Many people are so busy these days that they have no time to cook at home. This becomes a problem
because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and a family meal can bring everyone
together. In some families, meals are often the only chance everyone gets to see each other at the same time
during the day.
     Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is a way of showing love. A parent who makes some
cookies is not just satisfying a child's sweet tooth. He or she is sending a message (信息). The message says,
"I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you."
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of cooking makes people happy. It makes
most of us feel good and loved--even if we're the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making,
stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood (心情,心境).

1. Why do many people have no time to cook?

A. Because they haven't many things to do.
B. Because many people are too busy.
C. Because people don't like home cooking.
D. Because they are too tired to cook.

2. Home cooking is _______.

A. good and warm
B. a way of showing love
C. satisfying a child's tooth
D. Both A and B

3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking _______.

A. makes us feel good and loved
B. makes us be interested in cooking
C. makes us excited
D. makes us love others

4. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Home cooking is important.
B. Home cooking feels good and loved.
C. People are too busy to cook.
D. Home cooking cookies taste better.

     Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States
produces (出產(chǎn)) more apples than any other country except (除……外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples. 　　
     Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry
apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to
cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply (簡單地). Apple juice is also a popular drink and
apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans. 　　
     The state of Washington is proud (驕傲) of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples
every year-nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.

1. Almost everyone likes to eat ___________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. 　　　 B. 　　　C. 　 D.

2. ________ produces the most apples in the world. 　　

A. The United States 　　　
B. Canada　　　
C. China 　　　
D. France

3. Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they__________ at noon. 　　

A. eat nothing but apples 　　　
B. feel it better to eat apples 　　
C. always eat simple food 　　　
D. can get apples easily

4. "The trees there produce about five billion apples every year." One billion is_____. 　　

A. 100,000 　　　
B. 1,000,000 　　　
C. 10,000,000　　　
D. 1,000,000,000

5. The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think ________. 　　

A. everyone in the world can share (分享) their happiness 　　
B. they can produce as many apples as people all over the world 　　
C. their apples are better than any of the other fruits 　　
D. their apple trees are the best in the world

     Dogs are very lovely pets. They are very  1  to people and very beautiful, too. Most dogs get on well
with  2  and their parents. Others are god watch-dogs because they cry loudly when a  3  person arrives.
    When you buy a dog, an important thing to think about is its  4  buy a small dog if your home is small
and a bigger one if  5  is larger. Many people don't know how much to feed their dog. Dogs eat  6  anything!
They like meat, rice and lots of other things. You can buy lots of food  7  for clogs in shops. Don't let your
dog eat too much. Feed it only once a day. Always   8   water for your dog. It can get  9  very quickly,
especially in summer.
    Remember that dogs need  10  You should take it for a walk every day. Don't keep your dog inside all day.

     Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at school. When I made my first visit to the
United States, I was sure I could have a nice and easy holiday without any language problem. But how
wrong I was!
     At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to tell my friend Danny that I had arrived.
An American asked if he could help me. "Yes," I said, "I want to give my friend a ring."
     "Well, that's nice. Are you getting married?" he asked. "No," I replied, "I just want to tell him I have
arrived." "Oh," he said, "there is a phone downstairs on the first floor." "But we're on the first floor now,"
I said.
     "Well, I don't know what you are talking about Maybe you aren't feeling too well after your journey,"
he said."Just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better." And he went off, leaving me wondering where
on earth I was: At home we wash up after a meal to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an
airport?
     At last we did meet. Danny explained the misunderstanding: Americans say "to give someone a call", but
we English say "to give somebody a ring". When we say "to wash your hands", they say "to wash up". And
Englishmen start numbering from the ground floor so the first floor is the second for Americans.

1. The writer went to America by ______.

A. plane
B. ship
C. bus
D. train

2. The writer went to America for ______.

A. education
B. business
C. holiday
D. friendship

3. The American thought "a ring" should be a ______.

A. phone call
B. present
C. person
D. letter

4. Englishmen usually wash up ______.

A. after dinner
B. after a journey
C. when they are tired
D. before they telephone someone

5. The third floor in England is the ______ floor in America.

A. first
B. second
C. third
D. Fourth

     At the moment, we are getting ready for Spring Festival. We (1)_________ (clean) the house and
we (2)_________ (sweep) the floor. My mother (3)_________ (cook) a meal and my father
(4)_________(decorate) the house. My sister (5)_________ (watch) TV. Usually we (6)_________
(buy) clothes, but we (7)_________ (not buy) any clothes this New Year. We always (8)_________
(get) presents from our family and friends. The New Year Festival (9)_________ (finish) at The Lantern
Festival. The family have dinner, and we often (10)_________ (eat) round rice dumplings called
yuanxiao.

     My name is Sarah. I like animals very much. When I left school at eighteen, I got a job at a zoo as a
student keeper. Now,five years later, things have changed-I have passed my exams and I am a full animal
keeper. 　　
     The money is not good. I only get￡9,000 a year. You have to be outside in rain and snow, which is
hard work, and you get very dirty. But this doesn't matter to me because animals are the most important
thing in my life! 　　There are a hundred monkeys and fifty deer in my part of the zoo and I give them
their food and clean their houses. I also need to watch them carefully to be sure that they are all well. In
fact rhinos (犀牛) are my favourite animals and so last year I went to Africa (非洲) with a workmate for
a month to study them. 　　
     The zoo is open every day and I work five different days each week. I live in a small flat (公寓) twenty
minutes away and I get up at ten to seven and start work at eight. The first thing I do when I get home at
quarter past five is to take a shower!

1. Sarah left school _______. 　　

A. eighteen years ago　　　　　 　　
B. nine years ago 　　　 　　
C. five years ago

2. How does Sarah feel about working in bad weather? 　　

A. She hates getting dirty.　　 　　 　　
B. She doesn't mind it.　 　　
C. She likes the snow.

3. The animals Sarah like best are the ________. 　　

A. monkeys　　　　　　　　　 　　
B. deer　　　　　　　　 　　
C. rhinos

4. The zoo is open _________. 　　

A. seven days a week　　　　 　　
B. only five days a week 　　
C. on different days every week

5. Sarah arrives at her flat in the evening at _______. 　　

A. twenty past five　　　　　　 　　
B. five fifteen　　　　　　　
C. ten to seven

     Yesterday Paul had a busy day. In the morning he cooked some noodles for his family. He went to visit
his aunt at 9:30. In the afternoon he played soccer ball with his classmates. After that he cleaned the room
because it was dirty. He was a little tired,but very happy. After dinner he did his homework. Then he watched
TV for about two hours. He went to bed at nine o'clock.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,判斷下列句子正(T)誤(F).
( )1. Paul had a busy and happy day off.
( )2. In the morning he cooked some hamburgers for his family.
( )3. In the afternoon he played soccer ball with his parents.
( )4. He cleaned his room in the afternoon.
( )5. He watched TV first then he did his homework.