题目内容
He is__________ outgoing student long hair..
A.a,with, B.an,with C.a,of D.an,of
People always have communication with each other. In the past when they couldn't write, they used simple symbols to send their messages. Some groups of North American Indians were good at __________messages. For example, a small stone on top of a large one meant "This is the way." If there was another small stone on the right, it meant "Turn right." Some grass with a knot meant "Danger!" and so on.
In forests of Africa, it was __________to travel between villages. But drum could be heard from many kilometers away. So, some groups of Africans made their drums "__________" like people.
The Incas of South America used to send messages by tying knots with ropes. Messages have been found, but __________can understand what they mean. And the Egyptians used pictures as a kind of __________, but only a few people were __________ to understand them.
Today, we also use a lot of symbols. When we are in a car and we see a red light, we stop the car. When a mother says to her child, "Eat your cake!" the child eats the cake. Sometimes the red light and the words of the mother are symbols. And the __________ of course, is that the __________ way of communication between people is sound.
There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today. And about 13 of them are spoken by large groups of people. Languages of the world are both similar and different. They are similar because we can talk and write about the same things. They are different because we talk and write about these things with different __________.
There is no __________that we learn a second language in order to communicate with people who do not speak our language.
1.A.sending B.spreading C.publishing D.giving
2.A.difficult B.easy C.interesting D.boring
3.A.say B.speak C.tell D.whisper
4.A.anybody B.somebody C.everybody D.nobody
5.A.hearing B.thinking C.writing D.reading
6.A.learned B.taught C.made D.told
7.A.matter B.fact C.condition D.situation
8.A.important B.necessary C.basic D.first
9.A.symbols B.signs C.expressions D.words
10.A.doubt B.discussion C.chance D.choice
Life today moves faster than ever before. Thanks to technology(技术), the speed of life has increased over the past century. Time-saving inventions, like e-mail and ATM, have made daily tasks more efficient(有效率的). People today need speed. A recent CNN survey shows that sixty percent of Americans say they won’t wait longer than 15 minutes for food or services. A popular restaurant in Japan even asks customers to pay by time spent at table, not by what they eat!
Unfortunately, studies show that life’s hurried pace produces stress and leads to health problems. An online survey at sina. com showed that 56 % of people in China usually feel short of time. They are always busy and feel nervous all the time. Maybe people need to take time to slow down and smell the roses.
However, whether you enjoy speed or prefer a slower pace, it’s easy to be amazed at how fast life moves. And with tomorrow’s technology, it will likely get even faster.
1.What makes the speed of people’s life increase so quickly?
A.Jobs. B.Business. C.Competitions. D.Technology.
2.An online survey at sina. com showed that________.
A.people today expect speed B.life’s hurried pace leads to health problems
C.people today are short of rest and free time D.people prefer the high-speed life
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.You will pay more money when you have meals in Japan.
B.Most people in America don’t like to wait longer for food or services.
C.The writer thinks people should slow down their life’s hurried pace to relax.
D.The speed of people’s life will likely get even faster in the future.
My friend is less outgoing than me.
A.much B.much more C.more D.very
--Jack, is there in today's newspaper?
A.anything important B.something important
C.important anything D.important something
One day, Mr. Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room. But people in the room didn’t look at him. They didn’t ask him to sit at the table. He wasn’t happy. But he said nothing.
Mr. Smith went home quickly and put on (穿上) his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat. Mr. Smith took off his coat, and put it on the food and said, “Eat, coat!” The other people were surprised and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you do that?” Mr. Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didn’t look at me. You didn’t ask me to sit down.
Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now I see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”?
1.One day, Mr. Smith went to__________.
A.a birthday party B.a dinner party C.an English party D.a movie
2.When he came into the room, the people didn’t look at him. Why?
A.Because the people didn’t ask him to come.
B.Because Mr. Smith wore old clothes.
C.Because Mr. Smith didn’t say hello to them first.
D.Because it was night, they didn’t see him.?
3.Why did he go home quickly?
A.Because he didn’t want to stay here.
B.Because he went home for his best clothes.
C.Because the people there asked him to leave.
D.Because he didn’t like the food there.?
4.What’s the meaning of “surprised”in Chinese?
A.高兴的 B.不满的 C.感到奇怪的 D.生气的
5.Which statement is right?
A.A person in good clothes should eat good food.
B.A good coat should eat good food.
C.We can’t judge(判断)a man by his clothes.
D.Mr. Smith is stupid(愚蠢的).
Lily, ________her mother, ________wearing a yellow and white skirt.
A.like; like B.like; likes C.likes; likes D.likes; like
I’m Linda Smith. I’m in a blue and yellow jacket. My phone number is 356-5703. Here is a photo of Ms Green and Kate. Ms Green is in a yellow jacket. She is my English teacher. She is nice. Her phone number is 836-2957. Kate is in a blue jacket. She is Ms Green’s daughter. She is my good friend. Her phone number is 928-5760. What’s this? This is a red watch. Is it Ms Green’s watch? No. Is it Kate’s watch? No. It’s Cindy’s watch. She is Kate’s cousin. Her phone number is 764-0259.
1.What color is Linda’s jacket?
A.It’s blue and yellow. B.It’s green and blue.
C.It’s yellow and green. D.It’s red and yellow.
2.Who are in the photo?
A.Ms Green and Linda. B.Ms Green and Kate
C.Kate and Linda D.Linda and Cindy
3.Linda is Kate’s ________.
A.sister B.cousin C.aunt D.friend
4.Whose (谁的) red watch is this?
A.Kate’s B.Cindy’s C.Ms Green’s D.Linda’s
About ________ of the students have already gone to the mountain village.
A.second fifth B.two fifths C.two fifth D.second five