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A proverb is a simple saying that explains a general rule or feeling. Four people share their favorites:
Sarah /England
My favorite proverb would have to be "Don't judge (判断) a book by its' cover." I think it can be used in many daily situations. Obviously, when you meet new people, you always need to give someone a chance. So, I think that a chance is always good for someone, probably better than judging on first impressions (印象)．
Gareth / England
My favorite proverb is "Hear and I forget; see and I understand; I do and I know." I like it because it means until you actually do something, it's hard to really, truly know it. I believe that a lot of the times when you're learning by hearing, it's very difficult to get that knowledge. When you see something, it gets a little bit better, but when you do something, that's when you really truly know something.
Lindsay / United States
I really like the proverb, "The grass is always greener on the other side." I think that's really true, and I find that it's always like that. I always want what I can't have, and then when I get that, then I find out that it's not as great as I had hoped it would be. So, because of this, I try to always keep that in mind and be happy for what I have.
Warren / Canada
I think "What goes around, comes around " is what comes to mind for me. I think it is really true. Basically, if you do something good, good things will happen to you. And if you do bad things, bad things are going to happen to you, maybe not right away but after a long time.
1.The underlined word "proverb" probably means_______.
2.Who thinks it is important to learn by doing?
A. Sarah. B. Gareth.
C. Lindsay. D. Warren.
3. Jill: My job is so boring. I wish I had my own business, like Katie does.
Jane: Katie probably wishes she had as much spare time as you do.
A. Don't judge a book by its cover.
B. What goes around, comes around.
C. The grass is always greener on the other side.
D. Hear and I forget; see and I understand; I do and I know.
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A proverb is a short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old. The phrase, "The early bird catches the worm, "may be true. It means people who wake up early get more done than people who don’t. 1.. He said," Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
Scientists have found that people who go to bed before 11 p.m. may do better in life than people who sleep around 2:30 a.m., which is also believed by a group of researchers. 2.. Their research showed that people who slept and got up early(early birds)had an average (平均) sleep over people who slept and woke up late at night (owls).There were differences in the brain function (功能) of early birds and night owls.
The scientists tested 38 people in their research. These persons answered questions about their sleeping habits and when they felt tired during the day. 3.. One is called early bird, the other is night owl depending on their answers.
All of the people had tests on their brains and did different tests throughout the day. The early birds said they felt less sleepy and were able to do the test more quickly than the night owls. 4.. They said, night owls go to sleep late, but during school time, they have to get up earlier, and they easily get tired in class. They always have to fight against their bad habits and natural rhythms (节奏).”
A. The researchers said there were big differences between the two groups.
B. Benjamin Franklin has many famous sayings.
C. The researchers are from Birmingham’s Centre for Human Brain Health in the UK.
D. Another saying is from earlier US President Benjamin Franklin.
E. They were then put into two groups.
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Today’s women
People like to say: “The hand that rocks (摇动) the cradle (摇篮) rules the world.”Or they say: “Behind every successful man, there is a woman.”Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful. But some women want more for themselves. They went to be successful as men.Today the best jobs are still given to men. Even when women do the same work, they are often paid less than men. Some women want these things changed. They want to stand beside the men, with the same chances for success.Now many American women are earning money outside their homes. More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have good jobs. In general, working women have more education than those who stay at home.Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and most of them often spend their holidays away from home. They like traveling by air. Women’s work had made several changes in women’s lives- and in men’s lives, too.But things are quite different from those in the Middle East countries.In the Middle East countries, women have to stay at home. Their duty is to look after their families and do all the housework. They can’t find work outside. When they go out in public, they cover their faces with something and walk behind their husbands.For the past few years the women’s life has been changing in those countries. Many women want to play an active role in the society (社会). Though working gives them few chances of getting married, many men still want to marry them in the old ways.
1.More and more women want to get jobs because______________.
A. hey don’t want to stand behind their husbands in the street
B. they think they are more important than men
C. they think they are as important as men
D. housework troubles them too much
2.Some women are still badly paid___________.
A.because women want more money
B.because of the old ways of thinking
C.because women can’t do as well as men do
D.but we don’t know why
3.If women have got higher education __________ .
A.they can get better jobs easier
B.they don’t have to do any housework
C.hey can travel by plane
D.they can be paid better than men
4.Working gives women ____________ .
A.the chance to receive more education than men
B.chances to play an important role in the society
C.more pay than men
D.fewer chances of doing the housework
5.From this passage we know ___________ .
A.women have the same rights as men today
B.women don’t want to work outside their homes
C.more and more women want to play an active role in their countries
D.in the Middle East countries all the women stay at home
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Today’s women
People like to say: “The hand that rocks (摇动) the cradle (摇篮) rules the world.”Or they say: “Behind every successful man, there is a woman.”Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful. But some women want more for themselves. They went to be successful as men.Today the best jobs are still given to men. Even when women do the same work, they are often paid less than men. Some women want these things changed. They want to stand beside the men, with the same chances for success.Now many American women are earning money outside their homes. More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have good jobs. In general, working women have more education than those who stay at home.Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and most of them often spend their holidays away from home. They like traveling by air. Women’s work had made several changes in women’s lives- and in men’s lives, too.But things are quite different from those in the Middle East countries.In the Middle East countries, women have to stay at home. Their duty is to look after their families and do all the housework. They can’t find work outside. When they go out in public, they cover their faces with something and walk behind their husbands.For the past few years the women’s life has been changing in those countries. Many women want to play an active role in the society (社会). Though working gives them few chances of getting married, many men still want to marry them in the old ways.
