Try reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”
Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read is called a tongue twister (绕口令). It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Pete Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”
Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve people’s ability (能力) to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.
So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and practicing them.
| A．listening | B．pronunciation |
| C．writing | D．communication |
A.it is very boring to read B.it teaches us a lot of knowledge
C.we don’t know who “she” is C.the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar
| A．Story Time | B．Latest News |
| C．Study Garden | D．Lost and Found |
In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge, eggs or bread, English people drink tea or coffee(咖啡) at breakfast.
Lunch comes at one o’clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is at about half past seven. First they have soup, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple. (简单)
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。Many English people eat meals a day..
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
People may eat for their breakfast.
| A．meat and apples | B．vegetables |
| C．bananas and coffee | D．bread or eggs |
People have lunch at o’clock.
| A．any time | B．nine | C．five | D．one |
People don’t have for their dinner.
| A．porridge | B．bananas and apples |
| C．soup and meat | D．meat and fish |
Which is TRUE according to the article(按照原文） ?
| A．All English people have their dinner in the evening. |
| B．All English people have their dinner in the middle of the day. |
| C．English people have breakfast at any time from six to nine in the morning. |
| D．English meals are very simple. |
Mr and Mrs Green live in a big city (城市), and one summer they go to the country (农村) for their holiday. They enjoy it very much, because it is a quiet (安静的), clean place.
One day，they are going for a walk in the morning and they meet an old man. He lives on a farm (农场) and he is sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr Green asks him, “Do you like to live in this place?”
The old man says, “Yes，I do.” Mr Green asks again, “What are the good things about it?” The old man answers, “Well，the people here know each other. They often come and visit me，and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.”
Mr Green says, “That’s very interesting. But what are the bad things?”
The old man thinks and thinks and then says, “Well, the same things, really!” Mr and Mrs Green the country very much, because it is a quiet, clean place.
| A．like | B．dislike | C．leave | D．ask about |
One day when they are walking in the country, they meet .
| A．an old woman | B．a young man |
| C．a young woman | D．an old man |
The old man .
| A．doesn’t like the country |
| B．likes the country |
| C．doesn’t like Mr and Mrs Green |
| D．likes Mr and Mrs Green |
The people in that place are very .
| A．old | B．quiet | C．nice | D．clever |
The old man thinks before he answers the last question.
| A．quickly (迅速地) | B．quietly | C．badly | D．hard |
People eat different things in different parts of the world.
In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. They eat rice with meat, fish and vegetables.
Some people do not eat some kinds of meat. Muslims (穆斯林)，for example, do not eat pork.
Japanese eat lots of fish. They are near the sea. So it is easy for them to get fish.
In some western countries such as Britain, Australia and the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there can cook potatoes in many different ways.
Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything from animals. They only eat food from plants (植物). Some people say that food from plants is better than meat. These people are called vegetarians. What does the underlined word “vegetarians” mean in Chinese?
| A．肉食主义者 | B．生食主义者 | C．果食主义者 | D．素食主义者 |
do not eat pork.
| A．Chinese | B．Japanese | C．Muslims | D．Americans |
Why do Japanese eat lots of fish?
| A．Because they like fish better than the other food. |
| B．Because it is easy for them to get fish. |
| C．Because fish can give them lots of calories. |
| D．Because they think eating fish can make them clever. |
What is the most important food in Australia?
| A．Fish. | B．Bread. | C．Vegetables. | D．Fruit. |
Which one of the following sentences is true?
| A．People in different countries eat different food. |
| B．If you only eat food from animals, you are a vegetarian. |
| C．Food from animals is better than food from plants. |
| D．People in some western countries can only cook potatoes in one way. |
______lost his school ID card.
| A．John | B．Robert | C．Mary | D．Steve |
If you lost your dictionary, you will call John at ______.
| A．597-4393 | B．235-0285 |
| C．685-6034 | D．597-0285 |
You can find a ______in the lost and found case.
| A．dictionary | B．computer game |
| C．gold ring | D．school ID card |
235-0285 is ______ phone number.
| A．John’s | B．Francisco’s |
| C．Mary’s | D．Steve’s |
“Lost and found” means ______ in Chinese.
| A．失物 | B．拾物 | C．失物招领 | D．拾金不昧 |
This is a new picture. There are four boys and three girls in the room. They are all students. The boy on the desk is Jim. The girl near the window is Kate. Jim’s sister Jane is on the chair. Ann and Mike are at the door. Mike’s brother Sam is under the table. Where is Tom? Oh, he is over there, near the door. They are all very happy. girls and boys in the room are all students.
| A．Three, four | B．Four, three |
| C．Two, three | D．Three, five |
The students are not .
| A．in the picture | B．in the room |
| C．at home | D．at school |
Where are Ann and Mike?
| A．They are on the teacher’s desk |
| B．They are near the window. |
| C．They are under the bed. |
| D．They are at the door. |
Who is Jim’s sister?
| A．Tom | B．Jane | C． Kate | D．Ann |
Sam is .
| A．Mike’s sister | B．Jim’s brother |
| C．Kate’s sister | D．Mike’s brother |
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