“How are you?”is a nice question．It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other．But“How are you?”is also a very unusual question．It's a question that often doesn't need an answer．The person who asks“How are you?”hopes to hear the answer“Fine”, even if the per-son's friend isn't fine．The reason is that“How are you?”isn't really a question and“Fine”isn't really an answer．They are simply other ways of saying“Hello”or“Hi”．
Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean．For example, when someone asks“Do you agree?”the other person might think,“No, I disagree．I think you're wrong…”But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say“I'm not sure．”It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone．
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people．For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says“I've to go now．”Often, the per-son who wants to hang up gives an excuse：“Someone's at the door．”“Something is burning on the stove．”The excuses might be real, or not．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that．The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person．
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking．It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language．
(1)
When a person in the United States asks“How are you?”he or she wants to hear“________”
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A．
How are you?
B．
Hello．
C．
I don't know．
D．
Fine．
(2)
When a person disagrees with someone, it is polite to say“________．”
[ ]
A．
You're wrong．I disagree．
B．
I'm not sure．
C．
I have to go now．
D．
I don't want to talk any more．
(3)
A polite way to finish a talk is to say“________．”
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A．
You have to go now
B．
I want to hang up
C．
I have to go now
D．
I don't want to talk any more
(4)
When a person says“I have to go now．Someone's at the door．”The person may be ________．
[ ]
A．
giving an excuse
B．
hurting someone's feeling
C．
ill
D．
asking you a question
(5)
The rule of the game of language is probably ________．
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A．
“Always say what you mean”
B．
“Don't disagree with people”
C．
“Never say exactly what you are thinking”
D．
“Be polite”
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(1)
Who wrote the postcard?
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A．
Lucy King．
B．
Kitty Brown．
C．
Lily King．
D．
Aunt Sandy．
(2)
Where was the postcard posted?
[ ]
A．
In San Diego．
B．
In Los Angeles．
C．
In Hong Kong．
D．
In Shanghai．
(3)
What will the writer of the postcard see when she is in Los Angeles?
[ ]
A．
Sharks．
B．
Mickey Mouse．
C．
Aunt Sandy．
D．
Starfish．
(4)
When will the holiday finish?
[ ]
A．
On Wednesday．
B．
On Friday．
C．
On Sunday．
D．
On Monday．
(5)
What's the possible relationship between Kitty and Lucy?
[ ]
A．
They're classmates．
B．
They're mum and daughter．
C．
They're cousins．
D．
They're friends．
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Many young people in China know about Celine Dion, the famous French Canadian pop singer．She sang the song“My heart will go on”for the movie Titanic．
Celine Dion was born in a small town in Montreal, Quebec, Canada．She is the youngest of fourteen children in a musical family．Her family formed a singing group．Celine's mother wrote her first song for her, and she recorded the song with her brother at the age of twelve．
As a singing star, Celine Dion got many prizes and soon became popular all over the world．She sang at the opening of the 1996 of the Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA．In 1997, she hit the world with the song“My heart will go on”．
(1)
Celine Dion is a famous ________．
[ ]
A．
film star
B．
singing star
C．
dancing star
D．
sports star
(2)
There are ________ children in her family．
[ ]
A．
13
B．
12
C．
14
D．
15
(3)
________ wrote the first song to Celine．
[ ]
A．
Her father
B．
Her brother
C．
Her teacher
D．
Her mother
(4)
She was born in ________ in Canada．
[ ]
A．
a small town
B．
a big city
C．
a small city
D．
a big town
(5)
The song“My heart will go on”hit ________．
[ ]
A．
Canada
B．
America
C．
China
D．
the world
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The symbol of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has three parts a red Chinese seal character(图章汉字)of“京”, the words“Beijing 2008”and the Five Rings．What's the character like? It looks like a dancing person and it means the spirit(精神)of the Olympics －faster, higher, stronger．His open arms mean China's opening to the world．The Chinese character“京”shows the traditional(传统的)Chinese calligraphy(书法)and arts．The symbol brings Chinese culture(文化)and the Olympic spirit together．
(1)
There are ________ parts in the symbol．
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A．
two
B．
three
C．
four
D．
five
(2)
The Chinese character“京”looks like ________．
[ ]
A．
a seal character
B．
the Five Rings
C．
a dancer
D．
a fish
(3)
The spirit of the Olympics is ________．
[ ]
A．
faster and faster
B．
higher and stronger
C．
Chinese culture
D．
faster, higher, stronger
(4)
The open arms mean ________．
[ ]
A．
the Olympic spirit
B．
the man is happy
C．
China is opening to the world
D．
the man is dancing
(5)
The passage tells us the symbol of the ________ Olympics．
[ ]
A．
26th
B．
27th
C．
28th
D．
29th
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American boys and girls love to watch television．Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six a day in front of the television set．Some children even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday．Many parents let their children watch only during certain hours．
Television programmes are like books or films．A child can learn bad things from some of them and good things from others．Some programmes help children to understand the news from Washington and other parts of the world．Some programmes show people and places from other countries or other times in history．With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the sea to see a ship．Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a basketball game at home．Some programmes even teach children how to cook or how to use tools．
