题目内容
People like to celebrate when they move into a new home. Maybe it’s the first flat someone has owned，a couple’s first home since getting married or maybe a growing family has moved to a bigger house. For whatever reason，the home is new. It represents a change and an exciting new beginning，with walls to paint，rooms to decorate and neighbors to meet．And what better way to meet people than to throw a party?
Parties to celebrate moving into a new home are called "house一warming" or“flat一warming" parties. If you think about it，they，re appropriate names because an empty house with no people or furniture in it is a cold shell of a place. A house full of people，on the other hand，often requires some open windows or air conditioning to keep from getting too hot.
So what are house一warming parties like? Usually，the hosts invite their new neighbors as well as their friends. They usually provide some food and drinks and guests usually bring house一warming gifts. The gift might be something for the house，like a plant，or something for the guests to share，like a bottle of wine. There may be a dress code or theme. For example，if it is a“Hat Party"，people will wear unusual or funny hats. This helps break the ice by making people laugh. This makes it easier to meet new people and creates a fun and cheerful atmosphere.
"There’s an old saying that“home is where the heart is"．When people throw a house一warming party，they’re opening their hearts as well as their homes to the people around them. So if you’re ever invited by new neighbors to a house一warming，go！Then invite them to your home another time. Your home might already be warm，but new friends are the surest way to warm your heart.
1．Why would a family be described as“growing"？
A．Grandparents are moving in with the family.
B．The members of the family are growing taller.
C．A child or children are being born to that family.
D．The members of the family are putting on weight.
2．Why is the name“house一warming" appropriate according to the writer?
A．It’s the opposite of a house一cooling party.
B．A house or flat with people in it seems to be lively.
C．When people drink wine at these parties they get very warm.
D．At these parties there is always a fire that people sit around to warm themselves.
3．What does the underlined phrase“break the ice" mean in a social situation?
A ．It means to get conversation flowing.
B．It means to make a hole in the ice through which to fish.
C．It means conversation is very difficult because people don’t know each other.
D．It means the atmosphere at a house一warming party is very cold and unfriendly.
4．Why does the writer suggest that you invite people to your home？
A．It can show your politeness to your neighbours.
B．Everyone should have a house一warming.
C．:Making new friends will make you happy.
D．Inviting them will warm up your cold house.
CBAC
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Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary.
Important words to learn:E Essential I improver A Advanced
Pump
noun [C] DEVICE
1 A a piece of equipment which is
used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place
gas pump SHOE2[USUALLY PLURAL]US (UK COURT SHOE)
8 type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of
fastening it to the foot which is worn by women
3 [USUALLY PLURAL] type of flat shoe, like a BALIET dancer’s shoe when is worn by women 4 [USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat·shoe made of heavy cloth, which is worn by children for doing sports.
verb LIQUID/GAS1 [T USUALLY·ADV/PREP] to force
liquid or gas to move somewhere:our latest machine can
pump a hundred gallors a minute , o The new wine is
pumped into stirage tanks.o The heart pumos blood
through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION2[T]
INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information,
especially in a way that is not direce:She was pumping me
for details of the new projece.
Idioms pump sb’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand
(="hold" their hand and move it up and down, espacially
In order to greet them)·pump lron INFORMAL to lift
Heavy weights for exercise: These days both men and
Women pump iron far fitnets.
Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend
Money trying to make something operate succesfully:
They had been pumpinh money into the business for some
Years without seeing any results.
Pump sth out(M)REMOVE1 to remove water or other
liquid from something using a pump:We took turns
pumping out the boat.PRODUCE2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated,
forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping
out the same old propaganda.O The car radio was
pumping out music with a heacy beat.
Pump out sth someone’s stomach is pumped out, a
Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked
Through a tube. She had to go to hospital
Stomach pumped out.
Pump sth up [M] INFORMAL to make someone feel more
contident or excited: He was offering them advince and
trying to pump them up.O[R]The players were pumping
themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the
game.
Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a
pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet?O I must
pump the tyres up on my bike.2 INFORMAL to increase
something by a large amount:The US was able to pump
up exports.O Let’s pump up the tolume a bit!
Pump-action /pamp ek/ n/adjective describes a device which operates by forcing song especially air ,in or out of a closed space or container, a pump-action shotgun , a pump action
Pump priming noun specialized the activity of helping a business ,programm ,economy etc to develop by giving it money. The government is carding small,pump-priming grants to single moter who are starting their own businesses.
Pun
noun a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word:she made a couple of dreadful puns. This is a well-known joke based on a pun “What’s black and white and red all over A newspaper
Verb to make a pun
Punch
Noun (c)a forceful hit with a fist (="closed" hand) she gave him a punch lik on us in the nose effect
2 U the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people ,I felt the performance speech presntation lacked punch DRnk 3 a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices pieces of frut and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool 4 a piece of equoce which cuts boles in a maena by pushing a piece of met through it a ticket punch have you seen the hole puneh anywhere?
Verb(t) hit 1 to hit someone or something with your FIST (="closed" hand);He punched him in the stomach.2 MALY US to hit with your fingers the bugins on a telephone or the kdys on a keys on a keyboard USE TOCL make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper .This belt’s too big .I’ll have to punch an extra hole in it.
Idioms punch sb’s lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hard punch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times you amive at and leave work:After 17 years of punching the clock,he just disappeared one morning and was mever heard from again.
【小题1】
What does the word“pump”mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the case”?
| A．Talk with | B．ask for information. | C．Listen to | D．Provide with evidence |
When Sally says“The TV propram kept pumping out commercials”,she may be______.
| A．excited | B．interested | C．annoyed | D．annoyed |
What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?
| A．sums of money | B．Raw materials |
| C．informative and significant | D．intereing and powerful |
When Sylvia says“His speech was OK but it had no real punch”,she thinks it was not_____.
| A．fluent and impressive | B．logical and moving |
| C．informative and significant | D．interestitng and powerful |
A.
Tickets for London Eye Flight (30 mins,$22) 
C.
Tickets for the Tower of London plus River Cruise(4.5 hours,
$66) 
E.
Discovering London (9 hours, $ 100) 
1 A a piece of equipment which is