When we do not understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.

A Frenchman was once traveling in England . He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. He wanted to say “Bring me something to eat.”

The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee. But the man again refused (拒绝) it. He shook (摇) his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.

When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter, and he put his hand on his stomach (胃). That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

　　So, you see, we cannot understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words.

1.According to the passage when people do not understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of ___________.

A．a waiter	B．a teacher
C．an Englishman	D．their hands, heads and other parts of their bodies

2. A Frenchman signed to the waiter ___________.

A．to give him some medicine

B．to bring him a cup of coffee

C．to ask him for food

D．to tell him what he said

3. The waiter brought the Frenchman ___________.

A．a cup of tea, a cup of coffee and a lot of other drinks

B．a large plate of meat and vegetables

C．a lot of drinks and a large plate of meat

D．a lot of food and drinks

4. Another man saw the waiter, and put his hands on his stomach. He meant ___________.

A．he had a stomach-ache

B．he was hungry

C．he was very thirsty

D．he was full

5. From this story, we know ___________.

A．people can only understand the language of words

B．people know the language of signs as well as the language of words

C．people can make a waiter understand what they want

D．people can only understand their languages

 

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 gave them brown tea-leaves. 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 did you do with the tea?"
　"I boiled it，as you said."
　"And what did you do with the water?"
　"I threw it away(扔掉)，of course." answered the old woman.
　"Now you may throw away the leaves，too，" said her son.
【小题1】Most of the people in Europe ___300 years ago.

A．drank tea every day	B．knew everything about tea
C．knew nothing about tea	D．liked to eat the tea-leaves

【小题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

【小题3】The sailor's mother asked her friends to her house, because ___.
A. the sailor told her to.       
B she liked to show off (炫耀)
C. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea
D. she wanted to taste the tea together with her friends
【小题4】At the "tea party",___.

A．all the woman's friends spoke highly of (高度评价)the tea.

B．nobody knew what to do with the tea

C．the woman didn’t eat the tea-leaves

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

【小题5】What mistake（错误） did the old woman make? She ___.

A．boiled the tea	B．did as the sailor said
C．threw away the water	D．didn't throw away the tea-leaves

　The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always   l  　a meeting   2  　Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about   3  . After that, they had tea and asked　  4  .

    One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. “There's not 5 food in the world for everyone,” he said. “More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have   6  　food, they have more babies,   7  　they never   8   being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?” He   9  　for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, “Well, why not   10   that woman and stop her?”

1.A. held 　　　 B. made 　　　 C. took 　　　 D. left

2.A. in 　　　　 B. at 　　　　 C. on 　　　　 D. for

3.A. something important             B. everything important

C. nothing important               D. anything important

4.A. problems　　 B. questions C. the man　　 D. the ladies

5.A. good　　　　 B. clean　　　 C. enough　　　D. pleasant

6.A. better 　　　B. more 　　　 C. less 　　　 D. fewer

7.A. but 　　　　 B. since　　　 C. as 　　　　 D. so

8.A. stop 　　　　B. enjoy 　　　C. like 　　　 D. keep

9.A. waited　　　 B. asked　　　 C. looked　　　D. played

10.A. see 　　　　B. look 　　　 C. find 　　　 D. watch

 

In England , afternoon tea is the most informal (非正式）meal of a day .It is taken between four and five. If you are a friend of the family, you may come for tea at any time. Very often it is not taken at a table. The members of the family and visitors take the tea in the sitting room. Each person has a cup and saucer (茶盘), a spoon (调羹) and a small plate for bread and butter (黄油) and cakes. By the way, do not help yourself to cakes first, bread and butter first, and then cake. Do remember: Though you can eat as much as you want, do not put more than（超过） one piece of bread or cake on your plate each time.

1.In England, afternoon tea is usually taken ________ .

A. between breakfast and lunch　　   B.in the middle of day

C.early in the afternoon　　　　　　 D.late in the afternoon

2.A real English afternoon tea has___________.

A. tea only　　　　　　　　　　 B. both tea and food

C. tea food and vegetables　　　　 D. the same things as other meals

3.If you want to have afternoon tea in a friend's home, _______________.　

A. you must send a message before you go　 B. you must take food with you

C. you may go only when you're asked to　　D. you may go at any time

4.Help yourself to ______________.

A. cake first　　　　　　　　　　 B. bread-and-butter first

C. either bread first or cake first　　D. only one piece of bread or cake

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People don't use the same spoon for afternoon tea.

B. Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting room.

C. For afternoon tea, people use cups only.

D. Afternoon tea is often taken with bread and cake.

 

John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor. The doctor gave him some cough medicine. Look at the instruction on the bottle of the medicine and then choose the right answers:

　　 Cough Medicine

　　Shake(摇动)it well before use.

Take it three times each day before meals.

　　Dose (药量):

　　Age：over 14 2 teaspoonfuls(勺)

　　8—13 1 teaspoonful

　　4—7 1／2 teaspoonful

Not right for children below the age of three. Put it in a cold place.

Use it before December 1st 2012.

1.John should take ____ a day.

A．2 teaspoonfuls

B．3 teaspoonfuls

C．4 teaspoonfuls

D．1 teaspoonful

2.The medicine should be kept in _______.

A．a fridge（冰箱）                       B．hot water

C．any place                             D．the sun

3. John should ____ before he takes it.

A．shake the medicine well

B．eat nothing

C．do some exercise

D．drink a cup of tea

4. When people are ____ years old, they cannot take this medicine.

A．eighty            B．thirty             C．two              D．twelve

5.John will ____ the medicine when it is left after Dec.1st, 2012.

A．throw（扔） away

B．stop to take

C．take once

D．take six times more