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Gift giving is different from culture to culture and person to person.
When giving gifts, sometimes color is important. For example, for many Chinese people around the world, red is a lucky color, and people often like to wrap gifts in this color. However, did you know that in Korea, red is a color of death? That is why you should not wrap(包装) your gifts in this color if you are giving a gift to a Korean person. What about westernn countries? In western countries, the color of wrapping paper is not really important. But color does matter when giving flowers, especially roses. You should not give red roses to a western person you don't know very well because they are a symbol of love. You could give yellow roses instead as these are a symbol of friendship. You could also send pink roses as gifts to say thank you.
What other things should you remember when giving gifts to someone from a different culture? Well, one thing you should keep in mind is the person's religion(宗教). When choosing a gift for a Muslim (穆斯林) or Jewish friend, you should never get food including pork, or things made from pigskin. Another thing that you should not get for a Muslim person is alcohol (酒).In which country do people think red is the color of death?
How can we show our friendship to the western friends?
What gift doesn’t a Muslin friend like?
How many colors are mentioned(提及) in this passage? What are they?
What's the main idea of this passage?
A guest who forgets to bring a toothbrush with him_________.
A.must buy one from the hotel |
B.should get one ready by himself |
C.can get one from the hotel for free |
D.may ask someone to buy one for him |
If guests want to get their towels changed, they should leave them_______.
A.in the rack | B.on the floor |
C.under the bed | D.in the desk |
The third card tells guests_______________.
A.how to get the towel changed |
B.where to get the towels changed |
C.where to get the bedclothes changed |
D.how to get the bedclothes changed |
On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things named “genes” in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaci found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell(细胞)to build its parts. Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses.
Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people. Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs. Man would have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technic wasn’t limited(限制)in use.When did we first know why we look like other people m our family?
A.In 1860 | B.In 1953 | C.In 1961 | D.In 2000 |
What does the underlined word “ genes” mean?
A. The “map” of DNA. B. A special language.
C. Small parts of DNA. D. DNAWhat did the two scientists first discover in 1961 ?
A. The “map” of DNA.B. A new illness.
C. The language of DNA.D. A message of DNA.What can we do if we understand some “ words” of the language inside the body
A.Make people get new jobs. |
B.Make medicine for illnesses. |
C.Make maps of human. |
D.Make people less attractive. |
What do people think about this work’?
A.It can cause good or bad results. |
B.It can cause only good results. |
C.It can cause good results but won’t work. |
D.It can cause only bad results. |
One day a man found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly could come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.
The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(流体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle (拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly.What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story ?
A.It was trying to make a cocoon for itself. |
B.It was struggling to get out of its cocoon. |
C.It was flying among the trees in the forest. |
D.It was crawling around quietly on the ground. |
The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon
A.to take the butterfly home |
B.to help the butterfly come out easily |
C.to kill the butterfly |
D.to stop the butterfly growing bigger |
What do you think of the man?
A.Patient but cruel. |
B.Careful and wise. |
C.Kind but unwise. |
D.Brave and funny. |
What does the last paragraph(段落) tell us?
A.Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life. |
B.Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it. |
C.Every good deed will come back with good result. |
D.The greatest happiness in the world is to help others. |
What is the best title for the story?
A.The Love for the Cocoon. |
B.The Joy of Helping Each Other. |
C.The Lesson of the Cocoon. |
D.The Expectation for the Butterfly. |
I have a pen pal in Canada. His name is Simon. He lives in Ottawa, Canada. He is twelve years old. He also studies in a middle school.
Simon lives in a happy family. His father is a policeman and his mother is a bank clerk (职员). Simon and his parents like exercising. They almost exercise every day. Simon’s father is tall. He is good at playing basketball. Simon’s mother likes playing volleyball.
Simon usually gets up at 6.30 am. He eats his breakfast at home. Then he goes to school. It’s kind of far from the school to his home, so he usually has his lunch at school.
Usually, Simon does his homework four times a week. Simon likes watching TV. He usually watches TV for about one hour every day. He goes to bed at nine.Where does Simon come from?
A.England. | B.America. | C.Canada. | D.China. |
How many people are there in Simon’s family?
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
What does Simon’s father do?
A.He is a policeman. | B.He is a student. |
C.He is a bank clerk. | D.He is a teacher. |
Where does Simon usually have lunch?
A.At school. | B.At home. |
C.In the students’ homes. | D.In the teachers’ homes. |
How long does Simon usually watch TV a week ?
A.One hour. | B.Two hours. | C.Five hours. | D.Seven hours. |
All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you can learn things quickly. You can also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living –room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quite place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better.
Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. You should turn up the desk light. You will feel tired easily if there isn’t enough light.When you have good study habits, you will __________ .
A.learn things quickly | B.remember things easily |
C.think about one thing | D.both A and B |
The living-room is not a good place for study because it is too ____ .
A.quiet | B.noisy | C.good | D.clean |
You’ll feel tired easily if the light is _________ .
A.good | B.enough | C.bad | D.wonderful |
Before you begin to study, don’t forget to ________.
A.clean the desk | B.tidy the room |
C.wash your face | D.take a deep breath |
In what place can we only think one thing?
A.In the bedroom. | B.In the sitting-room. |
C.In the living –room. | D.Near the desk. |