Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytopa-优题课

As usual， Amber was hurrying to catch the yellow schoolbus，Luckily the trafic lights turned green as she was to cross the road， so she made it．When the bus passed the golden arches（拱形门） of MeDonald′s， they reminded her of a hamburger．She hadn′t had breakfast that morning because the fruit salad on the blue dish didn′t look delicious at all．However， Amber remembered that she was still on a diet．So now she was really in a black mood．

You may have noticed that several colors were used in the above story so as to help describe Amber's morning．In fact， colors influence your life more than you can ever imagine．Take language for example：You may describe a sick person as being"a bit green"．To describe a depressed（沮丧的） person， you say that the person is"feeling blue"．In short， colors do add interest to daily conversations．

Besides， colors can be used in many parts of your daily life．Have you ever thought about why many school buses and taxis are painted yellow， and stop signs red？Since yellow is the most eye﹣catching color，it can catch people's attention， especially in heavy traffic．As for red，it is the color which usually shows warning； as a result， some traffic signs use this color．For the same reason，hot﹣water taps are usually marked red．

The colors of a dining environment possibly decide how much you eat．Most fast﹣food restaurants are often decorated in bright colors such as red， yellow， orange， and white for the purpose of increasing people′s appetites（胃口）．This is because bright colors are natural colors found in many foods，and，therefore，able lo raise people's spirits．Blue， in comparison with bright colors， is sad to lower people′s appetites because few foods are blue in nature．For those who are on a diet， blue dishes and bowls might help!

"Morning， Amber!What happened？You look a bit green， "said Violet， Amber′s best friend，

"Nothing…just feeling…blue， "said Amber．

"Hey! Come to my place tonight．Do you know what I just bought？A wii! It′s red﹣hot．"

Amber was tickled pink to have the chance to play wth the wii and said， "Sounds great!"

（1）According to the passage， if you are on a diet，　　might help．

A．putting your food in a blue dish or bowl

B．turning on a yellow light during the meal

C．painting the walls of the diningroom white

D．covering the dining table with an orange cloth

（2）Most school buses are painted yellow because　　．

A．it tells other divers to prepare to stop

B．it helps bus divers say in a good mood

C．it can easily catch other people′s attention

D．it is the color that most schoolchildren like

（3）Which of the following statements is true？　　

A．Amber looked ill when Violet saw her first．

B．Amber ate up all her fruit salad in the morning．

C．Amber refused to go to Violet's house in the end．

D．Amber didn′t catch the school bus and was late for school．

（4）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？　　

A．Colors influence people's daily lives．

B．Most fast﹣food restaurants are painted grey．

C．Different colors are used for different purposes．

D．Colors make daily conversations more interesting．

（5）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？　　

A．Amber was not fat at all．

B．Amber cheered up at Violet's invitation at last．

C．Violet didn't know how colors influenced our lives．

D．Arches of McDonald's are painted gold only to make them beautiful．

Once upon a time， a king dressed up and went to a local village．He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone． Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched．

The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart（小车）．He crashed into the stone himself up and angrily went away．

After a while，a group of women came along，each balancing a pot of water on her head．One woman tripped over（绊倒） the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground．She picked herself up and walked away in tears，Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road．

The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone， but he found nobody was willing to move it．The king wondered，"Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm？"

Just then， the king saw a young girl coming along．She was the daughter of a local farmer， She had been working all day and was very tired．But when she saw he stone， she said to herself．"This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark．I′ll move it out of the way．"

After a grent deal of effort， the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road．Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!

Just then， the king stepped out from behind the tree．"Oh sir， "the girl said， "Is this gold yours？If not， we surely must find the owner， for he will certainly miss it．"

The king said， "My dear， the gold is mine， but now the gold is yours， because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people．Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems．"

（1）How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone？　　

A．Angry．

B．Sad．

C．Curious．

D．Worried．

（2）What′s the meaning of the underlined word "responsibility" in Paragraph（段落） 4？　　

