1、 3 In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”In America, you “give them a call”There are also some differences in grammarFor example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a questionThey say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave o
2、ut the helping verb 4 Most languages are like thisLanguages change over timeWhen people live in separate places, the languages change in different waysThis is what has happened to English 5 Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of FranceA. English is w
3、idely used in China B. It can also happen to other languages, such as FrenchC. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different.D. They say “Have you a storybook?”E. English in these two counties is different only in sound.F. First of all, they sound very differentG. Many expressio
4、ns are also different in the two countries(2018 湖北黄冈)When you speak, write a letter, or make a telephone, your words carry a message. People communicate with words. _1_ A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears (眼泪) in your eyes tell others that you are sad. _2_ the teacher knows y
5、ou want to say something or ask questions, You shake your head and people know you are saying No. You nod and people know you are saying Yes. _3_ For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the door tells you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that th
6、ere are a lot of other signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? _4_ An artist can use his drawings to tell about the beautiful mountains, the blue seas and many other thing. A writer writes books to tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about peo
7、ple and their ideas. _5_ They can help us lo know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.A. People can communicate in many other ways.B. But do you know people also communicate without words?C. If you make noise in class.D. When you put up your hands in class.E. Magaz
8、ines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others.F. Other things can also carry messages.(2018 浙江绍兴)Are You Ready For High School?If you can do these things by the time you go to high school, youll get on well with others in high school. 1 A little respect (尊重)goes a long way. don t hel
9、p yourself to her personal things in the room, and lether know if you plan to treat friends there. If you dont feel like youre being treated fairly, have a talk face . 2 The first meeting with someone really does matter. To make an immediate connection, look a personthe eye and give a firm handshake
10、. Keep eye contact while youre chatting and mention the persorwhen saying goodbye. 3 One study found that holding something in can make you feel lonely and sad. So for your healthfriendships, write down the secret in a safe place instead of talking about others in public. 4 If someone did something
11、nice for you-a gift, some help, nows the time to take out your pen! Sendingthe person a handwritten note card within 48 hours afterward is a sign that you really have it together.A.Keep a SecretB.Be the Best RoommateC.Make a Great First ImpressionD.Write a Fantastic Thank You Note.(2018 山西)This year
12、 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in US homes. They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form impressions of America._1_ They will learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world._2_ Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany wit
13、h Georges family. In turn, Georges son Mike spent a year in Freds home in America.Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months study, the language began to come to him. 3 Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects i
14、nstead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities. _4_ The fathers word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than one of the members. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.“Back home, you pick up some f
15、riends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”Meanwhile, in America, Mike, a German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize(批评) American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. _5_ In Germany we do nothing but
16、 study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There should be some middle ground between the two.”A. Family life, too, was different. B. But I have to say that I like it very much.C. Here is a two-way student exchange in ac
17、tion.D. School was quite different from what he had expected-much harder.E. In fact, there are many differences between the two countries cultures.F. At the same time, about 1, 300 American teenagers will go to other countries.(2018 河南)Dear Linda,_1_As I told you yesterday, I am in Rome today. Tomor
18、row we are getting the train down to the south ofthecountryandthenashipacrosstoGreece. _2_WestartedinEnglandwespenttwodaysLondonanotherdayCanterbury. We visited alotofplacesenjoyeditshistory. And theonlybadthingwasweather itrained the wholetimewere there. Can you believe it?_3_Well, I have to say I
19、prefer the American Disneyland. But we wemetsomenice peoplefrom Cananda andgreatwiththem. Onethem, Clive, isgoingyour universitynext year. Whata coincidence!_4_Afterthat.went south into Switzerland. It was very expensive and we couldnt stay as long as we wanted, so thats why were in Italy now!_5_See
20、 yousoon. MikeA. OK.Thatsenoughfrommefornow.Iwantpostthisletternowsoyoucangetitbythe weekend. B. IcantwaitarriveAthensseeallthathistory.Lettellsomethingabout where we have visitedfar.knowcomehereonvacationtoooneday!C. ClivehiswifeleftusoncegotGermanytrain. TheywentupintoDenmark butwe continued toMun
21、ich. Wow whatcity! Iboughtsurprisegift there. Ihopelike it. D. AtleastwhenParis,sunshining!stayedafternoon in the French capitalbecausemyfriendsreallywantedvisitEuroDisneywhichisthe eastParis.E. Howarethingsyou?Ittalkingyesterdayphone.(2018 成都)Have you ever tried to hide your emotions (情感)from someo
22、ne during a conversation? 1 Scientists from the Ohio State University have found that people are able to tell other peoples emotions according to changes in the color of their faces.Scientists studied pictures of peoples facial expressions. 2 For example, happiness makes our faces red around the che
23、eks and a little blue around the chin. Disgust(厌恶)creates not only a blue-yellow color around the lips, but also a red- green color around the nose and forehead.“We believe these color patterns are the result of small changes in blood flow triggered(触发) by the central nervous(神经) system. Lead resear
24、cher Alex Martinez said. 3 Does the color alone or also facial expressions help people tell others emotions?To figure this out, scientists added color patterns to pictures of faces that showed no facial expressions. 4 They were able to tell the emotions 75 percent of the time without any difficulty.
25、 5 For example, when two people are heatedly arguing over something, we say they are red in the face. When a person is very angry, wed say he or she is blue in the face.A. But this raises a question.B. It is shown that human emotions are influenced by colors on the face.C. They found that every facial expression is connected to a certain color.D. Its not always easy, becaus
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