In Chinese culture, people believe some numbers are lucky or unlucky. This is to see what Chinese character the number sounds like. For example, the Chinese word for the number 8 sounds like the word for “making a fortune”. So, people think it is a very lucky number. Some people spend a lot of money to have 8s in their phone numbers. The opening time of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 p.m. on August 8, 2008.
The number 9 is also a lucky number. It is something to do with the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors’ robes(龙袍). Today, 9 often stands for “long lasting”. That’s why close friends always use 99 or 999 to describe their friendship.
So what’s a “bad luck” number in China? It might be 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as a “bad luck” number. Because it sounds like the Chinese character for “death”.
Because of this, many buildings don’t have the fourth floor, and just call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even don’t have all floors numbered with 4, such as, 4、14、24、34 and all 40-49 floors. Some buildings also don’t have the 13th floor as 13 is an unlucky number in the West. Now a question for you: How many floors are actually there if a building’s highest floor is numbered 50?
1.What makes Chinese people believe a number is lucky or unlucky?
A. The shape of the number B. The sound of the number in Chinese
C. The history of the number D. The sound of the number in English
2.Chinese people like the number 8, because it means “____”.
A. living a long life B. becoming beautiful
C. making lots of money D. living a happy life
3.What does this story mainly talk about?
A. Lucky or unlucky numbers in Western culture
B. Meanings of different lucky numbers
C. Meanings of different unlucky numbers
D. Lucky or unlucky numbers in Chinese culture
4.In Hong Kong, how many floors are there if a building’s highest floor is numbered 50?
A. 36 B. 32 C. 30 D. 34
Dear students, An English lecture will be held in the lecture hall from 4 to 6 p.m. On March 7. It will be given by Professor Li Ping from Peking University. The topic is “How to learn English well”. You may take notes if you like. And you may ask questions about learning English during the break. If you are interested, please attend the lecture on time. English Club March 2, 2017 |
Dear all students, March 12 is Tree Planting Day. We have decided to go and plant trees that day. All the students in our school are supposed to take part in this activity. We are going to gather at the school gate at 7:00 tomorrow morning. And then, we will take our school bus to West Hill. Please don’t be late or absent. Pay attention to safety during the planting. Please wear sports shoes as well. Student Union March 11, 2017 |
Found A jacket was found on the playground on the afternoon of March 1. It is a new black jacket. There is a key in the pocket. The owner can come to Room 201, Building 3 to get it. Li Hua Class 3, Grade 8 |
1.When will the English lecture be held?
A. On March 2. B. On March 4. C. On March 6. D. On March 7.
2.How will the students go to West Hill?
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike. D. By subway.
3.Where was the jacket found?
A. In the lecture hall. B. At the school gate.
C. On the playground. D. In Room 201, Building 3.
4.What do we know about the three notices?
A. All students have to attend the English lecture.
B. English Club organizes the tree planting activity.
C. Students have to wear sunglasses.
D. Li Hua is a student in Class 3, Grade 8.
A man got lost in a desert. He walked for two days but he still couldn’t find his way out. Dying for water, he found an empty house in the desert. There was a water pump(水泵）in the house!
The man was so happy that he ran to draw water. But no water how hard he tried, no matter came out.
He was sitting sadly on the ground when he saw a little bottle with a cork in it. On the bottle, there was an old note saying: You must add the water into the pump before you can draw water! Don’t forget to fill it with water again before you leave! The man took the cork out and found the bottle was full of water!
If I’m selfish（自私的）, as long as I drink the water, I can go out of this room alive, he thought. If I do as the note says, I might die of thirst. Should I take the risk or not?
At last, he decided to do as the note said and began to draw water. Sure enough, lots of water started coming out from the pump!
After he drank enough, he filled the bottle with water and added his words after the note.
“Believe me, do as the note tells you!” he wrote.
1.What does the underlined word “draw” in the second paragraph mean?
A. 绘画 B. 汲取 C. 抽签 D. 抽奖
2.Which of the following sentences is right according to the passage?
A. The man saw an old note under the bottle.
B. The man took the cork out and drank the water in the bottle.
C. The man added his words after the note because he wanted others to do as the note said.
D. The man forgot to fill the bottle with water before he left the house.
3.What is the correct order to draw water according to the note?
a.Draw water from the pump.
b.Take the cork out of the bottle.
c.Add the water from the bottle into the pump.
A. abc B. bac C. cab D. bca
4.What is the story trying to tell us most?
A. Sometimes being selfish is the best choice.
B. It’s important not to be selfish.
C. It’s selfish taking risks when you have troubles.
D. Don’t believe strange notes until you make sure they are correct.
“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study ___and learn the skills. Then I can help with my family difficulties and do good to other people,” a learner on the job training program said, feeling __.
The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is __ in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main __ for the family. The family is____ The learner finished high school. The job training program helps him learn skills that he’ll __ in the work place.
The story makes me think of another __. It goes like this: Long ago there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was __ to catch lots of fish every day. The man was kind, so he always___ his fish with his neighbors, who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be __ if he told them how to fish. So he called his neighbors together and showed them __ to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could __ the fish they themselves caught.
At present, there are still a lot of poor people in the world. But it’s not good if we give only___ to them. ___, we should give them a chance to learn new skills. So, training is very important to people in need, because they will learn the ability to __ money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.
1.A. hard B. heavily C. strongly D. hardly
2.A. surprised B. excited C. bored D. hopeless
3.A. ill B. alone C. silent D. dangerous
4.A. problem B. example C. relative D. support
5.A. poor B. usual C. noisy D. careful
6.A. repeat B. forget C. need D. test
7.A. story B. learner C. family D. program
8.A. afraid B. worried C. sorry D. able
9.A. shared B. cooked C. sold D. weighed
10.A. easy B. great C. useless D. crazy
11.A. what B. where C. how D. who
12.A. feed B. save C. touch D. eat
13.A. time B. gifts C. food D. clothes
14.A. Next B. Instead C. Luckily D. Especially
15.A. pay B. give C. use D. make
--Would you like to go shopping with me on Saturday?
-- . I have to help my mother with housework.
A. I’m afraid not B. Take your time
C. Enjoy yourself D. That’s all right
--Could you please tell me ?
-- Two days ago.
A. when did you go for a picnic B. when you went for a picnic
C. when will you go for a picnic D. when you will go for a picnic
