题目内容
He hardly worries about his English, _______ ?
A. doesn’t he B. does he
C. is he D. all right
– ________meals are there in a day?
– There are three meals in a day. _______ breakfast, lunch and supper.
A. How many; They are B. How many; There are C. How much; They are
My sister promises ________ a big dinner for our mother on her birthday.
A. cook B. cooks C. to cook D. cooking
— you Daniel has to finish the report tonight.
—Why not ask both? It will take much time.
A. Either; or; B. Neither; nor C. Not only; but also D. Both; and
My grandma didn’t go to sleep ______ I got back home.
A. where B. until
C. as soon as D. while
The word culture includes not only the customs of our society, its art, music, but also everyday activities. Cultures give us a sense of belonging in society. So the losing of one’s culture is, for many, alarming. Many people believe their traditional ways of life are under threat (威胁) and that something should be done. Yet for some, the losing of culture is a natural result of globalization(全球化) and progress. So is the globalization of culture a threat or a chance?
Those who see globalization as a threat argue that societies are losing special parts of their cultures. For example, Omotik, a language spoken in East Africa, has only 50 live speakers. There are also increasing fears in China, where the losing of musical and dance traditions, as well as traditional crafts, is causing concern to many. Some argue that it is hard to find differences between London and Tokyo. Young people, whose ideas are often influenced by Western or other popular cultures, often refuse or even give up the traditions their parents grew up with.
Others focus on the advantages of globalization. They accept that Western culture is spreading, but they also point to how Western countries and many other parts of the world are being shown to world cultures. Young Americans enjoy Japanese comic magazines and watch Korean movies. Thai teenagers enjoy pop music from Hong Kong. Many argue that there are advantages to these cross-cultural exchanges and that they lead to better understandings between cultures. They say world traditions are celebrated more widely because of these. Chinese New Year, now celebrated in most big cities around the world, is just one of the many festivals that are accepted internationally.
Anyway, many grass-roots organizations and governments are making efforts(努力) to protect their cultures. One successful example is Wales. There was a time when social pressures were killing off the Welsh language, but after years of efforts, it is now an active part of Welsh life again. Around the world, similar efforts are going on.
1.Which of the following is an OPINION according to the passage?
A. Omotik is a language spoken in East Africa.
B. Young Americans enjoy Japanese comic magazines.
C. The globalization of cultures is a chance to traditional ones.
D. Chinese New Year is now celebrated in most big cities around the world.
2.The underlined word “concern” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.
A. worries B. changes C. differences D. problems
3.What does the underlined word “these” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Advantages. B. World traditions.
C. Cross-cultural exchanges. D. Better understandings,
4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Culture Changes B. Threats to Culture
C. Culture Protection D. Exchanges of Cultures
The Kind Waitress
Every evening at six o'clock an old man went to a restaurant near his house．He ate dinner．After dinner，he drank coffee and talked to the people at the restaurant．
The old man's name was Bill．Bill ate at the restaurant every evening because he was lonely．His wife had died，and he had no children．
Every evening the same waitress brought Bill his dinner．Her name was Cara．She was 17 years old．
Cara was kind to Bill．She knew he was lonely，so she talked to him．If Bill was late for dinner，she called him on the telephone．"Are you OK?" she asked him．
One evening Bill didn't come to the restaurant．Cara called him，but he didn’t answer the phone．Cara called the police．"Please go to Bill's house"，Cara told the police．
Later the police called Cara at the restaurant．"Bill died in his sleep，" the police told her．Bill was 82 years old．
A week later，a man came to the restaurant．"I have something for Cara，" the man said．The man gave Cara a check for $500，000．The money was from Bill．
"This money is for me? From Bill?" Cara asked the man．
"Yes，" the man answered．
"But．．．why?" Cara asked the man．
"Bill liked you，" the man said．"You were kind to him．"
1.Bill went to the restaurant every day because the food was very good.
2.What did Bill do when he was at the restaurant?
_____________________________________________________
3.What did Cara do if Bill didn't arrive at the restaurant on time?
_______________________________________________________
4.Cara often talked to Bill because she knew _____________________.
5.___________________________________________
阅读短文，回答问题及翻译划线部分的句子。
The Great Sphinx(狮身人面) is a lion with the head of a person.It's a statue(雕像) located in Egypt.Some people think that there is a hidden area inside the sphinx for people to enter.But no one has found a way to get inside.
There is a story about a young man who fell asleep next to the Great Sphinx.He had gone hunting(打猎) in the daytime and he was tired.The man had a dream that he would be the king of Egypt if he cleaned the sand away from the sphinx.①At__that__time，the__Great__Sphinx__was__covered__up__with__sand. ②但是这个故事没有结局。Did the man clean the sand away from the Great Sphinx？Did he become the king of Egypt？No one seems to know.
The statue is very large.The head is 30 feet long and 14 feet wide.
Wind and sand have worn(磨损) parts of the statue away.These parts will be rebuilt to look as good as new.
1.What does the Great Sphinx look like?
2.What did the young man do in the daytime?
3.Why does the statue need to rebuild?
4.将划线①译成汉语。
5.将划线②译成英语。
阅读理解
Many kids go to day camp during the summer. They can have a lot of fun, but the schedule is almost the same. You start camp in the morning and go home in the afternoon. Sometimes, a bus takes you there or you might get a ride there. It might take you some time to like the place, the camp teacher, and the kids. But you go home every night, just like what you do during the school year.
Sleepaway camp makes you feel more excited because you’ll be there all day. It’s a kind of holiday, but without your parents. You’ll sleep in a dormitory (集体寝室) with other kids of the camp. You’ll eat together in a large dining hall and you’ll share the bathroom with other kids.
Some sleepaway camps are coed. That means there are both boys and girls at the camp. Some camps are just for girls or just for boys, but often these all-girl and all-boy camps meet up for dances and parties.
1.The underlined word “schedule” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 营规 B. 日程表 C. 构思 D. 名单
2.The writer thinks .
A. no kid likes going to day camp
B. sleepaway camp is more exciting
C. day camp is a safer way to camp
D. going to sleepaway camp is hard
3.At the sleepaway camp, kids will .
A. share the bathroom with other kids.
B. make meals
C. go home in the afternoon
D. do like what they do at school
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Sleepaway camp is the same as any other kind of camp.
B. Girls can’t go to sleepaway camp.
C. Kids go to sleepaway camp without their parents.
D. Most sleepaway camps are for boys.
5.This passage is .
A. to tell us what we can do at the camp
B. to ask us to go to summer camp
C. about different kinds of camps
D. about differences between sleepaway camp and day camp
