Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It's wise to be afraid to recognize true danger. Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous.
To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn as soon as possible, these four basic strokes; butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and crawl. I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training.
In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow:
1. Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don't risk drowning(溺死) by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble.
2. Don’t go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach. Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is not good.
Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive.
3. Don’t smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it.
4. Work at any activity that builds muscles.
1. Little children can learn to swim as soon as _____.
A. they can talk B .they start walking
C. they have no fear of the water D. they are five or six years old
2.The author believes that swimming beyond your abilities is_____.
A. good B. sensible C. dangerous D. smart
3.According to the passage, you should not swim alone because_____.
A. the water is too cold
B. your parents would not be happy
C. something in the water might attack
D. you might drown
Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)
A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They could all travel together.
Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family is traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
1. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
A. a motor car B. a motor home C. a motorbike D. a big truck
2.Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.
A. sold their old house
B. moved to their grandparents' house
C. built a new place for a van
D. sold their second car
3.Americans usually use motor homes____________.
A. to travel with all the family members of holiday
B. to do some shopping with all the family members
C. to visit their grandparents at weekends
D. to drive their children to school every day
4. Motor homes have become popular because___________.
A. they can take people to another city when people are free
B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays
C. some people think motor homes are cheap
D. big families can put more things in motor homes
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography (摄影术) was in 1837.That year, Daguere, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way .Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .People took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed .Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of film(胶片) and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many picture of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的)
Photography has also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century .Some photos were nor just copies of the real world .They showed feelings, like other kinds of art.
1.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ____________
A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window
2.The Daguerreotype was____________.
A. a Frenchman B. a kind of photo
C. a kind of camera D. a photographer
3.If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to__________.
A. watch lots of films
B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities
D. take many films and something else with him.
4.Mathew Brady______________.
A. was very lifelike
B. was famous for his unusual pictures
C. was quite strong
D. took many pictures of moving people
In some countries, people eat rice every day._ they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper. They can _____ it, fry（煎）it or ______ it into rice noodles. They usually eat it ______ meat, fish and vegetables.
Some people do not eat some kind of______. Muslins, for example, do not eat pork, and Hindus do not eat beef. The Japanese eat a lot of fish. Japan is an island and its ____ go all over the Pacific(太平洋) looking for fish to ______．The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish，and they also eat a lot of rice．
In______ such as Britain, Australia and the United States, the most important food is ______ or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from wheat flour(面粉). They ______ potatoes in different ways． They can boil them，fry them and roast（烤）them．
In Africa，maize（玉米）is the most important food．______ rice and wheat，maize is a kind of cereal（谷物）． African people make the maize ______flour． From this flour they make ______ kinds of bread and cakes． Many Africans are very ______ and they can’t afford to eat much ______ with their cereal． Cereals are a very important kind of food ______ we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh ______．
Some people eat ______fruit and vegetables． They do not eat meat or fish or ______ that comes from animals． They eat only food from ______． Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat．
1.A. Sometimes B. Sometime C. Some time D. Some times
2.A. drink B. eat C. have D. boil
3.A. make B. turn C. change D. eat
4.A. as B. like C. with D. together
5.A. apples B. fish C. meat D. vegetables
6.A. trains B. planes C. fishing boats D. life boats
7.A. buy B. weigh C. hold D. catch
8.A. the world B. countries C. the east D. developing countries
9.A. bread B. cake C. flour D. vegetables
10.A. cook B. eat C. make D. take
11.A. Like B. As C. Being D. With
12.A. of B. from C. into D. up to
13.A. the same B. different C. every D. each
14.A. rich B. poor C. strong D. weak
15.A. meat B. maize C. flour D. bread
16.A. so B. as C. because D. but
17.A. rice B. cakes C. fruit D. potatoes
18.A. not only B. only C. besides D. except
19.A. something B. anything C. pork D. beef
20.A. plants B. apples C. pigs D. fish
-----Are you sure you won’t come for a drink with us?
-----______, if you insist(坚持).
A. Not at all B. No way C. OK D. I don’t care
Nancy invited Tom and Ann to dinner, but _____ of them came.
A. neither B. both C. either D. none
