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Many years before the United States was founded(建立),Americans had already invented barbecues.But the first barbecues,in fact ,were the invention of the Taino Indians of Haiti,who dried their meat on raised frames(架子)of sticks over fires.Spanish explorers spelled the Taino word as barbacoa,and as time passed,English settlers along the Atlantic coat had their own barbecues.
One summer day in 1773,Benjamin Lynde,a citizen of Massachusetts,wrote in his diary,“Fair and hot ; Browne;hack overset.” That is ,on a bright and hot day he went to the Brownes to attedn a barbecue,and his carriage(马车)fell over.It shows that the barbecue had its social occasion by that time.Large animals would be roasted whole on frames over hot fires,and neighbours would be invited to dinner.
In later centuries,as settlers moved to the west,the barbecue went along with it,reaching an especially large size in Texas,where a pit (坑)for fuels(燃料) such as tree branches might be over ten feet deep.Today ,the barbecue grills(烧烤架)which are fueled by charcoal(木炭) or electricity are likely to be small and easy to move ,and can cook only parts of an animal at a time,but people still have barbecues out of doors and always invite their neighbours or friends over.
34.Who invented the barbecues first in history?
A.American people.B.Taino Indians.C.Spanish explorers.D.English settlers.
35.The second paragraph mainly tells us that the barbecue_______________.
A.is only held on a hot sunny day B.welcomes people who keep diaries
C.is held both indoors and outdoors D.has its social occasion for over 200 years
36.The underlined expression “ social occasion” can be best translated into______________.
A.社交功能 B.社会福利 C.社会地位 D.社会背景
37.The following are all the barbecue ways EXCEPT __________________.
A.drying meat on raised frames of sticks over fires
B.roasting a whole animal over a pit full of burning tree branches
C.cooking parts of animals over fires on grills fueled by charcoal
D.heating meat in the bright and hot daylight

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Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and the family name. Their family name comes last. For example, my full name is Jim Allan Green. Green is my family name .My parents g...

