Travel in New York Public transport Traffic is quite convenient in New York. The bus is cheap and the subway is common. What’s more, you can take both the bus and the subway with the same transit carD. If you have something urgent to do. You’d better take a taxi because that’s fast. Hotels There are a lot of hotels in New York. The Plaza Hotel is the best and the most expensive onE. If you want to pay less for your stay, there are many smaller hotels. The YMCA near Central Park is suitable for young peoplE. Eating out Restaurants provide good service in New York. You don’t have to eat at McDonald’s every day and you can try different kinds of food from many countries. You can also enjoy tasty Chinese food in Chinatown. Shopping Shopping in New York is fun. You can see big shops everywhere in this modern city. Stores are open seven days a week, but be careful when you look at the prices because you have to pay taxes on everything you buy. That means you have to pay an extra fee which in New York city is eight percent of the purchase pricE. Places to visits There are too many places to visit in New York—Times Square, the Empire State Building, and, the Statue of Liberty. ( )46. If you decide to buy a book ＄10 in New York, you should pay a total of how much after tax? A. ＄9.80 B. ＄9.20 C. ＄10.80 D. ＄10.20 ( )47. “The Plaza Hotel” here is the name of a __________ A. house B. station C. city D. hotel ( )48. You can eat the delicious Chinese food ____________ A. at McDonald’s B. in Piaza C. in Chinatown. D. in YMCA ( ) 49.Which of the following is NOT in New York? A. Central Park. B. The Empire State Building. C. Times Square D. The White HousE. ( )50. How many types of transportation are mentioned in the passage? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

April27isaspecialdayinBritain.It’scalledTakeOurDaughtertoWorkDay.ItwasbroughttoBritainin1994fromAmericA.Onthatdaythousandsofgirlstakeadayoffschoolandgowithoneoftheirparentstotheirworkplaces.BydoingthisitcanteachgirlsmoreaboutthesocietywheretheylivE.Nowthegirlscanhaveacloselookatwhattheirparentsaredoing.ThismayhelpthemtobecalmerwhentheyhavetochooseajoB.Maryexperiencedadayofworkathermother’sofficE.Thishelpedherunderstandhermother’sworkbetter.ShesaidthatthismadeherfeelmoreconfidentaboutherfuturE.Schoolsandmanycompaniessupporttheactivitytoo.SomeschoolsevenmakethedayanecessarypartofschoollifE.Expertsthinkthatgirlswithmoreself-confidencearemorelikely可能的tobesuccessfulthancommongirls.Ifparentscansetgoodexamplesbothatworkandathomeforthemtheywilldobetterthanothers.TakeOurDaughtertoWorkDayissurelyastepintherightdirection.51.WherewasTakeOurDaughtertoWorkDaybrought?A.FromAmericA.B.FromChinA.C.FromCanadA.D.FromAustraliA.52.OnTakeOurDaughtertoWorkDaythousandsofgirls_______.A.goonajourneywiththeirparentsB.haveapartywiththeirfriendsathomeC.gototheworkplacesofoneoftheirparentsD.takepartinaschoolactivityfreely53.What’stheadvantagebydoingsuchanactivity?A.Itcanhelpgirlsunderstandtheirparents’workbetter.B.Itcanteachgirlsmoreaboutthesociety.C.ItcanmakegirlsfeelmoreconfidentabouttheirfuturE.D.AlloftheabovE.54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutTakeOurDaughtertoWorkDay?A.ItisaspecialactivityonApril27inBritain.B.SchoolsandmanycompaniessupportthisactivityC.Manygirlslikethisdaybecausetheywon’tgotoschool.D.SomeschoolsevenmakethedayanecessarypartofschoollifE.55.Accordingtotheexpertsbeing______isthemostimportanttogirlsintheirfuturE.A.smartandcarefulB.confidentC.hard-workingD.friendly

AbouttenyearsagoayoungandverysuccessfulmannamedJoshwastravelingdownaChicagoneighborhoodstreet.HewasgoingabittoofastinhisblackcarwhichwasonlytwomonthsolD.Hewaswatchingforkidsrunningoutfrombetweenthecarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassednochildrenoutbutabrick砖块flewoutand---WHUMP---itbrokeintotheshinyblacksidedoor.Joshwasveryangryhejumpedoutofthecarcaughtthekidandshouted:Whathaveyoudone?That’smynewcarthatbrickyouthrewwillcostyoualotofmoney.Whydidyouthrowit?PleasesirpleasE.I’msorry!Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo!criedtheyoungest.Ithrewthebrickbecausenooneelsewouldstop!hepointedaroundthecars.It’smybrothersir.HesaiD.HefelldowntheroadandfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup.Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He’shurtandhe’stooheavyformE.MovedbeyondwordsJoshliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchaircheckingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeOK.Itwasalongwalkbacktothecar—alongandslowwalk.Joshneverdidfixthesidedoor.Hekeptittoremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickathimtogethisattention.Feelforthebricksoflifecomingattoyou.1.Wheredidthestoryhappen?A.EnglandB.AmericaC.AustraliaD.Canada2.Whichoneisthebesttitle?A.ThebrickB.ThedifficultyinlifeC.A.boyandhisbrotherD.A.boythrowingbricks3.WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.Thelittleboylovedhisbrother.B.JoshwasasuccessfulmanandhewaskinD.C.Joshwassoangrythathebeattheboybecausehisnewcarwasbroken.D.TheboythrewthebricktogetJosh’sattention.4.Fromthepassageweknow.A.Theboyhadtopayforthebrokendoorofthecar.B.Joshsenttheboyandhisbrotherhomeinhiscar.C.Itwasveryfarfromtheboy’shometohiscar.D.Joshgothiscartwomonthsago.5.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlined划线sentence?A.Joshwouldwatchifsomeonethrewbrickstohiscar.B.Joshdidn’trepairhiscarherememberedittoremindhimtowatchthebricks.C.Joshwoulddriveslowlytoavoidthebricks.D.JoshwouldalwaysbereadytohelpothersifsomeoneneedeD.

SwimmingandEnglishLearningCanyouswim?Doyoulikeswimming?Yes?Wellhowcanyoulearntoswim?Ithinkthebestwayistogointothewaterandlearn.I’mafraidyou’llneverlearntoswimjustbyreadingbooksaboutswimmingorlookingatothersswimming.It’sthesamewiththeEnglishstudy.WemustpracticepracticeandpracticE.Listeningandspeakingareveryimportantforbeginners.ThechildreninEnglish-speakingcountriesfirstlistentoothers.Thentheytrytoimitateandspeak.WecanlistentoEnglishprogramsontheradio.Youmayjustunderstandafewwords.Itdoesn’tmatter.JustberelaxedtrytocatcheveryworD.Somebodymaybeagoodlistener.Buthedarenotspeak.He’safraidofmakingmistakes.YouknowwesometimesmakemistakeswhenwespeakChinesE.Don’tbeafraiD.WemustbebravE.IfyoureallywanttolearnEnglishwellyoumusttrytospeakwitheveryonesolongasheknowsEnglish.Whetheryouknowhimornotisnotimportantwhenthere’snobodytotalkwithyoucantalktoyourselfinEnglish.It’sinterestingandalsoagoodwaytopracticeyourspokenEnglish.Rememberthemoreyouspeakthefewermistakesyou’llmakE.Readingandwritingaremoreimportantforseniorschoolstudents.Firstwemustchoosethebookswe’reinterestedin.A.lotofreadingwillimproveyourlanguagesensE.Thisisthemostimportant.KeepwritingEnglishdiaries.WecanalsowriteEnglisharticles.YoumayevenpostthemtoEnglishmagazines.Don’tbeafraidoffailurE.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.EasiersaidthandonE.Welllet’sdomorepracticefromnowon.I’msureyou’lllearnEnglishwellinthisway.根据短文内容选择最佳答案46.Youcanlearntoswimby_______.A.readingbooksaboutitB.lookingatothersswimmingC.havinglessonsonitD.goingintotheriverandlearning47.WeshouldlearnEnglishby_______.A.listeningandspeakingB.readingandwritingC.A.andB.D.swimming48.Whatwillyoudowithmistakeswhenyouspeak?A.Don’tmakemistakes.B.StudyhardC.TrynottospeakEnglishD.Don’tbeafraiD.49.What’smoreimportantforseniorschoolstudents?A.listeningB.readingandwritingC.speakingD.learning50.WecanlistentoEnglish______accordingtothepassagE.A.ontheradioB.bytrainC.everyminuteD.nowandthen

Oncetherewasalittlegirl.Shewateredabananatreeeveryday.OnedayavoicecamefromthetreeWillyouplaywithme?Thegirlwasveryscaredandrantohermother.HermothersaidDon'tbeafraidthatvoiceisofthebananatreegoddessLaxmi.Sheispleasedwithyou.ThenextdaywhenthegirlwenttothetreeLaxmiplayedwithher.LaterLaxmisaidIliveinthistreE.Willyoucometomyhouseforlunch?ThenshetookhertoabeautifulpalaceandgaveherdeliciousfooD.WhenthelittlegirltoldhermotherwhathadhappenedthemotherwasveryhappyandsaidInviteLaxmitoourhometomorrowforlunch.ThegirlsaidButmotherwearesopoorandourhouseissmall.HowcanIinviteherhere?HermothersaidDon’tworry!ShewouldbeveryhappywithourlovE.ThenextdaythelittlegirlbroughtLaxmiwithher.AssoonasLaxmiarrivedtheirhouseturnedintoabeautifulonE.Theiroldclothesbecamenew.Thegirl’smotheraskedLaxmitostayinthehousewiththemforever.ButLaxmiwentbacktothetreE.Thelittlegirlwateredthetreeeverydayandtheylivedhappilyeverafter.1.Whatdidthegirldoeveryday?A.ShewateredthebananatreE.B.SheplayedwiththebananatreE.C.Shetalkedwithhermother.D.ShehassomedeliciousfooD.2.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordscared?A.激动B.难过C.害怕D.吃惊3.Whydidthegirlworryatfirst?A.Becauseshedidn’twaterthebananatreE.B.Becauseshethoughttheyweretoopoor.C.Shedidn’thaveanythingforlunch.D.Becausehermotherdidn’tletherinviteLaxmi.4.Whatdidn’tLaxmigivethelittlegirl?A.DeliciousfooD.B.A.beautifulhousE.C.Newclothes.D.Somemoney.5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.TheBananaTreeGoddessB.A.kindlittlegirlC.A.bigbananatreeD.Howtowaterabananatree

OnedayinanEnglishclassthestudentsaredoingtheirlessons.Theirteacherayoungwomanisveryhappy.ShesingssomenicesongswiththemandthenshegoestotheblackboardandwritesSMILESonit.ThisisthelongestwordinEnglishshesaystotheclass.AgirlstandsupandsaysIthasonlysixletters.HowcanitbethelongestwordinEnglish?TheteachersmilesandsaysOhlook!Thereisamile英里betweenthefirstletterandthelastonE.1.Onedaythestudentsarehaving.A.anEnglishlessonB.alongmeetingC.abigmealD.agoodtime2.Theyoungteachersingssomesongswith.A.herchildrenB.herstudentsC.theteacherD.theboys3.Whatdoestheteacherwriteontheblackboard?A.HernamE.B.A.song.C.A.worD.D.A.letter.4.A.girlwhatherteachersays.A.asksB.believesC.doesn’taskD.doesn’tbelieve5.IsthewordsmilesthelongestinEnglish?A.Yes.B.SurE.C.No.D.Don’tknow.

MostAmericanstudentshavesaidgoodbyetofancy高档的fruitsthesedays.InschoolcanteensacrossthecountrycheaperfruitslikeapplesandorangeshavetakentheirplacE.PeopleareafraidtospendnowsaidLindaMorrowwhoownsashoeandhandbagstorE.Theydon’tknowwantthefuturewillbring.Duringthefinancialcrisis金融危机severalofthecountry’sbiggestbankshavebeenforcedtosellorclosE.ThishasmadelotsofAmericansafraidtobuyexpensivegoods.SamiraMarinoarestaurantownerinMiamihasfoundeveryoneisorderingwaterinsteadofjuiceandmorepeoplearesharingmeals.Inmorethantwo-dozeninterviewswithTheAssociatedPressacrossthecountrylastmonthAmericanstalkedabouttheirconcernsfromworriesaboutsmallbusinessestodoubts怀疑aboutsimplymakingendsmeet.维持生计Thecrisisbeganlastyear.ExpertsthinkitwasbecauseUSbankslendmoneytooeasily.Lastyearalotofpeopleandcompanieswhoborrowedmoneyhavefoundthemselvesunabletopayitback.Thisleftthebanksaswellasthepeoplewhoputtheirmoneyinthebankswithoutmoney.Sincethebanksborrowedmoneybetweenthemselvesandevenacrossborders国界thewholeworldwasintroublE.ThismonththeUSgovernmentagreedona$700billionplantotrytosavethefinancialmarket.Butnooneissurewhetheritwillhelpornot.PresidentGeorgeW.Bushhaswarneditwilltakesometime.Lastweektopfinanceofficialsfrom20countriespromisedtoworktogethertofindawayoutofthemoneytroublE.51.WhyarepeopleintheUSafraidtospend?A.Becausetheythinkit’sunnecessary.B.Becausetheydon’thavethehabitofspendingmoney.C.Becausetheyworryabouttheirfuture.D.Becausetheydon’thaveenoughmoney.52.Theunderlinedwordconcernsmainly_______.A.worriesB.conditionsC.hobbiesD.experiences53.Thefifthparagraphmainly_________.A.tellswhatitislikeinacrisisB.explainwhythereisacrisisC.warnspeopleofthedangerofthecrisisD.askspeoplenottoborrowmoneyfrombanks54.Peoplefeel______abouttheUSplantosavethemarket.A.satisfiedB.doubtfulC.hobbiesD.angry55.Thebesttitleforthestoryis________.A.WaystoMakeEndsMeetB.TheMoneyProblemFacingtheWorldC.HealthyFancyFruitsD.TheArtofBorrowing

TheBBCwasfounded建立in1922includingradioandtelevisionservicesbasedatBroadcasting广播HouseinLondon.TheBBCiscontrolled控制bysomegovernors管理人员sentbythegovernmentbutthesepeoplehavecompletefreedomandthegovernmentcan’tinterfere干涉.ThatistheBBCisnotthemouthpiece代言人ofthegovernment.Ithastobeasfairaspossibleingivingradioandtelevisiontimetoforexamplepoliticalpartiesandreligiouszōng jiāo groups.ThereisakindofinterestingserviceinBritain----rentalservices.Manypeopleprefertorentpaymoneyregularlyfortheuseoftheirtelevisionsetsinsteadofbuyingthem.Therentforablack-and-whiteTVsetisabout80penceaweek1980.Therentofacolorsetismorethantwicethatofablack-and-whiteset.Ifthesetsgowrongpeoplecanhavethemrepairedfreeofchargeorreplacedtaketheplaceofimmediately.EveryonewhoownstorentatelevisionsethastopayayearlylicencE.ThereisnoadvertisingonBBCradioortelevision.ItisfromthesaleoflicencethattheBBCgetsmostofitsmoney.A.licenceforablack-and-whitesetcosts£18andforacolorset£18ayear.Therearefourspecializedradiochannelswhichbroadcastdifferentkindsofprograms.Radio1ismainlypopmusiC.Radio2dealswithlightmusicsportandotherprograms.Radio3broadcastsseriousmusictalksonserioussubjectsetC.NewsbroadcastsaremainlygivenbyRadio4.TherearespecialprogramsforNorthernIrelandScotlandWalesandcertainpartsofEnglanD.TheBBCalsobroadcastsaswellasinEnglishtoallpartsoftheworlD.58.HowdoestheBBCgetmostofitsmoney?A.Itgetsmoneyfromallkindsofadvertisements.B.TheBBCdependsontherentofTVsets.C.TheBBCgetsmoneybyrepairingTVsetsthathavegonewrong.D.ItgetsitsmoneymainlybysellinglicencE.59.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Ifyourentatelevisionsetandthereissomethingwrongwithityoushouldfixitwithyourownmoney.B.ItcostsmoretorentacolorTVsetthanablack-and-whiteonE.C.Youcan’tlistentopopmusicfromRadio1.D.Youneedn’tbuythelicenceifyoupaytherentontimE.60.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.TheBBCradioservicesincluding4radiochannels.B.TheBBCbroadcaststoforeigncountriesonlyinEnglish.C.Theprogramsofthefourradiochannelsarenotonlyforforeigncountriesbutalsofordifferentareasinitsowncountry.D.TheBBCspecialprogramsarenotonlyforforeigncountriesbutalsofordifferentareasinitsowncountry.

