阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
Who says that skirts are only for girls? Men can also wear them. Scotchmen have worn them for many years. They call their skirts kilts. A kilt is a colored skirt. It reaches down to the knee(膝盖). It has different colored checks (方格) on it, like red or blue. Some families in Scotland have their own colors and designs. From the kind of kilt they wear you can tell which group they come from.
The kilt goes back to the 1720s. Scottish soldiers used to wear them. Later, many Scottish men wore them. Today the kilt is not much seen in Scotland. However, in some parts of the country you can still see some older men wearing kilts. Most Scotchman see the kilt as formal dress for national celebrations, marriages or big dinners.
Even kilt makers have moved with the times. Some modern designs have a pocket for a mobile phone.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案, 并将其标号填入题前括号内。Men in ____ wear skirts for many years.
| A．Spain | B．Korean |
| C．Japan | D．Scotland |
A kilt is___________.
| A．a kind of beautiful pants |
| B．a kind of skirt with colored checks on it |
| C．a red or blue dress |
| D．a kind of shorts |
Kilts appeared ________ ago.
| A．nearly three hundred years | B．hundreds of years |
| C．thousands of years | D．nearly two hundred years |
Which of the following statements isTRUE?
| A．Today the kilt is never seen in Scotland. |
| B．Today more young men like to wear kilts. |
| C．Today Scotchmen may dress in kilts for formal occasions. |
| D．Today we can use kilts to call somebody. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Scotchmen | B．a kind of beautiful skirt |
| C．Skirts for men | D．The kilts today |
“Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.” That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper？” “No. Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark（吠）and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.From the reading we learn that _______.
| A．the Browns have never had a pet before. |
| B．the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper. |
| C．Shadow is a small and healthy dog. |
| D．Mr Brown didn't quite agree with his wife. |
The underlined word shelter in the reading means _______.
| A．a place to sell small dogs |
| B．a place to keep homeless animals |
| C．a place to study animals |
| D．a place to sell books on pet care |
Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______.
| A．see if they had moved to a new house |
| B．find out how rich the Browns were |
| C．know where they'd keep their new pet |
| D．make sure they'd take care of pets |
The Browns thinks that a small dog _______.
| A．doesn't need any room to keep |
| B．can help them watch their house |
| C．eats less food than a bigger one |
| D．usually has a beautiful name |
It's clear that _______.
| A．Shadow will not be easy to get ill |
| B．the Browns were not good with Shadow |
| C．Mr Snow didn't check Shadow at all |
| D．Shadow likes barking a lot |
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
| A．sixteen | B．eighteen | C．twenty | D．fifteen |
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
| A．he's her grandson | B．he's clever |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
| A．classmate | B．colleague (同事) | C．aunt | D．wife |
The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
| A．盖印 | B．跺 | C．贴邮票 | D．承认 |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
| A．to wake his grandma up |
| B．to make his grandma angry |
| C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time |
| D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch |
阅读短文，按要求完成各题。
If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals(信号). If we look at someone else’s body, we can often tell how thy are feeling by their body signals. So reading body language signals is a great tool in daily communication.
In case(假使) you don’t think that learning how to read and use body language is important, here are some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say, and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone(语气) and the speed of their voice; while 55% of the information we receive is from their body language.
These non-verbal(非语言的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals, you and the person may feel uncomfortable. It is useful to be able to read people’s body language, but it is useful to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language may be given several interpretations. Many signals have different meanings, depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body language signal.
Facial expression is one of the body languages. Facial expressions are one or more movements on a person’s face, such as frowning(皱眉)，raising your eyebrows and rolling(旋转) your eyes. Scientists say that humans have 80 muscles(肌肉) on their faces. These muscles can make 7.000 different facial expressions. These expressions can be put into six classes. They are happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust(厌恶)。
For example, when people think a certain food tastes disgusting, they usually make a funny face. When people are surprised, they often raise their eyebrows and open their eyes wide.
