As we know, some children live in the countryside, and some live in the city. Their lives are a little different, but they also have many of the same dreams.
| |
In the countryside |
In the city |
| Ways of going to school |
On foot or by bike |
By bus or car |
| Teaching tools |
Recorders(录音机) and radios |
DVD, TVs, recorders, radios, loud-speakers, CAI |
| Eyesight |
Less than 45% are near-sighted(近视) |
About 75% are near-sighted |
| After-class activities |
Playing with balls |
English corners and other school clubs |
| Homework |
Homework can usually be finished at school |
Homework never ends |
| Chores(杂事) to do |
Washing, cleaning, farming, looking after younger sisters or brothers, cooking |
Usually no chores |
| Family |
Big families |
Small families |
| Dream jobs |
Teachers, drivers, scientists, nurses… |
Scientists, doctors, computer programmers, managers … |
The survey was done among the ______ between the countryside and the city.
| A．parents | B．students |
| C．teachers | D．drivers |
The children in the city usually do ______ according to the survey.
| A．cooking | B．cleaning |
| C．washing | D．no housework |
About ______of children in the countryside have good eyesight, while _____ of children in the city have good eyesight.
| A．55%; 25% | B．45%; 25% |
| C．45%; 75% | D．55%; 75% |
Which of the following is RIGHT according to the survey?
| A．A classroom in the countryside often has TV sets. |
| B．Children in the countryside often join the school clubs. |
| C．Children in the city often have much homework to do. |
| D．Children in the city often have big families. |
One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”
“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.We learn from the reading that ___________.
| A．the girl went to the bathroom by herself |
| B．the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing |
| C．the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath |
| D．the girl’s mother was very proud of herself |
To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.
| A．held out her little hands |
| B．clenched her fists |
| C．talk to her mother |
| D．held her own breath |
The writer mainly wants to tell us that ___________.
| A．adults are always brave enough |
| B．children learn to be brave quickly |
| C．the fear in one’s mind is the real problem |
| D．the mother can deal with anything with breath |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．The Fearless Mother | B．One Lonely Girl |
| C．One midnight | D．The Breath of Courage |
Shawnee Mountain is a wonderful place for___________.
| A．staying | B．skiing | C．climbing | D．visiting |
Two parents and a child of 45cm tall will pay ___________for the lifts on weekend.
| A．$100 | B．$86 | C．$50 | D．$43 |
If a soldier goes to the mountain, ___________should be shown for a lift ticket.
| A．the proof of age | B．the college ID |
| C．the phone number | D．the active duty ID |
Once there was a piano player in a bar (酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
“I don’t sing,” said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”
The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.The lady asked the player to sing a song because ________.
| A．she had paid him for this |
| B．she knew him very well |
| C．she was tired of listening to the piano. |
| D．she enjoyed his singing |
Nat King Cole succeeded because ________.
| A．the lady helped him a lot |
| B．he caught the chance(机会) |
| C．he continued to play in the bar |
| D．he played the piano well |
The words “sit on” in the passage probably mean “________”.
| A．fail to realize | B．forget to use |
| C．try to develop | D．manage to show |
From the story we know if you have some talent, you should __________.
| A．hide it and wait |
| B．ask others for help |
| C．pay no attention to it |
| D．work hard to improve yourself |
Which could be the best title(标题) for the passage?
| A．Sing in the Bar |
| B．Achieve Success in Life |
| C．Never Lose Heart |
| D．Find Your Hidden（隐藏的） Talent |
American and British people use different greetings. In the USA the commonest greeting is “Hi”. In Britain it is “Hello!” or “How are you?” “Hi!” is creeping（不知不觉地进入）into British, too. When they are introduced to someone, the Americans say, “Glad to know you. ” The British say, “How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you. ” When Americans say “Good-bye”, they nearly always add, “Have a good day. ” or “Have a good trip. ” etc. to friends and strangers alike. Britons are already beginning to use “Have a good day. ”
The British usually use “got” in the sense of “have”. The Americans hardly ever do. AmE: Do you have a car, room, etc. ? Yes, I do. BrE: Have you got a car, room, etc. ? Yes, I have.
There are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of words, e. g. check（US）/cheque（UK）. Many American words ending in “or”, e. g. honor, labor are spelt in British English with an “our,” e. g. honour, labour. Many verbs in American English with “ize” or “izing” forms, e. g. organize, realizing are spelt in BrE with “ise” or “ising”, e. g. organise, realising. In American English, “practice” is used both for the verb and noun. In BrE, the verb is spelt “practise”, and the noun “practice. ” In AmE, one writes “traveler,” while in BrE, one writes “traveller”.
It was once predicted that British and American English would become separate (各自的)languages finally. But the opposite has happened. The links（联系）between the two countries are so strong that linguistically（语言上）,and probably culturally（文化上）too, they are closer together than ever before.
AmE—— American English BrE——British EnglishThe Americans hardly say “_____”
| A．Good-bye. Have a good day! |
| B．Glad to know you! |
| C．Hi! |
| D．Have you got a car? |
What does the 3rd paragraph talk about?
| A．There are lots of differences in spelling between AmE and BrE. |
| B．Why do the Americans and the British use different spellings. |
| C．There are few differences in spelling between AmE and BrE. |
| D．The different usages of words in AmE and BrE. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The two languages will become separate languages. |
| B．American English will be used more and more. |
| C．The two languages will be closer and closer. |
| D．British English will be used more and more. |
The underlined word “predicted” means ______ in Chinese.
| A．解释 | B．预言 | C．考虑 | D．证明 |
Now lots of teenagers like smoking. It's a big problem. Some of them smoke, just for fun and some think smoking looks cool. Others smoke because there are many people around them that smoke.
As we all know, smoking is harmful, especially to students. Some teenagers even steal money so that they can buy cigarettes. Besides, smoking does harm to brains and it can influence studies. Finally, it is bad for health because it can cause diseases.
Therefore, we should protect ourselves from smoking. First, we should learn more about the danger of smoking. Second, we should keep away from people who smoke.Now some teenagers like smoking because_________.
| A．smoking is good for them |
| B．their parents want them to do so |
| C．they think it is fun and cool |
| D．smoking makes them comfortable |
Smoking is harmful to_________.
| A．brains | B．legs | C．eyes | D．hands |
The writer of the passage wants teenagers________.
| A．to smoke |
| B．not to smoke |
| C．not to keep away from smoking |
| D．to smoke less |
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