Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help.
Mary: Mrs. James, there is a colour in each of the sentences. What do they mean?
Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.”
Mary: I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white
lie”?
Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much.
Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colours are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions. Blue sometimes means sad in _______________ English.
| A．good | B．spoken | C．usual | D．poor |
I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ________________.
| A．die off | B．grow well | C．look nice | D．are good |
David is yellow and he is ___________ to climb the tall tree!
| A．happy | B．clever | C．brave | D．afraid |
He didn’t like me to know ___________ of the accident. He told me a white lie at last.
| A．the reason | B．the true story | C．the meaning | D．the answer |
He is ______________today. He is told that his father is seriously ill.
| A．blue | B．yellow | C．green | D．white |
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Most of the wealthiest(最富的) people in the world come from the computer business(商业). Bill Gates, the founder(创始人) of Microsoft, is one of the most successful.
He first met with a computer at Lake School in Seattle. At the age of fifteen, he programmed computers while his high school classmates were playing basketball. In 1973, Gates went to Harvard University where he stayed for two years. He left to go into business with his friend Paul Allen. By 1976, the Gater Allen team was already famous in computer circles(圈). Their operating system(操作系统), MS-DOS, became the operating system for personal(个人的) computers all over the world.
Gates started his own company. At the Microsoft company headquarters(总部) near the city of Seattle, workers can wear shorts, have long hair, drink cans of Coca-Cola, and rollerskate(滑旱冰) from one office to the other. Microsoft becomes one of the biggest companies in the world.
根据短文内容，按要求完成各题Who is the founder of Microsoft?
When did Bill Gates start to use computers?
What’s the name of the operating system used all over the world?
Where is the Microsoft company headquarters?
Is Bill Gates a successful man?
Mary and Her Friends
Mary has some friends. They are Betty, Peter, Alice and Mike. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is younger than Mary and older than Peter. Alice is nine and Mike is seven.
Betty and Peter are good runners. But Peter runs faster(更快地). Mary and Betty like to play basketball. Mary plays better than Betty. Alice sings best of them.
Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Peter, Alice and Mike study in a primary school. They all work hard at school. But Betty works hardest. Her handwriting(书写) is good, too.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Mary hasfriends.
A、four B、five C、sixMike isthan Alice.
A、the youngest B、oldest C、youngerPeter runsthan Betty.
A、faster B、slow C、slowerBetty’s handwriting is.
A、worst B、good C、betterThey all.
A、study in the same school
B、like to play basketball
C、work hard
A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English, you have to read stories in English, and speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question papers, and try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案If people want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard.
A、every day in a year
B、for most of the month
C、for only a few daysIf people want to learn English well, they.
A、only need to learn grammer
B、must often pratice English
C、have to go to EnglandIt’s important toa few days before the exam.
A、play too much
B、have a good sleep
C、read the question papersWhen people have finished the exam, they should.
A、stand up and leave at once
B、answer a few more questions
C、make sure mistakes on the question papersThe best title for this passage is.
A、An Important Exam
B、An Easy Exam
C、How to Pass an Exam
A plant makes its own(自己的) food in its leaves. Water comes to the leaves through the roots(根). Air gets into the leaves through very small holes(洞). The green coloring in the leaves uses the water and air to make food for the plant. It also needs sunshine(阳光) because a plant can make food only when the sun is shining.
Animals and people could not live without green plants. They both eat plants. People and some animals also eat the meat of some animals, and these animals eat plants.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案A plant gets food from.
A、animals B、the air C、its leavesWhich of the following uses the water and air to make food for the plant?
A、The root.
B、The green coloring in the leaves.
C、The sun.A plant has very small holes in its leaves.
A、for air to come in
B、for water to come in
C、for sunshine to come inA plant can make its food when it is a.
A、sunny day B、rainy day C、cloudy dayFrom the text we know that people can’t get.
A、animals without meat
B、food without animals
C、food without plants
1988年至1990年，一个名为“人口危机委员会”的组织对世界上100个大城市进行了调查。请根据下面12个主要大城市的调查表回答问题。
| Population (million) |
(%)of income spent on food |
Persons per room |
(%)of houses with water and electricity |
Telephones per 100 people |
(%)of children in high school |
|
| Tokyo |
28.7 |
18 |
0.9 |
100 |
44 |
97 |
| Mexico City |
19.4 |
41 |
1.9 |
94 |
6 |
62 |
| New York |
17.4 |
16 |
0.5 |
99 |
56 |
95 |
| Sao Paulo |
17.2 |
50 |
0.8 |
100 |
16 |
67 |
| Osaka |
16.8 |
18 |
0.6 |
98 |
42 |
97 |
| Seoul |
15.8 |
34 |
2.0 |
100 |
22 |
90 |
| Moscow |
13.2 |
33 |
1.3 |
100 |
39 |
100 |
| Bombay |
12.9 |
57 |
4.2 |
85 |
5 |
49 |
| Calcutta |
12.8 |
60 |
3.0 |
57 |
2 |
49 |
| Buenos Aires |
12.4 |
40 |
1.3 |
86 |
14 |
51 |
| Los Angeles |
11.5 |
12 |
0.5 |
94 |
35 |
90 |
| London |
11.0 |
24 |
0.6 |
100 |
50 |
58 |
Of the following cities, people live in ______spend least of their income food.
A. Mexico City B. Buenos Aires C. CalcuttaWhich city has the most people?
A. New York B. Moscow C. TokyoThe number of the students studying in high schools in Tokyo out of 100 students is the same as that of___________.
A. Seoul B. Sao Paulo C. OsakaIn which city do all the houses have water and electricity?
A. London B. Los Angeles C. New YorkAccording to the passage, which sentence is true?
A.It is the most difficult for people in Calcutta to make a phone call.
B.The people in London have the less room for each person than those in Osaka.
C.The cities above are all in Asia.