"The word "sport" first meant something that people did in their free time. Later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds. About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organized games. This is the usual meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of time playing football, basketball, tennis and many other sports. Such people play because they leant to. A few people are paid for sport they play. These people are called professional sportsmen. They may be sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best ones can earn a lot of money. For example, a professional football player in England earns more than 300,000 dollars a year. The stars earn a lot more. International golf and tennis champions can make more than 500,000 dollars a year. Of course, only a few sportsmen can earn as much as that.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that the stars can earn more money from advertising than from sports. An advertisement for sports equipment does not simply mean, "Buy our things". It says, "Buy the same shirt and shoes as…". Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies to use their names or a photo of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for people's spare time.From the passage we can learn that .
A.famous people spend too much money and time on sports |
B.The development of sports is slower than any other activity |
C.Most people enjoy sports because they can earn a lot of money |
D.Now sports is not only an amusement for people |
In this passage "professional sportsmen" means people " ".
A.who teach others how to make money in sports |
B.who take sports as their jobs |
C.who are very fond of sports |
D.who teach other sportsmen how to play sports |
Now, the "sport" means .
A.what most of the people do in their spare time |
B.hunting wild animals and birds in the forests |
C.organized games |
D.something that people are paid to |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Most people play sports only for money. |
B.Those who play sports earn more than those who do not. |
C.People play sports for different purposes. |
D.Those who play sports want to keep strong and fit. |
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine (酒)and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk(醉了) and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished(惩罚), so he drank the poison to kill himself. In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
A.the rich man | B.the servant | C.both A and B | D.neither A and B |
The rich man knew that it was _____ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A.the cat | B.himself | C.nobody | D.the servant |
The rich told the servant that there was poison(毒药) in the two bottles, because ________.
A.there was in fact poison in the bottles |
B.did not want the servant to drink his wine |
C.he wanted to kill the cat |
D.he wanted to kill the servant |
In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A.the servant | B.cat | C.the rich man | D.nobody |
From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
A.lazy | B.bad | C.clever | D.kind |
Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and maths and English ... Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher sutdies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English.Many students in China are learning English, aren't they? ____.
A.No, they aren't | B.No, they are | C.Yes, they are | D.Yes, they aren't |
If one wants to learn another language well, he must ____.
A.learn at school | B.study by himself | C.work hard | D.study easily |
The sentence "It is difficult to answer that question" means ____.
A.that question is not difficult to answer |
B.that question is difficult to answer it |
C.it is difficultly to answer that question |
D.it is hard to answer that question |
"Their own language" means ____.
A.Chinese | B.English | C.French | D.Japanese |
What's the Chinese of "study by themselves"?
A.和他们一起学习 | B.自学 | C.向他们学习 | D.通过学习 |
Hi, I’m Brian. This is the photo of my family. My grandfather is with glasses. He has little hair. The one standing next to him is my uncle. He is wearing a cap. My grandmother has gray hair. She is a kind woman. She is holding my younger brother. He has short curly hair. The woman standing behind me is my mom. She has straight brown hair. There is a little girl sitting on the table. Her name is Cathy. She is my sister. She is wearing a green T-shirt and a pair of green socks. It’s her favorite color. Which one is my father? Well, he is wearing glasses, too. He is in brown shorts and brown shoes. His name is Sam. Now, do you know where he is?How many people are there in the passage?
A.Five. | B.Six. |
C.Seven | D.Eight |
What is Cathy’s favorite color?
A.Green. | B.Black. |
C.Yellow. | D.White. |
How many children do Brian’s parents have?
A.One. | B.Two. |
C.Three. | D.Four |
Who is wearing glasses?
A.Brian and his father. | B.Brian. |
C.Brian’s grandpa and uncle. | D.Brian’s grandpa and father. |
Which is NOT true?
A.Brian has one uncle in the picture. |
B.Brian’s younger brother has long curly hair. |
C.Brian’s grandfather doesn't have much hair. |
D.Brian’s sister wears a green T-shirt. |
I’m Ann. I’m English. I’m twelve. I was born on May 17th , 2000. I learn Chinese at Beijing No.3 Middle School. I have a good friend. Her name is Lucy. She is twelve, too. We are in the same (同样的) grade. But we are not in the same class. I’m in Class Two, and she is in Class Three. We have the same Chinese teacher(教师). Her name is Zhang Ying. We all like her. Lucy’s parents are both English teachers in China. And she has a sister. Her name is Lily. She is only five years old.Ann and Lucy are _________.
A.classmates | B.sisters | C.brothers | D.friends |
Ann was born _____________.
A.on May 17th , 2000 | B.on May 17th ,2001 |
C.in May 17th, 2000 | D.in May 17th, 2001 |
Zhang Ying is Lucy’s __________ teacher.
A.English | B.Chinese | C.math | D.music |
Lucy’s parents are in _________. They teach English.
A.England | B.America | C.China | D.Japan |
How old is Lily? She is_____________.
A.twelve | B.five | C.three | D.I don’t know. |
This is John’s bedroom(卧室). It’s very nice. You can see a big window(窗户) in the wall. Under the window you can see a big desk. A light(灯)and some flowers are on the desk. Near(在...附近) the desk you can see a small desk. You can see a clock on this desk. You can see two books on the floor. Can you see any pictures on the wall? Yes, you can see two. Where is John’s cat? It’s under his bed.
阅读短文,判断正(T)误(F)We can see two desks in John’s bedroom.
Some flowers and a light are on the small desk.
A clock is on the big desk.
Two pictures are on the floor.
John’s cat is under his bed.