Some English words have more than one meaning．These are called multi﹣meaning words．
Multi﹣meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings．For example，let's look at the word “ball” ．You could have a “ball” which means you would have a good time．You could toss a “ball” which means you throw an object．You could be on the “ball” which means you know what is happening．You could go to a “ball” which means a dance．
______Take the word “can” ．You “can” ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike．You have a “can” of soup which means the soup is in a round﹣shaped holder．You can do the “can﹣can" which is a dance from the 1920s．And you might get “canned" if you do a poor job at work，which means you might lose your job．
How about “fly” ？You can “fly” an airplane or you can hit a “fly” that is on your food in your house．Or，you can “fly by the seat of your pants" which means you don't make a plan before taking an action．And，you know that the “fly” of a zipper（拉链）is the top part of the zipper．
There are hundreds of words that are multi﹣meaning words．The word "set" has more meanings than any other word in the English language．When you have time，why don't you try to think of all the ways the word "set" is used？
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly，Fly？…you know that the answer is "Yes" because you have seen an insect named a “fly” go up in the air and move around through the air…which is what “fly” means．Can a Fly，Fly？Of course，it can!
（38）If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks，he will
A．do the can﹣can
B．get canned
C．be on the ball
D．go to a ball
（39）According to the passage，the word " " has the most meanings in the English language．
A．ball
B．can
C．set
D．fly
（40）Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in paragraph 3？
A．Let's try another word．
B．Let's make a word list．
C．Here's a survey report．
D．Here's the guessing game．
（41）The writer writes the passage in order to ．
A．tell a story about learning English words
B．introduce a book on learning English words
C．share an experience in learning English words
D．present different pronunciations of the same word．
March 16th is World Sleep Day. This year’s slogan (标语) is “Breathe Easily, Sleep Well”. Its aim is to celebrate the advantage of good and healthy sleep.
Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. According to the National Sleep Foundation in the US, adults need seven to nine hours of sleep every night. For students aged 10 to 17, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night.
But many students don’t get enough sleep because of early school start times and heavy homework. About 80 percent of middle school students don’t get enough sleep, the China Youth and Children Research Center reported. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep worrying about their schoolwork and can’t fall asleep quickly. For others, they may even have insomnia which might keep them awake all night.
These sleeping problems greatly affect people’s lives. Experts have shown that not having enough sleep for teenagers leads to poor grades. Students without enough sleep cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports. Also, the lack of sleep may make them depressed (沮丧的).
Luckily, with good sleep habits, it is easier to fall asleep. Some of these good habits include avoiding drinks that make people excited late in the day, going to sleep at the same time each night, and sleeping in a comfortable place that is dark, quiet, and neither too warm nor too cold.If Li Hong is 15years old, how much sleep does she need every night?
| A．10-12 hours. | B．8-9 hours. |
| C．7 hours. | D．Less than 7 hours. |
What might happen if teenagers don’t get enough sleep?
| A．They might not be able to finish their schoolwork. |
| B．Their bodies and brains might grow better. |
| C．They might do well in sports. |
| D．They might feel depressed. |
The underlined word “insomnia” means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．健忘症 | B．肥胖症 |
| C．多动症 | D．失眠症 |
Which is NOT a reason why so many students don’t get enough sleep?
| A．They cannot pay attention to their class. |
| B．They have too much homework to do. |
| C．They have sleeping problems. |
| D．They have to get up very early to go to school. |
When we have small cuts in the skin(皮肤), something strange may happen. The cuts are able to heal(痊愈) themselves in a few days. How does this happen? Read on, and you will find out the secret.
Every living thing on the earth is made up of cells(细胞). Cells grow and make new cells. Most cells are very small and we can't see them with our eyes. Different cells have different uses. Our skin cells are special ones. The cells on the outside of our skin are old dead cells. New skin cells are right under the outside. These are the living skin cells. They work for our bodies. They help protect our bodies and heal cuts.
Our bodies make skin cells all the time. As the old cells fall off, new cells grow in the same place. Each person makes about 18 kg of skin cells during his or her life. Outside skin cells fit together closely with no gaps(缝隙) between them. When you cut yourself, you can harm your skin cells. A small cut will not be harmful. Your skin will quickly heal itself by making new skin cells. How do skin cells work? First, the cells near the cut get bigger and move into the gap. Next, these bigger cells meet in the middle. They form a new layer(层) of skin cells. Finally, new cells will grow until the gap disappears. In this way, your skin can grow and get well itself. How amazing the small cells are! Next time you have a cut, don't worry about it. Maybe in a few days, you will be surprised to find it healed. From the passage, we know that cells______.
| A．are large and we can see them with our eyes |
| B．can heal few cuts themselves |
| C．are in everything on the earth |
| D．can grow and make new cells |
Skin cells heal cuts in three steps. ______is the right order.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Each person can make 18 kg of skin cells every day. |
| B．Different cells have different uses in our bodies. |
| C．The skin cells have little work to do in the body. |
| D．Every living thing on the earth is made up of skin cells |
The best title for this passage should be______.
| A．How Skin Cells Heal Cuts | B．The Importance of Skin |
| C．How to Protect Our Fingers | D．The Importance of Cells |
There are many things we need to know, but we do not learn them at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare(比较) the prices of the things in different shops. We also need to know how to make the best choice when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill, and we need to practice it in our daily life.
