  She’ll love you for it. And “out to dinner” doesn’t mean hamburger at a driver-in. At Sambo’s, mom can relax and be served cooked-to-order steak, chicken, seafood---all at low prices. She’ll love it--- and you too. 926 MeHenry Ave 1028 South 9th St. Modosto |
Look at the picture and answer the questions.The passage is ___________ for a restaurant.
| A．a menu | B．an ad | C．a cookbook | D．a sign |
The name of the restaurant is ___________.
| A．Sambo’s | B．Out to dinner | C．Drive-in | D．McHonry Ave |
From the passage we know____________.
| A．it’s a fast food restaurant | B．the food is at a low price |
| C．a girl may love you there | D．you can’t eat vegetables |
China is a nation with a rich culture in handwriting. “Even though the computer is widely used today, Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands,” said a Chinese government official（官员）.
Nowadays, the computer has become a very useful tool to help people to write. As people use computers more often than before, many people have forgotten how to write Chinese characters （字）. People often make a lot of mistakes in writing.
At present, China is trying to help pupils and teachers to improve their writing with the help of information technology. With the technology, it is hoped that teachers can write their teaching contents （内容） on the blackboard and students can respond by writing, too.
The Chinese character test shows that nowadays, many college students’ handwriting has become worse. Many college students do not know how to compose （组成） words or sentences in Chinese character in the right way. Not only kids, many adults also have met the same problem. They might be able to tell the general form of a certain character. However, if you ask them to spell out the character in detail （详细地）, they can’t. On the other hand, they can easily type out the character on a computer.
In the national language teaching course, we can solve this problem with the use of certain technologies. Actually, apart from（除了）technology, there is a lot that we can do. For example, we may ask students to finish their homework by writing with hands instead of typing.People often make a lot of mistakes in writing Chinese characters because ________.
| A．they use computers too often and many people have forgotten how to write them |
| B．Chinese characters are too difficult to write |
| C．they are using too much English |
| D．the country forgets to stress the importance of the Chinese writing |
The problem of college students’ handwriting is that _________.
| A．they don’t know how to write a Chinese character in the right way |
| B．they only know how to type out the character on a computer |
| C．they can write correctly with the help of information technology |
| D．they don’t know how to make up words or sentences in Chinese characters correctly |
How is China trying to help students and teachers to improve their writing?
| A．By punishing people who can’t write correctly. |
| B．By controlling people’s use of computers. |
| C．By using information technology. |
| D．By asking them to write everything with hands. |
What does the underlined word “respond” in the third paragraph mean?
| A．抄写 | B．应答 | C．修改 | D．反对 |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Computers are harmful（对……有害的） to our handwriting. |
| B．How we can write good Chinese characters. |
| C．Chinese people should not forget the skill of writing with hands. |
| D．Don’t forget our mother language. |
| IMPROVE ON SLEEP Good health needs good sleep. Going to bed before you’re tired. Not eating or reading in bed. Go to bed at the same time before midnight and get up at the same time. Your body likes routine （常规） for a good night’s sleep. |
STAY FREE OF FLU Studies show that a cold or flu virus （病毒） can live on our hands for long. So wash all parts of your hands often with soap and water. For more ways to prevent （阻止） the spread of flu, please call Health Line at 1800 848 1313. |
| ORAL （口腔） HEALTH Brush your teeth twice daily and visit the dentist at least once a year. The mouth is a mirror of disease（疾病）. The oral examination is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. For more of it, please visit www. mydr. com. au. |
FIT FOR LIFE Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with less or no physical （身体） activity. Try to do it for 30 minutes a day, 5 days or more a week. For more information, please call Health Line at 1800 438 2000. |
If you want to get a good sleep, you’d better _________.
| A．go to bed after you’re tired |
| B．go to sleep at midnight |
| C．follow the bedtime routine |
| D．eat something or read in bed |
To prevent from catching a cold or flu, it’s good for you _________.
| A．to clean your fingers often |
| B．to brush your teeth twice daily |
| C．to get up early every morning |
| D．to wash all parts of your hands |
You should visit the dentist at least once a year, because _________.
| A．the oral examination is necessary |
| B．you don’t often brush your teeth |
| C．some diseases may be in the mirror |
| D．you don’t have a good night’s sleep |
Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with _________.
| A．having no oral examination |
| B．washing hands with cold water |
| C．sleeping too late sometimes |
| D．doing little physical activity |
When you want to learn more about the flu, you can _________.
| A．visit www. mydr. com. Au |
| B．call Health Line at 1800 848 1313 |
| C．visit the dentist near your home |
| D．call Health Line at 1800 438 2000 |
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the USA greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't need an answer. The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi".