TheSydneyOperaHouseisaveryfamousbuildingintheworlD.IthasbecomeSydney'sbest-knownlandmarkandinternationalsymbol.TheOperaHousewithasailingroofwasdesignedbyafamousDanisharchitect丹麦建筑大师Utzon.Thebaseforthebuildingwasstartedin1959yearsbeforethedesignswerefinisheD.UtzonspentfouryearsdesigningtheOperaHousE.In1962thedesignswerefinalized定稿andtheconstructionbegan.In1967theystartedthedecorationinsidE.Ittook14yearsintotaltobuildtheOperaHousE.QueenElizabethIIofficiallyopeneditonOctober20th1973.TheSydneyOperaHousecostaround$100millionandwaspaidforbythepubliC.6225squaremetersofglasswasusedtobuildit.TheOperaHouseincludes1000rooms.Itis185meterslongand120meterswidE.Thebuilding'sroofsectionsweighabout15tons.Eachyearthisfantasticbuildingattracts200000touriststocomeforavisitorenjoyeventsinit.TheOperaHousereachesoutintotheharbour港湾.Itisamazingandunforgettableofferingpeopleastrongsenseofbeauty.66.ThedesigneroftheSydneyOperaHousewasfrom_______.A.AmericaB.AustraliaC.EnglandD.Denmark67.BuildingtheSydneyOperaHouselasted__________.A.from1959to1973B.from1962to1973C.from1959to1967D.from1962to196768.Theunderlinedwordconstructionmeans________inChinesE.A.创立B.设计C.施工D.竣工69._______paidforthecostofthebuildingoftheSydneyOperaHousE.A.UtzonB.ThepublicC.QueenElizabethIID.Thegovernment70.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SailingRoofB.TravellinginSydneyC.TheSydneyOperaHouseD.TheOpeningoftheOperaHouse

Onedaywhiledrivingfrommyhometowork.Inoticedacarinfrontofmehadawobbly不稳定的wheel.Itwasclearthatthewheelhadbeenchangedrecentlyandhadnotbeenfixedcorrectly.OnaslowroadthiswouldnotshowmuchofaproblembutIknewahighwaywascomingsoon.TherethetrafficwouldmovemuchfasterandthedriverwouldbeindangerasthewheelcouldcomeoffatthatspeeD.Iwasdrivingalargejeepatthetimeandthecarinfrontwasasmallonedrivenbyayoungladyonherown.SoasItriedtoflash闪mylightsandwavehertopulloverIwasworriedthatshewouldn’tpulloverontheroadsidewhenshefoundinhermirrorasinglemanchasing追herdowninajeepandwavingforhertopullover.Thankfully.shetrustedmoreinthegoodnatureofpeopleandpulledoverwhereIcouldexplaintheproblem.Shesaidthewheelwaschangedonlythenightbeforeandthatshewouldpullintothenearestgarage修车间wheretherepairmanhadtoolstofixthewheelcorrectly.MybeliefisthattheactofkindnesswashersandnotminE.Howso?Wellitwasshewhochosetobelieveinthepossibilitythatpeoplearegoodoverthebeliefthatbadthingswouldcomefrombeingwavedovertothesideoftheroadbystrangers.IamgladIwasabletowaveherdownintimeandsoaseriousaccidentmighthavebeenavoideD.ButIamevenhappierthatshebelievedinastranger.1.Thewriterworriedabouttheladybecause.A.shewasdrivingasecond-handcarB.atrafficaccidentmighthappentoherC.asinglemanwaschasingherdownD.shedrovefasterthananyothercar2.Whydidtheladypulloveronthesideroad?A.Becauseshefoundsomethingwrong.B.BecauseshethoughttheroadnotsafE.C.Becausethewritershoutedather.D.Becausethewritergavehersomesigns.3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TrustingintheKindnessofStrangersB.A.WobblyWheelofaCarC.A.LadyWhoWasSavedD.AccidentThatDidn’tHappen

HaveyouseenthevideosonTV?DoyouwearlargeT-skirtsandbaggyjeans?Orhaveyouheardsomeonerap说唱?Hip-Hopisveryhotnow.Hip-Hopmusicwasstartedinthemiddleofthe1970sbyAfricanAmericansinNewYork.Themusicbreak-dancing霹雳舞andgraffiti涂鸦makeupWesternHip-HopculturE.MostoftheHip-Hopsongsareaboutlovejobsorevengames.Usuallyinrapsingersspeakwordsveryquicklytoacertainbeat.Mostofthewordsarefun.Singersplayoffwordstomakefunofthemselvesorothers.Hip-Hopmusichasfewrules.Singersjustdowhattheythinkandrapitoutinacleverorcreative创造性的way.ItmakesalotofteenagersfallinlovewiththemusiC.ManyofthemlikewearinglargeT-shirtsandbaggyjeans.FamousrapandHip-HopstarsincludeEminemintheUS.andJayChoufromChinA.TodayHip-HopismoreandmorepopularacrossmostoftheworlD.61.IsHip-Hopveryhotnow?62.WhenwasHip-Hopmusicstarted?63.WhataremostoftheHip-Hopsongsabout?64.DoesHip-Hophavemanyrulesorfewrules?65.Whydoalotofteenagersfallinlovewiththemusic?

Computerscanhelpmanyworkers.Theycanalsohelpthieves.TherewasathiefwhoworkedinabankintheUSA.Hepaidforeverythingheneededbywritingacheck.ThenhetoldthecomputernottotakeanymoneyfromhisaccountforthecheckshewrotE.Thebank’scomputerdidwhathesaiD.Anditdidnottakeanymoneyfromhisbankaccount.Onedaythecomputerbrokedown.Peoplehadtodothecomputer’swork.Theysoonfoundoutwhatwashappening.Anotherthiefwhoworkedforabanksawpeoplefillingindepositforms存款单.Manyofthesepeopledidnotknowtheiraccountnumberssotheywroteonlytheirnamesontheforms.Theylefttheplaceemptyfortheiraccountnumbers.ThethiefwrotehisownaccountnumbersintheplacE.Whenthecomputerreadtheseformsitlookedonlyattheaccountnumbers.Itdidnotlookatthecustomers’names.Itpaidthemoneyonthesedepositformsintothethief’saccount.Thentherewasabankworkerwhotoldthebankcomputertotaketencentsoffeverycustomer’saccounteachmonthandputitintohisownaccount.Foralongtimethebank’scustomersdidnotnoticethattheywerelosingtencentseverymonths.Butthensomeonedidnoticeandtoldthebank.Thatwastheendofthatlittlegame!Noonereallyknowshowmuchcomputercrimeiscostingthebanksbutsomepeoplebelieveitismillionsofdollarsayear.1.Thethreethievesinthestory________.A.workedinthesamebankB.workedinbanksC.mademillionsofdollarsadayD.didnotfillintheiraccountnumbers2.Onethieftoldthecomputernottotakeanymoneyfromhis________.A.depositformsB.checksC.bankD.account3.Thestoryisabout_________.A.catchingthievesinbanksB.peoplelosingtheirjobstocomputersC.thehistoryofcomputersD.thecrimesthatpeopledowithcomputers4.Thewordaccountmeans_______inChinesE.A.支票B.帐户C.现金D.皮夹5.Thewordcustomersmeans________inChinesE.A.银行职员B.会计C.储户D.罪犯

WheneverthesundroppedandtheblueskycameupmyfatherandIusedtoclimbthemountainnearmyhouse.WalkingtogethermyfatherandIusedtohavealotofconversationsthroughwhichIlearnedlessonsfromhisexperiences.HealwaystoldmeYoushouldhavegoalslikeclimbingthemountain.Withoutthemountain-climbingthatwebothenjoyedwecouldn’thaveenoughtimetospendtogetherbecausemyfatherwasverybusy.Ireallygotalotfrommountain-climbing.Itgavemetimetotalkwithmyfatherandtobeindeepthoughtaswellasdevelopmypatience.Onceweclimbedaveryhighmountain.ItwassochallengingformebecauseIwasonlytenyearsold.DuringthefirstfewhoursofclimbingIenjoyedtheflowersandtreesaswellasthebirds’singingbutastimepassedIgotapaininbothofmylegs.Iwantedtoquitclimbing.InfactIhateditatthatmountainbutmyfathersaidtomeYoucanalwaysseeabeautifulskyatthetopofthemountainbutyoucan’tseeitbeforeyoureachthetop.Onlythereatthetopcanyouseeallofthenicethingsjustlikeinlife.AtthattimeIwastooyoungtounderstandhiswords.ButlaterafterthatIgotknewhopeandconfidence.Ifoundmyselfstandingatthetopoftheskywhichwasasclearascrystal.1.Thepassagetellsusthatmountain-climbingwas_____forFatherandSon.A.hardB.enjoyableC.painfulD.comfortable2.Thewordquitinthepassagemeans______.A.carryonB.putoffC.giveupD.pickup3.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtothefather’swordsinthesecondparagraph?A.Youwillgetallyouneedatthetopofthemountain.B.Theskyisalwaysasclearascrystal.C.Youcanfindlifeisfullofnicethings.D.Nevergiveuphalf-way.4.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.thewriterwasverysuccessfulinhislife.B.thewriterneverreachedthetopofthemountain.C.thoughthewriterwasyounghecouldunderstandhisfather.D.thewriterusedtostophalf-waywhenheclimbedthemountain.5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.ReachingtheTopoftheMountainB.StandingattheTopoftheMountainC.ConversationsbetweenFatherandSonD.HowtoGettotheTopoftheMountain

阅读理解Iwasinastrange陌生的town.Ididn’tknowanyoneandIcouldnotspeakawordofthelanguagE.OntheseconddayIgotonabus.AfterridingforafewstopsIgotoffandwalkedon.IfelthappyenoughinthefirstthreehoursthenIdecidedtowalkbacktomyhotelforlunch.AfterwalkingaroundforhalfanhourIthoughtIshouldasktheway.TheproblemwasthatIonlyknewthenameofthestreetandIpronounced发音itbadly.Istoppedtoaskanewspaperseller.Hegavemeapaper.Ishookmyhead摇头andsaidthenameofthestreetagain.Buthegavemeanotherpaper.Ihadtogivehimsomemoneyandwentonmyway.ThenImetapolicemanandaskedtheway.Helistenedtomecarefully.Hesaidsomethingandpointed指leftandrightandleftagain.Ithankedhimandbeganwalkinginthedirection方向hepointeD.AboutanhourlaterIfoundthehousesbecamefewerandfewer.Icametothecountryside!Theonlythingformetodowastofindthenearesttrainstation.1.Thewritergotonabus_____onthesecondday.A.inthemorningB.intheeveningC.afterlunchD.beforedinner2.Thenewspapersellergavethewriter_____papers.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four3.Whatwasthewriter’sproblem?A.Hewaspoor.B.Hewasbusy.C.Hedidn’tknowthelanguagE.D.Hedidn’tasktherightperson.4.Intheendthewriterhadtogobacktohishotel_____.A.bybikeB.bybusC.bytrainD.bysubway5.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ThewriterarrivedathishomE.B.ThewriterenjoyedthecountrysidelifE.C.Thewritergottohishotelwiththepoliceman’shelp.D.Thewriterfoundhewasfartherawayfromhishotel.

Theexpressiondowntoearthmeansbeingopenandhost.Itiseasytogetonwithsomeonewhoisdowntoearth.A.down-to-earthpersonistheoppositeofsomeonewhoactsimportantorprouD.Down-to-earthpeoplecouldbeimportantmembersofsociety.Buttheydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterthanotherswhoarelessimportant.A.personwhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandprideissaidtohavehisnoseintheair.Americansuseanotherexpressionthatissimilarinsomewaystodowntoearth.TheexpressionisbothfeetonthegrounD.Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundisapersonwithagoodunderstandingofreality.Hemayhavedreamsbuthedoesnotallowthemtohaveinfluenceonhisunderstandingofwhatisreal.Theoppositekindofpersonisonewhohashisheadintheclouds.SomeonewithhisheadinthecloudsisapersonwhosemindisnotonwhatishappeninginreallifE.Suchapersonmaybecalledaday-dreamer.Whenwehavebothourfeetonthegroundandwhenwearedowntoearthwedonothaveournosesintheair.Weacthonestlyandopenlytoothers.Ourlivesarelikethegroundbelowus---solidandstrong.51.A.down-to-earthpersoncouldbe_____.A.socialandproudB.goodandoppositeC.realandimportantD.strongandchangeable52.Theexpressionhasone’snoseintheairmeans______.A.扬眉吐气B.目中无人C.瞻前顾后D.息息相关53.Thispassagemainlytalksabout______.A.theuseofwomenexpressionsB.dreamsandachievementsC.thelifestyleofhonestpeopleD.honestlyandunderstanding54.Ifyouwanttounderstandwhatisrealinlifeyouhaveto____.A.getalongwithotherpeopleeasilyB.learnfromthosewhoaredowntoearthC.beagooddreamerwithquickmindD.havebothyourfeetonthegrounD.55.Ifyouonlyconsideryourownimportance_____.A.you’llthinkyouarebetterthanothersB.yourlifewillbelikethesolidandstronggroundC.you’llbehatedbydown-to-earthpeopleD.yourlifewillbefilledwithlovE.

