1 . Have you ever wondered why you choose a certain place to sit in a new classroom, in a waiting room or on a bus? Here are some interesting facts.
Certainly, girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Old people sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses would sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to those with long hair.
Most of us are afraid to walk out of our comfort zones (舒适区). We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies share similar ideas about life. And they will accept each other more easily. Sometimes that’s true but it’s not good if we only hang out with the same people, the same group. How can we ever break the barriers which stop us from getting to know people with different ideas? We might lose the chance to learn something new, find out about interesting things, hear funny stories and see differently.
Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don’t just sit there without saying a word. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a small talk. That’s how we make friends. That’s how we learn about people. That’s how we open our minds to new ideas. That’s how we live an exciting life.
1. From the passage, we know that people would like to sit by ________.| A．similar people | B．different people | C．older people | D．younger people |
| A．safe | B．exciting | C．dangerous | D．enjoyable |
| A．机会 | B．规则 | C．理想 | D．障碍 |
| A．keep quiet | B．talk with him | C．tell funny stories | D．walk away from him |
| A．Just Be Ourselves | B．Similar People, Similar Ideas |
| C．Live A Normal Life | D．Don’t Be Afraid of Differences |
2 . Many people (人们) like to travel (旅行) by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport (飞机场) is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for (等待) hours for the plane to take off (起飞) and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose (选择) the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late (晚的) for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey (旅行) when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
1. Why do many people like to travel by plane?| A．Because it’s fast. | B．Because it’s safe. |
| C．Because it’s cheap. | D．Because you can walk around in the plane. |
| A．It is safe. | B．It takes a little more time. |
| C．You can open the windows. | D．You can walk around in the train. |
| A．A bus | B．A car. | C．A train. | D．A bike. |
| A．You needn’t go to a station. | B．You can start your journey when you want to. |
| C．There are too many cars on the road. | D．You needn’t go to a bus stop. |
| A．He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport. |
| B．He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time. |
| C．He likes to take a car because he has a car. |
| D．He likes to take a plane because it’s fast. |
3 . American boys and girls love watching television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn both bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children to understand the news, and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.
Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crimes (犯罪活动) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.
1. Some children spend eight hours or more ________ on Saturday.| A．studying | B．playing card games | C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
| A．games | B．big animals | C．oceans | D．almost everything |
| A．six hours | B．more than eight hours | C．only a few hours | D．four hours |
| A．television makes things happen in homes |
| B．we can know places and events without going to see them |
| C．we can see houses and buildings on TV |
| D．we can find them easily |
| A．a bad program | B．an animal | C．a game | D．an uninteresting film |
Friendship Day is a great day for celebrating friendship. It falls on the first Sunday of August every year. Celebrating the festival was firstly started by the US in 1935. But now this doesn’t only happen in the US. People in other countries are interested in it, too.
3.The idea of spending the day with friends was spread all over the world. With more and more countries joining in the celebrations. Friendship Day soon became an international festival.
Between 1935 and 1997, Friendship Day didn’t have a symbol, like Santa Claus for Christmas. However, in 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the pooh as the word’s Ambassador (大使) of Friendship.
The traditional celebrations include activities such as meeting with friends and exchanging (交换) cards, flowers and gifts. Some people may have parties with their friends. Some may have lunch or dinner together. Others may hang out or go to the movies with friends on this special day. These are popular among all age groups from teenagers to old people.
Although Friendship Day and its celebrations may have changed over the years, the basic idea behind the festival remains the same. 4. People enjoy the moment they spend together and express love and care for their friends.
1、2小题根据短文内容简要回答问题；3、4小题将短文中划线的句子译成汉语；5请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
1. When is Friendship Day?
2. Who is the word’s Ambassador of Friendship?
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5 . Do you find it difficult to put down your mobile phone? If yes, you are not alone. These days, many people can’t live without their phones. They reach for them as soon as they wake up in the morning. They keep checking their apps, such as QQ and Wechat, to get the latest news.
It may be difficult for these people to give up the bad habit, so Google developed an app called Dashboard to help them. This app helps users manage the time they spend on their phones.
First, Dashboard allows the users to look at their phone habits. For example, users can see how many times they have unlocked their phones, how many times they have checked their apps, and how much time they spend on each app each day. Once the users see this information, they will be able to make some changes. They can set a time limit(限制) for how long they can use each app every day. After they’ve hit the limit, they won’t be able to use the app until the next day. What’s more, Dashboard can help keep the phones silent when users put their phones face down, so they will use the phones less. If you truly want to make full use of your free time instead of spending hours using your smartphone, this new app is just a good choice. After all, controlling yourself and having a strong will can help you most.
1. Dashboard may be helpful to people who ________.| A．can’t use apps like Wechat | B．know little about smartphones |
| C．want to use their phones less | D．would like to get the latest news |
| A．how Dashboard helps people | B．what people’s phone habits are |
| C．why Google developed Dashboard | D．when people should use Dashboard |
| A．Dashboard will keep the phone silent | B．they can’t use the app that same day |
| C．Dashboard will set a new time limit | D．their phone will turn itself off immediately |
| A．敲打 | B．放弃 | C．达到 | D．增加 |
| A．Give up your bad habits | B．Don’t waste your free time |
| C．Make full use of your phone | D．Don’t be locked to your phone |
6 . Can you understand the following words? “Long time no see.” “Good good study, day day up.”
“I like your smile, but unlike you put your shoes on my face.”
Yes, we call these examples Chinglish, like “people mountain, people sea”.
