One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
◆ “What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I…”
◆ “I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better…”
◆ “Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…”
You can see from the above three examples that the context(上下文)helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.This passage tells us mainly about _______.
| A．the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language |
| B．how to guess what one is going to talk about |
| C．some examples of right guessing |
| D．how important it is to guess all the time |
Which of the following best finishes the sentence in EXAMPLE 3?
| A．She is one of the most famous film stars. |
| B．She is one of the most beautiful women. |
| C．She is one of the most famous speakers. |
| D．She is one of the most talkative women. |
From the passage we can infer(推断)that guessing is _______ in learning a foreign language.
| A．the only way |
| B．more important in spoken English than in written English |
| C．more important than any other way |
| D．more important in written English than in spoken English |
A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people’s weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines. He put the machine into the waiting room of a station .There were always lots of people in and out .
The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak .
“Good morning ,Madam .”it said in Indian . “Your weight is 72 kilograms .That’s three kilograms more .If you eat more fruit and vegetables ,you will be soon all right .Please have a nice day .”
The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight.
” Good morning ,Miss .”the machine said in Chinese .”Your weight is 45 kilograms .It’s all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day .Please have a nice day.”
The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time to stand on the machine.
The machine spoke quickly in English “Good morning .Will one of you get off?”The machine in this passage could .
| A．weigh and talk to people | B．tell people what they should eat |
| C．speak all kinds of languages | D．make people laugh |
The man put his first machine .
| A．in the station | B．in a train |
| C．in the doctor’s waiting room | D．in the women’s room |
The machine told the Indian woman.
| A．she was a little lighter | B．she was a little heavier |
| C．it couldn’t speak Indian | D．to eat what she wanted to eat |
The machine said to a Chinese girl that she .
| A．should eat more | B．should eat less |
| C．had to eat more fruit | D．kept herself healthy |
How was the American woman?
| A．She was healthy. | B．She liked thinking. |
| C．She was too heavy. | D．The machine didn’t like her. |
Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces (出产) more apples than any other country except(除外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.
Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply(简单地). Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.
The state of Washington is proud（骄傲） of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every year—nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world. Almost everyone likes to eat _______________.
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
___________ produces the most apples in the world.
| A．The United States | B．Canada | C．China | D．France |
Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they _______ at noon.
| A．eat nothing but apples | B．feel it better to eat apples |
| C．often eat simple food | D．can get apples easily |
“The trees there produce about five billion apples every year.” One billion is __.
| A．100,000 | B．1,000,000 | C．10,000,000 | D．1,000,000,000 |
The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think_____________.
| A．everyone in the world can share (分享) their happiness |
| B．they can produce as many apples as people all over the world |
| C．their apples are better than any of the other fruits |
| D．their apple trees are the best in the world |
| Mike’s plan for next week |
Mary’s plan for next week |
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| Monday |
Study group meeting 3:00 p.m. |
Go to the cinema with Alice 7:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday |
Basketball match4:30 p.m. |
See a doctor 11:00 a.m. |
| Wednesday |
Go to see some friends 2:00 p.m. |
Study for an exam ---evening |
| Thursday |
Art class 7:30-8:30 p.m. |
Concert 8:30 p.m. |
| Friday |
volunteer work at student center 2:00-4:00 p.m. |
Help Uncle Smith in the restaurant ---afternoon |
| Saturday |
Shopping 10:00 a.m. |
Art class 7:00-8:00 p.m. |
| Sunday |
Basketball team party 8:00 p.m. |
Supper with Ann 7:30 p.m. |
Mary is going to the cinema at seven on ________________.
| A．Monday evening | B．Wednesday evening |
| C．Friday evening | D．Sunday evening |
On Wednesday afternoon Mike is going to ___________
| A．enjoy the concert | B．see some friends |
| C．see a doctor | D．have an art class |
Mary is going to ______________ on Wednesday evening.
| A．have supper with Ann | B．have a basketball party |
| C．study for an exam | D．watch a basketball match |
Mike’s basketball team party starts at __________on Sunday
| A．7:30 p.m. | B． 8:00 p.m. | C． 8:30 p.m. | D． 9:00 p.m. |
From Mike’s and Mary’s plans we know that they both like__.
| A．shopping | B． concerts | C． art | D．music |
My interest in Chinese food started many years ago, when I had my first job. I was a young reporter for the Daily Journal in San Francisco. Our office wasn’t far from Chinatown. I usually managed to arrange my time so that I could go there at least two or three times a week for a good meal.
The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it. And since then, it just tastes better and better to me. The first thing I noticed was the fresh tastes of the meat and vegetable. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.
About 5000 years ago, China lost much of its wood because of over population and poor management of its forest. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for the food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to learn how to use it better.
In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel. The food prepared in this manner kept its fresh flavor(风味)—and it’s this flavor that attracts people to the art of Chinese cooking.
I often wonder if the Chinese appreciated their solution to that ancient energy problem as much as I do now –whenever I eat Chinese food.This passage is mainly about _________.
| A．why Chinese food tastes fresh |
| B．what Chinese food tastes like |
| C．how Chinese food is cooked |
| D．what makes Chinese food special |
The author got to know Chinese food __________.
| A．when he worked as a reporter in China |
| B．from a news story in the Daily Journal |
| C．after he got a taste of it in the Chinatown |
| D．before he got his first job in San Francisco |
The author thought the Chinese chop their meat and vegetable into small pieces in order to ________.
| A．keeping its fresh flavor |
| B．saving their hard-to-get wood |
| C．producing a different kind of food |
| D．attracting westerners to their food |
The word “fuel” in the 4th paragraph most probably means ______
| A．fresh flavor | B．meat and vegetable | C．hot oil | D．firewood |
According to the passage, the special freshness of Chinese food is the result of _______.
| A．the wood used to make the cooking fire |
| B．the fast speed (速度) at the cooking |
| C．the high quality of Chinese meat and vegetable |
| D．the well-developed art of Chinese cooking |
We’ve talked about snails（蜗牛） and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells —sleeping.
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers, are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.
A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin. Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.A snail _________.
| A．moves more slowly at night | B．has thousands of feet |
| C．doesn’t move at all | D．sleeps much of the time |
In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____.
| A．to make with a pencil | B．to push |
| C．to pull | D．to move away |
From the story, we know _________.
| A．a snail’s shell is very thin |
| B．a snail can’t see well |
| C．a snail’s nose is quite short |
| D．a snail’s body changes in different seasons |
A snail goes to sleep when _____.
| A．it feels hungry | B．it is put into a paper box |
| C．spring is coming | D．it rains heavily |
Which of the following is wrong?
| A．In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move. |
| B．A snail doesn’t like living under the sun. |
| C．The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out. |
| D．The snail’s nose helps to find food. |