Numbers in different countries may have diffe...

Numbers in different countries may have different meanings. In China, some people think that some numbers bring them________. Take “8” for example, the Chinese pronunciation of the number “8” has almost the________sound as that of the Chinese character “发[fɑː]”, which means making a fortune. So, many Chinese people spend a lot of________to get their telephone numbers or car numbers to include this number "8". They believe without________doubt that the number will bring them money.

________, others don't believe that numbers have anything to do with good luck. They think such an idea is only an ignorant（愚昧的）and superstitious（迷信的）belief. A number is one thing, and good luck is________. They will ask, “________can you ever have any good luck simply because of some lucky numbers, even if you don't work hard, don't have good opportunities and don't get along well with the people around you?”

As for me, I________with the latter（后者）. Clearly, lucky numbers are only a kind of superstition. Perhaps it holds true for some cases, but often it does not. Numbers can________bring good luck to a person at all and our fortune is in our own hands. So, everyone can have a good fortune only if he tries his best. Let's always remember "Opportunities are only for the________mind" and "No pains, no gains."

1.A.good luck B.had luck C.failure D.bad

2.A.different B.same C.similar D.some

3.A.time B.money C.things D.dollar

4.A.no B.some C.any D.many

5.A.However B.What's more C.At last D.But

6.A.other B.the other C.another D.others

7.A.How B.What C.Why D.Where.

8.A.agree B.disagree C.dislike D.like

9.A.often B.always C.never D.ever

10.A.clever B.lucky C.prepared D.good

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Numbers in different countries may have different meanings. In China, some people think that some numbers bring them______. Take “8” for example, the Chinese pronunciation of the number “8” has almost the______sound as that of the Chinese character “发[fa:]”, which means making a fortune. So, many Chinese people spend a lot of______to get their telephone numbers or car numbers to include this number “8”. They believe without______doubt that the number will bring them money.

______, others don’t believe that numbers have anything to do with good luck. They think such an idea is only an ignorant(愚昧的) and superstitious(迷信的) belief. A number is one thing, and good luck is______. They will ask, “______can you ever have any good luck simply because of some lucky numbers, even if you don’t work hard, don’t have good opportunities and don’t get along well with the people around you?”

As for me, I______with the latter(后者). Clearly, lucky numbers are only a kind of superstition. Perhaps it holds true for some cases, but often it does not. Numbers can______bring good luck to a person at all and our fortune is in our own hands. So, everyone can have a good fortune only if he tries his best. Let’s always remember “Opportunities are only for the______mind” and “No pains, no gains.”

1.A. good luck　　 B. had luck　　 C. failure

2.A. different　　 B. same　　 C. similar

3.A. time　　 B. money　　 C. things

4.A. no　　 B. some　　 C. any

5.A. However　　 B. What’s more　　 C. At last

6.A. other　　 B. the other　　 C. another

7.A. How　　 B. What　　 C. Why

8.A. agree　　 B. disagree　　 C. dislike

9.A. often　　 B. always　　 C. never

10.A. clever　　 B. lucky　　 C. prepared

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We live in a colourful world. In different countries, colours have 　　　 meanings. They are used to 　 　　　 different holidays. In ancient Rome, a red flag was a 　 　　　 for battle（战斗）．In India, red is the colour of soldiers. In South Africa, red is the colour of mourning(服丧).In China, red is the colour of 　　　 and it is often used at 　 　　　 . In ancient Greece, green represented victory. In England, people 　 　　　 green as a mark of honour（荣誉）. Green is the national colour of Ireland. In India, yellow is for a businessman or a farmer. In China and Japan, people wear white when very sad things happened. When their relatives 　 　　　 ，they usually wear white. The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to have pleasant 　 　　　 ．In ancient Rome, public servants wore blue. Today the police still wear 　　　 ．Colours can also represent different 　 　　　 . For example, you will be a leader or an active person who enjoys life if you like yellow, orange or red.

1.A. same　　　　 B. different　　 C. some　　　　 D. no

2.A. represent　　 B. make　　　　 C. feel　　　　 D. speak

3.A. strength　　　 B. decision　　 C. light　　　 D. sign

4.A. good luck　　 B. bad luck　　 C. sadness　　　 D. politeness

5.A. birthday parties B. weddings　 C. classes　　 D. meetings

6.A. put on　　　　 B. took off　　　　 C. wore　　 D. dressed

7.A. are dead　 B. are born　 C. visit　　　　 D. are unwelcome

8.A. sleep　　　　 B. asleep　　　　　　 C. dreams　　 D. think

9.A. red　　　　 B. white　　　　 C. green　　　　 D. blue

10.A. things　　　　 B. people　　　　 C. feelings　　 D. stress

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We live in a colourful world. In different countries, colours have 　　 meanings. They are used to 　　 different holidays. In ancient Rome, a red flag was a 　　 for battle（战斗）．In India, red is the colour of soldiers. In South Africa, red is the colour of mourning(服丧).In China, red is the colour of 　　 and it is often used at 　　 . In ancient Greece, green represented victory. In England, people 　　 green as a mark of honour（荣誉）. Green is the national colour of Ireland. In India, yellow is for a businessman or a farmer. In China and Japan, people wear white when very sad things happened. When their relatives 　　 ，they usually wear white. The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to have pleasant 　　 ．In ancient Rome, public servants wore blue. Today the police still wear 　　 ．Colours can also represent different 　　 . For example, you will be a leader or an active person who enjoys life if you like yellow, orange or red.

