A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need some hearing aid （助听）．Not quite sure how to （1） her，he called the family doctor to discuss the problem．The doctor toldhim there was a simple test the husband could do to give the doctor a better （2） of her hearing loss．
"Here's what you do，"said the doctor．"Stand about 40feet away from her，and in a （3）____ conversational speaking tone （音调） see if she hears you．If not，go to 30feet，then 20feet，and so on（4） you get a reply．"
That evening，the wife was in the （5） ，and he was in the yard．He said to
himself，"I'm about 40feet away，and let me see what will happen．"Then in a usual tone he asked，"Honey，what's for dinner？"
No （6） ．
So the husband moved closer to the kitchen，about 30feet from his wife and asked，"Honey，what's for dinner？"（7） no reply．
Next he moved into the dining room where he was about 20feet from his wife and （8） ，"Honey，what's for dinner？"
Again he got no reply．He walked up to the kitchen door，about 10feet away．"Honey，what's for dinner？"Again there was no reply．
So he（9） right up behind her．"Honey，what's for dinner？"
"Chicken!James，for the（10） time I've said that．"
1．A．save |
B．help |
C．face |
D．guide |
2．A．choice |
B．excuse |
C．idea |
D．suggestion |
3．A．loud |
B．strange |
C．special |
D．usual |
4．A．until |
B．before |
C．when |
D．as |
5．A．toilet |
B．garden |
C．kitchen |
D．dining room |
6．A．dinner |
B．way |
C．move |
D．reply |
7．A．Still |
B．Even |
C．Just |
D．Almost |
8．A．laughed |
B．repeated |
C．thought |
D．added |
9．A．ran |
B．stood |
C．walked |
D．jumped |
10．A．second |
B．third |
C．fourth |
D．fifth． |
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.
Today more and more families have own computers. Parents buy computers for their children.They hope computers can help them improve (提高) their studies in school. Yet(然而) many of the children use computers to play games, to watch video or to sing Karaoke, instead of studying. So many teachers and parents complain (抱怨) that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked by parents in the boxes.
In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.
Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves.
Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______________.
A．our country asks us to learn it B．it can help us a lot C．we can use it to play games D．it can help us to find jobs
A．Their students and children use computers to play games. B．Computers let them lost their jobs. C．Computers make the students and children fall behind. D．Computers bring people a lot of trouble.
A．also bring us trouble B．bring us happiness only C．are hated by people D．are bad for people’s health
A．Yes, they can. B．It’s hard to say C．No, they can’t. D．Of course not.
A．computers are used by people B．people can live well without computers C．one must decide how to use computers D．computers are strange machines
Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. He started drawing when he was three years old, and when he was five he was already very ______ at it. He drew many beautiful interesting pictures, and many people ______ his pictures. They thought this boy was going to be ______ when he was a little older, and then they were going to ___these pictures for a lot of money.
Jimmy's pictures were quite different from other ______ because he never drew on all of the paper. He drew on ______ of it, and the other half was always ______.
"That's very clever," everybody said. "______ other people have ever done that before."
One day somebody asked him, "Please tell me, Jimmy. Why do you draw on the bottom (底部) half of your pictures, ______ not on the top half?"
"Because I'm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes (毛笔) can't ______ very high."
A．poor B．sad C．glad D．good
A．bought B．brought C．sold D．took
A．different B．clever C．famous D．rich
A．buy B．show C．leave D．sell
A．men's B．people's C．boy's D．child's
A．half B．part C．side D．end
A．full B．empty C．wrong D．ready
A．No B．Some C．Any D．Many
A．then B．and C．but D．or
A．change B．turn C．pull D．reach
Hello, my friends. I Guo Li. Nice to meet you! I want to you something about my
Look at this ! These are my grandparents. This my father, and his name is Guo Jianshe. This is my mother, and name is Ma Yun. We are Beijing with my grandparents. And these are m and my uncle. My aunt’s name is Hao Xia and my name is Ma Dong. Ma Ke is their daughter. She is my , too. Ma Ke and her parents are in Shanghai.
A．be B．am C．is D．are
A．listen B．look C．tell D．write
A．class B．school C．name D．family
A．map B．quilt C．picture D．telephone
A．be B．am C．is D．are
A．her B．his C．my D．your
A．to B．on C．after D．in
A．sister B．mom C．aunt D．grandma
A．brother’s B．uncle’s C．dad’s D．grandpa’s
A．student B．sister C．girl D．cousin
Man has a big brain. He can think and slanguages. Scientists once thought that man isn’t the same as animals b
man can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys and birds can learn, too.
They are beginning to uthat men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can’t speak. They make much n
when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes(猿) can learn some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot join w
to make sentences. They cannot think l
us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been a
to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very w
when he is four or five, b
no animals learn to speak.
How do children learn it? Scientists don’t really know whappens inside our body when we speak. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.
Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’!
It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in .
A．the United States B．France C．Scotland D．Spain
A．April 1 B．April 2 C．December 28 D．March 31
A．kick your friends in the behind B．move a friend’s clock ahead one hour C．play jokes and tricks on your friends D．take a holiday from work for two days
A．England. B．India. C．Mexico. D．Japan.
A．盛行 B．流传 C．接受 D．发展