题目内容
— Did Peter __________ to the movies?
— No, he went swimming.
A. goes B. go C. going D. went
B
Ben is Pete'cousin. He has come to Beijing from New York with his mother.Peter is going with him in Wangfujing Street.Read the conversation.
Ben: Look,Peter!There are football cards over there.
Peter: Good morning,sir.How much do the football cards cost?
Shopkeeper:They're ¥50 cards in the whole set.
Ben:Is there a discount if I buy the whole set?
Shopkeeper:Sorry.We only have a discount on last year's cards.
Ben:Well,they're expensive but I think Dad likes the new cards.OK,I'll buy the new cards then.
Ben:I want to buy some presents for my mother and my sister too.
Peter:Let me see.These ribbons and hair clips are pretty,Ben.you can buy the ribbons for your mother and the hair clips for your sister.
Ben:The ribbons are nice and the hair clips are very fancy.I think my mother will love the ribbons.my sister likes matching her hairclips with her clothes.I don't know what hair clips she wants
Peter:The ribbobs cost ¥20.It's a good price!
Ben:Yes.I'll get the ribbns,but I'll look for something else for my sister.
Ben is writing an e-mail to his friend in New York. He is telling him about his shopping day in Wangfujing Street. Complete his e-mail.
Hello, Sam
How are you? I'm having a good time in Beijing.
Today, I went shopping with my cousin Peter. I wanted to buy some football cards for my (1) ________. The new football cards cost (2) ________and there are 50 cards in the whole set. I think they are (3) ________but at last I bought them.
Peter said I could buy some (4) ________ for my mother and (5) ________ for my sister. I really like the ribbons. I think Mum will like them. I did not know what hair clips my sister wanted so I did not buy any. I must find something else for my sister. I will find something for you too.
Ben
Try reading the following sentences as fast as you can. “She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.”
Not very easy, was it? What you’ve just read is called a tongue twister (绕口令). It is an exercise made up of sounds that are hard to pronounce(发音,读) in order to help people pronounce words faster and more correctly. Try the next example.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Pete Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”
Tongue twisters usually do not have much meaning. They are just designed to improve people’s ability to pronounce words. Although they may be very difficult, these exercises are very important to people who are trying to speak English correctly. This is because tongue twisters help people to tell the differences between similar sounds.
So if you wish to pronounce words more smoothly, you’d better try picking out some tongue twisters and practicing them.
1.Tongue twisters are helpful in improving ___________ skills.
A. listening B. writing C. pronunciation D. communication
2.The first tongue twister is hard because ___________.
A. it is very boring to read B. it teaches us a lot of knowledge
C. we don’t know who “she” is D. the sounds of “s” and “sh” are similar
3.The passage is probably taken from _________ in a school newspaper.
A. Story Time B. Study Garden
C. Latest News D. Lost and Found