Red is used in many American expressions. It can be used to show happiness, as in the expression “a red-letter day”. This is a day when something special happens. The expression is probably based on church customs. For almost 600 years, church calendars have been marked with red to show special holy(神圣的)days. Today’s calendars are still marked that way with the dates of holidays and special days printed in red.
The expression “a red-letter day”is often heard in daily life. “A red-letter day” is a day that people are especially happy. It may be a day that you have waited for a long time, a wedding day, for example. Or it may be a day with a happy surprise. You might tell a friend that yesterday was a red-letter day, because you won some money in the lottery.
“Rolling out the red carpet” is another commonly heard expression. It describes an especially warm welcome of any kind. A city may “roll out the carpet ”for its baseball team, when the team arrives home after winning a championship. A group of supporters go to the air port to the greet the team. The red-carpet welcome includes a lot of cheering by thousands of fans, a parade, music and speech of praise by local statesmen.
Red is also used in some expressions that are not happy. “Red-handed ” is an example. To be caught “red-handed” is to be found in an act of wrong doing. The evidence is clear. You are guilty. Today we use the expression “ to be caught red-handed ”in situation(情况)that are not serious. For example, a mother might say she caught her son red-handed, taking cookies out of the cookie jar.
Some American Expressions with __
Be used for_happiness |
a red -letter day |
a day that people are happy a day with a ___ |
| rolling out the red carpet |
describes an especially warm___ |
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Be used in_ |
to be caught red-hanged |
to be found doing a wrong action can’t be used in a serious situation |
A lift is wonderful. It is really only a small room. Rooms usually stay in one place. Lifts travel up and down all day long.
Sometimes a worker stands in the lift. He or she operates it up and down. In modern lifts there is no worker. The people walk in. They know what floor they want. They push a button and the lift goes to that floor. It is all very fast and easy.
Lifts are very important to us. Why? Think about a tall building. Maybe it has twenty floors. Maybe it has fifty or more. Who can walk up all the stairs? Maybe people can climb them one time. Can someone climb thirty floors to an office every day? Can small children walk up to their room on the twenty-fourth floor? Can their mother and father carry food up all those stairs? Of course not.
We can have high buildings because we have lifts. We could not have all the beautiful tall buildings in the world without lifts. They are really wonderful.A lift looks like______.
| A．a small room | B．a small house | C．a small ladder | D．a small stair |
Which of the following is true?
| A．A modern lift has no buttons. |
| B．A modern lift has a worker to operate it. |
| C．A modern lift can go up and down with no worker in it. |
| D．A modern lift knows what floor people want. |
If you want to go to the floor you want, you_______.
| A．ask for help | B．open the door of the lift |
| C．ring the bell | D．push the right button |
Why do people have to use lifts? Because________.
| A．they have tall buildings |
| B．they can't walk up and down |
| C．old people and children need them |
| D．lifts are wonderful |
Choose the best title for this text.
| A．Buttons | B．Lifts | C．Tall Buildings | D．Climbing Stairs |
When you get up in the morning, do you find it hard to choose what clothes to wear? If so, you probably need help to make the bigger choices in your life, like what to do when you’re older. “Brave New Girls”, by American author Jean Gadeberg, will help you make such choices. It says you must be a brave new girl. A brave new girl is one who is confident, healthy and happy. A brave new girl can realize her dreams. To be brave, you need to make a decision for yourself. Other people may tell you what to do, but you should not listen to them. You must only do what you want. If you always wear clothes like your favourite TV star, you must stop doing so. Instead, become your own star and wear the clothes you want. You have to like your body, it says. If you don’t, you will not take good care of it and won’t stay healthy. The book also says that girls must start becoming more confident. If you are confident, you’ll succeed in life. A good way to become confident is to realize that you are as clever as boys. In fact you are. Just look at their grades! Only then can you realize your dreams and become who you want to be.What quality should a brave new girl have?
| A．Confident | B．Healthy | C．Happy | D．A, B and C |
“Brave New Girls” is a ______.
| A．film | B．story | C．book | D．newspaper |
Suppose(假如) you are a brave new girl, which answer is wrong?
| A．Make a decision for yourself |
| B．Wear clothes like your favourite TV star |
| C．Like your body |
| D．Realize that you are as clever as boys. |
What’s the meaning of the word “grade” in this passage?
| A．年级 | B．成绩 | C．品位 | D．道路 |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．To be brave | B．A good book |
| C．To be a brave new girl | D．Realize dreams |
阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。
(1)Daniel was always making excuses for forgetting to do things. His usual excuse was: “ I was too busy.” or “I didn’t have time.”
(2)Daniel’s parents were him. “ He shouldn’t go through life making excuses all the time.” his father said. “ No one will trust him to do anything. He won’t be able to keep a job. No sensible(明智的)girl will marry him.”
“I don’t know what we can do.” his mother said.
“I have an idea.” his father said. “If this doesn’t work, nothing will.”
The next day was Daniel’s birthday. He was really looking forward to getting exciting presents. He woke up, expecting his parents to wish him a happy birthday. But all day what they said was “Good morning, Daniel. Hurry, or you will be late for school.” There were no presents, not even a card. He was really disappointed.
“Never mind.” he thought. “There’ll be a surprise for me after school.” But there wasn’t. Sadly he said to his parents at dinner, “Today’s my birthday.”
“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.”
“So did I.” his mother said.
“How could you forget?” Daniel asked. “There must be a reason.”
“Well, yes.” his father said. “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”
Poor Daniel! He never had a silly excuse for not doing something again.please remember :there is no excuse for any success.请把句(1)译成汉语。______________________________________________。
请在(2)填一个恰当的短语使句意完整 _________ _________.
找出“He ought not to make his life full of excuses at all times”的同义句_____________________.
回答问题 Did Daniel get his birthday present at last? __________________________.
找出或写出文章的主题句_________________________________________.
Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．
One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”
Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．
John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．
There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
| A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter． |
| B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter． |
| C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter． |
| D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich． |
What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?
| A．to spend no money |
| B．to spend all the money necessary |
| C．to give not enough money |
| D．to waste no money |
From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ . .
| A．Charlie did as the rich man told him |
| B．the house was well built |
| C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself |
| D．the house was only half finished after 4 months |
When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .
| A．happy | B．sorry | C．1ucky | D．satisfied |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor． |
| B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money． |
| C．The richest man often punished carpenters． |
| D．One should always be honest． |
Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well-known for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?
1. Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having meals.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?
| A．春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽 | B．谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。 |
| C．吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮 | D．足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。 |
According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?
| A．6 million. | B．925 million. | C．200 million. | D．725 million. |
What should we do to waste less food?
| A．Order more food in a restaurant. |
| B．Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls. |
| C．Take all the food you ordered home. |
| D．Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．A number of people have realized the importance of saving food. |
| B．The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. |
| C．200 million children die of hunger every year. |
| D．Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Don’t waste food. |
| B．Chinese people are friendly and generous. |
| C．We can’t die of hunger. |
| D．Every grain is grown by farmers. |
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