Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I am your guide today. First, I'd like to tell you something about London before we arrive. As（正如）you know. London is the capital of England. It lies（位于）on the River Thames.

　　It's very big city with a population of about 7 million. The people are usually friendly and helpful, especially the policemen. They are always glad to tell visitors about their city.

　　London is a busy place. People work in offices, banks, or for companies. They are in a hurry all the time.

London is also a beautiful city. It has lots of parks and gardens. When you are in London, you should visit the London Museum. It can tell you a lot of interesting stories. You may also visit many other places of interest, such as Big Ben, River Thames and so on.

　　Wish you a good time!

根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)

(1)A guide is talking to the tourists（旅游者）.

(2)The tourists are on the way to London.

(3)People in London don't like to help foreign tourists.

(4)People working there often have a lot of time visiting the museum.

(5)There are many parks and gardens in the city.

We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.

　　There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east，the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman offered (给) them brown tea-leaves (茶叶). The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.

　　At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother, what have you done with the tea?”

　　“I boiled (煮) it，as you said.”

　　“And what did you do with the water?”

　　“I threw it away, of course.” answered the old woman.

　　“Now you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

(    ) 1. Most of the people in Europe ________.

　　　  A. drank tea every day 300 years ago        B. drink tea every day

　　　  C. know nothing about tea               D. like to eat the tea-leaves

(    ) 2. One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ________.

　　　  A. countries in the west                   B. countries in the south

　　　  C. India or China                       D. a tea shop in England

(    ) 3. The sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because ________.

　　　  A. the sailor told her to

　　　  B. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea

　　　  C. she liked to show off (炫耀)

　　　  D. she wanted to sample (品尝) the tea together with her friends

(    ) 4. At the “tea party”，________.

　　　  A. all the woman’s friends spoke highly of the tea

　　　  B. nobody knew what to do with the tea

　　　  C. the woman offered her friends some dried (干的) tea

　　　  D. the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water

(    ) 5. What mistake did the old woman make? She ________.

　　　  A. boiled the tea                       B. did as the sailor said

　　　  C. poured away the water                D. didn't throw away the tea-leaves

 

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　　I wonder if there is any girl or boy who does not like to see a rainbow (彩虹) in the sky. It is so beautiful.

　　There is a story, saying that whenever you see a rainbow you should run at once to the place where it touches the ground, and there you would find a pot of gold. Of course it is not true. Neither you could find the pot of gold, nor could you ever find its end. No matter how far you run, it always seems far away.

　　A rainbow is not a thing that we can feel with our hands as we can feel a flower. It is only the effect (结果) for light shining on raindrops. The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it up into all the wonderful colours which we see.

　　It is called a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks like a bow (弓).

　　That is why we can never see a rainbow in a clear sky. We see rainbows only when there is rain in the air and the sun is shining brightly through the clouds. Every rainbow has many colours in the same order. The first or the top colour is always red, next comes orange, then green, and last of all blue. A rainbow is indeed one of the wonders of nature.

(1) Children like rainbows because ________ .

[　　]

A. they are beautiful

B. they are like bows

C. they can find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow

D. they are good to crops

(2) We can not feel ________ with our hands.

[　　]

A. gold

B. a flower

C. a rainbow

D. a raindrop

(3) We can see a rainbow ________ .

[　　]

A. when it is raining heavily

B. when it is snowing

C. in a clear sky

D. when it becomes fine immediately after raining

(4) Which of the following is not right?

[　　]

A. A rainbow is always far away from us.

B. A rainbow is the effect of light shining on raindrops.

C. A rainbow is the product of human beings.

D. A rainbow is one of the wonders of nature.

(5) The first colour of a rainbow is always ________ .

[　　]

A. yellow

B. red

C. green

D. blue

初中即将毕业，同学们都感到压力很大。就此问题，你在英语课上做了一个以“ Less Pressure Makes Life Better”为题的值日报告，谈谈你的做法，与同学分享经验, 内容包括：　　
普遍存在的压力：同学关系；考试　　
我过去的压力：父母的期望；学习　　
我成功缓解压力的方法及效果：……　　
要求:1、文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；　　
2、词数80左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。　　
Less Pressure Makes Better Life　　
Hello, my classmates!　　
Pressure is a serious problem in today’s world. Most students in our class are under too much pressure.　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
                                                                               　　
Less pressure makes better life. Thank you!