Back in the old days, people of different cultures wore traditional clothes every day. For men, clothes were usually shirts and pants. For women, dress was much more popular. Today, however, things are no longer so. Nowadays, people of different cultures prefer to get clothes to department stores and shopping malls. They wear those factory—made clothes every day and only wear traditional ones on special occasions(场合). However, in India, things are different. Women still wear the sari（纱丽）every day as their ancestors did for thousands of years. The dresses' styles and designs are so popular that clothing designer a worldwide often incorporate(吸收)them into their own works of art.
A sari is just a long piece of cloth worn over a blouse and a dress. It has neither sleeves(袖子)nor trousers. There are different styles of the traditional clothes. Among the choices, the “Nivi” is the most popular. With the development of sari, it has taken in styles from Indian traditional clothes. At last, it came into being.
Sari has a history about 4,500 years. However, people still don't know when people in Indian started to wear this kind of clothes. Because of being short of written records, we do not know how ancient Indians came to make clothing out of a cloth. We do know, however, nice sari is popular all over the world.
1.From the first paragraph we can know________.
A.in old days, people liked buying clothes. B.people seldom make clothes in person now.
C.in old days, women liked pants better. D.people usually wear traditional clothes now.
2.In India________.
A.many women still wear sari now. B.women only wear sari on special occasions.
C.sari is less popular than before. D.many designers are increasing sari.
3.What is“Nivi"?
A.It's the name of a famous designer. B.It's the time when sari came into being.
C.It's the name of the most popular sari. D.It's another kind of traditional clothes.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Sari has a short history in India. B..Few people can make sari now.
C.Sari has long sleeves. D.We don't know how sari was made in old days.
How do your kids go to school? Riding likes,walking. by car or bus? Which do you think is the best way for them to go to school?The following study may help yon get the best answers.
Children who ride their bikes to school are healthier than those who walk or travel by bus or car,according to a new British study, Researchers examined the results of physical tests and questionnaires given to 6,000 children aged between 10 and 16 over a two—year period.
Boys who walked to school were found to be 20 percent more likely(可能()to be fit than those who rode in buses or cars.while girls who walked were 30 percent more likely to be fit.Riding a bike increased boys likelihood(可能性)of being fit by 30 percent while girl is increased theirs sevenfold(七倍地 ).
Children who were driven to school had the lowest levels of physical fitness(健身).“Children need to be active and stay healthy”says study coauthor Christine Voss. “Encouraging them to walk or ride to school is one great chance to help achieve this .Of course,keeping sate is the first step."
1.The new study shows________.
A.walking to school is a good way to keep healthy
B.it's good for kids to ride bikes to school
C.riding bikes is e popular way to go to school
D.most kids like riding bikes to school
2.The underlined word may means“________in Chinese”
A.问卷 B.反馈 C.检测 D.结论
3.The third paragraph mainly tells us________.
A.girls are healthier than boys B.riding bikes can make kids healthy
C.riding bikes is better than walking D.riding bikes is a good way to keep healthy
4.Christine Voss told us________.
A.we should encourage kids to walk or ride to school B.all the kids had the opportunity to keep healthy
C.it's dangerous for kids to ride to school D.Not all kids are fit to ride to school
Airbnb is very popular now. The houses on Airbnb are very special.They're different from traditional hotels.Every house has its own features.Here are four houses on Airbnb in Hawai, America. Let's have a look.
Haikn Cottage Location:the north side of Maul Rooms:It has two bedrooms ad one bath— Room.Four people can live in at most. Offer:Wi—Fi ,TV,Kitchen Phone Number：0561—8875 Service:The best coffee shop is only 2 minutes' walk | Mahina Surf Location:100 Palani Rond Rooms:It has one bedroom with ocean view and one bathroom. Two people can live in at most Offer: Wi—Fi, TV. Swimming pool,Washing machine Phone Number：0561—7523 |
Villn Maui Location：2070 Ali Drive Rooms:It has two bedrooms,one bath— room and e large living room.4 adults and 4 children can live in at most. Offer:Wi—Fi. Kitchen TV:Washing Machine; Free breakfast Phone Number:0561 5562 | Beach Hale Locating:100 Holomoana Street Rooms:Two bedrooms, two bathrooms Four people cat sleep here. Offer：Wi—Fi ;Kitchens; TV; Swimming pool Price:1862 yuan one night |
E—mail:jazi2558@foxmail.com
1.If you like drinking coffee you'd better choose________.
