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!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 |
Why are your study habits different from those of your friends? Why do you seem to learn faster in some classes while more slowly in others? One reason you may not know is that people have different types. Scientists say there are three different learning types: Visual(视觉型)，Auditory(听觉型)，and Kinesthetic (动觉型)
Visual learners learn best by seeing. If you seem to easily remember information from pictures, graphs(图表)，and videos, you are probably a visual learner. You’re not good at copying down what the teacher says in class. Never mind. You can draw graphs or pictures instead, if you find that works better for you.
Auditory learners learn best by hearing. If you seem to easily remember things by hearing them, then you are probably an auditory learner. You must listen carefully while the teacher is speaking because it’s the easiest way for you to learn . Sometimes you may find that taking notes stops you from listening carefully. After class, you can write down what you remember or borrow your friends’ notes to copy.
Kinesthetic learners learn best by doing. If you seem to learn best by working with your hands, you are probably a kinesthetic learner. Taking notes by writing can make you pay close attention to information as you receive it. Of course, you can learn best by making full use of labs or other class activities.
Hope you learn better by knowing what your personal learning type is.Jude can remember the words of a song quickly by listening to it once or twice. She might be a /an ____________ according to the passage.
| A．auditory learner | B．visual learner |
| C．strange leaner | D．usual learner |
Kinesthetic learners learn best by ____________
| A．Remembering information from videos |
| B．listening to teachers in class |
| C．drawing graphs or pictures |
| D．doing things with their hands |
he best title of this passage may be “____________”
1、Study Habits B. Ways to Study
C.Learning Types D.Reasons to Learn
2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?
The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his master（主人） soon. He loves his master, even after his master has died. Here’s a story about such a horse. In a war, the master was killed, and fell from his horse. When his body was found some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn’t leave the body of his master, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn’t he a great animal?The horse is a _________ animal to man.
| A．strange | B．lazy | C．useful | D．small |
When the body of the master was found, the horse was _________.
| A．going away | B．eating grass beside it |
| C．drinking water | D．still standing beside it |
The story probably took place in _________.
| A．spring | B．summer |
| C．autumn | D．winter |
Do you still find it hard to choose a cool and useful present for your friend? Do you still find it difficult to surprise whom you love? Welcome to Guardian Reader Offers site. Within our online shopping mall you will find hundreds of products that you may be interested in. Here are some cool choices for you.
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Solar(太阳能) Book Light Does he or she like reading? This might be what he or she really wants. Just place it in the sun, and you will have light wherever you go. Take it when you go camping or are on flights. You can even keep it at your bedside. It can be put on your books when you are reading. It has two lights and a pen. |
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Cool Stationery Set(文具盒) This cool stationery set has a ball pen, a clock and a memo pad(便签簿). The pen sits on the top and rotates(旋转) around. Press down on the top, and you will have a piece of memo paper and get your pen off the top. It's fashionable and useful. It's a perfect gift! |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将答题卡相应选项涂黑。would be the best choice if you want to give a present to your friend who loves reading.
| A．A sun bottle | B．A solar book light |
| C．A modem bird house | D．A cool stationery set |
Which is not true about the modem bird house?
| A．It has wooden walls. |
| B．Its roof can be moved away. |
| C．Its door has a bird shape. |
| D．It makes the sound of bird singing. |
From the passage, we can learn that.
| A．the solar book light is very convenient to use |
| B．the modem bird house is designed to attract birds |
| C．the sun bottle needs to be put in the sun for 5 hours |
| D．the cool stationary set is too complicated(复杂的) to use |
The author wrote this passage to.
| A．talk about the latest cool inventions |
| B．ask people to use cool things in daily life |
| C．introduce several cool and useful presents |
| D．talk about the gifts he used to surprise his friends |
Where can we buy the cool things according to the passage?
| A．Online. | B．At school. |
| C．In the supermarket. | D．In the drugstore. |
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. All men simply walk into a shop and ask for what they want If the shop has it, the salesman quickly finds it, and the business of trying it on continues at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes.
For a man, small problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. Then, the salesman tries to sell the customer something else. "I know this jacket is not the style(款式)you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual reply is, "This is the right color and maybe the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on."
However, a woman does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on(以... 为基础) need, and she is only "having a look around". She is always open to persuasion, really she believes in what the saleswoman tells her. She will try on any number of things. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected sale. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one room to another, often going back over again, before choosing the dresses she wants to try on. It is always tiring, but obviously(明显的) enjoyable. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将答题卡相应选项涂黑。The shopping deal for a man is completed in Jess than five minutes because.
| A．he can try it on quickly |
| B．the shop sells very cheaply |
| C．the sales man quickly finds it |
| D．he can buy what he really wants |
What does a man usually do when there is no jacket he wants in a shop?
| A．He does not buy anything. |
| B．He tries on something else. |
| C．He buys another he doesn't like. |
| D．He follows the salesman's advice. |
What does the word “persuasion" mean in the passage?
| A．答复 | B．劝说 | C．请求 | D．逼迫 |
What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?
| A．They know what they want to buy. |
| B．They listen to advice but never take it. |
| C．They welcome suggestions from others. |
| D．They hardly consider buying cheap clothes. |
According to the passage, we can learn that
| A．a man often buys what he doesn't need |
| B．a man's shopping is often based on need |
| C．a woman's shopping is never based on need |
| D．a woman goes shopping to look for cheap things |
My friend John lived with his parents. They lived in a small town not far from London. Both his parents were over seventy years old.
One day, we drank in a bar with some other friends. It was dark but none wanted to leave. We hadn't been together for a long time. We talked and laughed. It seemed that all of us forgot the time.But suddenly John got up and went outside. "Where are you going?" I followed him. "I just want to make a call with my parents. It's late. I want to tell them not to wait for me."I noticed that he dialed(拨号码)the phone number twice as he called his parents. When he dialed the first time, he hung up after three rings. And then he dialed a second time and began to talk.¨Was the line busy the first time?"I asked.‘‘NO．” ‘'Then I can't understand why you dialed the phone twice."
My friend smiled. He told me, "When I call my parents, they are so eager(渴望的)to talk to me that they run for the phone. Once, in order to answer my phone call, my mother fell down and hit her little toe against the table leg. She couldn't walk for days. After that,I made an agreement with them: Don't run to answer the phone.I call first and let the phone ring three times to give them the time to prepare."
After listening to him, my heart felt full. We often show how we care for our parents with gitfs and cards, but aren't the everyday gifts doing from the little things and telling of our love?
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将答题卡相应选项涂黑。 Why did the writer's friend call his parents?
| A．Because he missed them. |
| B．Because he wanted to live with them. |
| C．Because he didn't want them to wait for him. |
| D．Because he wanted to tell them he loved them. |
The writer feltwhen he noticed that his friend dialed the phone number twice.
A. excited B.surprised C.bored D moved The writer's friend dialed the phone number twice because
| A．the line was busy the first time |
| B．he forgot what he was doing the first time |
| C．he dialed the wrong number the first time |
| D．he wanted his parents to have time to prepare |
What happened to John's mother when she once answered bis phone?
| A．She hurt her toe. | B．She hurt her leg. |
| C．She couldn't walk. | D．She broke the phone. |
The story mainly talks about.
| A．how to be a patient person |
| B．how to dial a phone number |
| C．how to show everyday love to parents |
| D．how to make good friends with others |