It’s not just women who wear skirts. Men can wear them, too. In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt. The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their tradition.
A kilt is a coloured skirt reaching down to the knee. It has checks(格子)on it with different colours, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland had its own colours.
How did the Scots start to wear kilts? There are many stories about it. One story is that the kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English factory owner, Thomas Rawlinson.
Rawlinson has a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their long clothes into a shorter skirt.
Today, most Scotsmen see kilts as formal(正式的)dress. They usually only wear them at weddings or big dinners. There are only a few men who still wear a kilt every day.
Scots also wear kilts in parades when they play their traditional musical instrument：bagpipes(风笛). The army still has kilts as the dress uniform. but they no longer wear them to fight.
1.In Scotland, it’s not just women who wear skirts, _________can wear them, too.
A. children B. the old C. the young D. men
2.In Scotland, different families have different_________.
A. colours B. checks C. rules D. shapes
3.What does‘got in the way of’in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. 到达 B. 得到 C. 在路上 D. 妨碍
4.The story mainly tells us________．
A. things about Scotsmen’s traditional kilt
B. how to wear kilts
C. when to wear kilts
D. Scotsmen’s important tradition
The word‘day’has two meanings．When we talk about the number of days in a year，we are using‘day’to mean 24 hours．But when we talk about day and night，we are using‘day’to mean the time between sunrise and sunset．Since the earth looks like a ball，the sun can shine on only half of it at a time．Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night．A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转)of the earth．At the equator(赤道)day and night are sometimes the same length，they are each twelve hours long．The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening．For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜的)toward the sun．In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球)gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere．Days are longer than nights．South of the equator nights are longer than days．For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun．Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight．Days are longer than nights．North of the equator nights are longer than days．Winter is the season of long nights．Summer is the season of long days．
1.When the Western Hemisphere is having day．the Eastern Hemisphere is having_________．
A. both day and night B. day
C. neither day nor night D. night
2.At the equator day is_________ as long as night．
A. sometimes B. never C. usually D. always
3.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun，the Northern Hemisphere gets _________ sunlight．
A. less B. more C. all D. no
4.When it is winter in China，_________．
A. the USA is tilted toward the sun
B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun
C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun
D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun
Do you like travelling? Do you often travel in your holidays? Travel is interesting and exciting，but it’s not if you get sick．You don’t want to spend your holiday sick in bed．So what can you do to stay in good health? There are three things you should remember when you travel：relax，sleep and eat well．
When you travel，there are so many places to visit：museums，shops，parks and churches(教堂)．You may spend most of your days walking around these places．This can make you feel tired．Your feet may hurt．You may have a terrible headache after a few hours．If this is the way you feel，you should take a good rest．
Sleep is also important．If you want to stay healthy，you need to get enough sleep．You may want to stay out late at night．In many cities the nightlife can be very exciting．Then you should plan to sleep for an hour in the day．
Finally，if you want to stay healthy，you must eat well．That means eating the right kinds of foods．When you are in a new country，you may want to try new foods but you need to be careful about how much you eat．Lots of rich food is not good for you．
So，remember this，if you want to enjoy your holiday，take good care of yourself．Give your body some rest．Get enough sleep and eat good，healthy food．
1.This passage is about_________．
A. what to eat when you travel
B. how to stay healthy when you travel
C. how exciting travel is
D. where to travel
2.It’s a good idea to_________．
A. get some rest every day B. spend every day in bed
C. take lots of medicine D. eat lots of rich food
3.Your body needs sleep to_________．
A. enjoy the nightlife B. learn a lot about a new place
C. stay strong and healthy D. go outside
4.For good health you need to________．
A. get enough sleep and good food B. eat food at night
C. eat new food D. eat rich food
Food Chain(食物链)
All living things on the earth need other living things to live with．Nothing lives_______．
Most animals must live in a group，and even a plant grows_______together with others of the_______kind．Sometimes one living thing kills another，one eats and the other is_______．Each kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live，and together they form a food chain．Some food chains are simple，while others are not．But all food chains begin with_______，and all food chains become_______up if one of the links disappears．
All life needs sunlight to live on．But only plants can use sunlight directly．_______are‘factories’．They make food_______sunlight，water and things in the soil and air．
Plants feed all living_______．Animals can only use the sun’s energy after it has been changed into food by plants．Some animals feed directly________plants，and others eat smaller animals．Meat-eating animals are________eating plants indirectly．
What about human beings? We are members of many food chains．We eat wheat，rice，vegetables，fruits and________．We also eat meat and drink milk．But men often break up the food chains．They kill wild animals．They also make rivers，lakes and seas________．When these rivers，1akes and seas are polluted，the fish in them________be eaten．If men eat the fish，they will________strange diseases．
Each form of life is linked to all others．Breaking the links puts all life in danger．
1.A. alone B. on C. in D. lonely
2.A. close B. nearly C. nearby D. closer
3.A. very B. same C. so D. different
4.A. broken B. eaten C. given D. taken
5.A. the air B. the star C. the sun D. the moon
6.A. gone B. taken C. put D. broken
7.A. Birds B. Living things C. Plants D. Animals
8.A. from B. out C. by D. with
9.A. things B. thing C. animals D. persons
10.A. in B. for C. on D. to
11.A. just now B. only C. not D. just
12.A. also B. so C. others D. so on
13.A. blue B. dirty C. clean D. clear
14.A. won’t B. will C. can D. can’t
15.A. carry B. bring C. get D. take
I_________ a lot of time listening to music before，but now I prefer_________ books．
A. spend；to read B. spent；to read
C. spend；reading D. spent；watching
（题文）I want to_________ sure that everything is all right．
A. get B. take C. make D. do
