| Questionnaire Read the questions and answer Yes or No , then you will find out how good you are. 1. When you don’t understand something, you ask questions. 2. You like listening to older people talk about the past. 3. You think that you can learn something interesting from everyone around you. 4. You are brave enough when you have to talk to people you don’t know. 5. You enjoy reading books about famous people. 6. You always see and talk to different people. 7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things. 8. You enjoy sharing experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages. 9. You talk a lot about yourself. 10. Even if you are often wrong, you make your own decisions. 11. You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever. 12. Your parents don’t understand you, so you don’t talk to them much. |
| SCORE NOW! Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of the first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO. Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose Yes. 18-24 You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You’ll probably succeed in learning all kinds of interesting things. Good for you! 10-16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colorful. 0-8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote , “No man is an island.” This is still true today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you. |
If you say “YES” to all these questions , you’ll get ______ points.
| A．12 | B．16 | C．20 | D．24 |
The writer thinks you should ______.
| A．always see and talk to the same people. |
| B．make your own decision whenever you want |
| C．enjoy teaching what you are good at |
| D．talk much about yourself when possible |
“ No man is an island”. In the text probably means that _______.
| A．the famous writer was very clever | B．everything is the same as 400 years ago |
| C．you will feel lonely if on an island | D．you can not live alone in the world |
The questions are used to test whether you are willing to ______.
| A．learn from others | B．help other people | C．do all by yourself | D．depend on others |
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If you take the “4-Day Beautiful Guilin Tour”, you will be able to ______.
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If Mrs Li take her two daughters for the “5-Day Sanya Tour”, she needs to pay ______.
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As a child,Alain Robert was afraid of height.One day,when he was 12,he returned home from school.At the front door of his building,he looked for his keys.He didn’t find them.It was 3.30p.m.and his parents worked until 6.00p.m.Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor.He saw an open window.He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building.When he opened his eyes,he told himself,‘I can do it.’Fifteen minutes later,he was in his house and his fear of height was gone.
Then,Alain tried to climb buildings.In 2003,he climbed a building in London,dressing up as aspiderman to advertise the movie.In 2004,he climbedTaipei 101(one of the tallest buildings in the world).To reach the top of a building,Alain used only his hands and special shoes.
Alain takes climbing as a hobby.He also does it to raise money for charity(for have and the homeless).When he climbs,he wants to send a massage to people.If you have a dream----something you really want to do,it can become true.But you must be brave and keep trying.If something bad happens,don’t give up.Close your eyes and tell yourself,‘I can do it.’Alain Robert first climbed the tall building __________.
| A．in 2003 | B．in 2004 | C．at 6.00p.m. | D．at the age of12 |
Alain Robert climbed the tall building in London to__________.
| A．advertise the movie Spiderman | B．make the, movie Spiderman |
| C．enter the apartment | D．raise money for children and the homeless |
What can you learn from this passage?
| A．We must learn to climb tall building |
| B．If we have a dream,we must be brave and hold on to it |
| C．If we say‘I can do it ,’we can climb tall building |
| D．We must climb tall buildingsto raise money for charity. |
根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择最佳答案。The following descriptions of Paris,which is not true.
| A．Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most famous churches. |
| B．The Eiffel Tower is a fantastic sight. |
| C．There are many beautiful beaches in Paris. |
| D．There aren’t any mountains in Paris. |
What can we do to save the environment?
| A．Go to bed with the lignt on | B．Turn on the shower while washing hair |
| C．Often use paper towels | D．Take our own bag while shopping |
There many places of interests in China._________ are the birthplaces(发源地) of Chinese culture.
| A．Mount Tai and Mount Huang | B．Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake |
| C．The Changjiang River and the Huanghe River | D．Mount Song and Mount Emei |
If you wanted to visit an educational place in China,such as Confucius' hometown,you would go to__________.
| A．Huanggang Hubei | B．Weihai Shandong | C．Qufu Shandong | D．Nanjing Jiangsu |
Yellow River Fisherman is ____________.
| A．Hong Tao’s latest movie | B．Lu Xun’s novel |
| C．Han Han’s new book | D．Zhang Yimou’s new movie |
In Beijing ,people drive on the _______ side of the road,while in London ,people drive on the _______ side of the road.
| A．left;left | B．right;right | C．left;right | D．right;left5 |
For most people, the word "fashion (时尚)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way.
"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs . . . and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion. Most people think that "fashion" means __________.
| A．subjects | B．holidays | C．books | D．clothes |
By we can see that fashions change as time goes.
| A．finding a job | B．looking at pictures |
| C．eating in a restaurant | D．wearing a fashionable coat |
In the 5th paragraph , the writer mentions kinds of ways to send information.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
"There is money in fashion" means .
| A．people like fashion and money |
| B．fashionable things are expensive |
| C．one can make money through fashion |
| D．a fashionable man makes much money |
The passage is mainly about .
| A．the changes of fashions | B．the kinds of colours |
| C．the money in fash ion | D．the differences between houses |
Mobile phone has become a problem for high schools. Some high-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school years. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students will want them. .
Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that mobile phone was a distraction(分心事) to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams .
She said some schools had tried to ban(禁止) mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school. But there was a good reason that they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said they were easily lost and were a distraction for studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.Some high schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones
| A．because they are students | B．when they are free |
| C．when they are at school | D．because they are children |
What does the word “cheat” mean in Chinese in this passage?
| A．聊天 | B．核对 | C．查询 | D．作弊 |
Some children get mobile phones from as presents.
| A．the makers and sellers | B．the passers-by and strangers |
| C．their parents and friends | D．some mobile phone user |
Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t during school hours.
| A．use their mobile phones |
| B．leave their mobile phones in the school office |
| C．help the teachers with their work |
| D．get in touch with their children |
The passage tells us that .
| A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for special reasons |
| B．it is important to ban students from using mobile phones at school |
| C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at home |
| D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours |
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