In English the weather is changable. It is a ___1____ subject of conversation. “ Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow. ” People often ___2____ a conversation ___3_____ these words(话).
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like, but they hardly (几乎不) ever agree with each other.
____4___ may say,“Do you see ____5____ in the east ? It’s going to rain tomorrow . ” Another man will say,“No . It’s going to be fine . ” People often ____6___ the weather they want. When a farmer needs water , he looks for something to tell him. “ It’s going to rain. ” He won’t believe (相信) anything else. When friends have a picnic (举行野餐) , they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can ____7___ under the blue sky . Almost (几乎) everyone ____8____ what the weather (气象预报员) will say. But he doesn’t always __9___ us what we want , and sometimes he makes mistakes (犯错误) . Still he usually _10_ closer to being correct (正确) than anyone else.
A.important B.common C.interesting D.difficult
A.set off B.start C.began D.stops
A.off B.by C.with D.for
A.One people B.A man C.Other men D.Another man
A.it is cloudy B.cloudy is it C.cloudy it is D.is it cloudy
A.look for B.look up C.look at D.ask for
A.sits B.sitting C.sit D.to sit
A.hears B.listens C.hears from D.listens to
A.ask B.tell C.speak D.say
A.come B.comes C.is coming D.to come
__ a small farm in Mexico, there are no schools. A bus is the __. The driver of the bus is the teacher. It’s a school bus, but it doesn’t __ the children to school. It just goes round from place to place ,and sometimes it comes to this farm. The bus will stay here __ three months. The farmers call it a school on wheels(轮子).
Every time when the bus comes, the farmers will come running to it, __ and laughing. They warmly welcome the school bus.
When the bus is on the farm, in the morning, the teacher ___ the small children. In the afternoon, the bigger __ come to have __ lessons because they must__ in the morning.
At night, the __ come to school .They want to learn ,too.How the farmers hope that some day they can have a real school on their farm!
A.At B.In C.On D.For
A.home B.shool C.office D.playground
A.take B.takes C.taking D.to take
A.In B.At C.for D.to
A.shouting B.to shout C.shouts D.shouted
A.teaches B.teacher C.to teach D.taught
A.childs B.children C.childes D.child
A.Them B.they C.their D.he
A.work B.worker C.working D.Works
A.father’s and mother’s B.fathers’ and mothers’ C.fathers and mothers D.father and mother
Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb( 哑的) he was normal(正常) in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried to get him to ,but with no success. When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in town him carefully, but could find nothing wrong.
And he seemed to be smart(聪明). It was just that he _ spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his ,and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak,” one doctor said. “But he can read and write ,” said Mr,Green. “We’ve written him notes,telling him that he can speak.” “It’s really very ,” another doctor said.Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day,” passed. Leo went to university.But he did not say word Then one day,Leo was having a meal with his parents.He looked up from his and said, “pass me the salt, please.”
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. “You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “ Why have you so long to speak?” “I didn’t have anything to say,he said. “Until now everything was good. But you forgot to put salt in potatoes. ”
A.because B.when C.though D.before
A.speak B.walk C.play D.laugh
A.taught B.found C.examined(检查) D.asked
A.never B.often C.usually D.always
A.back B.hair C.face D.mind(思想)
A.unfair B.strange C.noisy D.quiet
A.Hours B.Weeks C.Months D.Years
A.some B.an C.a D.many
A.chair B.meal C.hands D.books
A.saw B.walked C.served D.waited
If you’re ready to add more physical activity to your life, here are some tips:
Make physical activity part of your routine(惯例) like brushing your _____ or going to work. Try biking to work at least once a week, using the _______ more often, or walking to some places near home. But talk to your______ before you start an exercise routine, especially if you haven’t been very active or have _____ problems.
Walking is one of the best fitness activities. To keep up a routine, you can ____ with family members, friends, or pets. Keep track of your steps(步子)______ a step counter( 计算器). You can buy one at a sports ______. This can help you to walk more. If you don’t have time for one 30-minute walk, break it up into ______ 10-minute walks.
