Mr. and Mrs. Black opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant that said “Meals on the House for Three Days.”

A foreign student who didn’t know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt very hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat.”

He walked towards the restaurant when he saw the notice. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on their houses! But how can I get up to the top of the house?” he said to himself.

He looked around and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He started climbing up. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him.

“Hey, what are you doing up there?” Mr. Black shouted at him. Next to him was a policeman. “Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the House for Three Days’? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.

On hearing this, both Mr. Black and the policeman laughed. “Do you know what ON THE HOUSE means? Look it up in the dictionary,” the policeman said.

1.How did Mr. and Mrs. Black attract customers?

A. They played jokes on them.

B. They offered them meals 24 hours a day.

C. They let them enjoy meals on the top of their house.

D. They put up a notice in front of their restaurant.

2.How much English did the foreign student know?

A. A lot. B. A little. C. None. D. An average amount.

3.The foreign student decided to have _____ at Mr. Black’s restaurant.

A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. nothing

4.Mr. Black and the policeman laughed at the young man because _____.

A. he climbed up trees

B. he was very hungry

C. he misunderstood the notice

D. he was a foreign student

5.The phrase “on the house” probably means “_____”.

A. 免費(fèi)的 B. 屋上的 C. 家常的 D. 美味的

練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省揚(yáng)州市2019屆九年級(jí)中考第一次模擬考試英語試卷 題型：閱讀單選

Getting a high grade in an exam depends partly on how much you can remember. So, improving memory is important to success in studying. But is there anything that we can do about it? One way might be walking backwards. According to a new study, walking backwards, whether doing it really or just imagining it, can improve the memory in the short term.

In the study, 114 volunteers were asked to watch a video. In the video a woman had her bag stolen. Then they answered 20 questions about the details shown in the video. Ten minutes later, the volunteers were divided into three groups. The first two groups were told to move forwards or backwards 10 meters while the third group was asked to stay still on the same point. The researchers found that the backwards-walking group got two more correct answers on average (平均) than the other two groups.

This suggests that a relationship between time and space is basic to the way our minds form memories. When we walk backwards, everything we learn becomes strange to us. “This forces the brain to think in a different way—the brain needs to match all the things again and changes the focus(關(guān)注點(diǎn)),” the researcher Christine Weber said. It almost always means that our brain needs to be more active in the short time. Naturally, our short-term memory will be improved.

Backward walking also plays an important role in physical health, especially fitness. A study published in Journal of Biomechanics in 2012 found that there is less pain in the knees.

Moreover, backward walking, compared to forward walking, is more challenging. It requires you to use muscles(肌肉) and movements that you probably seldom use, making it a perfect way to change your exercise habit for greater fitness gains. At the same time, by making people put in extra effort, it naturally burns more fat and calories.

1.Backward walking can________ according to the passage.

A. improve the memory in the long term B. improve the memory in the short term

C. cause much more pain in our knees D. force the brain to think in the same way

2.Which one is the correct order of the following according to the passage?

①The backwards-walking group got two more correct answers on average.

②The volunteers answered 20 questions about the details shown in the video.

③The volunteers were divided into 3 groups and 1 group moved backward 10 meters.

④The volunteers watched a video in which a woman’s bag was stolen.

A. ④②③① B. ④③①② C. ④②①③ D. ③④②①

3.What does the underlines word It in Paragraph 5 refer to__________?

A. Short-term memory B. Physical health

C. Forward walking D. Backward walking

4.In which part of the newspaper can we read this passage?

A. Youth Voice B. Star Stories C. Our World D. Science Study

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省南京鼓樓區(qū)2019屆九年級(jí)下學(xué)期中考一模英語試卷 題型：書信作文

加入你是英國交流學(xué)生 Neil，你在南京 Sunshine Middle School 兩個(gè)月的學(xué)習(xí)生活即將結(jié)束。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示，以 Neil的名義，用英語給 Sunshine Middle School 校長寫一封感謝信。

? what you've learned about Chinese culture

? how the teachers and students help you

? what your homestay family do for you

注意：

1. 對(duì)所有要點(diǎn)逐一陳述，適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

2. 詞數(shù) 80 左右，感謝信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

3. 文中不得提及有關(guān)考生個(gè)人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to express my thanks to you. During my two-month stay in Nanjing,

I feel really grateful for what you have done for us.

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省南京鼓樓區(qū)2019屆九年級(jí)下學(xué)期中考一模英語試卷 題型：單選題

—Han Mei can make a speech in front of so many students. She used to be a shy girl.

—The first prize in the English speaking competition helps increase her .

A. confidence B. interest C. knowledge D. experience

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省泰州市姜堰區(qū)2018-2019學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型：單詞填空

In China, when you refuse someone, he or she might be described as "吃閉門羹" ("eating a bowl of door-closing thick soup"). What is the story b1. this saying?

It is said that during the Tang Dynasty (618– 907), there lived a beautiful woman c2. Shi Feng. Many young men wanted to m3. her. But Shi was hard to c4.. She asked her admirers(傾慕者) to show her poems that they had written. She did this to see i5. they were talented(有天賦的). If Shi liked someone’s poems, she would a6. to meet him. If she didn’t, she wouldn’t meet them. But then, to be p7., she would at least give them a bowl of geng (羹) to eat. Geng is a type of thick s8.. It is usually made with grain, fruit or vegetables.

As time passed, "eating a bowl of thick soup" came to mean "being refused". The dish was also nicknamed "door-closing thick soup", since Shi would not open her door for people who r9. the dish.

But there is a twist (意外轉(zhuǎn)折) to this story. "Door-closing thick soup" was said to be so tasty that more people started coming to Shi’s door — not to marry her, but to have a t10. of the soup!

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省泰州市姜堰區(qū)2018-2019學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型：單選題

—_______ the way, what happened ______ you?

—A boy knocked me down when I was ______ my way home.

A. In; to; on B. On; with; on C. By; with; on D. By; to; on

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省泰州市姜堰區(qū)2018-2019學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷 題型：單選題

Paul looks worried because he doesn’t know _________ about his problems.

A. how to talk of B. who to talk to

C. where to talk to D. who to talk of

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：四川省廣元市蒼溪縣2018-2019學(xué)年七年級(jí)春季期中聯(lián)考英語試卷 題型：單選題

—____________________. —I’d like some noodles, please.

A. How do you do? B. What do you do?

C. How are you? D. What can I do for you?

查看答案和解析>>

科目：初中英語 來源：甘肅省2018-2019學(xué)年八年級(jí)第二學(xué)期4月考試英語試卷 題型：單選題

The rivers are dirty. We should _______ next week.

A. clean it up B. clean up it C. clean them up D. clean up them

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案