Every day, it is easy to see advertisements all around us. Look around. How many different advertisements can you see?
Often products show the names of the companies that made them. This is a popular form of advertising. The special picture or symbol, for example, logo, appears on many different products. When you see a logo, it is hard to forget the product or the company.
Many people buy a product because it is made by a certain company. In fact, some people only buy the products of the famous companies. They think it proves that they are fashionable and have a good taste.
It is common to find or hear advertisements on TV or on the radio. Most advertisements are very short for people to remember. Nike, for example, has a simple slogan used all around the world:“Just do it.” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is easy to remember an interesting ad.
All advertisements are designed to make people buy the products. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of fashionable young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, “Why don’t you buy it like these people? You can be young, modern and fashionable,too.”
You might think that advertisements do not affect you, but the next time you buy a soft drink, ask yourself: Why am I buying this special product?From the first paragraph, we can learn that ____ .
| A．advertisements are frustrating and tiring |
| B．advertisements are very common in our everyday life |
| C．we can’t live without advertisements |
| D．the writer wants to know how many different advertisements we can see every day |
What does the underlined word “logo” mean in Chinese?
| A．产品 | B．广告 | C．公司 | D．图标 |
Why do some people only buy the products of the famous companies?
| A．Because they think that they are fashionable and have a good taste. |
| B．Because they think the products are good in quality. |
| C．Because they like the products and names of the companies. |
| D．Because they think some famous people also buy the products. |
The writer mentions “Nike” in the 4th paragraph to show____.
| A．it is a famous product which people always want to buy |
| B．many advertisements are often very short for people to remember |
| C．it is common to find or hear advertisements on TV or on the radio |
| D．it has the best slogan used all around the world |
150 Years of Cool
Look in the bedrooms of young people around the world. You will probably find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.
Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. They have long been liked by every person.
Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The company was founded in 1853 by 24-year-old Levi Strauss. Twenty years later, he made the first blue jeans in the world. The jeans were used as working trousers for the cowboys of the American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. Little by little, they become cool.
People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simple and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese like to wear jeans with lots of different colors.
Jeans now can be seen everywhere: However, in many places, it’s not always good to wear jeans. No matter how good they may look, or what color they are, it’s often not right to wear jeans in formal places. But, when you are out, relaxing and having fun, jeans are the best choice.The story is talking about_____________.
| A．Levi Strauss | B．young people | C．cool | D．jeans |
Levi Strauss made the first blue jeans_____________.
| A．when he was 44 | B．when he was 24 | C．in 1853 | D．in 1924 |
___________ wore jeans after they were first made.
| A．American soldiers | B．American cowboys |
| C．Levi Strauss | D．The people in Europe |
Jeans can be cool for nearly 150 years because _____________.
| A．they have different styles |
| B．they have different colors |
| C．they make us feel youth, comfort and energy |
| D．they are working trousers. |
When you _____________, you’d better not wear a pair of jeans.
| A．go to an important meeting | B．go on a trip |
| C．have a party | D．are having fun |
The following four advertisements are from Star Evening News, Mar 8th, 2012
| Piano lessons Jim, an excellent musician. Good at teaching kids for 5 years. ￥100 an hour. Call Jim at 86083957 |
Free parking and soft drinks If you spend ＄100 in Happy Store, you will receive free drinks. ＄200 or more, six hours of free parking. Call 31388888 for more information. |
| Lost cat Small size, black and white hair. Answer you when you call it Mimi. Thank you for returning it. Call Linda at 315161222. |
House for sale A beautiful house with a small garden. Wonderful sea sights out of the windows. QQ: 86153788. Call Miss Smith at 13819315345. |
If you spend 100 yuan, you can .
| A．get a piano lesson |
| B．get 6 hours of free parking |
| C．get free drinks |
| D．get a lost cat |
How can you contact(联系) the owner of the house for more information?
| A．By visiting Mrs. Smith. | B．By sending a letter. |
| C．By making a phone call. | D．By calling Linda. |
Who can teach children to play the piano?
| A．Miss Smith | B．Jim | C．Linda | D．Happy Store |
When you find a small cat with black and white hair, you may call .
| A．86083957 | B．31388888 | C．86153788 | D．315161222 |
Where are these advertisements from?
| A．China Daily. | B．New York Times. |
| C．Changjiang Evening News. | D．Star Evening News. |
2011 is a special year to all the people in Shenzhen. The 26th World Universiade will be held in the city from August 12th to 23rd.
As we all know, “Start Here” is the slogan of this great event. Does anyone know that a new life of two giant pandas will start here as well?
Shenzhen is expecting the pair of pandas for the Summer Univcrsiade. The pandas, a male and a female from Wolong Panda Research Center in Sichuan Province, will be “universiade Pandas”, just like “Asian Games Pandas” and “Olympic Pandas”.
Shenzhen Safari Park will rebuild its panda house to welcome the pandas. The panda house has been empty since another panda, Yongba, 25, was returned to Sichuan in 2009 because it was too old.
How old are the Universiade Pandas? What are their names? What are they like? What are their living habits? We will find out the answers in June when they arrive.The26th World Universiade will begin on .
| A．August 12th | B．August 23rd | C．September 12th | D．September 23rd |
The pair of pandas comes from .
| A．Shenzhen | B．Sichuan | C．Guangzhou | D．Beijing |
Yongba is a(n)
| A．Universiade Panda |
| B．Asian Games Panda |
| C．Onympic Panda |
| D．panda that used to live in Shenzhen Safari Park |
From the passage we can know the of the Universiade Pandas.
| A．arrival time | B．ages | C．names | D．living habits |
The passage tells us that
| A．the slogan of the 26th World Universiade is “Just Do It” |
| B．there will be two male pandas coming to Shenzhen |
| C．Yongba left Shenzhen in 2009 |
| D．Wolong Panda Research Center will build a panda house for the Universiade Pandas |
When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”
“It’s terrible,” I replied.
“And marriage is even worse!” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!The writer lived in when she was a teenager.
A. Russia B. Japan C. ChinaAt first she thought life in the factory would be than in school.
A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautifulWhen she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement .
A. by doing nothing B. in a special way C. by saying nothingAfter they visited the factory, the girl .
A. decided to work there B. decided to get married C. changed her mindThe underlined work “horrible” means “” in Chinese.
A. 糟糕的 B. 紧张的 C. 浪漫的
As we know, Meizhou Island is a famous place of interest in Putian. My pen pal from Australia, Sam, would like to visit it very much. He is coming here for a holiday next week. He is planning to stay here for seven days. He has never come to Putian before, so he needs to know something about it. The weather is the most important thing that he would like to know. He wants to know what he should get ready for the trip and what kinds of clothes he has to take with him. Here is the seven-day weather report for Putian.
How long will Sam stay in Putian?
| A．Two days. | B．Five days. | C．A week. | D．A month. |
What information does Sam most want to know?
| A．The food in Putian. | B．The history of Putian. |
| C．The traffic in Putian. | D．The weather in Putian. |
What will the weather be like on July 5th?
| A．Sunny. | B．Cloudy. | C．windy. | D．Rainy. |
On July 3rd, the high temperature is .
| A．26℃ | B．28℃ | C．32℃ | D．36℃ |
What do you think Sam should wear when he stays in Putian?
