1 . We use our hands to communicate in many ways. The thumbs (拇指) up sign means approval (赞成). People cross their fingers to wish for luck. Many people make an 0 with their thumb and the second finger to show that everything is OK.
Police officers wave traffic on or hold their hands up to direct drivers to stop. In classrooms, children often raise their hands to speak in class. At concerts and large events, people clap their hands to express their love for a performance. People who are deaf, not able to hear, communicate through a system of sign language. Each of these sign languages has been developed to facilitate the communication and education of people who are deaf. That’s to say, it’s much easier and more convenient to communicate with deaf people by using them.
Just as people study spoken languages, sign language becomes popular and more and more people want to learn something about it in their free time. Each year, thousands of people learn sign language so they can more easily communicate with friends or family members who are deaf. Many companies are looking for workers who can communicate through sign language. Sign language is growing in use every day.
1. Which of the following gestures are mentioned in Paragraph 1?
| A．①②③ | B．①②④ | C．①③④ | D．②③④. |
| A．People use different sign languages in many different situations. | B．People have to know sign language to safely ride a bicycle. |
| C．Drivers must use hand signs to show when they will turn or stop. | D．Spoken languages are quite important for people to express their feelings. |
| A．使复杂 | B．使创新 | C．使便利 | D．使具体 |
| A．The hand signs have the same meaning in different places. | B．An increasing number of people are learning sign language for many reasons. |
| C．Deaf people have little difficulty in communicating with others when using sign language. | D．Workers who can communicate in sign language can get higher pay than those who can’t. |
| A．To teach the readers how to use sign language. | B．To make the readers laugh with an interesting story. |
| C．To teach the readers about languages used across the world. | D．To tell the readers about ways people communicate with their hands. |
Many people enjoy rock climbing. You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains. There are many advantages of rock climbing. It is fun and it also helps people forget their worries.
The most important equipment (装备) to have is good shoes. They need to be half a size smaller than your usual size. The next thing you need is a harness (保护带). This allows you to move freely, and will hold you up if you fall. It’s important to know how to use your equipment. If you are a beginner (初学者), it’s best to have lessons. A climber with experience can help you a lot when you are learning to climb.
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages. Climbers, however, must be careful not to pollute the environment. Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb. They should take it with them and throw it away. This will let future climbers enjoy a clean environment.
1. Climbers can only enjoy rock climbing on real mountains.2. Rock climbing can make people of different ages feel happy.
3. Rock climbers’ shoes need to be half a size bigger than their usual size.
4. The harness helps rock climbers move freely and will hold them up if they fall.
Do you want to know something about how to keep healthy on the Internet? Good sleep is important for your health. You need to sleep more than eight hours a night. Don’t eat or read in bed. A cup of milk before sleeping may help you get a good sleep. Go to bed before 10:00 and get up early every morning. For more information, please visit www. sleeping. com.
How often do you exercise? If you want to stay healthy, you should do a lot of exercise. 尝试每天锻炼一小时。 For more information, please call Health Line at 180-2000.
Studies show that the cold or flu virus can live on our hands for long. So you should wash your hands often with soap (肥皂) and water. If you want to know more, please call Health Line at 180-1313.
Brush your teeth twice a day. You can see a dentist at least once a year. The oral examination is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. Please visit www.mydr.com for more information.
1. How many hours do you need to sleep a night?2. What can you do if you want to know more about the flu?
3. How often can you see a dentist?
4. 将画线句子译成英语。
5. What can you do every day if you want a good sleep?
4 . I’m an English girl. My name’s Gina. This is my bedroom. You can see a yellow desk in it. There are some books on the desk. The walls (墙) are white and the windows are green. You can see two pictures on one of the walls, a picture of my family, and a picture of our school. You can see some flowers (花) under the window. My bedroom is small, but it is very nice. I like it very much.
1. Gina is from________.| A．Australia (澳大利亚) | B．England (英国) |
| C．America (美国) | D．Japan (日本) |
| A．desk | B．book | C．bike | D．wall |
| A．white | B．yellow | C．green | D．big |
| A．in the desk | B．on the wall |
| C．on the desk | D．under the window |
| A．Gina’s bedroom is big. | B．There’s only one flower in the bedroom. |
| C．Gina doesn’t like the bedroom. | D．Gina’s bedroom is small but very nice. |
Elephants World in Thailand is a place for more than 30 old or sick elephants. When Paul Barton from England first heard about it, he wanted to do more than just visit the animals.
22 years ago, Mr. Barton went to Thailand to teach piano at a school for three months. There he met his future wife, Khwan, an artist and animal lover. He decided to live with her in Thailand. Then he knew Elephants World.
“I wondered if these poor elephants might like to listen to some piano music, so I asked if I could bring my piano along and play to the elephants,” Mr. Barton says. “They agreed.”
