阅读理解。 Different countries have different customs in giving presents. IN
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Different countries have different customs in giving presents.
IN CHINA you must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for
"clock" is similar to the sound for "death" in Chinese. Also, don"t wrap (包裹) a present in white, black,
or blue paper, because these are the colors for funerals (葬礼). Don"t give a knife, because something
sharp (锋的) can cut a friendship.
IN RUSSIA if we give flowers as a present, we have to give odd numbers of them (one, three, five,
etc) because even numbers of flowers (two, four, six, etc) are for funerals.
IN GERMANY flowers are a good present to take in your dinner hostess, but don"t take her red
roses because it means you are in love with her. Don"t take thirteen of anything because it"s an unlucky
number. Don"t take an even number of anything, either. Don"t wrap your present in white, brown, or
black paper.
1. Why can"t we give a clock as a present to a Chinese? Because in Chinese _______.
A. the word "clock" has the same meaning with the word "death"
B. the word "clock" has the same sound with rhe word "death"
C. the word "clock" has the same meaning with the word "knife"
D. the word "clock" means "dangerous"
2. You rnay take _______ if you go to a birthday party in Russia or in Germany.
A. 10 flowers
B. 13 flowers
C.9 flowers
D. 11 red roses
3._______ thirteen is an unlucky number.
A. In China
B. In Russia
C. In Japan
D. In Germany
4. What"s the Chinese meanings for "odd number" and "even number"?
A. 自然数和偶数
B. 基本数和奇数
C. 奇数和偶数
D. 幸运数字和不幸运数字
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Neither Chinese nor Germans wrap presents in black or white paper.
B. Both Chinese and Russians wrap presents in black or white paper.
C. Both Chinese and Germans wrap presents in black or white paper.
D. Neither Chinese nor Russians wrap presents in black or yellow paper.
答案
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Think how often you’ve done wrong. Then count how many__2 _you’ve expressed clearly you were _3 __.
You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do__4 _about it.A doctorfriend, Mr Lieb, told me about a
man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart trouble and insomnia(失眠症).__ 5 _
some careful exams, Mr Lieb found nothing wrong with him andsaid, “If you don’t tell me what’s_ 6 _you,
I can’t help you”.The man admitted he was cheating(骗取) his brother of his inheritance(遗产). Then and
there the clever doctor_ 7 __the man write to his brother and __8 _his money. As soon as the letter was
put into the post box, the man suddenly cried.“Thank you ,” he said to the doctor, “I think I’ve got well.”
An apology can not only save a broken relationship(关系), but also make it__9 _. If you can think of
someone who should be__ 10 an apology from you, do something about in right now
| ( )1.A decide ( )2.A. mistakes ( )3.A. sorry ( )4.A. something ( )5.A. Before ( )6.A. hurting ( )7.A. made ( )8.A. gave ( )9.A. newer ( )10.A. received | B. have B. people B. weak B. anything B. After B. changing B. helped B. kept B. worse B. given | C. need C. ways C. sad C. nothing C. Till C. touching C. let C. returned C. harder C. known | D. try D. times D. wrong D. everything D. Since D. worrying D. saw D. paid D. stronger D. forgotten |
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| Raising pets is a popular online game among reenagers. " More than 20 of my classmates have adopted (领养) pets online, while last year the number was just 10," said Wang Hui, a middle school student from Beijing, who also raises pets online. If you go to some websites, you can adopt virtual (虚拟的) pets like penguins, chickens, dogs and elephants. You can feed, wash, talk to and play with your pet. Dai Yingshuang of Shanghai raises pets on Kaixin001. com. The 15-year-old said it is great fun. She thinks that she has "also learned how to take care of others". If one doesn"t feed and care for the pet, it becomes unhappy and unhealthy. So raising an online pet means spending a lot of time online. This makes many parents worried. They fear there will be bad influence on the children"s studies. Dai said that she usually asks her uncle to take care of her pet, while she is at school. Wang Zhaotong, from Anhui, has been raising a penguin on QQ.com since last year. The 14-year-old takes good care of the penguin. She said her parents knew about the penguin and think it"s okay. If the students can keep the balance between studying and playing, it"s not bad for them to "raise" pets online. 1. According to the passage, over _______ of the students in Wang Hui"s class have adopted pets online this year. A. 10 B. 20 C. half D. all 2. What does Dai Yingshuang think of raising pets online? A. It"s not interesting at all. B. It wastes time. C. It"s not good for her study, D. It is great fun. 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Raising an online pet doesn"t mean spending a lot of time online. B. If one doesn"t feed the pet, it becomes unhappy and unhealthy. C. Raising pets online makes many parents worried. D.The writer thinks it doesn"t matter if the students keep the balance between studying and playing. 4. How many examples are mentioned in the passage? A. Two. B. Four. C. Five. D. Three. 5. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Raising pets online is popular among teenagers. B .It"s bad to raise pets online. C. How to raise pets online. D. It"s good to adopt pets online. | |||
