In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy. He liked the country and down everything interesting. But he found one thing interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote: “ the Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because, as they say, people do not always have hands.”
Before he went back to England, Thomas Coryate bought a few . At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak (牛排) was brought out, he took out a fork and wanted to the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were when they saw this, He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove(证明) that his friends were , so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to at him and he had to take the fork away.
People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.
A．broke B．wrote C．went D．calmed
A．less B．much C．even D．more
A．Why B．When C．Which D．Where
A．clean B．big C．dirty D．safe
A．knives B．dishes C．forks D．plates
A．use B．eat C．make D．cut
A．worried B．bored C．tired D．surprised
A．honest B．correct C．wrong D．clever
A．piece B．kilo C．pound D．packet
A．scream B．look C．shout D．laugh
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Wang Dandan got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted in Green park with some of her friends. She was very happy about it she was ready, she got on her bike and left for the park, it was on the other side of the town. Suddenly, she sirens警笛.The sound of the sirens was getting ,so Dandan looked to see what was happening. As a result, she fell off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily, she wasn’t hurt, a car hit her bike. After the car ,two men got out and started running. ,a police car topped next to the car and three policemen got out and started running after two men. One of the policemen shouted, “Stop the thieves!”
later, a policeman came to see Dandan. He thanked the because she had helped them .A. goes to skate B. go skatingC. to go skating
A. As soon as B. WhileC. As quickly as
A. heard B. listened toC. found
A. close and close B. closer and closer C. bigger and bigger
A. after B. in front ofC. behind
A. but B. soC. because
A. fell overB. passed awayC. stopped
A. An hour later B. Just thenC. After and hour
A. few days B. SometimesC. Some times
A. get on the car B. run after the two men C. catch the thieves
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分。满分10分）
A young man and an old man __ in the park. The old man ___ tired so he __ to have a rest. There is a chair in front of the young man. The oldman sees the chair. He wants____ on the chair. He walks to the chair. The young man walks to it, too. So the old man begins to run. The young man say, “ __ sit on the chair! ” The old man doesn't ___ him. Now he ___ on it. He looks .The young man comes over to him. He is ___ a small board一块小的板 in his hand. It __ “Wet Paint(油漆未干)”
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完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Alice lives in the small village. She usually gets up early in the morning, ____ she’s never late for school. After getting up, she often takes a shower and has ___ breakfast. Then she leaves home _ __ school at around 6:30. Although(虽然) her home is very far from school, ___ she likes riding her bike better than taking the bus. It takes her about an hour ___ her bike. On the way, she sings and so she always feels __ . Also she thinks that it’s good for her health __ _ school by bike.
After school she usually goes back __ _ with her friend, Ann. Ann’s home is near. It’s only three miles from her home __ _ school. Ann likes riding, too. And she __ thinks that it is good exercise.
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Last year, four children waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes, on the same dirty street corner. There were old bottles, parts of old bikes, and soda cans（苏打罐） everywhere around the bus stop. The trees were brown and had no leaves, and there wasn’t any flower at all. It was ugly.
One Friday, one of the children looked at the corner and decided to do about it. The next Monday, she brought a bag and some of the old bottles to recycle. On Tuesday, she spent another ten minutes picking up old bottles, while her best friend picked up soda cans and put them in a different for recycling. On Wednesday, all the children joined together. The corner became !
The corner looked better but it was ugly. So the next day the girl brought some flower seeds（种子）. She planted the seeds and watered them, and watered the , too. She only had ten minutes a day but that was enough.
A few months later, this corner had become a beautifulwith pretty flowers and healthy trees. It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to help your city?
A．full B．empty C．cheap D．expensive
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．gave B．offered C．bought D．collected
A．bag B．box C．room D．corner
A．ugly B．clean C．dirty D．green
A．so B．yet C．even D．still
A．trees B．plants C．flowers D．vegetables
A．city B．park C．garden D．street
The picture shows a family visiting their new baby in hospital. I think it’s probably the evening, because the light is ____, so the father must have brought his children __work.
There are two children beside the baby, a boy and a girl. The ____ is a little older than his sister. He’s about six or seven. He ____ proud. The girl looks very ____ to have a new sister.
The father has his arm around ____ children. He looks proud as well. The mother is sitting ___. She looks happy ____a little tired.
The baby is in the middle. I guess it’s a girl, ____she is wearing pink clothes. The baby is ____ despite (尽管，不管) all the noise and excitement.
A.off B. onC. out
A. before B. after C. at
A. girl B. baby C. boy
A. looks B. is lookedC. is looking
A. excited B. sad C. angry
A. herB. your C. his
A. on the left B. in the middle C. in the front
A. and B. or C. but
A. because B. so C. if
A. running B. sleeping C. eating