Whatcanmusicbringpeople?BandofHopeisastudentbandintheUS.Theyplaymusicforyoungchildrenatachildren’shospital.StudentsatHopewellJuniorHighSchoolstartedthebandaboutsixmonthsago.Theband’stwenty-sevenmembersmeetonceaweekforatwo-hourpracticeafterschool.OnMay6theyplayedtheirsixthconcert音乐会for20childrenatthehospital.Thebandmembersalsotoldjokestothemandbroughtsmallgiftstothem.LiamWatters13playsthebaritone男中音intheband.Duringoneconcerthelearnedthatoneofthechildrenliketolistentothesingingsoheandsomeotherbandmemberswentbacktothechild’sroomandsangtohim.ThatwasreallycoolLiamsaiD.Theyhadbigsmilesontheirfaces.1.BandofHopeplaysmusicfor.A.tiredkidsB.hungrykidsC.luckykidsD.sick生病的kids2.TherearemembersinBandofHopE.A.27B.13C.6D.203.WhatdidthebanddoforthechildrenonMay6?a.Theytoldjokestothem.b.Theyreadbooksforthem.c.Theyplayedmusicforthem.d.Theybroughtgiftstothem.A.abcB.abdC.acdD.bcd4.TheunderlinedwordThatmeans.A.DoingsomethingforthekidsB.PlayingthebaritoneC.GoingtothehospitalD.Stayingwithotherbandmembers

LiRuyan13yearsolddidsomethingspeciallastsummerwithhisclassmatesinShanghai.Theyworkedingroupswithtrafficpoliceatdifferentcrossroadsinthecity.Holdingsmallredflagsthestudentshelpedkeeporderandstoppedpeoplefromjaywalking乱穿马路.Asapartoftheschoolproject.Li’sschoolhasencourageditsstudentstodomorecommunity社区work.AfterthehalfdayofexhaustingworkLitoldhimselfnottojaywalkanymorE.Ithinkthroughcommunityworkwegettohelpothersandmoreimportantlywegrowasenseofresponsibility责任感hesaiD.CommunityserviceisanimportantpartofeducationforteenagersaroundtheworlD.IntheUSandCanadahighschoolstudentsneedtofinish40hoursofcommunityservicebeforegraduation.InAmericathosewhohavefinished1400hoursofcommunityworkcanbeawardednearly$500033000yuan.Chinesestudentstodaydomorecommunityworktoo.Forexamplestartingfrom2010Sichuanhighschoolstudentshavebeenaskedtodo10daysofcommunitywork.ItwillbecomepartoftheirschoolgradE.QianLijun16andherclassmatesinSuzhouJiangsuwenttoalocaleldercarehomethiswinter.TheyputSpringFestivalcouplets对联onthewallsandcheeredupthepeoplelivingtherE.LiXiaotian15inAnshansaidheusedtoclearflyers小广告fromtelephonepoles电线杆withhisclassmates.Theybroughttoolstowelsandbucketsandworkedforthreehoursinthesummersun.Itwastiringbutseeingthecleanpoleswithoutuglyads—wereallyfeltproudhesaiD.1.WhatwasthespecialthingLiRuyandidlastsummer?A.HejoinedaspecialgroupofClass13.B.Hebecomeapoliceman.C.Hestoppedpeoplefromtalking.D.HehelpedthetrafficpoliceatacrossroaD.2.Fromthispassageweknowthat_______.A.LiRuyan’sschoolisinthemiddleofabigcity.B.LiRuyanandhisclassmatesthinkitisgoodforthemtodosomecommunitywork.C.LiRuyanandhisclassmatesdosomecommunityworkeveryday.D.LiRuyanandhisclassmatesoftenholdsmallflagswhentheycrosstheroads.3.Communityservice_______.A.hasbecomeaveryimportantpartofeducationonlyinChinA.B.isveryimportantinschooleducationinsomeforeigncountries.C.istheonlypartoftheschoolprojectforteenagersaroundtheworlD.D.needsstudentstofinishatleast1000hoursofcommunitywork.4.Inwhichcountrythestudentsneedtofinishfortyhoursofcommunityworkbeforegraduation?A.IntheUnitedStatesandCanadaB.InChinaC.InCanadaD.IntheUS5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThestudentsinSuzhouvisitedtheoldpeople’shomE.B.ThestudentsinShanghaihelpedpeopletokeepthetrafficrules.C.ThestudentsinSichuanhavenotbeenaskedtodocommunityworkD.ThestudentsinAnshancleanedthewallsinthesummersun.

IflewbacktoNewYorkwithmytwosons.Myeldersonwas20andmyyoungersonwas18.Ieverpromised承诺thematriptoLondononmy42ndbirthday.Therewewereonourwaybackfromthetrip.AsIcameoutoftherestroomontheplaneIsawagirlcrying.Manypeoplejustwalkedbybutnoonesaidanything.IwalkeduptoherandsaidIdon’tknowwhyyouarecryingbutcanIgiveyouahug拥抱?Thegirlheldonto紧紧抓住melikeherclosefrienD.AftershegotbettershetoldmesheleftLondonforstudiesinNewYork.Shefeltlonely—forshehadnofriendstherE.IheldherandsaidIwonderifIcouldbeyourfirstfriendinthecity.Shenodded点头andbrokeintoabigsmilE.1.HowdidthewriterandhersonsgobacktoNewYork?A.Bytrain.B.ByplanE.C.Bybus.D.Bycar.2.Howoldwasthewriter’syoungerson?.A.17.B.18.C.20.D.42.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordlonelymeaninChinese?A.安全的B.困倦的C.孤独的D.忙碌的4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thewritercamebackfromavacation.B.Manypeoplehelpedthegirlwithherproblem.C.ThegirlwouldstudyinNewYorkforsometimE.D.Thewriterandthegirlmightbecomefriends.5.Whichofthefollowingistherightorder顺序ofthestory?①Thegirltoldsomethingtothewriter.②ThewriterandhersonstraveledtoLondon.③Thewritergavethegirlahug.④Thegirlstoodoutsidetherestroomcrying.A.②①③④B.②④③①C.①④③②D.③②④①

Aprettywell-dressedyoungladystoppedataxiinabigsquareandsaidtothedriverCanyouseethatyoungmanattheothersideofthesquare?Yessaidthetaxi-driver.Theyoungmanwasstandingoutsidearestaurantandlookingimpatientlyathiswatcheveryfewseconds.TakemeovertherE.saidtheyounglady.Therewerealotofcarsandbusesandtrucksinthesquaresothetaxi-driveraskedAreyouafraidtocrossthestreet.‘Ohno!saidtheyounglady.ButIsaidthatIwouldmeetthatyoungmanfordinneratoneo’c1ockanditisnowaquartertotwo.IfIarriveinataxiitwillatleastseemasifIhavetriednottobetoolatE.1.Howdidtheyoungwomangettothesquare?A.ShearrivedinataxiB.Shegottherebybus.C.Shegotthereonfoot.D.Thestorydidn’ttellusaboutit.2.Theyoungladywas___________.A.45minuteslateB.notlateatallC.l5minuteslateD.onehour1ate3.Shewantedtotakeataxibecauseshe___________.A.didn’twanttobelateforthedatE.B.thoughtthesquarewastoocrowdeD.C.wantedtobeseeninahurry.D.wastootiredtowalk.4.Hasshetriednottobetoolate?A.YesshetookataxitherE.B.Yesshehadtriedherbestthoughshecouldn’tsucceeD.C.Noshethoughtbeinglatewasbetterthanbeingearlier.D.Noshewasjustgoingtopretend假装thatshehadtrieD.

阅读理解;阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.和D.中选出最佳选项Mr.Harristaughtsixth-gradesciencE.OnthefirstdayofclasshegaveusatalkaboutananimalcalledbirdcatwhichdiedoutduringtheIceAgE.HepassedaroundaskullashetalkeD.Wealltooknotescarefullyandlaterwehadatest.WhenhereturnedmypaperthenextdaytherewasabigredXthrougheachofmyanswers.Ihadfailed!Therehadtobesomemistake!IhadwrittendownexactlywhatMr.HarrissaiD.ThenIlearnedthateveryoneintheclasshadfaileD.Whathadhappened?VerysimpleMr.HarrissaiD.HehadmadeupallthatbirdcatTherehadneverbeenanysuchanimal.Theinformationinournoteswasthereforeincorrect.Didyouthinkyouwouldgetgoodmarksforincorrectanswers?Needlesstosaywefeltthatwasunfair.Whatkindofatestwasthis?Andwhatkindofateacher?Weshouldhavefigureditout.Mr.HarrissaiD.Afterallattheverymomenthewaspassingaroundthebirdcatskullintruthacat’shadn’thebeentellingusnootherfindingsaboutthisanimalexcepttheskull?HehadtoldusmanyunbelievablethingsabouttheanimalsuchasthesizethecolorthestrengthbutnoneofushadquestioneD.MrHarrissaidhehopedwewouldlearnsomethingfromthislesson.Teachersandtextbooksarenotalwayscorrect.Infactnooneis.Hetoldusnottoletourmindsgotosleepandtospeakupifweeverthoughtheorthetextbookwaswrong.UptonowIhaven’tmadeanygreatscientificdiscoveriesbutMr.Harris’sclassgavemeandmyclassmatessomethingjustasimportant:Tolookpeopleintheeyeandtellthemtheyarewrong.1.Figureitoutshouldmean__________.A.thinkandfinditoutB.answeritC.drawitoutD.learnandturnitout2.Ifailedinthesciencetestbecause_________.A.Ididn’tanswerallthequestionsB.Ididn’tanswerthepaperaccordingtowhatMr.HarrissaiD.C.theinformationinmyanswerswaswrong.D.Mr.HarrismadesomemistakE.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.ThereisnoananimalcalledbirdcatwhichdiedoutduringtheIceAgE.B.TheinformationthatMr.Harrisgaveintheclasswasincorrect.C.Mr.Harristoldusmanyamazingthingsaboutbirdcat.D.Mr.Harrisshowedtheclassaskullofacat’s.4.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat__________.A.Mr.Harriswastheonlypersonwhofoundtheanimal‘birdcat’B.Mr.Harrisusedacat’sskullinsteadofabirdcat’sbecausetheywerethesamE.C.Weshouldbebravetospeakoutagainstwhatwedon’tbelievE.D.Teachersandtextbooksareusuallyincorrect.5.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.AnunforgettableTest.B.A.strangeAnimalCalledBirdcatC.AnUnfairTestD.IncorrectInformation

阅读理解阅读下列材料根据其内容选择最佳答案In1993anunknownAmericancalledClarenceNashwenttoseethefilmmakerWaltDisney.HehadanunusualvoiceandhewantedtoworkinDisney'scartoonfilmforchildren.WhenWaltDisneyheardNash'svoicehesaidStop!That'sourduck！Theduckwasthenow­famousDonaldDuckwhofirstappearedin1934inthefilmTheWiseLittleHen.Donaldlivedinanoldhouseboatandworehissailorjacketandhat.Laterthatyearhebecameastarafteraneight­minuteMickeyMousefilm.Thecinemaaudiencelikedhimbecausehewaslazyandgreedyandbecausehelosthistemperveryquickly.AndtheylovedhisvoicewhenhebecameangrywithMickey'seightnephews.SoonDonaldwasmorepopularthanMickeyMousehimselfprobablybecausehewasn'tagoody­goodylikeMickey.Inthe1930s1940sand1950sDonaldandhisfriendsMickeyGoofyandPlutomadehundredsofDisneycartoons.HealsomadeeducationalfilmsabouttheplaceoftheUSAintheworldandsafetyinthehomE.Thenin1966DonaldDuckandhisvoicedisappeared—therewerenomorenewcartoons.ClarenceNashdiedinFebruary1985.Buttoday'schildrencanstillseetheoldcartoonsontelevisionandhearthatfamousvoicE.1.WhomadeDonaldDuckfilm?A.WalteDisney.B.ClarenceNash.C.MickeyMousE.2.WhenwasthefirstDonaldDuckfilmmade?A.In1933.B.In1934.C.In1966.3.WhowasClarenceNash?A.Acartoonist.B.Afilmmaker.C.ThemanwhomadethevoiceforDonaldDuck.4.Wheredotoday'schildrenseeDonaldDuck?A.Innewcartoons.B.AtthecinemA.C.OnTV.5.Theunderlinedwordaudienceinthesecondparagraphmeans____.A.readersB.interviewC.thepeoplewhowatchafilmatacinema

NewYorkisoneofthelastlargeAmericancitiestohavesomeofitspolicemenonhorseback.TheNewYorkpolicehave170horsesworkingincertainpartsofthecity.Thehorsesareexpensivetofeedbutitisevenmoreexpensivetolookafterthem.Becausethehorsesmustwalkonthestreetstheyneedspecialhorseshoes.Infacttheyneedmorethan8000ofthemeachyear.EverypolicehorseinNewYorkgetsnewshoeseverymonth.Keepingtheseshoesingoodrepairisthejobofsixblacksmiths.Thereareonlyaboutthirty-fiveoftheseblacksmithsinthewholeUnitedStates.Thecostofshapingahorseisbetweentwentydollarsandthirty-fivedollarsandittakesagoodblacksmith铁匠twoorthreehourstodothejoB.A.blacksmith’sjobisnotaneasyonE.Hemustbeabletoshapeashoefromapieceofmetalandthenfitittothehorse’sfoot.Theblacksmithmustbend弯曲overallthetimewhenheisfittingtheshoeandmustholdtheweightofthehorse’slegwhileheworks.Clearlyablacksmithmustbeverystrong.Butevenmoreimportanthemustbeabletodealwithhorses---forbeforetheblacksmithcanbeginhisworkhehastogetthehorsetoliftitsleg.OneoftheblacksmithsinNewYorkisJamesCorbin.HecametothecountryfromIrelandin1948.Henotonlymakeshorseshoesforthepolicebutalsoworksforagroupofhorseownersnearthecity.CorbinbecameinterestedinblacksmithingbecausehisfatherdiditandastheputsitIt’sagoodwaytomakealiving.56.Accordingtothereadingpassageablacksmithmustbelikelya______man.A.cleverB.richC.strongD.lucky57.JamesCorbinbecameablacksmithbecausehe__________.A.wasinterestedinhorsesB.wasneededbythepolicemenC.drewapictureofthehorseshoeD.hadamakealiving583.Inthereadingpassagetoshapeashoeisto__________.A.fititonthehorse’sfootB.useitfortwoorthreehoursC.makethefromofahorseshoefromapieceofmetalD.drawapictureoftheshoe59.Thebesttitleforthepassageis__________.A.PolicemenonHorsebackB.BlacksmithsandHorseshoeingC.JamesCorbinaBlacksmithD.HorseshoeingisaGoodWaytoMakeaLiving60.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlyafewlargeAmericancitieshavesomepolicemenonhorseback.B.NewYorkistheonlycityinAmericatohavesomepolicemenonhorseback.C.PolicemenonhorsebackenjoytravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.D.Policemenonhorsebackarelessexpensivethanthoseincars.

