You may have heard of the famous saying, “East or west, home is the best.”

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.”

------Cheryl, Boston, USA

What are the features 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. The weather isn’t warm enough!”

------Pat, Exeter, England

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 may have different meaning in different people’s eyes

D. people can’t understand each other very well

2.According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except .

A. making friends B. cooking and eating

C. playing and talking D. sleeping and relaxing

3.Why is it important to keep the heat out of houses in the southern Europe?

A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.

B. Because there is a fire in the living room.

C. Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.

D. Because the sun there shines a lot.

4.From the third paragraph, what kind of homes have depends on .

A. whether they are rich or not

B. the climate they have

C. how old they are

D. whether they live in the city or countryside

5.Which one of the following sentences is TRUE?

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.

Nowadays, shopping online becomes a new way of shopping. It is getting more and more popular. Many people like doing some shopping through Internet.

Why is shopping online becoming more and more popular? First, it provides lots of advantages(优势). There are many goods(商品) on the Internet. People can find anything they want. The price (价格)on the Internet is usually cheaper than that in the store. People can save some money. Second, more and more people have their own computers and they join their computers with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. People don’t need to go to the shop themselves. They can save a lot of time.

But, a coin has two sides. Customers(顾客) can only see the pictures of the goods on the Internet. And they can’t enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. Maybe shopping online makes people boring. So some people don’t like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety(安全) of shopping online.

根据材料内容,选择最佳答案。

1. Many people are interested in ______ online.

A. watching TV B. reading

C. studying D. shopping

2.From the first paragraph, we know ______.

A. no one likes buying things online

B. more and more people don’t like shopping through the Internet

C. shopping on the Internet is more and more popular

D. there are no advantages about shopping on the Internet

3.People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can ______.

A. save their money and time

B. help them make a lot of money

C. be very easy

D. help them save time

4.Some people don’t like shopping online because they______.

A. have to pay(支付) more money

B. must send their money first online

C. don’t have enough time

D. are worried about the safety

5.What’s the best title(题目) of this passage?

A. People Like Going Shopping

B. Shopping Online

C. How do People Shop?

D. People don’t Like Shopping Online

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