Father’s Day has a very short history. It started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And businesses(商人) found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for their fathers, a present from their shops.
By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though(虽然) some have a Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do --- buy, buy, buy, buy, buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present --- not for her father but for her husband, even if(即使) he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy, buy, buy and buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.
The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.
阅读短文,判断正误,正确的用“T”,错误的用“F”:Father’s Day started just because businesses wanted to get a lot of money.
The word “special” in the second paragraph means “not usual”.
In America, people have a Father’s Day to show their love for their fathers.
On Father’s Day, businesses always want people to buy as many as presents.
It can be learned from the passage that Father’s Day will become more important than Mother’s Day.
Can you remember the day when you spoke your first words? If you can, you are unusual. Try to think what the first months of your life were like. I’m sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grew older, your parents spent more time playing with you and talking to you. You watched and listened. You began to know that people make some sounds to go with some things.
Then you began to cry to make sounds you heard. And step by step (逐渐地) you were able to make the right sound for one thing.
On that day you came to understand the secret of the language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things can they understand each other, so these people have a language.
After you found the secret of language, you learnt words. Some of the words mean things, like
books, chairs and shops. Some of the words mean actions, for example, go and swim. Soon you learnt to put words together to share your idea, like “I want to go out and play with my friends.”
This is language. By the way of language, people can communicate (交流). So we say languages mean sharing. can remember the day when we spoke our first words?
A.Few of us | B.one |
C.Most people | D.All of us |
When you were a little baby, you .
A.tried your best to remember all the sounds you heard |
B.spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying |
C.could not hear any sounds around you |
D.spent most of your time playing with your parents |
The secret of language is that .
A.one sound might be as good as another |
B.a certain sound is for a certain thing |
C.people can understand each other |
D.there is a special sound for each other |
The underlined word “actions” means in Chinese.
A.表情 | B.表演 | C.动作 | D.感情 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Language is easy to learn. |
B.You learn language by reading at first. |
C.You couldn’t learn language without parents. |
D.Language means sharing. |
The advertisement is for_____________.
A.young lady |
B.kids who are too fat |
C.people who want to lose weight |
D.old people |
If you_______, you can choose to exercise in the fitness camp.
A. are too fat
B. can’t run as fast as your classmatesThe fitness camp can help you _______________.
A.gain weight | B.lose weight |
C.make more friends | D.pass the PE examination |
How long will the camp last?
A.One month | B.One week |
C.Half a year | D.Twenty days |
According to the advertisement, we can’t get the information about ____of the camp.
A.the telephone number | B.the email address |
C.the place | D.the cost |
Mr. Brad wants to see a film. After lunch, he goes to a cinema, buys a ticket(票) and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out again and buys a second ticket and then walks in again.
After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that, he comes out a third time and asks for another ticket. But the girl says to him, “Why are you buying all these tickets? Are you meeting your friends in the cinema all the time?” “No, I’m not doing that.” Mr. Brad says, “But a big woman always stops me at the gate of the cinema and she tears (撕) all my tickets.” The girl has a good laugh and says, “One ticket is enough. She is on duty.”After lunch, Mr. Brad __________.
A.goes shopping | B.goes fishing |
C.goes to the supermarket | D.goes to a cinema |
Mr. Brad _______ goes to the cinema after lunch.
A.himself | B.and his wife |
C.and his friends | D.a girl |
Mr. Brad comes out of the cinema ________.
A.once | B.twice |
C.three times | D.four times |
Mr. Brad buys _________ tickets altogether (一共).
A.two | B.three | C.four | D.five |
The woman tears his tickets because she _____.
A.likes to do that |
B.doesn’t like Mr. Brad |
C.thinks they’re false (假的) tickets |
D.is checking up (检查) all the tickets |
Hello, everyone! Welcome to Haikou. You are going to stay in Mandarin Hotel, a 5-star hotel. It was built in 1998 and is one of the best hotels in Haikou. It is near Wanlu Garden on Binhai Road. It is 5 minutes’ walk from the seaside and 10 minutes’ ride from the city centre. Buses No. 7 and No. 41 can take you there.
The hotel has large rooms with computers, TV sets and telephones. Hot water is offered (供应) 24 hours. There is a shopping center which is open from 9 am to 22:30 pm. The coffee bar is open at the following time 10:00-23:00. There is a free swimming pool. You can enjoy yourselves there. Hope that you will have a great time during your stay in Haikou.The passage mainly introduces _________ to everyone.
A.Haikou | B.Wanlu Garden |
C.Mandarin Hotel | D.Binhai Road |
Mandarin Hotel is _____________.
A.one of the hotels in Haikou | B.beautiful |
C.among the best hotels in Haikou | D.A, B and C |
It takes 5 minutes to go to Mandarin Hotel form the seaside ______________.
A.by bus | B.by bike | C.by car | D.on foot |
How can we get to the Mandarin Hotel from the center of the city? __________.
A.By plane | B.By train |
C.On buses | D.By bike |
What’s the meaning of the word “free” in the underlined(划线的) sentence ?
A.免费的 | B.自由的 | C.有空的 | D.松散的 |
I am a student in China now. My name is Kelly Smith. I live with my parents, two sisters and a brother in Beijing. My parents teach English in No.6 Middle School. I study in the same school. I am happy here, because I like my new school and the classmates. They are very friendly(友好的) to me. They like to play with me because I look different from them. I have blue eyes and long blonde hair. They often say I look like a doll(洋娃娃). Also I speak English well, so lots of students like to talk with me to improve (提高) their English.How many people are there in Kelly’s family?
A.three | B.four | C.five | D.six |
Kelly’s parents are ______.
A.doctors | B.teachers |
C.farmers | D.workers |
Why does Kelly like her new school?
A.Because it is very big. |
B.Because it is very beautiful. |
C.Because the classmates are friendly to her. |
D.Because her parents teach her. |
—What color are Kelly’s eyes?
A.Blonde | B.Black | C.Blue | D.Black |
Why do students like to talk with Kelly?
A.Because Kelly is a beautiful girl. |
B.Because Kelly’s English is very good. |
C.Because Kelly is very interesting. |
D.Because kelly is kind to them. |