Today is Sunday, and it is a fine day. Mary and her classmates want to fly a kite(放風(fēng)箏) in the People’s Park. Mary gets up at 7:30 in the morning, and she meets her classmates at the school gate at eight o’clock. Because it’s not very far from their school to the park,they walk there. From their school, they walk down the Sixth Avenue , and turn right at People’s Bank. Then they pass a library, a bookshop and a hotel. When they see a big market(市場)，they turn left into Xingfu Road. Then they see the park on their right.

1.根據(jù)Today is Sunday, and it is a fine day.描述，可知今天天氣不錯。故選D，晴朗的。

2.根據(jù)they walk there.描述，可知他們步行去那兒。故選C，步行。

3.根據(jù)and turn right at People’s Bank.描述，可知選B。

4.We can know from the article(文章) that Sunday is _____.

A．snowy            B．Rainy             C．windy            D．sunny

5.How do they go there?

A．By bike           B．By bus            C．On foot           D．By taxi

6.Where do they turn right?

A．At China Bank                          B．At People’s Bank

C．At a big market                         D．At a hotel

 

閱讀理解。

The following are three ads (廣告): Air Hostess(空姐)Wanted 1.age between 20 and 33 2.Height from 1.6m to 1.75m 3.Two foreign languages 4.College graduate Apply to: China airlines, Beijing Tel:010-88488970

Teacher Needed For private language school Teaching experience necessary Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd,              Dalian Tel:0411-4313861

Driver Wanted Clean driving license Good-looking Age over 25 Apply (申請) to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen Tel:0755-6561382

1. If you want to work in the south, you can apply for (申請) a job as _________ .

[     ]

A. a driver B. an air hostess C. a teacher D. all of the above

2. You may call _________ when you wish to be a teacher.

[     ]

A. 0755-6561382 B. 0411-4313861 C. 010-88488970 D. A and B

3. Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese, which job can be given to her? _________

[     ]

A. Driving for China taxi. B. Working for China Airlines. C. Teaching at instant languages Ltd. D. None of the above.

4. What prevents (阻止) Jack, an experienced (有經(jīng)驗的) taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi? _________

[     ]

A. Liking beer and wine. B. Breaking traffic rules. C. Being unable to speak a foreign language. D. Not having college education.

5. Which of the following is not mentioned (提到) in the three ads? _________

[     ]

A. Height. B. Age. C. Language. D. Health.

閱讀理解。

The following are three ads.                                     Driver Wanted 1. Clean driving license 2. Good-looking 3. Age over 25 Apply (申請) to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen Tel: 0755-6561382                               Air Hostess (空姐) Wanted 1.age between 20 and 33 2.Height from 1.6m to 1.75m 3.Two foreign languages 4.College graduate Apply to: China airlines, Beijing Tel: 010-88488970                                   Teacher Needed For private language school Teaching experience (經(jīng)驗) necessary Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Dalian Tel: 0411-4313861

1.If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _____.

[     ]

A. a driver B. an air hostess C. a teacher D. all of the above

2.You may call _____ when you wish to be a teacher.

[     ]

A. 0755-6561382 B. 0411-4313861 C. 010-88488970 D. A and B

3.Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese, which job can be given to her?

[     ]

A. Driving for China taxi. B. Working for China Airlines. C. Teaching at instant languages Ltd. D. None of the above.

4.What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi?

[     ]

A. Liking beer and wine. B. Breaking traffic rules. C. Being unable to speak a foreign language. D. Not having college education.

5.Which of the following is not mentioned in the three ads?

[     ]

A. Height. B. Age. C. Language. D. Health.

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As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse”, have negative(消極的)meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of people. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(積極的)actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good 1uck one day. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(冷酷的). There are many other examples of how “cat” is used differently as well.
The rose(玫瑰)is thought of as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for(代表)love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing(比較)how some words are used.
【小題1】The word “dog” in Chinese usually_________.

A．shows peace	B．stands for friendship
C．has a negative meaning	D．has a positive meaning

【小題2】“Every dog has its day” means “_________”.

A．each person lives his own way of life

B．if one works hard, he is sure to succeed

C．everybody in the world is lucky

D．everybody has a time in 1ife to be lucky

【小題3】Western people usually use “cat” to refer to(指代) “_________.”

A．a(chǎn) tired person	B．a(chǎn) brave man
C．a(chǎn) homeless person	D．a(chǎn)n unkind woman

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Words show differences in different cultures.

B．Chinese people like dogs better than cats.

C．Western people think of cats to be good friends.

D．Rose is the national flower of all western countries.

【小題5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Negative or Positive.

B．Different Countries Have Different Cultures.

C．Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English.

D．What Dog and Cat Mean in English.