题目内容
— It _____ save a lot of trouble and time if it is properly used.
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B. should
C. can
D. has to
What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It's not surprising, because the idea of home is "different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.
We asked some people about their homes.
How often do people move house in your country?
"In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so. "
--Chery, Boston, USA.
What a e features (特征) of homes in your country ?
"In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies(阳台). The weather isn't warm enough !"
--Pat, Exeter, England
【小题1】The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because________.
| A．people can't find this word in the dictionary |
| B．no one knows what it is |
| C．it has different meanings in different countries |
| D．people can't understand each other very well |
| A．making friends | B．cooking and eating |
| C．playing and talking | D．sleeping and relaxing |
| A．Because they want to breathe fresh air outside. |
| B．Because there's a fire in the living room. |
| C．Because they wear heavy clothes all day long. |
| D．Because the sun there shines a lot. |
| A．whether they are rich or not |
| B．the climate(气候) they have |
| C．how old they are |
| D．whether they live in the city or countryside |
| A．People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside. |
| B．Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime. |
| C．Homes look the same in different countries. |
| D．Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors. |
阅读理解
We can not live a modern life without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a plane
one can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but one can see the country he is traveling through.
Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars. They make even the longest journey enjo
yable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large luxury liners or river boats
.They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holi
day.
Many people like to travel by car. They can make their own timetable. They can travel hundred
s of miles a day, just as their wish. They can stop wherever they want to see something interestin
g or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel. That is why peopl
e choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business.1.According to the passage, the fastest way of traveling is _______.
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A．bycar |
B．bytrain |
C．byplane |
D．bysea |
2. If we travel by car, we can _________.
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A．enjoythelongestjourney |
B．travelonlyfiftymilesaday |
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C．makeourowntimetable |
D．traveltoaveryfarplaceinafewminutes. |
3. When people travel on business, they usually take _________.
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A．aboatoratrain |
B．acaroratrain |
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C．aplaneoracar |
D．atrainoraplane |
4. _______ have comfortable seats and dinning-cars.
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A．Cars |
B．Moderntrains |
C．Planes |
D．Buses |
5.If possible, people like traveling by sea because _______ .
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A．itisasfastastrainsandplanes |
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B．itisapleasantwaytospendaholiday |
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C．itisverycheap |
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D．itcanstopwherevertheylike |