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？
On the last Wednesday of each August the shops of the small Spanish town of the Bunol don't open． Anyone who doesn't like tomatoes leaves town and the streets become full of tourists． They are here to take part in La Tomatina， the world's largest vegetable fight． For a couple of hours almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes are launched as missiles（导弹） at whoever moves．
La Tomatina started around fifty years ago， when，for no reason， a group of local people started throwing tomatoes at each other． Other people joined in and had so much fun that they did the same thing the next year． Since then La Tomatina has grown and grown． In 2004 almost 20，000 people took part in the "tomato war"． Now days it is the most important part of a week﹣long festival involving（包含） parades， eating， drinking， and lots of fireworks．
On the morning of La Tomatina ， eight big trucks full of soft tomatoes pull into the center of the town． Official starters climb into the trucks and start throwing tomatoes at the crowd． That is the signal that the fight is about to start． From then on it is a wild scene， as everybody tries to get into the truck to get to the tomatoes． Nobody on the streets is safe from attack（攻击）． And there is nothing the locals like more than throwing tomatoes at camera﹣carrying tourist．
Finally， after two hours， all the tomatoes have been thrown． Everybody is tired， sweaty and covered with tomatoes． A bell rings to signal the end of the fight and everyone is a friend again． Tomato﹣covered clothing is taken off and throw away and the crowds wash themselves in public showers down by the river． La Tomatina is over for another year．
（1）How long does the tomato fight last？
A． For two hours
B． For a day
C． For a week
D． For a year
（2）What can we know about the tomato fight？
A． A bell rings to signal the start of it．
B． It costs almost 50，000 kgs of tomatoes each time．
C． It takes place on the first Wednesday of August．
D． The crowds go back home to watch themselves after it．
（3）What's Paragraph 3 mainly about？
A． When the tomato fight starts？
B． Where the tomato fight happens？
C． What people do during the tomato fight？
D． Why the locals like attacking tourists with cameras？
（4）Where can we almost probably read this passage？
A． In a news weekly．
B． In a self﹣protect handbook．
C． In a Chinese textbook．
D． In a tourist magazine．
Have you ever heard that we can "grow" fresh air in our home without using any expensive air﹣cleaning machines？ It becomes true． The studies in India show that people need only three green plants． What we have to do is put them in specific（特定的）space of the house， and each of them will do their share．
|
Betel palm |
Evergreen |
|
|
|
|
Put it in the living room． |
Put it in the bedroom． |
|
Four are needed for a person． |
Six to eight are OK． |
|
Money plant |
Tulip |
|
take away something bad from the air． |
give off something bad to the air． |
|
Put it anywhere in the house． |
Never put it anywhere in the house． |
|
As many as you like． |
You decide． |
Meattle， an engineer， has filled his office building with some plants and made it the healthiest building in New Delhi． So why not put some of these plants in your own house？ You will not only get better air but also feel fresh at any moment．
（1）What plant may be harmful to people？
A． Tulips．
B． Betel palms．
C． Evergreens．
D． Money plants．
（2）Which of the follow it TRUE？
A． Money plants can't be put in the bedroom．
B． Evergeens can change CO into O2 at daytime
C． Meattle has planted many tulips in his office building．
D． A family of three needs 12 betel palms in the living room．
（3）What's the passage about？
A． How to grow green plants better
B． how to make the office building healthier
C． How to get fresh air through proper plants．
D． How to turn our home into a more beautiful one．
|
|
This dog is from the USA． She can run，jump and play． She is very smart． Of course， she can't talk， but she can understand about 350 words． |
|
|
This monkey is 29 years old and lives in a zoo in the UK． He can help people take care of sheep． He can make things and play the piano． |
|
|
This elephant from Thailand is very big． It can swim and run very fast． But it can't jump! It can play basketball with other four elephants． They are a strong team． |
|
|
Call 0919﹣236﹣517， and you can know more about these smart animals． If you are the 100th to call in， you can have a robot as a gift． |
（1）Where is the elephant from？
A． America
B． Thailand
C． China
D． England
（2）What animals can play the piano？
A． The cat
B． The dog
C． The monkey
D． The elephant
（3）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． The dog can take care of sheep．
B． The elephant can play basketball．
C． The monkey can understand words．
D． You can call in and get a mobile phone
Money VS Family
Rama's family is very big． He has three kids， two sons and a daughter．
He works for more than 16 hours a day． The kids cannot see him as he leaves home early in the morning before they wake up， and he reaches home around midnight when kids have slept every day． （1）
Though Rama's family is one of the richest families in the city， he still works so hard． One day， Rama's family went to their beach house to spend their vacation． His daughter asked， " （2） "
Rama replied， " Yes， my dear， tomorrow for sure，（3） I'm tired of work and need refreshment!"
The whole family became very happy．
Unfortunately， the next day， none in Rama's family were alive as they were washed out in the tsunami（海啸）!
（4） When he tried to reach his beach house， he saw sea and water everywhere and screamed for his family． He could not even find the dead bodies of his family．
（5） He remembered his wife's words， "Why are you running for money？ We can be happy with what we have now．"
|
A． Dad， will you please spend one day at home and stay with us here？ B． Rama was too busy even to hear the news about the tsunami． C． The whole family eagerly wait to spend quality time with him and the kids miss him so much． D． He can never have them again， cannot even see them and even by paying millions he cannot get them back to life! E．I will join you for the lunch and be with you all for next few days． |
We're sitting too much and it's dangerous． Most Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day， and the more you sit， the weaker your body will be． Fortunately， there are simple changes you can make during the day﹣﹣anywhere， even at the workplace﹣to improve your health．
Park a few blocks away from the office each morning and walk to work．
This allows you to start off your mornings actively and be ready to take on the work． If you take the bus， get off one stop earlier to take some light exercise before 8 a．m．
Get up and move around the office once every 60～90 minutes．
When you're busy with work， it's easy to forget the time． Set the alarm to remind（提醒） you to get up and take a walk around the office． You can use this time to fill up your water bottle or go to the bathroom．
Ask questions and discuss questions face to face．
Go to your co﹣worker's office to discuss questions face to face， rather than send an e﹣mail every time you have a question． This gives you a good excuse to move．
Use your lunch break to move around outside．
So many Americans today work during their lunch break． When possible， take advantage of（利用） this time to walk outside and enjoy the nice weather． Fresh air can make you keep a clear mind．
（1）Every morning， we can park a few blocks away from the office to ．
A． take some light exercise
B． find a good place to park
C．save some money
D． take a walk in the park
（2）What can we do when we get up to walk around the office？
A． To play games with our co﹣workers．
B． To fill up the water bottle．
C． To enjoy the nice weather．
D． To walk to work．
（3）Which sentence is right according to the passage？
A． We should discuss questions face to face during the lunch break．
B． We should send an e﹣mail every time we have a question．
C． Few Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day．
D． We should move our bodies every 60～90 minutes during the work．
（4）The passage mainly tell us during the workday．
A． ways to be more active
B． it's dangerous to sit too much
C． the importance of taking exercise
D． ways to get along with co﹣workers
