People believe that climbing can do good to health.Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you're wrong.Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms.Here, people are learning on special climbing walls.The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.

　　　 How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and a harness (保护带) around your chest to hold you.There are ropes tied to your harness.The ropes hold you in place so that you don't fall.A beginner's wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up.There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to.Sometimes it's easy to see the next piece of metal.Sometimes, it's not.The most difficult point is to control your fear.It's normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it's difficult not to feel fear.But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe.You move slowly until you reach the top.

　　　 Climbing attracts people because it's good exercise for almost everyone.You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs.This sport gives your body a complete workout.When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.

(　　)6.According to the passage, if you want to do some climbing, you can ________.

A.go to the mountains　　　 B.stay in city gyms

C.stay at home　　　　　　 D.both A and B

(　　)7.The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is ________.

A.to tie ropes to your harness　　　　　 B.to control your fear

C.to move away from the wall D.to climb straight up

(　　)8.If you are a beginner, you'd better ________.

A.climb high walls　　　　　　　　　 B.climb low walls first

C.not use a harness D.climb with friends

(　　)9.The underlined word “workout” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

A.settlement B.exercise　　

C.excitement　 D.tiredness

(　　)10.What can we infer from the passage?

A.People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.

B.It is impossible to build up one's body by climbing.

C.People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.

D.It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.

 

Shop F.Y. – Elisabeth Online Shopping! Do you want to buy some good things? Do you want to buy them at low prices? Do you want to buy them at home? Do you want to buy them right now? F. Y. can help you! There are hundreds of good things for you to choose. Just do it! The thing you need is a computer. Here is the way to buy things online. Choose a kind of thing you want to buy and click on the describing words. For example, if you want to buy a sweater, you can click on the word – clothes. Choose the color and size. If you want a small black sweater, you can click on the words- small and black. You can see a list of small black sweaters with the price. You just click on the sweater you like. Enter your name, address, telephone number and ID card number. OK! The shop assistant will send your sweater in one day. Isn’t it easy? Enjoy your shopping here!

 

1.This ad is for_____________.

A．a job             B．a shop            C．sweaters          D．computers

2.If you buy something ________, the first thing you need is a computer.

A．online            B．at school          C．on TV             D．in a shop

3.After you find sweaters online, you want a small black one and you can click on “__________”.

A．clothes           B．small             C．black             D．small and black

4.What don’t you need to enter into the computer?

A．Your name.                            B．Your address.

C．Your ID card number.                     D．Your age.

5.What does the underlined word “click” mean?

A．查找             B．点击             C．选择　　         D．勾出

 

You don’t need to speak French to understand the Parisians. You just need to know how to make gestures. A new guide has come out by French tourism officials, which is to help foreign visitors understand Parisians with a list of commonly used gestures like “shut up”. “If you use them the next time when you’re in Paris, people will start mistaking you for a native (当地人) in no time,” says the online guide at www.cestsoparis.com.

Some of the city’s rude native people in Paris have been a headache for the tourism authorities(旅游当局) for a long time. They have tried their best to ask Parisians to be more friendly to foreign visitors. They have decided to show visitors commonly used gestures by Parisians at www.cestsoparis.com. Visitors can learn and get help from there.

The website includes the common gestures such as “Bof” and “Camembert”. “Bof” is used to mean “I don’t know” or “I disagree”, and “Camembert” is to tell someone to shut up.

And it also includes a note, which warns visitors not to use the gestures too freely.Otherwise, they may see some even ruder Parisian expressions.

(   )16. The coming out of that new guide in France is　　　 .

A. to help foreign visitors to learn French well

B. to help foreign visitors understand Parisians

C. to make a suitable website in Paris

D. to tell people the importance of speaking French

(   )17. The gesture “Camembert” in the website means　　　 .

A. I don’t know         B. I disagree

C. Don’t speak          D. Don’t stop speaking

(   )18. The underlined word “They” refers to(指代)　　　 .

A. the rude native people in Paris    B. the tourism authorities in Paris

C. the commonly used gestures     D. the foreign visitors in Paris

(   )19. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Some native Parisians are rude to foreign visitors.

B. The new guide is mainly for foreign tourists.

C. You’ll be regarded as a native if you use the gestures at www.cestsoparis.com.

D. You can use the gestures in Paris as freely as you want.

(   )20. The BEST title for this passage is　　　 .

A. How to learn French          B. What places to visit in Paris

C. Gestures make you a Parisian   D. How rude Parisians are

 

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
　　“I left it at home.”
　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
【小题1】Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A．sixteen

B．eighteen

C．twenty

D．fifteen

【小题2】The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A．he's her grandson	B．he's clever
C．he can keep quiet	D．he gets home on time

【小题3】From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A．classmate

B．colleague (同事)

C．aunt

D．wife

【小题4】The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A．盖印

B．跺

C．贴邮票

D．承认

【小题5】Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A．to wake his grandma up

B．to make his grandma angry

C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch