No matter which yurt（蒙古包）you happen to visit，you will find that as soon as the Mongolian（蒙古的）people hear your footsteps，they will go out and gives you a big welcome．To show the welcome，they will place their right hands on their chests（胸部）and bow down lightly．With "How are you？"，they let you in．Usually，the host will let men guests sit on the left and women guests on the right，while he himself sits in the middle．When you take your seats，milk tea and different kinds of milk products will be served at once．After a while，a special course will be ready for you，which is finger mutton（羊肉）．It is eaten with hands and knives instead of chopsticks．At the same time，the host will give you a had a（a long piece of silk as a greeting gift）and a cup of local wine（酒）．
All the people on the grassland，men and women，old and young， can sing folk songs．When they toast their guests，they will sing folk songs to show their kindness and welcome．They will also play a kind of musical instrument．People call it a horse﹣head﹣shaped instrument because of its shape．
76．Where do the men guests sit in the yurt？
77．When does the host serve his guests milk tea and milk products？
78．Is finger mutton eaten with knives or chopsticks？
79．Why do Mongolians sing and play the instrument while toasting
their guests？
80．What does the musical instrument look like？
India is next to China. Like China, India is a developing Asian country. They have a lot in common. They are both big countries with different languages and different kinds of food. They both have a lot of farmers and are both the fastest growing countries in the world.
The two countries both do well in IT business. China is strong in hardware while India is strong in software. Indian software business has been growing very fast since the 1990s. Today India sells software and services to nearly 95 countries around the world.
In the coming years, China and India have similar problems. Both of them have a large population. China has about 1.3 billion people and India has about 1 billion. That’s one-third of the world’s population. The two countries need to keep growing fast provide jobs for billions of people every year.
| A．they are both big countries |
| B．they both have the same culture |
| C．they have different languages |
| D．they are both the fastest growing countries |
| A．Software. | B．Televisions. |
| C．Computers. | D．Hardware. |
| A．1 billion | B．1.3 billion |
| C．1.4 billion | D．2.3 billion |
| A．Food. | B．Cars. |
| C．Jobs. | D．Houses |
| A．Both China and India are Asian countries. |
| B．China has more people than India. |
| C．India is very strong in hardware. |
| D．One-third of the people in the world live in China and India. |
There are some funny activities this week! Everyone who is interested in them looks at the notice!
| Monday Meeting Room 19:00—21:30 Dr.Thomas West’s report: Space and Man Come and listen to it if you want to learn more about the stars and the universe. |
Wednesday Science Room 18:00—20:00 Mrs Smith’s report: UFO Would you like to learn about UFOs? Please come and listen. |
| Friday Meeting Room 18:30—21:00 Mr Green’s lesson: Computer Science Mr Green is from Oxford University. Learn to use computers. |
Sunday Library 18:30—11:30 Robot Show You can see all kinds of robots made by the students. You may also bring your own robot here. |
| A．A student. | B．Mrs Smith. |
| C．Mr Green. | D．Dr.Thomas West. |
| A．Computer science. | B．Robot science. |
| C．Space science. | D．Life science. |
| A．On Monday. | B．On Wednesday. |
| C．On Friday. | D．On Sunday. |
| A．Mr Green’s lesson | B．a report about UFO |
| C．a report about Space and Man | D．see some robots |
| A．from 8:30 am to 11:30 am on Sunday |
| B．from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Monday |
| C．from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday |
| D．from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm on Friday |
One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet viewing of the wonderful paintings.
A young couple were viewing the paintings in front of me and chatting with each other without stop. I watched them for a moment and noticed the man’s wife was doing all the talking. I was surprised to see that the man was so patient and could stand his wife’s words, but I still moved on.
I met them several times when I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard she continued talking about the paintings, I moved away quickly.
I was buying some gifts in the museum shop when the couple came near to the gate. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out something brown. He turned it into a long stick and then tapped(轻敲) his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a brave man,” a clerk beside me said. “Most of us would give up if we became blind at such a young age. During his treatment, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re wrong. He sees a lot , more than you or I do.” The clerk said, “His wife describes each painting, so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience(耐心), courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person who was blind and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to make his life different. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away holding each other’s hands.
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。When I stayed at the art museum, I ___________ to look at the wonderful paintings without any ___________.
To my ___________, only the wife kept talking about the paintings all the time while her husband just listened to her ___________.
I didn’t realize that something was wrong with the young man’s ___________ until I noticed him using a long ___________ to trap his way.
The man can see each painting in his ___________ because his wife ___________ it to him.
The young couple not only share a common interest in ___________ but also share their strong ___________.
Thousands of years ago, people didn't live in cold places because they didn't know how to keep themselves warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies..
. It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire.
The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.
But people still didn't know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest they tried to keep it burning.
But later they found different ways to make fire. For example, they made fire by burning wood or knocking two pieces of stones.
Today it's easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters.
根据短文内容，把A-E五个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。
| A. If it went out, they had to wait for years. B. The skins keep them warm. C. They can make fire at any time they need. D. People took some of this fire to their homes. E. Nature is people's good friend.. |
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s dismay (沮丧), his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance(出现). There was a severe (严重的) scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher.
“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious (无知觉的), but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be forever, but until today, I have never regretted doing what I did.”
When the little boy heard this, he couldn’t help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.The underline world “embarrassed” means ______ in Chinese.
| A．焦虑的 | B．尴尬的 |
| C．悲伤的 | D．悔恨的 |
In fact, the boy’s mother was ______.
| A．beautiful | B．ugly |
| C．kind | D．ugly but kind |
We know from the passage that the little boy ______.
| A．wasn’t moved by what her mother said |
| B．didn’t ask his mother to attend the meeting |
| C．wanted his mother to attend the meeting at first |
| D．didn’t really want his mother to attend the meeting at first |
After listening to his mother’s words about the scar, the boy might feel ______.
| A．moved | B．unhappy |
| C．worried | D．dismay |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The boy’s mother was brave but foolish |
| B．The boy hated what his mother had done |
| C．We should love our parents whatever they are like |
| D．The people at the meeting didn’t like the boy’s mother |