People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking. The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The messages says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking please people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved------even if we are the ones doing the cooking. “Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood(心情)。”
1. Why do fewer people cook now? ___________.
A. They like to eat in restaurants
B. Many people are too busy
C. Many people don’t like cooking
D. They don’t like family meals
2.A parent spends an hour making cookies___________.
A. just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet tooth
B. only to send a message
C. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes
D. often to show her or his love
3.The writer thinks the smell of home cooking___________.
A. makes us be interested in cooking B. makes us happy
C. makes us pay attention to our mood D. makes us love others
4.What does the underlined word “satisfying” mean here?
A. 令人生气 B. 使人满意 C. 填满 D. 修补
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Family meals are important
B. How to make cookies
C. Homemade cookies taste better
D. People are too busy to work
The date was like any other day in his life. After school David walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought of how to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didn’t want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheel chair(轮椅). He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. David looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. “It is much better to be without shoes than without feet.” It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was luckier in life.
1.David was so sorry that ____
A. He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday
B. he forgot to bring any money with him.
C. his mother couldn’t buy him a pair of shoes.
D. he walked past the shoe shop.
2. From the story we know that ________.
A. David’s mother has much money.
B. David’s mother wouldn’t buy him anything.
C. David’s mother was not a poor woman.
D. David’s mother would give him anything if she could.
3.David didn’t go home at once ________.
A. because his mother was at work.
B. because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park.
C. because his mother wouldn’t give him any money.
D. because he didn’t want to give his mother any trouble.
4. In the park, David saw a girl________.
A. without feet. B. without hands.
C. walking slowly. D. looking down at his shoes.
5. At last David ________.
A. left the park sadly.
B. decided to buy a new pair of shoes.
C. thought he’s more lucky than the girl in the wheel chair.
D. didn’t know what to do with his old shoes.
Sam was an English student. He always stayed at home for his holidays. But last winter he thought, “I have never left the country. All my friends have been to Spain. They like it very much. So this year I’m going there for my holiday.”
First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One morning he went out for a walk. In his country people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Sam forgot about this, and while he came to a busy street, a bike knocked (碰撞) him down.
Sam lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street. He quickly came to Sam and said, “Maps of the city, sir?”
1.Sam came from_________.
A. England B. Spain C. Madrid D. a hotel
2.Sam went to Spain ________.
A. to see his friends
B. because he like it very much
C. to learn English
D. for his holiday
3.In ______, people always drive on the left.
A. Spain B. the street
C. Madrid D. London
4.One morning, Sam was badly hurt by __________.
A. a car B. a bike
C. an old man D. his friend
5.When Sam sat up and said, “Where am I?” the old man thought_______
A. he was badly hurt B. he wanted to buy a map
C. he lost his way D. he needed some help
–I am not good at English.
--________.
A. So am I B. Neither am I
C. Neither I am D. So I am
Parents find it difficult ________ with their children.
A. talk B. talked C. talking D. to talk
I _______home while you ______ the book..
A. get; read B. got; read
C. was getting; read D. got; were reading
