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When you are talking about someone, but at that time you can't remember his or her name. What should you do then? Don't worry! In English, you can use other names to replace (代替) their real (真实的) names.
In the US, if you forget someone's name, you can just use the name John Doe for a man or Jane Doe for a woman. For example, "Did you see that boy who was running in the rain?" "Ah, yes, poor John Doe."
People use these names in US courts (法庭). This is to keep the person's identify (身份) a secret (秘密). People use the name so often that there was even a film in 1941 called Meet John Doe.
But in the UK, unknown people are called John Smith. This name is used so often that John is one of the most common first name in English, and Smith is the most common family name.
So next time you forget someone's name, you know what to say.
1.When Americans can't remember a woman's name, they call her ________.
A.John Doe. B.Jane Doe. C.Jane Smith
2.John Smith is used among unknown people in ________.
A.America. B.the UK. C.Canada.
3.In US courts, people don't use real names because ________.
A.using real names is not allowed (允许)
B.they think using real names may bring them bad luck
C.they just want to keep their identify a secret
4.The meaning of the underlined word "common" in paragraph 4 is ________.
A.普通的 B.普遍的 C.共同的
5.The passage is mainly about ________.
A.why people sometimes can't remember others' names
B.differences in names between the UK and the US
C.the names American and British people use when they forget someone's name
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We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (壳) —sleeping.
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.
A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.
1. A snail _________.
A. moves more slowly at night B. has thousands of feet
C. doesn’t move at all D. sleeps much of the time
2. In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____.
A. to make with a pencil B. to push C. to pull D. to move away
3. From the story, we know _________.
A. a snail’s shell is very thin B. a snail can’t see well
C. a snail’s nose is quite short D. a snail’s body changes in different seasons
4. A snail goes to sleep when _____.
A. it feels hungry B. it is put into a paper box C. spring is coming D. it rains heavily
5.Which of the following is wrong?
A. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move. B. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun
C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out. D. The snail’s nose helps to find food.
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People often talk about jobs. But when I tell others what I do for a living, they can hardly(几乎不) believe it. But I’m not joking(开玩笑). I spend my days at work eating chocolate! I taste chocolate to make sure that people can get wonderful chocolate from our factory.
Every week I get chocolate from our factory. I have to check it for taste and smell. I also have to taste raw material(原材料) we usually use. I spend days choosing(选择) the most suitable ones to go into the chocolate.
Just beside my office I have a kitchen. I test and taste chocolate I make there. My kitchen is full of machines. It’s wonderful to work during the day.
No two days are the same in this job. Sometimes I am in the kitchen. Sometimes I’m out of the country to buy the raw materials we need, for some people, that can be difficult because I have a young family. But I love this job. I like to live a different life every day. The question is that many people ask me if I get bored of chocolate. I work with it for a long time, but I never feel I don’t want to eat it. In fact, I often go home and eat some more in the morning!
1.Which of the following does the writer do in his job?
①selling chocolate machines ②testing and tasting chocolate
③buying chocolate of different tastes ④choosing raw materials of chocolate
A. ①③ B. ①④ C. ②③ D. ②④
2.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 means ________.
A. eating too much chocolate B. going to a different country
C. living a different life every day D. working a long time in the kitchen
3.What does the writer think of his job?
A. Boring. B. Enjoyable.（令人开心的） C. Uninteresting. D. Useless
4.The passage is mainly about _________.
A. what the writer’s job is like B. when the writer begins his job
C. why the writer loves chocolate D. how the writer makes chocolate
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The Greens are the Whites’ neighbours. Mr. Green’s name is Jack. But when his neighbours talk about him, they all call him “Mr. Going-to-do.” Do you know why? Mr. Green always says he is going to do something, but he never does it.
Every Saturday Mr. Green goes to the Whites’ back door and talks to Mr. White. He always says he is going to do something.
“I’m going to clean my house today,” he says, or “I’m going to wash my car tomorrow.” Or “These trees in front of my house are too big, I’m going to cut them down next week.”
Mr. White usually says.” Are you, Jack?” He knows his neighbour is not going to clean his house, or wash his car, or cut down any tree. Then he says,” Well, sorry, Jack, I’m going to do some work in the house.” And he does.