CharlesChaplinwasborninLondononApril161889.Hisparentsweremusichallactors.TheChaplinfamilywereverypoorandlifewasdifficultinLondon.Charlieashewascalledusedtodohismother'sjobinthetheatrewhenshewasill.Whenhewasonly17yearsoldChaplingothisfirstrealjobasanactor.WhathedidwastodosillythingstomakepeoplelaughinthetheatrE.SevenyearslaterhewenttotheUSA.Andoverthenextfouryearsheformedhisownwayofart.Hedevelopedthecharacterofahomelessgentlemanwhichbecameverypopular.Fromthe1920stothe1950sChaplinmadehismostfamousfilms.ThefilmModernTimes1936showshiscareaboutthemodernindustryworkers.ManyofhisfilmsdescribethepoorlifeandhardtimeoftheworkingpeopleduringthatperioD.AlthoughCharlieChaplinwasBritishhelivedintheUSAuntil1953.ButhenevergotUSnationality.ThenChaplinhiswife'andhisfivechildrenhadtomovetoSwitzerlandwhereheliveduntilhedieD.Whenhewas83yearsoldhewonhisonlyOscarforthemusichewroteforthefilmLimelight.HewasnamedSirCharlesChaplinattheageof85.CharlieChaplindiedinSwitzerlandonDecember25th1975.1.Chaplinusedto__whenhismotherwasill.A.lookafterherB.dothehouseworkC.dohismother'sjobD.dohisfather'sjob2.FromParagraph2wecanknowthat__A.ChaplinwenttotheUSAwhenhewas24yearsold~B.Chaplinbecamefamouswhenhewas17yearsoldC.peoplelikedChaplinbecausehewasahomelessgentlemanD.Chaplindidmanysillythingstomakepeoplelaughinthestreet3.__Chaplinmadehismostfamousfilms.A.From1889to1936B.Fromthe1920stoth~1950sC.From1953to1975D.Fromthe1950stothe1980s4.Wecaninfer.fromthepassagethatChaplinlefttheUSAbecauseof__A.hisfamilyB.hisworkC.theUSgovernmentD.theSwissgovernment5.ChaplinwontheOscarfor__whenhewas83yearsolD.A.theactingB.theartC.thefilmD.themusic

Mr.MaafamousmentaldoctorfromBeijingoncesaidatanimportantmetingNowmanyyoungstudentscanhaveproblemswiththeirminds.SomestudentsbecomeworriedbecausetheyhavetostudyveryharD.Othershavetroublegettingonwellwithpeoplearoundthemliketheirparentsandclassmates.Parentsandteachersshouldcaremoreaboutthisproblem.ThenMr.Magavesomeexamples.OnepatientamiddleschoolstudentfromXi’anwasdoingbadlyinhislessons.Hethoughthisteachersandfriendsoftenlaughedathimandhebecamesonervousandworriedthatonenighthelefthishomewithouttellinghisparents.Anotherstudenta14-year-oldschoolgirlformShanghaiwasveryafraidofexams.Whileshewasreadingtheexampapershecouldn’tthinkofanythingtowritE.ArecentreportfromJiefangDailysaysabout18%ofyoungstudentsinShanghaihavementalproblems.Theyoftenfeelworriedandveryunhappy.Unluckilymanyofthemwon’tgoandaskforhelp.Somethinktheywilllookstupidiftheygotoseeadoctor.Otherswon’ttalkabouttheirsecrets.AttheendofthemeetingMr.Maofferedsomegoodideastoyoungpeople:Talktoyourparentsoreteachersoften.Takepartingroupactivities.Trytogetonwellwiththepeoplearoundyou.Gotoseeadoctorifyouoftenfeelunhappy.1.Thestudentswhooftenbecomeworriedorhavetroublegettingonwithothersmayhave______A.noparentsB.poormemoriesC.mentalproblems2.Theschoolgirl’sproblemhappenedwhenevershe________A.studiedveryhardB.hadexamsC.talkedwithherparents3.Someofthosewithmetalproblemswon’taskforhelpbecause_____A.theydon’t’wanttotelltheirsecretstoothersB.theirparentsaretoobusytolookafterthem.C.doctorscan’thelpthemwiththeproblem4.Theunderlinedwordstupidinthispassagemeans______A.studyingB.happyC.notclever5.Accordingtothelastpartwhichofthefollowingisagoodidea?A.It’simportantforchildrentolivewiththeirparents.B.It’susefulforstudentstokeepquietinclass.C.It’snotnecessaryforyoungpeopletohavemoregroupactivities.

A.leadingHollywoodstudiohasboughttherightstoremake翻拍JiangWen'slatestmovieLettheBulletsFlyChinesemediareportedonMonday.It’soneofHollywood’sbiggestcompaniessaidYanYunfeimarketingdirectorofthefilm.Butherefusedtotellusthenameofthestudio.JianghasbeeninvitedtodirecttheremakeaccordingtoYan.LettheBulletsFlyisJiang’sfourthdirectorialventure导演的惊险片.JiangalsostarsinthefilmalongwithA-listactorsincludingChouYun-FatGeYouCarinaLauChenKunandZhuYun.Thefilmhaswongoodacclaim称赞foritsfascinatingstoryandinterestingdialoguE.Butithasalsoattractedcriticism引起批评foritsviolencE.LettheBulletsFlyopenedintheChinesemainlandwith13000screensonThursday.Itsopeningmidnightshowsearnedatleastonemillionyuan–anewmidnightopeningrecordforChinese-languagefilms.Thefilmhascollectedaboxofficeofaround200millionyuaninlessthanaweek’stimE.58.YanYunfeiisanaccordingtothepassagE.A.marketingdirectorB.reporterC.actorD.filmmaker59.Howmuchdidthefilmearnatleastattheopeningmidnight?A.13000millionyuan.B.13000yuan.C.200millionyuan.D.1millionyuan.60.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlyfourfilmstarsarementionedinthepassagE.B.ThestudiohasinvitedJiangtodirecttheremakE.C.LettheBulletsFlyisn’tpopularwithpeopleatall.D.YanYunfeimentionedthenameofthestudio.

Billwasfiveyearsoldlastweek.Heisveryclever.Healwayslikestotouch触摸everythinghesees.ButhisfatherMrHuntneverletshislittlesontouchanythinginhisstudy.WhenBillputshishandonsomethinginithewillsayDon’ttouchitBill!Onedaytheboywasstandingbythewindowwhenhisfatherwasreadingabook.Suddenlytheboypointed指着totheskyandsaidLookdadaplane!Ohdearsaidhisfatherandhedidn’tstopreading.Butdon’ttouchitBill.1.Whatdoesthewordstudymeaninthestory?A.学习B.研究C.文章D.书房2.Whatdoesn’tBill’sfatherlethimdo?A.Bill’sfatherdoesn’tlethimdoanythingathomE.B.Bill’sfatherdoesn’tlethimreadbooksinthestudy.C.Bill’sfatherdoesn’tlethimtouchanythinginhisstudy.D.Bill’sfatherdoesn’tlethimputthingsinhisstudy.3.OnedaywhatdidBillsee?A.A.planeinthesky.B.A.kiteinthesky.C.A.toyplaneinthestudyD.Nothinginthesky

I.’mhungry.saidKellyassheandSheliawalkedhomefromschoo1.You’realwayshungrySheliasaidWe’llhavesomethingwhenwegettomyhouse.KellylookedatSheliawhowaswalkingquicklydownthesidewalk.Sheliahadlongbeautifulredhairandalwaysworeniceclothes.Kellyhadshorthairandmanyofherclotheswerehand-me-downs.NoonewashomewhentheygottoShelia’shouse.NooneeverseemedtobehomeatShelia’shouse.Kellyhadtwosistersandabrother.ItmustbeamazingtohavethewholehousetoyourselfI.’mluckyifIcanbealoneforfiveminutessaidKelly.WellIcandowhateverIwant.Doyouwanttoorderapizza?There’snothinginthefridge.TherewasneveranythinginSheila’sfridge.That’sokay.saidKelly.Ihavetogohomefordinnersoon.ButIwouldgocrazyifpeopleweretellingmewhattodoallthetime.Wellyou’reluckysaidKelly.Sheilawaslucky.Shehadperfecthairperfectclothesaperfecthouse.IwouldgiveanythingtobeSheilaforjustonedaythoughtKelly.Thephonerang.HiMomKellyheardSheilasay.Noit’sokay.Iunderstand.Shehungup.Mymom’shavingdinneroutagain.shemid.Areyousureyoucan’tstayforpizza?Sorry.IhavetogoorI.’llbelatefordinner.saidKelly.Whatever.Seeyou.KellysawSheilalookingoutofthewindowasshewalkeddownthestreet.SuddenlySheila’shouselookedverybigandSheilalookedverysmall.1.WhichofthesesentencestellsthedifferencebetweenSheila’slifeandKelly’s?A.SheilaisfromabigfamilyandKellyisfromasmallone.B.KellyhasabigcaringfamilyandSheilaisoftenonherown.C.KellyhasperfectclothesandSheilawearshand-me-downs.D.SheilaandKellyhavesimilarfamilysituations.2.WhichthingsaboutSheila’slifedoesKellylike'?A.HerhouseherparentsandherclothesB.HerhairherclothesandherpetsC.HerhairherclothesandherhouseD.Herclotheshereparentsandherpets3.WhatthingsaboutKelly’slifemightSheilalike?A.ThefactthatKellyhassisterstolendherclothes.B.ThefactthatKellyhascaringparentswhoaretheretotakecareofher.C.ThefactthatKellyhasabighouseandlotsoftimetoherself.D.ThefactthatKellygetstoeatpizzaalmosteverynightoftheweek.4.Whydoyouthinkthewriterincludesthefinalsentenceofthestory?A.ToshowthatSheilalivesinabig.beautifulhouse.B.ToshowthatSheilagetstodowhatevershewants.C.ToshowthatSheilaishappy.D.ToshowthatSheilaislonely.

Doyouknowwhatcouch-potatomeans?WellinAmericathewordisnowoftenuseD.YouseeinAmericamanypeopleoftenspendtheirfreetimesittingonasofawatchingTV.Astherearemanychannels频道tochoosetheTVcanbequiteinterestingandveryaddictive使人上瘾的.OnemaysitandwatchTVforhoursandhourswithoutstop!WellthesepeoplewhodonothingalldayexceptwatchTVarecalledcouch-potatoes.InAmericawhilewatchingTVmostoftensittingstillwitheyeslookingrightintotheTVset.AlsobecausethesepeopleareaddictivetoTVtheydon’ttakeexerciseandusuallygetveryfat.Soinmanywaysthesepeoplelooklikerealpotatoes!WellbecausetheylookfatandwatchTVonacouchtheyareallcalledcouch-potatoes.Nowyouknowwhatacouch-potatomeans.ThenexttimeifyouseesomeonewatchingTVtoolongjustsayWhatacouch-potato!6.Thewordcouch-potatoisoftenusedin______.A.ChinaB.AmericaC.FranceD.Germany7.Ifapersoniscalledacouch-potatoheorshe______.A.doesnothingalldayB.mustbeveryfatC.oftenwatchesTVinhisfreetimeD.oftenlistenstomusic8.Whydoesacouch-potatolooklikearealpotato?Becauseheorshe______.A.isfatandcan’ttakeexerciseB.likeseatingpotatoesC.isfatandroundD.almostnevermoveswhilewatchingTVandgetsfat9.Thepassagemainly主要tellsus______.A.howtowatchTVB.whatcouch-potatomeansC.whycouch-potatoesareveryfatD.whereyoucanfindcouch-potatoes10.Whichofthefollowingsdoyouthinkmaybethewriter’ssuggestion?A.NeverwatchTV.B.Don’tsitonacouch.C.Don’twatchTVtoomuch.D.Don’teattoomuch

阅读理解Ifyousawagroupofkidshittingandabusing虐待伤害ananimalwouldyoustopthem?Wouldyouatleastcallthepolice?Againpeoplewouldwalkaway.Somepeopledonotbelievethatanimalabuseisabigissue问题.Everydayanimalsareabusedintheirhomesoronthestreets.Itseemsasifpoliticians从政者donothingtostopthisissuE.Everyoneisworriedabouteducationandglobalwarming.Whataboutanimals?Weshouldnotforgetthemjustbecausetheycannottalktous.Animalslikeushumanshaverights.EverylivingbeinghastherighttowarmshelterandgoodfoodbutmostimportantlytheyhavetherighttobewantedandloveD.Theyhavetherighttobeaspecialmuchlovedmemberoftheirownfamily.TherearemanyorganizationsthatdealwithabusedanimalsoranimalsthathavenohomelikeASPCAPETAtheHumaneSocietyandmanymorE.Thereareorganizationsthatdealwiththisissuebutthatdoesnotmeanthatwestillshouldn'thelp.ThebiggestsayingthatbothersmeisIamonlyoneperson.Ican'tmakeadifferencE.Ifeveryonethoughtlikethatwewouldn'thavetheorganizationsandlovingpeoplewhohelptheworldeveryday.ByhelpingoneanimalyouaremakingadifferencE.TherearemanythingsyoucandorightnowtohelpanimalsaroundyourneighbourhooD.Youcanvolunteeratyourlocalanimalshelterraisemoneyforanimalsheltersinformyourcommunityaboutanimalabuseoryoucanwritetoyourrepresentatives代表andtellthemthatanimalabuseneedstobetakenseriously.AsyouwalkdownthestreettrytohelpanyanimalyouseewalkingarounD.Youcaneasilybuyacheapboxofdrycatordogfoodtofeedtheanimals.Ifwedonothelpouranimalsnowwemayneverhaveanimalsagain.Alwaysrememberthatwitheverystepyoutakeyouhelpsaveananimal'slifeandisn'tthatworthfightingfor?1.Somepeoplewon'tstopkidsfromabusinganimalsbecause________.A.theyaretoobusytoworryabouttheanimalsB.theydon'ttakeanimalabuseseriouslyC.theyjustleaveittothepoliceD.theyareafraidofbeinglaughedat2.WecanlearnfromthetextthatASPCA__________.A.isanothernamefortheHumaneSocietyB.providesshelterforbothanimalsandhumansC.dealswithsuchissuesaseducationandglobalwarmingD.triestoprotectanimalsfrombeingabused3.Whichofthefollowingstatementswillthewriteragreewith?A.DogshavetherighttobetreatedkindlyB.OnepersoncannotpossiblymakeadifferenceC.MoreattentionshouldbepaidtoeducationandglobalwarningthananimalabuseD.Itisthepoliticians'dutytostopanimalabuse4.Themainpurposeofthetextisto___________.A.hatethosewhoabuseanimalsB.advisepeopletostopanimalabuseC.showhowanimalsareabusedD.explainwhypeopleabuseanimals

