题目内容
His journey helped lead to the development of the Silk Road.
A. cause B. rise to C. count to
There _____enough space for _______.
A. don’t have; anybody else B. aren’t; else somebody
C. isn’t; anybody else D. isn’t; else anybody
“Gift” comes from the old Germanic root for “to give”. It meant an act of giving, and then turned into the thing being given. In Old English it meant the dowry(彩礼) given to a bride’s parents. “Present” comes from French. A present is the thing presented or given. But from the 13th century, the two words were in use for the idea of something given to others without paying.
However, they still have some differences in meaning and usage.
“Gift” has more meanings. Gifts can be talents. For example, you can have the art gift or a musical gift. Gifts can be invisible. There is the gift of understanding or the gift of a quiet day.
But we don’t use presents for things like this. Presents are real objects. If your whole family donated to pay for your college on your birthday, would you say “I got a lot of presents”? It doesn’t exactly sound wrong, but since you never hold these donations in your hand, “gifts” seem to fit better.
“Gift” can also act like an adjective to be put in front of another noun. What do you call this kind of shop where you can buy presents? A gift shop. What do you call the basket of presents that you can send to others? A gift basket. “Present” can’t be used like this. We may have gift boxes and gift cards, not present boxes or present cards!
“Gift” is used more often than “present” in modern English. “Present” also means “the time now”.
1.We can use the following expressions EXCEPT _________ .
A. Bill has a gift for sports
B. Mary got into a present store
C. Jack has received lots of birthday gifts
D. Rose enjoys shopping at present
2.What can we know about the words “gift” and “present” from the passage?
A. They both have the same meaning from the beginning.
B. “Present” is used more often than “gift” in modern English.
C. We can call the basket of gifts sent to others “a present basket”.
D. They’re both used for describing something given to others for free.
3.What does the passage mainly want to tell us?
A. “gift” has more meanings than “present” in English.
B. “Gift” and “present” come from different language families.
C. “Gift” and “present” have some differences in meaning and usage.
D. “Gift” and “present” have similar meanings, but people prefer to use “gift”.
4.Where can we probably read the passage?
A. In a fashion magazine.
B. In a travel guide.
C. In a newspaper.
D. In a sports magazine.
“It is a great _________ to welcome you all here this evening,” said the host warmly.
A. pity B. graduation C. pleasure
You’d better survey the house carefully before you decide whether to buy it.
A. examine B. clean C. consider
写作
现在，戴眼镜的学生越来越多，为此，国家把每年 6 月 6 日定为爱眼日。请你结合自己的体会，就如何爱护眼睛，给校报英语栏目写一篇短文。
提示：
1．吃有益于眼睛的食物，如胡萝卜、鸡蛋等；
2．多做眼保健操，长时间用眼后可看看远方；
3．养成良好的用眼习惯，如：不躺着玩手机或看书等。
要求：
1．根据内容，可适当发挥；
2．文中不能出现真实的人名和校名；
3．词数90左右。(开头已给出，不计入总词数)
Nowadays, more and more students are getting near?sighted, so National Eye Care Day is set on June 6th every year. ____________________________________________
Work hard. _______ you'll have a big success.
A. or B. but C. and D. yet
These _______ are nice.
A. big red shorts B. red big shorts C. big red skirt
---Is she your daughter? ---Yes, ______ name is Alice.
A. she B. her C. his D. hers
