There was once a man called Mr.Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his spare time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competition. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.
Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses were close to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen years of age were often tempted(引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr.Flowers did his best to be in or close by his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers has tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster, but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden. But the boys could run faster than he could,and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden , so that the boys would have nothing to throw, but they soon found others.
At last Mr.Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good,strong wood, some metres away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICES. After this, Mr.Flowers had no further trouble:the boys wee much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to .
A. build glass-houses in his spare time
B. grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup
C. win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new colorBoys were often tempted to .
A. throw stones at Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses
B. throw stones at Mr.Flowers’ from their school
C. be in or close by Mr. Flowers’ glass-housesMr.Flowers stayed in or close by his glass-houses .
A. at times when school-boys were walking near them
B. all the school day when there were no boys about
C.in his spare time at the beginning and end of the school dayMr.Flowers had tried to to protect his glass.
A. be on watch in his spare time
B. ask the headmaster for help
C. both A and BMr. Flowers’ good idea was to .
A. write some words on the glass
B. put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses
C. give the boys something else to throw stones at
In western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted still today. For example, ladies first, that is to say, women in those countries are respected(尊重) in many ways. In the U.S. and Europe, you will see men usually open doors for women and women generally walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant unless the man have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or to give other services. On the street, men almost walk or across the street on the side of the ladies which is closer to traffic, but if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them.In this passage “customs” especially refer to _______.
| A．what a group of people usually do |
| B．what people in western countries do |
| C．what people in eastern countries do |
| D．what people in united states do |
When you introduce a group of people in English, you will probably begin with _______.
| A．Men and women | B．Women and men |
| C．Gentlemen and ladies | D．Ladies and gentlemen |
In which country people may think it strange that men should open doors for women?
| A．England | B．Italy | C．Japan | D．Germany |
Which of the following statements is not true?
| A．In Europe, a man generally follows a woman when they enter a restaurant together. |
| B．In America a man who walks ahead of a women always gives services. |
| C．In the U.S., women almost always walk closer to the running cars. |
| D．In the U.S. men should always walk by the side of the ladies. |
Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this passage?
| A．In western countries, some social customs have lasted till today. |
| B．Women in western countries are respected in many ways. |
| C．Men usually open doors for women in the U.S. as well as in Europe. |
| D．Men show respect for women by giving them good services. |
One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.” Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home,” Mrs. Wilson said.” Help me check the prices, please.” The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said,“ We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.” “Of course I did,” Mrs. Wilson said. “ Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said,“ but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save! ” Mrs. Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.The things at the corner store were ______than those in the supermarket.
| A．cheaper | B．nicer | C．more expensive | D．saved a little money |
Mrs. Wilson ______ in the end.
| A．spent more money | B．paid less money |
| C．lost some money | D．saved a little money |
From the passage we know the children were _________.
| A．happy | B．clever | C．tired | D．lazy |
Mrs. Wilson will _____________.
| A．never call a taxi |
| B．go on buying things in the supermarket |
| C．buy things near her home |
| D．not go shopping with her children |
The best title for the passage is ____________.
| A．Cutting Price | B．Corner Store | C．Supermarket | D．Shopping |
What is color? Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue?
Colors are really made by deflected (反射) light. We see color because most of the things reflect light. In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesn’t reflect any light, it is black.
Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in (吸引) and turned into (变成) heat (热能).The darker the color is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dark-colored clothes are warmer in the sun than light-colored clothes.When something reflects light, we can _____.
| A．see its color | B．see its heat | C．not see its color | D．see nothing |
Something looks white because it reflects _____.
| A．some light | B．no light | C．all light | D．most light |
the dark-colored clothes are warm because ____ is taken in.
| A．more light | B．less light | C．more color | D．less color |
In summer ______ make people feel cool.
| A．dark-colored clothes | B．red-colored clothes |
| C．green-colored clothes | D．light-colored clothes |
What’s the best title(标题)of this passage( 短文 )?
| A．Dark color | B．Color | C．Heat | D．Clothes |
用所给词的适当形式填空Doctors often tell us(drink) more water every day.
It’s easy for us(have) a good lifestyle.
you(watch) TV last night?
How many(west) countries do you have?
I(visit) my grandpa next month.
Tom with his sister(have) lunch at school every day.
He plans(spend) this weekend with his friends.
(smoke) is bad for your health.
Tom forgot(do) his homework last night.
Lily had to look after his mum because of her( ill).
I decided (play) tennis with the children.
He’s very(excite) and he really needs a(relax) vacation.
Children like outdoor(户外的)(active).
Can he finish(read) the book in about a week?
He(leave) the first week in June and (stay) until August.
My mother wants me(exercise) often.
He thought about(go) to Italy.
Peng Liyuan is a famous(sing) in China.
My grandma looks very young because she (play) sports every day.
I’m not(feel) well, I have a fever.
任务型阅读。根据短文内容，回答问题。
Do you often have a cold, headache or backache? If your answer is yes, your health is a problem. Healthy foods are good for our health. Tofu is a kind of healthy food. It is also a traditional Chinese food. We often eat it in China. Now, many people in other countries think tofu is good for health, too. They also like eating it.
Milk is another kind of healthy food. You should drink one or two glasses of milk every day.
Vegetables are important, too. You should eat lots of them. There are vitamin A, B, C, D, E (维生素A,B,C,D,E) and other vitamins in them.
Of course, it’s important to eat a balanced diet. You need some pork, chicken or beef every day. But you shouldn’t eat much of them.Are healthy foods good for your health?
What’s the traditional food in China?
Why are vegetables important to our health?
Which is a good diet: some beef, some pork, a hamburger and a glass of cola for dinner or some pork, tofu and some vegetables?
What did you have for dinner last night?