Dinner customs(习惯)are different around the world. If you are a dinner guest (客人)in Ghana, this information will help you a lot.
In Ghana, dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening. But there are no strict rules(严格的规定)about time. Whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food. When you go to a home, the person who receives guests takes you to the living room first. At this time, everyone welcomes you. Then you go to the dining room. There you wash your hands in a bowl of water. All the food is on the table.
In Ghana, you usually eat with your fingers. You eat from the same dish as everyone else. But you eat from one side of the dish only. It is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish. After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.
Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu. People in Ghana make fufu from the powder(粉末)of some plants. Sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw (锯子) because it is very hard. You must chew(咀嚼)fufu well, or you may get sick. You eat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only.From the passage we know that in Ghana ______________.
| A．the rules for dinner time are not strict |
| B．dinner is always at six in the evening |
| C．a family offers food only at four in the afternoon |
| D．people usually invite their guests to dinner later in the evening |
People in Ghana usually eat ______________.
| A．from one side of a dish to the other |
| B．from the other side of the dish |
| C．with their fingers |
| D．with their spoons |
When you eat fufu, You’d better ______________.
| A．cut it with a saw | B．use your right hand only |
| C．chew it well | D．all of the above |
People may have many different hobbies during their life. When we are very young, we usually play with toys. When we get older, we may go out for a sport like football. Now, let's look at these children's hobbies.
| Bob |
I like collecting stamps very much.I began to collect stamps five years ado.Now I have more than 500 stamps. Some of my classmates have the same hobby as me. We sometimes trade(用…交换)stamps. Then we can all get what we want. |
| Jim |
Fishing is my hobby. I often go fishing with Bill.He is my uncle’s son.We like to share fish with our friends. They are so glad to get our fish.We’re happy, too. |
| May |
I’m interested in cycling(骑自行车)。 There is a cycling club in my school. Every Sunday I go cycling with the other members. Each time we have a great time. |
| Sue |
I’m a quiet girl.My hobby is reading.I like reading all kinds of good books.Books are important to me ,just like food. But on Saturday,I don’t read . I usually do my homework in the morning and visit my friends in the afternoon. |
| A．His father. | B．His grandfather. |
| C．His uncle. | D．His cousin. |
| A．Once a day. | B．Once a week. |
| C．Twice a week. | D．Twice a month. |
| A．She visits her friends. |
| B．She reads her favourite books. |
| C．She goes cycling with her friends. |
| D．She does her homework at home. |
| A．Jim likes eating fishing very much. |
| B．May has fun cycling every Sunday. |
| C．Sometimes Bob's friends buy him some stamps. |
| D．Books are important for Sue and she reads every day. |
What is a label? A label is fixed(固定) to a product(产品) and gives information about it. It is a piece of paper or other material.
There are labels on clothes. The labels tell you what the clothes are made of and how to clean them. For example, the label on a shirt may tell you "hand wash only". It is not a good idea to wash such clothes in a washing machine-it will do harm to them. A coat label may say "dry clean only". That means you should take it to the dry cleaner(干洗店). They will use chemical in the washing. It can be expensive, but it will help keep the quality(质量) of your clothes. Do what the cleaning instructions tell you and your clothes will wear well and look nice.
| A．is a product | B．gives information |
| C．is on the paper | D．takes care of your clothes |
| A．put it in the water | B．put some chemical on it |
| C．put it in a washing machine | D．take it to the dry cleaner |
| A．wash them in the water |
| B．read the instructions on the labels carefully |
| C．keep the quality of them |
| D．find if they are expensive |
A. 命令 B. 吩咐
C说明 D. 通知
Hina Matsuri is the Japanese festival for young girls. On this day, families with girls wish their daughters a happy life. This festival is also called "Doll Festival". On March 3rd every year, parents will display(陈列)dolls inside their house, usually in the sitting room. People always cover the doll shrine(神龛) with red cloth. Some families display them for one day only, but many display them as early as mid-February. The children put Japanese-rice cakes and beautiful flowers in the shrine.
During Hina Matsuri, girls wear kimonos(和服) and eat special food such as sweets, sushi and shirozake. Shirozake is a sweet drink and doesn't have alcohol(酒精), so it is OK for children to have. Family members also sing the Hina Matsuri Song to celebrate. This festival lets us know parents' wish for their children's happiness is for ever.
| A．wear kimonos and eat special food |
| B．wear red clothes and have some sweet drink |
| C．wear kimonos and have some alcohol |
| D．wear red clothes and eat sweets |
| A．Parents display dolls in every room. |
| B．All families in Japan celebrate this festival. |
| C．People sing different kinds of songs to celebrate it. |
| D．Parents wish their children happy for ever. |
| A．some Japanese food | B．Japanese dolls |
| C．a Japanese festival | D．parents' love for children |
Peter is going to take a special exam next week.
“He will be very sad if he fails. ” Pasty said. “ We must help him to pass. ”
“What can we do?” Annie asked.
“I know. ” Pasty said. “ We can help him before the exam. He mustn’t go to bed late. He will be tired if he goes to bed late. He will fail the exam if he’s tired. ”
“ He will get good grades if he revises (复习) well for the exam. ” John said. “We’ll help him revise. ”
“How can we do that?” Annie asked.
“We’ll ask him questions,” John told her. “He’ll pass the exam if he can answer all our questions. ”
“He mustn’t worry. ” Tom said. “He’ll be nervous if worries too much. ”
“Yes, and he’ll fail if he’s nervous. ” Annie said.
The children were very good to Peter all week and they help him a lot.
He was not tired when he went into the exam room. He was happy and he did everything very carefully. He passed the exam easily.
阅读上面的文章并根据短文内容判断文后句子的正(T)误(F)。Peter is going to take the exam next month.
If Annie goes to bed late, she’ll fail the exam.
There are five people in the story.
Peter felt tired when he went into the exam room.
The children are very friendly.
One day a red rose blossomed (开花) in a forest. A pine tree(松树) not far away said, “You’re so beautiful! I wish I could be lovely like you. ”
The rose said, “I am the most beautiful plant in the forest. ” Then the rose looked at a cactus(仙人掌) and said, “Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)!”Sometimes, the red rose would look at the cactus and say, “This plant is useless. I’m sorry I am his neighbor. ”
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw some birds stick their beaks(鸟喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the red rose, “You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. ”
The red rose felt ashamed, but she still asked the cactus for help. The cactus agreed kindly and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots. Later on, the rose never gave her opinion about anyone by look again.
通读上面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。What did the rose think of the cactus at the beginning of the story?
| A．He was beautiful and lovely. |
| B．He was ugly and useless. |
| C．He was kind and helpful. |
| D．He was unfriendly and ugly. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
| A．There was no rain when summer came. |
| B．The pine tree could get water from the cactus. |
| C．The birds stuck their beaks into the pine tree. |
| D．The rose could bring water to the pine’s roots. |
The underlined word “ashamed” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．骄傲的 | B．忧虑的 |
| C．高兴的 | D．羞愧的 |
From the passage, we know that ______.
| A．the pine tree was awful |
| B．the cactus was helpful |
| C．the birds were more beautiful |
| D．the rose couldn’t get water in the end |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．Look is not everything. |
| B．Be careful of what you say to others. |
| C．The red rose is more beautiful than the cactus. |
| D．Don’t feel bad about having an ugly neighbor. |