Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人疑惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always impossible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows（眉毛）, which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they .
| A．should go abroad for vacations |
| B．needed to learn foreign languages |
| C．should often discuss their experiences |
| D．had problems with communications |
People in Micronesia show “yes” by .
| A．nodding heads | B．raising eyebrows |
| C．shaking heads | D．saying “no” |
Tom misunderstood his class at first because .
| A．he did not know much about India culture |
| B．he didn’t explain everything clearly enough |
| C．some students didn’t understand his questions |
| D．he didn’t know where the students came from |
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”. |
| B．Jan taught English on a Pacific island. |
| C．Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage. |
| D．In India, only shaking heads means “yes”. |
The passage is mainly about .
| A．body language in foreign restaurants |
| B．class discussion in India schools |
| C．miscommunication in different cultures |
| D．English teaching in other countries |
Millie is a little girl who is at the age of nine. She is a pupil in a primary school. She works hard at her subjects. In class, she takes an active part in all kinds of activities. She looks smarter than her classmates.
One day, she was doing her homework after supper as usual. Her father was not in. Her mother was taking a shower in the bathroom. After she finished her homework, Millie asked her mother to check it for her, but her mother didn’t answer her. A few minutes later, her mother was still in the bathroom. Millie felt strange. She knocked at the door. But her mother had no answer. She pushed the door open and found her mother lying on the floor. At the same time, she smelled something terrible. It was the gas. She quickly opened the window, turned off the gas and called 120 and 110 for help. Soon some doctors and policemen came and sent her mother to the nearest hospital. Her mother was saved at last.
Why did the little girl know how to do that? That was because she had learned how to save herself and others in danger in school.Although Millie is ______, we should learn from her.
| A．a primary school pupil |
| B．a college student |
| C．a nineteen-year-old girl |
| D．a middle school student |
What was her mother doing while Millie was doing her homework?
| A．She was shopping. |
| B．She was working. |
| C．She was taking a shower. |
| D．She was watching TV. |
Why didn’t her mother answer her?
| A．Because she was angry. |
| B．Because there’s something wrong with her mother. |
| C．Because she wasn’t at home. |
| D．Because she is busy doing the housework. |
The accident happened ______.
| A．in Millie’s home | B．in the cinema |
| C．in a hospital | D．in a school |
We should be ______ like Millie when we are in danger.
| A．brave and calm | B．shy and afraid |
| C．worried and frightened | D．kind and strange |
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Practicing yoga(瑜伽) is a helpful popular way to keep fit. It has many followers around the world. There are many kinds of yoga. You may have heard of “hot yoga” before. Now, in India a new kind of yoga, water yoga is becoming more and more popular among the local people.
In the city of Agra people practice yoga in water. It is more difficult to practice yoga in water than on land. But practicing yoga in water can be good for your flexibility (灵活性).
Harish Chaturvedi, a lawyer teaches people water yoga for free—even the poor people can learn from him. “Water yoga can become more popular than other kind of yoga, because the body does not get tired so quickly.” he said. “Everybody can learn to swim. but if they learn yoga at the same time, they will never feel tired.”
“The level of Oxygen(氧气) is very high in water. and you will not have any breathing problem.” he added.
Harish believes that water yoga really helps people to keep away from illness. He mainly trains children. He has classes at the swimming pool of a local sports room regularly. Many children are interested in it and come to learn from him.
“Harish is very good at performing yoga in water.” said Sudhir Narayan, a water yoga student. “He is teaching children free of cost and that is a very good thing.”What is Harish Chaturvedi?
____________________________________________.Why is water yoga more popular than others?
____________________________________________.The underlined phrase “for free” in the passage means _________.
Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
__________________________________________.What can be the best title of the passage?
__________________________________________.
Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. Maybe sometimes we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.
Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world have much in common. They all give us courage and make us want to learn from them.
A hero has a special story to tell and people are interested in it. But a hero is not just the person with great fame（声誉）.
A hero has to experience life with new and further meaning. So if you want to live like a hero, you have to know what or whom you serve. If you serve only your own fame, you may be just famous persons instead of heroes.
