It is the 22nd century (世纪)and it is very popular to change people’s bodies.
Mr. Smith decided to change his body. He changed his big nose to a small one, and his old and gray hair to short and blond hair. He also bought new green eyes, new hands, new arms, new knees and new feet. Mrs. Smith was happy because Mr. Smith’s new feet didn’t smell as bad as his old feet.
However, something bad happened. One morning, Mr. Smith woke up and his new nose didn’t work. The next morning he couldn’t hear anything. Then his new blond hair went gray, and his new knees didn’t move. And finally he could see nothing with his green eyes.
It was really terrible. Mr. Smith wanted his old body back. However, he had to pay 100,000 euro (欧元)for his old body.
It was expensive but Mr. Smith still got his own body back. He would never follow the fashion.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案， What was Mr. Smith’s new hair like?
| A．Short and gray. | B．Long and gray. |
| C．Short and blond. | D．Long and blond. |
Why was Mrs. Smith happy?
| A．Because Mr. Smith’s new look was cool. |
| B．Because Mr. Smith’s new feet were small. |
| C．Because Mr. Smith looked younger than before. |
| D．Because Mr. Smith’s new feet didn’t smell bad. |
What did Mr. Smith think of his new body at the beginning?
| A．Strange. | B．Fantastic. | C．Terrible. | D．Clean. |
Which part of Mr. Smith’s body went wrong first?
| A．The new nose. | B．The new eyes. |
| C．The new knees. | D．The new ears. |
What did Mr. Smith pay 100,000 euro for?
| A．Buying his new nose. | B．Getting his old eyes. |
| C．Buying another new body. | D．Getting his old body back. |
We recycle rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again. However, unlike rubbish that piles up (堆积) in our environment, if we do not recycle language, we simply forget it. So how do you recycle language?
There are basically three ways to do it. The first is through reading. Go back to your favourite articles and read them once more. Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item. If there are some that you are not sure about, make a guess and you will probably guess right. The second way to recycle is through writing. Look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences in your won words. After you have don this a few times, go back and read through what you have written, checking vocabulary functions. Don’t worry if you have made mistakes. That’s how you learn. The third way to recycle language is by having an imaginary chat with yourself about your favourite articles at home. You can pretend there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you are thinking about or how you feel.According to the passage, recycling language means _____ .
| A．repeating vocabulary at times |
| B．revising vocabulary at a proper time |
| C．learning new vocabulary as much as possible |
| D．using vocabulary that we have learnt very often |
If we recycle language, it may______ .
| A．be kept in our mind |
| B．be forgotten easily |
| C．pile up in our environment |
| D．disappear from our mind soon |
Which of the following is properly the best title of the passage?
| A．Why to Recycle Language |
| B．How to Learn Vocabulary |
| C．How to Recycle Language |
| D．Why to Learn Vocabulary |
If someone says to you, “give me five”, do not search your pocket for five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person’s not asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the US, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a popular gesture. You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping( 拍) of each other’s raised right hands together.
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery(彩票). If a football team wins game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to cerebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Rome gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor (皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword(剑) in his hand.”Give me five ” is a gesture to _______.
| A．make people laugh | B．ask for money |
| C．celebrate success | D．search one’s pocket |
The gesture “give me five” is the slapping of ____.
| A．toes | B．hands | C．arms | D．legs |
If someone _____, he WON’T show the gesture “give me five”.
| A．passes the exam | B．wins a lottery |
| C．does well in a match | D．wants to say goodbye |
The gesture started in ___ according to the story
| A．Rome | B．America | C．China | D．Britain |
| We’ve moved! Please come to the party in our new house. 8:00 p.m. on Nov. 5 Betty and Jack Add: 31 Station Street Tel: 342-1525 e-mail: betty12@email.net |
Must sell $275 Best washing machine Only 6 months old Owner going abroad Call Mike Green Add: 10 Park Street Tel: 342-2691 e-mail: mikegreet@hotmail.com |
Smith’s book Club New and old books Over 1,000 kinds Good coffee and tea Open every day 10:00-22:00 Add: 15 North Street Tel: 342-7391 or 342-7350 e-mail: smith15@yahoo.com |
If you want to buy a second-hand washing machine, you can call______.
| A．342-1525 | B．342-7391 |
| C．342-2691 | D．342-7350 |
Betty and Jack want to hold a party because ____.
| A．they have lots of books | B．they will go abroad |
| C．they want to buy a new house | D．they have moved in a new house |
If you want to read some book, you can go to ____.
| A．31Station Street . | B．15 North Street. |
| C．10 Park Street. | D．15 Apple Street . |
The day was like any other day in his life. Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there. Looking down at his old shoes, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked sad and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands. Tom looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet. ”he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was happier.Tom passed the shop _________.
| A．on foot | B．by bike |
| C．in a wheelchair | D．by bus |
Tom stopped in front of the shop because he wanted to _______.
| A．buy the shoes |
| B．look at the shoes he liked |
| C．buy a present for his friend |
| D．get something for his birthday party |
Why did Tom go to the park? Because ________.
| A．many nice shoes were sold there |
| B．he wanted to play there for a while |
| C．he wanted to see his disabled friend |
| D．he didn’t want to make his mother worried |
We can learn from the story that Tom ________.
| A．liked new shoes very much | B．loved his mother very much |
| C．didn’t want to stay at home | D．had no feet |
Have you ever heard your own voice? “Of course,” you say. Has anyone else ever heard your voice? Again you say, “Of course.”But that’s not quite true. Nobody else has ever heard your voice—the way you hear it. When you talk, you set up sound waves(声波). The air outside your head carries the sound waves to your outer ears. But, of course, the sound of your voice begins inside your head. The bones(骨头) of your head pick up the sound waves, too. They carry the sound waves straight to your inner(里面的) ears. You get the sound from the outside and the inside too. Other people get just the sound waves from the outside. That’s why they don’t hear your voice the way you do.The sound of your voice begins ________.
| A．inside your head | B．outside your head |
| C．in your inner ears | D．in your outer ears |
When you talk, other people hear your voice _______.
| A．through the bones of your head |
| B．from the outside |
| C．from the inside |
| D．all of the above |
The phrase “pick up” here means ________.
| A．to raise | B．to get |
| C．to choose | D．to pull |
The passage is mainly about _________.
| A．waves in the air |
| B．the way you hear your own voice |
| C．voice gets around far and wide |
| D．the different ways you and others hear your voice |