One day two young men went to the forest. On the way, one said t the other, “We’re g friends. We must help each o ” “All right!” the other one answered. After a short t , there was a great noise. It was a big bear. The two men ran
a quickly. One of them got up into a tree. The other was fat and couldn’t
c up. He threw himself at the foot of the tree. The bear came near. It looked at the fat man, put i nose down and smelt him. It thought the young man was dead, so it walked away. The man in the tree came down. He asked his friend, “The bear put its mouth so near to your ear. W did it say to you?” The fat young man answered, “the bear said, ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed.’ ”
1. Mr. Wang Lives on the ______________________ (第五) floor.
2. My mother is ______________________ (忙) cooking in the kitchen.
3. Look! There are lots of ______________________ (绵羊) on the farm.
4. We shouldn’t ______________________ (依靠) too much on our parents.
5. Many ______________________ (机器人) will do heavy work for us in the future.
6. I asked her if she was ready to go, and she ______________________ (点头) her head.
7. It’s pleasant to visit Alaska in ______________________ (八月) but it might be cool in the evening.
Tony：Hi, Joy. Would you like to help to save the environment?
Joy： 1 What can I do?
Tony：Well, first, you can start by turning off the lights.
Joy：Yes. That’s easy. Sometimes I turn on the lights without thinking. What’s next?
Tony：Second, listen. 2 Don’t take a bus or a taxi if you don’t have to.
Joy：That will save money, too. 3
Tony： 4
Joy：Mm, newspapers, magazines, mails … We get a lot of paper at home. Good idea.
Tony：And last, take a bag when you go shopping. 5
Joy：OK. My parents do most of the shopping. I’ll tell them.
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A. You can ride a bike. B. I don’t know. C. Don’t use plastic bags. D. What else? E. Try to recycle paper. |
Mr. Green：Hello! This is English－help Centre. 1
Li Lei：Yes. I have some problems with English.
Mr. Green： 2
Li Lei：First, I can’t speak English well.
Mr. Green： 3 Why not join a language club to practice English?
Li Lei：OK, I’ll try it. Also I can’t understand the teacher when she talks to the class.
Mr. Green：Listening to more tapes will help a lot. Remembering the words of English songs also helps a lot.
Li Lei： 4 I’ll do that as much as possible.
Mr. Green：You’re welcome. 5
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A. Don’t worry. B. I hope your English will improve soon. C. Can I help you? D. Thank you very much. E. What are your problems? |
1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ 4.____________ 5.____________
Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using it is a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.
Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.
Don’t give your password(密码) to anyone else, and never give out the following information—your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information.
Check with your parents before giving out a credit card(信用卡) number.
Never send a photo of yourself to someone by e－mail unless your parents say it’s OK.
Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents ought to make sure it’s a right place for you.
Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parents’ permission(允许). Never meet anyone you met online alone.
Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.
If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.
Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.
Remember — not everything you read on the Internet is true.
1. It’s good for children to ______ on the Internet.
A. give password to others B. get useful knowledge and information
C. give out a credit card number
2. The writer tells children to ______.
A. send their photos to him B. make rules for Internet use with parents
C. believe everything they read on the Internet
3. According to the passage, if your parents don’t agree, never ______.
A. read anything on the Internet B. relax in your free time
C. have a face－to－face meeting with anyone you met online
4. What should NOT be done when you are on line?
A. Using bad language. B. Leaving the site if you feel uncomfortable.
C. Treating everyone online as strangers.
5. The main idea of this passage is about ______.
A. how to use computers B. information on the Internet C. Internet safety rules
There are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese is about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消极) meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(积极的) actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog—tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的). There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.
The rose is regarded as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
1.The word “dog” in Chinese usually ______.
A. stands for friendship B. has a negative meaning C. has a positive meaning
2.“Every dog has its day.” means “______”
A. Everybody in the world is lucky. B. Each person lives his own way of life.
C. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky.
3. Western people usually use “cat” to refer to “______”.
A. a tired person B. a brave man C. an unkind woman
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Words show differences in cultures.
B. Western people think cats to be good friends.
C. Rose is the national flower of all western countries.
5. This passage mainly tells us ______.
A. negative or positive things B. different countries have different cultures
C. what dog and cat mean in English and Chinese
