Every winter the Indians caught beavers (河狸或称为海狸).They sold these beaver furs to men from France. In the 1600s and 1700s,people in France wanted beaver furs for coats and hats. Other countries wanted these furs, too . Wearing a beaver fur hat became a sign .It said ,“Look at this man! This man is rich!”
In the 1800s,men in this country began to wear beaver hats. They too, wanted to wear the sign that said,“ Look at those men! They are rich!”
Soon it was hard to find beavers. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West. Traders began to explore this new country. They came back with wonderful stories about the new land. Before long, many people wanted to go West to live.
Where people go, towns grow. Soon there were new towns in the West. Men looking for beaver for fancy(珍贵的，昂贵的) hats helped the West grow.
1.Wearing a beaver hat was a sign that a man was _________.
A. a hunter B. rich C. a trader D. an Indian
2.Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?
A. Beavers began to wear fancy hats.
B. The traders would not go West.
C. The fur traders helped the country grow.
D. The traders wore furs.
3.What did the traders do when beavers were hard to find?
A. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West.
B. The traders had to find rich men wearing signs.
C. The traders had to wear beaver hats out West.
D. They made friends with beavers.
4.When did Indians begin to wear beaver hats?
A.1600s. B.1700s. C.1800s. D.1900s.
5.The main idea of the whole story is that _________.
A. traders carried signs for rich men
B. the search for beavers helped the West to grow
C. many wonderful stories were told about the West
D. the beavers were very foolish
I have always heard that walking under a ladder brings bad luck, but I’ve never thought so .I have walked under ladders many times, but I have never met anything bad before. It’s the damn with black cats. People say if a black cat crosses before you, it means bad luck .I have never thought that until this afternoon But ever since I heard my student Sam’s story .I’ve begun thinking about whether it was true.
This afternoon, Sam was walking down the street thinking about something, so he wasn’t paying attention to where he was going. He walked right under a ladder standing against a building. A black cat ran out of a door just at that moment, and Sam fell over it, his head hit the ladder. A man washing the window was at the top of that ladder and the dirty water went down through the air. Poor Sam! He got wet all over.
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1.At first, the writer believed that walking under a ladder would bring bad luck.
2.A black cat crossing will bring you good luck when you are walking.
3.This afternoon ,the writer’s son Sam was walking down the street thinking about something
4.When Sam was walking under a ladder ,a black cat ran out of a door.
5.Sam had bad luck that afternoon.
At present more and more people like to travel during their holidays. The other day I read a report about the people spend their holidays. It is reported that in recent years several new holiday habits have developed. them, the most interesting one is the growth of holiday camps.
From the report we can see that in 1990, forty percent of people stayed at for their holidays. However, now the percentage has fallen to nine percent. More people go out for fun. People enjoy fresh air, clean water and green hills when they go camping in places far the city. In 1990, thirty-eight percent of people going to the seaside in 2002 only twenty-seven percent preferred to go there. What great changes!
have those changes taken place? I think there are several reasons. Firstly, it’s because people can to travel. Secondly, people prefer to live a high quality and more wonderful life. Thirdly, their to relaxation have changed. Fewer and fewer people want to save money by living a simple life.
1.A. time B. ways C. places D. cities
2.A. Between B. Around C. Among D. With
3.A. home B. villages C. the seaside D. places of interest
4.A. away B. from C. to D. of
5.A. stopped B. hoped C. enjoyed D. disliked
6.A. when B. where C. while D. as
7.A. What B. Why C. How D. When
8.A. cost B. save C. afford D. spend
9.A. attitudes B. rules C. replies D. solutions
10.A. little B. lots of C. few D. no
Kind people______ some gifts .Now I can_______ to you.
A. give away ,give they out
B. donate ,give up
C. give away , give them out
D. hand out ,give it away
I ____ a good idea of collecting money _______up a Hope Primary School.
A. thought; to set B. caught; to build
C. came up with; to set D. kept; to start
—This problem is too difficult. Can you show me _______, George?
—Sure.
A. what to work out B. to work it out
C. how to work it out D. to work out it
