As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse” have negative(消极的) meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(积极的) actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(残酷的)。
The rose is regarded as a symbol (象征) of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used

  1. 1.

    “Every dog has its day.” Means “__________”

    1. A.
      Everybody in the world is lucky
    2. B.
      Each person lives his own way of life
    3. C.
      If one works hard, he’s sure to succeed
    4. D.
      Everybody has a time in life to be lucky
  2. 2.

    Western people usually use “cat” to refer to “___________”

    1. A.
      a tired person
    2. B.
      a brave man
    3. C.
      a homeless person
    4. D.
      an unkind woman
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Words show differences in culture
    2. B.
      Chinese people prefer dogs to cats
    3. C.
      Western people think cats to be good friends
    4. D.
      Rose is the national flower of all western countries
  4. 4.

    What’s the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Negative or Positive
    2. B.
      Different Countries Have Different Culture
    3. C.
      Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English
    4. D.
      What Dog and Cat Mean in English and Chinese

One day a rich man meets Tom. The rich man asks, “People say you are very clever(聪明的) and nothing is difficult(困难的) for you. Can you tell my why you are so clever? ” Tom answers with a smile, “Oh, I’m not clever. Instead(反而) , you are too foolish.” The rich man becomes very very angry.
Tom says, “Sir, please don’t be angry. If you don’t believe me, now let me ask you a very easy question: If you have a group（群）of sheep(绵羊), I send you another group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”
“Why! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. Anybody knows that. I have two groups of sheep , of course.”
Tom laughs and says, “You are wrong , Sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the easiest question in the world , isn’t it?”

  1. 1.

    People say Tom_____________

    1. A.
      is very clever
    2. B.
      has good eyes
    3. C.
      is very strong
    4. D.
      is very helpful
  2. 2.

    The underline word “foolish” means “_____________”

    1. A.
      矮小的
    2. B.
      愚蠢的
    3. C.
      性急的
    4. D.
      高傲的
  3. 3.

    The rich man becomes angry because ___________

    1. A.
      he is hungry
    2. B.
      Tom is not friendly to him
    3. C.
      Tom hits(打) him
    4. D.
      he loses a sheep
  4. 4.

    The underline word “that” in Paragraph 3 refers to _____________

    1. A.
      the rich man
    2. B.
      Tom is very clever
    3. C.
      the easiest question in the world
    4. D.
      one and one is two
  5. 5.

    From the story we know that______________

    1. A.
      the rich man is very clever, too
    2. B.
      one and one is always two
    3. C.
      in fact one and one is not always two
    4. D.
      Tom is as clever as the rich man

　When I was at university，I studied very hard．But a lot of my friends did very little work．Some did just enough to pass exams．Others didn’t do quite enough．Fred Baines was one of them．He spent more time drinking in the Students’ Union than working in the library．
　　Once at the end of the term，we had to take an important test in chemistry．The test had a hundred questions. In my room the night before the test，Fred was watching TV．Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test．But on that night he looked perfectly calm．Then he told me of his plan．“It’s very simple．There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test．I’ll take a coin into the examination room．I haven’t studied a chemistry book for months，so I’ll just toss the coin．That way，I’m sure I’ll get half the questions right．”
　　The next day，Fred came happily into the exam room．As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers．Then he left，half an hour before the rest of us．
　　The next day，he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor．“Oh，good，”he said，“Have you got the result of the test?”The professor looked at him and smiled，“Ah，it’s you，Baines．Just a minute．”Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin．He threw it into the air，caught it in his hand and looked at it．
　　“I’m terribly sorry，Baines，”he said，“You failed!”

  1. 1.

    This story mainly wants to tell us ________．

    1. A.
      chemistry is really hard to learn
    2. B.
      there were too many questions for students to prepare for
    3. C.
      good exam results needs hard study
    4. D.
      tossing a coin can not always decide the result
  2. 2.

    Fred Baines was one of those who ________．

    1. A.
      did just enough to pass the exam
    2. B.
      didn’t work hard enough for their studies
    3. C.
      had too much other work for the Students’ Union
    4. D.
      were quite good at passing exams
  3. 3.

    Fred came happily into the exam room because ________．

    1. A.
      he had got ready for the exam
    2. B.
      he knew the answers already
    3. C.
      the other students would be behind him
    4. D.
      he had his way to finish the exam
  4. 4.

    The chemistry exam in fact ________．

    1. A.
      was not very hard
    2. B.
      took the other students an hour to finish
    3. C.
      had more than one hundred questions
    4. D.
      needed to be done by tossing a coin
  5. 5.

    The professor tossed the coin to tell Baines that ________．

    1. A.
      he was satisfied with his way for the exam
    2. B.
      he wanted to make friends with him
    3. C.
      his way for the exam would never work
    4. D.
      the exam result depended on the coin

HE cleans your house. He repairs your broken toys. He helps you with your homework. Even if you make a lot of trouble at school, he ‘ll never stop loving you.
WHO? It’s your father, _______ And you could never thank him enough for everything he has done for you.
So don’t forget to do something nice for him on Father’s Day. It’s always on the third Sunday in June. This year it’s the nineteenth of June. How can we celebrate it and make it a special Father’s Day? Here are Millie’s and Ricky’s ideas:

  1. 1.

