Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty(忠诚)”. So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries’ spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony(牡丹) but others liked the plum blossom(梅花). They couldn’t agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.
People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.
a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look after the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you’re paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.
So you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s one of the cheapest.
·Fill a box half-way with sand.
·Put the flowers on top of the sand.
·Put the box in a warm, dry place.
·Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.
·Take them out and they will be dry.The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means ______.
| A．the flowers of the country |
| B．the flowers of the season |
| C．the most beautiful flowers |
| D．the strongest flowers |
People usually choose their own “national flower” according to (根据) the flower’s ______.
| A．smell | B．shape | C．color | D．meaning |
The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because ______.
| A．no flower can show China’s spirit |
| B．China hasn’t talked to choose the national flower |
| C．nobody agrees to choose the national flower |
| D．people can’t agree to choose the same flower. |
You’d better keep your flowers for a long time, because ______.
| A．the flowers are easy to dry |
| B．the farmer will also ask you to pay |
| C．the flowers are expensive to buy |
| D．the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful |
Sand drying is everything here in the following but ______.
| A．easy | B．clean | C．old | D．cheap |
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong (终身的)feelings, extending (延伸) deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality (好客) at home and enjoy your visit in America!The underlined phrase “pick up”in Paragraph 1 may mean“_____”.
| A．keep out | B．give up |
| C．pay no attention to | D．continue |
Which of the following is the typical (典型的) way of American hospitality?
| A．Treating friends at home. |
| B．Taking days off to be with friends. |
| C．Meeting friends at the airport at mid night. |
| D．Sharing everything they have. |
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
| A．Americans are always generous with their time. |
| B．Americans don't feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. |
| C．Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear. |
| D．Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships. |
This passage is most probably written for _____.
| A．American students |
| B．Chinese students |
| C．Chinese visitors to America |
| D．American visitors to China |
What do you think this passage is about?
| A．An introduction of friendships. |
| B．An advertisement of mobiles. |
| C．Friendships between Chinese. |
| D．The ways Americans treat friends. |
San Russell is not your average(一般的) baseball fan. He is a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan. He has a season ticket and he arranges his work schedule so he does not miss a game. San also attends game dressed in their uniform, and his car is red. He has even lost some friends by choosing to watch the Red Sox instead of going to their weddings. Is this healthy behavior?
Although Russell’s case is extreme, being a sports fan can be healthy for you. According to a study at the University of Kansan in the USA, sports fans suffer from depression less than people who are not interested in sports, fans also experience other effects from watching their team play. When their team wins a game, their own confidence and happiness increase, just like the athletes. Losing, on the other hand, always leads to some sense of disappointment.
What about die-hard fans whose team always loses? The team spirit keeps those fans from losing hope. Knowing that other fans are probably feeling the same way also helps them. In addition, there is always the hope that their team will win the next game. Russell has lost some friends because of his love for baseball and although you may think that would make him unhappy, he has made many more new friends because of his team spirit.
For Sam Russell, supporting the Red Sox is not just a hobby; it is a way of life and the secret of his happiness.From the reading we can infer that a die-hard fan .
| A．goes to a game without caring for work |
| B．prefers going to a game to a friend’s wedding |
| C．suffers from more depression than ordinary people |
| D．is not willing to help other fans |
In order not to miss a game, Russell .
| A．bought a red car |
| B．keeps a season ticket |
| C．arranges his work time carefully |
| D．tries to make new friends |
Russell feels disappointed and sad when .
| A．his team loses the game |
| B．he has less friends |
| C．he can’t go to friends’ weddings |
| D．he has no hope for his team |
It’s clear the writer of the reading .
| A．is against the die-hard fans |
| B．understands the die-hard fans’ behavior |
| C．is a die-had fan himself |
| D．supports average fans |
The best title for the reading is .
| A．Enjoy Baseball Games! | B．Be a die-hard fan! |
| C．Average Fans Better? | D．Just a game? |
阅读短文，并按要求完成题。
“Hello” is one of the first words we learn as babies, yet it’s one of the last ones we think to use as adults. That’s unlucky, because saying hello is more than just saying hello. How might the world change—how might we change—if we mastered this word? ①I spent one month saying hello to every person I met. Here’s what I’ve learned.
