The westerners have more vacation days than us. Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books or watch television. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat under some trees or near a nice lake. If they live near the sea, they often go to the seaside. There they can fish, swim or enjoy the sun.
The westerners like travelling. They think travelling and outdoor activities are the parts of their lives. They work hard to save money, but their main purpose(目的) is to travel.
Most western students often make use of their vacation to camp. There are thousands of camp interesting bases(基地) in western countries. They can swim, go fishing, attend lectures, and take part in many other recreational(娱乐性的) activities there. It can help them wrest from the secrets of nature, train(训练) their viability(生存能力), and teach them how to be self-reliant (自立).
1.Some westerners like to ______ at home during their vacation.
A. clean their rooms B. cook their meals
C. work in the garden and watch TV D. go fishing
2.Many families often take their lunch out and have it ______.
A. under some trees B. near the city
C. near the sea D. in the restaurants
3.______ is very important for the westerners.
A.Working hard B.Travelling C.Saving moneyD.Going camping
4.What does the underlined phrase “wrest from” mean here?
A.取得 B.保守 C.认识 D.探索
5.The passage mainly tells us ______.
A.how the westerners spend their vacation
B.the westerners have more vacation days than us
C.different views on vacation between the westerners and the easterners
D. teach the western students how to be self-reliant
Joe Brown had a shop where he sold meat.One day a woman came into the shop at five to one."I'm sorry I'm late."she said, "I need some more meat for my dinner tonight."Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop.He took it out of the fridge and said:"This is $ 6.50."
"That piece is too small."the
woman said, "haven't you got anything bigger?"Joe went into the room
behind his shop,took the meat into the fridge,took it out again and closed the
door with a lot o
f
noise.Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said:"This piece
of meat is bigger and more expensive.It's $ 8.75."
"Good." the woman said with a smile, "give me both of them, please?"
1.What was Joe Brown?
A.A bookseller. B.A shopkeeper. C.A conductor. D. A gateman.
2.When did the woman come into the shop?
A. Late in the
evening. B. At midnight.
C. Early in the morning. D. Early in the afternoon.
3.Why didn't the woman want that piece of meat at first? Because
A. it was too cheap B. it smelt bad C. it cost too much D. it wasn't big enough
4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?
A. Only one piece of meat. B. Two pieces of meat.
C. Several pieces of meat. D. Many pieces of meat.
5.Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
A. Certainly.
B. Of course not.
C. He would try his best.
D.The story doesn’t give us the answers.
The summer vacation is the best time for students.
They can go outdoors and have fun. They can go to big cities to ,
or go to the countryside to enjoy the beauty of .
Peter is an American middle school student and he loves very
much. He always travels in his country. This summer vacation he wants to
do . He is interested in
Chinese history. he is
flying to Beijing and Xi’an for the summer vacation. He is leaving on July 12th
and New York on the last day of the month.
He plans a fantastic vacation.
During the
, he is visiting places of interest and going shopping.
At night, he is to enjoy the night
views. He is sure he will have a time.
1.A. watch TV B. exercising C. go sightseeing D. go fishing
2.A. buildings B. city C. farm D. nature
3.A. travelling B. shopping C. fishing D. hiking
4.A. something difference B. different something C. something different D. difference something
5.A.
Because
B. So C.
But
D. Although
6.A. getting back to B. get back to C. getting back D. gets back to
7.A.
having
B. to
have C. to
having D. had
8.A. weekend B. week C. night D. day
9.A. take a walk B. taking walks C. takes a walk D. take walks
10.A. great B. well C. terrible D. boring
用方框内的单词完成下面的句子(共10分)（有多余选项）。
1.He__________gets up at six o'clock, seven days a week.
2.How__________ do you go to the movies?
3.It__________rains here. It's usually sunny and warm.
4.Some of my friends exercise every day and hardly ever eat junk food, but most of them eat junk food __________.
5.I can't swim. So I__________go to the beach to swim. Sometimes I go there with my friends to run.
句型转换.(共10分)
1. He has shorter hair than Sam.(一般疑问句)
he shorter hair than Sam？
2. Sam is thin. Jim is fat.(用比较级合并)
Sam is than Jim .
3.I don’t buy the watch bec
ause
it’s expensive. (提问)
______ don’t you ______ the watch?
4. My mother gave it to you. (提问)
______ ______ it to you?
5. I bought something for my father。(一般疑问句)
_____ you _____ for you father.
The apples on this tree are bigger than on that one.
A. ones B. those C. them D. apples
