用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
1.I think my English dictionary is ________than Mike’s .
2.Tony is my best friend. I gave ________a new coat yesterday.
3.Quick, ____________ yourself.
4.Look! The ___________ are pretty lovely.
5.My grandparents live _________ the mountains.
The world would be a very different place if someone hadn’t invented the lift. There would be few, if any, high-rise buildings because people would refuse to climb many stairs. By the time workers reached their offices on the top 
floors of a tower building, it would be time to go home – if they were not too tired for the long walk down！
The first lift that
we know about was used by the Greek scientist, Archimedes, in about 230 BC. It was a simple place that could be pulled up and down with a rope. A lift like this was used much later in the 12th century by priests who lived on top of a mountain at Metereo in Greece. Because they were afraid of killers, the priests had not built any stairs up the mountain. The only way up was by lift, which priests worked from the top of the mountain.
A few hundred years later, a Frenchman, Villayer, invented a ‘flying chair’ which used a rope and a place. A number of rich people had these ‘flying chairs’ built in their homes, including Queen Anne of England in Windsor Castle and Louis XVI of France at Versailles. Unluckily, Louis’ daughter was badly hurt when using one of the chairs, and Villayer ran away, afraid that he would be punished.
The main problem for lift engineers was that either humans or animals were needed to pull the ropes. This problem was not worked out until the discovery of steam power. But even steam powered lifts were not always safe because they also used ropes which sometimes broke. If the rope broke - which it sometimes did - the lift fell to the ground and people in it were killed or hurt. This problem worked out in 1854 when an American, Elisha Otis, invented something which stopped the lift from falling if the rope broke. At first Otis lifts were used only in factories, then in 1857 he built one in a large New York store. Now lifts use electric power and are completely safe. They also travel very quickly. Some lifts travel faster than 60 kilometers an hour.
1.The writer thinks that lifts are important today beca
use __________.
A. people like playing on them
B. they are the best way of using steam power
C. we need them for tall buildings
D. workers are lazy
2.The 12th century priests had a simple lift instead of stairs because ___________.
A. they thought the stairs were broken
B. they liked having stairs and a lift
C. the lived at the bottom of a mountain
D. they were afraid of killers
3.Villayer thought he would be punished because ____________.
A. poor people could not afford his ‘flying chair
B. someone was hurt in one of his ‘flying chairs’
C. his ‘flying chair’ did not work at all
D. he ran away with Louis XVI’s daughter
4.Steam power meant that ________ .
A. they did not need a living thing to pull the ropes
B. Elisha Otis could invent a lift that would not fall
C. the rope always broke
D. they could use lifts in factories
When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”. I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them. “Does your mom love you?” “Of course ,”they answered.
How do you know?” was my logical question. They responded that 
their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned .So mom’s cooking and criticizing read out as “I love you”. “Then how do you say ‘I love you’to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by god jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these queries in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different response. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, “Now that you have gone I have more time to myself. I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot .While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning, even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love.
1.The foreign teacher_______.
A. comes from America B. is a young woman
C. is expressive enough D. knows much about China
2.Chinese people prefer to show love by________.
A. saying “I love you” B. cooking
C. getting good grades D. doing something helpful;
3.In paragraph 4, what’s the real meaning of the mom’s hugging?
A. She is meeting her daughter at the door.
B. She loves her daughter and misses her.
C. She is glad that she has more time to herself
D. he finds it interesting to hug her daughter.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Say “I love you” more to your family.
B. Say “I love you ” a lot to Chinese people .
C. Say “I love you ” as a greeting to others.
D. Say “I love you ” without great depth of feelings.
Bananas don’t grow on trees. They grow on a stalk that looks just a little like a stalk of corn. The stalk is soft enough to be cut with a knife.
It takes about a year before bananas are ready to be picked. Some are as small as fingers. Others are as long as men’s arms. Some banana plants grow as tall as a house – even taller!
Not all bananas are eaten as fruit. Some never get sweet, and they are cooked as a kind of vegetable.