If people can read facial expressions correctly, they may be better at knowing other people’s feelings. That can help people make more friends. However, sometimes people have to be careful when reading others’ faces. It’s rude to stare at others for a long time. 根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）。
From the first paragraph of the passage, we know that your eyesyour body language signals are great tools in daily communication. 根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）。
From the second paragraph of the passage, the numbers mentioned are to show the
body language. 根据短文回答问题。
According to the passage, how many classes of facial expressions do you know? What are they?把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。
根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限10词以内）回答问题。
What is the writer’s opinion on the body language?
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution.
To pollute means to make things unfit or unclean to use. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even eat it. Pollution is beginning to threaten (威胁) our health, our happiness and our life.
Man has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire, washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty, men moved on to another place. At first, the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air, land and water. There weren’t so many people then and their wants fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed(吸收) by nature and soon covered over. But this is no longer true. The increase of pollution and the development of industry(工业) have changed that. Man is slowly poisoning(毒害)not only his environment but also himself.
Through the use of poison, man has polluted the land, killing the animals. By putting dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes we have polluted our drinking water, killing the fish.
Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people, more waste.
Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump(堆存处)，or is there any hope that we can get rid of (摆脱，除去) the pollution? Luckily, millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under control.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. This means keeping the land, air and water clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．We live on the earth, so we should look after it. |
| B．Man is fighting against different kinds of pollution. |
| C．To pollute means to make air, water and land unfit for use. |
| D．All the waste produced by modern industry can be absorbed. |
In Paragraph4, the underlined word “chemicals” mean ____________.
| A．化学物质 | B．医疗器械 | C．污染源 | D．塑料制品 |
Through the uncontrolled use of poison man has___________.
| A．made the drinking water dirty | B．polluted the land |
| C．killed the animals | D．all of the above |
From the sentences “More people, more waste.” We know that ___________
| A．we need more people, not more waste |
| B．the increase of population caused more waste. |
| C．there isn’t any hope that we can get rid of the pollution |
| D．More people have been warned of the danger of more waste. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Man begins to understand the pollution. |
| B．Man doesn’t know how to control pollution. |
| C．Man is doing something to control pollution. |
| D．Man still doesn’t realize how serious pollution is. |
What is “Walk to school”?
Now we are working on a program of “walk to school”. We would like as many parents and children as possible to take part, even if in a small way. Children who walk to and from school along with their parents can learn essential(基本的) road safety and life skills.
You can take part by…
● Walking to and from school with your child every day.
● Walking for one or two days during the week.
● Encouraging others to walk, if you have already done.
Walking is great!
● Walking is great exercise! A walk is good for your body and can keep you fit.
● You won’t have to waste time looking for a parking site(停车点).
● It’s free. You’ll save money by not using the car.
● It’s pollution free.
● It’s a good chance to your children and to meet other parents, too.
Enjoying walking to school!
Here are some suggestions to help you and your child enjoy walking to school.
● Plan a safe route together.
● Teach children what a kerb(马路牙子) is and what it means.
● Encourage your child to help you choose the safest places to cross the road.
● Look at and discuss the things you see on your way—especially road signs and what they mean.
Walk to school! Thousands of parents and children have already taken part, could you?
Please go to WWW.walkschool.org.uk for more information.“Walk to school” may be _________.
| A．a relaxing advertisement | B．an interesting sign |
| C．a meaningful program | D．a colorful picture |
Who are encouraged to take part in Walking to school?
| A．Parents and children | B．Drivers and workers. |
| C．Teachers and students. | D．Mothers and fathers. |
Walking to school can help you __________.
| A．how to walk to school quickly |
| B．save time to get to school |
| C．draw some pictures of the kerb and road signs |
| D．learn essential road safely and life skills |
Which is NOT the benefit(好处) of walking to school?
| A．It can keep you fit. |
| B．It can save money. |
| C．It won’t pollute the air. |
| D．It can’t help you make new friends. |
According to the writer, you can learn more about “walk to school” by?
| A．reading a newspaper | B．going to the Internet. |
| C．making a phone call | D．having a traffic lessons. |