It is fun to watch television, but it is also fun to play games, to read a book or to visit with friends．
(1)
American boys and girls spend ________．
[ ]
A．
six hours at school on Saturday
B．
four or six hours on television programmes on Saturday
C．
eight hours or more watching television every day
D．
some more hours in front of the television sets at the weekend
(2)
The parents of the boys and girls ________．
[ ]
A．
let their children learn things from television instead of going to school
B．
choose the time for their children to watch television
C．
think that television programmes are better than their textbooks
D．
ask their children to watch what they like to
(3)
With television boys and girls can ________．
[ ]
A．
learn good things and bad things
B．
only learn interesting news and places
C．
learn from each other and play basketball games at home
D．
read books at home and see films in the cinemas
(4)
Boys and girls like to watch television because ________．
[ ]
A．
they have nothing to do at home
B．
their parents choose certain hours for them
C．
they do not want to play games or visit friends
D．
it is fun
(5)
The writer's opinion(看法)is that ________．
[ ]
A．
boys and girls must spend some time both on television and other things
B．
children shouldn't watch television programmes
C．
parents mustn't buy television sets
D．
children should stop watching television
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Ma Yan is not really a writer．But this 15-year-old girl has written a book that has moved many people around the world．“Ma Yan's Diary”tells us about Ma's life．She lives in a poor village called Zhangjiashu in Tongxin, Ningxia, and she has no money to go to school．But she is brave and has a strong desire to go to school．
Her mother gave her diary to a French reporter, Pierre Haski when be went to Zhangjiashu in 2001．Now, it has been published in France, Italy, Germany, Japan and China．
Ma is now a junior three student at Yuwang Middle School in Tongxin．Before this, she had to leave school twice．When she had to stop going to school the first time, her mum told her there was no money for her to go to school．She worked for 21 days and saved 13 yuan．With this money, she went back to school．The second time, her family told her she had to leave school but her two brothers could stay．
“I want to study,”Ma wrote in her diary．“Why can boys study but girls can't? It would be wonderful if I could stay at school forever．”
Ma loves school so much because she wants to have a better life．“My parents work hard in the field but they are still poor．They have no knowledge．Most girls in my village leave school early and get married young．I don't want that kind of life,”Ma said．
After her story became known, many French students sent money to her．Ma's dream is the same as ever．She hopes to go to Tsinghua University and become a reporter．“Then, I can find poor kids like me and help them,”she said．
(1)
Which of the following can describe Ma Yan's character best?
[ ]
A．
Brave．
B．
Pretty．
C．
Lucky．
D．
Poor．
(2)
Now you can find“Ma Yan's Diary”in all the following countries except ________．
[ ]
A．
Germany
B．
Britain
C．
Japan
D．
France
(3)
Which of the following is the main reason for Ma Yan's Diary to be published?
[ ]
A．
Her mother gave her enough money to publish the book．
B．
She wrote about the poor life in her village．
C．
She is very good at writing．
D．
Her diary was read by a French reporter．
(4)
Which is the reason for her leaving school for the second time?
[ ]
A．
She had to help her mother do some housework．
B．
Her brothers studied better than she did．
C．
Girls were not equally treated in their village．
D．
She didn't study hard．
(5)
Ma Yan want to study because she wants to ________．
[ ]
A．
teach her parents knowledge
B．
get more money for her study in Tsinghua University
C．
become more famous
D．
get more knowledge to change her own life
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From Monday to Friday students usually get up at seven．Then they wash their face and have breakfast．They usually have eggs, bacon, bread, fruit and a glass of milk．After breakfast they go to school on foot or by yellow school bus．Some students ride bikes．They get to school at about half past eight．Then they put their schoolbags in their lockers and take only one book, a tablet and a pencil to each class．In middle school students have classes for six hours．Their classes are English writing, math, history, science, PE, music and art．
At noon students have lunch at school．They usually have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink．But most students like pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers better．Students don't have a short sleep．They go back to have classes after lunch until three o'clock．Then they go home．
Students usually play or watch TV before supper．They have supper at six in the evening．The supper usually has soup, meat, vegetables, rice or pasta．After supper they do their homework．Sometimes they play or talk with their parents．
On Saturday they often go shopping, or visit their grandparents or go to a park with their parents．And on Sunday they go with their parents to church in the morning and have a big dinner at one o'clock in the afternoon．
(1)
How do American students go to school?
[ ]
A．
By bike．
B．
By yellow school bus．
C．
On foot．
D．
A, B and C．
(2)
The American students put their schoolbags ________．
[ ]
A．
on the bikes
B．
in their lockers
C．
in their cars
D．
in the school classrooms
(3)
After supper they usually ________．
[ ]
A．
go out to play
B．
go shopping
C．
do their homework
D．
talk with their parents
(4)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A．
They have six subjects in all．
B．
The students usually have lunch either at home or at school．
C．
At the weekends children have lots of things to do．
D．
Hot dogs, pizza and hamburgers are the only food for the students to eat at noon．
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