In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invites friends for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes: “Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”
To answer an invitation, either say thank you and accept or say you are sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “ Oh, sorry. I’ve tickets for a movie.”
Sometimes, however, people in the west use expressions(语句) that sound like invitation but which are not real invitation. For example, “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” or “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?” They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention(提到、涉及) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To answer expressions like this, people just say, “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK! Thanks.”
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?
| A．Because they have modern and beautiful houses. |
| B．Because they can spend less money. |
| C．Because they enjoy entertaining at home. |
| D．Because they can save time. |
Which of the following is NOT a real invitation?
| A．Please go to the concert with me some day. |
| B．Would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening? |
| C．I’ve two tickets here. Can you go to the cinema with me? |
| D．If you are free now, let’s go to Wang’s for a drink. |
If people say, “Why not get together for a party sometime?”, you just say “__________”
| A．I’m glad to hear that. | B．How about this evening? |
| C．Oh, sorry. I’m very busy. | D．That’s great. Thanks. |
People use “an unreal invitation” in order to show __________.
| A．they’re trying to be friendly |
| B．they’re trying to make friends with others |
| C．they have already got ready for a party |
| D．their spirit of generosity |
The passage is mainly about __________.
| A．entertainment at home |
| B．real invitations or not |
| C．expressions of starting a conversation |
| D．ways of ending a conversation |
Once upon a time there lived a poor farmer called Smith. He didn't like to share things with others. Smith had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.
One day, his friend gave Smith a young apple tree and told him to take it home and planted. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant
He thought and thought. Finally at night he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.
"What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted it near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted it in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit,"
"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have got nothing, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree."Was Smith happy about the gift?
When did he plant the apple tree?
Where did Smith plant the apple tree in the end?
Why did the apple tree soon die?
What would probably happen if the farmer had planted the tree near his house?
Kelly is an African elephant. Now she is 19 years old. She lives in the zoo. Kelly has produced more than 100 paintings since last year. She has made over $ 3,500 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Kelly first showed the art ability about 5 years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk(象鼻). She rubbed out(抹去) the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo workers gave her brushes and paints. Soon Kelly was painting pictures. Newspaper reporters wrote about Kelly, and then people went to buy her pictures. And in this way she made a lot of money for the zoo by painting.
This is how Kelly does the painting. A zoo worker holds different color paints and Kelly touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her the chosen colors to the brushes in her trunk and Kelly begins to paint.We most probably read this story in.
A. a magazine B. a newspaper C. a history textbookKelly first learned to draw pictures.
A. in the sand with her trunk B. to make money
C. when she was 5 years oldPeople asked for Kelly's pictures because.
A. they just wanted to have fun
B. the zoo leaders asked them to do so
C. the zoo workers asked them to do soKelly rubbed out the marks she had made in order to.
A. make other ones B. clean her trunk C. ask for more brushes and paints From the story we can know that.
A. Kelly can draw nice pictures all by herself
B. Kelly doesn't like to draw pictures at all
C. Kelly can draw pictures with the help of the zoo workers
Jackson was driving back home along a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.
An old lady with her car was standing on one side of the road. She needed help. No one stopped to help her. Jackson stopped in front of her and got out of his car. The lady looked very worried. Even when he put a smile on his face, the old lady still looked worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, and he looked poor and hungry.
Jackson knew how she felt. He said." I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait in my car? By the way, my name is Jackson."
The lady thought for a while and then went into his car. There was something wrong with her car. Jackson went under her car to repair it. When he finished, he got dirty and his hands hurt. Then the lady told him that her name was Anie. She asked Jackson how much she should pay for his help.
Jackson never thought about getting money. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should give that person help.Jackson feltwhen he drove home that evening.
A. strange B. happy C. sadWhy did the lady look worried?
A. Because she lost her way. B. Because her car broke down.
C. Because she felt very cold.It wasfor Jackson to repair the lady's car.
A. difficult B. interesting C. impossibleJackson helped the lady because.
A. the lady would pay him B. the lady felt cold
C. he wanted to help someone in needThe old lady shouldthe next time she met someone who needed help.
A. help that person B. leave that person alone
C. call Jackson for help again
根据以上内容判断下列句子的正 (T) 误 (F)
One day, two young men went to a small city. They stayed outside a shop for a long time, and they seemed to have nothing to do. The owner of the shop felt they were unusual. So he used his new mobile phone to take a picture of them. After that he sent a message with the picture to the police. The picture surprised the police because the persons in the picture had done something wrong before. And the police were trying to catch them! A police car was immediately sent to the shop. The two young men were caught there. Later a policeman told the reporter, "We think this is the first time in the world that a picture message has been used to help catch criminals(罪犯)."The owner of the shop sent the picture message to the police.
The two young men went to the shop to buy a new mobile phone.
The shop owner thought the two young men were kind.
The two young men were caught by the police.
The police thought a picture message was often used to help catch criminals.
“Who did this？”asked Miss Green.
There were 30 children in the classroom and all were trying to think about not only what they did, but also what our teacher already knew.
“Who broke this window?”
“Uh, Oh.”I thought. I was the one who broke the window with a football. I did not mean to do it. I would be in a lot of trouble. How could I pay for a big window like that? I didn’t want to put up my hand. But I had to tell the truth. So, I put up my hand and told the teacher I broke the window.
Miss Green went to the bookshelf and took down a book.
“I know how you like birds, Peter.”She said .“Here is a book about birds and the book is yours now. I will not punish you this time. But Peter, you should remember that I am rewarding （奖赏）you for your honesty（诚实）, not for breaking the window.”
I couldn’t believe it! The teacher didn’t punish me and I was getting my very favorite book. Now, I still use that book, and it always reminds me of (使我想起)the lesson my teacher taught me.
Honesty is always best.Who broke the window?
How many children were in the classroom?
Where did Miss Green take down the book?
What was the book about?
What can we learn from the story?