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Newspapers and televisions often present the bad side of life to us. Life is, however, not so bad. The world is, on the whole, full of kind people and friendly strangers. Recently, a tourist in France was given a bunch of roses by a gardener as a token(标记)of friendship. In California, when a tourist’s car was badly damaged, a man who came by offered to tow(拖)the car to a repair shop. The repairman was so nice that he not only charged(收费)the tourist very little, but lent him a car to drive while he was repairing the tourist’s car. We can say that if you are friendly and expect to meet friendly people, you will most certainly meet them.In California, let the use his own car when his car was damaged.
We get a wrong impression and the bad side of life from .
is taken from the garden as a token of .
We can be sure that being brings you friendship.
This passage mainly tells us that the world .
Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain. And between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt.
There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?
Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.
Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street. If we want to make the roads safer, _______.
A.everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules |
B.traffic should keep to the right |
C.don’t cross the road too often |
D.roads must be clear |
If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride_______ .
A.on the right side of the road |
B.on the left side of the road |
C.in the middle of the road |
D.behind the buses |
Which is NOT right?
A.Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways. |
B.In our country traffic keeps to the right. |
C.Few people die in the traffic accidents in Great Britain |
D.Streets are not safe places for playing. |
“The road is clear” means that _______.
A.the road is not noisy |
B.the road is very clean |
C.there is no car or bus running |
D.you can see very clearly on the road |
The safe way to cross the road is to_______.
A.look right | B.look left |
C.look both ways, right and left | D.run cross the road |
Accident Report
Accident |
A car crashed(冲撞) into a tree. Some people were trapped (困)in the car. |
Weather |
There was a heavy rain. |
Date of call |
June 3,2013 |
Time of call |
9:30 p.m. |
Name of caller |
Mrs. Green |
Place |
Zhongshan Road, Nanjing |
Conditions of victims(受害者) |
Mr. Green hurt his head. Mrs. Green hurt her left leg. Their daughter felt frightened. |
Action |
Policemen arrived at 9:40 p.m. and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 p.m. |
What time did Mrs. Green call the police?
A.At 9:30 a.m. | B.At 9:30 p.m. |
C.At 9:40 p.m. | D.At 9:45 p.m. |
How many people were trapped in the car?
A.One. | B.Two | C.Three | D.Four |
Whose left leg was hurt?
A.Mrs. Green's. | B.Their daughter's. |
C.Mr. Green's | D.Their friend's. |
What was the weather like that day?
A.It was sunny. | B.It was snowy. |
C.It was cloudy. | D.It was rainy. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The car crashed into a wall. |
B.Their daughter hurt her leg and was sent to the hospital. |
C.The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Nanjing. |
D.The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital. |
An old lady in a plane had a blanket(毯子) over her head and she did not want to take it off. The air hostess(空姐) spoke to her, but the old lady said,” I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”
Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well.” But she continued to hide.
So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing,” She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”
请根据短文内容,判断正误。正确为“T”, 错误为“F”.An old lady had a blanket over her shoulder.
She wanted to take off her blanket.
The air hostess didn’t spoke to her.
The old lady had never been in a plane before.
The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going to fly again.
Reading for pleasure(消遣) is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way.
Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too busy.
Many experts(专家)say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.
Dr Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.
Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:
·learn how English speakers use English
·read faster in English
·find examples of good writing in English
·learn new words
·learn about the culture of English speakers Many experts say students learn more ___________when they read for pleasure.
A.grammar and listening |
B.listening and spelling |
C.listening and speaking |
D.grammar and words |
Each student needs to learn ___________by pleasure reading.
A.something difficult |
B.something different |
C.something easy |
D.something important |
From the passage, we know pleasure reading makes it the most impossible for each student to___________________.
A.find examples of good writing in English |
B.learn new words |
C.learn how English writers use English |
D.read faster in English |
The passage is mainly about _____________.
A.pleasure reading in a different way |
B.pleasure reading in the same way |
C.pleasure reading in an easy way |
D.pleasure reading in an important way |
I am my mother’s third girl. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(胳膊,肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from other girls.” And she did!
There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mum, I can’t peel potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar(攀爬架). When it was my turn, I said no. some kids laughed. I went home crying.
The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playground. “Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She praised (表扬)me when I made progress. I’ll never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage (勇气)to face anything. and she taught me I could, too. How many younger sisters do I have?
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
What does the doctor’s advice mean?
A.My arm could be all right soon. |
B.The other girls had the same arms as me. |
C.My mom should look after me differently. |
D.My mum could treat me the same as others. |
Who peeled the potatoes at last?
A.Jenny. | B.Jenny’s mum. |
C.Jenny’s sister. | D.Nobody. |
Why did Mum take me back to the school playground the next day?
A.She wanted to tell me I could do anything. |
B.She wanted the teacher to let me try again. |
C.She would punish the kids who laugh at me. |
D.She would like to praise me before the other kids. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
A.My bad-tempered (坏脾气) mother |
B.Different mother love |
C.A doctor’s advice |
D.My childhood |