What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.
The tree house
Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to the home’s temperature.
The Lizard house
Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.
Meals at home
This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.
Learning from the past
Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney.
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。 What is the best title (标题) of the passage?
| A．Green house of the future. |
| B．The greener, the better. |
| C．How to build green houses. |
| D．Changes of the houses. |
We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home .
| A．with the root of a leaf. |
| B．with the energy from sunlight. |
| C．with the soil under the ground |
| D．with gardens on its walls. |
What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it’s in the bright sun?
| A．It will take in light. |
| B．It will produce energy. |
| C．It will turn dark. |
| D．It will turn white. |
The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future .
| A．will be more delicious. |
| B．need more cooks. |
| C．cost as much as possible. |
| D．will be greener. |
A chimney can be a useful air conditioner but it used to cause .
| A．pollution. | B．accident. |
| C．noise. | D．techniques. |
Swimmers Wanted
Can you swim? Do you like kids? Can you help them with swimming on weekends? Come and join us. Call Jane at 330-8976 for more information(信息).
Chess Club
Do you like to play chess? Mr Chen can teach you. You can come here every Friday afternoon.
Tel: 623-1940
Add: Room 102 in School’s P.E. Building
Let’s Learn French
Can you speak French? Do you want to learn French? Join the French club now.
Time: 9:00 am—11:30 am(from Monday to Friday)
Call Henry at 543-1248.
Musicians Wanted
Boys and girls, are you music lovers? Can you sing or dance? Can you play any instruments(乐器)? Welcome to our Star Rock Band.
Please call Victor at 891-3453 or send an email to music@yahoo.com.
根据以上内容，选择最佳答案。What can Mr Chen teach you?
| A．Playing chess. | B．Speaking French. |
| C．Swimming. | D．Dancing. |
Betty can swim well and she wants to find a job. Who can she call?
| A．Henry. | B．Jane. | C．Victor. | D．Mr Chen. |
Mike is in the chess club. When does he go to the club?
| A．On weekends. | B．From 9:00 am to 11:30 am. |
| C．Every Friday afternoon. | D．On Monday. |
You love music and you want to be a singer(歌手). What can you do?
| A．Send and email to music@yahoo.com. |
| B．Call 543-1248 |
| C．Call 330-8976. |
| D．Go to Room 102 in School’s P.E. Building. |
Judy speaks French very well and she teaches kids from Monday to Friday.
Where does she work?
| A．In the start Rock Band. | B．In the chess club. |
| C．In the French club. | D．In the swimming club. |
Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using it is a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.
Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.
Don’t give your password(密码) to anyone else, and never give out the following information—your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information.
Check with your parents before giving out a credit card(信用卡) number.
Never send a photo of yourself to someone by e－mail unless your parents say it’s OK.
Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents ought to make sure it’s a right place for you.
Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parents’ permission(允许). Never meet anyone you met online alone.
Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.
If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.
Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.
Remember — not everything you read on the Internet is true. It’s good for children to ______ on the Internet.
A. give password to others B. get useful knowledge and information
C. give out a credit card number The writer tells children to ______.
A. send their photos to him B. make rules for Internet use with parents
C. believe everything they read on the Internet According to the passage, if your parents don’t agree, never ______.
A. read anything on the Internet B. relax in your free time
C. have a face－to－face meeting with anyone you met online What should NOT be done when you are on line?
A. Using bad language. B. Leaving the site if you feel uncomfortable.
C. Treating everyone online as strangers. The main idea of this passage is about ______.
A. how to use computers B. information on the Internet C. Internet safety rules
There are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese is about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消极) meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(积极的) actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog—tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的). There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.
The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.The word “dog” in Chinese usually ______.
A. stands for friendship B. has a negative meaning C. has a positive meaning“Every dog has its day.” means “______”
A. Everybody in the world is lucky. B. Each person lives his own way of life.
C. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky. Western people usually use “cat” to refer to “______”.
A. a tired person B. a brave man C. an unkind woman Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Words show differences in cultures.
B. Western people think cats to be good friends.
C. Rose is the national flower of all western countries. This passage mainly tells us ______.
A. negative or positive things B. different countries have different cultures
C. what dog and cat mean in English and Chinese
Last weekend, when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,” Sue said.
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed. “That’s a nice dog, isn’t he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
“Yes, he is. He’s handsome. He’s a bit of a mixture, but that’s not a bad thing. He’s strong and healthy.”
“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn’t taken his eyes off you. He thinks you’ve got some food for him.”
“That’s true,” Sue said. “But I haven’t.”
They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”
“No,” Sue said. “He’s never bitten anyone. He’s always gentle and friendly.”
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal’s head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn’t bite.”
Sue replied in surprise. “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog’s at home.” Jack and Sue were ______.
A. friends B. next—door neighbours C. strangers The dog looked at the woman because ______.
A. the woman wanted to feed him B. the woman was friendly C. it was hungry Jack touched to dog because he believed ______.
A. the dog was handsome B. Sue’s dog was unfriendly C. the dog belonged to SueDo Sue’s dog bite?
A. Yes, it does. B. No, it doesn’t. C. We don’t know.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Wrong Question B. Sue’s Dog C. A Pleasant Meeting
We can find ads everywhere. Here are four ads. Please read them carefully.
| （1）WAITE WANTED Are you hard—working? Do you like to meet people? If your answer is “Yes”, then we have a job for you as a waiter. Call AL Hotel at 8556779. |
（2）REPORTER WANTED Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter, please call Karen at 8558366. |
| （3）HELP WANTED Do you like babies? Can you look after one baby for two days? If you are sure to take good care of it, call us at 8766588. $ 80 or more. Today! Hurry1 |
（4）CLEANER WANTED Can you make a large house clean and tidy? If you hope to get the job paid at $ 20 once, call us this evening 18:00—20:00. Tel: 8633800. |
______ are needed in AL Hotel.
A. Cleaners B. Reporters C. Waiters If you like children and have two —day free, you can call at ______ for a job.
A. 8556779 B. 8558336 C. 8766588 If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house once a day, how much will the cleaner get in a week?
A. $ 120. B. $ 140. C. $ 160. If you’re a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ______.
A. ad（1） B. ad（2） C. ad（3） The above job ads are probably from ______.
A. a science book B. a story book C. a newspaper