题目内容
One afternoon, my son came home from school and asked me, “Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?” I thought for a moment, then I said, “I’ll explain. Let’s go to a fruit store first. I have something interesting to show you.”
At the store, I told him that we needed to buy apples. And we bought some red apples, green apples and yellow apples.
After we got home, I told Adam, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one of each type of apple on the table: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple. Then I looked at Adam, who was sitting on the other side of the table.
“Adam, people are just like apples. They come in different colors, shapes and sizes. See, some may not even look as delicious as others.” As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, placing them back on the table, but in a different place.
“OK, Adam, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple.”
He said, “I can’t tell. They all look the same now.”
“Take a bite(一口) of each one. See if that helps you tell which one is which.”
He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
“Right,” I agreed. “Just like everyone has their own features but they are nearly the same.”
He completely got it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before. What perfect fruit it is!
【小题1】I took Adam to buy apples for .
A.supper | B.his question | C.a party | D.a present |
A.all the apples | B.three apples of different colors |
C.three red apples | D.three peeled apples |
A.looked the same | B.tasted good | C.tasted the same | D.weren’t delicious |
A.people are much the same even if their skin color is different |
B.people are different if their skin color is different |
C.the apples look the same after they are peeled |
D.apples of different colors taste different |
A.they are delicious enough | B.they are perfect fruit for thinking |
C.they are safe fruit | D.my son falls in love with them |
【小题1】B
【小题1】B
【小题1】C
【小题1】A
【小题1】B
解析【小题1】细节题:从第一段的句子:“Are all people the same even if their skin color is different?” I thought for a moment, then I said, “I’ll explain. Let’s go to a fruit store first. I have something interesting to show you.”可知爸爸带Adam去买苹果是想回答Adam的问题。答案是B
【小题1】细节题:从第二段的句子:I put one of each type of apple on the table: first a red apple, followed by a green apple and then a yellow apple.可知是每种颜色的一个苹果。选B
【小题1】细节题:从第六段的句子:“I can’t tell. They all look the same now.”可知选C。
【小题1】细节题:从第七段的句子:People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”可知尽管人们的肤色不一样,人还是一样的。选A
【小题1】细节题:从最后一段的句子:Now, when I eat an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before. What perfect fruit it is!可知苹果比以前甜,是因为思想的问题。选B
Tom and I are good friends. Tom is an English boy, but I am a Chinese girl. My name is Li Hua. He is 12 and I am 13. He is in Class One. I’m in Class One, too.
Tom has a nice football. He can play it. I have a computer. I can play computer games, but I can’t play football. It’s difficult. Tom teaches (教) me to play football, and I teach him to play computer games. Now I can play football and Tom can play computer games.
【小题1】Li Hua is _______, but Tom is ____________.
A.Chinese, Chinese | B.Chinese, English |
C.English, Chinese | D.English, English |
A.girls | B.boys | C.13 | D.in Class One |
A.11 | B.12 | C.13 | D.14 |
A.football | B.basketball |
C.computer games | D.volleyball |
A.Tom has a football and Li Hua has a computer. |
B.Li Hua can’t play football now. |
C.Tom can’t play football. It’s difficult (难的). |
D.Tom and Li Hua are teachers. |
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase” once in a blue moon”? People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate” once in a blue moon”. Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.”While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it.
The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue. This is just an expression. In fact, the phrase” blue moon” has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color.
As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shape. We associate certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of the moon it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail when we cannot see the moon at all; it is called a new moon.
When we can see the whole moon is called a full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however there will be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called a blue moon”.
Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a very rare (稀有的)event. This fact has led people to use the expression” once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.
【小题1】Which of the following would be a good example of using the phrase” once in a blue moon”.
A.Simon often tells jokes. Simon tells jokes once in a blue moon. |
B.Tom rarely remembers to do exercise. Tom does exercise once in a blue moon. |
C.Mary likes to go shopping every weekend. Mary goes shopping once in a blue moon. |
D.Cindy hates to stay up, but she stays up every day. Cindy stays up once in a blue moon. |
A.When the moon has a blue moon. |
B.When we cannot see the moon at all. |
C.When there are two full moons in one month. |
D.When we can only see a small part of the color. |
A.Once a year. | B.Less than once a year. |
C.More than once a year. | D.At least twice a year. |
A.A blue moon is a very rare event. |
B.The moon appears to change shape. |
C.The moon itself is never really bluee. |
D.A blue moon has to do with the shape of the moon. |
Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I slept late and Mom shouted at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal. I decided to have some toast instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. The juice bottle was empty, so I had a glass of cold water.
When I was getting on a bus, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home to get it.
Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next.
I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on(弥补) the school work I had missed. After lunch, it was time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it, but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.
When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. How terrible! I hope tomorrow will be better.
【小题1】What happened to the boy on this bad day?
A.He argured with his parents. | B.He heard some bad news. |
C.He burned the kitchen. | D.Many unhappy things happened to him. |
A.In the morning | B.When he was at school | C.At lunchtime. | D.when he got home |
A.his homework | B.breakfast | C.money | D.his bag |
A.Four | B.Five | C.Seven | D.Ten |
Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”,“You are yellow”,“He has a green thumb”,“He has told a white lie”and so on.And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help.
Mary:Mrs James,there is a colour in each of the sentences.What do they mean?
Mrs James:In everyday English,Mary,blue sometimes means sad,yellow afraid.A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary:I’m afraid I don’t understand them a11.Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?
Mrs James:Certainly.Now I just give you some cakes.In fact you don’t like it,but you don’t want to let me know it.Instead you say,“No,thanks.I’m not hungry.”That’s a white lie.
Mary:It sounds very interesting.Thanks very much.
Mrs James:You are welcome.Colours are meaningful.I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future.Please come to me if you have any questions.
【小题1】Blue sometimes means sad in________English.
A.good | B.spoken | C.usual | D.poor |
A.die off | B.grow well | C.look nice | D.are good |
A.happy | B.clever | C.brave | D.afraid |
A.the reason | B.the true story | C.the meaning | D.the answer |
A.blue | B.yellow | C.green | D.white |