Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?” He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got up, put on his dressing gown(长袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: “It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April fool to you!”
“Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed(惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and fell asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.
【题文1】When did Mr. Lee go to bed? He went to bed__________.
A、before twelve o'clock
B、when the bell rang
C、when he saw the boy
D、after twelve o'clock
【题文2】From this passage, we learn that we can_________on April Fool’s Day.
A、dance and sing at night
B、send presents to children
C、play tricks on others
D、give others a piece of paper
【题文3】How many times did the bell ring?
A、One B、TwoC、Three D、Four
“How are you?”is a nice question. It’s a friendly way for Americans to greet each other. But“How are you？”is also a very unusual question. It often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks“How are you?”hopes to hear the answer“Fine”even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. In fact, they are not really a question or an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello”or“Hi”.
Sometimes people also don’t say exactly what they mean, For example, when someone asks“Do you agree？”the other person might think，“No，I disagree. I think you’re wrong.” But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say,“I’m afraid …”It’s a nicer way to disagree.
People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many phone talks finish when one person says“I have to go now.”Often, the person who wants to finish the phone call gives an excuse,“Someone’s at the door.”The excuse might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to finish the phone call simply doesn’t want to talk anymore, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.
When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, thinking of finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it is part of the game of language.
【题文1】“How are you？”is another way of saying“Hello”or“Hi”.
【题文2】 It is polite to say“No，I disagree. I think you are wrong”if you don’t agree with others.
【题文3】When someone says“I have to go now”on the phone, it means he wants to go on talking.
【题文4】“Someone is at the door ”may be an excuse for finishing a phone call.
【题文5】Sometimes, people don’t say exactly what they are thinking about just because they try to be nice to each other.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. When English is used, it has also many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German. They borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.
As we all know, there are between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those words by comparing how certain words are used. , “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. To describe a person who is , they say, “sick as a dog”. On the other hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used a woman that is cruel. The rose is considered as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for and attraction.
China, a country with the largest population in the world, has more people to learn English. By the 1990s, English learning has been very with Chinese people. Many of them have done quite well in English.
Now students are required to learn English and people think the study of English is a very important industry in China in the rest of the world. The English language has played an important part in our lives.
【题文1】A. taken back B. taken out C. taken off D. taken in
【题文2】A. even B. also C. perhaps D. probably
【题文3】A. advantagesB. records C. effects D. differences
【题文4】A. In fact B. In some ways C. For example D. As a result
【题文5】A. ill B. lazy C. afraid D. selfish
【题文6】A. describe B. describing C. to describeD. described
【题文7】A. loving B. love C. to love D. loves
【题文8】A. ordered B. encouraged C. told D. taught
【题文9】A. interested B. tired C. popular D. enjoyed
【题文10】A. as far as B. as well as C. as much as D. as long as
—Could you tell me?
—PSP.
A. what it is called B. how is it called
C. how it calls D. what is it called
—A lot of water _______ in Xian every year. It's a big problem.
A. wastes B. is wasting
C. have been wasted D. is wasted
As China grows stronger and stronger, Chinese _____ in more and more schools out of our country.
A. teachesB. is taughtC. has taughtD. was taught
