When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.
Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”
People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!______ is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.
| A．A rabbit’s foot |
| B．A falling leaf |
| C．A cheerful wish from friends |
| D．A shooting star |
From Paragraph 3, we know that ______.
| A．shooting stars can often be seen |
| B．people can see a shooting star on a rainy night |
| C．your wish may come true if you see a shooting star |
| D．people believe that it’s unlucky to see a shooting star |
British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because ______.
| A．the leaves fall in autumn |
| B．there are so many leaves to catch |
| C．the leaves can bring them a lucky month |
| D．they want to have a whole year of good luck |
In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to（指）______.
| A．trees | B．people | C．leaves | D．years |
The passage is mainly about ______.
| A．how to wish upon a star |
| B．things that bring good luck |
| C．British people love leaves |
| D．which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest |
A：Have you listened to the weather report today?
B：Yes, why do you pay much more attention to the weather?
A：
B：The radio says that there’ll be rain.
A：Our plan will have to be put off.
B：You know sometimes the weatherman “makes mistakes”.
A：I hope he “made a mistake” again this time.
B：
A：I’m afraid I prefer to go to the movie rather than do that.
B：OK.
A man fell out of his plane and fell back into it again. Two people rowed(划) a small boat from New York to England in 56 days. One person was so big that he couldn’t get into any sickroom. Would you believe these stories? Well, they may sound strange, but they really happened. James Cornell has many strange but true stories like these in a book named Very Strange People.
Here is a part of the contents(目录) of Very Strange People.
Contents
Chapter Page
One A Dog’s Life…………………………………………3
Two A Fallen Pilot……………………………………… 14
Three High Wire Act(走钢丝) ……………………………33
Four Fat Men…………………………………………… 41
Five Over the Falls……………………………………… 43
Six The Unending House……………………………… 53
Seven Row, Row, Row Your Boat………………………… 60
Eight The Tower Builder………………………………… 85
Unlike many reference(参考) materials(材料), the stories are listed in the book according to when they happened.
根据短文内容，回答下列所给问题。
A School Report
After reading this, we know it is.
A、a studying plan of Edward Scott
B、a teaching plan of Ivy
C、a report card of Edward ScottWhich subject is NOT mentioned in the report?
A、P.E. B、Music. C、Math.Edward’s best subject is.
A、science B、English C、geographyEdward is not so good at.
A、Science and geography
B、math and history
C、history and FrenchWhich sentence is NOT TRUE?
A、Edward can’t sing songs very well.
B、Edward doesn’t do well in history.
C、Edward can do better if he works harder next term.
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had loved a beautiful sports car for many months, and he knew his father could afford it. He told his father that was all he wanted.
As the graduation day coming near, the young man had got nothing from his father. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. He told his son how proud he was to have such a good son, and told him how much he loved him. Then he gave his son a beautiful gift box. The young man opened the box and found a Bible(圣经). Angrily, he raised his voice and said, “With all your money you gave me a Bible?” He then ran out of the house and left his father.
Many years later, the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful house and a wonderful family. Realizing his father was old, he thought he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Unfortunately, he was told that his father had died.
When he arrived at his house, he began to put away his father’s papers. And then he found the Bible. With tears in his eyes, he opened it and began to turn the pages. Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. That was the key to the sports car he wanted so much. Suddenly sadness and regret filled his heart.
Sometimes we don’t realize the good luck that we already have because we don’t know the ‘gift box’ is packed in a different way. The ‘gift box’ may be the door to happiness. It is just waiting to be opened.The son wanted his father to buy him.
A、a beautiful gift box
B、a sports car
C、a beautiful houseThe son ran out of the house angrily because.
A、his father didn’t like him anymore
B、his father gave him nothing
C、he thought his father only gave him a BibleMany years later, the son.
A、had a hard life
B、often went to see his father
C、became a successful businessmanThe son feltwhen he got the car key.
A、sad and regretful
B、disappointed and upset
C、excited and happyFrom the story, the writer wants to tell us.
A、we should accept any gift that our parents give us
B、we may miss good luck because they are not packed as we expected
C、we should look after our parents well
No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are taking part in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5th (World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. "We can't control the weather, but we can choose not to drive," said Wu Zhonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2007, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust(尘土) comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.No Car Day was started _______.
A、to save money
B、to control the weather
C、to make the air cleanerThe No Car Day activity asks Beijing drivers _______.
A、not to work on World Environment Day
B、to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work once a month
C、to leave their cars at home for a week each monthWhen is World Environment Day?
A、On July 5th.
B、On June 5th.
C、On September 22nd.Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?
A、It was started in France in September, 1998.
B、It is supported by over 1,000 cities around the world.
C、It was first started by a car club chairman in Beijing.cause most of the air pollution.
A、Dust. B、Cars C、Beijingers