题目内容
Mr. Brown’s house was less than two miles from his office, so he could drive home every day for lunch. Every time he drove home at noon, he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. He had to drive somewhere else to park his car. Then he walked back home. This made him very angry.
He put up a board in the garden facing the road. The board said, “No Parking”. But nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board:
POLICE NOTICE
NO PARKING
Mrs. Brown asked his husband to steal a police notice but he was afraid to do so. Then she asked him to make one just like a police notice. Mr. Brown said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Brown made a blue board with white letters.
POLICE NOTICE,
NO PARKING
“Oh!” Mrs. Brown said. “You told me you weren’t going to use the word ‘police’, but why do you use it now?” “Really?” he asked.
“Look again,” she started to laugh. “You are really clever”.
1.Mr. Brown’s office was ______ his house.
A. next to B. not far from
C. 2 hours’ drive from D. 5 miles from
2.Mr. Brown was angry because ______.
A. he found no room to park his car outside his house
B. he had nothing to eat for lunch at home
C. he lost the way when he drove back home one day
D. he couldn’t make a police notice outside his house
3.Mr. Brown made ______ notice board (s) altogether (总共)。
A. one B. two C. three D. no
4.In the end, Mr. Brown made a notice board and it _____.
A. was just the same as a police notice
B. was different in color from a police notice
C. just looked like a police notice
D. said “POLICE NOTICE, NO PARKING”
5.We can infer(推断) that ______ after he put up the blue board.
A. more people will park their cars outside his house
B. more policemen will park their cars outside his house
C. fewer people will park their cars outside his house
D. fewer people will visit him at noon later on
In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes:
"Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?" "Hey, we're having a party on Friday. Can you come?"
To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you're sorry and give an excuse. "Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?" or "Oh, sorry. I've tickets for a movie. "
Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations. For example; "Please come over for a drink sometime. " "Why not get together for a party sometime?" " Why don't you come over and see us sometime soon?"
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don't mention a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say "Sure, that would be great!" or "OK. Yes, thanks. "
So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
Title. 1. ________
Situations | Answers |
Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home. | Because they2.______ |
Someone says "I've two movie tickets, can you go with me after supper?" | You want to go, and your answer should be "Thanks, 3._____" |
Someone invites you to dinner, but doesn't mention the time and date. | You'd better answer "Sure, 4.___. " |
Western people use "an unreal invitation" in their daily conversation. | They really mean to be______5. |
How do you imagine the future? Will life in the future be better,worse or the same as now? What do you think of the future?
People think that life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all, planes will be very small, so flying will be very cheap. Everyone will have a small car. Fuel(燃料)will be new and clean but expensive. We will see robots everywhere. And space planes will take us around the world in two hours. Houses will be warm in winter and cool in summer, so they will be very comfortable. We’ll use the sunshine to heat our houses. Computers will be very small, so they’ll be very light. People will do many things on the Internet.
At that time, water will become one of our most serious problems. In many places, farmers will be in great need of water to grow fruit and vegetables.
By 2050, we will be able to help blind people see again or deaf people hear again. At that time, our life will become better and better.
What will the future be 1. in 2050? | |
Planes and cars | ※ Planes will become very 2. . People will not spend much money in flying. ※Everyone will have a small car. Fuel will be new and clean, but it’s not as 3. as today. ※There will be space planes which can make us travel around the world within 4. hours |
5. | They will be comfortable to live in. People will not feel hot or 6. at home. The 7. is useful to keep the houses warm. |
Computers | They will be very small and light. |
Water | It will become a very serious 8. . There won’t be enough water. |
9. science | Doctors can make the blind 10. again or the deaf hear again. |