Colors play an important role in our world. They have different meanings to people of different cultures. Here are some colors and what they represent to various people of the world.
Red is the favorite color of brides in Vietnam. In this country, red represents fortune, success, and good luck. In China red is a symbol of luck and is used for many celebrations such as weddings and the beginning of the new year. In India red is a symbol of purity and commitment, and it is used in wedding clothing. In the United States red represents love and is used during Christmas and Valentine's Day. Red also represents speed and power in the west, which is why it is a popular color for race cars and toy rockets.
In Paris, all garbage collectors are clothed in green. They drive green trucks and dispose of waste in green bins. In many parts of the world, green has become a symbol of kindness to the earth. In Ireland, green symbolizes Catholicism, and in India it is the color of Islam.
Yellow is the color that symbolizes the sun. Yellow can make people feel happy and excited, but at the same time can make people feel angrier or more frustrated. In the United States, school buses and taxicabs are often yellow, because you can see this color ruore easily. In Japan, yellow is the color of bravery.
To the Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Koreans, white symbolizes death. To people of India and in the west white is a color of purity.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。How many colors are mentioned in the article?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
What does the underline word”represent”mean in the passage?
| A．代表 | B．承认 | C．接受 | D．说明 |
Who regards red as a symbol of luck?
| A．The Indians | B．The Japaness |
| C．The Chinese | D．The Americans |
A person will be even angrier when he sees_____
| A．red | B．green | C．yellow | D．white |
Which of the flowing is true?
| A．Red symbolizes the sun in most countries. |
| B．In the USA,school bus and taxis are often yellow. |
| C．In Ireland,all garbage collectos were green clothes. |
| D．Tothe Koreans,white is a color of purity. |
Hunter and Nina are husband and wife. They get up at about 4:50 in the morning. When many people are still sleeping in their warm beds, they are working. They work outside and clean something. They don’t 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 onduty. She works in a big building. There are many sick people in it. She wears a white hat and a white dress. She says, “I help doctors. 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."
Her name is Ann. She goes to work by bus every day. She works in a building. It opens at 8. a.m and closes at6.p.m.. There is a lot of good food, nice drinks and other things when she works. Children like to go there. She meets a lot of 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.
He is Jim’s father. He usually leaves home very early. He doesn’t 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 his lunch outside in the sun. His work is very hard.What is Sara?
| A． a cook | B．a doctor |
| C．a nurse | D．a teacher |
How does Jim’s father go to work?
| A．by car | B．by train |
| C．walk or ride a bike | D．by bus |
How long does Ann work a day?
| A．8 hours | B．6 hours | C．9 hours | D．10 hours |
Which of the following statements is not right?
| A． Hunter and Nina get up early in the morning. |
| B． Maybe Sara works in a hospital. |
| C． Children never go to Ann’s workplace. |
| D． Jim’s father works very hard. |
What does this passage talk about?
| A．How to work hard. | B．People’s jobs. |
| C．When to go to work. | D．People’s daily life. |
Toby, an 11-year-old boy, is playing with a ball. The ball goes into the street and Toby runs for the ball. A car hit(碰撞) Toby.
An ambulance（救护车）takes Toby to the hospital in 30 minutes. The doctors at the hospital tell Toby’s parents, “Toby is in a coma.” Every day Toby’s parents visit him at the hospital. They sit next to Toby’s bed and talk to him. But Toby never talks to them. He just sleeps.
One day, Toby’s father says ,” Wake up, Toby. Wake up, come home and play with Rusty.” Rusty is Toby’s dog.
When Toby’s father says ’Rusty’, Toby moves his arm. “Rusty!” Toby’s father says again. Again, Toby moves his arm（手臂）.
Toby’s parents have an idea. They tell the nurse, “We want to bring Toby’s dog to the hospital.” The nurse says “OK”.
The next day, Toby’s parents bring Rusty to the hospital. When they put the dog on Toby’s bed, Toby opens his eyes and hugs（拥抱）the dog.
Toby’s parents bring Rusty to the hospital every day. One day Rusty jumps onto Toby’s bed and scratches（抓）his arms. Toby says his first words “Bad dog!”.