A．欲望

B．兴趣

C．责任

D．能力

（3）Why did the king place a stone on the road？　　

A．He wanted to give the girl a reward．

B．He wanted to hide gold coins under it．

C．He wanted to play a trick on his people．

D．He wanted to see if anyone would move it．

（4）Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？　　

A．All the people complained about the stone．

B．It was not easy for the girl to move the stone．

C．One of the women in the group tried to move the stone．

D．The girl was excited when seeing the gold coins under the stone．

（5）What's the best title（标题） of the passage？　　

A．A wise king

B．A kind girl

C．A stone on the road

D．Gold coins under the stone

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（1）On National Day， visitors can enter the Summer Palace at　　．

A．6：00 a．m．

B．8：00 a．m．

C．9：00 p．m．

D．anytime

（2）How much will a 70﹣year﹣old lady pay at least to visit the Summer Palace？　　

A．￥15．

B．￥30．

C．￥45．

D．None．

（3）How much will a young couple with a 4﹣year﹣old child pay at least to visit the Summer Palace？　　

A．￥30．

B．￥45．

C．￥60．

D．￥75．

（4）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？　　

A．One adult could only book one child ticket．

B．One should pay extra money to visit Danning Hall．

C．Passport or ID information is needed when booking tickets online．

D．A man with a high fever can enter the Summer Palace with a mask．

（5）Where is the passage probably taken from？　　

A．A story book．

B．A news report．

C．A science fiction．

D．A travel guide．

Hi， Tom，

Thanks for your message and I am glad that you wrote to me for ideas．

I remember when I was learning English， I felt uncomfortable about speaking． I could remember lots of words and knew grammar rules， but speaking was difficult． I now feel a lot more confident about speaking， so here are some ideas that I have taken from my own experience．

Don' t worry about making mistakes．Other people will still know your meaning and they probably won't notice your mistakes．

Use every chance you get to speak． For example，it's a good idea to use only English in class and not to speak to your classmates in your own language． At home， you should also try practicing new words and grammar learnt in class．

Think about extra speaking practice outside the classroom． You can join a conversation group，such as the chat groups in the study centre． They are free to join．

Practice speaking online． There are lots of websites where you can communicate with someone from all around the world．

I hope this helps you and please come to me if you have other problems．

Best wishes，

Eliza

（1）How many suggestions does Eliza offer？　　

（2）What is Tom's problem when he is learning English？　　

（3）If you are Tom，will you take Eliza's suggestions？ Why or why not？　　

"This is John，" said Mr Turner． The boy standing next to him was tall， with a friendly face． I noticed Adam and Chen give each other the thumbs （大拇指） up． That meant they were going to invite him to join the cool group． They smiled at him and he smiled back．

Mr Turner always gave new students a buddy with the same hobbies as them． I was sure he wouldn't choose me． I wasn't one of the cool kids．

"Hyun， I want you to be John's buddy this term，" said Mr Turner． Me？ I couldn't believe my ears! Everyone in the class looked in my direction． Adam and Chen even looked unhappy．

John walked over to my desk and sat down beside me． He smiled at me．"Hello，" he said in a confident voice．

"Hello，"I replied， not looking at him．

All morning I could feel the boys in the cool group looking angrily at me， but John didn't seem to notice．

Finally the bell rang for a break． I had butterflies in my stomach． I knew that Adam and Chen were going to make fun of me in front of John， and that John would decide that he'd rather be buddies with them．

Sure enough， as soon as we got outside， Adam and Chen swaggered （大摇大摆地走） up to us．

"Mr Turner says you're a good basketball player， John，"said Adam． "How'd you like to play with us at lunch break？ Hyun doesn't know anything about basketball．"

"No thanks，" said John．"I'd rather play chess with Hyun，if he doesn't mind． Mr Turner says he's an excellent player．"

I was walking on air as John and I crossed the playground． I remembered the saying we learnt in class about not judging （判断） a book by its cover． I completely misjudged John．

（1）The underlined "him" in Paragraph 1 refers to　　．

A． Adam

B． Mr Turner

C． Chen

D． John

（2）The sentence "I was walking on air…" in the last paragraph shows that the writer felt　　．

A． happy

B． nervous

C． calm

D． lonely

（3）What can we learn from the story？　　

A． Adam and Chen were not only cool but also friendly．

B． Hyun realized appearance didn't always tell the truth．

C． John didn't want to make friends with Hyun at first．

D． Hyun was a cool kid and good at playing basketball．