One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench（长条椅）with a hat by his feet and a sign that read,“I am blind. Please help me.”

A creative publicist(广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.

Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized（认出，识别出）his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.

The publicist said,“I just wrote the message a little differently.”He smiled and went on his way.

The new sign read,“Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”

1.What’s the blind man’s name?

A．Tom.                                 B．John.

C．Tony.                                 D．Sorry, I don’t know.

2.Who wrote a new message?

A．The blind man.                         B．The teacher.

C．The publicist.                           D．The farmer.

3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist?

A．By his sign.                            B．By his footsteps.

C．By his voice.                           D．By his coins.

4.When did the story happen?

A．In spring.                              B．In summer.

C．In autumn.                             D．In winter.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful.

B．We can get more money by changing a sign.

C．The blind man was very stupid, so he had little money.

D．The power（力量）of language is great.

 

    Near the North Pole(北极)there are only two seasons：winter and summer．In winter，nights are long．For more than two months you can’t see the sun，even at noon．In summer，days are long．For more than two months the sun never sets and there is no night at a11．The temperature(温度)is very low near the North Pole．Even in summer the temperature is below 0℃．So people there wear warm clothes all year round．They make their clothing from the skins of animals．From the skins they also make coats，hats and even boots．

In the cold climate，plants cannot grow．So the people have to build their houses with skins，earth，stone or snow．When they go out to hunt something，they live in tents of skins．When they move，they take their tents with them．Sometimes，they build houses of snow．Now don’t think that these houses must be cold．In fact，they are very warm and safe．

The life near the North Pole is very interesting．

1.There are no________near the North Pole．

A．spring or summer	B．summer or autumn
C．autumn or winter	D．spring or autumn

2.Near the North Pole the winter nights can last_______．

A．more than a month	B．more than two months
C．more than half a year	D．more than four months

3.The people near the North Pole wear warm clothes_________．

A．only in winter	B．only in summer
C．only at night	D．all year round

4.Near the North Pole you can’t see__________．

A．animals	B．stone houses
C．plants	D．tents of skins

5.Sometimes people there build houses of snow．It is__________．

A．warm and safe	B．very cold inside
C．dangerous to live	D．cold and dangerous

 

There are four seasons in a year in China. February, March, and April make the spring season. .May, June and July make the summer season. August, September and October make the autumn season.. November, December and January make the winter season..

Near the North Pole(南极)there are only two seasons. They are winter and summer. The nights in winter are very long. For more than two months you can’t see the sun, even at noon. In summer the days are long. For more than two months the sun never sets, and there is no night.

In the tropics（热带） there are also two seasons: a rainy season and a dry season.

1.There are _________seasons in years in China.

A． two

B． four

C． three

D． one

2.In the tropics there are ________seasons.

A． two

B． four

C． three

D． one

3.The two seasons near the North Pole are _______.

A． spring and autumn	B． winter and summer
C． rainy season and dry season	D． spring and winter

4.Autumn in China______.

A． cool	B． lasts from September to November
C． is hot	D． the days are less than two months

5.Near the North Pole _______in summer.

A． the days aren’t long	B． the days are long
C． there is no night	D． the days are less than two months

 

Some Advice on Travel
1. Forget fashion(时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on longjourneys(旅行).
2. Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3. If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
4. If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜) and sunglasses.
5. Always take a camera with you to capture those special moments.
6. Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!
7. Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
8. Always leave room in your bag and buy presents on the way home.
9. Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents at local shops.
10. If you travel abroad(国外), remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don’t lose it!
【小题1】 If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take ____ with you.

A．warm clothes and sports shoes

B．sunglasses and sun-block

C．fashionable(时尚的) clothes and a big bag

D．some fruit and drinks

【小题2】 According to the passage, ____ is a good way to keep away from boredom(单调) whileyou’re on a train or a bus.

A．taking a camera	B．reading a good book
C．listening to music	D．sleeping for some time

【小题3】You must always ____ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there.

A．put your things away	B．look after your things well
C．give your things away	D．get your things ready

【小题4】If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show
____ to the shop assistant.

A．prices	B．his things
C．his passport	D．his student card

【小题5】The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ____.

A．拍摄	B．感受
C．抓住	D．控制

When you go to England,  you can be    1    many people take an umbrella (伞) or a raincoat(雨衣)    2    them in the sunny morning.

On a bus or a train,  you can usually see    3    is looking out of the window or reading newspapers.  But they don’t talk much.  When you meet English people,  they often talk about one thing—the    4   .

5    is it so?  Because the weather is changeable(多变的) in England.  People there can have spring,  summer,  autumn and    6    in one day.  When they get on the bus,  the weather is sunny and    7    just like in spring.  However,  when they get out of the bus,  it can be    8    and cold.  At noon,  the weather will be sunny and a little hot,  and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England,  people can also have summer in winter,  or have winter in summer.  So in    9    they can swim sometimes,  and in summer sometimes you can see people    10    warm clothes.

1.A. surprised      B. surprising   C. bored    D. boring

2.A. on             B. to           C. with     D. for 

3.A. many people        B. everyone  

C. all the people   D. some of the people

4.A. books          B. newspapers   C. windows  D. weather

5.A. Why                B. Where        C. How      D. What 

6.A. Sunday         B. winter       C. rain     D. snow 

7.A. cold           B. cool         C. hot      D. warm

8.A. sunny          B. rainy        C. windy    D. humid

9.A. spring         B. summer       C. autumn   D. winter

10.A. sell          B. selling      C. taking   D. takes