An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time.
【小题1】People often begin their talk by ______.

A.saying hello to each otherB.Drinking tea
C.Looking for good weatherD.saying something about the weather
【小题2】People sometimes have different ideas about ______.
A.what the weather is going to be likeB.what we should do about the weather
C.how to begin a talkD.how to have fine weather
【小题3】 ______, they always hope the weather is going to be fine.
A.When people talk about weatherB.When people stay at home
C.When the farmers need waterD.When people have a picnic
【小题4】According to the passage, which is NOT RIGHT?
A.Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says.
B.People often look for the weather they want.
C.The weatherman never makes a mistake.
D.Many people begin their talks by talking about the weather.
【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?
A.Weather ReportB.Story About a Weatherman
C.About WeatherD.How to Begin a Talk

We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.
 There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east, the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a "tea party". When her friends came to the "tea party", the old woman gave them brown tea-leaves. The old woman's friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.
 At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, "Mother,what did you do with the tea?"
 "I boiled it,as you said."
 "And what did you do with the water?"
 "I threw it away(扔掉),of course." answered the old woman.
 "Now you may throw away the leaves,too," said her son.
【小题1】Most of the people in Europe ___300 years ago.

A.drank tea every dayB.knew everything about tea
C.knew nothing about teaD.liked to eat the tea-leaves
【小题2】One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ___.
A.countries in the westB.countries in the south
C.India or ChinaD.a tea shop in England
【小题3】The sailor's mother asked her friends to her house, because ___.
A. the sailor told her to.       
B she liked to show off (炫耀)
C. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea
D. she wanted to taste the tea together with her friends
【小题4】At the "tea party",___.
A.all the woman's friends spoke highly of (高度评价)the tea.
B.nobody knew what to do with the tea
C.the woman didn’t eat the tea-leaves
D.the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water
【小题5】What mistake(错误) did the old woman make? She ___.
A.boiled the teaB.did as the sailor said
C.threw away the waterD.didn't throw away the tea-leaves

Tea bag drinking is most Westerners' favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how it came about?
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller. He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added(增加) hot water. The tea tasted good, and people thought it was easy to clean the cup. They were not happy when Sullivan started sending them loose (散的) tea again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, and he built a machine to pack the bags. As tea bags became popular, they were changed from silk to gauze (薄纱) and later paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK, and today 85%of the tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people still prefer loose-leaf tea.  This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy and tasly way to go.
【小题1】Who invented the tea bag?

A.An English tea seller.B.Chinese.
C.Lipton.D.Thomas Sullivan.
【小题2】The tea in silk bags was welcome because________.
A.the tea in bags was free and very good
B.the tea tasted good and the cup was easy to wash
C.people were happy, with the loose tea
D.people didn't know any better way to enjoy the tea
【小题3】The material of the tea bags is usually_________now.
A.silkB.gauzeC.paperD.plastic
【小题4】The underlined sentence "Tea bags were soon a hit in the UK" probably means “_______in the UK”.
A.Tea bags soon became popular
B.Tea bags surprised everyone very much
C.Tea bags kicked the loose-leaf tea out of the market
D.Tea bags weren't allowed to be sold
【小题5】The reading mainly talks about________.
A.the invention of tea
B.the way of drinking tea
C.the history of tea bags
D.people' s favorite tea in the world

An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time

  1. 1.

    People often begin their talk by ______

    1. A.
      saying hello to each other
    2. B.
      Drinking tea
    3. C.
      Looking for good weather
    4. D.
      saying something about the weather
  2. 2.

    People sometimes have different ideas about ______

    1. A.
      what the weather is going to be like
    2. B.
      what we should do about the weather
    3. C.
      how to begin a talk
    4. D.
      how to have fine weather
  3. 3.

    ______, they always hope the weather is going to be fine

    1. A.
      When people talk about weather
    2. B.
      When people stay at home
    3. C.
      When the farmers need water
    4. D.
      When people have a picnic
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which is NOT RIGHT?

    1. A.
      Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says
    2. B.
      People often look for the weather they want
    3. C.
      The weatherman never makes a mistake
    4. D.
      Many people begin their talks by talking about the weather
  5. 5.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Weather Report
    2. B.
      Story About a Weatherman
    3. C.
      About Weather
    4. D.
      How to Begin a Talk
阅读理解
     A crow(乌鸦) is sitting in a big tree. She has a big piece of meat in her mouth. "My babies will have a
nice breakfast," she thinks. An old fox is looking for his breakfast. He sees the crow and the meat. "how
can I get that piece of meat?" he thinks.
     "Good morning, Mrs Crow," says the fox, "how are you?"
     But the .crow doesn't say a word.
     "You have very nice babies, Mrs Crow," says the fox, "how are they? May I see them?"
     Still the crow doesn't say a word.
     "You are very beautiful, Mrs Crow. And you have a beautiful voice(嗓子), too." says the fox, "Would
you please sing a song for me?"
     Mrs Crow thinks," How nice Mr Fox is! I must sing him a song." So she opens her mouth and begins
to sing. At that time, the meat drops down(掉下) from her mouth.
1. There's __________ in the crow's mouth.
A. a piece of bread
B. a cup of tea
C. a big piece of meat
D. a small piece of meat
2. The old fox __________ very much.
A. likes the crow and her babies
B. wants to eat the piece of meat
C. wants the crow to sing for him
D. wants to eat the crow
3. The crow doesn't say a word to the fox because __________.
A. she doesn't like foxes at all
B. her babies are not well
C. she has a beautiful voice
D. she has a piece of meat in her mouth
4. When she opens her mouth, the fox __________.
A. gets the piece of meat
B. eats the baby crows
C. climbs up the tree
D. catches a bird from the tree
5. Who has a nice breakfast?
A. The crow.
B. The old fox.
C. The baby crows.
D. The fox and his friend.

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