阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。（每空格限填一词）
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “ 1. “. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this or it will give him some 2. .
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired （雇用）a car and an Indian driver. When he told his driver to take him to his office, the driver shook his head at once. The officer 3. his order and the driver shook his head again. At last, the officer, of course, got 4. 。
“How dare（敢）you refuse my order?” he 5. , “Drive me to the office at once!”
The driver answered in a very loud voice too. “Yes, sir.” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started and the officer was now so surprised that he 6. say a word. He thought about it for a while and nodded with a smile, “ ‘No’ means ‘Yes’ here!”
用方框内所给词的适当形式完成下面短文。（每词限用一次）
metre be build until nervous |
The sun was going down when we arrived at the ground floor of the building. I was afraid of going to the top of tall buildings, so I was a little 1. when I walked into a lift. The lift climbed faster and faster 2. we reached the 88th floor. It 3. high up there, but I was not afraid when I stood at the top.
The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai is 420.5 4. high. It is one of the tallest buildings in the world. It 5. in 1999, and it has a fantastic view of Pudong District and the centre of Shanghai. I really like t he tower and I am sure I will visit it again.
用方框内所级词的适当形式完成下列句子。（每词限用一次）
friend warn your three snow |
1. –Excuse me, where’s the nearest bookshop?
--Go along the road and it’s just on the _______ street.
2.Lingling, if you don’t warm up before taking exercise, you may hurt ________.
3.In winter there’s a lot of ______ in New York.
4.We’re going to collect litter in the park next to my _______ house this afternoon.
5.Earthquakes always happen suddenly, so it’s difficult _____ people about them.
根据对话内容，从所给的七个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使对话内容完整。（有两项为多余选项）
Shop worker: What can I do for you?
Betty: 1.
Shop worker: What colour do you like?
Betty: Purple.
Shop worker: All right. 2.
Betty: Small.
Shop worker: What about this one?
Betty: 3.
Shop worker: Certainly.
Betty: Oh, I like it. 4.
Shop worker: It’s 198 yuan.
Betty: 5.
Shop worker: But wait a minute! There is a sale on today. Everything is half price.
Betty: OK! I’ll take it.
A. That’s too expensive. B. May I try it on? C. I’d like to buy a T-shirt. D. I’m afraid I don’t like it. E. How much is it? F. What else would you like? G. What size do you take? |
Car pool（拼车）
“Beep, Beep,” goes the car horn（喇叭）. You’ve got dressed, but you’ve not had time to eat breakfast. You run out of the front door with your schoolbag, and jump into the waiting car. Inside, your friends say “hey” as one of their parents drives you to school. 1.
Car pools are a common way of transport for many students in the US. You, along with many of your friends, can sit in one car. 2. And your parents many take turns to drive you all to school.
3. If you’re late, you can eat that breakfast you don’t have time for at home. If you’re behind on your homework, this is your last chance to finish it before class. Some simply add to their sleep time before classes begin.
Besides walking or cycling to class, car pools are green if you can’t take the school bus. Instead of four cars taking four students to school each day, they can all squeeze into one. 4.
More importantly, car pooling teaches students valuable life lessons not taught in class. It can teach students about being on time. It can also teach them the bad influence of being late. If you’re late, then all of your friends will be late too.
A. What do friends do in the car? B. This is the daily car pool to school. C. Of course, it’s better to take the school bus. D. Why is car pool so popular in the USA? E. Think of how much oil that can save! F. You share the journey to school each day. |
If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers?
To remember 11 numbers is not difficult. However, because of the smartphone, many of us are losing this ability. What’s more, smartphones weaken（削弱）our skills at giving directions, as well as killing face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together, it’s common for most to check their phones.
According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, an American company, Chinese people spend about 170 minutes on their smartphones daily.
Many students are addicted to using smartphones. It does no good to their study. Research by Japan’s Education Ministry showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones perform much worse in school test than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes.
It’s true that the smartphone has made our lives easier. But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study or work. People are trying to change that.
A new app（应用软件）called Forest was introduced this month. It lets users plant a seed that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.
A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5% discount (折扣) if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said he hopes it gives people a way to enjoy their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.
1.Many people can’t remember their parents’s phone numbers because _______.
A. they don’t care about their parents
B. they depend too much on smartphones
C. they find it difficult to remember numbers
D. they don’t know how to remember numbers
2.What does the word “addicted” probably mean in Chinese?
A. 沉迷 B. 喜爱 C. 习惯 D. 擅长
3.The app “Forest” is used to _________.
A. encourage people to plant more trees
B. get people to change their smartphones
C. help people better control smartphone using
D. offer people a new game to enjoy themselves
4.By giving people a 5% discount, Owner Mark Gold wants his customers to ___________.
A. enjoy a cheaper meal
B. say no to smartphones
C. check phones after the meal
D. improve face-to-face communication
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Smart or harmful?
B. Stop using smartphones?
C. Why not try smartphones?
D. How to make your phones smart?