Mr. and Mrs. White often say to their child Dick, “Are you going to do something? Then you do it. Don’t be another Mr. Going-to-do.”
1.Mr. Green and Mr. White
A. are good friends B. live in the same house
C. are neighbours D. are workmates
2.Mr. Green’s neighbours .
A. like him very much B. don’t like him
C. doesn’t like him D. don’t talk with him
3.They all call Jack“Mr Going-to-do”because .
A. he always says he is going to do something, but he never does it
B. he always says he is going to do something, then he does it
C. he always says he is never going to do anything
D. he never says he is going to do something
4.Mr. Green often
A. cleans his house and washes his car
B. cuts the trees in front of his house
C. talks to Mr. White and he says he is going to do something
D. helps Mr. White clean the house and wash the car
5.Mr. and Mrs. White ask their child .
A. to help them do some cleaning B. to help Jack do some washing
C. never to be another Mr. Going-to-do D. to be another Mr. Going-to-do
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The Blacks are the Whites’ neighbor. Mr Black’s name is Paul. But when his neighbor talks about him, they all call him“Mr going-to-do”. Because Mr Black always says he is going to do something, but he never does it.
Every Sunday Mr Black talks to Mr White that he is going to do something. For example, “I am going to clean my house”or“There are some big trees in front of my house. I’m going to cut them down. ”But, Mr White knows Mr Black isn’t going to clean his house or cut down the trees. But Mr White always says, “I’m going to do something. ” And he does it at once(立刻).
Mr and Mrs White often say to their child, “Are you going to do something? Then do it! Don’t be another Mr going-to-do! ”
根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)
1.People call Mr White “Mr going-to-do”.
2.Mr Black always says he is going to do something and he does it at once.
3.There are some trees in front of Mr Black’s house.
4.Mr White wants his child to be another“Mr going-to-do”.
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When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be _____. When you put one finger in front of your _____, you mean “Be quiet.”
Yet, people in different countries may use different sign language.
Once an Englishman was in Italy. He _____ speak little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt _____ and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman _____ his mouth, put his fingers into it, then took them out and moved his lips(嘴唇). In this way, he _____ to say, “Bring me something to eat.” But the waiter brought him a lot of things to _____. First tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was _____ that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was _____ to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach(肚子). And this sign was ______ enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
1.A.rude B.friendly C.fine D.well
2.A.eye B.hand C.mouth D.arm
3.A.can B.be able to C.able to D.could
4.A.hungry B.tired C.sad D.worried
5.A.washed B.opened C.closed D.touched
6.A.dared B.meant C.had D.decided
7.A.eat B.drink C.carry D.play
8.A.happy B.glad C.sorry D.afraid
9.A.quick B.slow C.ready D.quiet
10.A.good B.clear C.true D.wrong
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People are different in shapes(体型) and sizes. When you describe people, you may talk about their height, weight, eye color, hair color and hair length. You can also describe the clothes that they're wearing.
Sometimes, when many people from one country have similar features, people may think that everybody in that country looks the same. For example, all Germans are tall and have blue eyes, and people from Africa have dark skin and very curly hair.
But such descriptions are not always true. For example, people say many Chinese people are not tall enough, but what about Yao Ming? He is very tall.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）
1.All the people have the same shape.
2.You can describe people's clothes.
3.People from the same country look the same.
4.All Germans have black eyes.
5.Some Chinese people are tall.
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The students are talking about their weekend plans.
Mavish: What are you going to do at the weekend, Amy?
Amy: I’m going to do my homework on Sunday. I’ve got a lot of homework. I didn’t do in the week.
Mavish: Then we could all do something on Saturday?
Tom: I’m going swimming in the morning. But I’m not doing anything in the afternoon or evening.
Milly: I’m not doing anything then, either.
Lu: Raj and I are going to the news film in the afternoon. Let’s all go out in the evening. Let’s go to the club with a snooker table. I like playing snooker. I’m getting better at it.
Milly: Good idea. What about you, Ben? Can you come?
Ben: Yes, I can. That’s a great idea. I like snooker too.
Amy: I don’t like snooker that much, but I’m not going to stay home if you are all going out! I’m going to come too.
