Back in the old days, people of different cultures wore traditional clothes every day. For men, clothes were usually shirts and pants. For women, dress was much more popular. Today, however, things are no longer so. Nowadays, people of different cultures prefer to get clothes to department stores and shopping malls. They wear those factory—made clothes every day and only wear traditional ones on special occasions(场合). However, in India, things are different. Women still wear the sari(纱丽)every day as their ancestors did for thousands of years. The dresses' styles and designs are so popular that clothing designer a worldwide often incorporate(吸收)them into their own works of art.

A sari is just a long piece of cloth worn over a blouse and a dress. It has neither sleeves(袖子)nor trousers. There are different styles of the traditional clothes. Among the choices, the “Nivi” is the most popular. With the development of sari, it has taken in styles from Indian traditional clothes. At last, it came into being.

Sari has a history about 4,500 years. However, people still don't know when people in Indian started to wear this kind of clothes. Because of being short of written records, we do not know how ancient Indians came to make clothing out of a cloth. We do know, however, nice sari is popular all over the world.

1.From the first paragraph we can know________.

A.in old days, people liked buying clothes. B.people seldom make clothes in person now.

C.in old days, women liked pants better. D.people usually wear traditional clothes now.

2.In India________.

A.many women still wear sari now. B.women only wear sari on special occasions.

C.sari is less popular than before. D.many designers are increasing sari.

3.What is“Nivi"?

A.It's the name of a famous designer. B.It's the time when sari came into being.

C.It's the name of the most popular sari. D.It's another kind of traditional clothes.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Sari has a short history in India. B..Few people can make sari now.

C.Sari has long sleeves. D.We don't know how sari was made in old days.

In their last moments before the flight took off, I heard a father saying to his daughter, “I love you. I wish you enough.” The daughter said, “Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too.” They kissed goodbye and the daughter left. I could see the father was very sad.

Suddenly the father walked towards me and asked me, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it might be the last time?”

His words made me think of my father. Realizing that my father’s days were limited (有限的), I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I understood what this father was experiencing.

“Yes, I did,” I answered. “But why is this a last goodbye?”

“I am old and my daughter lives much too far away. Maybe her next trip back will be for my funeral (葬礼),” he said.

“When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say ‘I wish you enough’. What does that mean?”

He began to smile. “My parents said it to me before. When we say ‘I wish you enough’, we want the other person to have a life filled with enough good things.” He stopped for a moment and continued, “I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude (观点) bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate (欣赏) the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger ... I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you through the final ‘Goodbye’”.

He then said goodbye to me and walked away.

1.Where did the story happen?

A.In a hospital. B.In a park.

C.At a train station. D.At an airport.

2.The father was very sad because _________.

A.his daughter didn’t love him any more

B.he might not meet his daughter again

C.his daughter had a serious illness

D.he had a serious illness

3.When the father said “I wish you enough” to his daughter, he wished her to __________.

A.live a happy life B.live a busy life

C.have enough money D.spend enough time with him

4.From the passage, we know __________.

A.the daughter would never come back

B.the writer understood how the father felt

C.the writer said a last goodbye to the father

D.the father thought saying “Hello” was better than saying “Goodbye”

The Fairy Penguin

Webbed feet

Fairy penguins are the smallest of all the penguins in the world. They live in the south of Australia and in New Zealand.

Fairy penguins weigh (重) about one kilogram. They stand thirty centimeters (厘米) tall. Their back feather (羽毛) are dark blue and their front feathers are white. They have a beak and webbed feet.

Fairy penguins live on the land and in the sea. They are very good swimmers but they cannot fly. They eat small fish.

Fairy penguins breed (繁殖) on land. The mother penguins lay two white eggs in a hole. The mother and father penguins share the job of sitting on the eggs.

When the baby penguins come out, the mother and father penguins bring food from the sea. In eight weeks the baby penguins can have grown feathers. They are soon ready to look for their own food. Fairy penguins are often in danger. Wild animals eat them; people catch them; they have no place to live in. If their numbers become too small, these little penguins might leave our world forever.

1.Are fairy penguins the smallest of all the penguins in the world?

_________________________________________________

2.What color are fairy penguins’ feathers?

____________________________________________________

3.What do fairy penguins eat?

_____________________________________________________

4.Who shares the job of sitting on the mother penguin’s eggs?

______________________________________________________

5.Why are fairy penguins often in danger?

_______________________________________________________

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网