Chinese young people love their smart phones.They play with phone apps every day.But now, a book has let them forget about their phones.The book is called Secret Garden.
It is a colouring book for adults’.You don’t have to read it, because it has almost no words.All the pages are pictures but no colours.You just need to use colour pens to paint it.An artist in Britain made the book.
The book is now the biggest selling book on amazon.Cn.last month, it sold 25,000 copies in China.Many young people bought this book.They like it so much that they stop playing games or surfing the Internet on their phones.These people are mainly young mothers and workers.It is very difficult to take care of babies or do a good job at first, so they feel a lot of pressure.Drawing the book can help them become less nervous.
In the past, people thought colouring books are only for children.With Secret Garden getting more and more popular, many young adults also begin to paint as a hobby.What made Chinese young people forget about their phones?
A.Games. | B.A book. |
C.Housework. | D.Colours. |
What’s in Secret Garden?
A.Many words. |
B.Colour pens |
C.Pictures without colours. |
D.Pictures with colours. |
What kind of people like the colouring book?
A.Children. | B.Young adults. |
C.Old people. | D.All the people. |
Who made the book?
A.An artist in China. | B.An artist in British. |
C.English young people. | D.Chinese people. |
How can people use the book?
A.People can read it easily. |
B.People can touch it to read it. |
C.People can use colour pens to paint it. |
D.People can listen to its sound to read it. |
My name is Michael. 1 come to Beijng to see my uncle. He teaches English in a middle school. I don't know Beijing well and can't speak Chinese. I also don't know the way to my uncle's home, either. So I call him, but he doesn't answer it.
What should I do? I ask a woman and show my uncle's address (地址) to her. She can't speak English well but she tells me the way with her hands. I thank her and walk along the street. At a crossing, someone (某人) asks me. It's the woman! She comes up with a young man. What do they want to do? Will they ask me for any money? I don't know what to do? Just then, the young man greets (问候) me and he tells me the way in English.They just tell me the way! How kind they are!
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My name is Jack. I work in New, York. Some people think it is a large city.But I don't like 1iving here. I don't have much to buy a house. So I have to
one. The house is
from the railway station. I can see trains come and go from my window. It's
all day and I can't sleep well at night.
The traffic here is very , too. There are too many cars on the street. So it's difficult for me to drive to work. The bus and subway are also crowded (拥挤的).
The of living is very high.To get more money, I have to work harder
night every day.
I really my life on the farm. The air is
and life is quiet. Though (尽管_)I can't get much money, I can
with my family. I will move back to my house soon.
It’s 5:00 p. m. Mike is driving his new car to his sister’s factory. He wants to pick up(接)his sister. But he doesn’t know the way. He stops in front of a bank. At this time he sees an old man near his car. Mike comes out of the car and asks the old man, “Excuse me. Where is the factory?”The old man says,“Yes, I know the way to the factory. I can go there with you.”The old man is now sitting in Mike’s car. Soon they come to a small house and the old man says,“Stop here, please!”Mike stops the car and says,“But this isn’t a factory at all.”“No,”says the old man, “This is my house. I want to get home before dinner. Thank you for taking me home. The factory is behind the bank. So go back to the bank and then turn left. You’ll see the factory. You can’t miss it.”After half an hour, Mike gets to his sister’s factory. It’s just behind the bank!
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。 Mike wants to go to _____.
A.his sister’s factory | B.the old man’s house |
C.a bank | D.his home |
Mike asks _____ for help.
A.his sister | B.the police |
C.an old man | D.an old woman |
The factory of Mike’s sister is _____.
A.in front of the bank |
B.behind the bank |
C.in front of the old man’s house |
D.behind the old man’s house |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Mike’s car is new. |
B.The old man knows the way to the factory. |
C.Mike gets to the old man’s home first. |
D.The old man doesn’t tell Mike the way to the factory. |
How many people are mentioned (提到) in the passage(文章)?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D.
Mr Black had a busy weekend .(周末) ,On (星期六) morning,he did some
in a supermarket . He
a birthday card and a nice present for his friend Bill’s birthday . In the afternoon ,he did some cleaning at home w
his wife .In the evening , he
to a movie with his family .On Sunday morning , he visited
friend Rose . Rose is a teacher in a high s
. Then he went to Bill’s birthday party with Rose at lunchtime . In the afternoon ,he went to the library to read some b
. In the evening , he
out with his family in a restaurant .After dinner, he played c
games at home. At ten o’ clock,he went to bed .
Doctor Carl was a very busy man. He always worked hard. He often forgot his families’ birthdays. Yesterday afternoon he remembered(记得) it was his wife’s (妻子的) birthday. He loved his wife. He wanted to give her a present. On his way home from hospital, he bought some beautiful flowers in a shop. When doctor Carl got home, he gave his wife the flowers and said, “Happy birthday to you, dear!” “It’s April 20th today. I remembered your birthday this year.” Mrs. Carl laughed and said, “My birthday was the day before yesterday, but thank you all the same. Better late than never!”Where did Carl work?
A.In a hospital. | B. In a store. |
C.In a shop. | D.In a family. |
What did Carl buy for his wife’s birthday?
A.Some fruits. | B.Some food. |
C. Nothing. | D.Some flowers. |
What date is Carl’s wife’s birthday?
A.Today. | B. The day before yesterday. |
C.April 20th. | D. April 18th. |
Why did Carl forget his families’ birthday? Because _____ .
A.he is too old | B.he works very hard |
C.he is a doctor | D.he is not busy |
Where did he buy some flowers?
A.On his way home from work. | B.On his wife’s birthday. |
C.On his way to the shop. | D.On his birthday. |