Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.
Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.
Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.
On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.
In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’! It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in .
| A．the United States | B．France |
| C．Scotland | D．Spain |
In North America, ‘Fool’s Day’ is celebrated on .
| A．April 1 | B．April 2 |
| C．December 28 | D．March 31 |
People are allowed to while celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’.
| A．kick your friends in the behind |
| B．move a friend’s clock ahead one hour |
| C．play jokes and tricks on your friends |
| D．take a holiday from work for two days |
Which country is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage as celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’?
| A．England. | B．India. |
| C．Mexico. | D．Japan. |
Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England …. Here “spread” means .
| A．盛行 | B．流传 | C．接受 | D．发展 |
The crowd stopped their talks as the runners came to the starting line. At this moment, all eyes were on two people, Mark, the favorite for the gold medal, and Jim, a new face to all.
Mark had won a lot of competitions in 3000 meters and was thought to be the finest runner in the country. Until a few months before, Jim was almost unknown outside his hometown. But he had won one competition after another, which was a big surprise. Many people thought Jim would also do very well this time. It was going to be an exciting race.
Bang! The race started. For the first half, Jim ran with Mark in the leading group. At 1700 meters, Jim was about one meter behind Mark. Suddenly, the crowd stopped cheering. Mark fell and lay on the grass. He tried to get up, but he had been injured and was out of the race.
The crowd believed that Jim had tripped( 绊倒) Mark and they began to shout at him. Jim looked back and slowed down. Then ______. But the race was over for Jim, too. He was far behind others now. Jim was very unhappy because of what had happened.
Later, after the judges (裁判) had studied the video of the race, they decided that Jim had done nothing wrong . Jim went to see Mark and said, "I'm sorry for ..." "It's not your fault. I got injured myself in the leg. Such a thing never happens to me. I've got to see the doctor,"
The two went on to become good friends and were often seen training together.Why was the race going to be exciting?
| A．Because it was a 3000 meters race. |
| B．Because there were only two runners in the competition . |
| C．Because both Mark and Jim were very good runners. |
| D．Because a large crowd of people came to watch the competition. |
The crowd stopped cheering suddenly because ______.
| A．it began to rain heavily |
| B．Mark fell and lay in the grass |
| C．Jim was about one meter behind Mark |
| D．Jim ran with Mark in the leading group. |
Which of the following can be put in the blank(空白处) in Paragraph 4?
| A．he went on with the race |
| B．the doctors came to help |
| C．the judges told him to stop |
| D．he didn't know what had happened |
It's 10:00pm. A man leaves a restaurant, gets into his car and drives away. 200 meters further he's stopped by a police officer.
Officer: Good evening, sir. We are testing drivers for drunk driving. Would you please blow (吹) into this machine?
Man: I'm sorry, I can't do that. If I blow into that machine, I will get out of air.
Officer: Please come along to the office and we can give you a blood test.
Man: I can't do that. If you give me a blood test, I will bleed(流血) to death.
Officer: Then you'll have to get out and walk five meters along this white line.
Man: I can't do that, either.
Officer: Why not?
Man: Because I'm dead drunk! I can't open the door.The man is stopped ____ meters away from the restaurant.
| A．5 | B．10 | C．200 | D．205 |
The conversation probably happens in a (an) ______.
| A．office | B．street | C．hospital | D．restaurant |
The man wouldn't have the test for drunk driving because _____.
| A．he is badly ill | B．he will get out of air |
| C．he is dead drunk | D．he will bleed to death |
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Smartphone, Poor Sight
As we all know, smartphones make our lives easier, so we can find people around us always busy on them. But have you ever thought about what they mean to our eyes?
According to a survey, many people have become near-sighted（近视）because they spend too much time on the screens. When we look at something far away, our eyes blink（眨眼）about 15 times every minute. But when we look at things closer to the face, our eyes get drier because the blinkings slow down. Another bad habit is using smartphones in dark rooms before going to sleep. Bright screens can hurt our eyes and even cause more serious eye illness.
So use your smartphones wisely, and start to protect your eyes before it’s too late!
Hold the phone at least 30cm away from your eyes when using it.
Don’t forget to blink your eyes often before they get dry.
Keep the light on when you use smartphones at night.
Take a break at least every thirty minutes and look at something far away. Then try to look at the top of your nose and repeat this several times. Why do many people use smartphones?
_______________________________________________________________________________When do your eyes get drier?
_______________________________________________________________________________Is it good to look at bright screens in dark rooms? Why or why not?
_______________________________________________________________________________How often should you take a break while using smartphones?
_______________________________________________________________________________What do you usually do to protect your eyes when using smartphones? (One way is OK.)
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When I was about 12, I hated a girl. I even thought of her as an enemy. She liked to pointed out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was too thin; I was not a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on. At last, I couldn’t stand her. I ran to my father.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half the things were true. I couldn’t change some of them, like being very thin, but more I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a pretty clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,”he said. “You know better about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears angrily and feel hurt. Don’t close your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth.”
Daddy’ s advice has returned to me at many important moments.In my life,I’ve never had a better piece of advice.What was Jane like in her “enemy’s”eyes?
A. She was too shy.
B. She felt too good about herself.
C. She was of medium build.What did the father ask Jane to do?
A. Mark the true things.
B. List the girl’s shortcomings.
C. Pay no attention to the list.How did Jane feel after she made the list?
A. She felt hurt and wanted to give up.
B. She didn’t lose heart and decided to change.
C. She was happy because she could draw a picture.What does the sentence “In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.”mean?
A. She didn’t like her father’s advice.
B. Her father gave her better advice after she grew up.
C. Her father gave her the best advice in her life.What can we learn from this story?
A. It’s always good to have an enemy.
B. Everyone has shortcomings.
C. We can know better about ourselves from others.
Nowadays, more and more junior school students choose to study abroad. It is good for them? We interviewed some students. Here are some different opinions.
Li Xin: Kids now in china are less independent. Usually they can’t live along without their parents. But studying abroad is a good way to improve their self—care ability, because they cannot depend on anyone but themselves when stay abroad.
Zhou Jing: I’ve always wanted to study in the UK. I think there is a completely different culture waiting for me to learn about. Although we may learn about it from textbooks and the Internet. I still think it is much better to look and feel by ourselves.
Wu Wei: Some students want to study abroad because they don’t like the senior high school entrance exam(中考)， But they need to study hard and keep a good habit. Although the exam brings students pressure, it helps. If not, some of them may relax too much and learn little.
Chen Yu: China has a long history, and I am a big fan of it. As a Chinese, I think we should learn about our history and culture first and then compare it with others. On the other hand, there are too many new things in foreign countries. Lots of students may pay more attention to them and forget about their study.
Li Xin thinks kids will learn to be ______ when they study abroad.
A. independent B. careful C. lonely
______ thinks exams can push students to study hard.
A. Zhou Jing B. Wu Wei C. Chen Yu
Zhou Jing is interested in ______.
A. British culture
B. English textbooks
C. Chinese history
Chen Yu disagrees to study abroad because students may _______.
A. forget Chinese history
B. compare themselves with others
C. pay less attention
Which of the following is TURE?
A. Wu Wei thinks students will learn little if there is too much pressure.
B. Zhou Jing thinks learning from textbooks is better than experiencing.
C. Chen Yu has great interest in Chinese culture and history
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