Look! I’m Tom. This is a pencil case. It’s orange. It’s my pencil case. What’s in the pencil case? A ruler is in the pencil case. It’s my ruler. The ruler is blue and red. That is a pencil. It’s black and white. It’s not my pencil. Look! That girl is Lucy. It is her pencil. That boy is Tim. I found his green pen in the lost and found case. I call Tim at 7890003. It’s his telephone number.

1.What color is the pencil case?

A. It’s orange.       B. It’s blue and red.        C. It’s green.

2.I am Tom. That is not my____.

A. pencil              B. pencil case              C. ruler

3._______has 有 a pencil.

A. Tom                B. Lucy                    C. Tim

4.______found the pen in the lost and found case.

A. Tim                B. Lucy                   C. Tom

5.I am Tom. Is my telephone number 7890003?

A. Yes                  B. OK                   C. No

 

Earthquakes can be very scary（吓人的）. But you need to keep your mind stable (坚定的) in order to make sure you are safe. Be calm and try not to run here and there.
If you manage to come out of your house, go to an open space like a garden or a park where you will be a lot safer. If you live quite some floors above in your building, try to find a place near a bulky(坚固的) object such as a bed. Curl up (蜷缩) and sit on the floor and make sure you are not near a window, fireplace, gas stove and so on. Remember don’t use lifts or escalators.
Some people say you should stand on a doorway. That is not true. If the doorway jambs (侧壁) are weak, they might fall on you. Also if people want to pass through that door, you may stop them. Leave all doorways free.
Another important thing to keep in mind is that you mustn’t climb down the stairs during an Earthquake. If the tremors (震动) stop, after a few seconds, just climb down the stairs as quickly as you can and move out of the building, but don’t run.
Earthquakes usually destroy gas pipes and electrical wires. Turn off the main gas. And don’t light candles or lighters and create an even bigger disaster.
If you’re driving and feel a shake, stop your car at the side of the road and get out. Make sure you are not on a bridge. Bridges and overhead roads (高架路) have the biggest danger of falling.
【小题1】 The best title for the passage should be       .

A．Dos and Don’ts Before an Earthquake.

B．What to Do in Case of Earthquake

C．Tips for Earthquake Preventions

D．Tips for Children in Earthquake.

【小题2】When an earthquake suddenly happens, you should       .
a. remain standing near a window             b. turn off the main gas
c. stay in an open space                     d. stand on a doorway
e. keep off  overhead roads

A．a, b, c

B．c, d, e

C．b, c, e

D．b, d, e

【小题3】 Which of the following is NOT true, when an earthquake suddenly happens?

A．We can’t use the lift.

B．Curling up may be very dangerous.

C．We must turn off the gas.

D．We must get out of the car when the earthquake comes

【小题4】 It can be learned from the passage that     .

A．keeping calm in time of earthquake is very important.

B．measures should be taken to make buildings stronger.

C．Knowledge of first aid must be used in an earthquake.

D．lots of things must be done to survive an earthquake.

If you have dinner with people in the west, I think you must pay more attention to the table manners. Here are some good table manners for you.
When you eat something, try not to make a noise or burp (打嗝) at the table. Because people think that is not polite. People will say “Excuse me” when they want to burp.
Talking with food in the mouth is very rude. So you must eat the food quietly and slowly. If you eat too fast, people think you are rude too. Do not talk with others when you have food in your mouth.
It is good to eat all the food on your plate. This means you like the food very much. Remember to say the food is nice. And this can make the host very happy. When you finish eating, you can place your knife and fork together.
【小题1】The topic of this passage is       in the west.

A．how to burp

B．what to eat

C．school rules

D．table manners

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT good manners?

A．To eat all the food on your plate.

B．To eat the food quietly and slowly.

C．To talk with others when you have food in your mouth.

D．To place your knife and fork together after finishing eating.

【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following is good?

A．To eat the food on the plate quickly.

B．To tell the host that the food is not tasty.

C．To say “Excuse me” when you want to burp.

D．To talk with people loudly when you have food in your mouth.

A taboo(忌讳，禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.

Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual. He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.

In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens’ claws. During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen are sacred(神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the states for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. Marriage, job and age are their taboos. Isn’ t it a good lesson to remember?

Main idea	The taboos in every country are ____1._____. People sometimes feel     ____2.____  if one breaks a taboo.
Facts	In India	Indians don’ t eat ____ 3.___because they think oxen are sacred. It’ s   4.    to shake one’ s left hand.
In the USA	Although it’ s not a taboo, Americans  5.  eat chickens’ claws
Americans don’ t usually get into each other’ s personal space. For example, they usually don’t ask someone else’s  6.  , job or   7.    .
Conclusion	If you pay    8.  to taboos, you can get on  9.  with the people with different   10.   .

 

 

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants, too.
Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.
For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war (战争). By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today--a person who is new in a job.
About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west. Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didn’t have the skills that he would need to live in the hard, rough country.
Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds.
A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.
The Green Revolution (革命) is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural (农业的) scientists who had green thumbs.
【小题1】According to the passage, a greenhorn means________ now.

A．a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed

B．a soldier who has not had any experience in war

C．a person who is new in a job

D．a man who doesn’t have the skills to live in the country

【小题2】The meaning of the underlined word “ripe” in the second paragraph is ________.

A．未完成的

B．成熟的

C．青涩的

D．老练的

【小题3】Which of the following about the Green Revolution is NOT right?

A．If there weren’t the Green Revolution, we would have no rice to eat.

B．The expression “the Green Revolution” appeared several years ago.

C．Because of the Green Revolution, we have more kinds of rice and other grains.

D．Agricultural scientists with green thumbs started the Green Revolution.

【小题4】We can know from the passage that _______.

A．all growing plants is green

B．green is the most important color in nature

C．a person with a green thumb can make plants grow well

D．the expression “a green thumb” has a history of two hundred years

【小题5】The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．a greenhorn	B．a green thumb
C．the Green Revolution	D．the word “green” and its story