Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch (沙发) watching TV. As there are many channels (频道) to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.
In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don’t take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”
小题1:The word “couch-potato” is often used in ______.| A．China | B．France | C．America | D．Germany |
小题2:If a person is called a couch-potato, he or she ______.| A．does nothing all day | B．often listens to music | | C．often watches TV in his free time | D．must be very fat |
小题3:Why does a couch-potato look like a real potato? Because he or she ______.| A．is fat and cannot take exercise | | B．is fat and round | | C．likes eating potatoes on a couch while watching TV | | D．almost never moves while watching TV and gets fat |
小题4:The passage mainly (主要) tells us ______ .| A．how to watch TV | | B．what couch-potato means | | C．why couch-potatoes are very fat | | D．where you can find couch-potatoes |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
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试题解析:本文大意：你知道沙发土豆的意思吗？在美国，这个词经常被用到，许多人坐在沙发上看电视度过空闲时间，有许多频道选择，电视能非常有趣吸引人。他可能不间断地几个小时坐着看电视!整天什么事也不做，除了看电视，这样的人被称为沙发土豆。因为被电视吸引，他们不运动，通常变得非常胖，所以，在许多方面，这些人看上去像个真土豆。因为看上去胖，在沙发上看电视，所以被称为沙发土豆。
小题1:细节理解题。根据 Well, in America, the word is now often used.在美国，这个词经常被用到， 可知答案C
小题2:细节理解题。根据Well, these people who do nothing all day except watch TV are called couch-potatoes.整天什么事也不做，除了看电视，这样的人被称为沙发土豆，可知答案D
小题3:细节理解题。根据they don’t take exercise and usually get very fat.他们不运动，通常变得非常胖，可知答案D
小题4:主旨大意题。根据Do you know what couch-potato means?你知道沙发土豆的意思吗？可知答案B |
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Mother"s Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated (庆祝) in the United States, English, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother"s Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts (礼物) of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink (粉红色) or red rose (玫瑰) or carnation (康乃馨花) , while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother"s Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10,1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And , in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast (广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, "Love is invaluable."
On May 8,1999, just the day before the Mother"s Day this year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing (罪恶轰炸).Her name is Shao Yunhuan , a heroic (英雄的) mother. All the Chinese will remember her for ever.
小题1:Mother"s Day ______.| A．is a holiday for mothers | | B．is celebrated in the United Stated only | | C．falls on May 10 every year | | D．was given by Miss Anna Jarvis |
小题2:What was the date of the Mother"s Day this year?| A．May 7,1999. | B．May 8,1999. | C．May 9,1999. | D．May 10,1999. |
小题3:On Mother"s Day, people ______.| A．send some flowers to their mothers | | B．wear a pink or red rose or carnation | | C．wear a white flower | | D．send gifts of love to their mothers |
小题4:"Love is invaluable. "Here the word "invaluable" means "______".小题5:You"ve known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?| A．Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother. | | B．She was born in America. | | C．She was killed on May 9,1999. | | D．All of the above. |
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All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep , happy and to live longer.
People play different in winter and summer. is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating.
Some sports are very and people everywhere like them. For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, , boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it. and jumping began long, long ago. But basketball and volleyball are rather . People began to play them not long ago. And people are new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of .
People different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become friends.
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| 小题2: | | A．game | B．games | C．a game | D．the game |
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| 小题3: | | A．Winter | B．Summer | C．Autumn | D．Spring |
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| 小题4: | | A．boring | B．difficult | C．expensive | D．interesting |
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| 小题5: | | A．woman | B．women | C．old | D．young |
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| 小题6: | | A．Run | B．Runs | C．Running | D．To run |
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| 小题7: | | A．new | B．interesting | C．popular | D．old |
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| 小题8: | | A．looking | B．running | C．playing | D．keeping |
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| 小题9: | | A．oldest | B．newest | C．the oldest | D．the newest |
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Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
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There is a saying, “China has the best teahouses in the world and Chengdu has the best teahouses in China.”Chengdu has not only many teahouses but also the special ways of serving and drinking tea.
As soon as the visitors enter the teahouses, the waiters or waitresses will greet them with teapots and cups in their hands. The cups often have special covers and saucers(茶碟). The covers can keep the water warm.
People who go to the teahouses are not all thirsty. Retired(退休)people pay a little money to the teahouses and then sit there all day long to chat with others. Sometimes, people have parties in the teahouses. They eat fruit and sunflower seeds(瓜子)while they chat and return home when they are tired. Teahouses are also good places for people to talk about businesses. Some of the teahouses even have stages for performances, such as storytelling, cross talk and Sichuan Opera. Sometimes when people have a quarrel, a mediator(调解员)will bring them to the teahouse. After their problem is solved, the person who is wrong will pay for the tea. It is interesting that as soon as the quarrelers enter the teahouse and sit down to drink tea, they have almost calmed down. With the help of the mediator, their problems can be easily solved then. Maybe we can say the teahouses have some special social functions.
小题1:Chengdu has the best teahouses in China in China because_______________ .| A．there are many people in Chengdu teahouses | | B．the serving of the teahouses in Chengdu is very special | | C．there are many old men in Chengdu teahouses | | D．the cups in Chengdu teahouses are old |
小题2:People in Chengdu’s teahouses may __________while they are drinking according to the passage.| A．enjoy interesting stories | B．watch movies | | C．listen to Beijing Opera | D．quarrel in loud voice |
小题3:Who will pay for the tea after the mediator solve some problems?| A．The mediator himself | B．The person who caused the problem | | C．All the persons in the teahouse | D．The owner of the teahouse |
小题4:This passage mainly talks about ________________ .| A．how to make tea | | B．how to open a teahouse | | C．the special function of the teahouses | | D．the special way of enjoying tea |
小题5:This passage is taken from some newspaper. Which part do you think it is from?| A．The sports part. | B．The news part. | | C．The culture part. | D．The education part. |
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American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There’re two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they’re five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get money for their study.
小题1:In America, summer holidays begin in ________.| A．September | B．July | C．May | D．February |
小题2:Most American children go to school at the age of ________ | A．five | B．seven | C．seventeen | D．eighteen |
小题3:High school students ________ after class.| A．do housework | B．go to work | | C．play baseball | D．do interesting things |
小题4:In order to(为了) ________, many American college students work after class.| A．help their parents | B．get money for their study | | C．help others | D．learn some useful things |
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