1 . Mr. Smith works in a bank (银行) and Mrs. Smith works in a store. Their son, John, is a student of 14.
In the morning, Mrs. Smith always gets up at six. She takes a shower and makes breakfast for the family. Mr. Smith and John get up at six thirty. They run for half an hour and take a shower. They have breakfast at a quarter past seven. Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith go to work and John goes to school at a quarter to eight. They don’ t have lunch at home in the afternoon. John gets home at 4: 40 after school. He does his homework. Then his parents get home from work at about 5:30. They eat dinner at 6:30.
In the evening, all the family watch TV together. What a happy family!
根据短文内容,判断正误(T/F)。1. Mr. Smith works but Mrs. Smith doesn’t.
2. Mrs. Smith makes breakfast for the family.
3. John goes to school at 8: 15.
4. The Smiths don’t have lunch at home.
5. John does his homework in the evening.
Table Mountain is the most famous landmark (地标) of South Africa. Table Mountain is overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa. The mountain has a flat top which is about 1500 meters long and 200 meters wide. Table Mountain is often covered in cloud. The cloud that stays around the mountain is called “tablecloth”. The mountain hides many surprises that wait to be discovered.
There are about 2200 kinds of plants on Table Mountain. More than 70% of the plants found on the mountain are regional plants, which means they can’t be found anywhere else.
Although some animals such as Cape Lions and Mountain Zebras (斑马) are no longer found here, the mountain is still the home of Cape Rock Hyraxes (蹄兔、岩狸) and Chacm a Baboons (狒狒).
The height of this mountain is 1087 meters. The rocks on the mountain are over 60 million years old, which makes Table Mountain one of the oldest mountains in the world.
It is recorded that the first climb of the mountain was done by the Portuguese admiral (海军上将) Antonio da Saldanha in 1503. It was him who gave the mountain its name. He named it “Tab la da caba” that means “Table of the Cape”. Now more than 800 000 people from all over the world visit it every year. The cable ears for this mountain opened in 1929 and each cable car could carry 65 passengers at a time. Since then it was easier for people to reach the top than before.
1. People can take a wonderful photo of Cape Town on the top of Table Mountain if it’s fine.2. Table Mountain has about 2200 kinds of plants which can’t be found anywhere else.
3. Mountain Zebras can still be found on Table Mountain now.
4. Before 1929, people were not able to reach the top of Table Mountain by cable cars.
5. According to the record, we could know that Antonio da Saldanha was the first man to climbTable Mountain.
3 . Hello and welcome to “Words and Their Stories”. We will research into some commonly used words and expressions. As with other languages, American English is rich in expressions that come from animals. Today we will talk about the wolf.
Wolves are important animals in the traditions and stories of America. Before the Europeans arrived at north America in the 1500s, to native Americans, wolves often meant being brave.
However, in English, wolves are not to be trusted. Perhaps wolves attacked too many people or ate too many farm animals. Whatever the reason, wolves were killed in many places. So many died that they almost became endangered. They also became known as bad animals.
To begin with, there is an expression lone wolf (独来独往的人). If we call somebody a lone wolf, he isn’t a bad person, but he may like to do things by himself. In fact, he sometimes makes you think he doesn’t want to be around people because he dislikes them.
Now, let’s move on to the home. Parents tell their children not to wolf down their food. In other words, the child eats too quickly and without care. And if someone says a child was raised by wolves, that child has bad manners and is behaving like a wild animal.
A wolf call is the noise made by a man to show that he likes the way a woman looks. But a wolf call is not a nice thing. These men sound rude. And trust me, most women really hate wolf calls.
By the way, there is a popular expression about wolf from a very old story: a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A wolf in sheep’s clothing describes someone who acts and looks nice on the outside but is bad on the inside. It tells us not to be fooled by appearances (外貌).
阅读短文,根据短文内容判断所给句子正(T)误(F)。1. In different areas and times, wolves make people think of different things.
2. If a person is called a lone wolf, he most likely to see a movie with his friends.
3. Raised by wolves can be described on a student who often breaks school rules
4. A wolf in sheep’s clothing tells us we can trust others without any conditions.
5. It is possible for us to find the passage above a program for English learning.
April Fools Day is on April 1st. People can play jokes on others on this special day. If you succeed, you usually laugh and say, “April Fool!” The person who has been fooled by you laughs, too. And he will never be angry with you.
Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to thank mothers. On that day, mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a good rest.
Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It’s said that on that day Jesus Christ (耶稣) comes back to life. Many people go to church and children often get presents such as toys.
Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November in the USA. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get together and have a big dinner.
Christmas Day comes on December 25th. It’s the most important festival in a year. The beautiful things can be seen everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.
1. When you play jokes on April Fool’s Day, people won’t be angry with you.2. Mother’s Day is a day to give thanks for the food and good things in life.
3. On Easter Day, many people go to church and children often get presents.
4. Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day are both in December in the USA.
5. You can see that five months are mentioned (提及) in the passage.
On a cold, rainy day, a boy found a turtle (乌龟) along the river. He was very happy, hoping to raise the turtle as his lovely pet.