1.A. same　　　 　　 B. different　　 C. some　　　　 　 D. no

2.A. represent　　 B. make　　　 　　 C. feel　　　 　 D. speak

3.A. strength　　　 B. decision　　 C. light　　 　 　 D. sign

4.A. good luck　 B. bad luck　　 C. sadness　　　 D. politeness

5.A. birthday parties B. weddings C. classes　　 D. meetings

6.A. put on　　　 B. took off　　 C. wore　 　　　 D. dressed

7.A. are dead　 　　 B. are born 　　 C. visit　　　 D. are unwelcome

8.A. sleep　　　 　 B. asleep　　　 　 C. dreams　　 　 D. think

9.A. red　　　　 　　 B. white　　　　 　 C. green　　 　 D. blue

10.A. things　　 　 B. people　　　 C. feelings　　 D. stress

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—Different countries have different customs.

—Yes. What we say in China may ________rude in America.

A. listen           B. sound            C. speak            D. say

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Different gestures (手势) mean different things in different countries. Sometimes a gesture that is polite in one country is not polite in another and should not be used. Different meanings of gestures can also cause problems in understanding what another person is trying to say. A gesture that many people do not understand is one that uses the thumb. Most westerners will sometimes show that they like something by holding out a closed hand with the thumb lifting in the air. This is called give someone or something ＂the thumbs up＂. Often, only one thumb is used, so it should be ＂the thumb up＂.

The usual explanation (解释) for the origin of this gesture is not really correct. It says that in ancient Roman times, when people were pleased with the way a gladiator (角斗士) had fought, they showed their thumbs up. When they were not pleased, they gave the thumbs down. When a gladiator was given the thumbs up, the emperor allowed him to live. When a gladiator was given the thumbs down, the emperor ordered him to be killed.

The truth is, however, it was translated into a wrong meaning by mistake. If people wanted to save the gladiator, they put out their hands and hid their thumbs in their hands. If they wanted the gladiator to die, they pointed their thumbs straight at him.

1.Westerners lift their thumbs when they ________.

A. want someone to die　　 B. like something

C. want to go to a playground　　 D. want someone to live

2.Most people think that in ancient Rome, ＂thumbs up＂ meant that ________.

A. the emperor could die

B. the people wanted the gladiator to live

C. the fighting could continue

D. the people were not pleased

3.In fact, if people wanted a gladiator to live, they ________.

A. hid their thumbs

B. pointed their thumbs down

C. lifted their thumbs up

D. pointed their thumbs at him

4.From the article we know that ________.

A. different gestures have different meanings in different countries

B. a friendly gesture is always the same in different countries

C. the meaning of ＂thumbs up＂ is the same both now and the past

D. we should often use the thumbs

5.The main idea of this article is about ________.

A. gestures around the world

B. closed thumbs

C. gestures in ancient Rome

D. the thumbsup gesture

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May Day is a holiday in many parts of the world. But May Day means different things to different people. For some it is a time to celebrate spring. For others it is the day to remember the workers of the world.

May Day was popular in Europe for hundreds of years. The traditions were different from place to place. But the main idea was always the same—people celebrated the spring.

In Sweden, people made “ Old Man Winter” out of wood. They threw him on a fire to show the end of winter and the start of spring.

In English villages young people danced around the “maypole” —a tall pole in the centre of the town. A May Queen was chosen from the young women.

At one time, people believed that these May Day celebrations helped them to grow good crops for the next year. People don’t believe this today, but many of the traditions continue.

In the modern world, May Day is also the day to remember workers around the world. This day was chosen at an international meeting of socialists in Paris in 1889. They wanted to remember four men who died for workers’ rights in the US in 1886. Later, May Day became an important holiday in communist (共产主义的) countries. In other countries, people fight on this day for workers’ rights around the world.

1.Who has been chosen as a May Queen in English villages?

A. Henry Brown—six years old.　　 B. Catherine White—five years old.

C. Mr. Black—twenty years old.　　 D. Ms. Green—twenty years old.

2.May Day became the day to remember workers around the world ________.

A. in 1868　　 B. in 1886　　 C. in 1889　　 D. in 1898

3.People remember the four workers because ________.

