18．Do you know Roma people?They were called Gypsies by Europeans because they thought they came from——青夏教育精英家教网——

18．Do you know Roma people？They were called Gypsies（吉普赛人） by Europeans because they thought they came from Egypt（a country in Africa）．About a thousand years ago，the Roma people left their homeland．They are known as nomads because for hundreds of years many of them have lived in large groups that travel from place to place．They have no real homeland．
Today，the Roma are now living all over the world．They have kept their language and many customs．For example，it's important for Roma to marry other Roma．It's also a custom for parents to choose the person their children will marry．Roma people get married when they are young，sometimes even as young as 14．
Romany is the language of the Roma people，which was written down only recently．Because the Roma are nomadic and have moved all over the world，their language has developed in many different ways．It is sometimes hard for Roma in one part of the world to understand Roma from another part．
Roma music is famous all over the world，because many Roma throughout history have been musicians．Their music has influenced many other kinds of music，like classical and jazz．
Roma don't usually assimilate（同化） into host countries．Over many centuries，governments have forbidden them to marry each other，travel or wear their traditional bright clothes．They have their gold taken away from them-treasures（财富） from their parents and grandparents．They have been taken as slaves（奴隶），and have been forced to change their names．
But today，the Roma are finding ways to live in peace with others while keeping the treasures of their culture．"There's a will within us to continue to live as a people，"says George Kaslov，whose family arrived in New York from Russia a hundred years ago．"All the other ethnic（种族） groups who came to America assimilate gradually with time going； they lose their customs and language．But not the Roma．We hold out．"
26．What does the underlined word"nomads"in the first paragraph mean？D
A．People who lived centuries ago．
B．People who come from Rome．
C．People who have their own homeland．
D．People who move from place to place．
27．What's the main idea of the last paragraph？B
A．George Kaslov has a strong will to live on．
B．The Roma still keep their customs and language．
C．The Roma are finding ways to keep the gold of their own．
D．Most ethnic groups assimilate into host countries step by step．
28．What can we infer about the Roma according to the passage？C
A．Most of the Roma live in very unusual houses．
B．Their language is endangered and may soon die out．
C．Their culture is very different from other European cultures．
D．Most Roma get married either when they are very young or very old．
29．What is the main purpose of the passage？A
A．To tell readers about an interesting culture．
B．To tell us why the Roma need our help．
C．To show us how all people are similar．
D．To ask people how to live in peace．
30．What would be the best title for the passage？C
A．Brave Roma Travelers．
B．Famous Roma Music．
C．The Roma：Past and Present．
D．Changing Countries，Changing Cultures．

17．Tim is a funny boy．He often makes us （　　）

16．-Will we have dinner at the Hope Restaurant？
-Maybe．We'll go there if the show _______ before 6．But I don't know if there _______ any free tables then．（　　）

	A．	will end； were		B．	will end； will be
	C．	ends； were		D．	ends； will be

15．-The Dragon Boat races are so exciting，but our boat is still behind．
-Don't worry．I am sure _______ our team will win!（　　）

14．You should learn to think while reading．Usually，behind the lines _______ the writer's true meaning．（　　）

13．"I will think of it．"It is easy to say this，but do you know what great things have come from thinking？Though we can not see，or hear，or feel our thoughts，they have great power （力量）!
Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree．He began to think，and tried to find out why the apple fell．Then he discovered how the earth，sun，moon，and stars are kept in their places．
James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father's watch，and he wondered，"Why should I not make a watch？"This set him thinking and it led to a wooden clock which kept good time．
Walt Disney，the famous American film-maker，was often thinking of new ideas．One day，when he was in a meeting，he suddenly stopped talking，deep in thought．He looked and looked at a place high up in the room．This continued for a long time，end then he got an idea for a new cartoon．
Ideas come at any time，end the important thing is to think．When you meet with any difficulty，don't lose heart．Try to think of it before asking someone to help you．Think and by thinking you will learn how to think creatively．
1．Who made a wooden clock？
James Ferguson
2．What was Walt Disney doing when he got an idea for a new cartoon？
He was having a meeting．
3．What can you learn about thinking from the passage？
Thinking helps to get new ideas．．

12．-Whocleaned（clean） the classroom？It's so clean．-I'm not sure．Go and ask Jim．

11．Have they made up their mindsto prevent（prevent） such bad behavior？

10．-The man who has lost his left hand tried his best and camefourth（ four ） in the race．-How brave he is!

9．It's impossible for usto finish （finish） the work in an hour．

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