“Have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.
“Have a nice day. Next!” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone (腔调) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.
The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say “oh, you may have a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day.”
The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.
Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
1. How does the author understand Maxie’s words?
A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.
B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.
C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.
D. Maxie really worries about the author’s security.
2.By saying “Have a nice day,” a stranger may _____.
A. try to be polite to you
B. express respect to you
C. give his blessing to you
D. share his pleasure with you
3.According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a nice day”_______.
A. sincerely B. as thanks
C. as a habit D. encouragingly
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Have a Nice Day—a Social Custom.
B. Have a Nice Day—a Pleasant Gesture.
C. Have a Nice Day—a Heart-warming Greeting.
D. Have a Nice Day—a Polite Ending of a Conversation.
Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear（鞋类）in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits（展品）from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.
Room 1 The celebrity（名人）footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Stared in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choice of footwear extremely interesting. | Room 2 Most of our visitors are amazed —and shocked— by the collection of “special purpose”shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk, that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!
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Room 3 As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that like legs! | The footwear Library People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear. |
1. Where would you find a famous singer’s shoes?
A. Room1. B. Room 2.
C. Room3. D. The Footwear Library
2. All exhibits in each room .
A. have the same shape
B. share the same theme
C. are made of the same material
D. belong to the same social class
3. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.
B. Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.
C. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.
D. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data.
4. The purpose of the text is to get more people to .
A. do research B. design shoes
C. visit the museum D. follow celebrities
One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11th. 1958. Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. "I promised you a gift, and here it is. " What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. 1 told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming. "Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. "If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough. " As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. "What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs. " The hospital said we can bring Richard home!"
"Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I downstairs. My sacks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!
1. what happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?
A. He got a baby brother
B. He got a Christmas gift
C. He became four years old
D. He received a doll
2. What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？
A. Impossible. B. Boring
C. Difficult D. Fearful
3. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?
A. Excitement. B. Happiness.
C. Sadness. D. Disappointment.
4. What is the passage mainly about ?
A.A sad Christmas day
B.Life with a lovely baby
C. A special Christmas gift.
D. Memories of a happy family
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1.为了能够有一次愉快的旅行，我坚持要求大家先做一个旅行计划。
______ ________ ______ have a pleasant journey, I insisted that we ________ a travel plan first.
2.这是我第一次对有关第二次世界大战的事很关心。
It is the first time that I ________ _________ _________ _________ everything to do with World War II.
3.有趣的户外活动对丰富学生的课外生活发挥着重要的作用。
Interesting outdoor activities __________ ___________ ____________ __________ in enriching the after-school life of the students.
4.在可怕的15秒钟内， 一座大城市就沉沦在一片废墟中。
In fifteen terrible seconds a large city _________ __________ _____________.
1.My cousin Michael g________________ from Zhejiang University in 2007.
2.I p___________ to go shopping rather than stay at home alone on weekends.
3.When hearing the funny story they b____________ into laughter.
4.She looks very young, but a______________ she is seventy years old.
5.After years of travel, they decided to s_________________ in London.
6.As soon as I saw the photo, I __________________(认出) my friend in it at once.
7.Most of the areas along the Mekong River are often flooded and as a result people there ___________(遭受) heavy losses.
8.Mary lost her son last year. She hasn’t _____________(恢复) from the great shock ever since.
9.It’s important for us to have a positive ___________________ (态度）to difficulties.
10.The man was seriously _________________(受伤) in the earthquake last year.
People travel for a lot of reasons. Some tourists go to see battlefields or other historic remains（遗址). Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places. Most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money for the sun because they have so little of it. People of cities like London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam spend much of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year are in the rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them. Every summer many people travel to Mediterranean resorts(度假胜地) and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economics of Mediterranean countries. Italy's 30, 000 hotels are booked without a break every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit there yearly, or one tourist for each person living in Spain.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can deal with. The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. None of these, however, is ruining anyone's fun. Obviously, they don't go there for clean water. They allow traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They don't even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it's still better than sitting in the cold, rainy in Berlin, London, or Oslo.
1.The writer seems to imply(暗示) that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that ______.
A．they want to see historic remains
B．they wish to escape from cold, dark and rainy days
C．they would like to take pictures in front of famous places
D．they are interested in different cultural and social customs
2.According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?
A．Italy. B．Greece
C．France. D．Spain.
3.The underlined part in the last sentence in paragraph 3 means ______.
A．all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists
B．every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist
C．every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country
D．every family in Spain is visited by a tourist every year
4.According to the passage, which of the following might ruin the tourists' fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
A．Polluted water. B．Crowded buses.
C．Rainy weather. D．Traffic jams.
