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People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person mightprotestand say “Do not badmouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If this should happen, the speaker might feel “down in the mouth.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Another situation（情况）is when someone falsely claims （宣布）another person said something. The other person might protest: “I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth.”
Information is often spread through “word of mouth.” This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that new movie?” someone might ask. “Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece（发言人）. This is an official spokesperson. Government-run media could also be called a mouthpiece.
1.In the English language, there are many __________using the word “mouth”.
A.words B.expressions
C.pictures D.ideas
2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “protest” in Chinese?
A.抗议. B.咒骂. C.同意. D.辩驳
3.If someone tells the person something that he/she was not supposed to tell, the speaker might say:
“___________________”
A.Do not bad mouth me.
B.I did not say that.
C.I really put my foot in my mouth this time.
D.Oh, by word of mouth.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.All expressions using the word mouth are nice.
B.People don’t use mouth to smile.
C.People might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
D.Getting information through a company mouthpiece is not an official way.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The use of mouth.
B.Some expressions about mouth.
C.The word “mouth”.
D.All expressions about mouth.
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We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain.
I took my 6-year-old daughter’s hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.
“Buy for me?” she asked.
“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing (踢踏舞) shoes. You aren’t taking tap dance.”
“Buy for me?” she repeated.
“Well, let’s try them on.”
She sat on the floor and took off her bright pink rain boots . When she stood up we heard “click”. She took a step, “click, click, click.”
The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store(杂货店).
“Click, click, click…” people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store .
“Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here? They make such a noise.”
“Isn’t it wonderful?”
“Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes.”
“You don’t understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the ‘click, click, click’ says that she can walk,” I said.
My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile (值得做的). She has taught me that it doesn’t matter what others think._______________.
1.Why did the mother and daughter go to the secondhand shop?
A.They just went window shopping.
B.The daughter loved the place.
C.They just found the place to hide from the rain.
D.The mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter.
2.People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store because _________.
A.they make noise B.they are expensive
C.they are dirty D.it is not allowed
3.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?
A.The mother didn’t buy the tap dancing shoes for her daughter.
B.The mother allowed her daughter to do anything she wanted.
C.The mother had once thought of giving her daughter up.
D.For the mother, the “click” noise sounded beautiful.
4.What does the sentence “They don’t walk in your shoes” mean? __________.
A.They don’t have the same shoes as yours.
B.They don’t know how you feel.
C.They don’t walk the same way as you.
D.They don’t know the size of your shoes.
5.The story wants to tell us ______.
A.the love between mother and daughter is strong
B.sometimes you shouldn’t care what others say
C.you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet
D.wearing your own shoes helps you walk faster
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Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. Thesewagesystem takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.
1.You can most probably read the passage in .
A.a science book B.a TV guide
C.a history book D.a telephone book
2.. The main idea of the passage is .
A.to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job
B.to explain the need for rubbish collection
C.to introduce different ways to treat rubbish
D.to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish
3.The underlined word“sewage”in the passage means .
A.排污 B.染色 C.洗涤 D.吸尘
4.According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again .
A.to feed animals B.to feed plants
C.to build a house D.to make machines
5.How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?
A.By burning it off. B.By putting it in water
C.By throwing it away. D.By reusing and recycling it.
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