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    A. sign B. stop C. corner D. crossing 16 The old shoes have brought him so much trouble that Mike decided to throw them away. He threw them into a dustbin . Then he returned home gladly. He 1 down on his bed and slept. But when his dog went to the dustbin to 2 food, it saw the shoes in the dustbin. It knew 3 , so the dog took one of the heavy shoes 4 , went back with it and left it beside the bed. Then the dog went and took the other shoe in the same way. When Mike woke up, he saw the shoes and was very much 5 . He thought, “The shoes can walk by themselves. I must do something with them. So he made a fire in front of his house and put the shoes on it. Just then a strong wind was blowing, and soon the fire made the house 6 . He was so frightened that he could do nothing. The house burnt down, but 7 was saved by the dog again. 【查看更多】

     

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    　　Another year is coming!Time to forget the past,have a new start and party!

    People started celebrating the New Year about 4,000 years ago in Egypt．But New Year's Day wasn't on January 1st until 46 BC!

    　　During that year,Julius Caesar,the leader of the Roman Empire,made a new calendar．It made January 1st become New Year's Day．

    　　Today people celebrate the day in many different ways．

    　　In the U．S,people have parties on December 31st,New Year's Eve．The biggest party is in Times Square,New York．There,at 11∶59pm,a ball drops slowly down one of the buildings．It hits the ground at 12am,lighting a sign reading“Happy New Year”．It also sets off fireworks．

    　　Denmark has the strangest celebrations．There,on New Year's Eve,people throw plates at their friends' homes as a sign of friendship!

    　　The Spanish also celebrate the New Year strangely．At 12am everybody eats 12 grapes!Why?Because they think the grapes will bring them good luck．

    　　Why don't you try eating some this New Year's Eve?

    (1)

    People started celebrating the New Year in ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Rome

    B．

    Denmark

    C．

    the US

    D．

    Egypt

    (2)

    People celebrate the New Year ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    for thousands of years

    B．

    in the same way

    C．

    only in Rome

    D．

    for Julius Caesar

    (3)

    People eat ________ to celebrate the New Year in Spain．

    [　　]

    A．

    dumplings

    B．

    noodles

    C．

    grapes

    D．

    cakes

    (4)

    In ________,people throw plates at their friends' homes on New Year's Eve．

    [　　]

    A．

    Spain

    B．

    Denmark

    C．

    Rome

    D．

    Egypt

    (5)

    Which one is NOT right about the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    In the US,people have parties on New Year's Eve．

    B．

    New Year is the time to forget the past．

    C．

    In Denmark,people throw the plates to bring them good luck．

    D．

    People celebrate the New Year in different ways．

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    　　Mary is an American schoolgirl．She is now in Beijing with her parents．She doesn't know Chinese，but she is trying(努力)to study and speak it．She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends．Sometimes they don't understand(理解)her，because she can't speak Chinese well．

    　　It's Saturday morning．Mary goes out．She is on her way to the park. She is going there to see a flower show(展览)．But she doesn't know how to get there．She asks a Chinese boy．The boy can't understand her．Then she takes out a pen and some paper．she draws flowers on it，gives the picture to the boy and says something about it．The boy smiles and then shows(指给)Mary the way to the park..

    1. Where does Mary live now？She lives in _________．

    　　A．America　　   B．England　　  C．China　　  D．Canada

    2. She can speak _________Chinese．

    　　A．much　　　　  B．a little　　  C．little　　 D．a few

    3. She likes ________Chinese with her _________．

    　　A．speak；parents　　　　　　　　  B．speaking；friends

    　　C．speaks；girl-friends　　　　    D．speaking；teachers

    4. Where is she going？

    　　A．To a new school．

    　　B．To see her friends．

    　　C．To a farm．

    　D．To see some flowers．

    5. How does she ask the way to the flower show？

    　A．She asks the way in Chinese．

    　B．She asks the way with a sign(标志)．

    　C．She draws a picture to ask the way．

    　D．She doesn't ask any people．

     

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    (2005天津)

    　　If an American is satisfied with you, he will put his thumb and forefinger (食指) into a circle. That means OK. But in Brazil the very sign is considered to be rude. In Poland, a guest usually presents flowers to his hostess. The number must be an odd (奇数) one. Besides, the hostess isn't expected to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers. And usually, the red rose is a sign of love.

