You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or West, home is the best." What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It's not surprising, because the idea of home is different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.
We asked some people about their homes.
How often do people move house in your country''.
"In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long lime. They
often move every ten years or so. "
—Chery, Boston, USA.
What are features(特征) of homes in your country？
"In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies(阳台). The weather isn't warm enough!"
—Pat. Exeter, England
1.The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because _____.
A. people can't find this word in the dictionary
B. no one knows what it is
C it has different meanings in different countries
D. people can't understand each other very well
2.According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except _____.
A. making friends B. cooking and eating
C playing and talking D. sleeping and relaxing
3.Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?
A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.
B. Because there's a fire in the living room.
C. Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.
D. Because the sun there shines a lot.
4.From the second paragraph, what kind of homes people have depends on ______.
A. whether they are rich or not
B. the climate(气候) they have
C. how old they are
D. whether they live in the city or countryside
5.Which one of the sentences below is true?
A. People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside.
B. Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.
C. Homes look the same in different countries.
D. Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.
Nowadays, computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, people spend a lot of money competing (较量) with the machines. It's hard for one to win the computer, but one can make progress after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology(赌博心理) when they play computer games. The more they lose, the more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the nearby computer game houses. Little by little! (渐渐地), they forget all about their lessons and fall far behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students' money and become thieves.
1.Who always go to the computer game houses?
A. Young girls B. Young children
C. Young studentsD. Young boys.
2.People made small shops into small game houses in order to ______.
A. make computer games more popular
B. get more money
C. help people to learn computer better
D. make people happy
3. What must be brought to play games in the game homes?
A. Tickets. B Paper C. Cards. D. Money.
4.What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?
A. They will win a lot of money.
B. They will make a lot of good friends there.
C. They will fail in their study and even break laws.
D. They will live a happy life in the future.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Game houses have a bad effect on young boys.
B. More and more small shops have been made into game houses.
C. Young boys spend a lot of money playing computer games.
D. People play games better after trying again and again.
Robots have been designed to do many things-play music，work in hospitals，but run a restaurant? There are two robot receptionists(接待员) and six robot waitresses and waiters in the Dalu Robot Restaurant in Jinan，Shandong．One hundred customers can eat in the restaurant at a time．Two of the robots serve drinks，while the other four serve the food． Not all the work in the restaurant is done by them．There are also people working there，especially in the kitchen．The cooks are humans because the robots don’t have the skills to cook．
1.Robots can play music．
2.Six robots work in the Dalu Robot Restaurant．
3.No people work in the kitchen．
4.Only a few customers can eat in the restaurant at a time．
5.The robots can’t cook delicious food．
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Jack in a small town in England. He always stayed in England his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to countries. All my friends go to Spain, they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a to Spain and at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.
Jack on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him , “Maps of the city, sir?”
1.A. flew B. lived C. went D. dropped
2.A. for B. off C. with D. into
3.A. all B. both C. other D. any
4.A. and B. but C. though D. however
5.A. bus B. plane C. train D. bike
6.A. reached B. left C. arrived D. stayed
7.A. down B. up C. away D. out
8.A. before B. while C. since D. after
9.A. lay B. stood C. fell D. jumped
10.A. once again B. on time C. at times D. at once
—We really shouldn’t use plastic bags any more when shopping.
—_____ It’s important to protect our environment.
A.So do I. B.With pleasure.
C.That’s OK. D.So it is.
_____he is very tired , _____he still goes on working.
A.Although, but B.But, although
C. Although, / D. But, /
