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In the morning Mr. Smith comes into the garden at the back of his house. He sees too much snow in the garden. Mr. Smith wants to take his car out, so he asks a man to clean the road from his garage to the gate. He says to the man, “Don’t throw any snow on the flowers, and don’t throw any on the wall, and don’t throw any into the street, or the police man will come.” The he goes out.
When he comes back, the road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage to get his car out, he sees: there is full of snow, the nsow from the road, and his car is under the snow!根据短文根据短文内容,判断正误: Mr. Smith’s garden is behind his house.
He wants a man to clean the road because he doesn’t like snow at all.
He doesn’t tell the man where to throw the snow in the garden.
The man throws the snow into the garage.
Mr. Smith feels very happy when he opens the garage to get his car out.
When we have small cuts in the skin (皮肤), something strange may happen. The cuts are able to heal (痊愈) themselves in a couple of days. How does this happen? Read on, and you will find out the secret.
Every living thing on the earth is made up of cells (细胞). Cells grow and make new cells. Most cells are very tiny and we can’t see them with our eyes. Different cells have different uses. Our skin cells are special ones. The cells on the surface (表面) of our skin are old dead cells. New skin cells are right under the surface. These are the living skin cells. They do work for our bodies. They help protect our bodies and heal cuts.
Our bodies make skin cells all the time. As the old cells fall off, new cells grow in the same place. Each person makes about 18 kg of skin cells during his or her life. Surface skin cells fit together closely with no gaps between them. When you cut or burn yourself, you can harm your skin cells. A small cut will not do much harm. Your skin will quickly heal itself by making new skin cells. How do skin cells work? First, the cells near the cut get bigger and move into the gap. Next, these bigger cells meet in the middle. They form a new layer (层) of skin cells. Finally, new cells will grow until the gap disappears completely. In this way, your skin can grow and get well itself.
How amazing the tiny cells are! Next time you have a cut, don’t worry about it. Maybe in a few days, you will be surprised to find it healed.The underlined word “gaps” in the passage means “_________” in Chinese.
A.突起 | B.条纹 | C.缝隙 | D.代沟 |
From the passage, we know that cells_________.
A.are large and we can see them with our eyes |
B.can grow and make new cells |
C.aren’t in most living things |
D.can’t grow and make new cells |
Skin cells heal cuts in three steps. _________is the right order.
A.a→b→c | B.b→c→a | C.a→c→b | D.b→a→c |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Each person can make 18 kg of skin cells every day. |
B.Different cells have different uses in our bodies. |
C.The skin cells have little work to do in the body. |
D.Every living thing on the earth is made up of skin cells. |
The best title for this passage should be_________.
A.How skin cells heal cuts |
B.The importance of skin |
C.How to protect our fingers |
D.The importance of cells |
Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon (取决) ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions(建议) to help you be happier. The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future -for example, getting into college or getting a good job -that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.The best title (标题) of the passage is_________.
A.Money Makes You Happy |
B.The Secrets of Happiness |
C.Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy |
D.Good Friends Make You Happy |
The first paragraph(段) tells us that_________.
A.the more friends you have, the happier you will be |
B.we shouldn’t think about our future |
C.happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life |
D.some people fail to live a happy life |
The passage gives us _________pieces of advice on happiness.
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
The writer thinks that_________.
A.everyone knows how to live a happier life |
B.it’s wrong to spend time on work |
C.hobbies take up too much time |
D.doing good things for someone can make you happier |
Which of the following is not mentioned(提到) in the passage?
A.Reading a good book. |
B.Traveling to a foreign country. |
C.Playing a sport. |
D.Spending time with close friends. |
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If you take the “4-Day Beautiful Guilin Tour, ” you will be able to_________.
A.visit the Great Wall | B.enjoy the river life |
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If you take the “_________,” you will be able to experience different cultures.
A.4-Day Beijing Tour |
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C.4-Day Beijing Guilin Tour |
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If Mrs. Li takes her two daughters for the “5-Day Sanya Tour,” she needs to pay_________.
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For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way, “She was wearing a fashionable coat.” “His shirt was really a fashionable colour.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860. Now iphone 6 is a fashion, but perhaps it will be out of fashion later on.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and televisions send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.
A.clothes | B.many things |
C.most of the popular things | D.everything |
“Fashions change as time goes” means________________.
A.fashions change more quickly than time |
B.fashions change more slowly than time |
C.fashions have changed, but time hasn’t |
D.when time changes, fashions change, too |
Which of the following things is fashionable today?
A.Surfing on the Internet. |
B.Having a family dinner on New Year's Day. |
C.Learning to sing songs on the radio. |
D.Doing morning exercises at school. |
Today fashions change very quickly because _______.
A.people read newspapers every day |
B.radios send information from one country to another quickly |
C.new things that people like are often shown on TV |
D.people quickly learn what is happening in the world |
“There is money in fashion” means ______.
A.clothes are expensive |
B.money comes from fashion |
C.people like new things |
D.there are no fashions without money |
Chicken can talk? Cows can dance? They are all in Louis Black’s comic books.
Louis Black was born on a farm. The quiet young man spent most of his life helping his parents on the farm. When he was nine, he started to draw the animals on the farm. Later, he put them into his comic books in his own funny way. His family enjoyed his comic books very much but never showed them to people outside the farm.
The farmer’s comic books became famous only after he passed away in a fire. When the fire happened, he was only 35. To remember him, his family showed his comic books in the town museum, and people liked them very much. Now people can see the original(原稿) pictures of Louis Black’s farm animals at the City Art Centre for one month. Come and visit the beautiful world of Louis Black!What does the underlined word “ them” refer to?
A.Animals on the farm. |
B.Louis Black’s family. |
C.People outside the farm. |
D.The pictures of farm animals. |
What does the underlined part “ passed away” mean in Chinese?
A.受伤 | B.逝世 | C.跌倒 | D.导致 |
Which is TRUE according to this passage?
A.Louis Black was a farmer. |
B.Louis Black drew the animals outside the farm. |
C.The Blacks didn’t enjoy Louis’ comic books very much. |
D.Louis Black’s comic books became famous when he was nine. |
What is this passage for?
A.Planning a trip to visit a farm. |
B.Telling people about an art show. |
C.Celebrating the opening of a museum. |
D.Sharing ideas about how to draw comic books. |
60. Where can you read this passage?
A.In a newspaper. | B.In a comic book. |
C.In a magazine. | D.In a storybook. |