Doyoulikesandwiches?Doyouknowthestoryofsandwich?ManyyearsagoinEnglandanEarl伯爵ofSandwichlikedplayingcards.Helikedtoplayformoney.Heplayedverywellandheoftenplayedalldayandallnight.Once曾经heplayedfor24hourswithoutstopping.Hedidn’tstoptoeat.Hisservantshadtobringfoodtohim.Theygavehimsomemeatandsomebreadbuthedidn’twanttostopplayingcardstoeatthem.HeputthemeatbetweentwopiecesofbreaD.Inthiswayheneedn’tstopplayingcardswhenhehadthebreadwithmeat.LaterpeoplecallthiskindoffoodsandwichfromhisnamE.根据短文内容选择正确答案1.Thewordsandwichcomefrom____.A.AmericaB.EnglandC.ChinaD.Japan2.InChinesetheunderlinewordservantmeans____.A.仆人B.父母C.牌友D.妻子3.Theservantsgavehimsome____toeat.A.meatB.breadC.fruitD.AandB.4.TheEarllikedtoplaycardsfor____.A.fun.B.moneyC.energyD.food5.TheEarlofSandwichdidn’tstoptoeatbecausehe____.A.Wasn’thungryB.Didn’tlikesandwichesC.Didn’twanttostopplayingcardsD.hadnotime

DeareditorMyEnglishteacherisverystrict严厉withus.SeveraldaysagowhenwewerehavingclassTomaskedmeaquestion.Butshethoughtwewerespeakinginclass.Sheaskedustostandatthebackoftheclassroomforafewminutes.ThismademeuncomfortablE.AfterthatIfeelnervousinherclasssoIdon’tlikeherclass.HoweverIreallywanttolearnEnglishwell.WhatshouldIdo?YoursMikeDearMikeIamsorryyouarehavingdifficultywithyourEnglishclass.Everyteacherwantshisorherstudentstostudyhardespeciallyinclass.SoIthinkyoushouldhaveatalkwithyourEnglishteacherandtellherwhatyouweredoingwithTomthatday.IfsheknowsyourworriesmaybeshewillhelpyouwithyourEnglish.AndshewillbepleasedtohearyouwanttolearnEnglishwell.Ibelievewhenstudentsarenottryingashardastheycanateacherisforced被迫totakeactions.YoursEditor1.What’swrongwithMike?A.Hemeetstroublewithhisparents.B.Hedoesn’tknowhowtogetonwellwithhisclassmates.C.HehasahardtimewithhisEnglishclass.D.Heisalwaysspeakinginclass.2.WhathappenedinthatEnglishclass?A.Mikecouldn’tanswerthequestion.SotheteacheraskedhimtostanD.B.MikehadanargumentwithTomaboutthequestion.C.TomaskedMikeaquestionandtheteacherthoughttheywerespeaking.D.Mikefeltuncomfortablebecausehewasill.3.Intheeditor’sopinionwhydidtheEnglishteacherpunish惩罚Mike?A.BecausetheEnglishteacherdidn’tthinkMikewasstudyinghardinclass.B.BecauseMikeansweredthequestionwrong.C.BecauseMikewasbadatEnglish.D.BecauseMikehadafightwithotherstudents.4.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasetakeactionsmeaninChinese?A.采取行动B.参加活动C.帮助D.表演5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheletters?A.MikewantstohaveatalkwithhisEnglishteacher.B.MikewantstheeditortosaysomethingtohisEnglishteacher.C.TheeditorgaveMikesomeadvicebutitdidn’twork.D.MikedislikesEnglishclassesnowbuthewantstolearnEnglishwell.

Alongtimeagotherelivedaveryoldman.Hewassooldthathecouldnotseeorhearverywell.Healsocouldnotwalkverywelloreatverywellforhishandshook.Theoldman'ssonanddaughter-in-lawthoughthemightmaketroubleattablE.SotheyhadhimeathismealsinthecornerofthekitchenwithoutatablE.Theygavehimverylittletoeat.Theoldmanwouldhaveasadlookonhisfaceashelookedathissonanddaughter-in-law’sdinnertablE.Onedaytheoldman’shandshooksoterriblythathedroppedhisdishonthefloor.Thedaughter-in-lawbecameangryandshoutedattheoldman.Andafterthathismealswereservedinabrokendish.Notlongafterwardsthefamilywassittinghavingtheirdinnerwhilethefour-year-oldgrandsonwassittingonthefloorcarefullycheckingpiecesofwooD.ThefatheraskedWhatareyoudoing?Iammakingasmallbowl.Whyareyoumakingit?ThesonanswereD.SothatIcanfillitwithyourandmother’sfoodwhenIgrowup.Theoldman’ssonanddaughter-in-lawlookedatoneanotherandwithoutsayingawordstartedcrying.ThetwoquicklybroughttheiroldfathertotheirdinnertablE.Fromthatdayontheoldmansatwiththefamilywhentheyhadtheirmeals.Evenwhentheoldman’sfoodfellhereandtherethesonandthedaughter-in-lawdidnotsayanything.1.Thesonandhiswifemadetheirfathereatinthekitchento______.A.teachtheirsonagoodlessonB.stayawayfromtroubleC.punishhimforhisshakinghandD.givehimpeaceandcomfort2.Theoldmandroppedhisdish_______.A.outofcarelessnessB.toaskforanewoneC.againsthisownwillD.todrawhisson'sattention3.Bymakingthatsmallbowlthegrandsonwantedto______.A.followhisparents'exampleB.eatthewayhisgrandfatherdidC.enjoymakingthingswithhisownhandsD.showhisparentshowcleverhewas4.Theendofthestorysuggeststheoldmanwould_______.A.nolongerdrophisdishesB.continuetoeatinthekitchenC.stopshakinghishandswhileeatingD.liveacomfortablelifeinthefamily5.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotelluswiththestory?A.TheyoungshouldlookaftertheolD.B.Familymembersshouldhavemealstogether.C.It'sterriblywrongtoservemealsinbrokendishes.D.Parentsshouldsetagoodexamplefortheirchildren.

阅读理解阅读短文选择最佳选项YeXiaogangisregardedasoneofthemostfamousmodernChinesecomposers作曲家.Helearnedtoplaythepianoattheageoffour.Hisfatherwasacomposerwhowrotealotofmusicforfilms.Butwhentheculturalrevolution__beganhisfatherwassenttoafarmtowork.Yewasonly11atthattimE.Yehadtoworkonanotherfarmforayearbeforeenteringafactory.Heworkedinthefactoryforsixyearsuntilhewas22.TheworkersinthefactorywerefriendlyandhelpedhimalotbuthecouldnotplaythepianoanymorE.NomatterhowhardheworkedonthefarmorinthefactoryhealwaysbelievedthathedidnotbelongtherE.HeneverleftmusiC.Hejustwaitedforopportunities.Hedreamedofbecomingapianist.WhentheculturalrevolutionendedYecouldplaythepianoagain.HepracticedhardeverydayinordertogototheCentralConservatoryofMusic中央音乐学院in1978buttheschoolwouldnotrecruit招收pianostudentsthatyear.IntheendYechosecompositionashismajoralthoughhewasnotfamiliarwithit.BecauseofhishardworkYesoonbecameoneofthebeststudentsattheCentralConservatoryofMusiC.In1980hestudiedatCambridgeUniversity.ThenhewenttoafamousschoolofmusicintheUSin1987totakemorecourses.AsafamouscomposerinChinaYeworkedformanyorganizations.Hewrotemanysymphonies.HealsowrotefilmandTVmusicwhichtraditionalcomposershardlyeverworkedon.1.HowoldwasYewhenhestartedtoworkinthefactory?A.11yearsolD.B.16yearsolD.C.22yearsolD.D.26yearsolD.2.FromthefourthparagraphwecanlearnthatYeXiaogang________.A.didn’tgetalongwellwiththeworkersinthefactoryB.oftenpracticedplayingthepianoafterworkC.nevergaveuphisdreamD.wantedtobeacomposer3.Whydidn’tYechoosepianoashismajorattheCentralConservatoryofMusic?A.Becausetheschoolwasmorefamousforthemajorofcomposition.B.Becausetheschoolwouldn’trecruitpianostudentsthatyear.C.Becausehisfatherwantedhimtostudycomposition.D.Becausehewasmorefamiliarwithcomposition.54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutYeXiaogang?A.HeusedtostudyintheUKandtheUS.B.Heneverworkedonafarm.C.HehardlyeverwrotefilmandTVmusiC.D.Hemainlyworkedforschoolsinsteadofotherorganizations.5.Theauthormainlytellsus_________.A.howtolearnthepianoB.howtorealizeourdreamsC.thehistoryofafamousmusicschoolD.theexperiencesofafamousmusician

阅读理解阅读下面的短文然后根据短文内容在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项Agroupofswansflewdowntoabeachwhereacrow乌鸦wasjumpingarounD.Thecrowwatchedthem.Youhavenoflyingskillsatall!hesaidtotheswans.Allyoucandoistomoveyourwings.Canyouturnoverintheair?Noyoucan’t.Let’shaveaflyingcompetition.I’llshowyouwhatrealflyingis!OneoftheswansstrongandyoungtookupthechallengE.Thecrowflewupandbegantoshowhisskills.Heshowedflyingtricksandthencamedownandlookedproudlyattheswan.Nowitwastheswan’sturn.HeflewupandbeganflyingovertheseA.Thecrowflewafterhimmakingallkindsofcomments评价abouthisflying.Theyflewonandontilltheycouldn’tseethelandandtherewasnothingbutwateronallsides.Thecrowwasmakingfewerandfewercomments.Hewasnowsotiredthathefoundithardtostayintheairandhadtotrytokeephimselffromfallingintothewater.TheswanaskedWhydoyoukeeptouchingthewaterbrother?Isthatanothertrick?Nosaidthecrow.Heknewhehadlostthecompetition.I’mintroublebecauseIamproud!Ifyoudon’thelpmeI’lllosemylifeTheswantookpityonhimandtookhimonhisshouldersandflewbacktothebeach.1.Whydidthecrowkeeptouchingthewater??A.Itwasshowinganotherflyingtrick.B.Itwastryingtokeephimselffromfallingintothewater.C.Itwasthirstyandwantedtodrinksomewater.D.Itwasenjoyinghimselfdoingso.2.Whatcanweinfer推断fromthepassage?A.Flyingskillswereuseless.B.Thecrowdidn’thaveagiftforflying.C.Theswanwasbetteratlong-distanceflyingthanthecrow.D.Theswansavedthecrowbecausetheyweregoodfriends.3.Whatdoesthestorytellus?A.Nopainsnogains.B.Practicemakesperfect.C.Beingproudmakesyoufail.D.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.

Harryfinishedhiscollegeandwantedtofindajobinthecity.Onedayhesawanadvertisementinawindow.ItsaidWanted.Thebestsalesmanintheworld.TopPay.Iamagreatsalesman.Harrysaidtohimself.I’msurethatIcansellanything.I’11goinandaskforthatjob.’’SoHarrywentintothebuilding.Hesawamanagerinit.Hesaidtothemanager.Goodmorning.Isawyouradvertisement.IthinkI’mthebestsalesmanintheworld.Givemethejobplease.Youmustprove证明thatyouarethebestthemanagersaid.‘‘I’llpasseverytestthatyougivemeHarrysaid.Good.themanagersaidandhetookaboxofsweetsoutofhisdesk.LastweekIboughtathousandboxesofthesweets.Ifyoucansellthemallbeforetheendoftheweekyoucanhavethejob.‘‘That’seasy.’’Harrysaid.Hetooktheboxesofsweetsandlefttheoffice.Everydayandalldayhewentfromshoptoshoptryingtosellboxesofthesweets.Buthecouldn’tsellone.Thesweetsweresobadthathecouldn’tevengivethemaway.Attheendoftheweekhewentbacktothemanager.’’Iamsorrysirhesaid.’’Iwaswrongaboutmyself.I’mnotthebestsalesmanintheworldbutIknowwhois.Oh.’saidthemanager.Whodoyouthinkisthebest?‘‘Thepersonwhosoldyouathousandboxesofthesweets.1.ThemanagertoldHarry______.A.hecouldstartworkatonceB.hewasthebestsalesmanintheworldC.hewasn’tagoodsalesmanD.hemustshowhewasthebestsalesmanintheworld2.Harrycouldgetthejobif______.A.hesoldathousandboxesofsweetsB.hegaveawayathousandboxesofsweetsC.hesentthemanagerathousandboxesofsweetsD.heboughtathousandboxesofsweetsfromthemanager3.Harrythoughtitwaseasytosellthesweetsbecause______·A.hethoughthewasthebestsalesmanandhecouldsellanythingB.hecouldgivethemawayC.hewantedtogetthejobD.manypeoplelikedsweets4.Harrycouldn’tsellthesweetsbecause______.A.hewasnotagoodsalesmanB.thesweetsweretoobadC.hewantedtosendthemtohisfriendsD.nobodylikedsweets5.Fromthestoryweknowthat______.A.themanagerwasverycleverB.Harrywasn’tgoodatsellingthingsC.themanagerwouldn’tletHarryworkinhisofficeD.Harrygotthejob