He put the turtle on a stone and watched it for a long time. But the turtle didn’t move.
Out of curiosity (好奇心), the boy started to examine it to find out what was wrong with it. But the turtle pulled in its head and firmly closed its shell. The boy was upset. He grabbed the turtle and began to shake it. But the turtle still stayed in its shell.
The boy picked up a stick to try to pry (撬开) it open. The boy’s uncle was watching all of this.
“No, that’s not the way,” he yelled, “In fact, you may kill the turtle before you make it open up with a stick.”
The boy’s uncle took the turtle into the house and set it near the fireplace.
The turtle didn’t move at all until it got warm. Then it pushed out its head, stretched out its legs and began to crawl (爬).
“Turtles are like that,” said the uncle, “and people, too.”
1. The boy found a turtle in the river when he was swimming.2. The boy was upset because the turtle didn’t push out its head.
3. The boy opened the shell with his stick.
4. The boy’s uncle put the turtle into the fireplace.
5. The turtle prefers a warm place to a cold place.
Thanks to modern transportation (交通工具) such as planes and trains, you can get things from different parts of China. You can travel far and fast.
But what was life like in ancient times without modern transportation? About 2,500 years ago, Chinese people used the Grand Canal (大运河) to travel and carry things.
The canal was built from the Spring andAutumn Period (春秋时期). It is nearly 3,200 kilometers long. In the world, it is the longest man-made waterway and runs from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang in the south. With the canal, people in ancient China carried things more easily than by using horses and cows or traveling on foot.
Today, half of the canal is still making a difference to our life. To remember the canal, the United Nations issued (发行) a stamp of it on August 25th, 2021. It will let more people learn about the great waterway of China.
1. Because of the modern transportation, you can’t travel far and fast.2. About 2,500 years ago, Chinese people used the Grand Canal to travel and carry things.
3. The Grand Canal is nearly 3,200 meters long.
4. With the canal, it was easier for people in ancient China to carry things.
5. Today, half of the canal is still making a difference to our life.
7 . There are about 5, 000 different kinds of ladybugs (瓢虫) in the world. They come in many different colors. Their bright colors warn other animals or insects not to eat them. Ladybugs taste bad. A bird or a frog that eats a ladybug will remember the bright colors and it will not eat another ladybug with the same colors again. When ladybugs are in danger, they will give out a fluid (液体) that tastes terrible.
In many cultures, the ladybug is considered to be a symbol of good luck. Most ladybugs are kind to humans. They eat other insects which destroy crops. One ladybug can eat up to 5, 000 insects in its lifetime.
Ladybugs have six short legs. They live in many different places, including green lands, forests, cities, the countryside and along rivers. Different ladybugs have different spots (点) . Some of them don’t have spots at all. The most common kind in North America is the 7-spotted ladybug. The 7-spotted ladybugs are the most active from spring to autumn. When the weather turns cold, they look for a warm place to sleep, such as under stones or in houses.
根据上述内容,判断下列句子正误,正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑,错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。1. Ladybugs can give out a terrible fluid to protect themselves.
2. In many cultures, ladybugs are believed to bring good luck.
3. Most of the ladybugs are harmful (有害的) to crops.
4. Ladybugs live in many places except cities.
5. Winter is the best time for 7-spotted ladybugs to go out for food.
What will life be like in the future? Let’s just close our eyes and think. Computers will be able to show their feelings. The computer may think better than the human mind. We will spend more time in front of computers and forget what our real needs are. Many of us may become overweight (超重)!
We will have very small robots and we can use them when we are sick. For example, when you have a stomachache, you will swallow (吞服) a very small robot and it will travel through your stomach, taking video of what’s happening there. The video will help the doctor to find out your problems quickly. Genetic engineering (基因工程) will probably make the human perfect. Babies may grow up to be as tall as Yao Ming or as beautiful as Liu Yifei. Do you agree?
1. The computer can’t think better than the human mind.2. We can use small robots when we are sick.
3. When you have a stomachache, a small robot can’t help you.
4. Doctors will be out of work (失业) in the future.
5. Although babies may grow up to be taller, they won’t be good-looking.
9 . It was a cold night. A taxi driver, Peter, didn’t take even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, “Where are you going, sir?”
“To the Red Hotel.” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please.” The taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正误。
1. The driver was busy because many passengers took his taxi that day.
2. It was very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.
3. The driver cheated (欺骗) the young man.
4. The two taxi drivers were both honest.
5. Maybe the taxi driver, Peter, got thirteen dollars at last.
10 . His name’s John Smith. His phone number is seven-four-five, six-six-zero-five. And her name’s Susan Hall. Her phone number is five-zero-five, seven-one-one-seven. The girl found a baseball in the lost and found case. The boy lost a baseball. The girl calls the boy at his phone number.
阅读短文,根据短文内容判断所给句子正(T)误(F)。
1. His first name’s John.
2. Her family name’s Hall.
3. The boy found a baseball in the lost and found case.
4. Her phone number is 745-6605.
5. The girl calls the boy at 505-7117.