Some things can carry(携带) messages, for example, a sign（标志） at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. Signs on the door tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?
People can communicate on many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas.
Books, magazines（杂志）, TVs, radios（广播） and films all help us to communicate（交流） with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
1. What can help you if you want to know which bus to take?
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2. What do the signs on the door do?
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3. People can communicate in many other ways, can’t they?
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4. What can help us to communicate with others?
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5. What do they help us to do?
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完形填空。
A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a large box. It was half in and half 1______ of her car. He was a helpful kind of man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 2______.”
“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of 3______ with it. I think it’s struck（卡住）.” “Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He 4______ into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m ready.” And he began to 5______ hard.
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were 6______ in the fact. “Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it 7______ stuck.” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?” 8______ of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are 9______. It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s 10______ we can get it out of the car.” “Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in!”
1. A. in B. out C. on D. off
2. A. heavy B. strong C. dear D. new
3. A. trouble B. questions C. matter D. accidents
4. A. got B. stepped C. came D. walked
5. A. pull B. carry C. push D. lift
6. A. white B. tired C. red D. hurt
7. A.goes B. falls C. grows D. seems
8. A. Every B. All C. Either D. Both
9. A. ready B. right C. clever D. sure
10. A. anything B. anywhere C. any one D. any way
完成句子。
1. It’s not just because they ____________（不能理解它是什么意思）.
2. F 2 F ____________（表示面对面）.
3. Homophone often use letters and numbers that ____________（听起来像单词或单词的一部分）.
4. I don’t think twelve-year-olds should be allowed to ____________ （穿耳洞）.
5. I think teenagers should be allowed to ____________ （与朋友们外出）.
6. If we can’t wear our own clothes, we should be allowed to ____________（设计自己的校服）.
7. I get nervous before big parties and then I ____________（出皮疹）.
8. It isn’t good to borrow your friends’ books ____________（未经允许）.
9. What do you think I should tell ____________（其余的学生）.
10. My life ____________ （有了很大的改变）in the last few years.
句型转换。
1. The dress cost so much that she didn’t buy it.（用too … to … 改写）
The dress cost ___ ___ ___ her ___ buy.
2. It rained yesterday, so I stayed at home.（用because改写）
____ it ____ yesterday, I ____ at home.
3. My parents will go to America in two weeks.（对划线部分提问）
___ ____ ___ your parents ___ to America.
4. People use thermoses (热水瓶)for keeping water warm.（改为被动语态）
Thermoses ____ ___ ___ ____ water warm。
5. I hardly ever meet him after he moved to another district.（对划线部分提问）
____ ____ ____ you meet him after he moved to another district?
6. Collecting coins interests the small boy.（用interested改写）
The small boy ___ ____ ___ ___ coins.
7. Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor.（改为主动语态）
a Canadian doctor _______ ______.
8. Naismith thinks he can do it well.（改为过去时）
Naismith ____ he _____ do it well.
9. He divided the players into two teams of eleven.（改为同义句）
He ____ the players into two teams of eleven.
10. He might know anyone at the party.（改为表示否定推测的句子）
He ____ ____ know anyone at the party.
I really don’t know ______ about it.
A. what to do B. how to do C. to do what D. how can I do
—What is a writing brush, do you know?
—It’s used ______ writing and drawing.
A. with B. to C. for D. by
