"We all have suffered from the air pollution. If we don't call for an end to the firecrackers （鞭炮）， the environment will get worse and worse in the future. " said Zhang Wei. He put up a notice in his neighborhood. In the notice， he called on more people to set off（引爆） fewer firecrackers during this year's Spring Festival.
Lots of parents agreed with Zhang Wei. They said that they hated the noise of firecrackers. The noise often wake up their babies easily. And the babies really needed a quiet place to have enough sleep.
More Chinese are looking forward to celebrating the holiday in greener ways. Many people decide not to set off firecrackers. They decided not to waste food. They think that the new ways are fashionable（时尚的）.
"My family didn't buy firecrackers this year. Instead， we gave the money away to a charity. It's good for the environment and the charity the Internet user "Fighter" wrote on the Blog.
In my opinion， it's very important for us to celebrate our traditional festival﹣the Spring Festival. But it's more important to reduce air pollution and protect our environment. We had better express our cheerful feeling and best wishes in greener ways. We need more people like Zhang Wei or "Fighter" who uses electronic ways like QQ， Wechat or Blog. I believe more and more people will join them and our environment will get better and better.
（1）Where did Zhang Wei put up a notice？
A. In his office.
B. In the street.
C. In his neighbor hood.
D. In his house.
（2）What did many parents think of Zhang Wei's idea？
A. It was bad.
B. It was good.
C. It was not successful.
D. It was not useful.
（3）Which of the following is fashionable according to the passage？
A. Eating a lot of food.
B. Making more money.
C. Celebrating in a greener way.
D. Setting off more firecrackers.
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
A. Don't Waste Food
B. The Spring Festival Goes Green
C. Firecrackers and Noise
D. The Christmas Holiday
Once an unhappy young man came to an old man because he was very sad. He asked how to be happy.
The old man told the unhappy young man to put a small bag of salt(盐) into a glass of water and then to drink it. “How does it taste?” the old man asked. “Terrible,” answered the young man. The old man smiled and asked the young man to take another small bag of salt and put it into the river.
They walked without any words to the river and the young man put the salt into the river. Then the old man said, “Now drink the water from the river.” The young man did so and the old man asked, “How does it taste?” “Nice!” answered the young man. “Can you taste the salt?” asked the old man. “No,” said the young man.
The old man took the young man’s hands and said, “The pain(痛苦) of life is the salt; no more, no less. It is always the same, the only thing you can do is to be a person like a river, not a glass!”Why did the young man come to see the old man?
_______________________________________________________________________What did the old man tell the young man to do first?
_______________________________________________________________________Where did they go after the young man taste the terrible water from the glass?
_______________________________________________________________________What is like salt according to(根据) the old man?
_______________________________________________________________________ What kind of person should we be?
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Lester was walking in the street with two big and heavy boxes. A stranger walked up to him and asked, “What is the time?”
Lester stopped, put down the boxes and looked at his watch. “It’s five fifteen,” he said. “Hey, what a nice watch!” said the stranger. Lester smiled a little and said, “Yes, it’s not bad. Look at this.” Then he showed the stranger the time for 86 big cities in the world.
He hit a few buttons（按钮）and it told the time in Chinese. Lester went on ,“ You can set（设置）it in English, Chinese, Japanese and so on.”
The stranger looked very interested in the watch.
“That’s not all,” said Lester. He then pushed a few more buttons and there was a small map appeared on the watch. “The map can show where we are,” said Lester.
“I want to buy this watch!” said the stranger.
“Oh, no, I’ m not selling it. I designed it myself. I spent nearly two years making it.” said Lester.
“Oh, you are the designer. I’ll give you $ 1,000 for it!” “Oh, no, I spent more than that.”
“I’ll give you $ 5,000 for it!” Lester stopped to think. The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is.”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch. When the stranger was going to leave with the watch, Lester pointed to the two big boxes and said, “Hey, wait a minute. Don’ t forget your batteries(电池) .” Lester stopped in the street because ___________.
| A．the boxes were very heavy |
| B．he felt very tired |
| C．a stranger wanted to buy his watch |
| D．someone asked him about the time |
What was in the boxes?
| A．Money. | B．Batteries. |
| C．Watches. | D．Paper. |
We can know from the passage that Lester was a _________.
| A．designer | B．sportsman |
| C．teacher | D．doctor |
The stranger paid _____ for the watch.
| A．nothing | B．$ 1,000 |
| C．$ 5,000 | D．$ 4,000 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the watch?
| A．It can tell the time in different languages. |
| B．It can tell you where you are. |
| C．It is easy to wear and carry. |
| D．It can show the time for many big cities around the world. |
Can you think of a sentence? It has the word "and" five times, without any words in between? There is one at the end of this story.
