If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get 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 (动作). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping (拍) of each other's raised (举起的) 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 ticket (彩票).If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword (刀) in his hand.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
“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 clapping of _______.
| A．toes | B．hands | C．arms | D．legs |
The gesture started in _______ according to the story.
| A．Rome | B．America | C．China | D．Britain |
What is double “high fives”?
| A．Both kids clap their left hands. |
| B．Both kids clap their right hands. |
| C．Both kids do high fives several times. |
| D．Both kids do high fives with both right and left hands. |
One morning, Wu Liang discovered that her classroom had changed. She found that the desks were no longer in rows, but pushed together to make eight bigger desks. She was too excited about it for the first two days and she couldn’t listen to the teachers carefully. But soon she and her classmates got used to this new classroom arrangement (安排). ‘Now our class is quieter,’ said Wu Liang. ‘What’s more, we can come up with our own ideas and learn more through discussion. It’s a better way to study.’
Li Yu liked it, too. He said, ‘Group members first discuss, and then show ourselves in front of the whole class. It makes us believe in ourselves.’ It was part of a reform (改革) at Li’s school. The school made this reform because they wanted to provide students with easier ways to study and more chances to discuss. ‘Our school hopes it can improve students’ abilities (能力) to study by themselves and work in groups,’ said Zhang Ming, an English teacher.
However, the reform has demanded (要求) more from teachers. Now they have only 15 minutes to give the lesson which should be taught in 45 minutes before. It is difficult to teach in such a short time. The teachers have to find better ways to teach more effectively.
‘The reform demands more, but I’m sure it is helpful,’ added Zhang Ming.After the new classroom arrangement, it was easier for Wu Liang and her classmates to _____________ in class.
| A．discuss with each other | B．sit in the classroom |
| C．push desks together | D．teach a lesson |
The school made the reform in order to provide students with ____________ to study.
| A．noisier classes | B．easier ways | C．more seats | D．fewer chances |
The Chinese meaning of the word ‘effectively’ in this passage is ______________.
| A．简单地 | B．明确地 | C．有效地 | D．认真地 |
The best title of this passage may be ‘________________’.21世纪教育网
| A．Students’ Friendship | B．Teachers’ Hope |
| C．Discussion in Class | D．New Look in Class |
Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
‘I don’t sing,’ said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, ‘I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!’
The waiter shouted across the room, ‘Hey, friend! If you want to get your money, sing a song!’
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.The lady asked the player to sing a song because ______________.
| A．she had paid him for this | B．she knew him very well |
| C．she wanted to have a change | D．she enjoyed his singing |
Nat King Cole succeeded because ______________.
| A．the lady helped him a lot | B．he caught the chance |
| C．he continued to play in the bar | D．he stopped playing the piano |
From the story we know if you have some talent, you should ______________.
| A．hide it and wait | B．ask others for help |
| C．pay no attention to it | D．work hard to improve yourself |
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Which of the following books is the latest in print?
| A．Rich Dad ,Poor Dad | B．Deceptively Delicious |
| C．Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | D．The Road |
Among the books, there is/are ______________ written for adults.
| A．one | B．two | C． three | D．four |
We can learn from the form(图表) that _______________.
| A．J .K Rowling ’s book is the most expensive among the four books. |
| B．Deceptively Delicious and The Road came out on the same day. |
| C．The Road is the thinnest of the four. |
| D．Rich Dad, Poor Dad is hardcover(精装本). |
Lang Lang, the young Chinese pianist, was born in Shenyang in 1982. He began to play the piano when he was 3. At the age of 5, he won first place in a piano competition in Shenyang. People thought he was a genius(天才). From then on, playing the piano became the dream of Lang and his parents.
When Lang was 9 years old, he and his father went to Beijing to study piano. His father even left his work. Although he endured(忍受) great pressure(压力), Lang never gave up his dream of becoming a concert pianist. When he was 17, Lang became famous after he played in a great concert in Chicago, US.
Now 28-year-old Lang is famous all over the world for his great performances. He played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He was also one of Times magazine’s 100 Most Influential(有影响力的) People in the World in 2009. He is one of the world’s great musicians.What does Lang Lang do?
| A．He is a violinist. | B．He is a pianist. | C．He is a music teacher. | D．He is an engineer. |
When did Lang Lang win first place in a piano competition in Shenyang?
| A．In 1982. | B．In 1985. | C．In 1987. | D．In 1991. |
Why did Lang Lang’s father leave his work?
| A．Because he wanted to find a job in Beijing. |
| B．Because he wanted to learn the piano. |
| C．Because he could find better jobs in Shenyang. |
| D．Because Lang Lang went to Beijing to study piano and he wanted to give much help. |
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Lang Lang works very hard at piano. |
| B．Lang Lang wasn’t famous before 2009. |
| C．Lang Lang was born in Liaoning Province. |
| D．Lang Lang played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. |
Many parents make their children do chores around the house. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy. But in other families, getting children to do some housework can be a very big problem.
It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age. All family members must work together to make the house clean, and each person must do his or her share(份) of the work. We can do this by starting plan of chores and responsibilities(责任) when children are young.
Chores are good for children—even very young ones. Doing chores can teach children many important skills(技能) like working together. Jobs also teach children what is fair(公平). The skills and value(价值) from doing chores will be good to children all their lives.The first paragraph(段) tells us ____________.
| A．all the parents make their children do chores |
| B．it’s easy to teach children to do chores |
| C．some children think doing chores is difficult |
| D．teaching children to do chores is different in different families |
Children can learn ___________ from doing chores.
| A．working together with others |
B．how to write |
| C．what is fair |
D．Both A and C |
Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
| A．It’s a small thing to teach children to do chores. |
| B．Only the children who do chores know what is fair. |
| C．Some children like to do chores but some don’t. |
| D．In a family, young children don’t need to do chores. |