Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?”and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(盧比). ”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it:oh, my god!His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah!Ah!Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many!People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that. ”But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop!I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”
And you think that man was silly, right?We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.
So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.
【小題1】The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because .
A.he hadn’t eaten it before | B.he was hungry |
C.it was cheap | D.he hadn’t seen it before |
A.零食 | B.水果 | C.調(diào)料 | D.蔬菜 |
A.The man went to India to buy fruit. |
B.The man didn’t want to waste money. |
C.The man bought the fruit because it was expensive. |
D.India can grow a lot of fruit. |
A.we shouldn’t waste money |
B.we shouldn’t eat chilies |
C.we shouldn’t buy something cheap |
D.letting something go is better than keeping on losing |
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You have a first name to tell you who you are. You have a last name to tell which family you are from.
But a long, long time ago, people didn't have last names. Later they had to invent last names because there were too many Charlies, too many Roberts, and too many Marys. People started to ask, which Charlie? Which Robert? Which Mary?
So if a Charlie was a carpenter(木匠), he became Charlie Carpenter. If a Robert was a son of Peter, he became Robert Peterson. If a Mary lived near the woods, she became Mary Woods.
This is the way that some last names started long, long ago.
1.One's last name can also be called the ________ .
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2.A long, long time ago, people didn't have last names because ________ .
[ ]
A.they didn't know how to invent last names
B.they didn't want to make their names too long
C.there was not a need
D.they were living in one big family
3.What was the first name of David Johnson's forefather (祖先)?
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4.Which of the following last names was invented by place?
[ ]
5.Which of the following last names was invented by job?
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聽力(共20小題;每小題1分,滿分20分)
第一節(jié)
每小題你將聽到一個對話,從A、B、C三幅圖中找出與你所聽內(nèi)容相符的選項。話讀一遍。
第二節(jié)
聽下面的對話或獨白,每段對話或獨白后有幾小題,請根據(jù)你所聽到的內(nèi)容,從所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個適當(dāng)?shù)拇鹫Z。聽每段對話或獨白前,你都有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各個小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料,回答6-7題。
6.Where are the two speakers?
A.At the cinema.
B.At the doctor's.
C.At school.
7.What's wrong with the woman?
A.She's badly ill.
B.She's forgetful.
C.She's too fat.
聽第7段材料,回答8-10題。
8.What are they talking about?
A.An interesting book.
B.A new computer game.
C.An educational CD-ROM.
9.What they're talking about is something about ________.
A.history
B.geography
C.English grammar
10.According to the passage, we see that Sandy is very ________.
A.helpful
B.generous
C.outgoing
聽第8段材料,回答11-15題。
11.What are they talking about?
A.James's homework.
B.James's school life.
C.James's problem.
12.James's problem is about his ________.
A.homework
B.pen friend
C.hobbies
13.Who gives him good advice?
A.His teacher.
B.His mother.
C.James himself.
14.According to the passage we know ________ is a good way of solving the problem.
A.planning time well
B.choosing some of it to do
C.doing some of it in class
15.James is suggested to go to ________ when he has difficulty in his homework.
A.his teachers
B.his classmates
C.his parents
聽第9段材料,回答16-20題。
16.Long, long ago, the world only had ________.
A.a(chǎn) few hundred people
B.a(chǎn) few thousand people
C.10,000 people
17.People moved from place to place long ago because ________.
A.they liked animals
B.they had to look for animals for food
C.there weren't any factories
18.When machines were invented, ________.
A.life in the villages stayed the same
B.life in the villages changed again and again
C.people's life got much better
19.When factories were built, ________.
A.people began to live in them
B.more and more people lived around them
C.people no longer worked in the village
20.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Some people don't like to live in big cities.
B.Everyone likes to live in big cities.
C.All rich people are from big cities.
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Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near one another, so the first village was established. Many people came to work in the villages, and these villages became even larger.
When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began.
Today, it’s strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,判斷正(T)誤(F)。
1.People moved from place to place to hunt animals.
2.The story says,“No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed.” In this sentence, the word “they” means people.
3. When machines appeared, life in the cities changed again.
4. All people like to live only in very big cities.
5. People built factories after the cities grew big.
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A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it was drinking, the bee was 1 away by the running water. A kind bird saw that the bee was in 2 . It picked 3 off a tree and threw 4 into the water in front of the bee. The bee climbed 5 the leaf, and it was brought 6 to the land. The bee thanked the bird a lot and then 7 away. Not 8 that, the bird was sitting 9 the branch(樹枝) of a tree. It did not know that a man was shooting(射擊) at it. But the bee saw 10 the man was doing. So it flew into the man’s 11 and stung (刺蜇) him. The 12 in the man’s eye was so great that he was not able to 13 the bird, and the bird flew away. 14 ways, the bee, 15 life had been saved by the bird, was able to save the life of the bird. | ||||
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