Try reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”
Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read is called a tongue twister (绕口令). It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce(发音，读) in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Pete Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”
Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve people’s ability to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.
So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and practicing them.
| A．listening | B．writing | C．pronunciation | D．communication |
| A．it is very boring to read | B．it teaches us a lot of knowledge |
| C．we don’t know who “she” is | D．the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar |
| A．Story Time | B．Study Garden |
| C．Latest News | D．Lost and Found |
| NOTICE To protect the environment and stoop the soil(土壤)from being carried away, we’ll go to Forest Park to plant tress this Sunday. The students of Grade Two and all the teachers are invited. In the morning, the park ranger( 护林人 ), Jeff White, will teach us about the importance of trees and how trees work. Then he’ll show us around the forest, In the afternoon, we’ll plant new trees where the old big ones have been cut down. The workers in the park will teach us how to plant trees. We’ll meet at the school gate at 7:40 on Sunday morning and leave for the park at 8:00. We’ll take our school buses there. Please take tools(工具 ) and lunch with you. Remember to arrive on time. The Headmaster Office Tuesday, March 4th 2014 |
They’ll go to plant trees on .
| A．March 4th | B．March 5th | C．March 8th | D．March 9th |
The right order（顺序） of the following steps is.
①visiting the forest②planting trees
③meeting at the school gat④listening to Jeff White’s report
| A．③②①④ | B．②③①④ | C．③④①② | D．④①②③ |
They will leave for the park at
| A．7:00 a.m. | B．8:40 a.m. | C．7:40 a.m. | D．8:00 a.m. |
They’ll go to Forest Park .
| A．on foot | B．by bus | C．by car | D．by subway |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．the students will have lunch in Forest Park. |
| B．The students don’t need to take tools with them. |
| C．Jeff White will teach the students to plant trees. |
| D．All the students of this school will go to plant trees. |
Yang Yunjing is a tour guide volunteer in Tibet.（西藏） She went there five times as tour guide（导游）. Her parents and friends couldn’t understand why she chose the hard work. But facing all the confusion(困惑 ), Yang just smiled and said, “Tibet is full of charm(魅力).”
When Yang finished her studies at the university three years ago, she had two choices: being an exchange student in Germany, or volunteering for Tibet. Finally, she chose the latter（后者）. Her father said, “ I’ll support( 支持 ) you. But no matter what happens, you have to face it on your own.”
When Yang went to Tibet for the first time, she got a “ gift” — altitude sickness(高原反应 ). She had to be in hospital, but she didn’t tell her parents about it. During her volunteer work, she did a great job because she worked very hard.
One day when she returned to her room at night, she got a call from another tour guide volunteer. She told her that a woman of the group was badly hurt when climbing the mountains. Hearing that, Yang went to the hospital quickly and decided to stay there and look after the woman.
Yang learnt a lot from the volunteer experience.” As long as I think of the sky there, I can laugh it off, no matter what difficulties I may meet,” she said.What did Yang Yunjing’s friends think of her work?
| A．Exciting. | B．Easy. | C．Relaxing. | D．Hard. |
When did Yang Yunjing start to work as a volunteer?
| A．Three years ago. | B．Four years ago. |
| C．Five years ago. | D．Eight years ago. |
What happened to Yang Yunjing when she first went to Tibet?
| A．She was badly hurt. | B．She missed her parents. |
| C．She got altitude sickness. | D．She didn’t like the food in Tibet. |
Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
| A．Yang Yunjing didn’t tell her parents about her sickness. |
| B．Yang Yungjing went to Tibet four times as a tour guide. |
| C．Yang Yunjing’s father agreed with her about her choice. |
| D．Yang Yunjing once went to the hospital to look after a tourist at night. |
From the last paragraph, we can learn that .
| A．Yang worked very hard in Tibet |
| B．Yang doesn’t like the sky of Tibet |
| C．it was difficult for Yang to make the choice |
| D．Yang becomes strong after the volunteer experience |
Have you ever been to London? How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.
London has a population of about 7, 000, 000. From about the year 1800 to 1945, London was the biggest city in the world. But now many cities are even bigger than before.
London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and listen to the famous clock, Big Ben.
Like many big cities, London has problems such as traffic and pollution, and they stop the city from developing. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isn’t clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.
For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world. Maybe London became the biggest city in the world in______.
| A．1750 | B．1850 | C．1950 | D．1980 |
What does the underlined word “underground” mean?
| A．Ship. | B．Car. | C．Subway. | D．Taxi. |
What are the best things in London for the writer?
| A．Famous buildings. | B．Parks. | C．Cars and buses. | D．Toys. |
---What’s Hamleys in London according to the passage? ---It’s a______.
| A．toy shop | B．museum | C．park | D．clock |
Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________.
| A．London has a population of about 7, 000, 000 |
| B．London is famous for buildings and Big Ben |
| C．The traffic in the city is easy because of the underground |
| D．The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago |
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” asks Tom.
“I don’t know,” says Fred.
“What do you think?” asks Tom.
“Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess,” says Fred.
“In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problem. We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends,” says Tom.
“A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there,” says Fred.
“And I hope I will be able to live under the sea,” says Tom. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish.”Tom and Fred are talking about _______.
| A．their school life | B．some interesting information |
| C．their life now | D．their life in the future |
Machines will do _______ of the work.
| A．most | B．some | C．much | D．little |
In 2020, we’ll talk to friends at all times and everywhere, because we’ll have ______.
| A．pocket computers | B．more holidays | C．pocket telephones | D．go on sale |
Tom says _______.
| A．he likes fish very much |
| B．he’d like to live under the sea like a fish. |
| C．he will go fishing under the sea. |
| D．he will spend holidays on the moon. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned?
| A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship. |
| B．People will have more holidays. |
| C．Many people will live and work under the sea. |
| D．People will build farms under the sea. |
A train stops at a station. Many people come out to buy food and fruits. A young man wants to come out, but it starts to rain. A boy stands under an umbrella. The young man says to the boy.
“Can you go and get us two hamburgers, one for you and one for me? Here are two dollars. Be quick!”
“Great!” says the boy and then he goes to buy hamburgers.
After some time, the boy is back. He eats a hamburger.
“Where is my hamburger?” asks the young man.
“Oh, there is only one hamburger left. So I eat my hamburger. Here is your dollar.” What does the young man want to buy when the train stops?
| A．water | B．juice | C．a hamburger | D．an umbrella |
The boy goes to buy hamburgers for him because he has _________.
| A．a hamburger | B．an umbrella | C．a raincoat | D．a dollar |
---Why is the boy so happy to buy them? ---Because_________.
| A．he’s bored | B．it’s raining |
| C．the hamburger is delicious | D．the hamburger is cheap. |
The young man doesn’t ________ .
| A．eat a hamburger | B．buy a hamburger | C．see a hamburger | D．sell a hamburger |
According to the passage, the boy is __________.
| A．smart | B．friendly | C．sly(狡猾) | D．foolish(愚蠢的) |