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Many people in the world have not seen snow. Some countries never have snow; some have only a little on top of the high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every winter, but in the south of England, there is usually little.

  When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold at first. There are often clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students from warm countries do not like this.

  But snow is different. It is beautiful. Perhaps, after several mornings, the student wakes up one day, and there is a lot of light in his room. He thinks, “Is it so late?” and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere.

1.In the ________ of England there is little snow in winter.

A. east     B. west     C. south    D. north

2. In the autumn of England, we can often see ________.

A. cold rain    B. grey sky   C. dark clouds     D. all of the above

3. Snow is __________.

A. beautiful    B. dark    C. warm    D. happy

4.The sentence “Is it so late?” means ___________.

A. it’s very late    B. he wants to go to school

C. he wants to catch a bus    D. he usually gets up early

5. Which of the following is true?

A. Everyone in the world has seen snow.

B. It often sunny in the south of England.

C. Foreign students like the weather in England.

D. The light of the room comes from clean, beautiful snow.

 

You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or West, home is the best. "
What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It's not surprising, because the idea of home is "different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.
We asked some people about their homes.
How often do people move house in your country?
"In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so. "
--Chery, Boston, USA.                                                                                                         
 What a e features (特征) of homes in your country ?
"In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies(阳台). The weather isn't warm enough !"                                                                                      
--Pat, Exeter, England
【小题1】The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because________.

A．people can't find this word in the dictionary

B．no one knows what it is

C．it has different meanings in different countries

D．people can't understand each other very well

【小题2】According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except______.

A．making friends	B．cooking and eating
C．playing and talking	D．sleeping and relaxing

【小题3】Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

A．Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.

B．Because there's a fire in the living room.

C．Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.

D．Because the sun there shines a lot.

【小题4】 From the second paragraph, what kind of homes people have depends on _____.

A．whether they are rich or not

B．the climate(气候) they have

C．how old they are

D．whether they live in the city or countryside

【小题5】Which one of the sentences below is true?                                                                                                 

A．People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside.

B．Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.

C．Homes look the same in different countries.

D．Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.

What will you do if you get five million(百万)? Different people give different answers.  Sally  If I get five million, I want to do business. I will do a lot of things for my family. For me nothing is more important than my family. I will buy a new house for them and travel around the world.

Joe   If I have five million, I will use the money to do everything I like. First, I will use two million to open my own shop. And I will use another two million to buy some new houses. In the future, the houses which I buy will become more expensive, and I will sell them to other people. Finally, I will use one million to buy some presents for my family and my best friends.

Anna   If I have five million, I will put three million in the bank and spend two million. I will visit Paris, London and New York. I will eat delicious food, play games, and build a house with a swimming pool.

Jack  I will buy an island if I have five million. Then I will be the king of the island. I will invite my friends to my island.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Who will do business if he / she gets five million?

A．Sally.             B．Jack.             C．Anna.            D．We don’t know.

2.What will Anna do if she gets five million?

A．Do business.                           B．Open a shop.

C．Buy an island.                          D．Put three million in the bank and spend two million.

3.What will Joe do with the last one million if he gets five million?

A．He will buy some new houses.

B．He will open his own shop.

C．He will buy some presents for his family and his best friends.

D．He will build a house.

4.Where will Anna visit if she gets five million?

A．China and Japan.                        B．London, Paris and New York.

C．London, Paris and Belgium.                D．Angola, Cuba and India.

5.What does the passage talk about?

A．If one loses money, what will he / she do?

B．If one borrows five million, what will he / she do?

C．If one gets five million, what will he / she do?

D．If one builds a big house

 

 阅读并选择最佳选项。（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分）

请阅读下面的短文，并从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D三个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Alex，Nicole and Vickie are friends．They live in the same neighborhood．They want to make some money to buy Christmas presents．

“We need to print out fliers（传单）and pass them around to all the houses，”says Nicole．Alex’s dad helps them print out fliers．The three friends go to all the houses and put a flier in everyone’s mailbox．

“It’s winter,”says Vickie．“There is lots of snow on the ground．Maybe people will need us to sweep the snow for them．”

First，Mrs．Jones hires the children to sweep the snow from her driveway（车道）．She says，“I have twin baby girls．I am much too busy to sweep the snow myself．”

Then，Mrs．Smith calls them．She says，“I am very old，and the snow is much too heavy for me to move．”

Then，Mr．Lee visits them．He says，“My garden is much too big to sweep all by myself．Can you help me?”

The children work very hard sweeping the snow．It is cold，but they also have great fun．They make 30 dollars in all．Now they can buy nice Christmas presents for their friends and families．

1.Whose idea is it to make money by sweeping the snow?

A．Alex’s           B．Nicole’s．        C．Vickie’s．        D．Alex’s Dad’s．

2.How does Alex’s dad help?

A．He gives them some money．              B．He helps them sweep the snow．

C．He prints some fliers for them．            D．He puts the fliers in mailboxes．

3.What does the word“hire”mean in Chinese?

A．出租             B．雇佣             C．命令             D．欺骗

4.Why does Mr. Lee ask the children for help?

A．He is too busy with his babies．            B．He is too old to sweep snow．

C．His garden is much too big．               D．He wants to help the children．

5.The passage is mainly about ________．

A．helping others                          B．making money

C．spending holiday                        D．buying presents

 

The Smiths are very busy. Mr. Smith is 60 and he has a lot of jobs. He is a postman, a car driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, a salesman(售货员), a cook and a milkman. Also he and Margaret have a shop and a small hotel. Margaret is Mrs. Smith.

   Mr. Smith lives and works on a small island(岛) in Canada. Only 120 people live on the island. But every summer about 150 people from other places come here on Mr. Smith’s boat every day. So Mr. Smith gets up at six and makes breakfast for the people in the hotel. At eight, he drives the island’s children to school.

   At nine, he gives letters to all the houses on the island. He also gives milk to them. 然后他在商店里帮忙。He says, “Margaret likes to be busy, too. We are busy and we don’t like watching TV in the shop. I cook dinner and Margaret helps. At ten, we have some milk and then we go to bed. Some people may think our _______ is very boring, but we like it.”

 1.There are only ______ people living on the island.

 2.将文中汉语译成英语。 Then he _______________________.

 3.文中空白处填入一个恰当的单词  _________

 4.Mr. Smith has ______ jobs.

 5.The Smiths are from ________.