There was an inn. It was called "The Horse and Cart". Many people came to have a drink and chat with each other after work. It had a sign outside it, and there was a horse, a cart and some letters in the sign. But the sign was getting old, so the owner of the inn decided to have a new one. He went to a painter and asked him to draw one and write "The Horse and Cart" on it in large letters.
A few days later, he went to see how the painter was getting on. He liked the picture of the horse and cart very much, but he did not like the writing at all. He said to the painter, "No, no! There's too much room between HORSE and AND and AND and CART!"An inn is a ___________.
| A．a small classroom |
| B．a small horse |
| C．a small place for people to stay and drink something |
| D．a kind of water for writing |
There was a _________ outside the inn.
| A．blackboard | B．house |
| C．painter | D．sign |
The owner of the inn wanted to ____________.
| A．sell his inn |
| B．buy a new sign |
| C．to paint his inn |
| D．ask a painter to paint a new picture |
The owner of the inn thought ____________.
| A．the letters on the sign were too large |
| B．the letters on the sign were bad |
| C．there were too little space between the letters on the sign |
| D．the letters on the sign were too far away from each other |
The owner liked __________ but not __________.
| A．the painter... the letters |
| B．the horse... the letters |
| C．the words… the writing |
| D．the picture.... the writing |
Wonderful trips in Australia(澳大利亚)
Phillip Island Nature Park Adult(成人):￡79.00 Child:￡67.00 Location(位置):Melbourne Have fun at Phillip Island Nature Park. You will spend half a day there. You can see many animals, such as koalas, kangaroos and penguins at the park. |
Balloon Flight Adult:￡209.00 Child:￡161.00 Location: Melbourne Enjoy an early morning balloon flight over the beautiful city of Melbourne. After the flight you will enjoy a wonderful breakfast at the Hilton Hotel. |
Amazing Sailing Adult:￡168.00 Child:￡126.00 Location: Sydney Relax and enjoy the wonderful sights of the centre of Sydney as you sail across the sea in a large boat. |
Restaurant Tour—Lunch Adult:￡56.00 Child:￡50.00 Location: Melbourne Having lunch in restaurants in Melbourne can be a wonderful experience, because they were old trams(有轨电车) in the past. |
11-year-old Tony and his parents will visit Phillip Island Nature Park.
They should pay____________.
| A．￡79 | B．￡146 | C．￡158 | D．￡225 |
The Balloon Flight starts in the_____________.
| A．early morning | B．late morning |
| C．early afternoon | D．late afternoon |
When you_______, you can enjoy the wonderful sights of the centre of Sydney.
| A．visit Phillip Island Nature Park |
| B．sail across the sea |
| C．take a balloon ride |
| D．have lunch in an old tram |
From the passage, we can learn that______________.
| A．people can see animals at the Hilton Hotel |
| B．food in the trams is not good |
| C．Melbourne is a place of great interest |
| D．there are no animals at Phillip Island Nature Park |
If someone wants to_______________, he will be interested in this passage.
| A．travel in Australia |
| B．learn about the history of Australia |
| C．eat Western food |
| D．see forests |
In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客)at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home:
" Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday night? "
" Hey, we're having a party on Friday. Can you come'? "
To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept(接受), or say you're sorry and give an excuse(借口):
" Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like me to come?" or " Oh, sorry. I've tickets for a movie." Sometimes, however, people use expressions(措辞)that sound like invitations, but which are not real invitations(邀请). For example:
" Please come over for a drink sometime? "
" Why not get together for a party sometime? "
"Why don't you come over and see us sometime soon?"
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don't tell time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say: "Sure, that would be nice!" or "OK. Yes, thanks."
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly? Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?
| A．Because they have no time. |
| B．Because they can spend less money |
| C．Because they enjoy entertaining at home |
| D．Because they have modern and beautiful houses |
Which of the following is a real invitation?
| A．"If you're free, let's go for a drink sometime." |
| B．"Please go to the cinema with me some day." |
| C．"Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime?" |
| D．"I've two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me?" |
If people say "Let's get together for lunch some day", you just say“_______".
A That's great. I'll be there on time.
B. How about this weekend?
C. Oh, sorry. I'm very busy.
D. That would be nice.People use "not real invitation" to show that_______.
| A．they're trying to be friendly |
| B．they're trying to be helpful |
| C．they're trying to make friends with others |
| D．they haven't got ready for a party yet |