The smallest library in the world has appeared on the streets of New York City---and it has space for just one reader at a time. The bright yellow plastic building has 40 books and its purpose(目的) is to help travelers take a break with a good story.
The Little Free Library was designed by two creative architects(建筑师) using recycled materials, with holes allowing visitors to look in before they enter the building. Architects Marcelo Ertorteguy and Sara Valente said the library creates an environment which keeps its users in the experience of reading books.
The library in Manhattan has attracted(吸引) a great deal of interest since it was set last month. “The Little Free Library idea was created about three years ago and quickly started to appear in the other places, including Europe, Africa and India,” Mr. Ertorteguy said.
He added, “With the library we wanted to create a place where to slow down, a small place in New York City’s streets where to get into a new world---the world of the book you pick.”
There are more than 5,000 Little Free Library across the U.S. and the other countries, but most are nothing more than outdoor bookshelves which cannot hold readers inside. The project is to give everyone access to reading material even if they live in areas which are not served by public libraries.
People use the holes on the library to ___________.
| A．protect the books | B．look into the library |
| C．relax themselves | D．attract more readers |
The underlined word “access” in the last paragraph might mean “____________”.
| A．建议 | B．能力 | C．机会 | D．清单 |
The main idea of the fourth paragraph is ______________.
| A．the address of the library |
| B．the purpose (目的) of the library |
| C．the history of the library |
| D．the material of the library |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The Little Free Library becomes more and more popular. |
| B．The Little Free Library gets people into a new city. |
| C．The Little Free Library cost two architects a lot of money. |
| D．The Little Free Library has been built all over Asia. |
A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.
B Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.
C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.
Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain.B. People in Britain.
C. People in Brazil. D. Both B and C.From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________.
| A．People listen to the radio at home. |
| B．Cordon can’t drink much. |
| C．Cordon is a tall man with dark hair. |
| D．there are no people near Big Ben. |
On New Year’s Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because_________.
| A．that reminds them of their happy life |
| B．they hope that can bring them good luck |
| C．they think that they look beautiful in white |
| D．that’s what they have to do during the New Year |
This article mainly tells us ________________.
| A．what people in Britain do on New Year’s Day |
| B．when and where people have New Year parties |
| C．why people in different countries like the New Year |
| D．what people around the world do on New Year’s Day |
Most middle school students find it boring to learn English. But students in Yat Sen middle school in New York, US, don’t think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program, which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have math lessons.
“The program gives the students a new learning style. No traditional classroom can compare with it. We give each lesson according to the students’ interest and their strong and weak points,” said JoelⅠ. Klein, the school’s head teacher, “we’re looking for a new way that interest students children.”
Students enjoy these math lessons, especially lessons with video games. They must find out the answers to math problems to get through the game. One such game is Dimension M. As students move through mazes(迷宫) with their keyboards, some questions come up.
Caleb Deng had to answer the question: What is 5+ (6×3)? He calculated on paper quickly because there was just a minute left to play.
“ I was right,” said Deng, 14, as he ended the game with a high score (高分). “this really makes math lessons more exciting, since we are fighting to learn better.”Students in Yat Sen Middle School like math because __________.
| A．they work in large group |
| B．they can work on computer |
| C．the teachers are interesting |
| D．math questions are easy there |
Which is NOT true of the program?
| A．It is very successful. |
| B．It is boring to most students. |
| C．It makes learning math more interesting. |
| D．It gives the students a new way to learn. |
The underlined word “calculated” in Paragraph 4 most probably means __________.
| A．worked out | B．wrote down | C．threw away | D．gave up |
Caleb Deng’s story serves as an example to show ___________.
| A．how students work in small groups |
| B．how to end a game with a high score |
| C．how the question 5+(6×3) should be solved |
| D．how students learn math through video games |
This article is mainly about ___________.
| A．how to learn math well |
| B．an interesting math lesson |
| C．a new way to learn math |
| D．kids in Yat Sen Middle School |
The camp is for the children who________.
