People use their mouths for many things.They eat, talk, shout and sing.They smile and they kiss.In the English language, there are many meanings using the word “mouth”.But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest(抗议)and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret(后悔)because it hurts that person’s feelings.Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say.When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family.There is an expression for this, too.You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”.
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth”.This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________.
A.I regretted I had done the thing |
B.I really did this |
C.I have never done this thing |
D.I want to do this thing |
When your friend took the words right out of your mouth, you can say “_________”.
A.You are clever | B.I am very lucky |
C.We have the same idea | D.I am very angry |
If a person lives from hand to mouth, he must be very _________.
A.rich | B.poor | C.happy | D.sad |
The passage mainly tells us _________.
A.everyone in England has the same mouth |
B.people use their mouths to eat, talk, shout and sing |
C.rich persons’ mouths are quite different with the poor persons’ |
D.the word “mouth” has many different meanings in the English language |
There is a famous saying from the French politician J.A. Brillat-Savarin that goes: “Tell me what kind of food you eat, and I will tell you what kind of man you are.” It can be easy to not really think about what you eat. For example, whenever you go into a supermarket to buy a drink, it is all too easy to pick up an ice cream or a piece of chocolate as well. You might not even really want them, but sometimes their bright, nice packaging(包装) can be too hard to refuse.
So, in our special food magazine we will show you why you should really pay more attention to what you eat! Food not only influences our health but also our beliefs, customs and personalities.
The first article will look at the way fast food is leading to obesity (肥胖). The famous cook, Jamie Oliver, has made it his purpose to introduce ideas about healthy eating. In a speech, Jamie Oliver told the world that during the 18 minutes that he gave his speech, four Americans would die because of the food that they ate! Obesity is also a growing problem in China. As China Daily reported in February, the number of obese people under the age of 18 in China has reached 120 million.
Jamie has worked for 10 years to try and fight this problem. Learning about food is important not just because of health problems but also because many people still don’t have enough food today. And we know as the improvement of science sometimes we have to face genetically modified (转基因) food. Don’t worry – we’ll make you know more about all these topics in our special article!
We’ll also tell you something interesting about food. For example, do you know what the largest food on the menu is all over the world? It’s the roasted camel and it has been served for several hundred years, often stuffed (填满) with chicken, lamb, egg, fish and rice!
Hopefully by the time you finish reading this edition(版本), you’ll pay more attention to the food that you eat. As Oliver says, food is something that can help us enjoy our life. It is important that we love it!Where is J.A. Brillat-Savarin from?
A. America. B. England. C. France. D. Australia. Food can influence us in many ways except our ___________.
A.health | B.beliefs | C.customs | D.dreams |
Someone is too fat , maybe because he eats too much ______.
A.chicken | B.lamb | C.roasted camel | D.fast food |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Some people may buy some food just because of it’s packaging. |
B.Four Americans died because of Jamie Oliver’s speech. |
C.We have enough food for all the people in the world now. |
D.Chicken is the largest food on the menu all over the world. |
We all, at one time or another , were like a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favourite song. Most of us have done this in our own room when we were kids or even when we grew up. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along, and soon my arms are in the air. I am moving along to the music. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.
Yes, that is true. I will be in my nice work clothes in my car. Someone may look at me strangely or even laugh at me when I stopped at a traffic light. Personally I love to get lost in the music. That can lead me to share with you the importance of being silly!
The meaning of the word silly, according to the dictionary is : stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they are always serious in their life, but in fact that is really stupid.
No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don’t care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal(朴素的), how rich, and so on … No one is perfect! So why pretend(假装) to be something you are not?
Life is so short…_________, so why waste a single second on being so “perfect”?
When we were kids, we had no idea of fear and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that kind of feeling.
So don’t be afraid to be silly. The next time you feel down, go and turn on your favourite song , sing and dance along just like there is no tomorrow. Or watch something that makes you laugh. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn’t want to feel good.While driving to work, the writer often _______.
A.sings and moves along to the music |
B.laughs at others at the traffic lights |
C.pretends to be serious |
D.watches his favourite movies |
What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph Two?
A.He likes wearing his work clothes. |
B.Being silly can make him relaxed. |
C.He likes listening to music. |
D.Laughing at others is impolite. |
Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph Five?