A. they were Americans　　 B. they died for Paris

C. they died for workers’ rights　　 D. they died for America

4.The title of the passage would be “________”.

A. May Day around the World　　 B. May Day, an Important Holiday

C. Celebrating Spring on May Day　　 D. May Day, an Important Day for Workers

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China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs(信仰) about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, somehow(不知怎的) we have the same idea – we agree that pigs are ugly and lazy.

But the truth is that pigs do have some finer qualities. And maybe there’s no better time to clear their names than now, with the end of the Year of the Pig on January 24 this year.

For starters, science long ago proved that pigs aren’t stupid at all. According to a research, “pigs are as clever as dogs and chimpanzees.” They like to play. They can remember things for a long time. And they can decide who treat them well and who don’t.

There are lovable pig characters in cartoons too. Peppa Pig, an English animated (动画的) television series that begin in 2004, has now become one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries and areas. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children from all over the world to get on well with friends. Their daily stories show that family members are the most valuable persons to cherish (珍惜). And in China, the adventures(冒险) of McDull, a piglet who works hard towards his dreams even though he seldom succeeds, have been made into films since 2001. McDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of repeated failures. He has a heart of gold.

Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep in mind when we say goodbye to the Year of the Pig—their intelligence (智力), cuteness, patience and innocence(无邪).

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What shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries.Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first come to India.When they talk to an Indian,they would find he would often shake his head.The visitors might think that the Indian doesn’t like what they say.But in fact,they would be completely wrong.

Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others.It doesn’t mean “No”.If someone wants to visit India,he should know this,or he will be in trouble.

One day,a foreign officer went to India on business.He hired a car and asked an Indian to drive him.When he told his driver to take him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again and the driver shook his head again.At last the officer,of course,got angry.

“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted,“Drive me to my office at once!”

The driver answered in quite a loud voice,too.“Yes,sir!” But to the officer’s surprise,the driver shook his head at the same time.

The car started and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word.He thought about it for a while,and then he nodded with a smile,“‘No’ means ‘Yes’ here!”

1.What does shaking one’s head mean all over the world?

A.Yes.        B.No.            C.Glad.            D.Yes or No.

2.What should you do in India if you agree with somebody?

A.Shake your head.　 B.Nod your head.

C.Speak in a loud voice.    D.Say it again and again.

3.Why did the officer go to India?

A.He went there to visit his friend.        B.He went there to buy a car.

C.He went there to learn driving.        D.He went there because of his job.

4.Why did the officer get angry?

A.Because the driver didn’t understand him.

B.Because the driver still shook his head after he said again.

C.Because the driver didn’t like the officer.

D.Because the driver didn’t answer in a loud voice.

5.What can we learn from the story?

A.When you are in India,you should always shake your head.

B.You shouldn’t shake your head if you’re a driver.

C.Shaking head will make others get angry.

D.Different countries have different customs.

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China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, we have somehow reached an agreement—that pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless.

Just look at the idioms and phrases in our languages. In Chinese, we have the likes of “Boiling a dead pig” and “A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig”. And in English, there are expressions such as “eating like a pig” and “sweating like a pig”. None of them are exactly praise.

But truth is that pigs do have some fine qualities. And maybe there’s no better time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival.

For starters, science had proved that pigs aren’t stupid at all. According to a paper published last year in the International Journal of Comparative Psychology, pigs are “mentally and socially similar to dogs and chimpanzees(黑猩猩)”. By training, pigs can learn some skills, such as dancing and swimming. They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they can tell between who treat them well and those who don’t.

There are popular pig characters in cartoons too. In the UK cartoon series Peppa Pig, the four members of the cartoon’s pig family teach children from all over the world about love, friendship, and the value of family. And in China, the adventures of McDull, a piglet who works hard toward his dreams even though he keeps failing, have been recounted in films since 2001. “People care too much about the immediate results, but McDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of repeating failure,” said McDull’s creator Brain Tse. “He has a heart of gold.”

Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep in heart when we celebrate the New Year—their wisdom, cuteness, patience and bravery.

1.The writer mentioned some idioms and phrases in Paragraph 2 mainly to show________.

A. all of the idioms and phrases are exactly praise

B. people all agree pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless

C. the truth that pigs do have some fine qualities

D. there’re many idioms and phrases about pigs in our languages

2.The underlined word “immediate” in Paragraph 5 may mean “__________”.

A. 立即的 B. 长远的 C. 缓慢的 D. 间接的

3.What do Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?

A. Pigs aren’t stupid at all. B. Pigs are slow and patient.

C. Pigs have some good qualities. D. We have some cute cartoon pigs.

4.What does the writer write this article for?

A. Clearing the pigs’ names. B. Celebrating the New Year.

C. Introducing languages about pigs. D. Showing different cultural beliefs.

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