For most people, the word "fashion (时尚)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way:

"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color. "

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs ... and in languages.

Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1.Most people think that "fashion" means __________.

A．subjects          B．holidays           C．books            D．clothes

2.By          we can see that fashions change as time goes.

A．finding a job

B．looking at pictures

C．eating in a restaurant

D．wearing a fashionable coat

3.In the 5th paragraph the writer mentions            kinds of ways to send information.

A．three            B．four              C．five              D．six

4."There is money in fashion" means

A．people like fashion and money

B．fashionable things are expensive

C．one can make money through fashion

D．a fashionable man makes much money

5.The passage is mainly about              .

A．the changes of fashions

B．the kinds of colors

C．the money in fashion

D．the differences between houses

 

There is ________"u" and ________"h" in the word "hour".

        A. a/a          B. an/an           C. a/an         D. an/a

 

There is _________"o" and _________ "1" in the word "bowl".

       A. a; a              B. a; an             C. an; a           D. an; an

 

Everyone has got two personalities (性格) —the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced (平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don’t often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.

1.You may find the passage in_____.

          A. a science magazine                B. a guide book

          C. a sports newspaper                D. a story book

2. When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?

          A. In the daytime.                  B. At the beginning of sleep.

          C. At night.                        D. During the deep sleep.

3.Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep _______.

          A. on curled up                      B. on her stomach

          C. on her back                       D. on her side

4. What does the word "defensive" mean in the passage?

          A. 易怒的      B. 攻击性的        C. 外向的       D. 有戒心的

5.What does the passage tell us?

          A. Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.

          B. Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

          C. Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities.

          D. Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

 

 

1.According to a UN list,            is the best country to live in.

A. Australia                                                                B. New Zealand         

C. Zimbabwe                                                             D. Norway

2.The human development index shows            of people in a country.

A. the health                                                            

B. both the health and happiness

C. the number                                                         

D. the progress

3.China came in at number            on the list.

A. 13                                                                                    B. 40                                     

C. 89                                                                                    D. 46

4.The word "average" in paragraph 3 means "          ".

A. 平均                                                                     B. 年龄                                

C. 极限                                                                      D. 寿命

5.Which country has made the most progress in the past forty years?

A. Niger.                      B. Japan.                               C. Oman.                     D. China.