Mr. Scott talked about colours all the time. "What a honey-yellow morning it is!" he said to his wife. His wife planted fruit and vegetables in their garden, but Mr. Scott was more interested in the leafy plants, the bushes, and even the grass that grew in the garden. "So many kinds of green," he said to her after watering all the plants. "I counted at least twenty shades of green!"
"Well done, dear," Mrs. Scott said. "Now would you please count twenty dollars and go to the supermarket for some ingredients (配料)? I want to make lunch!"
With a smile on his face, Mr. Scott left at once. He enjoyed trips to the supermarket because of all the colourful cans and boxes in it. Fruit and vegetables, too, shone in their bright skins. There was never just one colour: carrots were orange, but also had bits of yellow and brown in them. Bananas were yellow and black; apples hid oranges and purples inside their reds. Mr. Scott would walk through the supermarket and enjoy all the colours around him.
"I wish there was a store full of colours that I could spend all my time in." he sighed.
He bought everything on his wife's list and came home. When he walked into the house, Mrs. Scott noticed the sad look on his face. "What's wrong?" she asked him. "It looks like you had fun at the store. I can see that you picked out the best things."
"I did have fun in the store. So much that I wish I could have spent more time there. It's so full of colours! " Mr. Scott said.
"I see," Mrs. Scott said. "Well, cheer up, because I'm going to cook a nice lunch for us!"
The next day Mr. Scott was on his usual morning walk through the neighbourhood, saying hello to everyone, enjoying the colours of the trees and flowers. It was another day of colours!
"Good morning, Mr. Brown," he called out to one of his neighbours. He liked Mr. Brown very much, because, well, you guessed it: his name was a colour!
"Mr. Scott! Just the person I wanted to see!" Mr. Brown replied. "My wife and I are moving out of this town, and I need someone to take over my shop. You are the perfect person for the job because it's a paint shop! I need someone who knows its colours. Would you be interested?"
Mr. Scott was mad with excitement. "I will take it over right away!"
Mr. Brown was relieved when he left town, because he knew his paint shop was in good hands. Sure enough, Mr. Scott kept the paint shop open for twenty more years and got to talk about colours all day, every day.
【小题1】Why did Mr. Scott come home from the supermarket sadly?A.He hated shopping in the supermarket. |
B.He didn't enjoy the colours in the supermarket. |
C.He didn't have enough money to buy everything on his wife's list. |
D.He liked the colours in the supermarket so much that he didn't want to leave. |
A.They were neighbours. | B.Mr Brown had a paint shop. |
C.They shared the same hobby. | D.Mr Brown's name was a colour. |
A.宽慰 | B.不舍 | C.犹豫 | D.烦恼 |
A.A colourful paint shop | B.A colour lover |
C.A friendly neighbour | D.A happy couple |
Meet My Hobby | |
Hello, I’m Joshua. I collect lots of things. I have stamps, postcards, but when people gave me postcards with stamps on them, I started collecting them, they are only the smallest notes or my hobby would cost too much! I also keep bus, train and air tickets. Most of them are from China. I keep my collections in special books. As a result of my hobby, I know a lot about geography and countries. | |
Hi, my name is Ray. My hobby is badminton. Of course, I enjoy playing the game very much. I developed my interest when I was only six. Now I have a lot of skills and am a very successful teenage player. I think the game is very relaxing and when you play well, it can be very creative. | |
Hello, nice to meet you. I am May. My hobby is very creative. I am an artist. I collect all sorts of things — stones, pieces of cloth, cinema tickets — anything — and then make interesting pictures out of them. My mother likes my work too, but she says I am too untidy and she is always clearing up after me. I think I work better when I have lots of things around me on the floor, bed and table. That’s what artists are like. |
A.Coloured paper. | B.Books and magazines. | C.Pieces of cloth. | D.Stamps and postcards. |
A.Because it is low-cost. |
B.Because it is relaxing and creative. |
C.Because he can know a lot about foreign countries. |
D.Because he can make interesting pictures out of them. |
A.Collecting stamps. | B.Playing badminton. |
C.Drawing creatively. | D.Travelling around the world. |
One day, Mr. White told the class that there would be a hobby show. It took all the students the whole morning to get ready for it.
“Bob, you can’t take them back until the others watch them this afternoon,” said Mr. White.
“But
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A.Bob came back with many beautiful shells in his hands. |
B.I’m sorry, |
C.All the students came back on time except Bob, |
D.Bob’s following words made him even angrier. |
E.Bob, you should show your own hobby here. |
F.He wasn’t angry. |
G.I like it. |
Dear football,
I’m writing this letter to you because I won’t be a professional (职业的) football player any more.
We first met 25 years ago. At that time, playing football was not easy for girls. I was the only girl in the team. There was no women’s football on TV.
Sometimes I thought about leaving you because some people kept saying something bad to me on the Internet. I don’t make much money in football. I play football because I love the game.
Some people say that you’re just a sport, but you teach me so much. Because of you, I learn how to work with others and make friends. You also make my dream of playing in the US come true.
Now I feel that people respect me for being a good player, and more importantly, for helping move the women’s game forward (向前).
Soon I will start a new chapter (篇章) in my life. Now I can’t tell what I’m going to do next. But I can say that I’ll keep working to drive the women’s game forward.
Thank you, dear football, for everything you’ve given me.
Eniola Aluko
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
【小题1】Why does Eniola play football?
A.Because she loves football. | B.Because she wants to get money. |
C.Because she wants to be successful. | D.Because she wants to let more women learn about it. |
①how to relax ②how to make friends
③how to choose a football ④how to work with others
A.①③ | B.②④ | C.①④ | D.②③ |
A.模仿 | B.鼓励 | C.尊重 | D.期待 |
A.She will never play football again. | B.She will do something for women’s football. |
C.She will write a book about football. | D.She won’t do any work about football |
A.tell us something about football | B.ask us to play football |
C.say thank you to football | D.cheer up women football players |
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