TheroundtableoftheBeltandRoadForumforIntemationalCooperation合作washeldonMay142017inBeijing.PresidentXiJinpingmadeathemespeechattheOpeningCeremony.Distinguishedguestsfromover100countriesattendedthisimportantforumontheBeltandRoadInitiativE.Over2000yearsagoourancestorsopenedthetranscontinental横贯大陆的passageconnectingAsiaEuropeandAfricaknowntodayastheSilkRoaD.TheyalsocreatedsearoutesconnectingtheEastwiththeWestnamelythemaritime海洋SilkRoaD.Theseancientsilkroutesopenedwindowsoffriendlyengagementamongnations.InChina'sHanDynastyaround140B.C.ZhangQianleftChang'an.HemadeajourneytotheWesternregionsandopenedanoverlandrouteconnectingtheEastandtheWest.CenturieslaterintheyearsofTangSongandYuanDynastiessuchsilkroutesbothoverlandandatseagreatadventurersincludingDuHuanofChinaMarcoPoloofItalylefttheirfootprintsalongtheseancientroutes.Intheearly15thcenturyZhengHethefamousChinesenavigator航海家intheMingDynastymadesevenvoyagestotheWesternSeasagreatachievementwhichstillisrememberedtoday.GenerationaftergenerationthesilkroutestravelershavebuiltabridgeforpeaceandEast-Westcooperation.TheBeltandRoadInitiativeisrootedc檀根intheancientSilkRoaD.ItfocusesontheAsianEuropeanandAfricancontinentsbutisalsoopentoallothercountries.AllcountriesfromeitherAsiaEuropeA.fricaortheAmericascanbeinternationalcooperationpartnersoftheBeltandRoadInitiativE.21世纪教育网TodayChinaistryingtobuildtheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoaD.TheBeltandRoadcancreatechancesinchallengesandchanges.Peachesandplumsdonotspeakbuttheyaresoattractivethatapathisformedbelowthetrees.Fouryearsonover100countriesandinternationalorganizationshavesupportedandgotinvolvedinthisinitiativE.WearesurethedreamoftheBeltandRoadiscomingtruE.1.AccordingtothispassagecanweinferwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheBeltandRoadInitiativefocusesontheAsianEuropeanandAmericancontinents.B.ZhangQianleftChang'anandcreatedsearoutesconnectingtheEastwiththeWest.C.TheroundtableoftheBeltandRoadForumwasheldsuccessfullyinBeijing.D.MarcoPoloofItalylefthisfootprintsalongtheseancientroutesintheSongDynasty.2.PutthesentencesintherightorderaccordingtothepassagE.①Theseancientsilkroutesopenedwindowsoffriendlyengagementamongnations.②ThesilkroutestravelershavebuiltabridgeforpeaceandEast-Westcooperation.③PresidentXiJinpingmadeathemespeechattheOpeningCeremony.④TheBeltandRoadcancreatechancesinchallengesandchanges.⑤TheBeltandRoadInitiativeisrootedintheancientSilkRoaD.A.③②④①⑤B.②①④⑤③C.②③①④⑤D.③①②⑤④3.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.使者相望于道商旅不绝于途B.桃李不言下自成蹊C.不积跬步无以至千里D.伟业非一日之功

MostAmericanstudentshavesaidgoodbyetofancy高档的fruitsthesedays.InschoolcanteensacrossthecountrycheaperfruitslikeapplesandorangeshavetakentheirplacE.PeopleareafraidtospendnowsaidLindaMorrowwhoownsashoeandhandbagstorE.Theydon’tknowwantthefuturewillbring.Duringthefinancialcrisis金融危机severalofthecountry’sbiggestbankshavebeenforcedtosellorclosE.ThishasmadelotsofAmericansafraidtobuyexpensivegoods.SamiraMarinoarestaurantownerinMiamihasfoundeveryoneisorderingwaterinsteadofjuiceandmorepeoplearesharingmeals.Inmorethantwo-dozeninterviewswithTheAssociatedPressacrossthecountrylastmonthAmericanstalkedabouttheirconcernsfromworriesaboutsmallbusinessestodoubts怀疑aboutsimplymakingendsmeet.维持生计Thecrisisbeganlastyear.ExpertsthinkitwasbecauseUSbankslendmoneytooeasily.Lastyearalotofpeopleandcompanieswhoborrowedmoneyhavefoundthemselvesunabletopayitback.Thisleftthebanksaswellasthepeoplewhoputtheirmoneyinthebankswithoutmoney.Sincethebanksborrowedmoneybetweenthemselvesandevenacrossborders国界thewholeworldwasintroublE.ThismonththeUSgovernmentagreedona$700billionplantotrytosavethefinancialmarket.Butnooneissurewhetheritwillhelpornot.PresidentGeorgeW.Bushhaswarneditwilltakesometime.Lastweektopfinanceofficialsfrom20countriespromisedtoworktogethertofindawayoutofthemoneytroublE.51.WhyarepeopleintheUSafraidtospend?A.Becausetheythinkit’sunnecessary.B.Becausetheydon’thavethehabitofspendingmoney.C.Becausetheyworryabouttheirfuture.D.Becausetheydon’thaveenoughmoney.52.Theunderlinedwordconcernsmainly_______.A.worriesB.conditionsC.hobbiesD.experiences53.Thefifthparagraphmainly_________.A.tellswhatitislikeinacrisisB.explainwhythereisacrisisC.warnspeopleofthedangerofthecrisisD.askspeoplenottoborrowmoneyfrombanks54.Peoplefeel______abouttheUSplantosavethemarket.A.satisfiedB.doubtfulC.hobbiesD.angry55.Thebesttitleforthestoryis________.A.WaystoMakeEndsMeetB.TheMoneyProblemFacingtheWorldC.HealthyFancyFruitsD.TheArtofBorrowing

DuringmytravelsthroughthemountainsofGreeceIwasonlyeverscaredoncE.ItwasduskandasIwalkedaloneIcameacrosssixlargewolves狼thatwerefeedingonthebodyofadeadanimal.IhadheardmanystoriesaboutwolvesasachildanditwasthisanimalthatIfearedmorethananyother.Thewolvesbeforemewerehugeatleast6feetlongandcoveredwiththickgreyfur.AsIwentnearthewolveslefttheblood-coveredsnowthatsurroundedthebodyandstartedwalkingtowardsmeoneafteranother.Theystoppedabout20metresfrommeandstareD.TheleadwolfraisedhisheadintotheairandtookinadeepbreathasifhewassmellingmypresencE.TheanimalslookedbothbeautifulandfrighteningbutIknewIcouldnotshowthemmyfear.AsIdrewnearertheleadwolfraiseditsheadoncemorebutthistimeletoutalongloudcry.Theawfulcryrangoutacrossthesilentvalley.IhadneverheardamorefrighteningsounD.Iwasalmostcertainitwasasigntobedeath.EverymomentIexpectedtoseethepackofwolvesdash冲atmE.IknewmyonlyhopewastopretendIhadnofear.Iwalkedpastthelineofwolveslikeageneral将军movingamonghissoldiers.Theycriedoutloudagain.Butwhentheysawthattheircrydidnotcausemetochangemydirectionormakemeruntheyfearedtocomeaftermesotheyletmepassandreturnedtothedeadanimal.IfIhadturnedbackortriedtorunawaywhentheymarchedouttomeetmeIamcertainthewholepackwouldhaveattacked进攻meinamoment.Butmyshowoffalsecourageintimidatedthemandkeptthemback.1.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhecaughtsightofthewolves?A.HefeltverysurprisedB.Hefeltveryhappy.C.HefeltveryfrighteneD.D.HefeltveryamazeD.2.Theunderlinedwordintimidatedinthelastparagraphprobablymeans____.A.encouragedB.scaredC.doubtedD.hurt3.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Wolvesareourfriends.B.Weshouldnotbeafraidofwolves.C.Nevergonearwolvesbecausetheyaredangerous.D.Weshouldkeepcalminfaceofdanger.4.Whichisthebesttitleforthisstory?A.InFaceofFearB.MyTriptoGreeceC.AnImportantTravelD.A.ManWithSixWolves

Theworddayhastwomeanings.Whenwetalkaboutthenumberofdaysinayearweareusingdaytomean24hours.Butwhenwetalkaboutdayandnightweareusingdaytomeanthetimebetweensunriseandsunset.SincetheearthlookslikeaballthesuncanshineononlyhalfofitatatimE.Alwaysonehalfoftheearthishavingdayandtheotherhalfnight.A.placeismovedfromdayintonightandfromnightintodayoverandoverbythespinningoftheearth.Attheequator赤道dayandnightaresometimesthesamelength.Theyareeachtwelvehourslong.Thesunrisesat6inthemorningandsetsat6intheevening.ForsixmonthstheNorthPoleistilted倾斜towardthesun.inthosemonthstheNorthernHemisphere半球getsmorehoursofsunlightthantheSouthernHemispherE.Daysarelongerthannights.Southoftheequatornightsarelongerthandays.FortheothersixmonthstheNorthPoleistiltedawayfromthesun.ThentheSouthernHemispheregetsmoresunlight.Daysarelongerthannight.Northoftheequatornightsarelongerthandays.Winteristheseasonoflongnights.Summeristheseasonoflongdays.51.WhentheWesternHemisphereishavingdaytheEasternHemisphereishaving___________.A.bothdayandnightB.dayC.neitherdaynornightD.night52.Theunderlinedwordspinninginthepassagemeans____________.A.旋转B.推动C.拉动D.带动53.Attheequatordayisaslongasnight____________.A.sometimesB.neverC.usuallyD.always54.WhentheNorthpoleistiltedtowardthesuntheNorthernHemispheregets________sunlight.A.lessB.moreC.allD.no55.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Theequator.B.TheNorthernHemisphereandtheSouthernHemispherE.C.Thetwomeaningsofday.D.Thespinningoftheearth.

Mostbusinessesareopenfivedaysaweek.Americanschoolchildrengotoschoolfivedaysaweekaswell.Americanfamiliesusuallyhaveatwo-dayweekenD.TheweekendisSaturdayandSunday.Overtheweekendpeoplespendtheirtimeinmanydifferentways.Manyfamiliesenjoyweekendstogether.Theymaygoshoppinggoforadriveorvisitfriends.TheymayalsoinvitefriendsoverandhaveapartyathomE.ManyAmericanfamiliestakepartinsportsduringtheweekenD.Runningbikingplayingvolleyballandswimmingarepopularinsummer.Skiingandskatingarefavoritewintersports.WeekendsarealsoatimeforAmericanfamiliestoworkonsomethingintheirhouses.Manyfamiliesplantflowersandhavevegetablegardens.Somefamiliesusetheweekendstopaintorrepairtheirhouses.FormostAmericansweekendsareverybusy.1.Americanstudentsgotoschool________.A.fourdaysaweekB.fivedayseverymonthC.fivedaysaweekD.sixdaysaweek2.SaturdayandSundayarethe________.A.weekendforChineseonlyB.weekendforAmericansC.workdaysforAmericansD.daysforchildrentostudy3.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?MostAmericanfamilies___________.A.plantflowersduringtheweekendB.invitefriendstohaveapartyC.watchTVduringtheweekendD.maygoshoppingduringtheweekend4.TheAmericanare________duringtheweekenD.A.veryfreeB.verylazyC.quitepoorD.busywiththeirownthings5._______arefavoritesportsinsummerforAmericans.A.SkatingandfootballB.RunningandbikingC.SkiingandvolleyballD.Swimmingandskating

TomandMikeweregoodfriends.Sometimestheywerekindtoeachothersometimestheywerenot.Butsomeoftheirclassmatessaidtheywerelikebrothers.Onedaytheywentoutforawalktogether.Atnoontheywereveryhungryandtheywentintoarestauranttohavelunch.ThewaitercameuptothemandaskedWhatcanIdoforyou?Pleasebringustwoapplesfirst.saidTom.WhenthewaiterputthetwoapplesonthetableMiketookthebiggeroneatoncE.Tomgotangry.YouareimpolitE.Whydidn'tyoutakethesmallerone?TomsaiD.ButlwasrightsaidMikewithasmilE.IfIletyoutakefirstwhichonewillyouchoose?OfcourseI'lltakethesmalleronE.saidTom.YesMikesaidIfyoutakethesmalleronethebiggeronewillbeminE.Don'tyouthinkso?Oh.Tomcouldn'tanswer.1.TomandMikewere________.A.alwayskindtoeachotherB.sometimeskindtoeachotherC.dearbrothersD.friendsofdifferentschool2.Theywentoutto________.A.havelunchB.takeawalkC.tobuyapplesD.takephotos3.Thewaiterbroughtthem________beforethemeal.A.twoeggsB.twohamburgersC.somemilkD.twoapples4.Miketookthe________applE.A.betterB.smallerC.biggerD.red5.Whoatethesmallerapplefinally最后?A.MikeB.TomC.ThewaiterD.BothMikeandTom

CoreyandAngietwinbrotherandsisterenjoyplayingallkindsofoutdoorgamesandsportswiththeirfriends.Theyespeciallyloveplayingbasketballandfootball.CoreyandAngiehavebeenknowntoplayfootballandbasketballordolongrunsonparticularlynicedays.Injustseveralmonthsthetwinswillbemiddleschoolstudentsandneithercandecidewhichsportstheyshouldtryoutforthisautumn.Coreyischoosingfromfootballsoccerandcross-county越野运动.Angieisconsideringwhethertotrysportsshehasneverplayedlikeice-skatingorgowithonesheknowslikesoccerorcross-county.They’refacingaseriousproblemalotofteensfacE.Somepeoplecan’tdecidewhichsportstheyshouldplayandwhichsportstheyshouldgiveupbecausetheyhaveneverreallyplayedorganizedsportsbeforeandaren’tsurewhatthey’llmostenjoy.Otherpeoplecan’tmakedecisionsjustbecausetheirfriendsdon’tliketoplaythesamesports.Nomatterwhatyoursportsproblemisyouhavetomakethedecisionthatisbestforyou.Thebestsportshouldbetheonethatyoucanhavefunplaying.Ifyou’regoodatplayingbaseballbutwouldratherplayfootballbecauseyouthinkit’smorefunthengoinforit!Sportsmeantobefun.Iftherearesportsyoureallyenjoybutyouaren’tsureifyoucanmaketheteamtryoutanyway.What’stheworstthatcanhappen?Ifyougetcutdown削减youcanalwaystryothersports.Andsportslikecross-countrydon’tusuallycutdownplayerfromtheteam.Youcanstilltakepartevenifyou’renotonthesportsteam.1.WhatdoyouknowaboutCoreyandAngie?A.Theyareofthesameheight.B.Theyareofdifferentages.C.Theylovedifferentsports.D.Theyareactiveinsports.2.WecanlearnthatCoreyandAngie_____________.A.areprobablyprimaryschoolpupilsnowB.areabouttograduatefromhighschoolC.arestudentsintheirfirstyearathighschoolD.willbecomecollegestudentsinafewmonths3.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A.Moststudentsenjoyplayingorganizedsports.B.Manystudentshaveproblemsinchoosingsportstoplay.C.Mostfriendsliketoplaythesamekindsofsports.D.Manystudentsdon’tknowhowtomakenewfriends.4.Accordingtothewriter____________.A.CoreyandAngielikebaseballandfootballbestB.it’sgoodforbothboysandgirlstoplayfootballC.youshouldletyourteacherdecidewhatsportyouplayD.thesportsthatcanmakeyouhavefunarethebestforyou5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.Choosetherightsportsinmiddleschool.B.Goinforsportsthatyouaregoodat.C.MakethebestofsportsyoucanattenD.D.Hopeforthebestandprepareforthebest.

TherearemanydifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Iusedtoteachacourseaboutthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.WespeakEnglishonbothsidesoftheAtlanticOceanbutwehavemanydifferencesinourcommonlanguagE.Wehaveexamplesofthesamewordshavingverydifferentmeaningsdifferingspellingsofthesamewordsaswellascompletelydifferentwordsforthesamethings.Herearesomeexamples.AcookieintheUSiscalledabiscuitintheUK.AbiscuitintheUSisasmallcakeintheUK.CrispsintheUKareknownaschipsbutweBritishpeopleeataplateofchipsthatyoucallfriesintheUS.IntheUKapiecanbemadefromeithermeatorfruitwhileintheUSpiesarenormallymadefromfruitpotpiesaremadefrommeat.MostthingsaremeasuredingramsandkilogramsintheUSnotpoundsandounces.Oneveryobvious明显的differenceisthesideoftheroadweeachchoosetodriveon.PetrolintheUKisgasintheUS.TheplacewherewefillupourcarsintheUKisagaragewhileintheUSit’sagasstation.ThetermgarageisalsousedasaplacetostoreyourcarnexttoorclosebyyourhousE.IntheUKwecallalorrywhatisknownasatruckintheUS.AnelevatorintheUSiscalledalifthereandthefirstfloorintheUSiscalledthegroundfloorheresomanyvisitorsgetoffonthewrongfloorinBritishhotels.Icouldcontinuewiththis.TherearecountlessexamplesofdifferenceswithinouronesharedlanguagE.Withsomanydifferencesnowonderit’shardtounderstandeachotherwell.6.ThepassageismainlyaboutthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishin________.A.vocabularyB.grammarC.soundD.spelling7.It’simpliedinthepassagethattheauthormaybe________.A.adriverfromtheUSB.acookfromtheUSC.ateacherfromtheUKD.agasstationworkerfromtheUK8.Intheauthor’sopinion________.A.languagedifferencesdon’taffectunderstandingB.thesamewordsinthetwodifferenttypesofEnglishmayhavedifferentspellingsC.therewillbefewerdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishinthefutureD.itisimpossiblethatsomeAmericansgetoffonthewrongfloorinBritishhotels9.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ElevatoriscommonlyusedintheUK.B.PiesmeanthesamethingintheUKandtheUS.C.IntheUKthingsaremeasuredinpoundsandounces.D.BritishandAmericanpeopledriveonthesamesideoftheroaD.10.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.PetrolintheUKisgasintheUS.B.FriesintheUSarechipsintheUK.C.AcookieintheUSisabiscuitintheUK.D.AgasstationintheUKisagarageintheUS.

Apriest牧师hadacatthatclimbedupatreeinhisbackyardandthenwasafraidtocomedown.Thepriestpersuaded劝说offeredwarmmilketC.Thekittywouldnotcomedown.Thetreewasnotstrongenoughtoclimbsothepriestdecidedthatifhetiedaropetohiscaranddroveawaysothatthetreebent弯曲downhecouldthenreachupandgetthekitty.Hedidsocheckinghisprogressinthecaragainandagainthenworkoutifhewentjustalittlebitfurtherthetreewouldbebentenoughforhimtoreachthekitty.ButashemovedalittlefurtherforwardtheropebrokE.Thetreewentboing!andthekittyatoncesailedthroughtheair—outofsight.ThepriestfeltterriblE.Hewalkedallovertheneighborhoodaskingpeopleifthey’dseenhiskitty.Nobodyhadseenalostkitty.SoheprayedGodIjustgivethiskittytoyourkeepingandwentonabouthisbusiness.Severaldayslaterhewasatthegrocerystoremeetingoneofhischurch教堂members.HehappenedtolookintohershoppingcartandwasamazedtoseecatfooD.Beforethiswomanwasacathater痛恨者andeveryoneknewitsoheaskedherWhyareyoubuyingcatfoodwhenyouhatecatssomuch?SherepliedYouwon’tbelievethisandtoldhimhowherlittlegirlhadbeenbegging恳求herforacatbutshekeptrefusing.ThenafewdaysbeforethechildbeggedagainsotheMomfinallytoldherlittlegirlWellifGodgivesyouacatyoucankeepit.ShetoldthepriestIwatchedmychildgooutintheyardgetonherkneesandaskGodforacat.Youwon’tbelievethisbutIsawitwithmyowneyes.A.catsuddenlycameflyingoutoftheblueskywithitspawsspreadoutandlandedrightinfrontofher.1.Thepriestdrovehiscartobendthetreeinorderto__________.A.gethiskittydownfromthetreeB.persuadehiskittytocomedownC.offerthekittysomewarmmilkD.seeiftheropewasstrongenough2.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3probablymeansthatthepriest__________.A.washappyhedidn’thavetocareforthekittyB.hopedhisneighborswouldlookafterhiscatC.thoughthiskittymightbelostorkilledD.didn’twanttoseehiskittyanymore3.Whywasthepriestamazedwhenhesawthewomanhadboughtmuchcatfood?A.Becausehecouldn’timagineshehadherowncat.B.Becausethewomanwashischurchmember.C.BecausehethoughtshewouldliveoncatfooD.D.Becauseheknewclearlyshedidn’tlikeacat.4.Whogavethegirlacat?A.GoD.B.Hisneighbor.C.Thepriest.D.Hischurchmember.5.Whichmaybethebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.flyingcatB.A.luckygirlC.GodsentheracatD.Anunluckypriest

Formostpeoplethewordfashion时尚meansclothes.ButpeoplemayaskthequestionWhatclothesareinfashion?Andtheyusethewordfashionableinthesameway:Shewaswearingafashionablecoat.Hisshirtwasreallyafashionablecolour.Butofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythingsnotonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinholidaysinrestaurantsinfilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjectsjobs...andinlanguages.Fashionschangeastimegoes.IfyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepastyouwillseethatfashionshavealwayschangeD.AnEnglishhouseof1750wasdifferentfromoneof1650.A.fashionablemanin1780lookedverydifferentfromhisgrandsonin1860.Todayfashionschangeveryquickly.Someofthisisnatural.Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapersradiostelephonesandtelevisionsendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours.Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthingssoyouseethereismoneyinfashion.46.Mostpeoplethinkthatfashionmeans__________.A.subjectsB.holidaysC.booksD.clothes47.Bywecanseethatfashionschangeastimegoes.A.findingajobB.lookingatpicturesC.eatinginarestaurantD.wearingafashionablecoat48.Inthe5thparagraphthewritermentionskindsofwaystosendinformation.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six49.ThereismoneyinfashionmeansA.peoplelikefashionandmoneyB.fashionablethingsareexpensiveC.onecanmakemoneythroughfashionD.afashionablemanmakesmuchmoney50.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.thechangesoffashionsB.thekindsofcoloursC.themoneyinfashionD.thedifferencesbetweenhouses

Didyougoskatingalotlastyear?IaskeD.JenshookherheadandlookedatmE.FinallyshesaidOnThanksgivingMomandIalwayswenttovisitsomefriendswholivedonafarm.Iespeciallylovedseeingtheirbigturkeys.UntilthenIdidn’tthinkabouthowJenfelt.Shehadanewstepfather继父andstepbrotherandhadanewtownandhometoo.JenandhermomusedtolivenearalakewhereDadandIwenteverysummerandshehadtomoveupnorthwithus.ShehadmorechangesthanmE.JenseemedsadsoIwasbusythinkingofsomewaystocheerheruponThanksgiving.ItoldhermyplanandshewasexciteD.Firstwemadeahugesnowballandthenasmallsnowball.Thenwebuiltawallbehindthebigsnowballasatail.JenmixedsomefoodcoloringwithwatersayingWecanspray喷colorsonthetail.Oursnowturkeyhadaredbluegreenandyellowtail.Weweresobusythatwedidn’tnoticeourparentscomeoutsidE.DadfoundahatforthesnowturkeyandMomwrappedherscarfarounditsneck.ThanksforcheeringJenupMomsaiD.You’reagoodbrotherandyoualwayscomeupwithgreatideas.’’A.happyfeelingspreadthroughmE.Ibegantounderstandhowmuchshecaredabouteveryoneinournewfamily.1.WhatdidJendoonThanksgivinginthepast?A.Shewentskatingwithherfriends.B.Shewenttothefarmwithhermother.C.Shestayedathomewithhermother.D.Shemadesnowturkeyswithhermother.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.Jenlivednearalakeinthepast.B.ThewriterwasJen’sstepfather.C.Jenmovedupnorthforstudying.D.ThewriterjustmovedoutofhisoldhousE.3.HowmanypeoplearethereinJen’snewfamily?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.4.Whichofthefollowingistherightorder?①madeasmallsnowball②foundahat③madeahugesnowball④sprayedcolorsonthetail⑤wrappedascarfaroundtheneck⑥builtawallbehindthebigsnowballA.①③⑥④②⑤B.①②③④⑤⑥C.③①⑥④②⑤D.③①⑥②④⑤5.Whatcanweinfer推断fromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Jen’sstepmotherwasnotfriendlytothewriter.B.Jendidn’tfeelhappyaftermovingherE.C.Jen’smotherdidalottomakeJenhappy.D.Thewriterfelthappybecausehisstepmotherlikedhim.

WhenyouarereadingsomethinginEnglishyoumayoftenmeetwithanewworD.What’sthebestwaytoknowit?YoumaylookitupintheEnglish-Chinesedictionary.Itwilltellyoualotabouttheword:thepronunciationtheChinesemeaningandhowtousetheworD.ButhowcanyouknowwherethewordisthousandsofEnglishwords?Howtofinditinthedictionarybothquicklyandcorrectly?FirstalltheEnglishwordsarearranged安排intheletterorder.InthedictionaryyoucanfirstseethewordsbeginningwithletterAthenBCD.Thatmeansiftherearetwowordsdesertandpulldesertwillbecertainlybeforepull.Theniftherearetwowordsbothbeginningwiththesameletteryoumaylookatthesecondletter.ThenthethirdthefourthForexamplepardonisbeforeploughjudgebeforejustetC.Doyouunderstandhowtolookupinthedictionary?ThedictionarywillbeyourgoodfrienD.Ihopeyou’lluseitasoftenaspossibleinyourEnglishstudy.1.Thispassageisabout______.A.newwordsinwritingB.differentdictionariesC.thebestwayofreadingD.usinganEnglish-Chinesedictionary2.Inthedictionaryyoumaynotfind_______.A.howtopronouncethewordB.thespellingofthewordC.whousedthewordfirstD.howtousetheword3.InanEnglish-Chinesedictionarythelastword______.A.beginswithZB.beginswithA.C.isashortoneD.isnotoftenused4.WhichgroupofwordsisintherightorderinanEnglish-Chinesedictionary?A.perhapsproduceplentyB.straightsubjectsurpriseC.centurycenterbusinessD.foreignentranceheadache5.Inthepassagethewritertriestotellusthat_______.A.wehavetouseadictionarywhenwereadsomethinginEnglishB.anEnglish-ChinesedictionarycantelluseverythingaboutawordC.anEnglish-ChinesedictionarycanhelpusalotinourEnglishstudyD.allEnglish-Chinesedictionaryarethesame

At7:35p.m.March28To:ThemanagerClothesHorseStoreDearMadam/SirIamwritingtotellyouaboutanannoyingexperienceIhavejusthadinyourstorE.YesterdaymorningIboughtashirtfromyourstorE.Theproductwasaredshirtsize12prize$140.WhenIreturnedhomeandtookitoutofthebagthesleevewasalmostcompletelyoff.Ihadtraveledhomeinthetrainwiththebagandtreateditcarefully.Iwentbacktothestoreintheafternoontoreturntheshirtandexchangeitforanother.Theshopassistantrefusedtoexchangetheshirtorreturnmymoney.ShetoldmethatImusthavewornitalreadyandcausedthedamagE.ItoldherthiswasimpossiblebecauseIhadboughtitthatmorning.Shestillrefusedtogivememymoney.IhaveboughtthingsfromyourstoremanytimesandmyfriendsalsowentherE.Iamextremelydisappointedwithyourshopassistant.Thisshouldhavebeenasimpler.IlookforwardtohearingfromyouandworkingoutthisproblemassoonaspossiblE.YourssincerelyJennyMoms1.Whatwaswrongwiththeshirtthewriterbought?A.Itwasthewrongcolour.B.Ithadnosleeves.C.Onesleevewasalmostoff.D.ItwasthewrongsizE.2.Whendidthewriterreturntothestoretotalkaboutherproblem?A.MorningofMarch27.B.AfternoonofMarch27.C.MorningofMarch28.D.AfternoonofMarch28.3.Theassistantrefusedtohelpbecauseshethought.A.thewriterhadboughttheshirtatanotherstoreB.therewasnothingwrongwiththeshirtC.thewriterhaddamagedtheshirtherselfD.thewriterwasveryrude4.WhydoesthewriterusetheunderlinedsentenceIhaveboughtthings?A.Towarnthemanagerthathemaylosesomecustomers.B.Toshowthemanagerhowpopularsheis.C.ToexpresshowmuchsheusuallylikesthisstorE.D.Toshowthatsheenjoysshoppingverymuch.5.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterprobablywant?A.Togetpresentsforherfriends.B.TohavehershirtexchangeD.C.TogetthestorecloseD.D.TohavetheshirtrepaireD.

