A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, “What happened?” Well, when a r
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A rabbit is running into his hole. You may ask, “What happened?”
Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they ran, too. They know there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee finds some food, it goes back to his home. It can’t tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.
But animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs(发出呼噜呼噜的声音) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.
But human beings have something that no animals have---- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this. No animals has the wonderful power of language.
No one knows how man learned to make words. Somehow he learned to make them. As centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we don’t know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible. When we met a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.
小题1:What’s the meaning of the underlined word?小题2:A dog can tell something__________.| A．by giving signals | B．by making different sounds | | C．by purring | D．by barking |
小题3:It has been proved that no animals are able to_________.| A．give the others information | | B．express their actions and feelings with words | | C．tell others how they feel | | D．make different sounds, each with its own meaning. |
小题4:Generally speaking, what we mean by “vocabulary” is_______.| A．all the words that we know | B．more and more words we use | | C．all the words we need | D．the dictionary which contains thousands of words |
小题5:What must we do in order to make our vocabulary larger?| A．Make more and more new words | | B．look up some new words in a dictionary | | C．learn more language | | D．Try to read as many books as possible |
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答案
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D |
解析
小题1:猜词题：从前面的句子：The rabbit has told them something without making a sound.可知signal是发信号。选B
小题1:从第四段的句子：A dog barks, for examples, when a stranger comes near.可知狗会通过叫来告知事情。选D
小题1:从第五段的句子：We are able to give each other information to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remind ourselves of the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animals can do this.可知动物不能说出自己的感受，选C
小题1:猜词题：从所在的句子：A very large English dictionary, for examples, contains four or five hundred thousand words.可知是词汇量。选A
小题1:从最后一段的句子：We should try to make our vocabulary larger. Read as many books as possible.可知答案是D |
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Angela Chang (张韶涵) didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career (事业). She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.
“I’d never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.
She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.
“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,” said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You can’t forget it.”
But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired (解雇). Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene (一场戏) right.
“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail. You only fail when you give up.”
Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings (隐形的翅膀). They fly me to the skies and give me hope.”
小题1:The phrase “turned down” in the first paragraph means “______”.小题2: Many record companies refused to co-operate (合作) with her because ______.| A．she looks very common | B．she is too young | | C．she doesn’t sing very well | D．she looks young and small |
小题3: Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because ______.| A．she is strong-minded | B．people like her films | | C．she is interested in acting | D．she acted in the popular TV plays |
小题4:Which do you think is the best title of the passage?| A．The Small Girl. | B．Four Albums. | | C．I have a Pair of Invisible Wings. | D．A Poor Actress. |
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When Mr. David retired (退休) , he bought a small house in a village near the sea . He liked it and hoped to live a quier lift in it .
But to his great surprise , many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays , for it was the most interesting building in the village . From morning to night there were tourists outside the house . They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden . This was too much for Mr. David . He decided to drive the visitors away . So he put a notice on the window . The notice said “If you want to satify your curiosity (好奇心) , came in and look round . Price : twenty dollars .” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming , but he was wrong . More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house . “I came here to recite , not to work as a guide , ” he said angrily . In the end , he sold the house and moved away .
小题1:Mr. David’s house was so ________ that many tourists came to see it .| A．small | B．quiet | C．interesting | D．surprising |
小题2:Mr. David put a notice on the window in order to _________ .| A．drive the visitors away | B．satisfy the visitor’s curiosity | | C．let visitors come in and look round | D．get some money out of the visitors |
小题3:The notice made the visitors___________.| A．more interested in his house | | B．lose interest in his house | | C．angry at the unfair price | | D．feel happy about the price |
小题4:After Mr. David put up the notice ___________ .| A．the visitors didn’t come any longer | | B．more and more tourists came for a visit | | C．no tourists would pay the money for a visit | | D．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house |
小题5:At last he had to sell his house and moved away because _________.| A．he did not like it at all | | B．he could not work as a guide | | C．he wanted to buy a new expensive house | | D．he could not live a quiet life in it |
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My English teacher is very funny . He has really long hair and wears earring in one ear . He likes to wear purple shirts and orange pants . He also uses all kinds of slang(俚语) words from 1970s. When he likes something , he’ll say it’s really “ groovy（酷的）”. I think he played the guitar in a rock band when he was young .
The other day , he walked into class and noticed (注意) that there was a new student . He asked him , “Hey ,man ,what’s happening ?” The student was very confused(困惑的) ，but we all laughed because we knew that the teacher was just saying hello . “You’re new ,aren’t you ?” The teacher asked . The student was surprised , and said to himself , “Is this the teacher ? He looks strange(奇怪 ).” Then he explained(解释) to all us , “Sorry .Maybe I’m in the wrong classroom .”
小题1:Why is the English teacher strange ?| A．He wears pretty clothes | | B．He uses slang words and has a strange appearance | | C．He speaks strange English . | | D．He played the guitar in a rock band . |
小题2:What does the teacher like to wear ?| A．A ring and purple shirts . | B．Orange pants and a scarf | | C．An earring and orange pants . | D．Purple shirt and red pants . |
小题3:What did he do in the past according to the writer ?
He was a fomous singer
He was a guitar player in the rock band .
He sold records .
He was an English teacher .
小题4:How did the teacher treat (对待) the new student ?
He was easygoing as a friend . B. He was very strict .
C. He was surprised to see him D. He was very confused.
小题5:Why was the new student confused ?
A . He never saw such a strange teacher .
B . He was afraid of the teacher .
C. He didn’t like the classroom .
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Do you like eating sandwiches? Do you know the story of sandwich?
Many years ago, in England, the rich people liked playing cards, the Earl(伯爵) of Sandwich liked playing cards, too. He liked to play for money. He was one of the greatest players at that time. He often played all day and all night.
Once (曾经) he played for twenty-four hours without stopping. He didn’t leave the table even to eat. His servants (佣人) had to bring food to him. They brought him some meat and some bread. But he didn’t want to stop playing when he ate. He put the meat between two pieces of bread and ate. In this way he could go on playing cards. Later, people called this kind of food sandwich after his name.
根据短文内容判断句子正(T), 误(F).
小题1: The world “sandwich” comes from England.
小题2: The Earl of Sandwich liked playing cards for money.
小题3: His servants asked him to go home.
小题4: He went on playing cards without eating, so he could get a lot of money.
小题5: Servants found a way to make sandwiches. |
Look at the girl. She is 51 good friend. She is 52 English girl. 53 name is Kate. 54 twelve. My 55 is Fangfang. 56 a Chinese girl. I’m eleven.
Kate 57 a small sports collection. She has 58 tennis racket, three basketballs, and five baseballs, but I only 59 a soccer ball. Kate and I both 60 sports every day.
| 小题5: | | A．name | B．book | C．friend | D．bag |
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| 小题7: | | A．have | B．has | C．doesn’t have | D．don’t have |
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| 小题9: | | A．has | B．have | C．doesn’t have | D．don’t have |
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| 小题10: | | A．plays | B．play | C．playing | D．to play |
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