| Supermarket W Business hours: 6:00 a.m – 10:30 p.m. Eggs (1 kilo): ￡ 6.50 Apples(1 kilo): ￡3.80 Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡18.20 Tomatoes (1 kilo): ￡1.58 Environment: Very good Service: Good |
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Supermarket M Business hours: 5:30 a.m – 10:30 p.m. Eggs (1 kilo): ￡6.60 Apples(1 kilo): ￡3.96 Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡18.20 Tomatoes (1 kilo): ￡1.50 Environment: Very good Service: Good |
| Supermarket Y Business hours:6:00 a.m – 10:00 p.m. Eggs (1 kilo): ￡ 6.20 Apples(1 kilo): ￡3.30 Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡17.20 Tomatoes(1kilo):￡1.30 Environment: Need improving Service: Just so-so |
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Supermarket T Business hours: 6:00 a.m – 9:30 p.m. Eggs (1 kilo): ￡6.90 Apples(1 kilo): ￡4.00 Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡18.60 Tomatoes (1 kilo): ￡1.60 Environment: Just so-so Service: Bad |
Which supermarket has the longest Business Hours?
| A．Supermarket W. | B．Supermarket T. |
| C．Supermarket Y. | D．Supermarket M. |
The price of the pork in ___________ is the same as that in ___________.
| A．Supermarket W; Supermarket M |
| B．Supermarket Y; Supermarket T |
| C．Supermarket W; Supermarket Y |
| D．Supermarket M; Supermarket T |
If you want to spend the least money on eggs, which supermarket will you go to?
| A．Supermarket W. | B．Supermarket M. |
| C．Supermarket Y. | D．Supermarket T. |
What may be the reason if a shopper usually shops in Supermarket Y?
| A．The Environment. | B．The Service. |
| C．The Business hours. | D．The Price. |
Although I didn’t have any interest in being a school bus driver, I became one. Many years later, I was still working on the school bus. There are so many good reasons. Firstly, the talk brought me different kinds of information. I also got to hear all the family secrets of the newcomers. I have a toy bear who was a great comforter(安慰者) for the little ones. The kids got to look after him on the trip to school and he waited patiently for them to get on for the trip home.
Our bus would often pass a place where we could see some alpacas (羊驼) in front of a farm house. Little Michael would cry excitedly from the seat, “Look, Miss! Look at the camels!” He used to put his head out of the bus window. When I warned him that a little insect would come into his nose if he wasn’t careful, he smartly gave up the habit.
I remember a little girl got on the bus one morning 5 years ago and sobbed(抽泣) all the way to school. We arrived at the school gate. As she waited to get down the bus, she threw her arms around my neck and cried that her grandfather had died the night before.
A school bus driver needs to keep one eye on the road and the other on the mirror to watch what the little ones are doing down the back.
Now, it’s important to think how many lives I’ve been responsible(负责的) for, and how many kilometers I’ve driven in order to get my passengers home safely during the 20 years. I’ve enjoyed it, but it’s time to rest and park my school bus. What does the underlined word “them” in the first paragraph refer to (所指)?
| A．toy bears | B．kids |
| C．school buses | D．secrets |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Children didn’t like the driver. |
| B．The driver likes the job all the time. |
| C．The little girl was excited at seeing the camels. |
| D．Children sometimes talked about their family secrets on the bus. |
The writer didn’t give up her job because .
| A．driving was her hobby |
| B．children made her valuable |
| C．drivers were paid well |
| D．children loved her toy bear |
He was just an ordinary postman. Day after day, he shuttled(穿梭) back and forth across the village. For him, life was without waves.
One day, he was delivering mail as usual.When he looked up in the sky,he suddenly lost his balance.It was a little stone that tripped him up（绊倒）.He observed the stone that had embarrassed（难堪） him,finding it strange but beautiful.In his eyes,this stone was like a lost jewel（宝石）covered with dust. The postman then placed the stone in his bag carefully. Because of this stone’s arrival,his day was lightened. He suddenly had a bold thought—I can build a castle with such beautiful stones.How magnificent it will be!
His ordinary life started to be different since then. He still delivered mail,but he collected every stone he could find along the way.All those dusty stones,in his eyes,glittered like diamonds.
Gradually,his small bag couldn’t hold his stones anymore and he needed to use a wheelbarrow to carry them.People didn’t understand what happened when they saw the postman delivering letters with a wheelbarrow full of stones.
After collecting enough stones,he started to build his castle.During the daytime,he passed along the dreams of others;and during the nighttime,he built his own dream.No one was willing to join in.But the postman was unmoved,still happily building his castle.Because he knew,the dream and the castle only belonged to him.
After 20 years of working day and night,the postman’s dream castle was finally completed.It was a magnificent castle just as he had imagined.It was a miracle arising from the ordinary.
This is a real story.The postman’s name is Xue Waller.The stone castle has become a famous tourist attraction in France,which is called“ideal palace of Ferdinand Cheval.”At the entrance of the stone castle,there is a sentence—“I want to know how far a dream stone can go.” The postman felt embarrassed because he _______.
| A．lost his balance | B．lost his bag |
| C．delivered mail | D．found a stone |
The postman’s own dream was to _______
| A．collect stones | B．deliver mail |
| C．find diamonds | D．build his castle |
The underlined word “glittered” in the third paragraph may mean ________.
| A．shone | B．cleaned |
| C．posted | D．hid |
. Which of the following is not true?
| A．A little stone tripped the postman up while he was delivering mail as usual. |
| B．The postman collected every stone he would find along the way. |
| C．The postman built his castle with the help of his family and friends. |
| D．The postman spent twenty years building his stone castle. |
The postman named Xue Waller was ________.
| A．German | B．French |
| C．British | D．American |
From the passage we can learn that ________.
| A．The postman had a colourful life before the accident in which he lost his balance. |
| B．The postman gave up his job in order to built his stone castle. |
| C．The stone that tripped the postman up was a real jewel. |
| D．Though people didn’t understand him, the postman continued his dream-building a castle. |
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