12.Many English words and phrases have stories behind them.Sometimes these stories can help us look back into old Western history.Let's take a look at some of the common English words and phrases: OK "OK" was an American who lived in the 19th century.His name was"Old Kinderhook".In one year he was trying to take the place of the leader of his town.His supporters went around the town shouting, "OK!OK!" The supporters thought their future leader was "all right".The expression caught on,and now if something is"all right",people like to say,"OK!" Boss Is your boss nice to you?If not,just be glad you are not living in the old times.Back to that time,bosses could do anything bad to their men and could even beat(打) them!That explains why the word"boss" comes from an old German word meaning"to beat" . A piece of cake A famous American writer named Ogden Nash lived in the 1930s.Many readers enjoyed his poems and wrote them down in their notebooks.In one of his poems,Nash wrote, "Her picture's in the papers now,and life's a piece of cake." His readers found these words interesting and quickly wrote them down.They thought that if one picture in a newspaper could make you famous,wouldn't life be easy?For nearly 80 years, "a piece of cake" has meant any task or activity that is easy. (244 words)
(1)The best title of the passage is
. A.How to learn English well B.Stories behind some English expressions C.The history of English language D.Learning English is a piece of cake (2)What did Old Kinderhook's supporters do for their future leader?
A.They shouted "OK!" around the town. B.They gave new meaning to the old word"OK". C.They called the old leader of the town"OK". D.They fought with policemen in the town. (3)The word "boss" in English might be borrowed from
. A.Chinese B.German C.French D.Greek (4)In this passage "a piece of cake" means
. A.an easy task or activity B.an interesting poem in a notebook C.a simple newspaper to read D.a famous picture in a newspaper (5)You can find this passage most probably in
13."Save the whales!" That's what the picture on Jake Smith's bedroom wall said.Jake liked having a picture that said something important:that showed he cared.He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale- one right in his own neighborhood! It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales' coming.A group of them were swimming close to the beach in Jake's hometown.All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a beautiful show,better than a movie,but it didn't turn out like that.Then one whale swam in their direction,directly toward land.It came in with the waves (海浪),and when the waves receded,its huge body was left on the sand.Suddenly,Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers.They had to become rescuers.A few people ran toward the animal.They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water,but it was no use. An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery to help move the animal.Jake and his family couldn't do much on the beach,so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers.At least,Jake thought,they could help in someway. Back at the beach.jye.ai offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed.It was getting dark.Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined their headlights on the sand.The rescuers would not give up.After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water.Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea.It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea.Then,in what looked like a jump of joy,it rose high above the water - a thank-you to those who had worked so hard to save its life.
(1)What does the picture on Jake's wall say about him?
A.He lives near the ocean. B.He cares about animals. C.He works in an animal rescue service team. D.He thinks whales are the most beautiful animals. (2)Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning?
A.To rescue some whales. B.To watch the waves. C.To see the whales swimming. D.To swim with the whales. (3)The underlined word "receded" in Paragraph 3 means
. A.didn't move B.went back out C.washed over D.got up (4)How did Jake and his family give a hand?
A.By calling the rescue service. B.By asking their neighbors for help. C.By feeding the rescuers. D.By controlling the people on the beach. (5)In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place?
a.The whale disappeared into the sea. b.People turned on the lights of their cars. c.Rescuers lifted the whale into the water. d.An animal rescue service team was called to come help. e.People tried to push the whale towards the sea. A.e-d-b-c-a B.e-b-c-d-a C.d-b-e-a-c D.a-e-b-d-c
14.Good morning,I'm Ms.Smith.You can call me Alice.I am an art teacher.Students in my art club are from different grades and classes.Let's see who they are!
Name
Age
Country(國家)
Class & Grade
QQ number
Alice Black
12
Class 9,Grade 7
58963386
Lisa Green
14
Class 2,Grade 8
85344956
Jack Potter
15
Class 1,Grade 9
68291348
Xu Ting
14
Class 2,Grade 8
67827856
(1)Lisa is
years old. A.eleven B.twelve C.thirteen D.fourteen (2)Alice is from
. A.the USA B.Canada C.China D.the UK (3)Xu Ting's QQ number is
A.58963386 B.68291348 C.67827856 D.85344956 (4)
are in the same(相同的) class. A.Alice and Jack B.Lisa and Xu Ting C.Lisa and Jack D.Alice and Xu Ting (5)What can we know from the chart(表格)?
A.It shows the information(信息) of four classes. B.It shows the information of four girls. C.It shows the information of four families. D.It shows the information of four students.
15.One day,a little monkey and a little fox went out to play.They saw an apple tree on the other side of the river.There were many big and red apples on it.But there was no bridge over the river. (1)
They pulled down a tree and put it over the river as a bridge. The monkey said, "My old friend,you go there first. " But after he fox went to the other side,he kicked(踢)the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. "(2)
"cried the monkey.The fox laughed and said,"You just stand there and watch me eating the apples."(3)
. Suddenly it began to rain.The water level(水)in the river rose(上漲) and the tree flew away with the water."(4)
But you can't come back." shouted the monkey.The fox stopped eating and looked at the monkey sadly.
閱讀短文,根據短文內容,從短文后面的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有一項為多余選項。 A.The monkey thought hard and had an idea. B.You can eat all the apples . C.The monkey was very angry. D.The monkey went home first. E.How can I get there without the tree?
B:I enjoy watching soap operas.Do you like them? A:(2)
I don't think they are interesting. B:Then what do you like watching? A:I like watching sports shows.(3)
B:How often do you watch sports shows? A:I watch them five times a week. B:(4)
A:Yes,you are right. B:What's your favorite sport? A:(5)
I often play basketball after school.
A.No,I don't. B.I love watching them. C.What kind of TV shows do you like watching? D.My favorite sport is basketball. E.I think you must like playing sports. F.Yes,I do. G.They are very exciting.
17.假如你叫李華,你們學校將要舉行以"How to Eat in a Healthy Way"為主題的英語演講比賽,請你寫一篇100詞左右的英語演講稿。內容包括: (1)我們應該少吃、不吃及多吃的食物有哪些,并說明原因; (2)描述自己的健康飲食習慣,并舉例說明; (3)希望大家都有好的飲食習慣。 注意: (1)書寫規范,表達連貫,可根據內容適當發揮; (2)文中不得出現真實的地區、學校及姓名; (3)短文的開頭和結尾已給出,不計入總詞數。
How to Eat in a Healthy Way Hello,everybody.I'm Li Hua. _________________