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Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and the family name. Their family name comes last. For example, my full name is Jim Allan Green. Green is my family name .My parents gave me both of my other names.
People don’t use their middle names very much. So “John Henry Brown” is usually called “John Brown”. People never use Mr, Mrs or Miss before their first names. So you can say John Brown, or Mr Brown; but you should never say Mr John. They use Mr, Mrs or Miss with the family name but never with the first name.
Sometimes people ask me about my name. “When you were born, why did your parents call you Jim?” they ask.” Why did they choose that name?” The answer is they didn’t call Jim. They called me James. James was the name of my grandfather. In England, people usually call me Jim for short. That’s because it is shorter and easier than James.
1.Most English people have____ names.
A one B two C three D four
2. ____ is Jim’s family name.
A Jim B Green C Allan D James
3. English people use Mr, Mrs or Miss with ____ .
A the family name B the first name
C The middle name D the first name and the middle name
4. The teacher’s name is Mary Joan Shute. Her students call her ____.
A miss Mary B Miss Joan C Miss Mary Joan D Miss Shute
5. People usually call the writer Jim instead of James because _____.
A It’s the name of his grandfather B It’s easier for people call him C It’s the name that his parents chose for him D It’s more difficult than James
( 2)
It is Saturday。The Browns are at home。Mrs Brown is in the kitchen。She’s making apple pies。The pies she makes are very delicious。Do you want to have a taste？Mr Brown isn’t in the living room。He is outside。He is washing his car。The car is new and very beautiful。So he looks after it very well。Jim is in the garden。He is playing football with some other boys。Where is his sister，Sue？She’s in her bedroom with her friend，Ann。They are watching the Animal World。
1 There are _____ people in Mr Brown’s family。
A six B four C two D three
2 Mrs Brown is ____.
A tasting the apple pies B watching TV C cooking D eating a cake
3 Mr Brown looks after _____very well.
A Mrs Brown B his daughter C his family D his car
4 Who are playing outside? _____
A Mrs Brown and Sue B Some boys C Sue and Ann D Some girls
5 Sue and Ann are ____.
A watching TV in the living room B playing football in the open air
C watching TV in Sue's room D playing in Ann's room
(3)
On Christmas Eve ----- the night before Christmas Day children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents.
Mr Green tells his children that Father Christmas is a very kind man. He comes on Christmas Eve. He lands on top of each house and comes down the chimney into the fireplace and brings them a lot of present.
Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. The children wake up very early. They can’t wait to open the presents in their stockings. Then they wake up their parents and call: Merry Christmas!’’
Do you know what Christmas means? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. When Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same thing to each other.
1. Christmas Eve is _____.
A the night before December 24 B the night after December 25 C the night of December 25 D the night of December 24
2. Father Christmas often puts the presents_____.
A into children’s hats B into children’s stockings
C under children’s beds D into children’s shoes
3. Father Christmas comes into the house through the___.
A window B front door C chimney D back door
4. On the morning of Christmas Day, children wake up their parents very early and say____.
A Good morning! B Happy New Year!
C Best wishes for you! D Merry Christmas!
5. On Christmas Day, people often ____to each other.
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（1）
It’s easier to downhill than to climb uphill, so it’s easier to fall into bad habits than into good ones.
Bad habits do not come suddenly. They come little by little without one’s being aware of their danger. Schoolboys first pick up little bad habits in school and on the street. When they cannot
Write their lessons, they copy from their schoolmates. If they see bigger boys smoking, they also want to learn to smoke. If they see their friends gambling, they want to gamble. When they get bigger, the habits become stronger and stranger, so that they can no longer get rid of them. From copying, they learn to steal; from gambling, they learn to cheat. At last they become distrusted by every. How necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits at the beginning! Or they should overcome us in the end!
1. Bad habits don’t come suddenly, do they? _____.
A Yes, they do B No, they don’t
C Yes, they don’t D No, they do
2. Some boy students fall into bad habits____.
A in school B at home
C on the street D both A and C
3. The boys may steal from _____.
A copying B gambling C writing D their parent
4. It’s____ to fall into bad habits, but____ to get rid of them.
A easy, hard B hard, easy C easy, easy D hard, hard
5. The writer wants to tell us____.
A to steal for money B to get rid of bad habits at the beginning C to go uphill D A, B and C
(2)
The New Year’s Eve party was going on when the bell rang. A tall man opened the door and came in. Nobody knew him, but the host went over and took him in. The man sat there happily for an hour and drunk. Then he said, “invited me to this party。I don’t know you, or anyone else here. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your friend’s cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him, and my wife is still waiting in our car!”
1. When did the story happen?
A At 7:00 B In December C On New Year’s Eve D When the bell rang
2. The “bell” here means the _____.
A time bell B doorbell C church bell D bell for class
3. The host went to meet and took him in because he took the tall man for ____.
A one of his friends B his brother
C his classmate D his teacher
4. The tall man’s wife waited in the car for _____.
A a long time B two hours C a half hour D an hour
5. At last, the host might be a little_____.
A happy B surprised C worried D afraid
(3)
The population count in China has ended. Population counters now will spend the next few weeks examining the count to make sure it is correct. The final count is expected to be announced by the end of August. 5000,000 census takes have spent the past ten days talking to members of every family in China. They have collected information on age, employment, educational level of every person in China. China’s population is believed to be 1000,000,000 people. This is about 20% of all the people in the world.
1. This passage is ___.
A a letter B a piece of news C a story D a diary
2. By the end of August, the population counters_____.
A are talking to members of every family
B will begin the census C only have finished the count
D will be able to have the final conut
3. It will take them____ to examine the count.
A about three weeks B about ten days
C about a year D about several months
4. 1000,000,000 means_____.
A one thousand million B one million
C one billion D ten billion
5. The population count in China is ______.
A busy and dangerous B difficult and slow
C pleased and interesting D important and careful
(4)
Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,“Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar a day. Go to the country place for a mouth.”
After a month the man came to the doctor again,“How are you ?” said the doctor,“I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger.” “OH！Doctor，I feel quite well now，” said the man ，“I had a good rest。I went to bed early，drank a of milk and walked a lot。You r advice certainly helped me， but you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed me first。It’s no joke to start smoking at my age!’’
1. The doctor told the man ____.
A to go to bed early B to drink milk
C to walk a lot D Both A, B and C
2. Which of the following sentences is true?
A The doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of country for a month.
B The doctor didn’t tell him what to do.
C After a month, the old man felt better.
D The old man was younger than before after a month.
3. The doctor’s words were _____ for the old man’s health.
A bad B good C well D strong
4. The doctor wanted the old man______.
A to get worse B to smoke less than before
C to help him D to start smoking
5. From what the old man said at last, we know_____.
A one cigar a day was really helpful to him
B one cigar a day was better than before
C the old man was not a smoker at all

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