People use their mouths for many things.They eat, talk, shout and sing.They smile and they kiss.In the English language, there are many meanings using the word “mouth”.But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest(抗议)and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret(后悔)because it hurts that person’s feelings.Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say.When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family.There is an expression for this, too.You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”.
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth”.This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
1.“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________.
A.I regretted I had done the thing
B.I really did this
C.I have never done this thing
D.I want to do this thing
2.When your friend took the words right out of your mouth, you can say “_________”.
A.You are clever B.I am very lucky
C.We have the same idea D.I am very angry
3.If a person lives from hand to mouth, he must be very _________.
A.rich B.poor C.happy D.sad
4.The passage mainly tells us _________.
A.everyone in England has the same mouth
B.people use their mouths to eat, talk, shout and sing
C.rich persons’ mouths are quite different with the poor persons’
D.the word “mouth” has many different meanings in the English language
Stress(压力)is everywhere in our everyday life.Men, women, the young and the old sometimes have stress.
The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases, exams, making money, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
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Do you easily get angry? |
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Do you often sleep badly? |
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Do you get headaches a lot? |
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Do you take sleeping pills? |
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Do you find it difficult to relax? |
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Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet? |
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Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something? |
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If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress.So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercise, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways relieving(减轻)stress.However, doctors now say that there are easier ways — people should laugh and smile more often.When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes.They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
1.Which of the followings is NOT one of the most important reasons of stress according to the passage?
A.Taking exams. B.Taking sleeping pills.
C.Making money. D.Ending friendships.
2.What’s the easier way to relax your body?
A.Talking with friends.
B.Doing relaxing exercise.
C.Laughing, smiling and crying.
D.Listening to music.
3.The main idea of the passage is about _________.
A.a survey of people with stress
B.the reasons for having stress
C.who has stress easily
D.stress and how to relieve your stress
It is two months since MH730 first went missing in the early hours of March 8th, while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.Malaysia Airlines said it was terribly sorry that MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.People are losing hope that the passengers on the could return alive and realize they should know how to save themselves when accidents like this happen in the air.
1985, an Australia professor, Ed Galea, has interviewed 2,000 survivors of 105 airplane accidents, searching for the keys to survival(n.幸存)and found out golden rules after years of research.
First, make sure that the airline does not keep your family members too far away on the plane, if you are traveling in family group. ? It’s natural that while feeling in danger, you’ll probably want to meet the family before you can calmly move out.
Second, how do you untie(解开)your seat belt on a plane? By lifting a latch. you can’t untie your seat belt, you can hardly run away and your chances of survival will drop.
Third, the to the exits(逃生口), the more likely you are to survive.Count exactly how many rows you are from the nearest two exits.Why two exits? Because this helps you find at least even in the sudden dark during an accident.
Fourth, we would be safer if airline seats faced backward, according to Galea’s research.But the problem is that most of the passengers traveling with their back facing the direction of travel.
Fifth, “Smoke is dangerous to your health.If you take in too much of it, your will die,” explains Galea.You must learn how to use a smoke mask.Without the knowledge of putting on a mask, you’ll time trying to put it on—time that could be used to run away.
At last, listen to the flight attendants before flying and look at everything shown on a video or a safety card.Always be prepared.Good luck to you.
1.A.train B.plane C.bus D.ship
2.A.In B.From C.Since D.On
3.A.four B.five C.six D.seven
4.A.Who B.How C.When D.Why
5.A.Unless B.If C.Until D.After
6.A.close B.closer C.far D.farther
7.A.all B.them C.one D.both
8.A.don’t like B.enjoy C.hope D.don’t want
9.A.save B.have C.waste D.enjoy
10.A.careful B.carefully C.careless D.carelessly
— This pair of shoes _______ really big for me.
— Why not try another _______?
A.is, pair B.are, pair
C.is, one D.are, one
— Would you like me to help you carry the heavy bag?
— ________ .It’s kind of you.But I can do it myself.
A.Yes, please B.No, thanks
C.Sure D.Yes, I’d love to
— Who helped Mark with his English?
— _______, he taught himself.
A.Anybody B.Nobody C.Somebody D.Everybody