Look in the bedrooms of young people around the world. You’ll probably find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.

Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. Every person enjoys them.

Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The young man called Levi Strauss set up the company when he was 24 in 1853. Twenty years later, he made the first blue jeans in world. The jeans were used as working trousers for cowboys(牛仔) of the American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. They became cool very soon.

People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simple and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese like to wear jeans with lots of different colors.

People can see jeans everywhere. However, in many places, it’s not always good to wear jeans. Though they look very good, it’s often not right to wear jeans in formal places. But, when you’re out, relaxing and having fun, jeans are the best choice.

1.The story is talking about _______.

A. Levi Strauss B. young people

C. jeans D. American cowboys

2.Jeans can be popular for nearly 150 years because ________.

A. they’re working trousers

B. they have different colors and styles

C. they make us feel young, comfortable and active

D. they’re cheap

3.Levi Strauss made the first blue jeans _______.

A. when he was 44 B. when he was 24

C. in 1863 D. in 1853

4._______ wore jeans after the first ones were made.

A. American soldiers B. American cowboys

C. Levi Strauss D. Young people around the world

5.When you _____, you’d better not wear a pair of jeans.

A. have a class

B. go to an important meeting

C. go to a birthday party

D. are having fun or go on a trip

书面表达。（15分）

请根据下面的提示内容，以 Healthy Eating 为题写一篇短文，谈谈你对健康饮食的看法。70词左右。

提示：1. 很多学生喜欢吃汉堡包、炸薯条、炸鸡等快餐（fast food）；

2. 快餐对身体健康有害，经常吃快餐容易变肥胖（overweight）；

3. 良好的饮食和健康的饮食习惯很重要。

提示词：hamburger, French fries, fried chicken, diet, eating habit

Healthy Eating

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Cao Wenxuan’s new book has just __________. Let’s go and buy one.

A. come over B. come down

C. come on D. come out

--I’m afraid I’ve got a bad cold. --_______.

A. Better go and see a doctor

B. keep away from me

C. Never mind

D. You need to eat less food

The money they raised from the concert is____ it was expected.

A. twice as B. twice more

C. twice as many as D. twice as much as

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting， but it can also be confusing(令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible， even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.

On her first day in Micronesia， an island in the Pacific， Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked， “Do you have cold drinks? The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her： She had raised her eyebrows(眉头)， which in Micronesia means “yes”.

Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria， a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter， “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited， but the cabbage never came. In that country， a nod means “no”.

Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class， he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood， so he explained again. When he asked again， they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India， people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.

1.These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they .

A. should go abroad for vacations

B. needed to learn foreign languages

C. should often discuss their experiences

D. had problems with communications

2.People in Micronesia show “yes” by .

A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows

C. shaking heads D. saying “no”

3.Tom misunderstood his class at first because .

A. he did not know much about Indian culture

B. he didn’t explain everything clearly enough

C. some students didn’t understand his questions

D. he didn’t know where the students came from

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) this passage?

A. In Bulgaria， nodding heads means “no”.

B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.

C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.

D. In India， only shaking heads means “yes”.

5.The passage is mainly about .

A. body language in foreign restaurants

B. class discussion in Indian schools

C. miscommunication in different cultures

D. English teaching in other countries

阅读理解填词（本题共10分， 每小题1分）

先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。

Dear Mrs. Smith，

I was a student of yours in Grade Six， and I hope you still r 1. me. I’m writing this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and s 2. time. It made a big contribution(贡献 ) to my l 3. .

I know I was very q 4. in your class， and you never said much to me. But you did something that made a big d 5. in my life. You see， all through my first years in schools， I h 6. to read. Books were just words that had very little to do with me， and I was b 7. by them. I’ll never forget the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick book and began to read the story to our class. Your v 8. seemed to change with the people in the story， and you drew pictures in my m 9. as you read aloud. Since that day， I couldn’t wait until after lunch when you would read to the class. You read us all kinds of wonderful books.

During the summer after my year in your class， I missed hearing the stories you would read. So one day I picked up a book and read it all on my own. I found out that I could make the words interesting， too. Now， I love to read! Thank you for o 10. the world of books for me.

Yours

Linda

--- Have you finished drawing your picture _____, Tom?

---Certainly, Mum. I have drawn it _ _. Can I go out for a walk now?

A. yet; yet B. already; already

C. yet; already D. already; yet

My mother ______ English since she came to the city.

A. teaches B. has taught

C. taught D. have taught

Do you know how long it has been _________service ?

A. on B. at C. in D. for