Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will not know it when they first come to India. When they talk to an India, the India often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what they said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement(同意).
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.
If a person doesn’t know that, he might make trouble.
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his words and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time. Usually nodding the head means “_______”, and shaking the head means “________”.
| A．Yes; No | B．No; Yes |
| C．Yes; Yes | D．No; No |
In India, if people agree with each other, they will___________.
| A．nod their heads |
| B．shake their heads |
| C．neither nod nor shake their heads |
| D．either nod or shake their heads |
Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to his office?
Because ________________________.
| A．the Indian driver had something important to do |
| B．the foreigner gave him only a little money. |
| C．the Indian driver felt sad at that time |
| D．in India, shaking the head means agreement |
Why did the foreigner become angry? Because .
| A．the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office. |
| B．he thought the meaning of shaking the head meant “No” in India. |
| C．he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the Indian driver didn’t say any words. |
| D．the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money. |
The phrase “on the contrary” means .
| A．Just the opposite | B．clear different between two things |
| C．or | D．and |
Every four years, the greatest athletes from all over the world get together in one city to take part in the world sports meeting—the Olympic Games. The holy flame (圣火) is carried from one place to the next. In 2008, the holy flame was carried to Beijing, the capital of China.
When Beijing was chosen as the host city to hold the Olympic Games in 2008, all the Chinese people were very happy, excited and proud. They showed their excitement in different ways when they heard the news. Some people cheered, jumped and shouted.
In Beijing we built a new Olympic village with hotels for athletes and stadiums for matches.
“One World, One Dream” is our slogan for the 29th Olympics. It expresses the wishes of 1.3 billion Chinese people for a peaceful and better world tomorrow.The Olympic Games is held every _____ years.
A. five B. four C .threeBeijing hosted the 29th Olympics in _____.
A. 2008 B.2010 C.2012_____ was built for the 29th Olympics in Beijing.
A. Stadiums B. Olympic village C. HotelsWhen Chinese people heard the news that Beijing would hold the 29th Olympics, they _____.
A. cheered B. excited and. shouted C. Both A&BThe slogan for the 29th Olympics is _____.
A. “Good, better, best” B. “Faster, higher, stronger” C. “One World, One Dream”
Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of homes in Britain have only one person living in them. Some of these persons are old but some are of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone. 35% of homes have two people living in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people living in them, and the other homes have five or more.
The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents’ home, and they often go to other cities. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误( F)。The passage is a report.
35% of homes in Britain have 3 people living in them.
The families in Britain are large.
Some are people of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone.
The passage mainly tells us the population in American.
These days more and more young people wish to be more and more beautiful, so they want plastic surgery 整形手术 for help. They spend much money on these painful surgeries to fix 整形 their noses, to fix their eyes or to be thinner .Is it necessary or right to spend money on surgery ?
In fact, most people are not happy about the way they look. Even the most beautiful actors often wish they could fix something about their look. Should we live our whole lives believing we are ugly丑陋 ？So we should believe that we are as beautiful as others. A smile is beautiful on any face, being kind is much more beautiful than a pretty look.
So let’s feel happy that we all have beautiful and healthy bodies that do not need to others. If you to these, you will be happy ,beautiful and popular everywhere you go .
任务一，阅读短文，根据其内容完成下列任务。More and more young people want plastic surgery for help to be more beautiful .
Actors never worry about their looks.
任务二，根据短文内容填入适当单词补全句子。The writer thinks it is not or right for people to spend money on surgery.
任务三，根据短文内容，回答问题。How can you feel happy, beautiful and popular according the writer ?
任务四，请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
My name is James Brown. I have an 8-year-old daughter. Her name is Ann. Her favorite activity is watching movies. She watches movies once a week . Movie World is in my neighborhood . And it is the biggest movie theater in the city . It has the most comfortable seats and the best sound . She likes watching movies there.
Last Sunday, I took her to Movie World to watch the movie Epic(森林战士). Epic is a movie about a father Bomba and his 17-year-old daughter Mary. Bomba was interested in looking for Leaf Men. He said they lived in a forest, but no one believed(相信)him. One day , Mary was swept into (调入) the world of the Leaf Men, and she found her father was right.
At this early-afternoon showing, the theater was almost full. 60% of the audiences were kids aged three to ten and their fathers. I didn’t think it was because of the movie itself. In fact, a study showed that dads were 50% more likely than moms to take young kids to the movies in the United States.
根据文章内容，选择最佳答案。Who went to see the movie Epic ?
| A．Mary and her dad. | B．Mary and her sister. |
| C．Ann and her dad. | D．Ann and her mom. |
Movie World has .
①the best sound ②the shortest waiting time
③the biggest screens ④the most comfortable seats
| A．①② | B．③④ | C．②③ | D．①④ |
Mary is years older than Ann.
| A．8 | B．9 | C．11 | D．17 |
What does the underlined word “audience” mean in Chinese?
| A．观众 | B．学者 | C．导演 | D．士兵 |
What can we learn form the passage?
| A．Ann watches movies every day. |
| B．Movie World is far from James’ home. |
| C．In the movie Epic , Mary was interested in looking for Leaf Men. |
| D．In the United States, dads take their kids to watch movies more often than moms do. |
Beijing Half –Day Tour
Languag
We have more than 20 guides and they can speak English and Chinese.
Time and place
Our bus will wait for you at your hotel at 9:00 a.m.or2:00 p.m. And we’ll drine you bdck to your hotel at about 1:00 p. m. or6:00 p. m.
Itinerary(行程)
First, visit the Drum tower dating（追溯到）from 1420 . you can climb up the big Drum Tower and look at the old Beijing buildings – hutong and siheyuan. Then drive to Mr. Kang’s courtyard (庭院) for a cup of tea. After the tea break, ride a bicycle to Dajinsi Hutong, the most famous hutong in the Shichahai area . Then walk to the prince Gong’s Mansion (恭王府) . After that, you can go back to the hotel.
根据以上内容，选择最佳答案。IF the Whites get up at 10:00 a. m .,they can start the tour at
| A．9:00 a. m. | B．1:00 p.m. | C．2:00 p.m. | D．6:00 p.m. |
The visitors go to Dajinsi Hutong
| A．by bike | B．by car | C．on foot | D．by bus |
The visitors can visit places.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
Which of the foU owing is TRUE ?
A Guides in this travel agency旅行钍can speak three languages
B The Drum Tower has a history of more than 600 years
C Visitors can drink some tea in the Drum Tower
D The prince Gong's Mansion is the last place to visitWe may read this pasage from
| A．a stotybook | B．a newspaper | C．a menu | D．a movie ticket |
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