Cyril Dick’s house is neither a modern house nor a house of the future. It is 40 years old. There are more houses like that in the south of France. They are called “bubble houses”, and you can see why!
Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things. He collects old records and clocks. He also collects round furniture. And now he has a completely round house.
Everything in the “bubble house” is round. The centre of the house is one very big bubble. This is both the living room and dining room. There are round armchairs, a round table, and a big round rug(地毯) in front of a round fireplace. Around the living room are three small bubbles. One bubble is a kitchen with round shelves, another bubble is the garden room, and the third bubble is a music room. Upstairs there are two more bubbles—a bedroom and a bathroom.
The doors and windows are also round, of course. The windows are like eyes. There aren’t any curtains(窗帘) in the house, because Cyril likes to see the garden all the time.
Bubble houses are the idea of a Hungarian architect(建筑师), Antti Lovag. “A lot of modern houses are bad for us, especially tall buildings of flats,” says Lovag. “Because round homes are more natural（自然的）, people feel happy in them.” Cyril agrees with this. “Some people think my house is funny,” he says, “but for me, this is the perfect home.”
【1】题判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）；【2】题完成句子；【3】题简略回答问题；【4】题找出并写下第三段的主题句；【5】题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1.You can find more “bubble houses” in the south of France.
2.Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves _____________________________________.
3.What is the third bubble around the living room?
____________________________________________________________________.
4._____________________________________________________________________
5._____________________________________________________________________。
American people like to say “ Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit(习惯).
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you,
you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It’s not polite to break others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.
Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.
1.You should say “Thank you” when______.
A. you say something kind to others
B. you help others
C. someone helps you
D. you need others to help you
2.From the passage we know “Thank you” is ______.
A. widely used in the world
B. used more often than “Excuse me”
C. used only by Americans
D. used only between friends
3.You should say “Excuse me” if you want to ______.
A. cough B. make some noise C. go first D. all the above
4.When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “_____”
A. Thank you B. That’s very kind of you
C. Excuse me D. I’m sorry
5.This passage mainly tells us the way ______.
A. to be happy B. to be polite
C. to help others D. to learn from Americans
On sunny days we can see the sun in the sky. It looks like a hot and bright plate. But it is a ball. It is much bigger and hotter than any fire. And it is much brighter than all the lights in the world.
The sun is a star but it looks much bigger and brighter than any other star. Many stars are much bigger than the sun. The sun is much nearer to us, so it looks much bigger.
At night we can see the moon and many stars. The moon is a round ball. It is much smaller than the stars. The stars are much farther away from us; so thy look much smaller than the moon. The moon has no light of its own. When the sun shines on it, it looks bright. When the moon is full. It looks very beautiful.
1.Why does the sun look bigger than any other star?
A. Because it is bigger than any other star.
B. Because it is hotter than any other star.
C. Because it is brighter than any other star.
D. Because it is nearer to us.
2. Which is the nearest to us?
A. The moon. B. The sun. C. The stars.
3.Why do the stars look smaller than the moon?
A. Because the stars are smaller than the moon.
B. Because the stars are nearer to us.
C. Because the stars are farther away from us.
D. Because the stars are bigger than the moon.
4. Why does the moon look bright?
A. Because it is bright.
B. Because it has light of its own.
C. Because the stars shine on it.
D. Because the sun shines on it.
5.Which one is not right?
A. The sun looks like a bright plate.
B. Many stars are bigger than the sun.
C. The moon is smaller than the stars.
D. The moon has light of it’s own.
It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, "Come in!"and a small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him. But the host went to meet him, and took him to the bar for a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. "Do you know," he said, "nobody invited me to this party. I don't know you, 'I don't know your wife, and I don't know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests' cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.
1.What’s the date that day ?
A. Monday . .B It’s December 25th .
C. It’s Novermber 25th D. It’s January 1st
2.Which sentence is Not true about the party ?
A. All the guests stayed there until the party was over .
B. There were lots of people at the party .
C. There were some drinks at the party .
D. Not all the guests knew each other
3.How long did the small man stay at the party ?
A. For an hour . B. For half an hour . C. For 90 minutes . D. For a while
4.Why did the small man stay at the party ?
A. He was the host’s neighbor .
B. He was a friend of the host’s .
C. He wanted to say “Have fun ” to the people at the party
D. He wanted to look for the person whose car was in front of his gate .
5.The best title is ___.
A. A small Man B. A Strange Guest C. A Friendly Host D. A funny Man
No air means death．Though we see it，there is air around us. air is everywhere and it gives life to every living thing．Without it we can’t live．Bad air makes people ．We must have fresh(新鲜) to keep us in good health．
In the city there are a lot of people and there are too many running on the road．The gas(气体) which the car sends out(排放) is made up of(组成) bad gases．Every day we breathe it in and ．This makes us sick． So people should door as much as they can．There are many factories，too．From the chimneys of these factories，we get the smoke usually in black color．This kind of smoke does harm our health．So in order to(为了) keep us ，we have to go out to the countryside to breathe more fresh air．Or we can go up hills to get more fresh air．
1.A．can B．can’t C．may D．must
2.A．Or B．But C．Because D．So
3.A．happy B．fat C．ill D．well
4.A．air B．fruit C．food D．water
5.A．planes B．trains C．cars D．bikes
6.A．away B．outside C．off D．out
7.A．feel B．seem C．to feel D．to seem
8.A．go out B．go out of C．get out D．get up
9.A．in B．with C．to D．about
10.A．health B．healthy C．good D．better
---Can you tell me ____?
---With Lucy’s help.
A. when you did it so well B. when did you do it so well
C. how you did it so well D. how did you do it so well