Chinglish usually means English vocabulary with Chinese grammar on street signs or products. However, many English speaking tourists love them. Tom has been living in Beijing for years. “I think many Chinese people dislike Chinglish. But I love it. It’s quite interesting. I think if the translations of English in China are all perfect, something will be lost from Chinese culture.” However, Chinglish will probably become a part of history in future. Beijing has made a plan to correct Chinglish within five years. “It is so funny to see Chinglish on the signs. And they are a kind of trouble for communication between the Chinese and foreigners,” a Beijinger said.
However, some people in China like Chinglish. They think that English has “borrowed” a lot from other languages such as German, French and Spanish in the past, and now as Chinese’s turn.
1. According to the passage, Chinglish is ________.| A．the English words easy to pronounce | B．the Chinese words difficult to translate |
| C．the English words with Chinese grammar | D．the Chinese words that foreigners love |
| A．there are many people | B．humans are powerful |
| C．all the people are running | D．humans respect nature |
| A．All foreign tourists hate Chinglish. |
| B．English can also borrow a lot from Chinese. |
| C．Chinglish is a part of history and shows Chinese culture. |
| D．Chinglish can help the communication between the Chinese and foreigners. |
| A．put English words into Chinese | B．change English and Chinese |
| C．help foreigners to learn Chinglish | D．correct Chinglish in future |
| A．Long time no see. | B．Good good study, day day up. |
| C．I very love you. | D．A miss is as good as a mile. |
I and many other people in Britain love charity (慈善) shops because we can find them on every street. The charity shops sell all kinds of things and they are very cheap.
The first charity shop was opened by Oxfam in 1947. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favorite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross Shop. There I always find children’s books, all 10 to 20 pence each. They are really cheap.
Most of the shop workers in charity shops are volunteers, though each shop has a manager and he gets some money. Every morning you see bags of things outside the shops. Some people bring and put them there without waiting for thanks. In fact, over 90% of the things in charity shops are from kind people.
3.All the money the shops get goes to charity work. Charity shops raise more than 110 million pounds every year. The money is for sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and many others. In a charity shop you can get cheap but nice things. You might even feel special while shopping.
4. If possible, let’s do something for charity together.
1、2小题根据短文内容，简要回答问题；3、4小题将文中划线的句子译成汉语；5小题请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
1. What do the charity shops sell?
2. How many charity shops are there in the UK now?
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8 . People in France are planning to build a “water wheel hotel” on the Seine river. We can sleep in a Ferris wheel (摩天轮). Sleeping in it must be wonderful.
The water wheel will look like the London Eye. Its pods (吊舱) will become hotel rooms. The water wheel will be made of wood (木头) and it will have19 pods. Each room will have a toilet (厕所) and bathroom (浴室). There’s a tank (容器) under the floor in every room. People can put dirty water in the tank so they can make the hotel clean.
The “water wheel hotel” will turn slowly. It is powered by batteries (电池) charged by the water of the river. It will make one round every half an hour.
The “water wheel hotel” will be a wonderful place for visitors to Paris. You can look at the city, sometimes from the level of the river and then from the level of the rooftops.
1. Where will the “water wheel hotel” be built?| A．In China. | B．In Australia. | C．In America. | D．In France. |
| A．Have a meal and sleep. | B．Take a shower and sleep. |
| C．Dance and sleep. | D．Sing and dance. |
| A．Holding drinking water. | B．Holding some food. |
| C．Holding dirty water. | D．Holding dirty food. |
| A．The “water wheel hotel” will make a round every hour. |
| B．The “water wheel hotel” won’t look like the London Eye. |
| C．There will be 19 toilets in this hotel. |
| D．The water wheel won’t be made of wood. |
| A．Ferris Wheel Hotel in France | B．The Ferris Wheels in Paris |
| C．Something About the London Eye | D．A Tank for Collecting Water |
9 . In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny，the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞) or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
1. “People can also have summer in winter.” Means “it is sometimes too ________ in winter.”| A．cold | B．warm | C．cool | D．rainy |
| A．black clouds | B．sunshine and snow | C．summer and winter | D．spring and autumn |
| A．Because the sky is sunny all day. | B．Because they often have very good weather. |
| C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring. | D．Because they may have four seasons in one day. |
| A．it often rains in England | B．they are going to sell them |
| C．their friends ask them to do so | D．they are their favourite things |
| A．Bad Seasons | B．Summer or Winter | C．The Weather in England | D．Strange English People |
10 . It is great to find a way to lose weight(减肥)when you are at work. Luckily, my friend told me how to do it during the workdays. So I make a plan.
Step 1. Pack a lunch
I am going to bring lunch to work. My lunch will be healthy food. This will help me stop eating hamburgers or fast food for lunch.
Step 2. Take a walk
I usually sat and talked with my workmates in the office after lunch in the past. Now I am going to walk around in the street after lunch.
Step 3 Go to the gym
There is a gym near my workplace. So I am going to spend 30 minutes exercising on Tuesday and Friday after work in the afternoon.
Step 4 Find a diet(节食)friend
One of my friend in the office is going to lose weight, too. We are going to eat and do exercise together. I think it will be easy to lose weight.
1. A _________ told the writer how to lose weight.| A．teacher | B．friend | C．workmate | D．student |
| A．享用 | B．塞满 | C．挑选 | D．打包 |
| A．She took a shower in the gym. | B．She took a walk in the street. |
| C．She sat and talked in the office. | D．She did exercise in the gym. |
| A．Every day. | B．On Tuesday afternoon. |
| C．On Friday. | D．On Tuesday and Friday. |
| A．Lose Weight During Work Time | B．Cheer Up after Work |
| C．Do Exercise During Work Time | D．Often Eat Healthy Food |
