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.

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In our city, there is a big zoo. There are a lot of different animals in it. There are some scary(吓人的) tigers and lions. They like eating meat and they eat much meat every day.

There are also two big elephants and a baby(幼崽) one. Children like to ride one of them. The elephants are very kind and friendly. They eat much grass and bananas.

In the zoo, we can see different kinds of bears(熊): brown bears, black bears and white bears. They are all shy and clumsy(笨拙的). They stand on their back legs and lift their front legs to ask for food They like cakes very much.

Do you like pandas? There’s only one in the zoo. Her name is Lingling. She is very cute. She likes eating bamboos a lot. She is kind of shy, She’s very interesting and lovely.

1.__What do tigers and lions like eating?

__They like eating ________.

A．fruit

B．meat

C．vegetables

D．rice

2. __How many elephants are there in the zoo?

__There are ________.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

3.__What color are the bears in the zoo?

__They are ________.

A．black

B．brown

C．white

D．A, B and C

4.Bears stand on their ________ legs and lift their ________ legs to ask for food.

A．front; back

B．back; back

C．front; front

D．back; front

5.Which one of the following is NOT right?

A．Children like to ride the elephants in the zoo.

B．The elephants are very friendly to people.

C．The bears always ask for food with their back legs.

D．Elephants like bananas very much.

 

Which one of the following has a different stress from the others?  

A. capital             B. medicine         C. result           D. empty

 

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Bill Clinton took office (就职) on January 20, 1993 and became the 42nd U.S.president(总统).He is the first U.S.president who was born after World War Ⅱ(二次世界大战).He is also one of the youngest of all U. S. presidents.

Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946.Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died.When he was small, his mother remarried(再婚) Norger Clinton, so the boy’s family name was changed.

In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington.During his visit, he met President Kennedy in the White House.At that time, he wanted to become a president, and then, he was!

1. When Clinton became the 42nd U.S.president, he was ________.

A．thirty

B．about forty

C．forty-seven

D．37 years old

2. Clinton’s father died ________.

A．after 1946	B．before Clinton was born
C．before World War	D．when Clinton was young

3.Why was the boy’s name changed?

A．Because he became a president.	B．Because his family was very poor.
C．Because his father was dead.	D．Because his mother remarried Norger Clinton.

4. In 1963 Clinton came to the city of Washington ________.

A．to take part in an exam	B．for his holidays
C．for a visit	D．to have a meeting with Kennedy

5. Which one of the following in NOT right?

A．Everybody can visit the president in the White House.

B．All the U.S.presidents work in the White House.

C．Clinton wanted to become a president after he saw President Kennedy.

D．The White House is in the city of Washington.

 

Which one of the following is NOT RIGHT?

     A. He listened carefully in every class. As a result, he got full marks in the exam.

B. He listened so carefully in every class that he got full marks in the exam.

C. He got full marks in the exam. As a result, he listened carefully in every class.