    Which day is Father’s Day this year?

    1. A.
      9th June
    2. B.
      19th June
    3. C.
      9th July
    4. D.
      19th July
  2. 2.

    What will Millie probably NOT do on Father’s Day this year?

    1. A.
      Buy her dad some expensive American CDs
    2. B.
      Make her dad a beautiful card
    3. C.
      Write her dad a special letter
    4. D.
      Clean her dad’s shoes
  3. 3.

    下面哪个句子适合放在文中第二段划线处？

    1. A.
      Sometimes he is lazy
    2. B.
      Why not buy him a present?
    3. C.
      He would do anything for you
    4. D.
      Father’s Day began a long time ago

Smoking in indoor public places including public working places, public transport vehicles and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January 2011.Let’s look at the following advantages of banning smoking.
First, banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases, but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant, the people around him are sure to breathe in the smoke and suffer from the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be controlled.
Next, banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up.  Since a smoker is prevented from smoking, he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours. When a smoker doesn’t smell or see anybody around him smoking, it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result, people have to give up smoking.
Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking, especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking, they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned, these places will become safe for children and teenagers.
Looking from the economic point of view, smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生产率).Employees(雇员)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of  hours they put in their work is smaller.
If you see from the environment point of view, smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned, it will help keep the environment from getting worse

  1. 1.

    ________doesn’t belong to a non-smoking place

    1. A.
      A field
    2. B.
      A hospital
    3. C.
      A library
    4. D.
      A restaurant
  2. 2.

    The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us ______

    1. A.
      banning smoking is good for restaurants
    2. B.
      banning smoking is good for non-smokers
    3. C.
      banning smoking is good for spread of diseases
    4. D.
      banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers
  3. 3.

    How many advantages of banning smoking are mentioned in this passage?

    1. A.
      Two
    2. B.
      Four
    3. C.
      Five
    4. D.
      Six
  4. 4.

    According to the text, the underlined word “adolescents” means ______

    1. A.
      men
    2. B.
      women
    3. C.
      adults
    4. D.
      teenagers
  5. 5.

    Which of the following statements in NOT true?

    1. A.
      If smoking is banned, work productivity will increase
    2. B.
      If smoking is banned, the number of teen smokers will be larger
    3. C.
      If smoking is banned, it will make the environment become better
    4. D.
      If smoking is banned, smokers will learn how to live without smoking

What do you think of singing? If you love it, you will like the TV show Don’t Forget the Lyrics. It is a popular singing show in America. This program started from July 11th, 2007.
So how does this new singing show work? The contestants need to have much knowledge(知识) of lyrics. In the show, the contestants have to sing the songs with right lyrics. When he finishes a song with wrong lyrics, he can’t sing again. If he finishes all ten songs with right lyrics, he is the winner and he can get a very good prize.
You may say, “I can’t sing well, but I remember many lyrics of beautiful songs. Can I join it?”
Don’t worry!
The show says, “You don’t have to sing it well. You just have to sing it right.” Every music lover can join it

  1. 1.

    What is Don’t Forget the Lyrics?

    1. A.
      A popular singing show
    2. B.
      A popular story
    3. C.
      A popular movie
    4. D.
      A popular song
  2. 2.

    When did Don’t Forget the Lyrics come out?

    1. A.
      In the year 2000
    2. B.
      In the year 2005
    3. C.
      In the year 2007
    4. D.
      In the year 2010
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word“contestants” mean?

    1. A.
      Famous singers or actors
    2. B.
      The best performers
    3. C.
      Participants (参与者) in the singing competition
    4. D.
      The successful musicians
  4. 4.

    How many songs should you finish singing right if you want to win the good prize?

    1. A.
      Five
    2. B.
      Seven
    3. C.
      Eight
    4. D.
      Ten

There are four seasons in a year in China. February, March, and April make the spring season. .May, June and July make the summer season. August, September and October make the autumn season.. November, December and January make the winter season..
Near the North Pole(南极)there are only two seasons. They are winter and summer. The nights in winter are very long. For more than two months you can’t see the sun, even at noon. In summer the days are long. For more than two months the sun never sets, and there is no night.
In the tropics（热带） there are also two seasons: a rainy season and a dry season

  1. 1.

    There are _________seasons in years in China

    1. A.
      two
    2. B.
      four
    3. C.
      three
    4. D.
      one
  2. 2.

    In the tropics there are ________seasons

    1. A.
      two
    2. B.
      four
    3. C.
      three
    4. D.
      one
  3. 3.

    The two seasons near the North Pole are _______

    1. A.
      spring and autumn
    2. B.
      winter and summer
    3. C.
      rainy season and dry season
    4. D.
      spring and winter
  4. 4.

