Every day,it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us.Look at your own bags and clothes,and at the bags and clothes of your classmates.How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?
Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form.A special picture or symbol called a logo(标识语)is sometimes used.Logos appear on many different products(产品).They are popular because when you see a logo,it is hard to forget that product or company.
It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio.Most advertisements are very short.Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to say and remember. Nike,for example,has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world:“Just do it.”Advertisements often use funny situations as well.It is simple to remember it.
All advertisements are designed(设计)to make people buy a product.An advertisement for a soft drink,for example,might show a group of young people who are having fun.The young people are al1 drinking the soft drink.Advertisers are saying to you,“Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”
You might think that advertisements are not after you,but the next time you buy a soft drink,ask yourself this question:Why am I buying this particular(特别的)product?
1.From the passage,we know that .
A.all the advertisements around us are written in English |
B.many bags have the name of the company that made them |
C.having soft drinks makes a person young and modern |
D.advertisements are only after young people |
2.A good logo is .
A.easy to remember |
B.a useful product |
C.difficult to understand |
D.easy to buy |
3.People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is .
A.in English |
B.long |
C.funny |
D.famous |
4.All advertisements are designed to .
A.sell you something you don’t want |
B.make you young and modern |
C.make you buy the product |
D.show you what you need to buy |
5.The best title(题目) of this passage may be .
A.Advertisements for Bags and Clothes |
B.Advertisements on TV and Radio |
C.Advertisements About Sports |
D.Advertisements Around Us |
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车).
A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons, but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.
Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seats are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats, the van can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
1.From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
A.a motor car |
B.a motor home |
C.a motorbike |
D.a big truck |
2.Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.
A.sold their old house |
B.moved to their grandparents’ house |
C.built a new place for a van |
D.sold their second car |
3.A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.
A.a baby |
B.much money |
C.more than two children |
D.interest in vans |
4.Americans usually use motor homes____________.
A.to travel with all the family members of holiday |
B.to do some shopping with all the family members |
C.to visit their grandparents at weekends |
D.to drive their children to school every day |
5.Motor homes have become popular because___________.
A.they can take people to another city when people are free |
B.they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays |
C.some people think motor homes are cheap |
D.big families can put more things in motor homes |
Sometimes we feel good, such as when we get good grades or when something good happens. Sometimes we feel bad, such as when we argue with our classmates or when the teachers criticize us. Both kinds of feelings are common. Of course, we all enjoy good feelings, but when we feel unhappy, sometimes we don’t know what to do about it. Here is a plan that will help you when your feelings are bothering you.
I. ACCEPT your feelings. Say to yourself, “I am sad.” “I am seared.” “I am angry.” “I am embarrassed.” It’s all right to have these feelings.
2. RELAX and have a rest before you act. Take slow deep breaths (呼吸)and relax your body. Imagine that you are in a safe place. You can listen to some music or sing a beautiful song!
3. THINK about ways to help yourself. Thinking helps you do something smart instead of hurting yourself or making things worse.
4. DO something to help yourself. Maybe you can talk to someone, or do something you enjoy. If it doesn’t work, go back to Step3.
1.We feel unhappy when .
A.we get good grades |
B.everything goes well |
C.someone is proud of us |
D.we have a fight with our classmates |
2.If you want to relax yourself before you act, you can .
A.say to yourself, “I am sad.” |
B.listen to some music or sing a beautiful song |
C.think about ways to help yourself |
D.watch thrillers with your friends |
3.The underlined part (划线部分) “If it doesn’t work,” in the passage probably means
A.If it is broken |
B.If it can’t interest you |
C.If it is wrong |
D.If it can’t help you |
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.We felt good when we won the prize in the competition. |
B.We felt bad when we lost our expensive things. |
C.We can say to ourselves that we are pleased when we feel bad. |
D.We can tell someone about our bad feelings when we are sad. |
5.The passage tells us .
A.what we can do when we feel unhappy |
B.we can do nothing when we feel bad |
C.we all enjoy good feelings, but bad feelings are unusual to us |
D.what we can do when we feel happy |
As everyone knows, there are many 16 of transportation in the world, like bicycles, buses, ships, trains and 17 .
If you are in big 18 like Shanghai or Beijing, maybe you get to school 19 a subway or you have to 20 to school because you live in a mountain village. Here I am just trying to say something about 21 .
Ten years 22 , bicycles were very 23 in most villages. 24 family had one or two of bicycles. Children got to school by bicycle; 25 rode bicycles to go shopping. Then motorcycles (摩托车) 26 to become popular. People no longer rode bicycles because motorcycles ran 27 faster. But now, in some countries,bicycles are highly suggested
28 the main means of transportation. They think buses, cars and motorcycles pollute(污染) the air but bicycles 29 . So, to live a low-carbon life, 30 a bike is a good way.
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--“I’ll go to my uncle’s birthday party tonight.”
--“________.”
A.Good luck |
B.Have a good time |
C.Be careful |
D.Good idea |
--Can you go to the concert with us?
--Sorry, I can’t.I have ________homework to do and I’m _______tired..
A.too much, too much |
B.too much, much too |
C.much too, too much |
D.much too, much too |