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| Many teenagers (青少年) feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and in particular (尤其是) their parents, don"t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children"s growing up, because friends can discuss something which is difficult to tell their fa-mily members. However, parents often try to choose their children"s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of "choice" is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Do your parents like your friends? Your answers are welcome. | |||
| 1. Many teenagers think their ______ know them better than their parents do. | |||
| A. friends B. parents C. brothers and sisters D. family members | |||
| 2. When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is _____. | |||
| A. to go to their friends B. to talk with their parents C. to have a discussion with their family on the phone D. to talk with their friends on the phone | |||
| 3. Which of the following is different in meaning from the sentence "Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. "? | |||
| A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends. B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends. C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends. D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet all of their friends. | |||
| 4. Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
| A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy. B. In all families children can choose everything they like. C. Parents should try their best to uniderstand their children better. D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help. | |||
| 5. The sentence "Your answers are welcome. " means "______" | |||
| A. you are welcome to have a discussion with us B. we"ve got no idea, so your answers are welcome C. your answers are always correct D. you can give us all the right answers | |||
| 阅读理解。 In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they ha  ve much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don"t know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school n time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school. Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children c  an enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health. 1. What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night? A. Watching TV. B. Playing computer games. C. Doing their homework. D. Doing housework. 2. Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers? A. Their parents. B. Other students. C. The children themselves.  D. Nobody else. 3. How  many hours of sleep is good for students" health?A. Less than 9 hours. B. Over 9 hours. C. Only 9 hours. D. 8 hours. 4. What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early? A. He would fall asleep in class. B. He would do well in study. C. He would finish his homework fast. D. He would have good health. 5. Which of the followi  ng is NOT true?A. Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework. B. All the students stay up late for their homework. C. Children should be given less homework. D. Schools and parents should take care of children. | |||
| 阅读理解。 I began to send e-mails when I was 17. I discovered Google 5 years later. Now, I use the Internet all the time. Internet has become so popular that 90 percent(％) of 12-to-17-year-olds in the United States use the Internet, and about half of these children use it every day. They visit chat (聊天) rooms and send e-mails. They go to websites to get information for their homework. "Kids are now living in a virtual (虚拟的) world," says Greenfield, an expert at the University of California, "As the Internet is becoming more and more important for our life, we should worry about one question: Is the Internet good or bad for kids? " "It"s difficult to answer the question because the Internet involves (涉及) so many things," says Justine, who is from Northwestern University. "They include online computer games, news, messages and even e-mails to your grandmother. " So, more and more people believe that the online world can be helpful in some ways but dangerous in others. "Although it"s not easy to tell whether it"s good or bad," says Justine, "the Internet, at least, is very useful and can be used widely by everyone in the world. " 1. When did the writer discovered Google ? A. at the age of 5 B. at the age of 12 C. at the age of 17 D. at the age of 22 2. What percentage of American 12-to17-year-olds use the Internet every day? A. About 45%. B. About 50%. C. About80%. D. About 90% 3. Some ideas about the Internet are mentioned EXCEPT (除了) _____. A. The Internet is a virtual world. B. The Internet is important for our life. C. We can send emails, get news and so on. D. It"s not dangerous, so we can look through anything on the Internet. 4. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Don"t Use the Internet B. Kids and Emails C. Is the Internet Good or Bad D. Two Experts from Universities |