A.Students these days often have a lot of worries. |
B.Everyone will face some difficulties in their life. |
C.You never know when this beautiful journey will be over. |
D.No one knows when they will die. |
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A.How to be a perfect man | B.The importance of being silly |
C.Life is so short | D.How to be a rock star |
Time flies. Your time in junior high school will come to an end in a few months. Let’s look back over the last three years. What were the highs and lows?
For Zhang Xiaomeng, a senior high school girl from Jiangsu, meeting her best friend Hua Xuan was the best part of her time at junior high school. They went to class together, had lunch together, and even went to the washroom together. Having one or two best friends is important, said Xu Zheng, a teacher from Jiangsu. “Students have secrets. They don’t want to tell their parents,”Xu added. However, being too rebellious (叛逆的) in junior high is the biggest regret for Liu Anqing, a senior high school student from Fujian. “I didn’t listen to my parents. I quarreled with my mother every week,” said Liu. “I wish I could go back to that time and get on well with them.” Time also needs to be taken care of. Zhang Zihua, 15, from Shanxi, thought he had plenty of time to prepare for the big exam at the end of Junior 3. Then one day, he was told: “The exam is in 100 days.” “We need a strong knowledge base to pass the exam. But I didn’t care about it,” said Zhang. Gu Xiaoli, a teacher from Jiangsu, said that it’s never too late to catch up. “No matter your regrets about wasted time, you can always pick things up from now,” said Gu. How many students shared their ideas in the passage?
A.Three. | B.Four. | C.Five. | D.Six. |
The underlined word “regret” in Paragraph 2 most probably means a feeling of __________.
A.happiness | B.surprise | C.anger | D.sadness |
Which of the following is true about Liu Anqing?
A.She quarreled with her parents every day when she was a little girl. |
B.Her parents didn’t like her at all. |
C.She didn’t do well in her study at junior high school. |
D.She didn’t get on well with her parents when she was in junior high school. |
What’s wrong with Zhang Zihua?
A.He didn’t pass the exam. |
B.He had no good friends. |
C.He didn’t get ready for the exam. |
D.He didn’t get on well with his parents and teachers. |
Ye Shuhang: In some ways, reference books (参考书) are useful. They help us understand textbooks better. For example, if we can’t learn a language point well in English class, a reference book can help us to review the point. So I think it’s better to have such books. |
Jiang Yixing: Reference books have some disadvantages. Some reference books show answers to the exercises in textbooks. This isn’t very good. Students will just copy the answers directly instead of thinking for themselves. Day after day, students will begin to rely on (依赖) reference books and won’t listen carefully in class. |
Jin Yourong: Sometimes, reference books are useful. Some reference books show something a little bit more difficult than the textbooks. They challenge us and let us reach a higher level in our studies. So if you want to learn more, reference books are needed. |
Yang Haoyu: I don’t think reference books are helpful. If we listen to our teachers carefully and solve the questions at school, this is enough to grasp (掌握) all the knowledge. Besides, the school has given us too much homework. More reference books will only make us sick of studying. And for some subjects like English, if you want to learn well, the best way is to speak, not just do exercises. |
__________ think reference books are useful in our study.
A.Ye Shuhang and Jiang Yixing |
B.Jiang Yixing and Jin Yourong |
C.Ye Shuhang and Jin Yourong |
D.Jin Yourong and Yang Haoyu |
In Ye Shuhang’s opinion, reference books can ________________.
A.show answers to the exercises in textbooks |
B.help us review the point |
C.let us reach a higher level in our studies |
D.make us tired of studying |
From the four students’ opinions, we can guess that_____________.
A.Reference books are too expensive |
B.Some students buy reference books for their study |
C.No one will buy reference books any more |
D.Reference books are useful for everyone |
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to cheat? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out (略去) important information that should be inside, he can give you a false picture.
For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians (政客) often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and got three million jobs. Then she tries to get another term. One of her opponents (竞争对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had increased two million jobs.’’
Advertisers will sometimes use half–truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to say that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of cheating happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well. We may infer that the author believes people should ________.
A.buy lottery tickets if possible |
B.make use of half–truths |
C.be careful about what they are told |
D.not trust the Yucky Company |
How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to cheat?
A.One | B.Two | C.Three | D.Four |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Using half truths is against the law. |
B.Technically, half truths are in fact lies. |
C.Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache. |
D.Governor Smith did a good job during her last term. |
Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A.He’s really a big loser! |
B.Sometimes the truth can lie as well. |
C.Advertisers will sometimes use half truths. |
D.It’s against the law to make false statements. |