Do you know Beau Jessup? A 16-year-old British girl gets 48,000 pounds from a website she made to give Chinese babies English names. Beau Jessup came up with the idea after her family visit to China. They were out for a meal with friends when she was asked to give an English name to a baby. In China, it is considered important to have an English name for future study or study abroad (在国外) and so on. Beau told us that when she was first asked to name a baby, she was surprised. But after hearing of some “strange” names, she decided to act. Beau said, “In China, many names that people may use are selom used in the UK. They usually use English names from films like Snow White Or Beauty and Beast to name their baby. In order to solve the problem, she starts to set up the website.
First, users should choose the gender(性别)of the baby on her website. Beau provides twelve personality traits(特质理论) such as clever, honest, confident and so on. “Special Name” needs the users to pick five of them which they hope their baby will grow into. Then Beau picks their English names according to the personality traits. The chosen names are then shared with family and friends on We-chat to help make the final decision. Finally they pay Beau one pound.
Beau says it’s quite strange to know she’s named more than 200 000 babies. The site’s success has been a surprise for her.
1.Beau Jessup set up a website to give ______.
A.English names to Chinese babies
B.English names to Japanese babies
C.Chinese names to English babies
D.Chinese names to American babies
2.Many people in China usually use the English names from ______ to name their baby.
A.the notebooks B.the movies
C.the websites D.the diaries
3.Which of the following shows the right order of naming babies?
a. pick their English names b. pay Beau one pound
c. choose the gender d. pick five of the twelve personality traits
e. make the final decision
A.d-c-a-e-b B.e-b-a-c-d C.c-a-d-e-b D.c-d-a-e-b
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Beau thought of the idea after she visited China alone.
B.Beau didn’t expect that her website would be successful.
C.None of Chinese people can use right baby naming websites.
D.Beau decided to set up the website in order to make money.
Have you kept the secrets in your heart? Have you tried to hide anything from others? Is it all right if you don’t tell the truth? you’ll find the answer after reading the following passage.
Marie was Joey’s mother. There was something wrong with her son’s feet. The doctor told her that Joey would be able to walk like others, but would never run very fast. At the age of eight, Joey ran around with the children in his neighborhood. His mother never told him that he wouldn’t be able to run as fast as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In the seventh grade, he decided to try out for a runner on his school team. He ran more than any of the others in order to be chosen. Joey practiced running four to five miles a day--even one day when he had a high fever. Although Marie was worried about him, she never told him he couldn’t run with such a high fever. So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later, Joey made the team. Marie never told him he couldn’t do it. So he didn’t know. He just did it.
Although sometimes we don’t tell others the truth, it can make them optimistic and meet the challenge of their lives bravely. Why not go for it?
1.Joey had some problems with his ______.
A.hands B.feet C.heart D.head
2.The underlined word “optimistic" in Paragraph 5 means ________.
A.孤独的 B.包容的 C.乐观的 D.消极的
3.The passage mainly talks about ______.
A.a sunny boy B.a silly mother
C.a boy’s love for running D.a mother’s love for her son
4.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?
(①=Para.1②=Para.2③=Para.3④=Para.4⑤=Para.5)
A.①②; ③④; ⑤ B.①; ②③④; ⑤
C.①②;③; ④⑤ D.①; ②③; ④⑤
We know the mosquitoes (蚊子) very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2, 500 kinds of them.
No on likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite (咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay legs (下蛋). She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch (痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. And then what happens?
1.We know mosquitoes very well because ______.
A.they live with us B.they fly here and there
C.there are many kinds of them D.they can fly
2.If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ______.
A.choose another one B.make a lot of noise
C.get angry with you D.be afraid of you
3.The mosquito bites you ______.
A.because you have chosen it B.but doesn’t like you
C.too quickly to let you know D.when you are asleep
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Mosquitoes use blood to lay legs.
B.Some mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.
C.The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.
D.You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.
My friend John has got a restaurant in a big city. It is near a supermarket. He gets ten robots for the restaurant. He bought them from a foreign company in the United States when he decided to open a restaurant last month. Each robot costs 20,000 yuan. The restaurant is not big, but very popular in that city. Now more and more people come there for dinner.
The robots have different jobs in the restaurant. Two robots cook different kinds of food; one washes the dishes; one cleans the floor and the others give food to the guests. Although all the staff(员工) are robots, it is not expensive to eat in this restaurant. Because John doesn’t need to pay for the robots every month!
Robots do most of the jobs in the restaurant, but John is still very busy. He must do many things to keep the robots working well. Luckily, John is good at studying robots and he knows robots very well. I think in the future, there will be a lot of robotthemed restaurants (机器人主题餐厅) around the world.
1.How many robots give food to the guests in the restaurant?
A.Six. B.Five. C.Four. D.Three.
2.What is John good at?
A.Playing games. B.Cooking food.
C.Studying robots. D.Making robots.
3.From the passage we can learn ________.
A.John’s restaurant is in a small city
B.the robots cost John 200,000 yuan
C.John is always free because of the robots
D.there are two robots sweeping the floor in the restaurant
Christmas is a time for sending gifts to people you love, so I never forget to prepare gifts for my family.
Last year, I went to Arizona _______business. One day, I walked into a local store to buy Christmas presents for my wife and children. There I saw a little boy holding a _______. He kept touching its ears and looked very _________. So I came up to him and asked the boy what happened.
“My sister wanted this bear for Christmas. She thought that Santa Claus would give her the bear.”, he said.
“Maybe Santa Claus will do.”, I smiled.
“No, Santa Claus can’t _______ the place where my sister lives. I have to give the bear to my _______ to take it to my sister.”, he replied. I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me _______ and said, “She has gone to heaven(天堂) and my dad said that mum was going to be with her daughter. I told my mum to wait so that I could give the bear to her _______ I came back from the store. But now I don’t have enough money to buy it.”
“I also wanted to buy some roses _______ my mum. I love her very much and I don’t want her to leave. I hope she will never forget me.” he said in a low voice.
“Shall we count your money once more?”, I asked. He agreed. While we were counting, I_______ put my money into his pocket. Then, the boy felt very surprised to find that he had enough money and bought this bear happily.
I felt I was so lucky to________ the little boy’s love for his family while I felt sad when I thought of the boy and his family.
1.A.at B.in C.on D.about
2.A.car B.model C.bear D.panda
3.A.worried B.excited C.moved D.tired
4.A.arrive B.reach C.leave D.get
5.A.dad B.mum C.sister D.brother
6.A.wisely B.angrily C.happily D.sadly
7.A.while B.until C.before D.after
8.A.to B.at C.for D.with
9.A.secretly B.patiently C.warmly D.actively
10.A.wash away B.ask for C.put down D.pay for
She asks if I ______shopping with her tomorrow. If I______, she will meet me at 9:00 tomorrow.
A.go; do B.will go; will do C.will go; do D.go; will do
