Which color do you like best? Everyone has his own favorite color, but how do people feel about colors? It depends on their cultures. The same color sometimes has different meanings in different countries.
In England, the right color for a bride(新娘) to wear is white. But in China and other eastern countries, brides often wear red. Why? It is because the red color is a sign of good luck.
Red is used as a sign of danger in England. Road signs are often in red. In eastern countries, red does not mean you have to be careful.
In England and other western countries, black is the color of death. But in many eastern countries, most people think white is the color of death.
In England, green is used in traffic lights to tell people that it is safe to go. Green is often seen as a lucky color, but wearing green at a wedding is unlucky.
Many people like the color orange because it is bright and exciting. But some advertisers will not use orange in their ads because they believe it suggests that their products(產(chǎn)品) are cheap and perhaps not of high quality.
As is known to all, red is the most popular color in China while in England it is blue.
1.Most Chinese people like red because they think ______.
A. it is safe to go
B. it can bring good luck
C. it is bright and exciting
D. it has different meanings
2. In many eastern countries, most people think ______ is the color of death.
A. black B. green C. white D. yellow
3.In England, people think ______.
A. red is the color of death
B. it’s lucky to wear green at a wedding
C. the right color for a bride to wear is white
D. it’s dangerous to go with the green traffic lights
4.The underlined word “advertisers” in the passage means ______.
A. 廣告商 B. 生產(chǎn)商
C. 制片人 D. 合伙人
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Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you. First, my family try to save . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we also start recycling this week. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help our environment. Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t the tap running when we brushed our teeth. At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates(同事) also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
1.A.water B.oil C.electricity D.food
2.A.somebody B.everybody C.nobody D.a(chǎn)nybody
3.A.want B.keep C.refuse D.try
4.A.divide B.check C.buy D.change
5.A.ways B.a(chǎn)dvice C.information D.news
6.A.a(chǎn)gain B.instead C.a(chǎn)lready D.too
7.A.leave B.stop C.finish D.watch
8.A.hoped B.began C.used D.needed
9.A.or B.but C.for D.And
10.A.car B.bus C.subway D.Train
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In winter, gloves can prevent our hands from getting cold, e 1. for people who ride bikes. Here is a new kind of gloves. They cost £1,000 a pair. People can talk into them as they make a call. The gloves are k 2. as Talk to the Hand.
They come with a speaker into the thumb (拇指) and a microphone into the little finger that can be c 3. to any mobile phone using Bluetooth. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat
w 4. taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.
Designer Sean Miles combines (使結合) gloves with some p 5. of mobile phones, which are recycled through O2. He designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will a 6. on a show and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If more people want to own them, they will then be produced in the near future.
It is said that the n 7. of unused mobile phones in the UK is about 70 million. Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, asks people to recycle their phones. Mr. Miles hopes his work will make people c 8. recycling. The 41-year-old man said, “I hope that my Talk to the Hand project will get people to think again about the w 9. created by not recycling things. If a few more people pay attention to recycling rather than send them to rubbish, I think this project will have reached i 10. purpose.” Take action. Let’s enjoy a green life.
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Give me another chance, ______ I’ll give you all a wonderful surprise.
A. and B. or C. so D. but
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短文填空。(每空2分,共16分)
根據(jù)下面短文內容,在短文的空格處填上一個恰當?shù)脑~,使短文完整、通順。
Do you want to improve the way you study? Do you feel nervous before a test? For many students, their biggest 1. is that they can not concentrate on their study or tests. It seriously affects (影響) both their study and the results of the test.
If so, the following skills(技巧) may be 2. .
Learning Skills
You should always study in the same place. If you sit on a sofa to study, you will think it is time to relax. Don’t watch TV while you are studying. Some experts(專家) say that you can’t study 3. if you do it in this way. Try to have a white wall in front of you, so there is nothing that can affect you.
Don’t try to finish too much in one study time. Finish one thing 4. you start another. If you need to have a rest, stand up and walk around for a few minutes. And it’s also good for your eyes.
Test-taking Skills
Don’t be too nervous about your test. There are some ways of 5. a test. Try to relax yourself and go to bed early. Getting enough 6. is very important.
Exercise is another great idea to make you relaxed. Doing some exercise every day will also improve your concentration. Of course, eating some healthy food will do, too.
On the test day, when you 7. at the classroom, find your own seat and sit down. Try to breathe(呼吸) slowly and deeply. Check your time 8. the test, but not too often.
With these skills, you’ll be able to do better in your study and tests.
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Kimi asked his daddy ______.
A. where they were B. where were they
C. where they are D. where are they
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Look out! You ______ now. Please don’t talk on the phone.
A. are driving B. drive C. drove D. will drive
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Complete the following sentences as required (根據(jù)所給要求,完成下列句子。每空格限填一詞) (共14分)
1.Anna goes to the school library twice a week. (改為一般疑問句)
________ Anna ________ to the school library twice a week?
2.They went to the supermarket to buy some food for the picnic yesterday.(對劃線部分提問)
________ ________ they go to the supermarket yesterday?
3.Students mustn’t smoke because smoking is harmful to their health. (保持句意基本不變)
Students ________ ________ to smoke because smoking is harmful to their health.
4.“Have you finished reading the report?” the manager asked me. (合成賓語從句)
The manager asked me ________ I ________ finished reading the report.
5.The old man has planted many trees since he came to live here.(改為被動語態(tài))
Many trees ________ ________ planted by the old man since he came to live here.
6.It’s fun to go for a spring outing with my classmates.(改為感嘆句)
________ ________ it is to go for a spring outing with my classmates!
7.foot, had, you, better, on, there, go (連詞成句)
___________________________________________________________________.
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--- How is the _______ in Xiangyang ?
--- It’s getting worse and worse.There are always long lines of cars on roads.
A.culture B.food C.weather D.traffic
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