Youdon’tneedtospeakFrenchtound-优题课

You don’t need to speak French to understand the Parisians. You just need to know how to make gestures. A new guide has come out by French tourism officials, which is to help foreign visitors understand Parisians with a list of commonly used gestures like “shut up”. “If you use them the next time when you’re in Paris, people will start mistaking you for a native (当地人) in no time,” says the online guide at www.cestsoparis.com.
Some of the city’s rude native people in Paris have been a headache for the tourism authorities(旅游当局) for a long time. They have tried their best to ask Parisians to be more friendly to foreign visitors. They have decided to show visitors commonly used gestures by Parisians at www.cestsoparis.com. Visitors can learn and get help from there.
The website includes the common gestures such as “Bof” and “Camembert”. “Bof” is used to mean “I don’t know” or “I disagree”, and “Camembert” is to tell someone to shut up.
And it also includes a note, which warns visitors not to use the gestures too freely.Otherwise, they may see some even ruder Parisian expressions.
(   )16. The coming out of that new guide in France is　　　 .
A. to help foreign visitors to learn French well
B. to help foreign visitors understand Parisians
C. to make a suitable website in Paris
D. to tell people the importance of speaking French
(   )17. The gesture “Camembert” in the website means　　　 .
A. I don’t know         B. I disagree
C. Don’t speak          D. Don’t stop speaking
(   )18. The underlined word “They” refers to(指代)　　　 .
A. the rude native people in Paris    B. the tourism authorities in Paris
C. the commonly used gestures     D. the foreign visitors in Paris
(   )19. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Some native Parisians are rude to foreign visitors.
B. The new guide is mainly for foreign tourists.
C. You’ll be regarded as a native if you use the gestures at www.cestsoparis.com.
D. You can use the gestures in Paris as freely as you want.
(   )20. The BEST title for this passage is　　　 .
A. How to learn French          B. What places to visit in Paris
C. Gestures make you a Parisian   D. How rude Parisians are

科目英语题型阅读理解难度较易

Young people have many dreams. Here are Lei Ping and her friends’ dreams. Lei Ping is going to be an actor. She likes acting. She thinks the actors are well-known and they can make lots of money. She is going to take acting lessons. Her friend Yong likes writing. He is going to write articles for the magazines when he grows up. He thinks reading more is good for writing. So he often reads books in the library now. The other friend Li is going to be a teacher. She thinks children are lovely and in the long vacation she can do what she wants to do.
Lei Ping’s dream is to be a(n) _______.

A．actor	B．pilot
C．bank clerk	D．reader

What does Lei Ping think of the job of actor? _______.

A．The actors are famous.

B．The actors can travel anywhere.

C．She doesn’t like actors.

D．She thinks they are tired.

How is Yong going to achieve(实现) his dream? _______.

A．He does more exercise every day.

B．He writes articles for the magazines.

C．He reads books in the library.

D．He takes writing lessons after school.

Li is Lei Ping’s_______ .

A．reader	B．cousin
C．sister	D．friend

These dreams of the young（年轻人） are _______.

A．not good	B．interesting
C．not to be true	D．wrong

Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near London with their child. Sometimes Mr. Brown came back home from work very late when his wife and the child were asleep, and then he opened the front door of this house with his key and came in very quietly.
But one night when he was coming home very late, he lost his key, so when he reached his house, he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened.
Nobody moved inside the house. Mr. Brown knocked at (敲) the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife. He shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a moment. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mother!” he said. “I want to go to the toilet!” He spoke quite quietly but at once (立刻) Mrs. Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确填A，错误填B。
The Browns lived in a small town in London.
Mr. Brown’s wife and his child went to sleep before he came back from work.
One night Mr. Brown lost his key to the door.
Mrs. Brown woke up at once when she heard the bell rang. She opened the door for her husband.
Mr. Brown said “Mother” like a small child because he wanted his wife to wake up.

Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health problems come from these bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking, and not taking enough exercise. Doctors tell us, “Eat and drink less, don’t smoke, and exercise more.”
Running is a good form(形式) of exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs every morning. She runs to lose weight.
Running is good for health in other ways, too. Many runners say running keeps colds and other small health problems away. “Running is my doctor,” says one man.
Running can also help people to relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确填A，错误填B。
Many people enjoy running because they want to keep healthy.
Doctors tell us not to exercise.
Running can help to lose weight.
Running will make people nervous.
Today only young men enjoy running.

The English love sports. One of the popular games in England is cricket (板球). But cricket doesn’t change（改变） much these years. For some parts of England, the eight months of the football season is more important than the four months of the cricket season.
Most middle schools have sports fields (场地) and boys usually play rugby (橄榄球) or football in winter and cricket in summer. While school girls play tennis or baseball in summer and basketball or hockey (曲棍球) in winter ,boys seldom play basketball. The more popular grown-up (成人的) games are golf and tennis. A lot of people play them.
The British also like watching horse racing, but few show interest in bike racing. Britain is the home of many modern (现代的) popular sports.
请根据短文内容从所给选项中选出最佳选项，每小题两分。
In England, there are _____ months in the cricket season.

Middle school boys often play rugby or football in _____.

In England, _____ are popular grown-up games.

A．football and basketball	B．tennis and football
C．golf and tennis	D．tennis and soccer

From the passage, we can learn that many modern popular sports are from _____.

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．For most British people, the cricket season is more important than the football season.

B．Cricket changed a lot during the last ten years.

C．Middle school girls seldom play basketball.

D．The British prefer horse racing to bike racing.

Hi, I’m Tina. This is a photo of Class 18. This class has twenty-five students, twelve girls and thirteen boys. These are Amy and Bob. Amy is Bob’s sister. Amy is 12 and Bob is 13. Amy likes English and math. Bob likes music. He has a CD collection. This is Bruce. He is 14. He likes sports and he has a sports collection. Jerry is a teacher. He is thirty-four years old. He likes blue, black and green. Many of his clothes are in these colors. Do you know the relationship between Jerry and Bruce? Aha! Jerry is Bruce’s uncle. And you can call him at 0543-3617625.
根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确的答案，每小题一分。
____ girls are in Class 18.

Bruce likes ______.

The underlined word “relationship” means_______.

A．关系

B．性别