    Autumn in China______

    1. A.
      cool
    2. B.
      lasts from September to November
    3. C.
      is hot
    4. D.
      the days are less than two months
  5. 5.

    Near the North Pole _______in summer

    1. A.
      the days aren’t long
    2. B.
      the days are long
    3. C.
      there is no night
    4. D.
      the days are less than two months

A poem

You meet me or not
Still there I am standing
Not sad not happy
You miss me or not
Still there my emotions(感情)
Not coming not leaving
________①_______
Still there my love
Not less not more		You follow me or not
Still there my hands in yours
Not abandoning (抛弃)
Coming into my arms
Or
Let me stay in your heart
Quietly in love
___②___in peace

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “yours” means ___________

    1. A.
      your hands
    2. B.
      your heart
    3. C.
      your emotions
    4. D.
      your love
  2. 2.

    The missing sentence in ① is ___________

    1. A.
      You love me
    2. B.
      I love you
    3. C.
      You love me or not
    4. D.
      I love you or not
  3. 3.

    The missing word in ② is ________

    1. A.
      Sad
    2. B.
      Sadly
    3. C.
      Happy
    4. D.
      Happily

I’m Tom. This is a pencil case. It’s orange. It’s my pencil case. What’s in the pencil case? A ruler is in the pencil case. It is my ruler. The ruler is blue and red. That is a pencil. It is black and white. It isn’t my pencil. Look! That girl is Lucy. It is her pencil. That boy is Tim. I found（发现） his green pen in the pencil case. I call Tim at 7890003. It is his telephone number

  1. 1.

    What color is the pencil case?

    1. A.
      It’s orange
    2. B.
      It’s blue and red
    3. C.
      It’s green
  2. 2.

    I am Tom. That is not my_________

    1. A.
      pencil
    2. B.
      pencil case
    3. C.
      ruler
  3. 3.

    ________ has (有) a pencil

    1. A.
      Tom
    2. B.
      Lucy
    3. C.
      Tim
  4. 4.

    _______ found the pen in the pencil case

    1. A.
      Tom
    2. B.
      Lucy
    3. C.
      Tim
  5. 5.

    Is Tim’s (蒂姆的)telephone number 7890003?

    1. A.
      Yes
    2. B.
      No
    3. C.
      OK

Pollution means adding dirty or harmful things to land, air, water and so on. As a result, they are no longer pleasant or safe to use. Pollution is bad for animals and plants, and it even makes people’s health in danger. In our daily life, we can see different kinds of pollution in many places. There are three main forms of pollution: land pollution, air pollution and water pollution. 
Land pollution is caused by solid waste, such as cans, bottles and some plastic things which aren’t broken down quickly. It makes the environment look very bad. However, air pollution is more serious than land pollution. It is much worse in cities and towns because of the fumes(废气) from traffic and the waste from human activities. When people drive their cars, fumes which are most made up of CO2, NO2 and SO2 are given off. After the gases get into the air, they may mix with clouds. Then they will become some harmful chemicals (化合物) falling on the ground with rain. It is one of the reasons for soil erosion (土壤侵蚀) which is one example of water pollution.
Various kinds of pollution will cause many health problems. People have realized they must change this serious situation. There are many ways to control pollution. To develop alternative energy is very popular in many countries. China, for example, has made up its mind to be a leader in this field. It is trying hard to make full use of energy from the sun and wind. It has paid plenty of money to make electric cars and trains instead of traditional traffic. We should also take action to make our environment cleaner every day. Take cloth bags while going shopping and drive cars less. We have only one earth. We must take steps now to help protect our environment for the future wherever we are

  1. 1.

    How many main forms of pollution are mentioned in the passage?

    1. A.
      Two
    2. B.
      Three
    3. C.
      Four
    4. D.
      Five
  2. 2.

    Why is air pollution much worse in cities and towns?

    1. A.
      Because of the cans and bottles that people throw away
    2. B.
      Because of the plastic things which aren’t broken down quickly
    3. C.
      Because of the fumes made up of SO2, CO2 and O2
    4. D.
      Because of the waste from human activities and the fumes from traffic
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Pollution hardly does harm to humans
    2. B.
      China doesn’t want to develop alternative energy
    3. C.
      Air pollution will cause soil erosion and water pollution
    4. D.
      Land pollution is only caused by solid waste
  4. 4.

    To make our environment cleaner, we shouldn’t __________

    1. A.
      use cloth bags while shopping
    2. B.
      ride a bike to school
    3. C.
      drive a car out every day
    4. D.
      go to work on foot
  5. 5.

    The main idea of this passage is _________

    1. A.
      to introduce different forms of pollution and ways to control it
    2. B.
      to introduce the harmful chemicals and the solid waste
    3. C.
      to introduce the alternative energy and the ways to use it
    4. D.
      to introduce the electric cars and traditional traffic
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