Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.
They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.
They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?
They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?
They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests and throats?
They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.
All they could think about was being ill or hurt.
One day they went on a train journey together.
“We’ll need some food,” Pearl said.
“We’ll buy some bananas,” June said. “They are good to eat and always clean.”
And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.
It was not long before they were hungry.
Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled (剥)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.
At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black.
“Don’t eat your banana,” Pearl shouted at June. “Mine has made me go blind!”The two old ladies talked about __________most of the time.
| A．themselves | B．other people |
| C．healthy food | D．dangerous drivers |
The old ladies didn’t want to ___________.
| A．eat any bananas | B．travel by train |
| C．be young again | D．get sick |
Pearl ate her banana __________.
| A．after they came out of the tunnel | B．at the station |
| C．before June ate hers | D．before she was hungry |
Pearl thought that the banana __________.
| A．stopped her from seeing | B．would make her hungry |
| C．would make her ill | D．would be good for June |
The best title of the story should be ____________.
| A．What Good Friends | B．What a Bad Train Journey |
| C．Bananas Are Good for You | D．Bananas Are Bad for You |
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The well-known children's character "Big Head Son" will have a new sister in the new book Little Biscuit and Apron Mom, which is coming out next month.
Zheng Chunhua, the author of the book Big Head Son and Small Head Dad, has announced the news in Xiamen.The new book series has 10 volumes (册).
The book Big Head was a bestseller among children's books, and when the book came out in 1995.It was a big hit.Almost every child at the time watched the program and could sing the theme song .
Big Head Son and Small Head Dad was inspired by the author's own family."My son really has a big head," Zheng Chunhua said."When my son was little, I never bought T-shirts or hats for him, as they always didn't fit him."
Zheng has two children, her son is almost 30 years old now, and her little daughter, who is a teenager."My daughter has been jealous（嫉妒）of her brother for many years, as I have written many stories about him, but none about her yet," Zheng said, and this is the reason leading to her creation of the new book.
This book is so popular with the readers and one of them said, “The book is not only interesting but also I have learnt a lot from it.”When did Big Head Son and Small Head Dad come out?
Did the book Big Head sell best of all books?
Why did Zhen Chunhua never buy T-shirts or hats for her son?
Whom did Zhen Chunhua write the new book for, her son or her daughter?
What does the reader think of the book?
Quiet classes, endless exams and long hours at school…This might sound like the pressure most Chinese high school students face.But a group of 50 Grade 9 students from Bohunt School in Hampshire, UK, experienced it for a month.Five teachers were sent there to teach in their Chinese style.Things don’t go as well as they planned at first.When they gave lessons, students were chatting, eating…And the British students found these classes boring.“It’s very hard to say which education system is better.But I think we should learn from each other,” said one Chinese teacher Li Aiyun.
Though the education system is so different between Britain and China.We agree that getting education is the most important part in a person’s life.It is true that people with better education have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t.It seems the aim of education is to make people get jobs.But many people don’t agree with that.Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life getting education only for making a living.This was probably the earliest reason of education.In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school.For example they don’t need to learn subjects like history and geography.It is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man.It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities.After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human.Educated people will be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph one ?
A.Five Chinese teachers went to Britain to experience teaching.
B.British education is much better than Chinese education.
C.Some students from Bohunt School were not interested in Chinese teaching style.People with little education usually _____________.
A.spend a long time in school
B.have fewer chances to get a good job
C.have a better lifeThe earliest reason of education was probably to __________.
A.develop a person’s creative thinking
B.teach a man to write and read
C.make people get a way of livingThe underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means _______ in Chinese.
A.圆满的 B.全面的 C.公平的The passage mainly tells us that _____________.
A.education should make a man improve
B.all subjects are so important for a way of living
C.people can get education for a living in a short time
Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”.People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.However, in other countries dogs without owners caring for them lead a different kind of life.The expression “to lead a dog’s life” describes a person who leads an unhappy life.
Some people say we live in a “dog-eat-dog” world.This means many people are competing for the same things, such as jobs.They say that to be successful, a person has to “work like a dog”.This means they have to work very, very hard.Such hard work can make people “dog-tired”.And the situation would be even worse if they became “sick as a dog”.
Still, people say “every dog has its day”.This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life.To be successful, people often have to learn new skills.Yet, some people say that “you can never teach an old dog new tricks”.They believe that old people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather.“The dog days of summer” are the hottest days of a year.A rainstorm may cool the weather.But we do not want it to rain too hard.We do not want it “to rain cats and dogs”.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Dogs in America ________.
A.are well cared for
B.have no owners to care for
C.live a hard lifeBy saying “work like a dog”, we mean ________.
A.we should work as door keepers
B.we have to work very hard
C.we should work at nightIf some old people don’t like to learn new things, people will say “________”.
A.they want to lead a dog’s life
B.they are sick as a dog
C.you can never teach an old dog new tricksHow many expressions about dogs are mentioned in the passage?
A.7 B.8 ` C.9What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Dog Care B.Dog’s LifeC.Dog Expressions
When it comes to fashion, just about anything goes.Citizens in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province have been wearing antenna hairpins(天线发夹).
There are around 100 different designs for the antenna hairpins, which have been worn by the young and old, reported People’s Daily Online.Many of the hairpins are different kinds of plastic flowers.From afar, it looks like a plant that has grown from the top of a person’s head.While closer, it looks more like an antenna.
According to reports, the antenna hairpins have appeared all over Chengdu recently.Firstly they were only worn at touristy areas but have since spread to other parts of the city.
Many people are wearing them because they thought the hairpins made them look cute, and it’s not just for women or children.One man has told reporters: “I saw them and thought they were interesting so I bought one.People look cute when wearing it.”
His opinions are not shared by everyone however.Another man thought the hair pieces were silly.He said: “There are middle-aged men wearing the hairpins.They just look stupid.”
People have also taken to the web to discuss this funny new trend(趋势).One said: “I saw someone wearing it on the underground today.It feels like they might be able to transmit(传输) WI-FI signals.”
But street vendors(小贩) are glad of the trend.They are sold for 5 yuan by vendors but can be found online for as little as 0.3 yuan.As a vendor can sell over a hundred of the hairpins each day, they stand to make hundreds of yuan.What is the new fashion in Chengdu recently?
A.Wearing antennas.
B.Planting plastic flowers.
C.Wearing funny hairpins.Seen from a distance (远处), the hairpin looks like _____.
A.a plant that grows from a person’s head
B.an antenna to transmit WI-FI signals
C.a cute child with a plastic flowerWhich statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.This new kind of hairpins are only worn by women or children.
B.Not all people think the hairpins look cute.
C.People wear the hairpins for getting WI-FI signals.How much will you pay if you buy 10 hairpins online?
A.50 yuan. B.30 yuan. C.3 yuan.Why are the street vendors glad of the new trend?
A.Because it is good for the tourism.
B.Because they can make more money by selling them.
C.Because they also want to wear the hairpins.
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