A.Villa Maui B.Beach Hale C.Haiku Cottage D.Mahina Surf
2.If David wants to book a hotel with free breakfast,he needs to________.
A.call at 0561—8875 B.go to 100 Palani Road
C.call at 0561—5562 D.send an e— mail to jami2558@foxmail.com
3.How many people can live in Villa Maui at most?
A.Two. B.Four. C.Six. D.Eight.
4.What's Airbnb according to the passage?
A.People can book travel tickets on it. B.People can book houses on it.
C.People can buy or sell houses on it. D.People can find places of interest on it.
根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项,其中有两个为多余选项。
A:Have you ever been to the countryside,Alice?
B:Yes. I have. But I have never been to the amusement park.
A:1. . I want to go there.I want to go to the space museum too.
B:The space museum?2.
A:Great! Can I go there with you?
B：Of course3.
A:You're right, Now it's getting late,Where are you going?
B: .4.. Would you like to go with me?
A;Yes,I’d like to.5.
B:A film called CoCo(《寻梦环游记》.
A:Great! Let's go.
A.What movie are you going to watch?
B.So have I.
C.My father will take me there next weekend.
D.I'm going to the cinema.
E.Me, neither.
F.l think we will have a great time there.
G.We can't go there by bus.
Nearly everyone in the world eats some of it every day. In fact, you cannot live without it. It's usually white and it has a strong _________ . Every cell(细胞)in your body has it .Tears and sweat(眼泪和汗水)have it, too. What's it? As you may have _________, it's salt.
_________ the beginning of time, salt has been an important part of people's lives. It was once used by the Romans to pay their soldiers. In parts of Africa, it was used instead of money to _________ things.The oceans are filled with it. You can get it from the _________ as well. Pour it on food, and you can stop the food from going _________
Today, salt is used to make thousands of products. Sometimes it's _________ used to make clothes.
In cold places that are covered with snow and ice in winter, people_________ salt on the roads to melt(使融化)the ice. Driving would be much more dangerous if not for salt.
Many _________in English are connected to salt. For example, it's said that a person is "worth his salt”. That________ the person works very hard and is important. Remember that the Roman soldiers were paid in salt? This is probably where the expression comes from.
1.A.smell B.taste C.voice D.feeling
2.A.decided B.planned C.guessed D.mentioned
3.A.Since B.At C.For D.With
4.A.sell out B.pay for C.care about D.spend on
5.A.water B.rock C.forest D.earth
6.A.nice B.delicious C.awful D.salty
7.A.still B.even C.again D.just
8.A.mix B.serve C.heat D.spread
9.A.signs B.communities C.expressions D.stories
10.A.means B.warns C.seems D.suggests
Just imagine everything going wrong in your life and you can't help but be sad. Then a stranger gives you a friendly _________ and makes you feel special for no reason at all.
Once I was sitting in a hallway, I wasn't having a good day and my experience ___________caused this. I looked up and saw a lady _________ by. I had never seen her before. She looked at me and gave me a very _________ smile and went on walking! I felt___________ we were old friends and she understood. By problems.And, guess what !
My _________ disappeared and I couldn't help _________ smile back at her!
From that day on I started giving out smiles _________ I saw anyone who looked sad or confused,___________I know them or not l try to approach(接近) them and help them but when I am unable to do __________ I give a sweet friendly smile to help make them feel better.
And, yeah,I always get smiling faces in return!
1.A.hug B.smile C.kiss D.bow
2.A.surely B.slowly C.unfortunately D.luckily
3.A.passing B.singing C.reading D.cleaning
4.A.lonely B.peaceful C.friendly D.lively
5.A.as B.for C.with D.like
6.A.experience B.mood C.spirit D.sadness
7.A.and B.or C.but D.unless
8.A.whenever B.whoever C.however D.wherever
9.A.Because B.Whether C.If D.Till
10.A.it B.so C.that D.such
