Do you go to the movies during the holidays? What do you eat there? Popcorn (爆米花)? Yes, of course! More and more Chinese youth now like to eat popcorn when they watch movies at the theater.
However, it may be the Americans who love popcorn the most. Americans do fun things with their popcorn. They like to put butter on their popcorn. But that's not all; they also like other kinds of things like chocolate, and even cheese! Americans like to eat popcorn as a snack (小吃). These days, there are a lot of "low -fat" kinds of popcorn in US shops to keep people healthy.
Americans started eating popcorn in movie theaters in the 1930s. Before this, they couldn't because movies were silent (无声的) and popcorn made too much noise. When movies got noisier, people could eat noisier food.
Next time you eat popcorn, why not try to eat it American style.Young people like to eat at the cinema.
| A．popcorn | B．chocolate | C．sweets | D．cheese |
Americans couldn't eat popcorn in cinemas before 1930s because .
| A．popcorn at that time wasn't healthy |
| B．people were too poor to buy popcorn |
| C．other foods were more popular than popcorn |
| D．movies were silent and popcorn made noise |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．The holiday's coming, pop some corn! |
| B．The movie's starting, pop some corn! |
| C．The holiday's coming, eat some snacks! |
| D．The movie's starting, eat some snacks! |
On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "
Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.
My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.People use "Ritcher scale" to tell.
| A．where the earthquake takes place | B．when the earthquake takes place |
| C．how serious the earthquake is | D．how long the earthquake lasts |
From the sentence " There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. "
We learn that
| A．India is a large country | B．the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake |
| C．there is no tall building in India | D．the earthquake in India was not serious |
The City of Lahore is.
| A．in India | B．in America | C．in Pakistan | D．in Australia |
Which of the following is true?
| A．I was with my parents when the earthquake happened. |
| B．The earthquake in the city of Lahore wasn't serious. |
| C．People in the City of Lahore were frightened when they knew it was an earthquake. |
| D．The teachers in Lahore American School were afraid of the earthquake. |
On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for. And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in. It’s a hand, a simple hand.
But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture. “I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food,” said one child. “A farmer,” said another, “because he grows beautiful flowers.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s your hand, Teacher,” he said quietly and shyly.
She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break. She often did that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this is everyone’s thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.Whose hand did Douglas draw?
| A．The farmer’s. | B．God’s. | C．The teacher’s. | D．His own hand. |
Why did Douglas draw the picture?
| A．He was good at drawing it. | B．His teacher asked him to draw it. |
| C．He wanted to show his thanks to the teacher. | D．He hoped to get a prize in drawing. |
What do you learn about Douglas from the passage?
| A．He was a lonely child. | B．He was very active in class. |
| C．He always kept his hands clean. | D．He often answered questions loudly. |
According to the passage, which of the following is an opinion, but not a fact?
| A．The teacher went over Douglas’ desk and talked to him. |
| B．Different people show their thanksgiving in different ways. |
| C．The teacher often took Douglas by the hand after class. |
| D．Most of the students were drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food. |
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任务型阅读；请根据对话材料内容，完成文后各题
JESSIE：The music next door is too noisy．1．That is annoying!
FLORA：2．Why don’t we complain about it？
JESSIE：OK．Let’s go．
（Jessie and Flora knocked at the door．Stella opened it．）
FLORA：Look，I’m sorry to bother you about this，but could you ___3___ that music？It’s too noisy．
STELLA：Oh．I’m sorry．I didn’t know you could hear it．
JESSIE：We found it difficult to stay in the house．The noise was terrible．
FLORA：I can’t even drink with that．
STELLA：Sorry．I didn’t realize it was bothering you．Are you going to rest？
JESSIE：No，we have to study for the coming exam．We hope you don’t play the CDs so loud．
STELLA：Sorry，I won’t do it again．But I think what the house needs is better soundproofing（隔音）．
FLORA：Yes，you’re right．I’m afraid we have to talk about it with the landlady（房东太太）．
请回答下列问题句中划线的词义是________
| A．令人愉快的 | B．使人生气的 | C．使人惊讶的 | D．令人兴奋的 |
写出同义句 ________ _______ complaining about it？
选择适当的词语填在句中横线上．
| A．turn on | B．turn up | C．rum off | D．rum down |
What do JESSIE and FLORA have to study for？
根据对话回答：Is it right or wrong to make noise？
阅读短文，选择正确答案
In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution（污染）．They join “environment（环境）club”．In an environment club，people work together to make our environment clean．
Here are some things students often do．
No - garbage（垃圾）lunches．How much do you throw away after lunch？Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school．
No - car day．On a no-car day，nobody comes to school in a car not the students and not the teachers．Cars give pollution to our air，so remember：walk，jump，bike，or run! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
Turn off the water! Did you know that toilets（抽水马桶）can waste twenty to forty tons（吨）of water an hour？In a year，that would fill in a small river! In the environment clubs，students mend those broken toilets．
We love our environment．Let’s work together to make it clean．Environment clubs ask students ________
A．to run to school every day． B．to take exercise every day．
C．not to throw away lunch bags．From the passage we know the students usually have lunch ________．
A．at school B．in shops C．in clubsOn a no-car day，________ will take a car to school．
A．both students and teachers B．only students
C．neither students nor teachersAfter students mend toilets，they save ________．
A．a small river B．a club C．a lot of waterThe writer wrote the passage to ask students to ________．
A．clean school B．make less pollution C．join clubs