| A．are good at soccer | B．are 15~17 years old |
| C．come form King's School | D．want to relax in camp |
The camp will start on _________.
| A．July 15 | B．July 19 | C．Sunday | D．Friday |
If you want to join the camp, you should pay______for it.
| A．$ 5 | B．$6 | C．$7 | D．$ 10 |
Students in the camp can learn all the skills EXCPT_________.
| A．carrying the football | B．kicking a goal |
| C．passing the football | D．making game rules |
Which of the following seems to be the most attractive(吸引)to children?
| A．The camp lasts for 5 days. |
| B．The camp doesn't cost much. |
| C．The camp is organized by King's School. |
| D．The coaches will be national soccer players. |
Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. "That's a beautiful bird,"he said to the pet store owner, "But why is it so expensive? Is it unsual bird?"
"No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk," the pet store owner said.
"I see. How can I make it talk?" the man asked.
The pet store owner asked him, "Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?"
"Yes," the man answered.
"Well, you pull those strings," the pet store owner told him."That will make the parrot talk."
The man asked,"Do you mind if I try?"
"Not at all," the pet store owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, "Good morning."
The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, "How are you today?"
"That's not very interesting, " said the man. "Any parrot could do that." Then he laughed, "But what wold happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?"
"I'll fall off my perch, you fool!" the parrot said.The parrot was expensive because________.
| A．it was pretty beautiful |
| B．it could talk with the people |
| C．it was a very unusual bird |
| D．it was in the middle of the store |
The parrot would talk when _________.
| A．people came into the pet store |
| B．it was the pet store owner |
| C．people said it was beautiful |
| D．people pulled the strings on its legs |
Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?
| A．Good morning. |
| B．How are you? |
| C．That's wasn't interesting. |
| D．I'll fall off my perch, you fool. |
From the story we know the parrot was_______.
| A．kind | B．silly | C．clever | D．crazy |
The best title for the passage should be _________.
| A．Unusual Parrot | B．Parrot Talk | C．Silly man | D．Clever Owner |
阅读短文，按要求完成各题。
Close your eyes. Think about a happy memory. What do you see? What do you smell? Do memories smell? Haraid Vogt and Avery Gilbert think so. Smell and memory are very important to them. Why? They sell smells.
Who do they the smells to? And how can they sella smell? Businesses come to Vogt and Gilbert for help. Vogt and Gilbert find a smell to go with the business’s product. For example, Vogt and Gilbert worked with and expensive hotel in New York City. They developed a smell like expesive cologne(科隆香水)for the hotel’s owners. Then they put it in the air of the hotel hallway. Why did they choose the smell of cologne? A lot of businessmen stay at that hotel. The hotel’s owners want their guests(客人)to feel like they are in an expensive men’s club. And rich men wear expensive cologne.
Using smell to sell things is not new. Bakers know that the smell of baking bread brings in customers. They always make sure that people on the street can smell the baking bread. Chocolate makers do the same thing. And of course perfume (香水)makers sell smells.
In the past, only the food and perfume businesses used smell to sell their products. But today, more and more businesses are trying it, from hotels to airlines(航空公司). Some companies put a special smell on the advertisement that they send to customers. For example, one car company uses a perfume on their booklet that smells like a new car.
But do smells really sell? The answer seems to by yes. Smells become a part of our memories. And memory is important in sales, why? When customers remember the name of a product, they usually choose it again. But there are a lot of choices these days, so it isn’t easy to remember product names. That’s why smell is important. It helps people remember.
In the future, will different computers and televisions have different smells? Vogt and Gilbert think so. They are sure that one day, most businesses will use smell to sell.根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）
From the first paragraph of the passage, we know Harald Vogt and Avery Gilbert sell ______ and they ______ memories smell.根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。
According to the passage, smells are ______ for business because they can ______ people to remember the product names.根据短文内容回答问题。
According to the passage, how did Vogt and Gilbert help the hotel owner’s business?把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。
根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限10个词以内）回答问题。
What is the main idea of the passage?