After eight weeks, Toby is well. He leaves the hospital and goes home.Toby is in the street when a car hits him.
| A．visiting his father | B．walking with his dog |
| C．talking with his dog | D．running for a ball |
The words “Toby is in a coma.” may mean (意思是)_____________.
| A．Toby can’t wake up or talk |
| B．Toby must leave the hospital |
| C．Toby needs to play sports |
| D．Toby is very healthy |
wakes up Toby in the bed.
| A．A doctor | B．A nurse |
| C．His dog | D．His father |
From the story, we can learn that .
| A．Toby can never talk at last |
| B．Toby likes playing basketball |
| C．Toby’s dog is bad |
| D．Toby is in hospital for about eight weeks |
The best title（标题）for the story may be .
| A．the parents’ love | B．Toby and Rusty |
| C．a story of Rusty | D．Toby’s family |
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.” he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?” His friend Jack asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,” Alan said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Alan said, “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.” Jack said.
“Let me finish.” Alan said, “On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”Alan saw ________ in a news paper.
| A．an ad. | B．a letter |
| C．a story | D．a report |
Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.
| A．the mountains | B．the countryside |
| C．the seaside | D．William Farm |
Alan spent _________ at William Farm.
| A．four days | B．three months |
| C．a month | D．a few weeks |
Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.
| A．mutton | B．pork | C．beef | D．fish |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．Alan left the farm because he missed his family |
| B．Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm |
| C．Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm |
| D．Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner |
During the 15 days from New Year’s Eve to Lantern Festival(元宵节), Beijing was affected （受影响）by haze（雾霾） .Do you know what the haze is ? Today I will introduce it to you .
Haze is air pollution(空气污染) in which is mixed up with dust, smoke and other dry particles (和灰尘,烟雾和其他干燥粒),and it covers(掩盖) our blue sky ,so we can’t see sunny days. It often happens in winter and spring.
The haze brings much trouble (麻烦)to people’s lives. On the road many traffic accidents （事故）happened because people can not see clearly. The haze is harmful to our health. People also have to go to see the doctor because of the poisonous（有毒的） air caused by the haze.
As students, we must tell our friends and family members to go to work or school with the public traffic, such as the bus and the underground and BRT .Also we should plant more trees and develop green and energy to reduce (减少)the haze. According to me, I will go to school by bike or on foot, and I won’t throw the waste (垃圾)anywhere . It may take about 20 years to solve the problems caused by the haze .I believe the environment will get better and better and haze weather will vanish completely(彻底消失)with the help of new technology.What is haze ?
| A．It is something delicious to eat . |
| B．It is a kind of air pollution. |
| C．It is a girl’s name. |
| D．It is a place. |
When does it often happen ?
| A．Summer and autumn | B．Winter and summer |
| C．Winter and spring | D．All year round |
What is the Chinese meaning of the “harmful”?
| A．有害的 | B．有益的 |
| C．无关的 | D．有关的 |
Which way of the following can’t improve(改善) our environment ?
| A．Plant more trees |
| B．Burn (燃烧)the waste from the factory directly |
| C．Take public traffic instead of taking a car |
| D．Limit (限制) the number of cars |
In Canada you can find dogs. cats. horses etc, in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and pets are their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles（针） so that they won't carry disease（疾病）. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend about two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.
When you visit people's homes. they would be very glad to show you their pets .You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder (喂食器) in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed (允许) to kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild(野生的) animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished(处罚). If an animal happened to get run over by a car. people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them is: When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own work and life. Then their parents will feel lonely, but pets can help them. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.This passage shows that Canadians_______.
| A．hate animals |
| B．often kill animals |
| C．love animals |
| D．don't keep their pets inside their houses |
Children leave their parents when they grow up because_______.
| A．they start their own work and life |
| B．their parents' houses are too small |
| C．they can only find jobs far from their parents |
| D．they don't like to live together with their parents any more |
They give their pets needles before keeping them at their houses because _______
| A．the pets are sick |
| B．the pets are wild |
| C．the pets are hungry |
| D．they want to stop them from carrying disease |
Which is right according to the passage?
| A．People buy animal food for their pets only at special animal food stores. |
| B．Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat. |
| C．Almost every family has a bird cage at his house. |
| D．Pets eat more than people. |
The passage mainly（主要） talks about_______.
| A．how to stop pets from carrying disease |
| B．birds are welcomed in Canada |
| C．pets in Canada |
| D．parents feel lonely when their children grow up |