The Flying Hat By Shannon Blackman
“The most sidesplitting story I’ve ever read. I couldn’t help laughing after I finished it. Be ready to laugh your heart out.” Willy King, Best Book winner “It’s a story that makes you smile in your dreams. Blackman’s excellent writing cheers you up.”
The Tide, Londo
“One of the best-selling books of the year. More than two million copies have been sold.”
The Sunday Reader, New York
“This book has become the talk of the country. The story is making its way into movie theaters. I can’t wait to see it!” Marian Miller, author of Ms. Lilly
根据以上书评内容，回答下列问题。Who is the writer of The Flying Hat?
| A．Marian Miller | B．Willy King |
| C．Shannon Blackman | D．Ms. Lily |
Which is said about The Flying Hat?
| A．A movie about the story is coming out. |
| B．People can buy the book all over the world. |
| C．The writer started the book because of a mistake. |
| D．The story is about a boy with a magic book. |
What does sidesplitting mean?
| A．Simple. | B．Funny. |
| C．Serious. | D．Difficult. |
Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(继承) a million dollars when he was 23, But he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. They were so busy earning their lives and had little to talk with him. Jack decided to keep living life like everyone else. He gave ＄10,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack had helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ＄200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year, on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special.” He said, “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy,” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.” Jack didn’t need to look for a job_______.
| A．before he went to college |
| B．after he went to Africa |
| C．because he got one million dollars |
| D．before he received a report |
Jack learned about the children’s progress by __________.
| A．visiting them each year |
| B．getting a report every year |
| C．staying with them |
| D．talking with them in English |
The underlined word “ for a good cause” means ________ in Chinese.
| A．施舍 | B．行善 |
| C．优惠 | D．赏赐 |
What’s the main idea of the story?
| A．Help others, and you will feel happy. |
| B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children. |
| C．Live a simple life, and you can give others help. |
| D．Please help the children in Africa. |
As we know, some children live in the countryside, and some live in the city. Their lives are a little different, but they also have many of the same dreams.
| In the countryside |
In the city |
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| Ways of going to school |
On foot or by bike |
By bus or car |
| Teaching tools |
Recorders(录音机) and radios |
DVD, TVs, recorders, radios, loud-speakers, CAI |
| Eyesight |
Less than 45% are near-sighted(近视) |
About 75% are near-sighted |
| After-class activities |
Playing with balls |
English corners and other school clubs |
| Homework |
Homework can usually be finished at school |
Homework never ends |
| Chores(杂事) to do |
Washing, cleaning, farming, looking after younger sisters or brothers, cooking |
Usually no chores |
| Family |
Big families |
Small families |
| Dream jobs |
Teachers, drivers, scientists, nurses… |
Scientists, doctors, computer programmers, managers … |
The survey was done among the ______ between the countryside and the city.
| A．parents | B．students |
| C．teachers | D．drivers |
The children in the city usually do ______ according to the survey.
| A．cooking | B．cleaning |
| C．washing | D．no housework |
About ______of children in the countryside have good eyesight, while _____ of children in the city have good eyesight.
| A．55%; 25% | B．45%; 25% |
| C．45%; 75% | D．55%; 75% |
Which of the following is RIGHT according to the survey?
| A．A classroom in the countryside often has TV sets. |
| B．Children in the countryside often join the school clubs. |
| C．Children in the city often have much homework to do. |
| D．Children in the city often have big families. |
Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers. Many are adults（成年人）. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.Different kinds of people want to learn English ____________.
| A．together with other subjects |
| B．for different reasons |
| C．for their work |
| D．for higher studies at colleges |
From this passage we know that ____________.
| A．we can learn English easily |
| B．English is very difficult to learn |
| C．English is learned by most people in the world |
| D．English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn |
Why do many boys and girls study English?
| A．Because at college or university some of their books are in English. |
| B．Because it is useful for their work. |
| C．Because it is one of their subjects required for study at school. |
| D．Because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. |
If you really want to see that number on weight loss, what you put in your mouth matters most. People who simply cut calories to lose weight lose about 2 pounds a week, says a study in the International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders. At the same time, people who exercise but don't cut calories drop less than half a pound each week.
Why doesn't the physical activity produce the same pound-dropping results as calories cut? One thought is that though exercise burns calories, it doesn't increase your metabolism (新陈代谢), says a study in Obesity Reviews. It doesn't prevent your metabolism from slowing as you lose pounds. As you slim down - through any method - your metabolism slows with your weight loss and exercising doesn't keep that from happening. As you lose weight, you burn fewer calories through exercise. For example, a 150-pound person who exercises for 30 minutes burns about 306 calories. After losing 10 pounds, that person will burn about 286 calories doing the same exercise. So to burn 306 calories, you need to extend (扩大) your exercise.
A research shows people who diet and exercise for weight loss drop the same amount of weight as people who have a balanced diet. They are, however, more successful keeping the weight off than their counterparts (相当的人) who simply eat less.
| A．If you want to put on weight, you should eat more. |
| B．If you want to lose weight, you should eat more. |
| C．If you want to lose weight, you should have a balance diet. |
| D．If you want to lose weight, you should exercise more. |
| A．Because it doesn't increase metabolism. |
| B．Because it doesn't burn calories. |
| C．Because it bums less calories than calories cut. |
| D．Because calories cut slows metabolism. |
| A．Diet. | B．Exercise. |
| C．The calorie. | D．Metabolism. |
| A．The physical activity is the most useful to lose weight. |
| B．As you lose weight, you bum more calories through exercise. |
| C．Doing exercises has the same effect with diet. |
| D．People who exercise but don't cut calories will lose less weight. |
| A．How to lose weight. |
| B．How to diet. |
| C．People who like sports can easily lose weight. |
| D．People who have a balanced diet can lose weight easily. |
Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread. Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American. However, they actually come from other countries.
A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake---a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served with maple syrup. The idea of the pancake is very old. In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China.
Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for breakfast in America. Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe.
In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the United States and brought the recipe for bagels with them. Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world. Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast on the go.
Doughnuts (usually spelled “donut” in the United States) came from France. They were served to American soldiers in France during World War Ⅰ(第一次世界大战). After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnuts for them. Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across the United States.
| A．famous places in the United States to eat breakfast |
| B．popular American breakfast foods coming from China |
| C．the most popular types of pancakes in the United States |
| D．the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States |
| A．They both came from Europe. |
| B．They are both easy to make. |
| C．They are both sweet. |
| D．People in New York make them best. |
| A．Polish people. | B．Jewish people. |
| C．Chinese people | D．American soldiers. |
| A．It was first made by the French. |
| B．The soldiers invented them in World War I. |
| C．Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States. |
| D．It is round with a hole in the middle. |
| A．the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast |
| B．all American foods come from other countries |
| C．not all American foods are really American |
| D．very few Americans have breakfast every day |