People in most countrie
s never see a banana until it reaches the store. But if you visited a country where it’s hot and rains a lot all the year, you might see a banana plantation, a large farm where bananas grow.
The tasty fruit doesn’t come from a seed but from a root planted deep in the ground. First a stalk pushes up into the air. The leaves grow. In the beginning the banana plant grows very fast – sometimes as much as the length of your feet in one night. Soon, sweet-smelling flowers come out, and when their flowers drop off, bananas begin to grow.
As they get bigger, bananas start turning up. It looks as if they’re growing upside down! Bananas are ready to eat when they turn soft and yellow. Bananas are picked long before this – when they’re hard and green. This is because bananas have to travel many miles before they arrive at a store. On trucks and boats a
nd trains bananas travel all over the world. There are special boats just for bananas and special trains that keep them just cool enough so that they will get ripe while traveling. If bananas are picked when they are ripe (成熟的), they will spoil on the way.
1.What’s the weather like in places where bananas grow?
A. Dry and cold B. Cold and wet C. Wet and hot D. Hot and dry
2.The fruit of banana plants come from________.
A. a stalk B. a tree C. a seed D. a root
3.Bananas are picked long before they are _____________.
A. green B. ripe C. hard D.red
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. All bananas are eaten as fruit.
B. Some banana plants grow taller than a house.
C. Bananas get ripe on their way to the store.
D. It takes about a year before bananas are ready to be picked.
Susan, the US
My best friend is Fanny. She is clever and interesting. We always look after each other. The first week we me
t, I got sick and she looked after me every day.
Betty, England
My best friend’s Ana. She is honest and serious. We were born in the same city in England. Then I moved to America with my family. I thought I would never see Ana again. When I went to college in New York,, Ana and I shared the same room!
Ken, Japan
I love to spend time with Daisuke because he is funny and smart. We enjoy talking about the funny things we did when we were children , and tell the same stupid jokes over and over again.
Lily , Australia
Linda is very confident girl and she is really kind. Some people may wonder why Linda and I are best friends because we are totally different, but I think this is why we are such good friends.
1.Who is Susan’s best friend?
A. Ana B. Fanny C. Linda D. Daisuke
2.Where is Ken from
A. Australia B. The US C. England D. Japan
3.What is Linda like
A. Confident and kind B. Funny and smart
C. Honest and serious D. Clever and interesting
One day I was putting some donated tents into my truck when something sharp(尖锐的) got into my left eye. Immediately I fell down and knew it was
I was taken to a and the doctors there operated on me but couldn't my eye. When they told me the news, I really wanted to die. Everything seemed in front of me.
Even after I got my man-made eye, I still felt very sad. To make things worse, I lost my as a transportation officer because of worries about my driving ability.
But one morning, I woke up and the was on, and there was a 16-year-old girl. She had been seriously burned on her legs and was learning to again. She wore a big smile, saying, "You can never give up. " It seemed that she said this specially to _ . At that moment, I felt and thought," This is just an eye. Get over it."
Soon I really got over it and myself. It's almost 12 years since my accident, and now I can do anything that I used to do. No one can even I have a man-made eye, because the new one is so good. And I haven't got my old job back, I've got my driving license again.
So be cheerful in face of any bad . You will never truly know yourself until you have been tested by a very difficult situation. No matter how your problem is, just keep up. Now I have only one eye, but I see things a lot more
1.A. safe B. bad C. true D. careful
2.A. store B. school C. hotel D. hospital
3.A. test B. open C. save D. cover
4.A. dark B. natural C. wonderful D. meaningful
5.A. truck B. tent C. job D. license
6.A. l
ight B. radio C. recorder D. TV
7.A. sing B. walk C. write D. read
8.A. doctors B. drivers C. me D. herself
9.A. encouraged B. frightened C. tired D. pleased
10.A. changed B. hurt C. taught D. helped
11.A. describe B. find C. explain D. promise
12.A. because B. after C. though D. unless
13.A. behaviour B. luck C. influence D. habit
14.A. serious B. simple C. strange D. silly
15.A. difficultly B. carefully C. differently D. clearly