Romsai is an elephant in Elephants World. Few people would like to get close to him because of his bad temper (脾气). “He is quiet when I play music to him. Sometimes I play to him under the moon and stars.” Mr. Barton says. “He liked the music. And it makes him a little friendlier.” Plara is another elephant. There was something wrong with his eyes. He would stop to listen to Mr. Barton’s music as soon as he started playing.
Each elephant responds (回应) in a different way to Mr. Barton’s music, but they all enjoy the music.
1. How many elephants are there in Elephants World in Thailand?2. Why did Mr. Barton go to Thailand 22 years ago?
3. What do we know about the elephant Romsai?
4. 请把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
6 . When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
1. Usually English people don’t shake hands _________.
| A．when they will be away for a long time | B．when they say “How do you do?” |
| C．when they just meet or say goodbye | D．after they haven’t met for a long time |
| A．German people shake hands as often as possible. |
| B．English people like shaking hands very much. |
| C．German people hardly shake hands. |
| D．Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands. |
| A．Shall we shake hands? | B．Shall we say goodbye? |
| C．Shall we bow? | D．shall we say hi? |
7 . 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。
Travelling is very interesting. Many people love travelling. There are many ways to travel: by plane, by ship or by car. Everyone has his or her favourite way.
Greg: My favourite way of travelling is by car. It’s very relaxing. I can bring my pet dog along. I can travel three hundred miles or only fifty miles a day. I can stop at a good restaurant to enjoy a good meal or at a hotel to spend the night.
Andy: I like travelling by ship best. It is a great way to spend a vacation. I can enjoy the blue sky and water on the ship.
Danny: Planes are my favourite. It’s the fastest way of travelling. I can quickly get to another country. Planes have very comfortable seats. I can have something to drink and eat. I can also read some free magazines and newspapers.
1. What does Greg think of travelling by car?（不超过5个词）8 . If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers (青少年). Today, many teenagers are becoming fat, and this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love food with a lot of fat, oil, salt and sugar. People often call this kind of food “junk food”.
But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers don’t have a good eating habit. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a healthy meal for lunch. In a recent survey (调查) at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didn’t like a healthy diet (饮食). They didn’t like vegetables and many of them didn’t like fruits. They liked to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat better.
Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:
Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.
Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure (高血压) in the future.
Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil, and sugar.
Teenagers need to eat some fruit and vegetables every day. Fruit and vegetables are rich in vitamins (维生素) and have little fat.
Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones (骨骼) grow.
Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their bodies and mind.
1. “Junk food” is a kind of food with a lot of ______.| A．milk and sugar | B．fruit and sugar |
| C．vegetables and salt | D．fat, oil, salt and sugar |
| A．vegetables | B．unhealthy food | C．fruit | D．milk |
| A．超出 | B．不如 | C．相等 | D．在后面 |
| A．food with no vitamins | B．breakfast |
| C．vegetables and fruit | D．salt and oil |
| A．Bad habits | B．Junk food |
| C．School meals | D．Advice on healthy eating |
9 . My name is Cathy. I’m English, but I’m in Shandong with my family now. Look! This is a photo of my family. This is my father. He is a manager of a theatre. He likes running. My mother is a nurse. She likes listening to music. The boy is my brother Sam. His favorite sport is basketball. Who is the girl next to him? It’s me. I like table tennis very much.
1. What is Cathy’s favorite?| A．In running. | B．In music. | C．In basketball. | D．In table tennis. |
| A．An actor. | B．A driver. | C．A teacher. | D．A manager. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Five. | D．Four. |
| A．A photo of my parents | B．My parents’ jobs |
| C．My favorite sport | D．My family |
Are you new here? Here are some places maybe you need know.
 | Sunny Sky Restaurant is the most popular in town and has the most delicious food. And it plays the most wonderful music. You can have the best service. However, the food there is more expensive. |
 | Many people like shopping in Walmart because they can buy all kinds of things there the most cheaply. But there is one bad thing. The only reason why I dislike it is that the workers there are the most boring. They will ask you to buy things you don’t need at all. |
 | Renmin Park is the best place to go to on weekends. It’s the biggest and the most beautiful park here. Walking in it, you can enjoy the freshest air and learn some culture of the town. The best thing is that it is free for visitors. However, sometimes it’s kind of crowded because of too many people. |
 | Many people like Wanda Cinema. It has the biggest screens and the most comfortable seats. But the tickets are more expensive than those in any other cinema and sometimes the workers there aren’t friendly at all. |
1. What can you enjoy in the Sunny Sky Restaurant? ________
| A．The cheapest food. | B．The most exciting show. | C．The most comfortable seats. | D．The most wonderful music. |
| A．Interesting. | B．Kind. | C．Unfriendly. | D．Helpful. |
| A．Because of the workers. | B．Because it is far. | C．Because the things in it are expensive. | D．Because it is not tidy. |
| A．Renmin Park. | B．Walmart. | C．Wanda Cinema. | D．Sunny Sky Restaurant. |
| A．News. | B．Life. | C．Sports. | D．Family. |
