Singles Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married（结婚）, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong（麻将）.
One day they played Mahjong from 11am until 11 pm. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles Day.
For breakfast on Singles Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning of 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean the 'only one' in one’s heart.__________ first called November 11th Singles Day.
| A．The Chinese government |
| B．People who have been married |
| C．Four people playing Marjong |
| D．People who don’t want to get married |
The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.
| A．盲人聚会 | B．相亲会 |
| C．化妆舞会 | D．慈善晚会 |
Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles Day.
| A．some bread | B．noodles |
| C．4 youtiao | D．nothing |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Singles Day is on November 11th. |
| B．Singles Day is celebrated by no countries but China. |
| C．Singles Day is for people who are still living the single life. |
| D．Singles Day should be celebrated by playing Marjong from 11am to 11pm. |
The telephone rang when Mrs. Gates was cooking lunch. Her son Bruce went to answer the phone. His aunt said she was coming to see them with her daughter that afternoon. Mrs. Gates was happy because she hadn't seen her sister for several months. She knew the girl liked bananas very much, but she was busy in the kitchen and couldn't go to buy any for her. She gave some money to Bruce and said, "Go and buy two kilos of bananas in the shop. "
Bruce liked bananas, too. He went out happily. Half an hour later he came back with a bag in his hand. Mrs. Gates weighed the bananas and found they were half a kilo short. She took the bag to the shopkeeper and said, "I sent my little son for two kilos of bananas, but you gave him only one and a half kilos!" "Have you weighed your little son yet, madam?" asked the shopkeeper, "My scales (秤) are all right.”Who went to answer the telephone when it rang?
| A．Mrs. Gates. | B．Her sister. | C．Bruce. | D．The girl. |
Mrs. Gates asked her son.
| A．to cook lunch | B．to buy some bananas |
| C．to sweep the floor | D．to play with his sister |
Why did Bruce go to buy bananas happily?
| A．Because he had money. | B．Because he liked his cousin. |
| C．Because he knew the way. | D．Because he liked bananas. |
How many bananas did Bruce give his mother?
| A．Half a kilo | B．One kilo. | C．One and a half kilos. | D．Two kilos. |
The shopkeeper thought that _.
| A．Mrs. Gates' son ate the bananas |
| B．Mrs. Gates' scales were wrong |
| C．Mrs. Gates had eaten the bananas |
| D．his scales were wrong |
The students are having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li is telling the children what water is like. After that, she asks her students some questions, and one of them is, “Boys and girls! What is water? Can you tell me?” She waits for a few minutes, but no one answers her. Then Miss Li asks again. “Why don’t you answer my question? I tell you what water is like , right?”
Then a boy puts up his hand and says, “Miss Li, you tell us that water has no color and no smell（味道）. But I think that water is something that is black when I wash my hand in it.”
All the students begin to laugh(笑). Miss Li laughs too. Then another boy puts up his hand, Miss Li says “What do you think, Wang Bing?” The boy says:” Miss Li, where can we find water that has no color and no smell?”
“Why do you say so?” Miss Li asks.
“The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.” Answers the boy. And most of the children think he is right.
“I am sorry to hear that, children.” says the teacher. “Our water is getting dirtier（脏）. That is a problem. All of us must try our best (尽力) to make it clean again.”Which of the following is right?
| A．Miss Li is giving the students a math lesson. |
| B．Miss Li tells the students something about water. |
| C．Miss Li doesn’t tell the students what water is like. |
| D．All the students don’t know what water is like. |
Miss Li tells the children _________.
| A．water is clean. | B．water has color |
| C．water has smell | D．water has no smell or color |
All the students and Miss Li laugh because________
| A．the boy gives an interesting answer |
| B．the boy gives a wrong answer |
| C．the boy doesn’t listen to the teacher carefully |
| D．the boy likes drinking water |
In the text ______ answer Miss Li’s question.
| A．two boys | B．two girls | C．a boy and a girl | D．no students |
The teacher thinks_______.
| A．the second boy is wrong |
| B．the water in the rivers is always clean |
| C．the water in the rivers is always dirty |
| D．all of them must try their best to make water clean |
Hunter and Nina are husband（丈夫）and wife. They get up about 4:50 in the morning. When many people are sleeping in their warm beds, they are working. They work outside and walk a lot. They do not work when it is raining. They also work on weekends.
