“Lots of restaurants say they’re the best. To be honest, we are not and we’ve never said we are. We just try to be a little bit better every day,” said Mr. Yang, who runs a restaurant named Grandpa Yang in Chongqing.
Yang started the restaurant in 2011. He was unhappy when quite a lot of food was left uneaten. “If customers know more about the food before they order, they will know what to pick,” he thought. So he decided to write something about each dish on his menu online.
Now there is something about the food. “Compared with our General Tao Chicken; this one is not THAT good,” says the introduction of Orange Beef. Another introduction warns. “Don’t let the name fool you. This one is NOT a real Sichuan dish.”
“People often search online to find the right restaurant. I don’t want them to say, ‘Oh, it’s one of the best in the area, and it must be very good,’ but then they come here only to find it’s not so good,” Yang said, “Customers should read more about the food before they order, not only my introductions, but also other customers’ opinions.”
Thanks to his honesty, the restaurant is having a moment under the sun. “It’s been a very exciting and busy time,” said Yang, “and I love it.”
(1). The restaurant Grandpa Yang was started ________.
A. |
in 2001 |
B. |
in 2011 |
C. |
in 2012 |
D. |
in 2021 |
(2). Mr. Yang was unhappy when ________.
A. |
the food was almost sold out |
B. |
customers knew a lot about the food |
C. |
customers found the food unhealthy |
D. |
quite a lot of food was left uneaten |
(3). Mr. Yang thinks that ________.
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his restaurant is the best |
B. |
people shouldn’t search online |
C. |
General Tao Chicken is good |
D. |
customers shouldn’t say anything |
(4). According to the passage, the restaurant becomes successful mainly because ________.
A. |
it offers good service |
B. |
Mr. Yang is honest |
C. |
it offers a good price |
D. |
Mr. Yang is foolish |
When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air 1 . But do you know that there is 2 air pollution inside homes, offices, hotels and other buildings? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors! In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have 3 to do with polluted indoor air.
A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities 4 smoking and cooking. As most people 5 about 80-90% of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too.
Air pollution influences our health 6 . When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people suffer from it, 7 people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can 8 people's eyes, noses and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also lead to lung cancer(肺癌)and heart disease! In the great London fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days 9 the pollution! 10 is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!
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The clock struck(敲) eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly at a huge pile(堆) of those trouble things —books.
I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed(祈祷), “My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the books, I fell asleep.The word “wretched” in Line 6 means _______.
A.very happy | B.forgetful |
C.unlucky | D.hopeful |
What do you think happened to the writer?
A.He was late for the exam. |
B.He passed the exam luckily. |
C.He failed in the exam. |
D.He fell asleep during the exam. |
The best title for the passage is _______.
A.The Night Before The Exam | B.Working Far Into Night |
C.A Slow Student | D.Going Over Lessons |
Who is organizing the party?
A.The Evans Center on Erie Road. |
B.The New York City Fire Department. |
C.The Boys and Girls Club of Lake Shore. |
D.The New York City Hospital. |
What is the cheapest way to get to the party?
A.By bus. | B.By train. | C.By car. | D.By boat. |
Which of the following is true about the party?
A.Children under 12 are not allowed to attend. |
B.All drinks for the first guests are free. |
C.Tickets can only be bought online. |
D.There are different activities for guests. |
How much will a family of four(two parents and their 14-year-old twins)Pay to attend the party if they drive and park there?
A.90 dollars. | B.110 dollars. | C.120 dollars. | D.140 dollars. |
What is the main purpose of the poster?
A.To raise money for young people. |
B.To tell people how to get to the party. |
C.To advertise the dance party. |
D.To explain the rules of the party. |
Basketball is still a young game. It's over a hundred years old. In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors. As they couldn't play outdoors, they were unhappy, and some even got into fights from time to time.
Some of the teachers, at the college asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was not easy to invent such a game because it had to be played indoors , and the court (球场) was not very large.
Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game. It was a fast, wonderful game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score , the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet(英尺) above the floor on the wall . At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name. How long is it since basketball was invented?
A.1000 years | B.More than 100 years |
C.1100 years | D.Less than 100 years |
The students felt unhappy because _______.
A.they had much homework to do |
B.they often got into fights |
C.they couldn't play outdoors |
D.they had little time to study |
Who asked Dr. Naismith to invent a game?
A.Some students | B.Some teachers |
C.Some students' parents | D.Some of his friends |
When a student ______ , he makes a score.
A.receives the ball. |
B.throws the ball to another student |
C.runs quickly with the ball in his hand |
D.throws the ball into the basket |
Which sentence is right?
A.Dr. Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball. |
B.It was easy to invent the game. |
C.The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad. |
D.The ball had to be thrown into the basket five feet above the floor. |
It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure(花样)skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Everyone was very quiet when Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhao Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sports of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No. 1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.Shen Xue won the gold medal in the ________event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
A.pairs of figure skating | B.short track speed skating |
C.women’s curling | D.long track speed skating |
The people were _____when Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the games.
A.noisy | B.quiet | C.cheering | D.excited |
The underlined(划线)word “couple” means _____in Chinese.
A.对手 | B.朋友 | C.夫妻 | D.同事 |
China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until______.
A.2003 | B.2009 | C.2010 | D.2011 |
What made China’s winter athletes get such a success?
A.Luck. | B. A chance. |
C.Hard work and a little luck. | D.The country’s support. |