English words don’t stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use, or old words are used in a new way.
English can be changed by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico and “tea” came from China and so on. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words can be formed by adding two words together. “Countryside” and “earthquake” are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words, too. Our “sandwich” was named after a man called Sandwich and “sellotape”(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.
New English words are needed because _________.
A. people use old words in a new way
B. the old words are not enough
C. new ideas and new inventions appear all the time
Which of the following words was taken to English from another country?
A. Tomato. B. Sandwich. C. Countryside.
Which of the following words came from China?
A. Tea. B. Earthquake. C. Airplane.
How many ways of developing English words does the passage tell us?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
The main idea of this passage is _________.
A. that the English language is always changing
B. how people name new products and inventions
C. how people use old words in a new way
Linda and Mary are good friends. Linda is thirteen. She comes from the U.S.A. Mary is twelve. She’s from London(伦敦). They study in the same school, but in different classes. Linda’s father teaches English in a middle school. Her mother drives a car. Mary’s mother works in an office. Her father is a doctor. Linda can speak English, French(法语) and a little Chinese. Linda’s mother likes cooking. She likes eating rice. But Linda’ s father doesn’t. He likes drinking milk and eating bread. Mary’s mother doesn’t like cooking. But she likes doing some shopping. She can make nice skirts and dresses. Mary’s father likes doing housework(家务).
根据短文内容，完成下表。.
| |
Linda’s father |
Linda’s mother |
Mary’s father |
Mary’s mother |
| Like |
① |
② |
③ |
doing some shopping |
| Dislike (不喜欢) |
④ |
|
|
⑤ |
①_________________________________________________________________________
②_________________________________________________________________________
③_________________________________________________________________________
④_________________________________________________________________________
⑤_________________________________________________________________________
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。Where does Mary come from?
_________________________________________________________________________What does Linda’s father do?
_________________________________________________________________________Where does Mary’s father work?
_________________________________________________________________________What can Linda speak?
Jeff likes fish very much. He buys some fish and takes it home. When(当……时候) his wife(妻子) sees the fish, she says to herself,“Good! Now I ask my friends to have lunch, and we can have the fish.”They like eating fish very much. When Jeff comes home in the evening, he can’t find the fish and his wife says,“Oh, your cat eats it.”And she gives Jeff some bread for supper. Jeff is not very happy. He takes the cat and his wife to the shop nearby(附近). Then he says to his wife,“My cat is one kilo and the fish is one kilo, too. The fish is here. But where is my cat?”What does Jeff like very much?
| A．Dogs. | B．Cats. | C．Fish. | D．Apples. |
Who cooks the fish?
| A．Jeff. | B．Jeff’s wife. | C．Their friends. | D．No one. |
Jeff’s wife tells Jeff ____.
| A．she eats the fish | B．the cat eats the fish |
| C．her friends eat the fish | D．the man in the shop eats the fish |
What does Jeff have for supper?
| A．Some bread. | B．Some chicken and the fish. |
| C．The fish. | D．He doesn’t eat anything. |
Who eats the fish?
| A．Only Jeff’s wife. | B．The cat. |
| C．Jeff and his wife. | D．Jeff’s wife and her friends. |
My name is Wu Dong. I’m a worker in a big shop. I don’t work in the morning. I only work at night(夜里). Every morning I come home at about half past six. I have breakfast at seven. After breakfast I go to bed(上床睡觉). I get up at about half past two. I have lunch at a quarter to three and have supper at twenty to eight. Then I go to work at a quarter past eight. I start(开始) to work at nine. I look after the shop every night. I like my work very much.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。Wu Dong works in the morning.
Wu Dong goes to bed at 6:30 in the morning.
Wu Dong works at 12 o’clock at night.
Wu Dong goes to work at 8:15 in the evening.
Wu Dong doesn’t like his work because(因为) he looks after the shop every night.
I have a good friend at home. Her name is Mimi. She is white and yellow. She is very cute. I play with her when(当……的时候) I have time. She likes fish very much. When she is behind (在……之后) the sofa or in her box, you can’t see her. When I sit on the sofa, she sits with me. In the evening I do my homework at my desk, and she is on the desk. At that time I put her down(放下). Then she sits next to me. Is she a good friend of me?Who is my good friend at home?
| A．A boy. | B．A cat. | C．A fish. | D．A tiger. |
When she is in the box or behind the sofa, you ____.
| A．can’t see her | B．like her | C．play with her | D．don’t like her |
When I do my homework, she ____.
| A．does its homework | B．plays with a ball |
| C．sits on the sofa | D．sits on the desk |
We can see ____ in the room.
| A．a sofa | B．a black cat | C．some good friends | D．a computer |
I do my homework ____.
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．in the evening | D．at noon |
Hello! This is my family. I’m David Green. I’m from England. My family is in Beijing. My father and mother work here. My father is a doctor and my mother is a teacher. I have a sister but no brothers. My sister and I are students of a middle school in Beijing. We love China. My home is very nice. My family has a TV and a computer. My room (房间) is big. I have a bed(床), a desk (桌子) and two chairs(椅子) in it. My books are on my desk. I have an MP3 in my bag. There are some pictures on the wall. I like my room and I like these pictures very much.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。Four people are in David’s family.
Mr. and Mrs. Green have a son and a daughter.
David’s father works in a school in Beijing.
Two chairs and a desk are in David’s room.
—Is an MP3 on David’s desk?
—No, it isn’
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