阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
We live in a colourful world． In different countries, colours have ________ meanings．They are used to different holidays．In ancient Rome, a red flag was a for battle（战斗）．In India, red is the colour of soldiers．In South Africa, red is the colour of mourning(服丧)．In China, red is the colour of and it is often used at ．In ancient Greece, green represented victory．In England, people ________ green as a mark of honour（荣誉）．Green is the national colour of Ireland． In India, yellow is for a businessman or a farmer．In China and Japan, people wear white when very sad things happened． When their relatives ，they usually wear white．The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to have pleasant ．In ancient Rome, public servants wore blue．Today the police still wear ．Colours can also represent different ．For example, you will be a leader or an active person who enjoys life if you like yellow, orange or red．
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One day a poor boy, who was selling newspapers in a town, found that he had only ten pennies（便士）left, and he was hungry. He decided to ask for a at the next house. However, he had another idea when a young woman opened the door.
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. But as he looked , she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it, and then asked, “How much do I own（欠）you?”
“My mother teaches me that I should get money for any kindness,” she replied. “So you don’t owe me
.”
Many years later, the woman became seriously ill. Then she was sent to a famous hospital in London. Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness. When he heard the name of the which she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. As soon as he walked into her room, he got to know her at once. He did his best to
her. Then he gave special attention to her. After some time she got well.
Dr. Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital. He it, then wrote something on it
it was sent to her. She was afraid to open it, for she believed it would cost the rest of her life to
for it all. But
she opened it, and read these words on it: Paid in full with one glass of milk.
A．banana B．drink C．meal
A．excited B．thirty C．hungry
A．always B．never C．sometimes
A．anything B．everything C．nothing
A．country B．house C．town
A．protect B．remember C．save
A．looked at B．looked after C．looked for
A．after B．before C．when
A．take B．pay C．spend
A．finally B．quickly C．happily
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Do you often think of your parents? You may say, "Of course, I1 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother's Day and on Father's day I give my father 2 too." But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to 3 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen4 , she dialed the number again, "Hi, Mom …"
Later I asked, " 5 did you dial the number twice?" She smiled, "My parents are old and 6 . They can't get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 7 time to answer the call. "
My friend is a good girl. She is 8 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a1child, right? Please remember to 10 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
A．do B．will C．won't D．don't
A．a cake B．a kiss C．a present D．some money
A．have a rest B．make a call C．pay a visit D．go gor a walk
A．hours B．minutes C．seconds D．days
A．Why B．What C．How D．When
A．fast B．careless C．healthy D．slow
A．enough B．quick C．no D．little
A．never B．always C．seldom D．sometimes
A．bad B．clever C．sick D．good
A．protect B．look after C．think of D．listen to
What day is __61___ day of the week? We Chinese may say Monday, because Monday is the first working day in the week. But__62___people have different ideas. They say__ 63___ is the first day of the week. Also, they work only five days a week and have a long __64___: Saturday and Sunday. People are different __65___ many other ways, too. We Chinese put our last names first and our first name last .British and American people put them in the other way. Chinese people speak Chinese, but British and American people speak English. Chinese eat a lot of__ 66___ . British and American people have a lot of bread and potatoes. Most Chinese ride bicycles, but most British and American people drive __67___. People write __68___ in different ways, too. We Chinese write “November 10, 2005” as “05 / 11 / 10”, in big -to - small order. But British put it as “___6 9__”, in small - to - big order, and the Americans even write it as “10/ 11 / 05”. What a difference!
Do you know any other __70___ between us Chinese speaking people and English speaking people.
A．one B．first C．the first D．a first
A．speaking English B．English speaking C．English spoken D．spoken English
A．Sunday B．Saturday C．Monday D．Tuesday
A．holiday B．time C．weekday D．weekend
A．to B．by C．in D．from
A．bread B．crops C．rice D．corn
A．buses B．cars C．taxis D．bikes
A．dates B．days C．months D．years
A．05 / 10 / 11 B．10 / 11 / 05 C．05 / 11 / 10 D．11 / 10 / 05
A．different B．more different C．differences D．difference
My name is John Brown. I am a school boy. My school is__51__ my home. Every day I spend a lot of time__52___ there. The__53___ is not good, so I can’t ride my bike to school. I often take a bus there. It usually__54___ me forty minutes to get there__55___. I __56___ at seven every morning. I have no time for breakfast at home. I often have something for breakfast on the bus__57___ at school. I don’t want to__58___ school. Most students in our school take buses to school. Some students walk to school__59___ their homes are not far. __60___ the students ride bikes.
A．behind B．in front of C．far from D．across from
A．get B．to get C．to getting D．getting
A．road B．school C．bicycle D．town
A．has B．spends C．takes D．makes
A．by bike B．by bus C．on foot D．by train
A．get up B．get to school C．have breakfast D．go to bed
A．and B．or C．to D．but
A．late for B．late C．be late for D．be late
A．when B．so C．although D．because
A．The number of B．Most C．All D．A small number of
Jim is an American boy. He is 1 New York. He likes 2 football matches, 3 he doesn’t have enough money 4 tickets. He has to watch the matches 5 TV at home when he has 6 homework. He 7 go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed a lot of important football matches.
A big football match would be held(举行) in the afternoon the next day. 8 wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn’t. He would have a physics(物理) test in the 9 afternoon.
“Can we have a video, mom?” Jim asked his mother 10 he went to school. “Then from our TV set you can record the match for me.”
“I’m 11 we can’t afford(买得起) one,” said his mother.
The next morning Jim went home with a smile, 12 a new video.
“But where did you get the 13 , Jim?” His mother asked in 14 .
“That’s 15 , mom. I sold our TV set.”
A．on B．at C．from D．to
A．watching B．seeing C．playing D．looking
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．to buy B．buying C．buy D．bought
A．in B．on C．at D．with
A．few B．a few C．many D．quite a little
A．may B．can C．must D．should
A．Mother B．Father C．Teacher D．Jim
A．other B．different C．same D．another
A．after B．before C．because D．as
A．glad B．afraid C．pleased D．happy
A．carrying B．listening C．watching D．playing
A．car B．money C．match D．TV
A．surprise B．person C．a low voice D．great pain
A．easy B．easily C．difficult D．hardly