Around the world， people live in homes of many shapes and sizes． In some countryside， people live together with their family in a huge house with gardens or backyards． On the other hand， the buildings in cities are usually very close together．
A home can be any kind of building﹣ large or small． Some people even have homes on boats， in tents or in caravans that can be moved around． Caravans are mobile homes． They are towed（拖，拉） by either a car or a huge truck． Some of them are holiday homes． We can see many families staying together in these caravans．
In the past， rich and important people built strong castles to keep their families safe． The castles（城堡） were built on hill tops with high walls and some even had moats． Moats were deep and wide ditches（壕沟） filled with water． They made it difficult for enemies to attack．
Today， we have different ways of protecting our homes． Some homes are installed（安装） with video cameras and an alarm system． These will help to alert（向……报警） home owners if someone tries to break in．
Homes are important to all the people． Everyone needs a home where they feel sheltered and safe．
（1）How are the buildings in cities？
（2）What is used to tow the caravans？
（3）Who built castles to keep their families safe in the past？
（4）Why were moats built？
（5）What do people use to protect their homes today？
Do you know the word “brunch”? On weekends, many people like to have brunch—late breakfast or early lunch. People usually have brunch between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday because they like to get up late after a week’s hard work and they want to enjoy brunch with their parents, children or friends. That is a relaxing and interesting way of eating for most families.
Today brunch has become the most popular in big hotels. People can ask for it or cook it themselves. To make it look like both breakfast and lunch, people choose to have lots of dishes. You can often see the following food on the table: meat, eggs, fruit, vegetables, orange, and tea.
按要求完成下列各题。 When do people usually have brunch? （根据短文内容回答问题）
What do people think of eating brunch?（根据短文内容回答问题）
Do people usually eat much for brunch?（根据短文内容回答问题）
从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最相近的短语。
Many people like to have brunch.In the passage, the underlined word “it” refers to (指).
For many people of Norway(挪威)，skiing(滑雪) is the best way to have fun in winter. Almost everyone can ski. Children learn to ski after they learn to walk. Long long ago in Norway, there were no buses, trains or cars. People had to find a way to walk over the deep snow. Skis were the right answer!
Although they love winter, the people of Norway are also happy to see summer come. They enjoy the out-door activities at any time of the year. In summer they swim and sunbathe near the beach. Some people go cycling and go mountain climbing. Sail-boating is also very popular during the warm sunny summer months.
The Norwegians(挪威人), like people everywhere, find many in-door ways to have a good time. During the long winter they also enjoy movies. They like to read books from the libraries in all seasons. Family life is very important to the people of Norway.In winter, _______ is the most popular sport for Norwegians to have a good time.
A. skiing B. skating C. climbing Long long time ago, Norwegians skied to ________.
A. have fun B. keep fit C. cross the deep snow We can find _________ kinds of outdoor activities in the passage.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7From the passage we know __________.
A. Norwegians like winter, but they don’t like summer.
B. Norwegians don’t think family life is very important.
C. Norwegians also like indoor activities. The writer wants to tell us about Norwegians’ _________.
A. sports B. life C. habits
The following are four kinds of medicine at home. We should know how to use them. Never make any mistakes.
| I Take the medicine with water. One or two pills every eight hours. Don’t take more than six pills in 24 hours. For children under six, go to ask the doctor. |
II Three times a day and one pill a time. One pill before breakfast, one before 11:00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six and persons with stomachache. |
| III The medicine is for a person with a toothache. Two pills a time a day before sleep for adults (成人). Half for children under 12. |
IV Take the medicine four times a day. Four pills a time for adults with a cold. Half the pills for children under 10. Take the medicine before three meals and before sleep. |
We shouldn’t take more than __________ pills of Medicine I a day.
A. 2 B. 6 C. 8Children under six shouldn’t take ___________.
A. Medicine II B. Medicine III C. Medicine IVMedicine III is for people with ___________.
A. a toothache B. a cold C. a stomachache If Lisa is ________ years old, she should take 8 pills of medicine IV a day.
A. 11 B. 20 C. 9 Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken 3 times a day.
B. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken before sleep.
C. Three kinds of the medicine should be taken 1 pill a time.
Scientists have found a new use for children’s imaginations(想象力)—to make Stomachaches go away.
The BBC reports a new study that shows: “Children can be taught to use their Imaginations to deal with stomachaches.” This may be very good news for parents who need a quick cure for their sick children.
Any mother or father understands the stomach problem is one of the most frequent(时常发生的) things their children complain about. Around twenty percent of children suffer from stomachaches that doctors cannot find a reason for.
This new research is especially good for kids with active imaginations. Researchers found that the more creative the child is, the better he or she is at imagining the pain away.
The researchers used a relaxing CD with children. A voice guided them through different fantasy(幻想) situations. One of these was pretending to be floating on a cloud. Thirty children took part in the tests. Half of them used the “guided imagery” method, and the other half received normal medicines. Researchers found 73.3 percent of the CD users reported a reduction in pain. This compared to only 26.7 percent of kids who got normal treatment.
Study leader Dr Miranda Tilburg was very excited about her findings. She believed that it was a very cheap and easy way to stop children’s stomachaches. She said it would not work as well with adults. The new study may be good news for those who____________.
| A．have less imaginations |
| B．don’t know how to relax |
| C．want to stop their kids’ stomachaches in a short time |
| D．can find why children suffer from stomachaches |
What kind of kids will benefit most from the new research?
| A．Kids who like listening to music. |
| B．Kids who are good at remembering things. |
| C．The independent(独立的) kids. |
| D．Kids with active imaginations. |
From the end of the passage, we know that__________.
| A．adults can also use their imaginations to make stomachaches go away |
| B．Dr Miranda Tilburg wasn’t pleased with her findings |
| C．the normal cure for stomachaches will not be used |
| D．a cheap and easy way to stop children’s stomachaches has been found |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．How to stop stomachaches in public places. |
| B．Children can “imagine” their pain away. |
| C．Children’s imaginations are very active. |
| D．How to develop children’s imaginations. |
This is a true story in Guyana. One day, a child took some silver paper from a cigarette box. He rolled it into a tiny ball and pushed it up his nose. He couldn’t get it out again. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later the paper was still in his nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took his child to the hospital. The doctor looked up his nose. She put a tiny steel rod（钢棒） into his nose and felt the paper. She said she would have to cut his nose to get the paper out.
The child’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. He was a handsome boy and the cut would make him ugly.
Next day, the child’s mother took him to her friend Sidney. Sidney lived in a house with an old woman called May. She asked to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose. He closed his eyes.
“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon!”
As she spoke, she shook black pepper on the child’s nose. He gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told her to take the boy to the sea for a swim. She said the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.
So the child didn’t have to go to the hospital and gave his nose cut. How did the silver ball go into the boy’s nose?
| A．His mother put it into his nose. |
| B．The boy himself pushed the ball up his nose. |
| C．The silver ball rolled into his nose itself. |
| D．The passage didn’t tell us. |
Why did the boy’s nose have a bad smell?
| A．The ball stayed in his nose for too long. |
| B．The boy didn't like to wash his nose. |
| C．His nose is cut and gave a bad smell. |
| D．Because he had a running nose. |
In the last paragraph, the underlined word mighty means _____________.
| A．有力的 | B．可能的 | C．好笑的. | D．坚硬的 |