In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes: “Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”
To answer an invitation, either say thank you and accept or say you are sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “Oh, sorry. I’ve tickets for a movie.”
Sometimes, however, people in the west use expressions (语句) that sound like invitation but which are not real invitation. For example, “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” or “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?” They are really polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention(提到、涉及) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To answer expressions like this, people just say, “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK! Thanks.”
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?Which of the following is NOT a real invitation?
| A．Please go to the concert with me some day. |
| B．Would you like to have a cup of tea with us this evening? |
| C．I’ve two tickets here. Can you go to the cinema with me? |
| D．If you are free now, let’s go to Wang’s for a drink. |
If people say, “Why not get together for a party sometime?”, you just say “__________”
| A．I’m glad to hear that. | B．How about this evening? |
| C．Oh, sorry. I’m very busy. | D．That’s great. Thanks. |
People use “an unreal invitation” in order to show __________.
| A．they’re trying to be friendly |
| B．they’re trying to make friends with others |
| C．they have already got ready for a party |
| D．their spirit of generosity |
The passage is mainly about __________.
| A．entertainment at home |
| B．real invitations or not |
| C．expressions of starting a conversation |
| D．ways of ending a conversation |
| Bob |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Get up |
6:50a.m. |
6:50a.m. |
6:50a.m. |
6:50a.m. |
6:50a.m. |
| Have lessons |
8:00—11:30 |
8:00—11:30 |
8:00—11:30 |
8:00—11:30 |
8:00—11:30 |
| Have lunch at school |
Dumplings (饺子) |
Rice (米饭) |
Noodles (面条) |
Rice (米饭) |
Noodles (面条) |
| After-school activities |
Basketball |
Badminton |
Table tennis |
Football |
Badminton |
| In the evening |
Do homework |
Do homework |
Do homework |
Do homework |
Watch TV |
| Go to bed |
9:40p.m. |
9:40p.m. |
9:40p.m. |
9:40p.m. |
10:15p.m. |
.Bob’s classes last(持续)____________ in the morning.
| A．three and a half hours | B．four hours | C．three hours | D．two hours |
He has rice for lunch __________ a week at school.
| A．only once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
He plays ________ twice a week after school.
| A．basketball | B．football | C．badminton | D．table tennis |
From Monday to Friday, he usually _________ in the evening.
| A．does homework | B．watches TV | C．does sports | D．reads books |
He goes to bed at _________on Friday.
| A．6:50a.m. | B．8:00p.m. | C．9:40 p.m. | D．10:15 p.m. |
任务型阅读，根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
The English language is changing all the time. New words are created, like DIY, SDA and e-mail. How do words come into English? Many words are borrowed from other languages. From Chinese, for example, English has borrowed words like kowtow and kung fu.
Words have also come into English in unusual ways. Words like classroom and mooncake are two short words which are put together. Also, parts of two words are put together and become a new word. For example, smog comes from smoke and fog. Some words come from longer words, like TV from television, and math from mathematics. Don’t you think all these make English an interesting language?
根据短文内容，完成下列问题。Is the English language changing all the time?
Are many English words borrowed from other languages?
Which language does the English word kung fu come from?
What does somg come from?
What is short form television?
The world is not hungry，but it’s thirsty. 1 while we say we are short of water.Why？Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can‘t drink or use for watering plants directly.Man can only drink and use the 3% of water that comes from rivers and lakes. 2 ，because some of it has been polluted.
Now more water is needed.The problem is how we can avoid a serious water shortage in the future. 3 Scientists are making study in this field.Today，In most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers.but it can be used again.Even if every large city reused its water，the water will still not be enough. 4 .
The sea seems to give us the best answer.There is a lot of water in the sea.All that needs to be get the salt out of the sea water.This will be expensive，but it has already been used in many parts of the world. 6 So you see，if we can find out a way，we’ll be in no danger of drying up.
从方框中所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文。其中有一项为多余选项。
| A．Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it. |
| B．It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water. |
| C．What could people do next? |
| D．We should use all the water directly. |
E. First, we should find out ways to reuse it.
F. And we can’t even use all of that.
In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in “environment(环境) clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean. Here are the things students often do.
Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste(浪费) twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.
No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: Walk, jump, bike or run. Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!
No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school! We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean! After mending the broken toilets, they save _______.
| A．a small river | B．a lot of water | C．a toilet | D．a year |
On a no-car day, ________will take a car to school.
| A．only students |
| B．only teachers |
| C．both students and teachers |
| D．neither students nor teachers |
Environment clubs ask students _______
| A．to run to school every day | B．to play sports every day |
| C．not to throw away lunch bags | D．not to forget to take cars |
From this passage we know the students usually have lunch _______ .
| A．at school | B．in clubs | C．at home | D．in shops |
The writer wrote the passage to tell students to _______.
| A．join in clubs | B．help teachers |
| C．make less pollution | D．clean schools |
①Forests help to keep water from running away, so drought does not often happen. The trees in the forests can keep raindrops from hitting the soil directly, and the dead leaves on the ground can also keep the water from running away.②
Chinese people don’t want to see more floods and droughts. We have built the “ Great Green Wall” of trees across the northern part of our country.③ Thanks to the “ Great Green Wall”, we can prevent the wind from blowing the earth away. It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland. That’s why more “ Great Green Walls” are needed. Trees must be planted all over the world.④
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。 “Great Green Wall will make the world better.” This sentence should be put in .
| A．① | B．② | C．③ | D．④ |
can help to keep water from running away.
| A．Rain | B．Forests | C．Sand | D．Land |
The reason of building “ Great Green Wall”is .
| A．to make the city beautiful |
| B．to move the sand |
| C．to stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland. |
| D．to stop the rain from hitting the soil directly. |
We have built the “ Great Green Wall” of trees of China.
| A．in the east | B．in the west | C．in the south | D．in the north. |
From the passage, we can know which is wrong.
| A．We must plant more trees. |
| B．We have to protect our environment. |
| C．“Great Green Wall” project is very beneficial to us. |
| D．It is not necessary that trees must be planted all over the world. |
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