Mr. Black’s office was only 5 kilometers away from his house, so he could go home to have lunch every day. But when he got home at noon, he had to drive another place to park his car, then walked back home. Because he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. This made him very angry.
One day, he put up a board in the garden facing the road
NO PARKING |
But nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board
POLICE NOTICE NO PARKING |
Mrs. Black asked his husband to steal a police notice but he was afraid to do so. Then she asked him to make one just like a police notice. Mr. Black said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Black made a blue board with white letters
POLITE NOTICE NO PARKING |
“Oh!” Mrs. Black said, “ You told me you weren’t going to use the word ‘police’, but why do you use it now?”
“Really?” he asked with a smile. “Look again!”
“Oh, Dear!” she started to laugh, “ You are really clever!”
1.How far is it from Mr. Black's house to his office?
A.5 miles B.5 hours' drive
C.5,000 meters D. Less than 5 kilometers
2.Mr. White was angry because ______.
A. he lost the way when he drove back home one day
B. his car was broken on his way home one day
C. he had to walk home from his office.
D. he found no room to park his car outside his house
3.How many notice boards did Mr. Black make according to the passage?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. None
4.In the end, Mr. Black made a notice board and it _____
A. said "POLICE NOTICE, NO PARKING"
B. said "NO PARKING"
C. said "POLITE NOTICE, NO PARKING"
D. was different in color from a police notice.
5.What would most probably happen after he put up the blue board?
A. Fewer people would park their cars outside his house because of the blue board.
B. More people would have to park their cars outside his house because of the blue board.
C. He would be punished because he stole the blue board.
D. He couldn't park his car outside his house any more because there was no room for his car.
What do you do if you are in trouble on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.
Body signals
Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training, When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means, "yes". When you point downwards and swing your arm from side to side, it means "no". If you want the pilot to know that it's safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend your knees. If you want to say that it's not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.
Smoke signals
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it’s a good way to draw attention. If the weather is dry, it isn’t hard to start a fire. Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a tire unless you're sure that it can’t spread. If the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.
Ground-to-air signals
It's a good idea lo build some signals, too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols (标记). If you can't find any wood, use earth. Some useful symbols are:
F "I need food and water"
II "I need medicine."
I "I am badly hurt."
X "I am unable lo move from here."
Pilots' replies
If the pilot lowers the plane's wings from side to side, this means: "message received and understood" (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's green lights.) If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle, this means "message received hut not understood" (At night, the: pilot flashes the plants red lights.)
However, there is no signal which means "message not received.
1.According to the passage, you can use _____ to build Ground-to-air signals on a lonely island
A.wood of earth B.grass and leaves
C.wood and leaves D.sand or grass
2.Which picture means "it's safe to land"?
3.If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle, what does this mean?
A. It means “ message not received”.
B. It means “ message received and understood”.
C. It means “message received but not understood”.
D. It’s not mentioned in the passage.
4.From the passage we know that ____________.
A.swinging your arm from side to side means “yes”
B.light smoke can be seen easily if the ground is dark.
C.make a symbol “I” if you need some medicine
D.the pilots make replies with a yellow light at night.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. the explanation of body signals on an island.
B. The importance of making signals on an island.
C. Ways of living on a lonely island.
D. Ways of sending out signals on a lonely island.
China is a country with a long history. It has great traditional culture, especially Chinese characters. Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning and some of them are very interesting. Here are six ones. We use “pinyin” here because “pinyin” is the Chinese spelling way for the characters. For example, “fu” is the “pinyin” for good luck in Chinese. “pinyin” “fu” is only the phonic part of the character and if you want to know the meaning of good luck “fu”, you must read Chinese character 福 because “fu” also represents(代表) other Chinese characters that sound the same.
“fu” means blessing, good fortune, good luck. Chinese character “fu” is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year. Chinese people often put up “fu” upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside down “fu” means good luck comes since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for “come”.
“lu” is used to mean official’s a pay in old China. “shou” means long life, age or birthday. “xi” is happiness, The doubled character “xi” means double happiness. It is usually put up everywhere at Chinese weddings. “cai” is weath or money. Chinese often say “ money can make a ghost turn a millstone”. It is to say money really can do a lot of things. But, money can’t buy everything. “he” is an important part of Chinese culture. It means good relations with other people, when you have “he”, things will be a lot easier for you.
The top six lucky Chinese charaters. “fu” “lu” “shou” “xi” “cai” “he”,are particularly loved by Chinese people.
1.We use ______ to show how to read the Chinese characters.
A. “pinyin” B. letters
C. words D. spelling
2.The upside down 福 “fu” means .
A. coming B. good luck comes
C. good fortune D. “fu” is upside down
3.People in China most probably put up the Chinese Characters _______ on the front door at their wedding.
A. upside down “cai” B. upside down “fu”
C. doubled “xi” D. doubled “he”
4.Which of the following in Not true according to the passage?
A. “Cai” is wealth or money
B. “lu” is used to mean offical’s pay in old China
C. “shou” means keeping thin
D. Things will be a lot easier if you have “he”
5.The underlined word “character” means _____ in this passage.
A. 角色 B.特征 C.性格 D.汉字
A special present was given to me when I was 12 years old. It was .
That was the early autumn of my first year at a high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very , and afraid to make friends anymore.
Every time I heard the other students talking and . I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.
Then one morning, my classmates had fun talking with their friends, but I sat my desk as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He walked past me and then turned back. He looked at me and, a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt the touch of and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
That smile my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile my best friend now.
One day. I asked him he smiled and said nothing that morning, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!
It doesn’t matter all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
1.A. a smile B. a problem C. a book D. a card
2.A. happy B. lonely C. clever D. friendly
3.A. laugh B. laughing C. laughed D. to laugh
4.A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. unhappily
5.A. in B. with C. without D. for
6.A. anything bright B. something sad C. anything sad D. something bright
7.A. changed B. broke C. won D. lost
8.A. become B. has become C. have become D. will become
9.A. why B. that C. who D. when
10.A. but B. so C. because D. although
You without doubt sleep every day, but do you have a dream every night? How much do you know about dreaming? “Sleep are than dream. We all need to dream.” some scientists say.
Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams every night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That because the dreamer is worrying about something. Sometimes dreaming is a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry into dreams.
Sometimes we with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can’t remember the dream.Dreams can disappear quickly from memory.
__ dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still feel tired.
1.A. important B. less important C. dangerous D. more dangerous
2.A. may be B. maybe C. can’t be D. must do
3.A. bad experience B. bad examples C. new ideas D. new articles
4.A. wake up B. fall asleep C. care about D.drop by
5.A. So many B. Too many C. Much too D. Too much
—What did he ask just now?
-- He wondered _________
A. if they would meet at the school gate.
B. when would they start
C. that they would take some food
D. how they will get there