    　　Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show disapproval (不赞成) . To our surprise these body movements mean the opposite in Bulgaria (保加利亚) .

    　　The differences in customs and cultures in the world are really noticeable. We should learn more about them to avoid embarrassment (窘迫) . Then, would you please remember: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

    (1) In Poland, if a man gives some odd red roses to a woman as a present, it means that he ________.

    [　　]

    A．will invite her to a dinner party

    B．has not been in love with her

    C．will invite her to a party

    D．has fallen in love with her

    (2) If a Brazilian puts his thumb and forefinger into a circle, it shows that he ________ You.

    A．will he friends with
    B．is not satisfied with
    C．is Willing to help
    D．is satisfied with

    (3) In Poland, it is ________ for the hostess to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers somebody has presented to her.

    [　　]

    A．impolite
    B．polite
    C．strange
    D．popular

    (4) In Bulgaria, if a man nods, it means that he ________ with you.

    [　　]

    A．will have a talk
    B．disagrees
    C．will shake hands
    D．agrees

    (5) The sentence “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” means that ________. A．we should learn from the Romans

    B．we should work as the Romans do

    C．we should obey its customs when we are in a foreign country

    D．we have been Romans

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    　　There is one common language in every country in the world All the people,old and young,men and women,must use it．It is everybody's first language It is easy to be understood,although you don't hear it．It is a sign language．

    　　When you wave to your friends,you are using sign language．When you smile at others,you mean to be friendly．When you raise your hands in class,you are saying,“Please ask me I know the answer to the question．”When you put one finger in front of your mouth,you mean,“Silenee!”The deaf use sign language to talk to each other．There is even a university for the deaf in the United States．There are also TV programmes for the deaf people．They use sign language to tell everything．

    (1)

    The common language in every country is English．

    (　　)

    (2)

    We can understand sign language easily．

    (　　)

    (3)

    If you want others to be quiet,you can put one finger into your mouth．

    (　　)

    (4)

    The deaf talk using sign language．

    (　　)

    (5)

    The deaf can't watch TV．

    (　　)

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    　　Another year is coming!Time to forget the past, have a new start and party!

    　　People started celebrating the New Year about 4,000 years ago in Egypt．But New Year’s Day wasn’t on January 1 until 46 BC!

    　　During that year, Julius Caesar, the leader of the Roman Empire, made a new calendar．It made January1 become New Year’s Day．

    　　Today, people celebrate the day in many different ways．

    　　In the US, people have parties on December 31, New Year’s Eve．The biggest party is in Times Square, New York．

    　　There, at 11∶59pm, a ball drops slowly down one of the buildings．It hits the ground at 12am, lighting a sign reading “Happy New Year”．It also sets off fireworks．

    　　Denmark has the strangest celebrations．There, on New Year’s Eve, people throw plates at their friends’ homes as a sign of friendship!

    　　The Spanish also celebrate the New Year strangely．At 12am everybody eats 12 grapes!Why?Because they think the grapes will bring them good luck．

    　　Why don’t you try eating some this New Year’s Eve?

    (1)

    People started celebrating the New Year in ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Rome

    B．

    Denmark

    C．

    the US

    D．

    Egypt

    (2)

    People celebrate the New Year ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    for thousands of years

    B．

    in the same way

    C．

    only in Rome

    D．

    for Julius Caesar

    (3)

    People eat ________ to celebrate the New Year in Spain．

    [　　]

    A．

    dumpling

    B．

    noodles

    C．

    grapes

    D．

    cakes

    (4)

    In ________, People throw plates at their friends’ homes on New Year’s Eve．

    [　　]

    A．

    Spain

    B．

    Denmark

    C．

    Rome

    D．

    Egypt

    (5)

    Which one is not right about the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    In the US, people have parties on New Year’s Eve．

    B．

    New Year is the time to forget the past．

    C．

    In Denmark people throw plates to bring them good luck．

    D．

    People celebrate the New Year in different ways．

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