Clothes are very important in our life. Different people wear different clothes. Now let’s listen to some people in France talking about clothes.
Hello, I’m Betty. I started working this year, so I’m able to get new clothes more often than before. I think what I look like is really important to me, so I spent much money on clothes. I like to wear bright colors and always dress up when I go to parties. I often buy all kinds of clothes and try to follow the latest fashion.
Hi, I’m Jack. I don’t have much to say about clothes. They aren’t the thing I’m interested in. I know little about the way of dressing. In summer, I always wear a T-shirt or something else.
My name is Alice. I would like to say that clothes must be comfortable and feel easy to put on. Sometimes I buy clothes in some small street markets — they are cheap there. I change the look of my clothes quite often — put some flowers on them or use different buttons, just for a change. They’ll look good all the time. I go shopping for clothes about once a month. I see something comfortable and fashionable and it fits me well, I would go for it and then…How many people are talking about clothes?
| A．Three. | B．Five. | C．Four. | D．Two. |
What does the underlined word in the sentence “ They aren’t the thing I’m interested in.” refer to (指的是）?
| A．Summers | B．Shopping | C．Colors | D．Clothes |
Which is TRUE from the passage?
| A．Betty only buys clothes in bright colors. |
| B．Alice likes comfortable clothes and changes her clothes often. |
| C．The boy, Jack shows the most interest in clothes. |
| D．Jack knows a lot about fashion and he always wears different clothes. |
Dear Jack,
How are you? I have been in the USA for six months. I like the life here. I have a few friends. I don’t have much homework. There are a lot of sports at my school, but I don’t like sports at all. I like the food very much. I eat a lot of different kinds of food every day. I like coke（可乐）very much. I don’t drink water. I drink coke instead（代替）. I’m enjoying my life here. The sad thing is that sometimes I get ill. I don’t know why. My parents say I must go on a diet and do more sports. Must I?
Yours,
David David has been in America for six months.
David has to do much homework.
There are many sports at David’s school.
David likes coke better than water.
David knows why he is often ill.
Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, and sometimes they were not. But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.
One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?”
“Please bring us two apples first.” said Tom.
When the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got very angry.
“You are impolite, Mike. Why don’t you take the smaller one?” Tom said.
“But I am right.” Said Mike with a smile, “If I let you take first, which one will you choose?” “Of course I’ll take the smaller one.” Said Tom.
“Yes.” Mike said, “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will still be mine,. Don’t you think so?” “Oh!” Tom couldn’t answer.Tom and Mike were__________.
A. kind to each other all the time
B. sometimes kind to each other
C. friends of different schoolsMike only thought about ______when they were having lunch.
A. himself B. Tom C. his friendsThe waiter gave them_________.
A. two apples B. two eggs C. two orangesTom took the ______ apple.
A. better B. bigger C. smaller Who took the apple first?
A. Mike B. Tom C. Both Tom and Mike
When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of tricks(特技).
George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George invited Mark to take Mark up in his plane. Mark thought, "I've travelled in a big plane several times, but I've never been in a small one, so I'll go."
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking（颤抖）voice, "Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane."
George was very surprised and said, "Two trips?"
"Yes, my first and my last," answered Mark.
判断正误，正确的写A，错误的写BGeorge was good at flying the plane.
George invited Mark to take his plane.
Mark didn’t want to take George’s plane.
Mark felt very happy when he was in the air.
Mark had two trips in George’s plane.
Kite surfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn’t get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kite boarding, and in some European countries as fly surfing. Kite surfing works through wind power (动力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.
At first, kite surfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kite surfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.
Compared with other water sports, kite surfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5--10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kite surfing, which costs $1,000 to 82,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kite surfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.
With the rising popularity of kite surfing, most major seaside cities have kite surfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kite surfing club, which provides professional kite surfing training and equipments.Kite surfing has a history of about ___________ years.
| A．30 | B．50 | C．100 | D．130 |
___________ is mentioned in the passage as the power of kite surfing.
| A．Water | B．Wind | C．The sun | D．The kite |
The underlined word “range” in the passage means “___________” in Chinese.
| A．在……范围内变动 | B．按……顺序排列 |
| C．向……方向延伸 | D．根据……归类 |
The most important reason for the popularity of kite surfing is that ___________.
| A．its price is getting lower and lower |
| B．more and more people are enjoying its excitement |
| C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer |
| D．all people can learn and take part in it |
The main idea of this passage is about___________.
| A．the way of operating kite surfing |
| B．the progress of kite surfing equipment |
| C．the history of kite surfing in China |
| D．the development of kite surfing |
Betty is not traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.Betty is popular because of ___________.
| A．her clothes | B．her charm | C．her personality | D．her appearance |
In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ___________.
| A．the beginning | B．the ending | C．the story | D．the show |
Which is the reason for the success of the show?
| A．A large number of viewers. |
| B．Her life as an office worker. |
| C．The wonderful performance. |
| D．Two Golden Globes awards. |
Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?
| A．Betty is a girl of wisdom. |
| B．Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show. |
| C．Betty is an American favorite TV character. |
| D．Betty is often looked down on by the people around. |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Beauty from within. | B．A romantic story. |
| C．An ugly girl. | D．An exciting experience. |