summer season. August, September and October make the autumn season. November, December and
January make the winter season. In different seasons people wear different clothes and do different things.
For example, the weather is hot, so people usually wear cool clothes and do things like swimming, boating
or surfing.
Near the North Pole there are only two seasons. They are winter and summer. In winter, nights are
long. For more than two months you can"t see the sun, even at noon. In summer, the days are long. For
more than two months the sun never goes down and there is no night.
The people living near the North Pole are called Inuit. In summer they live in tents and catch deers for
food. In winter they live in small round snow houses. They can build a snow house in two hours. They
travel around by using dogs to carry their things. They make holes in the ice and catch fish and seals.
They eat much meat but not many vegetables.
Notes:
for example 例如
surf v. 冲浪
the North Pole 北极
more than 超过
Inuit 因纽特人(居住在北美北部严寒地区)
tents n. 帐篷
deer n. 鹿
seal n. 海豹
B. summer and winter
C. rainy season and dry season
D. spring and winter
B. half a year
C. more than two months
D. half a year
3. Autumn in China _____.
B. lasts from August to October
C. hot
D. come after spring
B. the nights are long
C. there"s no night for more than two months
B. meat
C. milk
D. bread
summer season. August, September and October make the autumn season. November, December and
January make the winter season. In different seasons people wear different clothes and do different things.
For example, the weather is hot, so people usually wear cool clothes and do things like swimming, boating
or surfing.
Near the North Pole there are only two seasons. They are winter and summer. In winter, nights are
long. For more than two months you can"t see the sun, even at noon. In summer, the days are long. For
more than two months the sun never goes down and there is no night.
The people living near the North Pole are called Inuit. In summer they live in tents and catch deers for
food. In winter they live in small round snow houses. They can build a snow house in two hours. They
travel around by using dogs to carry their things. They make holes in the ice and catch fish and seals.
They eat much meat but not many vegetables.
B. summer and winter
C. rainy season and dry season
D. spring and winter
B. half a year
C. more than two months
D. half a year
B. lasts from August to October
C. hot
D. come after spring
B. the nights are long
C. there"s no night for more than two months
D. 24 hour days last two months
B. meat
C. milk
D. bread
Many people like to 1_______ (观看) others play sport games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV
set to watch the games. They often 2_______ (感到) very very happy when "their" player or team wins.
People play different games in winter and summer. Summer is 3_______ (有利于) swimming. And in
winter people often go skating.
Some sports are very interesting and people everywhere are in them. 4_______ (例如), football is
very popular. In China most people, men, women, boys and girls like to watch football games. They often
5_______ (谈论) it. Some people often 6_______ (踢足球). Running and jumping began 7_______
(很久,很久以前). But basketball and volleyball are rather new. People began to play them 8_______
(不久以前). And people are starting new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of the
9_______ (最新的).
People from 10_______ (不同的国家) may not be able to understand each other, but after a game
they often become friends.
1._______ 2._______ 3._______ 4._______ 5._______
6._______ 7._______ 8._______ 9._______ 10._______
are commonly (普遍地) used for 1 . Others are 2 for just a short time. One such American expression
is "Where is the beef?" lt"s used when something isn"t as 3 as it"s said to be. In the early 1980s, "Where
is the beef?" was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if 4 was using
it at the time.
Beef, of course, is the meat for a 5 , and no food is more popu lar in America than a hamburger
made from 6 . In the 1960s, a businessman named Ray Kroc began building small 7 that sold
hamburgers at a 8 price. Kroc called his restaurant "McDonald"s". Ray Kroc became one of the 9
businessmen in America.
Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their hamburger restaurants. One
company called Wendy"s said its hamburgers were 10 than those sold by McDonald"s or anyone else.
The Wendy"s company 11 to use the expression "Where is the beef?" to make people know that
Wendy"s 12 were the biggest. The Wendy"s television advertisement 13 three old women eating
hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One
of the women said she wouldn"t eat a hamburger with 14 piece of beef. "Where is the beef?" she
shouted in a 15 way. The advertisement for Wendy"s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we
said, it seemed everyone began using the expression "Where is the beef?"
( )1. A. a few years ( )2. A. popular ( )3. A. big ( )4. A. all ( )5. A. sheep ( )6. A. beef ( )7. A. shops ( )8. A. cheap ( )9. A. cleverest ( )10. A. bigger ( )11. A. practiced ( )12. A. dishes ( )13. A. said ( )14. A. such a little ( )15. A. magical | B. many years B. excellent B. enjoyable B. everyone B. fish B. pork B. palaces B. dear B. richest B. more famous B. kept B. chips B. showed B. such a big B. angry | C. a few months C. worth C. good C. no one C. pig C. sugar C. restaurants C. high C. poorest C. heavier C stopped C. hamburgers C. explored C. so good a C. exciting | D. several years D. lively D. pretty D. little D. cow D. seafood D. factories D. low D. busiest D. prettier D. began D. cakes D. reviewed D. so bad a D. funny |
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Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world. An Arab traveler in the year 900 wrote that it was played "long long ago". Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europc since 1400. The name "chess" is interesting. When one player is attacking the other"s king, he says, in English, "check". When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says "check mate". These words come from Persian (波斯语). It means "the king is dead". That is when the game is over, and one player has won. Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are now. For example,at one time the queen could only movc one square (方块) at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board. It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don"t have to be a winner in order to enjoy it. Two people sitting at the same table do not always play it. The first time the Amcricans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some people are able to play with many people at the same time. One man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the slowest game in the world. | |||
1. Chess _____. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. is an old Indian game for travel B. is the oldest game in the world C. was played in India long before 900 D. was played in Japan and Europe before 1400 | |||
2. "At one time the queen could only move one square at a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board." This example is used to show _____. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. chess is an interesting game B. chess changes very slowly C. how this rule has happened D. there have been some changes of rules in chess | |||
3. "You don"t have to be a winner in order to enjoy it." means _____. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. Only a winner can enjoy chess B. You can enjoy chess only when you lose a game C. You can enjoy chess even if you are not a winner D. You can enjoy chess when you play with a winner | |||
4. The writer tries to tell us _____. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. some interesting facts about chess B. how the rules of chess have changed C. how to play chess D. how people enjoy chess | |||
5. For the first time the Americans _____ the match. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. beat B. got C. had D. won | |||
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Beijing"s battle to correct English-language signs before the 2008 Olympics has started. | |||
1. Why will all public "WC" be changed into "toilets" in Beijing? | |||
[ ] | |||
A. Because it"s not real English. B. Because it is quite rude in English. C. Because foreigners can"t understand it. D. Because it"s too short. | |||
2. _____ is real English. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. "Xi Chang"an Street" B. "Dong Chang"an Jie" C. "East Chang"an Avenue" D. "Ants climbing the tree" | |||
3. It"s about _____ years since the world"s first Kids City was opened. | |||
[ ] | |||
A. seven B. eleven C. two D. five | |||
4. What"s the Kids City opened for? | |||
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A. Only to let children have fun. B. Only to let children make money. C. To let children find good jobs. D. To let children get a taste of adult working life. | |||
5. Which of the following is NOT true? | |||
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A. The Kids City will allow children aged 5 to 12 to try out different jobs. B. Children can be pilots in the Kids City. C. The Kids City will be built in China soon. D. Children can only spend the special money in the park. |