1.More and more women want to get jobs because______________.
A. hey don’t want to stand behind their husbands in the street
B. they think they are more important than men
C. they think they are as important as men
2.Some women are still badly paid___________.
A. because women want more money
B. because of the old ways of thinking
C. because women can’t do as well as men do
3.If women have got higher education __________ .
A. they can get better jobs easier
B. they don’t have to do any housework
C. hey can travel by plane
4.Working gives women ____________ .
A. the chance to receive more education than men
B. chances to play an important role in the society
C. more pay than men
5.From this passage we know ___________ .
A. women have the same rights as men today
B. women don’t want to work outside their homes
C. more and more women want to play an active role in their countries
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“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to .
This morning, I felt was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat me. My eyes caught his and he , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a , not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I . Cheating(作弊) was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the answers. I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James angry.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering . But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain”, “You’re right. I should study hard.” I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy my friendship with James wasn’t destroyed.
1.A. break B. follow C. take D. check
2.A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody
3.A. in front of B. behind C. before D. around
4.A. whispered B. talked C. spoke D. answered
5.A. book B. note C. hand D. smile
6.A. said to him B. asked the teacher C. thought to myself D. talked to me
7.A. had B. hadn’t C. has D. didn’t
8.A. how to say B. when to say C. what to say D. where to say
9.A. eyes B. body C. mind D. Memory
10.A. well enough B. good enough C. hard enough D. bad enough
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“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to
This morning, I felt was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat me. My eyes caught his and he , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a , not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I . Cheating(作弊) was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the answers. I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James angry.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering . But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain”, “You’re right. I should study hard.” I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy my friendship with James wasn’t destroyed.
1.A. break B. follow C. take D. check
2.A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody
3.A. in front of B. behind C. before D. around
4.A. whispered B. talked C. spoke D. answered
5.A. book B. note C. hand D. smile
6.A. said to him B. asked the teacher C. thought to myself D. talked to me
7.A. had B. hadn’t C. has D. didn’t
8.A. how to say B. when to say C. what to say D. where to say
9.A. eyes B. body C. mind D. memory
10.A. well enough B. good enough C. hard enough D. bad enough
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完形填空
“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to .
This morning, I felt was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat me. My eyes caught his and he , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a , not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I . Cheating(作弊) was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the answers. I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James angry.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering . But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain”, “You’re right. I should study hard.” I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy my friendship with James wasn’t destroyed.
1.A. break B. follow C. take D. check
2.A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody
3.A. in front of B. behind C. before D. around
4.A. whispered B. talked C. spoke D. answered
5.A. book B. no te C. hand D. smile
6.A. said to him B. asked the teacherC. thought to myself D. talked to me
7.A. had B. hadn’t C. has D. didn’t
8.A. how to say B. when to say C. what to say D. where to say
9.A. eyes B. body C. mind D. memory
10.A. well enough B. good enough C. hard enough D. bad enough
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“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to .
This morning, I felt was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat me. My eyes caught his and he , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a , not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I . Cheating(作弊) was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the answers. I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James angry.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering . But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain”, “You’re right. I should study hard.” I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy my friendship with James wasn’t destroyed.
1. A. break B. follow C. take D. check
2.A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody
3.A. in front of B. behind C. before D. around
4.A. whispered B. talked C. spoke D. answered
5.A. book B. no te C. hand D. smile
6.A. said to him B. asked the teacher C. thought to myself D. talked to me
7.A. had B. hadn’t C. has D. didn’t
8.A. how to say B. when to say C. what to say D. where to say
9.A. eyes B. body C. mind D. memory
10.A. well enough B. good enough C. hard enough D. bad enough
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“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to____
This morning, I felt____was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat____me. My eyes caught his and he____, “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a____, not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I____Cheating(作弊) was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James____I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the answers. I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James angry.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering____But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My____searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me____to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain”, “You’re right. I should study hard.” I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy my friendship with James wasn’t destroyed.
1.A. break B. follow C. take D. check
2.A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody
3.A. in front of B. behind C. before D. around
4.A. whispered B. talked C. spoke D. answered
5.A. book B. no te C. hand D. smile
6.A. said to him B. asked the teacher C. thought to myself D. talked to me
7.A. had B. hadn’t C. has D. didn’t
8.A. how to say B. when to say C. what to say D. where to say
9.A. eyes B. body C. mind D. memory
10.A. well enough B. good enough C. hard enough D. bad enough
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Algae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in color. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it, they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much.
Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer. It makes their plants grow better. Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals.
From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries. Iodine is used in many ways all over the world. It is used in making medicine. It is added to the salt we use at the table. Scientists even use one form of iodine to "seed clouds" when they want rain to fall.
1.Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text.
A. plant B. medicine C. food D. fertilizer
2.In the last sentence of the text, "seed clouds" means ____.
A. clouds spreading like seeds
B. the seeds like clouds
C. to make rain fall with human power
D. dropping seeds by clouds
3.The main idea of the story is that ____.
A. The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall.
B. Kombu is made into medicine for farmers.
C. The Japanese use seaweed in many ways.
D. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu.