①The meaning of shaking the head is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When talking to an Indian, he would often shake his head. The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said. But, in fact, they would be completely(完全地)wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to each other. It does not have the same meaning as “No”. If someone wants ② (visit) India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to __③___on business. He leased a car and hired an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office, the Indian shook his head at once. The office said again, and the driver
shook his head again. At last, the office, of course, got angry.
"Why do you refuse my order?" he shouted. "Drive me to my office
at once!"
The driver answered in quite loud voice, too. "Yes, sir! " But to the officer's surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time. The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and then ④he nodded with a smile, “‘No’ means ‘Yes’ here! ”
1.写出句①的同义句。
Sometimes the meaning of shaking the head is _____ in different countries.
2.用②处所给词的适当形式填空。
If someone wants _____(visit) India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
3.根据短文内容在③处填入一个合适的国家名。
One day, a foreign officer went to _____on business.
4.将句④翻译成汉语。
_______________________________________________________
5.根据短文内容回答问题。
What does shaking head mean in India, yes or no?
It means _____.
John 1.h____ a trip to England last winter. He went by air. There were lots of2. p_________ on the plane. John was very3.excited to t______ a plane. When he arrived at the4.a_________, his friend Jack was waiting for him.
When they5.a_________ at Jack’s home, John was very happy. The house was so beautiful6.w_________ many flowers. He lived with Jack’s family. They were very7.f_________ to him. He was8.a_________ to cook Chinese food, and Jack’s family loved it very much. At Christmas, John9.received some p________ from Jack’s family and he had a good time. He dreams to study in England one day. He hopes his dream will come10.t_________.
1.He can stay there for ten hours without (move).
2.He told me (not wait) for him.
3.It is (importance) to study hard.
4.May I ask you some_____ (person) questions?
5.Many _____ (Russia) students are coming to our school to study Chinese.
6.The best way _____(learn) a language is using it.
7.I _____ (buy) a new car the day before yesterday.
8.He did some _____ (read) last night.
9.Darwin was a________(success)scientist of England.
10.At 25, Lily________(marry)a handsome man.
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy had already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you have already had some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
1.How much money does the boy’s father make an hour? _______.
A. $10 B. $20 C. $30 D. $15
2.In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means _______.
A. very angry B. quite happy
C. too excited D. very surprised
3.At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because _______.
A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B. he thought the boy would buy something of useless
C. the boy always borrowed money from him
D. the boy really needed to buy something
4.The boy wanted to buy _______ with some money.
A. a new book for himself B. a nice present for his father
C. something of no use D. an hour of his father’s time
5.From the passage, we can know that the boy’s father _______.
A. often played with his son B. spent little time with his son
C. often came back home early D. often had dinner with his son
This summer, Mary, Tom, Alan are going to going to have a vacation(holiday). The followings(以下) are their plans for the coming vacation.
| Mary | Tom | Alan |
Where | The Great Wall | Spain(西班牙) | Canada |
When | The first week in June | The last day of May | July, Monday 18th |
Who | His parents | His best friends | His cousin |
What | Going hiking Going sightseeing Visiting some famous places in Beijing Going shopping | Going sightseeing Going shopping Going camping Watching bull-fight | Spending time on the farm Going fishing Going hiking Sleeping a lot |
How long | About one month | Only two weeks | Until September |
Transportation | By plane and bus | By boat and plane | By plane and train |
1.Who is going hiking this summer?
A. Mary B. Tom C. Alan D. A and C
2.What isn’t Tom doing for vacation?
A. Watching bull-fight(斗牛) B. Going shopping
C. Going fishing D. Going sightseeing
3.Who can visit the Palace Museum(颐和园) this vacation?
A. Alan B. Tom C. Mary D. Nobody
4.Whose vacation is the longest?
A. Mary’s B. Tom’s
C. Alan’s D. We don’t know
5.What’s the same transportation(交通工具) are they going to take?
A.Train B. Bus C. Boat D. Plane
The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly.
"Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.
"Wanted by the police," read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. "
"Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police.
1. In which country did the story happen?
A. It happened in America. B. It happened in Australia. .
C. It happened in England. D. The story didn’t tell us.
2.Why did Jack stop his car?
A. He wanted to see who the driver was.
B. He didn’t want to pass by first.
C. The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time.
D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.
3.Who was wanted by the police in this passage?
A. Jack. B. The driver in the American car.
C. Either Jack or the driver. D. Neither Jack nor the American driver.
4. what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?
A. He drove to the City Bank B. He drove to the police.
C. He made a telephone call. D. He stopped the American car.
5.Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?
A. The police. B. Jack
C. Nobody. D. The American driver
