A good dictionary is _______important tool(工具). It will tell you_______ only what a word means but_______how it _______. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop(发展) and a good dictionary must _______these new changes.
A new English dictionary will only tell you_______most people use the language today. It won’t tell you what is right _______ wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only _______ people use a word, a dictionary will _______ tell you this or not list(编列) it.
________ dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type(用打字机打) a word and the word is too long, ________in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you________to break(拆开) a word. And they also show you how a word ________.
Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings(意思). In some dictionaries, the main(主要的) meanings are often listed first. In________, the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always________the front part. This part explains________.
Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes ________. Do you know that the word “brand”(标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because ________ years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who ________them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals ________they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.
1.A. a B. an C. the D. very
2.A. no B. that C. not D. if
3.A. too B. either C. yet D. also
4.A. uses B. is using C. is used D. used
5.A. to show B. show C. shows D. be shown
6.A. how B. what C. why D. if
7.A. and B. or C. but D. not
8.A. a little B. many C. a few D. a lot of
9.A. neither B. nor C. both D. either
10.A. Every B. Some C. All D. Many
11.A. look up it B. look for it C. look it up D. look it out
12.A. when B. where C. why D. which
13.A. speaks B. is spoke C. be spoken D. is spoken
14.A. another B. the other C. others D. other
15.A. see B. look C. watch D. read
16.A. how use it B. to how use it C. how to use it D. to how to use it
17.A. into B. up C. by D. from
18.A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. a hundred of D. hundred
19.A. builds B. makes C. build D. made
20.A. when B. in order to C. so that D. before
My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard.1. Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 2. She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.
3. Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us.4. She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.
Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is! 5. This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.
A. She enjoys listening to classic music.
B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.
C. She loves her students and cares for them.
D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.
E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.
F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.
G. Can you tell us something about your mother？
Earthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.
The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.
Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died.
In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.
One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 2008. It killed a large number of people. The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.
Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People cannot prepare for earthquakes.
1.Earthquakes happen ________.
A. in all the places in the world
B. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains
C. regularly in most places in the world
D. only in a few places along the coast
2.When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported?
A. In 1964 in Alaska. B. In 1556 in China.
C. In 1923 in Japan. D. In 2008 in China.
3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.
B. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly.
C. Earthquakes can cause fires.
D. People still don't know how to tell when an earthquake will come.
4.What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph?
A. How do earthquakes worry people?
B. What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?
C. How can we save people when earthquakes happen?
D. How do earthquakes happen?
Eye Health Care
Daily
Healthy habits mean healthy eyes. Here are some daily tips for eye health.
◆P Clean your eyes with pure cold water regularly. This is one of the best ways to keep eyes healthy and disease free.
◆Avoid looking directly at the sun
◆Roll your eyes up and down, then side to side. Then move your eyes in a circular motion（圆周运动） Exercise5tol0 times a day to relax your eyes
◆ Keep a good distance from the computer screen-sit about 22-28 inches away from it.
◆Visit your eye doctor on a regular basis
There are also some tips for healthy contact lens（隐形眼镜）wear and care to help prevent eye infections (感染). Please visit CDCS healthy contact lenses website and you can also follow them on social media(www.cdc.goy/contactlenses).
1._____is not good for your eyes
A. Eating vegetables B. Wearing sunglasses
C. Wearing contact lens D. Looking at the sun directly
2.How to relax your eyes according to the tips?
A. Clean eyes with pure cold water B. Look at the sun directly
C. Make eye movements D. Wear contact lens
3.In which column can we read this text?
A. Education B. Health
C. Entertainment D. Advertisement
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.
Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when "their" player or team wins.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for(参加) them. Football, for example, has spread(展开)around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many love to skate or ski (滑雪) in Japan, Norway or Canada.
Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. Sports help to train(培养,训练) a person’s character(性格,品格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(胜不骄，败不馁).
1.Why do people all over the world enjoy sports?
A. Because they are healthy. B. Because they are happy.
C. Because they want to live longer. D. All the above.
2.Why do some people get excited when they watch a game? Because
A. their favorite team wins B. they win the game
C. they get the good news D. they can’t help themselves
3.Which of the sports has a long history?
A. Water-skiing. B. Basketball.
C. Volleyball. D. Long jump.
4.Why do people from different countries often become friends after a game together? Because
A. they train their character in the game B. they understand each other
C. they are friendly to each other D. they help each other
Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc., come from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French-Canadians live in the province of Quebec.
Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.
However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today there are only about 350, 000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27, 000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.
1.About ________ live in Quebec.
A. 30% of the French-Canadians B. 45% of the Canadians
C. 29, 000, 000 people D. 8,700, 000 French-Canadians
2.The official languages of Canada are ________.
A. English and Chinese B. French and English
C. Indian and English D. Chinese and Inuit
3.The word “origin” in this passage means ________.
A. 血统 B. 后裔
C. 先驱 D. 猿人
4.About 23% of people came from ________.
A. China B. England
C. France D. some other countries except France and Britain
