An index (索引) is usually at the end of a book. It tells us most of the topics the writer talks about in the book. The topics are usually listed from letter A to letter Z. Under each topic, there are some small topics, and we can find the page number after each small topic. Here is part of an index from a cookbook (烹调手册) :
Potatoes Salads Sandwiches Soups
dry 63 cabbage 125 apple and beef 161 bean 189
French fries 67 chicken egg 137 cheese 170 beef 192
new 82 fruits 139 chicken 172 carrot 196 .
sour 100 green 151 cold meat 182 chicken 220
1.The whole passage tells us about_________..
A. how to become a very good chef
B. what kind of food is very popular
C. how to use the index in a cookbook
2.If we are learning to make dry potatoes, we may turn to page_________.
A. 63 B. 220 C. 137
3.In this passage the word "green" means a kind of_________.
A. color B. salad C. cookbook
Skin-diving (潜水) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon. When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks (岩石) , because you are no longer heavy.
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is plenty of light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them easily with your hands.
When you have tanks (罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you stay in deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are more uses for skin-diving.
1.By skin-diving you can get into a wonderful world.
2.Skin-diving is to visit the moon.
3.You cannot catch fish in the sea during the day.
4.With tanks of air on your back you can stay in deep water.
Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman. There was a big box in the businessman's living room. The businessman pointed at the box and said, "There's only one thing you do. Don't open the box. " After saying this, he the living room.
The woman said to her husband, " There be something expensive in the box. Let's it, shall we?" Her husband said no to her.
The woman didn't give up her . One day, she decided to find out what was it. Her husband didn't stop her. She opened the box and looked . She found nothing in the box and tried hard to close it, she failed.
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was . He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
"But there was nothing in the box," the woman said. "We haven't taken anything . " The businessman shouted at them, "The box is not important. I cannot believe you. That's important!"
1.A. needn't B. wouldn't C. mustn't
2.A. entered B. left C. found
3.A. must B. will C. used to
4.A. open B. close C. clean
5.A. work B. idea C. box
6.A. near B. under C. in
7.A. inside B. outside C. up
8.A. so B. and C. but
9.A. lost B. open C. empty
10.A. at all B. at times C. at once
People can do shopping in different ways. For several years, people in America and Europe have teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone. People can turn on TV and shop for clothes, food, toys and many things.
Different people have different ideas about the teleshopping. Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping leaving home. But at the same time , some other people do not like this new way of shopping. They usually worry about the of the things. Good quality is important to them, and cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
1.A. enjoyed B. remembered C. displayed
2.A. other B. extra C. expensive
3.A. without B. with C. by
4.A. price B. quality C. style
5.A. they B. we C. you
根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出适当的选项补全对话,并将选项的编号依次填入题后横线上。
A: Hello, Maria! Haven't seen you for a long time.
B: I'm busy these days.
A: What a beautiful new skirt you wear today!
B: Thank you. 1.
A: Of course. Where did you buy it?
B: I didn't buy it.
A: You didn't buy it? Is it a gift from your parents?
B: No. 2.
A: Really? I can't believe it!
B: 3. I enjoy making clothes by myself. My mother is really good at making
clothes and she taught me a lot about it. 4. The color and design were very
nice to me. I made a skirt with it by myself. A: Wow, what a clever girl you are!
A. Last Sunday I bought a piece of cloth.
B. I'm not kidding.
C. I made it by myself.
D. Do you really think so?
All the hats look beautiful. I don't know_________.
A. how to choose
B. where to choose
C. which one to choose