根据情景提示，用恰当的短语或句子填空。（每空2分，共8分）
你的同桌因弄坏你的MP5而深感抱歉，你客气地应答：
1.It _____________________________________________________________________.
你想知道你的朋友多久去一次象棋俱乐部，你可以这样问他：
2.__________________________________________________________ the chess club?
你在写作业，而你的弟弟Jerry把电视声音开得很大，你提醒他：
3.Jerry, ___________________________________________________________ the TV?
你想告诉你北京的朋友，厦门是个观光的好地方，你可以这样说：
4.Xiamen _______________________________________________________________.
根据对话情景，填入恰当的单词。（每空一词，每词1分，共6分）
A: Good morning! Can I help you?
B: Good morning! Yes, please. I think that this house is for (____1.______).
A: That’s right.
B: May I have a look at it?
A: (__2.________). Come in, please.
B: How long have you lived here?
A: (___3._______) ten years. I have been here since 2001.
B: How much does it (____4.______)?
A: 8600 pounds.
B: That’s a lot of (__5._______)!
A: It’s worth every penny of it.
B: I like it very much. But I can’t (__6.________) yet. My wife must look at it first.
A: Women always have the last words.
Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade(度).
Argentina 9:00 a.m.
In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere(半球).
Scotland 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.
Japan 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.
New Zealand 12:00 midnight
It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!
1.In eastern Canada, the time is ______ than that in western Canada.
A. four and a half hours later B. four hours earlierC. three hours earlier
2.While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are ______.
A. sleeping B. going home C. having classes
3.It’s midday in the capital of ______ when it’s 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina.
A. Japan B. Scotland C. New Zealand
4.Now it’s 2:00 p.m. and you are in Egypt. It’s ______ for you to call a friend in New Zealand.
A. impolite B. polite C. normal
5.If it’s 11:15 p.m. in Japan, it’s ______ in New Zealand.
A. 2:15 a.m. B. 2:15 p.m. C. 1:15 p.m.
Have you ever rubbed your hands together when they get cold? Why do we do that? We do that for friction. Friction happens when two things that aren’t very smooth (光滑的) rub together to make heat energy. The faster you rub two things together, the more friction you can make. Let’s discover friction!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
★Soap ★Water ★Your hands
WHAT TO DO:
★Make sure your hands are dry.
★Rub your hands together until you feel the heat of your hands.
★Now, use soap and water to get your hands very slippery (滑的).
★Try to make friction happen while your hands are slippery.
★Please write down what has happened.
LET’S TALK!
Friction is an energy that happens when two things rub together. When friction happens, it makes heat! When your hands are slippery, they won’t make very much friction and your hands won’t get so hot.
DID YOU KNOW?
★Friction happens when you stop your fast running bike.
★Ancient people made fires by rubbing two pieces of wood together. Friction happened though they didn’t know it. ___ __? Friction is everywhere. Have you ever noticed situations where friction is happening? If not, ask your parents to take you out in a car. If it is not hot, touch the tires (轮胎) of the car before and after a short drive to see how much warmer they get from friction.
1.You’d better make your hands ______ to get heat when you rub them.
A. slipperyB. dryC. wet
2.The word “friction” in the first paragraph means “______”.
A. 摩擦B. 震动C. 膨胀
3.We can know from the passage that it’s a ______ experiment.
A. physicsB. chemistryC. biology
4.The topic of the last column (栏目) is ______
A. THINK IT OVER!B. WHAT HAPPENED?C. WORK WITH PARENTS.
5.The main idea of the passage is ______.
A. how to discover frictionB. how to rub your handsC. how to make fires by rubbing
Take a look at the following information. Some may be useful for you!
1.______ can get the job of the babysitter.
A. A 45-year-old
woman who likes playing with kids
B. A 20-year-old girl who is good at English and busy on weekends
C. A 20-year-old English major who likes kids and is free on weekends
2.You should ______ before you take the medicine.
A. shake the bottle B. keep the bottle coolC. wash the bottle
3.Please put the medicine ______ after you take it.
A. in a cold placeB. in a warm place C. in a bag
4.If you and your parents want to see the movie on Tuesday, you should pay ______.
A. ¥ 40 B. ¥ 120 C. ¥ 60
5.The correct order of using the payphone should be ______.
a. insert your coins b. dial the number c. lift the receiver
A. a-b-c B. c-a-b C. c-b-a
Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the internet.
They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold：I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” (臭虫) in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．
Laura：You know, people in the city wish for the life in the countryside. It relaxes my work pressure; besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.
Ivy： Well. It’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not concentrate on their study.
1.According to the passage, people can’t ______ things in this game.
A．growB. borrowC. steal
2.Among the people Joyce interviewed, ______ likes the game while ______ dislikes the game.
A. Laura, Allan B. Allan，Harold C. Ivy, Harold
3.From Laura’s words, we can infer (推理) that she’s most probably ______.
A. a student B. an office worker C. a thief
4.You can find the passage ______.
A. in a science magazine B．in an advertisement C．in a newspaper
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People in the city want to enjoy the country life.
B. People can earn some money and buy more seeds.
C. People are confident enough to face the real world.
