TASK 4 For many years T-shirts were simple short-sleeved under shirts for men and boys, T-shirts used to be of one color－white, and since they were worn under shirts, they were generally not seen. Today the T-shirt has become fashionable. It can be seen everywhere and everyone. Women and little children wear T-shirts, as do teenagers, university students and men from all walks of life. T-shirts are worn on playground, at the beach or in town. They can also be worn for work. Yet T-shirts remain inexpensive and long wearing, as well as easy to care for, smart but comfortable, and convenient to wear. They have become one of the American’s newest ideas on fashion. Although T-shirts are now available in a wide variety of bright materials and styles, the most popular kind is the traditional cotton T-shirt with a slogan（口号、标语） or picture printed on the front. T-shirt may bear a single word, a popular phrase, pictures of popular singers of an advertisement. As T-shirts are becoming more and more popular, new designs are coming out all the time.16. In the past T-shirts were simple short-sleeved under shirts for __________. A. women and men B. boys and girls C. students and soldiers D. men and boys 17. Today the T-shirt has become________. A. outmoded B. old-fashioned C. fashionable D. particular 18. People like to wear T-shirts so much today because ________. A. T-shirts feel soft and wash well B. T-shirts are smart and comfortable C. T-shirts go well with trousers D. T-shirts are suitable for evening wear 19. The most popular kind of T-shirt is________. A. the silk T-shirt in white color B. the cotton T-shirt with a slogan or picture C. the nylon T-shirt worn on playground D. the wool T-shirt worn for work 20. ________ in order to make T-shirts more attractive. A. New designs are being adopted B. Advertisements are being widely used C. New technology is being employed D. More synthetic materials are being introduced
TASK 3 If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington (1876-1947), concluded from other men’s work and his own among people in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities. He found that cool weather is much more favourable for creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer. Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in thespring man’s mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature . Fall is the next—best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be good time to take a long vacation from thinking! 11. Huntington based his conclusions on __________. A. records of changes in his own intelligence B. work with peoples in different climates C. records of temperature changes D. all of the above 12. Huntington decided that climate and temperature have________. A. a great effect on everybody’s intelligence B. some effect on a few person’s intelligence C. some effect on most person’s intelligence D. no effect on most person’s intelligence 13. One possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking is that ________. A. all nature, including man, is growing then B. it lasts longer than the other seasons C. it has longer daytime than winter D. both B and C 14. The two best seasons for thinking seem to be ________. A. winter and summer B. summer and spring C. fall and winter D. spring and fall 15. According to the passage, any vacation from thinking should be taken ________. A. several times throughout the year B. during the summer C. during the summer D. as seldom as possible
In Turkey, one out of ten people could read or write in the 1920s. Teachers were especially needed in Turkey’s small towns and villages. At first, the Turkish government brought young people to the cities for training as teachers. But the new teachers enjoyed city life so much that they often refused to return to the small villages. To solve this problem, the Turkish government built teacher-training schools in the villages. Young people who graduated from these schools remained in the villages. Today, almost half of the people in Turkey can read and write. Mexico, too, had the problem of a large population that could not read or write. In the 1940s the president decided to introduce an unusual program of education. Every person between 18 and 60 who could read and write had to teach another person between 6 and 40 to read and write. In this way, each student had his or her own teacher! The government provided books for the teachers to use. The books were written in Spanish, which is the official language of the country. They were also written in several Indian languages. In the first year of this program, about 750,000 people learned to read and write. 1. _______ out of ten couldn’t read or write in Turkey in the 1920s. A. One B. Seven C. Eight D. Nine 2. Book in Mexico were written in _______ . A. French and Russian B. Swedish and Dutch C. Spanish and Indian D. Turkey and English 3. The unusual program of education in Mexico was ________. A. first used in Turkey schools B. introduced by the president C. first invented by the Indians D. introduced by education experts 4. Why was the program of education in Mexico unusual? ________ A. It forced people to provide books. B. The government provided villages with free textbooks. C. The books were written in Spanish. D. Each student had his or her own teacher. 5. In Mexico, every person between ________ had to teach another person between ________. A. 18 and 60, 6 and 40B. 16 and 40, 8 and 60 C. 10 and 60, 6 and 50 D. 15 and 50, 6 and 60