More and more Chinese would like to travel to the USA and drive by themselves. They need to know something about driving in America, which will be helpful to them and bring a happy holiday to them. Here is some useful information.
Hand signals (信号)
Though indicators (指示灯) are used to show which direction you are going, knowing some hand signals are very important and they are always asked in a driving test. When you want to turn right, you can put your left hand out of the window and point upward. If you want to slow down or stop, you can just point downward.
School buses
Yellow school buses have flashing (闪烁) red lights and stop signs that reach out from the driver’s side. The drivers use these warning (警告) signals when letting pupils on and off No matter which side of the road you are traveling on, if you come upon (偶遇) a school bus with its lights flashing and a stop sign used, you must stop. It’s the law (法律). Keep stopped until the lights stop flashing or the stop sign is taken away.
Using the Horn (喇叭)
Using horns is not common in America. In fact, people seldom use them. You may use your horn to warn walkers or other drivers of possible danger. Do not use your horn to complain about (抱怨) other drivers’ mistakes or to try to get a slow driver to move faster.
1.What is the main idea of this article?
A.How to have a happy holiday in America.
B.Why hand signals are important in America.
C.How to drive safely in America.
D.When people can use the horn in America.
2.The underlined “they” in paragraph2 refers to (指的是) ________.
A.hand signals B.driving tests C.indicators D.drivers
3.Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of this article?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.A driver must stop when ________ in America.
A.he sees another driver point downward with his hand
B.red lights flash on the school bus and the stop sign is shown on it
C.he comes upon a policeman in the street
D.other drivers use horns to warm him
5.From the article, we know that ________ in America.
A.you’d better not drive by yourself when you travel
B.you should not tell another driver his mistakes in driving by using horns
C.it is a policeman’s job to make a driver drive faster
D.a driver always needs to give way to a school bus when meeting it
Elephants are the largest land animals alive today. African elephants live in family groups called herds (群). All of the elephants in the herd take care of each other. The leader of the herd is an old mother elephant. She is the matriarch (族长). A herd may have as few as eight or as many as 100 elephants. The other elephants follow (跟随) the matriarch because she knows how to keep them safe from coming danger.
Elephants learn by watching and copying other elephants, and also learn from life. Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they are fully grown at about ten years old. Elephants are smart animals with long memories (记忆力). In the dry season, a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past. The herd will follow her there. She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to cross a fast-moving river.
Other animals don’t usually attack (攻击) elephants. However, a lion might try to attack a sick elephant or a baby. If this happens, the adult (成年的) elephants circle around the baby elephants. The adults make louder sounds and hit the ground with their trunks (象鼻). The matriarch puts herself between the lion and the herd. She beats her ears out to make herself look even larger. Then she leads her herd and attacks the enemy in a big cloud of dust (灰尘).
1.What do you know about the elephant herd?
A.There are not any father elephants in a herd.
B.A herd may have eight to 100 elephants.
C.Only the matriarch of the herd looks after baby elephants.
D.All the elephants in the herd take turns (轮流) to look for water.
2.Long memories help elephants to ________.
A.choose their matriarch B.fight against their enemies
C.communicate (交流) with each other D.find water and cross the river
3.Why do the adult elephants circle around their babies?
A.To keep their babies safe. B.To welcome their friends.
C.To attack their enemies. D.To help their babies to learn.
One day, Miss Mary asked the class to think of a story with a moral (寓意).
Little Suzy put up her hand. “My dad owns a farm. Every Sunday, we put chicken eggs in our truck and drive into town to sell them at the market. Well, one Sunday we hit a big bump (凸块) and all the eggs flew out of our basket and onto the road.”
When the teacher asked for the moral of the story, Suzy replied, “________.”
Little Lucy went next. “My dad owns a farm, too. Every weekend, we take our chicken eggs and put them in our incubator (孵化器). But last weekend, only eight of our 12 eggs hatched (孵出小鸡).”
Again, the teacher asked for the moral. Lucy answered, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”
Next up was little Johnny. “My uncle Ted was drunk one day and he told me a story. He fought in a war many years ago and his plane was shot down over an enemy area. He jumped out of the plane with only a bottle of whiskey, a machine gun and a sword (剑).
On the way down, he drank the bottle of whiskey. Then, he landed right in the middle of 100 enemy soldiers. He shot 70 of them with his machine gun, but then he ran out of bullets (子弹)! So he pulled out his sword and killed 20 more. Then the sword broke, so he killed the last ten with his bare hands.”
The teacher and other students looked shocked (震惊). Miss Mary asked what the moral of this story was.
“Well,” Johnny replied, don’t trust uncle Ted when he’s drunk.”
1.How many children told stories in Miss Mary’s class?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five
2.What was the moral of little Suzy’s story?
A.Better late than never.
B.The early bird catches the worm.
C.Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
D.Better half an egg than an empty shell.
3.What does the underlined word “bare” mean?
A.empty B.big C.only D.dirty
4.From the article (文章), we know that ________.
A.Uncle Ted was a war hero before
B.Lucy’s dad doesn’t know how to use the incubator
C.Suzy’s dad is a careless driver
D.Miss Mary thought the story about uncle Ted was true until the end of the story
Best Guitar Night
Welcome to Edinburgh Guitar Club! Here you can find information about what’s happening at Edinburgh’s best guitar club.
Edinburgh Guitar Club is held (举办) every Tuesday night at Summerhall, Newington, Edinburgh. We have the best guitar players. The event (活动) is great for everyone, from beginners to experienced (有经验的) players.
Join us and experience guitar the way it’s meant to be!
Time: 8 p.m. ～11 p.m.
Tickets: ￡6 (online)
￡7 (at the door if there are any left)
Free (免费的) Wi-Fi and snacks
Drinks not included (包括) in the ticket price
Try something new!
1.How often is Edinburgh Guitar Club held?
A.Once a week. B.Twice a week.
C.Once a month. D.Twice a month.
2.What does the ticket price include according to the poster?
A.Best guitars. B.Snacks. C.A table in the club. D.Drinks.
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the poster?
A.The event lasts for three hours.
B.The ticket online is cheaper than that at the door.
C.You can always buy tickets at the door.
D.The event is for not only beginners but also experienced player.
Last year, our family took a trip to New York City. When we _________ our hotel, it was around 1 am. My son Joseph looked out at the _________ of Times Square (时代广场) and said he wanted to go outside. I told him it was too late to go out, _________ he kept looking out of the window and said, “Just for two minutes.”
My wife and I looked at each other, _________ and said “Two minutes”. We got dressed and walked to the center of Times Square. When we got there, my son pointed at the lights and said “Dad, look!” and then _________ to fall asleep.
It _________ us 20 minutes to get ready for the 20 seconds we spent outside, but it made our son _________ and that meant a lot to us. That night, I learned a lesson about happiness. We sometimes have chances (机会) to create happy moments (时刻) in our lives, but we often find an excuse (借口) to do _________ else.
Because of my son, I learned that I am the biggest enemy (敌人) to my _________ happiness. Although (尽管) happiness is a door that is always ____________, we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door.
1.A.went to B.left C.got D.arrived at
2.A.people B.lights C.shops D.trees
3.A.but B.so C.and D.because
4.A.cried B.laughed C.smiled D.shouted
5.A.finished B.started C.stopped D.asked
6.A.took B.gave C.cost D.brought
7.A.sad B.asleep C.tired D.happy
8.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
9.A.only B.own C.important D.special
10.A.close B.closed C.open D.opened
________ any more. It’s no use. We will not buy you any chocolate.
A.You don’t cry B.If you cry C.Don’t cry D.Stop crying
