The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, they would find he would often shake his head. The visitors might think that the Indian doesn’t like what they say. But in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It doesn’t mean “No”. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or he will be in trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and asked an Indian to drive him. When he told his driver to take him to his office, the Indian shook his head at once. The officer said again and the driver shook his head again. At last the officer, of course, got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted, “Drive me to my office at once!”
The driver answered in quite a loud voice, too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and then he nodded with a smile, “‘No’ means ‘Yes’ here!”What does shaking one’s head mean all over the world?
| A．Yes. | B．No. | C．Glad. | D．Yes or No. |
What should you do in India if you agree with somebody?
| A．Shake your head. | B．Nod your head. |
| C．Speak in a loud voice. | D．Say it again and again. |
Why did the officer go to India?
| A．He went there to visit his friend. | B．He went there to buy a car. |
| C．He went there to learn driving. | D．He went there because of his job. |
Why did the officer get angry?
| A．Because the driver didn’t understand him. |
| B．Because the driver still shook his head after he said again. |
| C．Because the driver didn’t like the officer. |
| D．Because the driver didn’t answer in a loud voice. |
What can we learn from the story?
| A．When you are in India, you should always shake your head. |
| B．You shouldn’t shake your head if you’re a driver. |
| C．Shaking head will make others get angry. |
| D．Different countries have different customs. |
How to look good in a school uniform? You can look great in your school uniform, if you follow these tips:
(1) Make sure the uniform is the right size for you.
You will need a pair of scissors (剪刀), but please, don’t cut anything until you measure (量) where you want the uniform to reach on your body. If you can find a tailor (裁缝) to do the job for you, it will be better.
(2) Make your uniform tidy
Your uniform should be taken good care of. Make sure your uniform is always tidy and clean. It helps you look smart.
(3) Accessories (装饰物) can help.
You can wear a nice watch. It will make you look beautiful and tell you the right time when you need to know. A cute hair clip can also make you, girls, look attractive. Choose a hat that matches the shape of your face or a backpack that goes well with your uniform. Also, have fun in winter by wearing colorful scarves.
(4) Walk with confidence.
It doesn’t matter how cool your uniform is (or is not). If you are not confident, nobody will notice how great you look!We can probably read this article in the part of a newspaper.
| A．news | B．sports |
| C．life | D．advertisement |
The following things can make you look good EXCEPT.
| A．having a pair of scissors | B．wearing clean uniforms |
| C．wearing a nice watch | D．being confident |
This article is mainly written for.
| A．students | B．parents |
| C．teachers | D．tailors |
When you are reading something in English, you may often come across a new word .What’s the best way to know it?
You need an English-Chinese dictionary (字典).It will tell you a lot about the word , for example (例如) , how to read this word ,what it means in Chinese and how to use this word. But there are so many English words in the dictionary and how can you know where the word is? There is a way to look for it.
In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A, then B,C,D,E…That means, if there are two words , “desk” and “hour”, “desk” will be before “hour”; “story” “before” “Sunday”, “tomato” before “tomorrow” etc. The English-Chinese dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you will often use it in your English learning.When you don’t know a new word, the best way according to the passage (短文) is ____________.
| A．to ask your teacher | B．to guess |
| C．to ask your friends | D．to use a dictionary |
What does “come across” mean (意思) in Chinese in the passage?It means________.
| A．遇到 | B．撞倒 | C．越过 | D．过来 |
Here are four words, “face”, “autumn”, “film” and “April”. Their right order (次序) in the English-Chinese dictionary is _________.
| A．April, autumn, face, film |
| B．film, face, April, autumn |
| C．face, film, April, autumn |
| D．April, face, film, autumn |
This passage is about _______.
| A．how to use the right words in your English writing |
| B．how to read the new words in the English story |
| C．how to use an English-Chinese dictionary |
| D．how to choose a right English-Chinese dictionary |
Harry is eight years old. He goes to school near his home. He always goes there and comes home on foot. One day he came home from school late. His mother saw him and asked him, "Why were you late, Harry?"
"My teacher was very angry and asked you to go to her office tomorrow."
"To her office? Why?" his mother asked. "Because she asked a question in the class." said Harry. "Nobody could answer it, but I could."
"You are so clever, my son." his mother said with a smile. "What is her question?"
Her question is "Who put the tomato on my chair and made my trousers dirty?" said Harry._______ can answer the teacher's question in class.
| A．Nobody | B．Harry |
| C．Many students | D．Some students |
The teacher asked Harry's mother to go to school because ________.
| A．Harry is eight | B．Harry goes to school on foot |
| C．Harry's home is near | D．Harry made her angry |
The teacher's trousers were dirty because_______.
| A．she sat on the desk | B．it was raining hard |
| C．she sat on the tomato | D．she had them for a long time |
Children’s clubs
根据图表内容，选择最佳答案Xiao Ming wants to learn computer, so he can call the number
| A．023—68206162 or 13783147258 | B．023—68206162 or 13708356472 |
| C．023—68206569 or 13708356472 | D．023—68202280 or 13057382119 |
You want to learn drawing, so you can go to
| A．Room 201 | B．the Music Classroom |
| C．Room 503 | D．Room 307 |
You are free on Thursday afternoon, so you can go to learn
| A．English | B．drawing |
| C．music | D．computer |
I woke up this morning. There is an empty feeling that I have had so many times before and it seems to be coming back into my mind. What is it? I can’t figure it out.
I got ready for work. On the way I decided to stop and get a cheese from the little shop just down the road. I have never been there before but I was hungry and it would be 5 hours before I got off work.
The owner of the store took my order. He asked me what I wanted and I told him I heard he made a great cheese. He seemed pleased to hear that.
As I was sitting in the small space there was an elderly man finishing his breakfast. He paid the waitress, received his change and made a small joke. As he returned to get up, but it was quite difficult for this man, he looked over at me. I gave a small smile.
He looked again in my direction for a moment and said to me, “Has anyone told you, you have the most beautiful blue eyes?”
Seeing as I have blue eyes, I can’t say I have ever heard that before. I humored him and said, “No, I can’t say ever told me that before.”
He smiled and said, “Since they are blue, you wouldn’t have heard that, but you have beautiful blue eyes.”
I laughed and said thank you very much. He began to tell me a few one liner jokes so I smiled and laughed at his jokes.
He tried to get up to leave again and looked at me and said, “Your smile really brightens a room, do you know that? I said, “Thank you very much.”
He tried to get up, but it took him some time. As he got up he said, “Take care of that smile.”
I felt a sense of comfort wash over me and I reflected (反省）on my morning and that empty feeling I had. For a moment in time it seemed to be filled. Before the writer went to work, he felt____________.
| A．sleepy | B．energetic | C．sick | D．unhappy |
From the text, we can infer (推断)the old man___________.
was optimistic(乐观的) about lifeB. liked to play a joke on others
C. was reluctant (不情愿的）to leave D. had difficulty in hearing.By saying “since they are blue”, the old man meant “_____________”
| A．because they feel cold. | B．because they are sad |
| C．because they are happy | D．because they are hungry |
What lesson can we learn from the story?
| A．We should find comfort from strangers |
| B．We should pay attention to our own business. |
| C．We should laugh off our worries in life. |
| D．We should show respect to the old people. |