| Dear Emma, I"m fourteen and I"m from Manchester. I"m on an adventure (冒险) holiday at the moment. I like it very much but I have a problem and I need your advice. I"m the only boy in the group and the girls laugh at me all the time and I hate it. What can I do? I don"t want to leave the centre, but I"m really unhappy. Thanks for listening. Unhappy Oliver |
| Dear Oliver, There are two things you can do to stop the girls laughing at you. Firstly, try to pretend (假装) that you haven"t heard what they are saying. Secondly, try to talk to one of them and tell her how you feel. The girls don"t really want to hurt you and they will change if they know that you feel unhappy. Have a good holiday! Emma |
| 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出最佳选项。 |
| Thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes. Some kinds of food were only grown in one place, so people from other places didn"t know about them. When Europeans first traveled to Central and South America in the 1500s, they discovered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before. Today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and they"re sold in supermarkets all over the world. They don"t seem strange any more! Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America. In 1586, they were taken to Europe by explorers (探险家). In 1719, they were taken to North America. Before 1719, nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato. Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year. Tomatoes were also first grown by native (本地的) Americans. When European explorers visited the south of America in 1500, they took tomato seeds (种子) back to Europe. Soon, tomatoes were grown in Europe, but people in England didn"t eat them. At that time, a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were poisonous! Chilies (辣椒) have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8,000 years! In the 1500s, chilies were taken to Europe by explorers. Today, they are grown in hot countries all over the world. |
| 1. How many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage? |
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| A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. |
| 2. People in Central and South America have eaten chilies for more than ______ years. |
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| A. 1,500 B. 1,586 C. 8,000 |
| 3. The underlined word "poisonous" in the passage means "______" in Chinese. |
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| A. 有毒的 B. 重要的 C. 辛辣的 |
| 4. According to the passage, we know that ______. |
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| A. people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719 B. people in Europe were the first to plant potatoes C. the European explorers took chilies to Europe in the 1500s |
| 5. Which of the following is the best title (标题) for the passage? |
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| A. Traveling to America B. "Strange" Food C. The Earliest Explorers |
| 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或翻译句子。 |
| Dear Leis, I read in my magazine that you are looking for a pen pal, so I"m writing to say hello. My name"s Alice Nichols and I"m 16. I live in Hania in Greece, but my family comes from England. Hania is a beautiful old town near the island of Crete. In summer the town is full of tourists. I"m a student at a private school. I"ve been at the same school for five years now, so I know it very well. Most of the time I like going to school, but there are some things I can"t stand doing-like PE. I enjoy playing sports, but I don"t like doing exercises! My favorite subjects are geography and English. I often go to the beach in my free time. I love just sitting around and talking to friends. I"m getting better at understanding boys, but I hate listening to hours of talk about football. It"s just so boring! What"s life like in your town? I"d love to hear all about your family and friends. Have you got an e-mail address? It"s easier to keep in touch that way. I am looking forward to hearing from you! Best wishes! Alice |
| 1. How old is Alice Nichols? 2. How long has Alice Nichols studied at the private school? 3. What subject does Alice Nichols like best? 4. Does Alice Nichols like listening to hours of talk about football? 5. 请将划线句子翻译成汉语。 |
| 根据短文内容填入适当的单词，使短文的意思完整，每格限填写一个英语单词，要求开头第一个字母与所给的字母相同。在填写答案时，单词开头的第一个字母要写出来。 |
| Dear Tom, Are you surprised to hear from me? I have not heard from you s 1 the beginning of the summer h 2 . How are you getting on with your s 3 ? How are your parents? Is your brother Bill b 4 f 5 Canada yet? My stamp collection (集邮) is g 6 bigger and bigger. I have collected stamps of more than forty d 7 countries. In my stamp books, I usually put the stamps from each country together. I have got a pen-friend from Britain. She gave me some B 8 stamps. My American teacher has given me some beautiful American and Canadian stamps. I"m glad to know you are going to give me some foreign stamps, but I still have not r 9 the stamps of Nepal which you said to p 10 me. Have you sent them off yet? Please write to me soon. Yours, Zhou Wen 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. |