Sometimes, people don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, I disagree. I think you're wrong..."But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure." It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone.
People don't say exactly what they are thinking when they want to finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now." Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: "Someone's at the door." "Something is burning on the stove. "The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language.When a person in America asks "How are you?", he or she wants to hear" ________ "
| A．How are you? | B．Hello. |
| C．I don't know. | D．Fine. |
When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say"_________ "
| A．You are wrong. I disagree. | B．I'm not sure. |
| C．I'm sure I disagree. | D．I don’t agree with you. |
A polite way to finish a talk is to say"__________"
| A．You have to go now. |
| B．I want to hang up. |
| C．I have to go now. |
| D．I don't want to talk any more. |
When a person says "I've got to go now. Someone's at the door.", the person may be_______.
| A．giving an excuse |
| B．hurting someone's feelings |
| C．talking to a person at the door |
| D．going to another place |
The rule of the game of language is probably____________ .
| A．"Always say what you mean" |
| B．"Don't disagree with people." |
| C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking." |
| D．"Be polite." |
Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.
No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.
In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.
New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.
The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.
On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboos—symbols of long life.
In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day.
New Year celebrations around the
| Country/people |
Celebration activities |
Special beliefs |
Scotland |
People |
The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. |
Canada |
Children leave their |
Their shoes will be |
Jews |
It is a time for people to People |
|
Japan |
People Homes are decorated with bamboos. |
Symbols of |
| European |
People attend church services visiting friends and relatives. |
Do you believe that you aren’t smarter than 3-year-old Alexis Martin, one of the youngest members of the high IQ club Mensa?
Preschooler (学龄前的) Alexis’ IQ is 159, which is only one point lower than Stephen Hawking’s. Doctors say the average IQ of a person is about 100.
She learned to read at the age of 2. She reads at a fifth grade level and has taught herself Spanish on her parents’ iPad!
Now, she is a member of the Mensa Club, which only accepts people with an IQ within the top two per cent of people in the world!
Alexis’ father, Ian Martin, said he first realized Alexis was special when she was 12 months old. She could recite (背诵) bedtime stories. “We’d be driving around in the car and she would recite her bedtime stories from the night before. She didn’t just recite them, and she recited them exactly.”
Alexis’ father would try to trick her and say that her story went a different way, but she always corrected him.
Most 12-month-old children take their first steps on their own and most 18-month-olds can only name a small number of objects and body parts, and follow simple two-step questions.
Even though Alexis is a genius (天才), her parents are faced with lots of challenges like how to teach her to make friends of her own age.
“Will she go into kindergarten early? We are kind of hesitant (迟疑的) because we do want her to get to that social world,” Ian said. Alexis Martin is a girl who .
| A．has many hobbies | B．has a high IQ |
| C．is good at telling stories | D．likes reading |
According to the report, Stephen Hawking’s IQ is as high as .
| A．158 | B．159 | C．160 | D．101 |
Alexis Martin could recite bedtime stories at .
| A．the age of 2 | B．the age of 1 |
| C．one and a half years old | D．the age of 3 |
What would Alexis do when her father said her bedtime stories went a different way?
| A．She would refuse to listen. |
| B．She would try to recite it. |
| C．She would correct him. |
| D．She would laugh at it. |
Which of the following statements about Alexis is NOT true?
| A．She is accepted by the Mensa Club. |
| B．She has made a lot of friends. |
| C．She learned to read at the age of 2. |
| D．She learned a foreign language by herself. |