Her name is Sara. She sometimes goes to work in the morning, and sometimes goes to work at night when she is on duty（值班）. She works in a big building. There are many beds in it. She wears a white hat and a white dress. She says:” I meet many people every day. I look after them. They need my help. That’s my job. It’s hard, but I like it.”
He is Jim’s father. He usually leaves home very early. He does not work in a factory. He goes to work on foot or by bike. It is far from his home. He usually works in the day and has lunch outside in the sun. His work is very hard. He often brings us rice, eggs and vegetables. He can have a good rest（休息）in winter.
She goes to work by bus every day. She works in a building. It opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 6 p.m. There are many good foods, drinks and other things. Children like to go there. She meets many people every day. She often says, “Can I help you?” When she meets people. She says, “My work is not easy. I must stand all day and be friendly to everyone”.What jobs do they have?
| A．Farmer, doctor, driver and cleaner（清洁工） |
| B．Cleaner, nurse, farmer and shopkeeper |
| C．Postman, nurse, driver and teacher |
| D．Driver, doctor, cleaner and shopkeeper |
Hunter and Nina doesn’t work _____.
| A．from Monday to Friday | B．at weekends |
| C．on workdays | D．on rainy days |
Does Sara like hard work?
| A．Yes, she does. | B．She doesn’t know. |
| C．No, she doesn’t. | D．We don’t know. |
In what season (季节)does Jim’s father stop working?
| A．In spring | B．In summer | C．In autumn | D．In winter |
Who works hard and is kind to people when they come to her/him?
| A．The first | B．The second | C．The third | D．The fourth |
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| Hot Club Do you like to play table tennis? Do you want to play it well? Mr Zhang is a good teacher. You can come here every Saturday afternoon from 2：30 to 5：30. Telephone: 8665-7868 Address: Room 15, Lantian Hotel |
| Swimmer Wanted Can you swim? Do you like children? Can you teach them to swim on Sundays? Come and join us. Call Joe at 8472-9999 for more information. |
| Summer Job Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Would you like to work for a magazine? Then come and work as a reporter. Please call Karen at 5561-8823. |
Sunshine Rock Band needs .
| A．a guitar player | B．a reporter | C．a swimming coach | D．a table tennis coach |
If you can swim very well and like children very much, you will be more interested in the advertisement（广告）.
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
If you like writing, you can call for a job.
| A．8472-9999 | B．8665-7868 | C．5561-8823 | D．5487-6598 |
Your classmate wants to learn table tennis, so you can advise（建议）her to call .
| A．Joe | B．Mr Zhang | C．Karen | D．Mike |
The above ads（以上的广告）are probably（可能）from .
| A．a newspaper（报纸） | B．a story book |
| C．a science book | D．a history book |
The Internet has become not only a necessary but also a virtual(虚拟的) world for people. With the development of the Internet, internet friendship has also become very popular. Online friends are those people who have known each other through the Internet. Making internet friends is the same as making pen friends. Many famous websites offer quite warm internet friendship. One can find many people on these websites and they share the same interests. It is difficult to make friends with someone you can’t see or feel. That is the main problem of internet friendship. A virtual friendship would not last forever without seeing each other, but it is an advantage for some people because they are afraid to speak in pubic.
On the other hand, the chances of cheating(欺骗) are very high in an internet friendship. Some people make friends on the Internet with wrong intentions(企图).So while making friends over the Internet, one has to be very careful. Here are some suggestions for you.
Don’t give personal information, such as your telephone number, address, location, school name as well as your parents’ information, to strangers on the Internet.
Do not exchange personal photos of you or any family member with people you meet over the Internet.
Do not go to meet a person you have just met over the Internet. You’d better ask older or other experienced people for advice if you want to go to meet an internet friend.
Do not accept someone’s request(要求) if you feel he or she is dishonest.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题。Is the Internet necessary and virtual for people?
What is the main problem of internet friendship?
Why is the virtual friendship an advantage for some people?
Who can you ask for advice if you go to meet an internet friend?
What does the article give suggestions about?