A hero considers more than common people. He is able to make people moved and create new chances.
Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might take different buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because of the different colors of their skin.
There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be quite slow Thanks to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly.
According to this passage, a hero always .
| A．gives us courage | B．looks up to others |
| C．tells others funny stories | D．learn from others |
If you want to live like a hero, you should .
| A．experience a common life |
| B．try to be famous |
| C．serve your own fame |
| D．know what or whom you serve |
Black people in America used to before Martin Luther King, Jr..
| A．shop at the white’s stores |
| B．take the same bus with the white |
| C．take walks in the white’s parks |
| D．eat in restaurants without the white |
We learn from the passage that
| A．we don’t need heroes anymore in modem society now |
| B．heroes are different in different in cultures |
| C．heroes aren’t able to move people or create possible chances |
| D．our society has developed faster because of heroes in history |
What should you take in with you when you take an exam? Pen, pencil, eraser, ruler..., and don’t forget a bottle of water!
According to a study at the British Psychological (心理学的) Society Annual Conference held in London, if students bring water into exams, they may improve their grades by up to 10 percent.
Scientists at the University of East London and the University of Westminster, UK, did a study on 447 students. Only 25 percent of them brought something to drink to the exam hall.
Scientists then compared their exam results with their normal schoolwork grades. They found that all those who had brought drinks with them got better grades by 2 to 10 percent.
It is unclear why drinking water improves exam results. But scientists say having enough water in our bodies could have a helpful influence on our brains. Drinking water may also cut down on anxiety(焦虑) , according to Chris Pawson, PhD, of the University of East London.
"Whatever the explanation, it is clear that students should try hard to stay hydrated(含水的)with water during exams," he said.
So next time, when you are going to have a big exam, try bringing a bottle of water with you. Who knows - it may help you pass the exam!
If the students bring water into exams, their grades may be improved at most.
| A．by 2% | B．by 8% |
| C．by 10% | D．by 25% |
The underlined phrase "cut down on" probably means .
A.增加 B.带走 C减少 D.改变
According to the passage, how does water help students in exams?
| A．It is good for their brains. |
| B．It makes students smarter. |
| C．It helps students feel full. |
| D．It makes students feel nervous. |
You probably read the article from a .
| A．sports magazine | B．textbook |
| C．travel guide | D．newspaper |
A small man with a big stomach got on the train at the last station before the frontier(边境). He carried a paper bag, And four feet of ducks could be seen under the cover. The man found a seat, put the bag in the middle of the floor, took out a newspaper and began to read.
Then a policeman came in. Of course he saw the bag with the ducks’ feet at once and said, "Whose is that bag?" Nobody answered, The policeman asked the question again and said, "I will have to take it away from the owner. Food mustn’t be taken out of country." "Well, then," said the small man with a big stomach. "Hurry up and take it away. We want to go home." The policeman took the bag and went on to the next carriage (车厢).
At the next station, when they were safely across the frontier, the small man got up, smiled at other passengers and said, "I hope they’ll enjoy the ducks’ feet. The bag that the policeman took away had nothing but rubbish in it." Then he opened his coat and pointed to another bag he was carrying under it. It was tied over the stomach and it was not really big. "I have the rest of the two ducks here," he said. With these words, he got off the train.
But while he was happily walking to the exit (出口) with the bag in his hand, another policeman came up to him, saying, "Hey, man! Foreign food mustn’t be brought in."
The small man travelled to another country .
| A．by plane | B．by ship |
| C．by train | D．by car |
The first policeman took the paper bag away because .
| A．he wanted to find the owner of the bag |
| B．he enjoyed the ducks’ feet in the bag |
| C．the bag belonged to him |
| D．food can’t be taken abroad |
In fact, there were ducks according to the passage.
| A．2 | B．4 | C．6 | D．8 |
At the end of the story, the small man .
| A．failed to take his food home |
| B．crossed the frontier with two paper bags |
| C．took the ducks safely home |
| D．hid his ducks under his coat again |
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