One day a red rose blossomed (开花) in a forest. A pine tree(松树) not far away said, “You’re so beautiful! I wish I could be lovely like you. ”
The rose said, “I am the most beautiful plant in the forest.” Then the rose looked at a cactus(仙人掌) and said, “Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)!”Sometimes, the red rose would look at the cactus and say, “This plant is useless. I’m sorry I am his neighbor. ”
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw some birds stick their beaks(鸟喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the red rose, “You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. ”
The red rose felt ashamed, but she still asked the cactus for help. The cactus agreed kindly and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots. Later on, the rose never gave her opinion about anyone by look again.
1.What did the rose think of the cactus at the beginning of the story?
A. He was beautiful and lovely.
B. He was ugly and useless.
C. He was kind and helpful.
D. He was unfriendly and ugly.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. There was no rain when summer came.
B. The pine tree could get water from the cactus.
C. The birds stuck their beaks into the pine tree.
D. The rose could bring water to the pine’s roots.
3.The underlined word “ashamed” means “______” in Chinese.
A. 骄傲的 B. 忧虑的 C. 高兴的 D. 羞愧的
4.From the passage, we know that ______.
A. the pine tree was awful
B. the cactus was helpful
C. the birds were more beautiful
D. the rose couldn’t get water in the end
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Look is not everything.
B. Be careful of what you say to others.
C. The red rose is more beautiful than the cactus.
D. Don’t feel bad about having an ugly neighbor.
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence "How do you do?" for example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Language do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It's important to learn the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speakers put words in a wrong order, the listener can't understand the speaker's sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn't change. Let's see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
"She only likes apples." "Only she likes apples."
"I have seen the film already." "I have already seen the film."
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does.
1.According to the passage we know that _____ when we are learning English.
A. we shouldn't put every word into our own language
B. we should look up every word in the dictionary
C. we need to put every word into our own language
D. we must read word by word
2.What’ s the writer’s opinion in learning English?
A. It’s difficult to understand different sounds.
B. It’s impossible to remember the word order.
C. It’s important to learn the rules in different ways.
D. It’s easy to learn the rules for word order.
3.If the speakers put words in a wrong order, ___________.
A. it must be a right sentence
B. the listener can't understand the speaker's sentence easily
C. the meaning of the sentence always changes
D. the meaning of a sentence must be the same
4.Which of the following sentences has the same meaning as "She only likes apples" ?
A. Only she likes apples.
B. She doesn’t like any fruits but apples.
C. She likes fruit except apples.
D. she doesn't like apples.
5.Which is the best title for this passage?
A. Different Orders, Different Meanings
B. How to Speak English
C. How to Put English into Our Own Language
D. How to Learn English
No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22，1998．It was started to protect the environment．By now，more than 1，000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day．
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001．Other cities，including Taipei，Shanghai and Wuhan，also support the day．In Beijing，more and more people are joining the campaign．It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work．It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day)．The slogan(口号)for the day is，“If we drive for one less day，we can have one more nice day．”
So far．more than 200，000 drivers have shown their support．“We can’t control(控制)the weather，but we can choose not to drive，”said Wu Zonghua，a car club chairman．Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year．In the first quarter of 2007，Beijing only had 52 blue sky days．This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year．Much of the dust comes from the desert，but cars cause most of the air pollution．We must do more for No Car Day．
1.No Car Day was started ___________．
A．to save money
B．to control the weather
C．to make the air cleaner
D．to keep out dust from the desert
2.The No Car Day campaign asks Beijing drivers___________．
A．to work hard to get fewer blue sky days
B．not to work on World Environment Day
C．to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work
D．to leave their cars at home for a week each month
3.When is World Environment Day?
A．On July 5th． B．On June 5th．
C．On September 22nd． D．On February 2nd．
4.Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?
A．It was first started in France in September，1998．
B．It was first stared in China in 2001．
C．It is supported by over 1，000 cities around the world．
D．It was first started by a car club chairman in Beijing．
5.What can we infer（推断） from the passage?
A．More and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs．
B．People will have one more World Environment Day each month．
C．More and snore people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing．
D．The ear club chairman Wu Zonghua won’t drive any more．
完形填空
Mr. Brown, a teacher in a primary school, often fell asleep in class, but he didn’t want his ________to know and do that. One day he again fell asleep________ .When he woke up, one of the________, Tom, asked him, “Why did you fall asleep in class just now, dear sir?”
Mr. Brown's face turned ________ . “I…I…The Sungod (太阳神) asked me to visit him in my dream.” he said.
Tom wanted to say something, ________ he said nothing. The next day, Tom also ________ in class. When the teacher saw him, he ________ Tom up and asked him, “Why did you fall asleep in class and not ________ me, Tom?”
Tom answered with a smile on his ________,“The Sungod asked me to visit him, too. ” The teacher became________ when he heard this and asked, “What did he say to you, then? ” “He told me he didn't see you yesterday.” Tom said.
1.A. teachers B. students C. parents D. workers
2.A. at table B. in class C. in hospital D. in bed
3.A. boys B. girls C. men D. women
4.A. black B. red C. yellow D. green
5.A. but B. and C. or D. so
6.A. went to bed B. got up C. fell asleep D. went to work
7.A. woke B. put C. made D. gave
8.A. hear from B. hear of C. listen to D. look at
9.A. head B. nose C. face D. ear
10.A. angry B. happy C. sad D. pleased
—__ _ do you study English?
—By making flashcards．
A．Why B．How C．What D．When
Many trees and flowers ________ in our school last year，and they made our school a beautiful garden．
A．plant B．planted
C．have planted D．were planted
