Today, clothes are made in many different colours. They are also made from many different
like wools, cotton, linen and silk. Most people own lots of clothes. Each day, they choose what to wear.
Clothes
Clothes cover our bodies and protect us from the weather. They can also make us feel good about the way we look. Sometimes, our clothes tell other people about us, such as the work we do or what religion(宗教) we are. People have been wearing clothes for many thousands of years, but the clothes people wore long ago were different from the clothes people wear today.
Fashion
Fashion means the kinds of clothes that are popular at one time. Ancient Romans wore dresses. Some Romans wore togas(宽外袍) to special events. Long ago, women in some countries wore corsets under their dresses. Corsets were pulled in tight and tied at the back, so they weren’t to wear. Women wore corsets to make their waists (腰)look smaller. Fashion . It can be different from place to place. However, most people today wear simple clothes that are easy to put on and care for. Clothes need to be for the climate a person lives in, too.
Uniforms
People have worn uniforms for thousands of years. Uniforms show the work people do, or what school they go to, or what team or group they belong to. Most uniforms today are suitable. Some uniforms help to protect people from danger.
Clothes in the past and the future
You can learn more about the clothes people used to wear by looking at old paintings and old photos. What clothes will people wear in the future? What styles will people wear? Maybe people in the future will look back at the clothes in fashion today and think they look strange!
A．products B．chemicals C．materials D．styles
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．warm B．comfortable C．beautiful D．suitable
A．repeats B．continues C．increases D．changes
A．thick B．right C．traditional D．dry
A．especially B．seldom C．finally D．even
Mr Smith lives in a small town, but he works in an _____ in a big city. He goes to work _____train in the morning and comes______the same way _____the evening.
One morning, he is_ __his newspaper in the train. A man taps(轻拍) him on the shoulder(肩膀) from behind. Mr Smith thinks, “Who is he? I have____seen him before.” So he looks _____the man in surprise. The man says _____to him and then begins to talk to him. The man says, “Your life_______interesting ，is it? You _____on the same train at the same station at the same time _______morning and you always sit in the same _____ and read the same newspaper.”
When Mr Smith hears this, he puts his newspaper ______, turns round, and says to the man angrily(生
气地), “_____do you know all this about me?”
“Because I am _______sitting in the same seat behind you.” The man answers.
A．school B．office C．factory D．company
A．on B．in C．by D．with
A．home B．family C．house D．town
A．in B．on C．at D．from
A．looking B．seeing C．reading D．finding
A．always B．never C．often D．sometimes
A．in B．at C．for D．after
A．goodbye B．sorry C．hello D．thanks
A．is B．isn’ t C．has D．hasn’t
A．put B．get C．go D．take
A．every B．one C．this D．in
A．seat B．room C．class D．city
A．on B．off C．up D．down
A．Where B．What C．When D．How
A．never B．always C．like D．Already
Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is .”
And he told the . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Sam went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always . “I’ll travel for my work, not for ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have to care for you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child, I can look after myself. ” his wife didn’t . “Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny said nothing, but he about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Then Denny heard her . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was running after her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of his case and it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “ , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
“Never give up!” It is my law of my life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father’s story.
My father was born in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework during midnight. Life was hard, because they had no money!
At the age of 14, my father heard of . It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.
So, my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to money in America,” he told me. “ when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like hiring me because I spoke little English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, washing dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10 am to 11 pm. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t the schooling.”
My father kept working hard, and reached his goal!
“Alan,” he often says to me, “if you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
A．sadness B．loss C．success D．failure
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．China B．France C．America D．the UK
A．weak B．poor C．clever D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．But B．If C．So D．Because
A．comfortable B．strange C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
At present, almost everyone has a mobile phone, but have you ever thought that cell phones be bad for your health? A study shows that heavy mobile phone use may cause hearing loss.
This study shows that people who use cell phones for about an hour a day have a time hearing some similar sounds, especially in their right ears. It is getting harder for to tell the difference between the sounds of “s” and “f”, and “t” and “z”.
Researchers studied 100 people who used cell phones and them with 50 people who did not. The study lasted for 12 months. What the researchers found was that cell phone users had more hearing than those who did not use cell phones.
Besides this, our ears have many little inside them. Too much noise will cause these hairs to get weak and die. When these hairs die, it affects our ability to listen.
However, cell phone users don’t care too much this study. One man said, “I’d be more worried about people who MP3 players. They put those earphones in their ears and listen to very music. I think that is more likely to cause hearing loss than a cell phone.”
A．should B．need C．might D．must
A．busier B．happier C．harder D．shorter
A．us B．you C．it D．them
A．compared B．suggested C．showed D．taught
A．advantages B．problems C．rules D．experiences
A．noises B．pains C．hairs D．pimples
A．hardly B．actually C．clearly D．finally
A．to B．with C．about D．of
A．produce B．use C．discover D．see
A．beautiful B．soft C．loud D．Light
It’s Sunday afternoon. Mary and her mother to the store. Her mother wants to buy some food. Mary wants to buy a skirt and some school things. They come to a store.
"What do you sell?" Mary asks.
"Many things." says. "You can buy food, drinks, clothes and school things.
Mary wants a skirt.
" do you want?" asks the girl.
"White. "
"Have a look this one. It’s nice."
"How much is the skirt?"
" eighty yuan."
"Can I find a cheap one?"
"What about the green one? It nice. And it is thirty yuan."
"OK. ."
"You are welcome."
After that, Mary buys some school things, too. mother buys some food, like bread, meat and chicken. get home very late.
A．going B．go C．to go D．goes
A．the mother B．a boy C．the girl D．the girls
A．What color B．What C．How D．How much
A．on B．for C．at D．in
A．They’re B．It’s C．Is D．Its
A．sound B．sounds C．look D．looks
A．too B．only C．also D．yet
A．Thank B．Thank for you C．Thanks D．Thanks you
A．Her B．His C．She D．He
A．She B．They C．Her mother D．We
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