黄色是太阳之色，因此它能使你想起温暖、阳光明媚的一天。
Yellow is the colour of the sun, so it can __________ you __________ a warm sunny day .
作为一名医生，再怎么仔细也不为过。
As a doctor, you can’t be __________ __________.
There are some expressions(表达方式) about colours. They are very interesting. If someone 1.(want) a cup of “black coffee”, that will mean he or she wants coffee without milk, while “white coffee” means coffee with milk. “A green hand” means someone is not good at 2.(do) something.
Maybe you 3.(hear) of the expression “a black sheep” ever. It refers to(指) a person who behaves badly and often causes trouble. For example, Tom doesn’t listen to teachers and school rules 4.(break) by him often, so he is called a black sheep.
Then what does “a white lie” mean? It means a lie with a good will(意愿). For example, someone gives you a present you dislike, but you don’t want 5.(hurt) him, so you say, “That’s really nice. I like it very much.”
If you have interest, you can spend some free time 6.(search) for expressions about colours online for yourself.
A teacher from America visited a school in China. In one class, she watched sixty children learn to draw a cat. The teacher drew a big circle on the blackboard, and sixty children copied it on their paper. The teacher drew a small one on the top of the big one and then put two small triangles （三角形）on the top of it. The children drew in the same way. The lesson went on until there were sixty-one cats in the classroom. Each student’s cat looked exactly the same as that on the blackboard.
The visiting teacher watched the lesson and was surprised because the teacher methods were different from those in her country. A children’s art lesson in her country produced a lot of pictures, and each one is quite different from the others. Why? What makes this difference in educational methods? In a classroom in any country, a teacher teaches more than art or history or language.
In a country such as the United States or Canada, students are asked to work and find answers by themselves. The students are helped to learn to have their own ideas. In countries such as China and Japan, students often work together and help each other in the classroom, but the teachers teach, and the students listen. The students are asked to memorize a lot. They have to learn the same textbook, do the same homework and give the same answers.
1.Which of the following looks the cat on the blackboard?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.The students in ______ are helped to find answers by themselves.
A.Japan B.China C.America D.Japan & China
3.The word “memorize” means _______ in the passage.
A.remember B.forget C.give D.read
4.The writer of the passage thinks that the students should ________.
A.have the same answers as their teacher B.learn knowledge by themselves
C.learn the same textbook. . D.be asked to memorize a lot
“About half the students in regular Beijing schools have been bullied(欺负),” a report said. I’m not surprised at all.
I have to say that in my school years I was always bullied. My earliest memory was from third grade, when two older boys held a knife to my throat(喉咙) after school. I stood very still(不动)，and they soon left me alone.
In sixth grade, I was walking alone in my neighbourhood when another boy ran toward me. As I turned to greet him, he hit me in the face and gave me a bloody nose. I never understood why.
In seventh grade I learned to give the bullies(恃强凌弱的人) my lunch money before they asked me for it. I never told anyone because I was afraid they would beat me harder.
Then came high school, where a bully named Shuey decided he didn’t like me. He spoke ill of me and laughed at me for months. He even challenged me to meet him after school, but I refused. So he called me a “cowardly boy” in front of my classmates. One day I had enough. When Shuey blocked(堵住) my way into class, I exploded(发怒) and knocked him down. He got up and we had a fight. At last I won and Shuey couldn’t lay a hand on me any more.
News of the fight got around the school soon. Nobody bullied me again. It was not good to fight, but something big changed in my life: I was not afraid any longer.
1.When was the writer first bullied?
A.In third grade. B.In sixth grade. C.In seventh grade. D.At high school.
2.Why didn’t the writer tell others that he had been bullied?
A.Because he didn’t want to worry others.
B.Because he wanted to make friends with the bullies.
C.Because the bullies were too poor to afford lunch.
D.Because he worried the bullies would beat him harder.
3.What does the underlined word “cowardly” mean in Chinese?
A.固执的 B.幽默的 C.懦弱的 D.伪善的
4.What does the writer try to tell us?
A.Many students are often bullied. B.How he became brave enough to fight bullying.
C.Students should get on well with each other. D.It’s not good to fight with others.
School uniforms are common in primary and secondary schools in many countries. Here’s a list of countries below.
| In Brazil, students wear uniforms in private schools. But in public schools, students don’t have to wear uniforms although they might have one. In general, the uniforms are a pair of blue pants and a white T-shirt with the school symbol printed on it. |
| School uniforms are used in Cuba. All students wear school uniforms with the color as a symbol of grade level. Children also wear scarves because they are young pioneers(少先队员). |
| Japan introduced school uniforms in the late 19th century. Today, school uniforms are very common. Many boys wear white shirts, short pants and caps. Girls’ uniforms might include a gray pleated (褶)skirt and a white blouse. |
| In Singapore, all students must wear uniforms. Though the colors are different from school to school. The normal uniform for boys is shorts or long pants, with a shirt (often white), while girls wear white pinafores(连衣裙) or skirts. |
1.In Brazil, where is the school symbol?
A.On the pants. B.On the shoes. C.On the T-shirt. D.On the socks.
2.In Cuba a student wears the scarf as a symbol of _____.
A.grade level B.cold weather C.public school D.young pioneer
3.A Japanese girl’s uniform is _____.
A.a pair of blue pants and a white T-shirt B.a gray skirt and a white blouse
C.a white shirt, short pants and a cap D.a pinafore or a white skirt
4.Which is true about the students’ uniforms in Singapore?
A.School uniforms are the same as China’s.
B.Only the students in private schools wear uniforms.
C.Boys’ uniforms are different from girl’s in color.
D.Students usually wear white shirts or skirts.