* It can make the students more active. In a study on this subject, Allan Smith, an assistant professor, had middle school teachers greet their students individually (个别的) each morning. And the whole day, the students behaved actively because of this exchange of greetings. School went from impersonal to personal and that caused more class participation (合作) and better grades.
* Environments influence friendliness. One study found that people in the city were less likely to shake hands with a stranger than those in the countryside. ②And researchers think pleasant environments can encourage more smiles and hellos. For example, people in vacation spots were much more friendly than those hurrying to work downtown.
* It improves people’s health. It’s impossible to say hello without smiling. And smiling has been shown to lower blood pressure, reduce stress and bring happiness. Obviously, a smile creates a similar effect in the recipient (接受者).
So maybe we can make the world a better place by saying hello. After a month of doing it, I feel lighter and more connected and I have a better sense of happiness.
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The students behaved actively after the middle school teachers greeted them individually. [ ]简略回答问题
What can smiling do to improve people’s health?
___________________________________________________________________________写出文中画线句子①的同义句，每空限填一词
It ____________ me one month to ____________ hello to every person I met.找出全文的主题句
___________________________________________________________________________把文中画线句子②译成汉语。
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How can we improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They’ll say, “this is my destiny (命运). I cannot change it.”
Certainly not! You don’t have to suffer too much. Your destiny depends on yourself, not on any other factors.
I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows. Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”? She believes she has tried her best. But in fact she hasn’t.
Remember that you get what you pay. You just don’t sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don’t just regard it as a little failure, but use it as feedback (反馈). Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It’s not enough to think positively (积极地), you also have to act positively.
If someone’s life is in the trouble, do you just hope that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don’t just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life.The writer’s attitude towards destiny is that ________.
| A．we can change it | B．we can’t depend on ourselves |
| C．we must accept it | D．we have to suffer it |
According to the passage, what should you do if something goes wrong?
| A．Regard it as a little failure. | B．Get your hands off your phone. |
| C．Sit around and wait for luck. | D．Do something to solve the problem. |
The underlined word “turn out” in the passage means ________.
| A．翻转 | B．关闭 |
| C．变得 | D．清空 |
From the passage, we know ________.
| A．we only need to hope for the best in our life. |
| B．we can get what we pay if we think positively. |
| C．the woman has tried her best to improve her life. |
| D．maybe our luck will change if we do something about the life |
What would be the best title for this passage?
| A．Understand Yourself | B．Improve Your Life |
| C．Believe in Yourself | D．Accept Your Life |
We humans live in different parts of the world, but we have the same “mother”. She gives us everything we need in our daily life. She is our Mother Earth. Everybody wants to live in a green city. A green city is a healthy and pleasant place for people to live in. It can get its energy from something like solar and wind power. Also, it is connected by clean public transportation.
| The Hyperloop (超级高铁) The Hyperloop is a high-speed transportation. It works by having capsules (舱) with passengers in. The capsules run on the air. The Hyperloop plans to run from Los Angeles to San Francisco. With an average speed of 962 km per hour, it is only 35 minutes between the two cities. The solar panels (板) provide power to the Hyperloop. |
| Smart Wheel Smart Wheel is a bicycle wheel with a motor. This invention can easily fit onto almost any bike. And the motor allows bikes to travel up to 50km once. Smart Wheel is different from other electric bikes. It can be controlled through your smartphone’s Bluetooth. The smartphone can show your speed, distance and travel time. |
| Solar Sidewalk (太阳能步道) George Washington University made a special path in 2013. The path is about 9 square meters. It is covered with solar panels that can provide energy to power 450 LED lights. These lights can light the walkway after dark. The solar panel is also strong enough for people to walk on. |
A green city is ________.
| A．clean and tidy | B．full of plants |
| C．healthy and pleasant | D．rich for energy |
It is ________ from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
| A．About 962 km. | B．About 560 km. |
| C．About 700 km. | D．About 450 km. |
About Smart Wheel, which is Not right?
| A．It can travel 50km once. |
| B．It can fit onto almost any bike. |
| C．It’s a motorbike with a bicycle wheel. |
| D．The smartphone’s Bluetooth can control it. |
What can solar panels do?
| A．They can run on the air. | B．They can provide energy. |
| C．They can carry passengers. | D．They can show your travel time. |
What do you think of the public transportation?
| A．Modern and clean. | B．Green and dangerous. |
| C．Exciting and crazy. | D．Expensive and impossible. |