Mavish: OK, so we will meet in the town center and go to the club. What time does the film finish, Raj?
Raj: The film finishes at about five. We are going to have a burger and a drink after the film. Let’s all meet and eat and then go to the club.
Ben: Good idea. Let’s meet at about five and eat.
Milly, Tom, Mavish and Amy: OK.
1.Who is going to the new film?
A. Raj and Lu. B. Raj , Amy and Lu.
C. Ben and Tom. D. Mavish, Ben and Tom.
2.Where are the children going to meet?
A. In the club. B. In the town center.
C. In the cinema. D. In KFC.
3.What is the best title(标题) of this passage?
A. Seven students B. Weekday plans
C. The meaningful(有意义的) things D. Weekend plans
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When we talk about red packets, the most important question is “What are you going to do with it?” One thing you could do is to put your money in the bank.
Maybe you don’t know, some students in Hubei began to use the Xiaogui Dangjia bank card this year. This is a card for children. It is from China Minsheng Bank in Wuhan.
Wang Ming is a junior student in Wuhan. He said “All my pocket money has a place to go now. I can pay my own school fees(学费).”
Zhu Yu, a manager(经理) of Minsheng Bank, said that they knew lots of students who didn’t know how to use their money. So they wanted them to know how to use it carefully. Parents worry that children don’t know how to take care of the money by themselves. Shen qiangqiang’s mother like the card very much. Shen was asking his mother for a computer for a long time, but his mother didn’t buy it for him. She said, “We want him to use his card to save money for the computer. If we buy everything he asks for, he will think money comes too easily, and he won’t work hard for it.”
Today, there are many different kinds of bank cards. They are from different banks. People put their money in them. Then they can use their money at any time. People can do many things with bank cards. They can wash cars, go shopping, eat delicious food and travel to other places with the money in their bank cards.
The most important thing is not “How much did you get?” It is necessary for everyone to learn how to save your money and use your money correctly.
1.In Wuhan, Xiaogui Dangjia bank card is for _______.
A. some teachers
B. some parents
C. some students
D. some managers
2.Why does Shen qiangqiang’s mother like the bank card?
A. Because she can put lots of money in the card.
B. Because she wanted her son to work hard for study.
C. Because she wanted her son to buy things easily.
D. Because she wanted her son to save money for the computer.
3.What can’t people do with different bank cards?
A. Get more money
B. Travel to other places
C. Buy many things
D. Eat tasty food
4.Which of the following is Not right?
A. Not all the students use money correctly.
B. People use bank cards to do lots of things.
C. Students can put their money in banks.
D. All the children know how to look after money.
5.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Money from different banks
B. How do people use bank cards
C. Learning how to save money
D. Learning how to spend money
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Small talks
A small talk is a good way to kill time and make friends. When you are in other countries, do you know how to have small talks with people?
In England, people like to talk about the weather, because the weather there changes very often. In the morning, it is sunny, but in can be cloudy or rainy in the afternoon. It often rains, but sometimes it’s sunny. And the winter isn’t very cold and the summer isn’t very hot.
English people are kind of quiet. They don’t often talk to others first, but when you ask them about the weather, they are usually happy and want to talk with you, so you can start a small talk by saying, “ It’s a fine day, isn’t it?”
They also like to talk about their pets, so it’s nice to say “A lovely dog! What’s its name?” to them. But American people like to talk about sports like football and basketball. They also talk about clothes. The weather is a great talk in America, too.
A good small talk can make you feel great, so when you are in England or America, please follow these rules.
1.These passage talks about __________ countries.
A. four B. two C. three D. one
2.The underlined（下划线）word “changes” means “___________” in Chinese.
A. 发现 B. 停留 C. 变化 D. 零钱
3.What don’t Americans like to talk?
A. Pets B. Sports C. Clothes D. Weather
4.Which of the following is TRUE about English people?
A. They are kind of quiet.
B. They like to play sports.
C. They always talk to others first.
D. They like talking about money.
5.From the passage, we can know __________.
A. the weather in England is very cold
B. a small talk is important to many people
C. only English people like talking about the weather
D. English people don’t like pets