Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring. While for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils(灾祸).
People’s choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions(反应) toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites(食欲). Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.
The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.
1.Muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their _______.
A. cultural values
B. commercial purposes
C. personal experiences
D. physical reactions to the color
2.Why will many commercial websites have a red “Buy Now” button?
A. To relax people physically.
B. To increase people’s appetites.
C. To encourage people to make a purchase(购买).
D. To cause a person’s blood pressure to rise.
3.What color might help lose weight according to the text?
A. Red B. Green. C. Blue. D. Purple.
4.Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?
A. Colors and Human Beings
B. The Cultural Meaning of Color
C. Colors and Personal Experiences
D. The Meaning and Function of Color
One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I about how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time. Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous (有毒的) berries (干果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.
1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?
A. He had just got a new cage.
B. He liked its beautiful feather.
C. He wanted a pet for a companion.
D. He wanted it to sing for him.
2.The mockingbird died because it ______.
A. drank the poisonous water by mistake
B. was frightened to death
C. ate the poisonous food its mother gave it
D. refused to eat anything
3.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?
A. Freedom is very valuable to all living things.
B. All birds put in a cage won’t live long.
C. You should keep the birds from their mother.
D. Be careful about food you give to baby birds.
现在，越来越多的学生开始意识到学习英语的重要性，但是一些学生发现在日常生活中很少有说英语的机会。假设你校学生会决定举办一次英语口语竞赛,请根据以下提示，写一则100词左右的英语海报。
目的：提高同学们的英语口语能力
时间：12月8日下午2:00-5:00
地点：校会议室
评委：3名外教和7名外语老师
奖品：一台笔记本电脑（获得第一名的学生）
参赛对象：全校学生
（海报发布时间：10月8日）
参考词汇：英语口语 oral English
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
This autumn, my class went to the seaside to go camp.We arrived at a sandy beach with a well view of the sea and mountains. We set up our tents on the sandy beach, when night fell we started a fire to give us light and kept us warm.All my classmates sat around them, talking, singing and laughing. Several hours later ，Robert and I went back to the tent to have the chat. We stayed up all night. We found that we two had a lot of in common. For example, we all like the same singers and have a great enthusiasm for physics. The fire and stars see our happiness. What I wished time would stop at the moment!
阅读下面对话，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Jimmy: Alice, how was your journey to the countryside?
Alice: Wonderful. We 1. (enjoy) beautiful sights and food in the country.
Jimmy: Food? Did you have 2. big dinner in the countryside? What have you had?
Alice: It was not a big dinner at all, 3. there were a lot of foods which only can be eaten in the local place, such 4. some wild vegetables.
Jimmy: Oh, I see. Did you do anything 5. ?
Alice: Yes. We got 6. well with the villagers and sent pens and books we carried to the poor students.
Jimmy: That is really great! I think they must study harder with your help.
Alice: It is far from enough. 7. (actual), I felt a little sad as soon as I saw the joy on the children who got the pens and books.
Jimmy: Why do you have this kind of feeling?
Alice: As far as I am 8. (concern), these things are nothing for the children who live in our city.
Jimmy: You are right. We can do more for the children living in that area.
Alice: Yes. Many of us who went to the place 9. (plan) to give more help to the children.
Jimmy: Can you tell me what you are going to do?
Alice: We are going to buy a number of books and donate 10. to the local school.
Jimmy: It is a good idea. I am entirely willing to join you.
Alice: It’s very kind of you.
If you think you are sick, you are sick no matter what says. , if you believe in your doctor, and if he tells that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The of the mind on the body does exist and sometimes can be powerful. It exists whether one is of it or not.
Take the of Mrs. Green, for example. She was unable to get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some simple things that she enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions, she felt. At last she went to her doctor, whom she had known for years. The doctor listened to her and gave her a very examination. Then he said to her, “ There is nothing wrong with you physically, but I accept the fact you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some pills that should help. I want you to one after dinner and one half an hour you go to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me you feel.
Mrs. Green telephoned, “Doctor, I had the first night’s sleep in two months. What is in this pills ?” The doctor said, “It is an old formula（配方） I have for years. Just taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s wonderful what a little baking soda（苏打） can do.”
1.A. everyone else B. anyone else C. nobody else D. someone else
2.A. On the other hand B. As a matter of factC. More often than not D. In other words
3.A. result B. cause C. reason D. effect
4.A. aware B. fond C. sure D. full
5.A. care B. cut C. case D. call
6.A. would B. could C. might D. used to
7.A. benefit B. allowed C. prevented D. forbade
8.A. the more B. the better C. the worse D. the less
9.A. hear B. see C. watch D. ask
10.A. thorough B. basic C. general D. main
11.A. serious B. special C. specially D. seriously
12.A. that B. which C. 不填 D. why
13.A. eat B. take C. drink D. chew
14.A. when B. since C. after D. before
15.A. what do B. what C. how do D. how
16.A. The next day B. Later C. Shortly D. Tomorrow
17.A. bad B. terrible C. good D. right
18.A. at all B. on earth C. by the way D. for ever
19.A. sold B. written C. read D. used
20.A. keep up B. keep off C. keep on D. keep away
