A men went into a shop to buy a parrot.There were three parrots in the shop.One was ＄1000; another one, ＄2000; and the third one, ＄3000. The man asked the owner, “Is this brid really ＄1000?That’s so expensive for this kind of parrot.”The owner said， “Because I have trained him and he can talk.” Then the man asked him, “How about this one?What can he do that makes him so expensive?” The owner said, “Well, he can not only talk but also do some amusing actions,like dancing and so on.That”s why he’s so expensive?”  Then the man asked, “How about the third one? What can he do that makes him so expensive” The owner of the shop said, “I don’t know.Usually,I have never heard him talk, nor (也不) dance, nor say, nor sing, nothing at all! But the other two call him The Boss(老板).
【小题1】What kind of the shop did the man go into?

A．A food shop.	B．A flower shop.
C．A pet shop.	D．A goldfish shop.

【小题2】How many parrots are there in the shop?

A．Four.	B．Three.
C．Two.	D．One.

【小题3】What can the bird of $2000 do?

A．He can talk.

B．He can do nothing at all.

C．He can talk and sing.

D．He can talk and do some amusing actions.

【小题4】Why is the third bird the most expensive?

A．He can do the most things.

B．He is the most beautiful.

C．He can do some amusing actions.

D．The other birds call him The Boss.

【小题5】What is the owner of the shop like?

A．He has a sense of humour.

B．He is very hardworking.

C．He is very helpless.

D．He is very generous.

broadcast1/'br?:dkɑ:st||?br?d?kæst/n[C] a programme on the radio or on television: a radio news broadcast | live broadcast ( =" a" programme that you see or hear at the same time as the events are happening) broadcast2 v past tense and past participle, broadcast 1 [ I,T] to send out radio or television programmes: The interview was broadcast live across Europe. 2 [T] to tell something to a lot of people: There was no need to broadcast the fact that he lost his job. broadcaster /?br??dkɑ?st? || ?br??dkæst?r/ n [C]

curious/?kj??ri?s || 'kjur-/ adj 1 wanting to know about something: When I mentioned her name everyone was curious. | [ +about] I’m incurious about this book she's supposed to be writing. |curious to see/hear/know etc: Mandy was curious to hear what Peter had to say himself.—opposite INCURIOUS 2 strange or unusual: a curious noise coming from the cellar | curious that It's very curious that she left without saying goodbye. curl1 /k?:l|| k?rl/ n 1[C] a small mass of hair

flask / flɑ:sk || flæsk/n [C] I BrE a special type of bottle that you use to keep liquids either hot or cold, for example when travelling 2 a flat bottle usually used to carry alcohol 3 a glass bottle with a narrow top, used in a LABORATORY flat1/ flæt / adj flatter, flattest 1? SURFACE? smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving: a flat-bottomed boat |a perfectly flat sandy beach | flat as a

pollute / p?'lu:t/ v [T] 1 to make air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use: beaches polluted by raw sewage | industrial emissions that pollute the air 2 pollute sb’s mind to give someone immoral thoughts and spoil their character: fears that Lawrence's novels would pollute young minds--polluted adj: polluted rivers--polluter n [C] pollution / p??lu:?n /n [U] 1 the process of making

 
【小题1】The pronunciation of the word "broadcast" is ____ or/?br?d?kæst /.

A．/'br?:dkɑ:st/

B．/'br?ud'sɑ:st/

C．/bræd'k?st/

D．/'bru:dkɑ:st/

【小题2】The word"____ "can be used as an adjective (形容词).

A．pollute

B．pollution

C．curious

D．curiously

【小题3】Which of the following is a flask?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【小题4】 The word "pollute" means "______".

A．to tell something to a lot of people	B．wanting to know about something
C．a programme on the radio or on TV	D．to make air. water, soil, etc dirty

【小题5】These texts are probably from ______.

A．a magazine	B．a dictionary
C．a newspaper	D．an advertisement

A taboo(忌讳，禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.
Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.
In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens’ claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen are sacred(神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. Marriage, job and age are their taboos. Isn’ t it a good lesson to remember?

Main idea	The taboos in every country are ____【小题1】_____. People sometimes feel     ____【小题2】____  if one breaks a taboo.
Facts	In India	Indians don’ t eat ____ 【小题3】___because they think oxen are sacred. It’ s   【小题4】    to shake one’ s left hand.
	In the USA	Although it’ s not a taboo, Americans  【小题5】  eat chickens’ claws
		Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. For example, they usually don’t ask someone else’s  【小题6】  , job or   【小题7】    .
Conclusion	If you pay    【小题8】  to taboos, you can get on  【小题9】  with the people with different   【小题10】   .

 

Very few people enjoy exams. I don’t, either. And although I tell myself not to worry about them, I always do! So I’m not surprised that my students worry about them, too, even though they usually don’t need to. Because they are afraid of failing. However, since it is hard not to worry at all, we all must try not to worry too much. Why? Because worrying makes exams worse! How to do this?
Ask the teacher about how to revise and about exam skills—how to work when you are in the exam. Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. They study all through the year. It is not possible to learn everything at the last minute. So don’t leave it till then.
If you start planning and working for each exam early and you make sure that you understand what you’re studying, then, when it is over, you’ll be able to say, “What a good exam that was!”
Take a short rest during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it won’t remember well. Work at the time when you know you’ll work at your best.
If you’re studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.
If you feel bad, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.
【小题1】How does the writer feel about exams?

A．Excited.

B．Bored.

C．Worried.

D．Surprised.

【小题2】Why are the students afraid of exams?

A．Because they are afraid of failing.

B．Because they want to get full marks.

C．Because exams are usually hard.

D．Because their teachers will be angry at their bad grades.

【小题3】Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam.

B．Start planning and working for each exam early.

C．If you don’t know how to work for an exam, ask the teacher about it.

D．You should sleep well before the exam.

【小题4】According to the passage, if you feel bad, you’d better _____.

A．take a short rest

B．tell someone about your worries

C．walk or get exercise

D．keep busy working and forget your worries

A taboo(忌讳，禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.

Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.

In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens’ claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen are sacred(神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. Marriage, job and age are their taboos. Isn’ t it a good lesson to remember?

Main idea	The taboos in every country are ____1._____. People sometimes feel     ____2.____  if one breaks a taboo.
Facts	In India	Indians don’ t eat ____ 3.___because they think oxen are sacred. It’ s   4.    to shake one’ s left hand.
In the USA	Although it’ s not a taboo, Americans  5.  eat chickens’ claws
Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. For example, they usually don’t ask someone else’s  6.  , job or   7.    .
Conclusion	If you pay    8.  to taboos, you can get on  9.  with the people with different   10.   .