Find an activity that you enjoy, and stay with it. Change it with other activities so you don’t get______. For example, walk 3 days a week, ______ a softball, volleyball, or basketball club for fun and exercise. By finding more activities you enjoy, you’ll have a greater chance for success.
A.teeth B.hands C.feet D.ears
A.chairs B.windows C.stairs D.desks
A.teacher B.doctor C.mother D.worker
A.house B.money C.clothes D.health
A.talk B.walk C.jump D.run
A.in B.for C.at D.with
A.shop B.stop C.school D.hospital
A.two B.three C.four D.five
A.bored B.sad C.glad D.worried
A.take B.add C.enjoy D.join
When I was young, I always helped my grandfather in the fields. As I worked beside him, he to tell a story about a man named Joe, and his wife, who moved to a new farm with their three sons. They were setting into the new place a nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the earth. Joe was very , and told his sons about it.
They began to dig in one corner, and they got to the end of the field. At the same time, Joe thought he would some crops where the earth had been . The plants included corn, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. His sons continued to dig through the soil, made up their mind to find the gold. Since soil was being turned, Joe could plant more crops. Joe had never farmed before, but it had always been his .
As different crops came ready to be harvested, Joe started to that there were more vegetables than he and his family could ever . One of Joe’s neighbors suggested that he a vegetable shop. Joe and his wife did that very thing. They called it Joe and Family Vegetable. Joe even had to leave some crops in the fields, he had more than enough to supply the vegetable shop.
This went on for years, and Joe and his wife became quite from their little vegetable shop. They were even able to their sons to college.
Remember the beginning of the story, when Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe’s of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually meant that his land had rich . So you can see where the concept(概念)of gold comes from.
A.feared B.agreed C.used D.failed
A.while B.as C.when D.after
A.happy B.disappointed C.angry D.calm
A.harvest B.plant C.water D.feed
A.controlled B.burned C.destroyed D.turned
A.more B.most C.much D.few
A.job B.problem C.pity D.dream
A.realize B.promise C.review D.reply
A.feed B.sell C.plant D.eat
A.take up B.set up C.turn up D.make up
A.now B.though C.so D.because
A.careful B.rich C.alone D.cheerful
A.bring B.take C.send D.make
A.understandin B.knowledge C.thinking D.skills
A.mud B.gold C.soil D.material
The night before Christmas a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up all of all of the family’s expensive gold wrapping peper (包装纸)._ _____was tight(紧张的), he became very _________when the child tried to wap a box to put under the Christmas trre .
However,the next morning the little girl who was ______with excitement,brought the gift box to her father’s bedroon and said to him ,“This is ______ you ,Daddy! Merry Christmas nad I love you !
The father was ____by his earlier reactions (反应) But,when he opened the box ,he found it ________and became angry “when you give someone a . you should put _____inside the box !
The little girl looked up him_____around his little gittle said,“Daddy,it’s not empty . Last night I blew kisses into it ______it was all full
The father fell on his knees and put his_____ around his little girl He asked her to ______him for anger
After tjat, the father kept the little gold box _______his bed for all the years of his life Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult ______,he would open the box ,take out a kiss and remember the _______of his beautiful child who had put it there
Choose the best choice from A、B or C according to the passage you read .A.Life B. MoneyC. Air
A.anxious B.worriedC. angry
A.filled B.dealtC. agreed
A.for B. toC. from
A.educational B. exhaustedC.embarrassed
A.empty B.mysticC.full
A.sadness B.happinessC. present
A. it B.somethingC.them
A.imoerssionB.tears C.sadness
A.untilB. as soon as C.even though
A. elbowB. handC.arms
A..forgivcB. renenber C.forget
A.atB.near C.by
A.trioubleB. decision C.problems
A.kiss B. love C.goodness