Areyouangrywhenyourclassmatessingloudlywhileyouaretryingtostudyoryourbestfrienddoesnotwaitforyouafterschool?IfyouranswerisYesyouneedtolearnhowtocontrolyourfeelings.Gettingangrywithotherscancauseyoutolosefriends.GaryEgeberganAmericanhighschoolteacherhaswrittenMyFeelingsArelikeWildAnimalstohelpyoucontrolyourfeelings.Ittellshowtostaycoolwhenbadthingshappen.Thebooksaysthatgettingangryonlymakesproblemsworse.Itcannevermakethembetter.Gettingangryisnotanaturalwaytoactthebooksays.Itisjustabadhabitlikesmoking.Thebooksaysyoucancontrolyourangereasily—allyouhavetodoistotellyourselfnottobeangry.Thebookgivesmanytipstohelpyouifyougetangryeasily.Herearethetopthree:※Keeparecord.Everytimeyougetangrywritedownwhyyouareangry.Lookatitlaterwhenyouarecalmandyouwillseeyougetangrytooeasily.※Askyourfriendstostoptalkingtoyouwhenyougetangry.Thiswillteachyounottobeangry.※Dosomethingdifferent.Whenyougetangrywalkawayfromtheproblemandgosomewhereelse.Trytolaugh.6.Ifyouoftengetangry_________________.A.youwilldoworseinyourstudyB.youwillhavefewerfriendsC.smokingcanbeagoodhelpD.nobodywillwaitforyouafterschool7.GaryEgebergissomeonewho___________.A.knowshowtocontrolyourfeelingB.getsangryeasilywithhisstudentsC.likestokeepingwildanimalsD.teachesinasecondaryschool8.AccordingtoGary’sbookyoucancontrolyourangerby_________.A.nevertalkingwithfriendsB.singingloudlytocalmdownC.stayingawayfromothersD.remindingyourselfnottogetangry9.Fromthefirsttipwecandrawtheconclusion得出结论that__________.A.Writinghelpstocontrolone’sfeelingsB.one’sangerisbuiltuponone’sexperienceC.peoplethinkbetterwhentheyarecalmD.agoodhabithelpstotakeawayabadone10.Fromthispassageweknowthat___________.A.therearemorethanthreetipsinGary’sbookB.GarynevergetsangryinhislifeC.gettingangryeasilycan’tbechangedeasilyD.schoolkidsoftengetangrywitheachother

阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.和D.中选出最佳选项Afteraseriousearthquakehappenedafatherlefthiswifesafelyathomeandrushedtohisson’sschoolonlytofindthatthebuildingwherehissonstudiedhadcollapsedandlookedlikeapancakE.HewasshockeD.Hedidn’tknowwhatheshoulddoforawhilethenherememberedthewordshehadsaidtohissonNomatterwhathappensI’llalwaysbethereforyou!Andtearsbegantofillhiseyes.Hestarteddiggingthroughtheruins废墟.AshewasdiggingotherhelplessparentsandthefiremenarrivedandtriedtopullhimofftheruinssayingIt’stoolate!They’realldead!There’snothingyoucando!TothemherepliedwithonelineAreyougoingtohelpmenow?Andthenhekeptondigging.Noonehelpedhowever.Hewentonalonebe­causeheneededtoknowforhimself:Ismyboyaliveorishedead?Hedugforeighthours...12hours...24hours...36hours...theninthe39thhourhepulledbackarockandheardhisson’swords.Heshoutedhisson’snameARMAND!HeheardbackDad!?!It’smeDad!Itoldtheotherkidsnottoworry.Itoldthemthatifyouwerealiveyou’dsavemeandwhenyousavedmethey’dbesaveD.Youpromised‘NomatterwhathappensI’llalwaysbethereforyou!’YoudiditDad!What’sgoingoninthere?Howisit?thefatheraskeD.Thereare14ofusleftoutof33DaD.We’refrightenedhungrythirstyandthankfulyou’reherE.Whenthebuildingfelldownitmadeatriangle三角anditsavedus.Comeoutboy!NoDad!LettheotherkidsoutfirstbecauseIknowyou’llgetme!Nomatterwhathap­pensIknowyou’llalwaysbethereforme!1.Theunderlinedwordcollapsedprobablymeans.A.breakdownB.shakeawayC.standbyD.fallinto2.Whocametohelpthefatherwhenhewasdigging?A.HiswifE.B.Otherparents.C.Thefiremen.D.NoonE.3.Otherparentsandthefiremenwantedtopullhimofftheruinsbecausetheythought.A.hewasmadB.allthechildrenhaddiedintheearthquakeC.hewastoodangeroustoothersD.itwasnothisjobtodig4.Howmanystudentswerealreadydeadwhenthefatherfoundthemintheruins?A.Fourteen.B.Thirty-threE.C.Forty-seven.D.Nineteen.5.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.ittookthefatheronedaytofindhissonandotherstudentsB.hiswifediedintheearthquakeC.hissonwasthelastonetocomeoutoftheruinsD.thesondidn’tbelievehisfatherwouldcometosavehim

LinglingisgoingtohaveapartyonSaturdaynight.Shehastoshopandcleanthehouse.SheisshoppingforthefoodonSaturdaymorning.Herfriendslikehamburgersandicecream.Intheafternoonshe’scleaningthelivingroomandkitchen.Shewantstogotothemoviesat3:00butshehastobabysitherbrotherfrom2:00to4:00.Thepartyisat7:00.Judyiscomingtotheparty.ShewantstohelpLinglingonSaturdaybutshecan’t.Shehasasoccergameinthemorning.Andintheafternoonshe’sgoingtoheruncle’shouse.She’scomingtothepartyat8:00.Annisn’tbusythisSaturday.OnSaturdaymorningsheisgoingtobuyapresentforLingling.IntheafternoonsheisgoingtohelpLinglingwiththecleaning.Shewantstocometothepartyat7:00.请根据短文内容判断句子正T.误F.1.LinglingcangotothemoviesonSaturdayafternoon.2.Judyiscomingtothepartyat8:00.3.JudyiscomingtohelpLinglingwiththeshopping.4.AnnisbusyonSaturday.5.Lingling’spartyisonSaturdaynight.

阅读理解MynameisJillIhadagreatsummervacation!MyfamilyandIspentalotoftimeatthebeach.WealsowentonatriptoWaltDisneyWorld迪士尼世界.WeendedoursummervacationbytravelingtoCalifornia加利弗立亚forasoccergamE.Itwasnicetobeabletospendsomuchtimewithmyfamilythissummer.InthebeginningofmysummervacationIwenttothebeachwithmykids.Westayedtherefortwoweeks.Ilovedtositonthebeachandwatchmykidsplay.Goingtothebeachwasmyfavoritethingtodointhesummer.InthemiddleofmysummervacationmyfamilyandIflewtoFlorida佛罗里达州tovisitWaltDisneyWorlD.Itwasbigandbeautiful!MykidshadagoodtimetherE.AttheendofmysummervacationwemadeatriptoHuntingtonBeachbecausemydaughterhadasoccergametherE.Mydaughterandherteammates队友playedverywellandtheywon赢得thegameintheenD.Mysummervacationwasfullofactivities.AfterspendingsomuchtimeatthebeachvisitingWaltDisneyWorldandwatchingasoccergameIfeltlikeIreallyhadagreatvacation!1.WheredidJillandhisfamilyspendmostoftheirtimeintheirsummervacation?A.AtthelakeB.Atthebeach.C.Attheriver2.HowlongdidJillstayedatthebeach?A.ForfiveweeksB.ForsixweeksC.Fortwoweeks.3.WhendidJillandhisfamilyflytoFlorida?A.InthebeginningofthesummervacationB.InthemiddleofthesummervacationC.Attheendofthesummervacation4.WhydidtheymadeatriptoHuntingtonBeach?A.B.ecausehisdaughterhadasoccergametherE.B.B.ecausehissonhadasoccergametherE.C.BecausehisdaughterhadabasketballgametherE.5.WhatdidJillthinkofhistrip?A.Itwasboring.B.ItwasterriblE.C.Itwasgreat.

阅读理解Ayoungfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbor.Theywerestandingintheman’sgardentalkingaboutchildren.TheyoungmansaidHowstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirchildren?Theoldmanpointedtoastring线betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungonePleaseuntie解开thatstringsaidtheoldman.Butfirstpullthestringtightlysothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain.Theyoungmandidso.ThentheoldmansaidThereit’sthesamewithchildren.Youmustbestrictwiththembutsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoseehowtheyaregettingon.Iftheyarenotyetabletostandaloneyoumusttiethestringtightlyagain.Butwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandaloneyoucantakethestringaway.根据短文内容判断下列句子正误正确用A表示不正确用B表示1.TheyoungfathercametotheneighborforatreE.2.Thestringcouldbetakenawaywhentheyoungtreegrewstraightenough.3.Finallytheoldmantoldtheyoungfatherthatheshouldbealwaysstrictwithhischildren.4.Thebigstrongtreeandthethinyoungonearelikeparentsandchildren.5.Thestoryisabouthowtotakecareofyoungtrees.

Shenzhen'sfastdevelopmenthasmadeitbecomeChina'smostcrowdedcity!Thereareabout15millionpeoplelivingonits1991squarekilometers.Oneachsquarekilometeraveragelylive7500peoplE.Itis1080morethanthatinHongKongandnearly800morethanthatinGuangzhou.BesidesShenzhenowns2millionlocalvehiclesandabout300000vehiclesfromotherplacesalsorunonthelocalroadseveryday.Thetotallengthofthecity'sroadis6041kilometers.Itmeanseachresidentonlyowns0.58metersofroad!Asaresultthecityisfacingseriousenvironmentalandresourceproblems.OneoftheproblemsiswatershortagE.Theamountoffreshwaterforeachpersonofthecityisonly25%ofthecountry'saveragE.What'smoremostofthewaterdrunkbyShenzhenpeoplecomesfromotherareas.36.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingmakesShenzhensocrowded?A.Shenzhenhasnotenoughwater.B.TherearetoomanypeopleC.ShenzhenisdevelopingveryfastD.Shenzhenistoosmall37.Thereare_______peoplelivinginShenzhennow.A.about1991B.about15000000C.about150000D.about30000038.InHongKongthereare_______peopleoneverykilometer?A.about7500B.about1080C.about800D.about642039.WhichprobleminShenzhenisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.Trafficaccidents.B.WatershortagE.C.EnvironmentalproblemsD.Populationproblem.40.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.LargestPopulationinChinA.B.BiggistProblemsinShenzhenC.BusiestRoadsinShenzhenD.MostCrowdedCityinChina

ForyearsIwenttoschoolbybussoImetmanyfamiliarstrangers.Wetookthesamebusbutdidn’tknoweachother’snames.Iusedtothinkitwasimpossibleforustobetruefriends.HowwrongIwas!Smilesfromthenamelesspeoplehavechangedmythoughts.ThefirsttimeonthebusIsawdifferentfaceswemetgreetedandcoldfacesturnedintosmilingfaces.Asdayswentonwechattedlikeoldfriends.ButIfeltitapitythatIwasunabletosetupthesamefriendshipwithasilentgirlinthefrontofthebus.Heroldclothingsuggestedthatshedidn’thavemuchmoneybutshealwaystookacupofwaterforthedriver.Iguessedshewasakindgirl.Butwhydidshesitinsilenceinsteadoftalkingwithus?Whydidsheneverreplytoourfriendlygreetings?Couldn’tshesmile?ThenoneeveningIgottheanswer.IwalkedtotheparknearbyandfoundthegirlsittingaloneunderatreelonelyandsaD.IgreetedherwiththesamewarmsmilethatIhadshowntoherallthesemonthsbutthistimeherfaceturnedredwithashysmilE.AssoonasshebeganherfirstwordsIunderstoodwhyshehadn’tspokentousbeforE.Talkingwashardforher.Ilearnedherstory:HerparentsworkedhardsomewherE.Shelivedwithherdisabledgrandparents.ShesaidIcan’texpressmyselfverywell.MostofthetimeIcan’tsaywhatIwanttosay.IhavenofriendsbutyoualwayssmiletomelikeanangelsoIalsowanttosmilE.Thateveningweexchangedournamesandwesaidgoodbyelikeoldfriends.Smileisthekeytoopeningthedoorofheart;itcanbreakthecoldwallsinfrontofus.1.AllthefollowingwordscandescribethegirlExcept__________.A.silentB.kindC.proudD.poor2.Thewriteroftenmetthegirl__________.A.onthebusB.intheparkC.atschoolD.underthetree3.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?A.Thegirlonlytalkedwiththedriver.B.Thegirlwastooshytotalkwithothers.C.Thewriterknewthenameofthegirlthatevening.D.Thewritercan’tmakefriendswiththosenamelesspeopleonthebusnow.4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat__________.A.weshouldhelpthosesilentpeopleB.smilescandealwitheverydifficultywemeetC.weshouldsmiletothenamelesspeopleonthebusD.smilescanhelpusgetcloserandunderstandeachotherbetter

Onedaywhensomegovernmentofficials官员werebuildingabarn谷仓theyfoundamouseholeinacornerandusedsmoketomakethemiceinsidetheholecomeout.A.whilelatertheyindeedsawmicerunningoutoneafteranother.TheneveryonethoughtthatallthemicehadescapeD.Butjustastheybegantocleanuptheysawtwomicesqueezing挤outatthemouthoftheholE.Withsomeeffortsthemicefinallygotout.Howeveritwasstrangethataftertheycameoutoftheholetheydidn’trunawayimmediately.InsteadonechasedaftertheothernearthemouthoftheholE.Itseemedthatonewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.Everyonewaspuzzled困惑sotheysteppedneartotakealook.Theyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblindandcouldn’tseeanythingandtheotherwastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhistailsothathecouldpulltheblindonewithhimtoescapE.Afterseeingwhathappenedeveryonewasspeechlessandlostinthought.DuringthemealtimethegroupofpeoplesatdowninacircleandstartedtochataboutwhathappenedtothetwomicE.OneseriousAmericanofficialsaidIthinktherelationshipbetweenthosemicewasthatofkingandguard卫兵.TheotherthoughtforawhileandsaidThatiswhy!AsmartFrenchmansaidIthinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofhusbandandwifE.AgaintheothersthoughtforawhileandallfeltitmadesensE.AJapanesesaidIthinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofmotherandson.OnceagaintheothersthoughtforawhileandfeltthiswasmorereasonablE.Sotheyexpressed表达agreementanothertimE.AtthatmomentoneChineseaskedWhydidthosetwomicehavetohaveacertainrelationship?SuddenlythegrouplookedbackattheChineseandstayedspeechless.TheAmericanofficialtheFrenchandtheJapanesewhohadspokenearlierallloweredtheirheadsinshame羞愧anddidnotdaretoanswer.Infactthetrueloveisnotbuiltonfriendshiployalty忠诚orbloodrelationship.Insteaditisbasedonnorelationship.1.Neitherofthetwomiceranawayimmediatelybecause________.A.onewasbitingtheotherB.themouthoftheholewastoosmallC.theywerenotafraidofsmokeD.onewastryingtohelptheblindone2.Whydidtheofficialslowertheirheadsinshameaccordingtothepassage?A.Theydidn’tdaretoanswer.B.Theydidn’trealizetheimportanceofprotectinganimals.C.Theyfeltsorrytheyhaddrivenapoorblindmouseaway.D.Theydidn’texpressthemselvesmuchbetter.3.Itisclearthat________.A.allthemicecameoutoftheholeeasilyB.eachofthepeopleunderstoodtherelationshipdifferentlyC.thepeoplewantedtokillthemicewithsmokeD.thepeopleknewoneofthemicewasblindatfirst4.Thewordsitmadesenseprobablymean________A.itwascorrectB.itwasstrangeC.itwasfunnyD.itwassweet5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.A.TwoLovelyMiceB.HelpProducesLoveC.LoveIsAllD.FriendsinNeed

ANepaleseteenagerhadmadea£23solarpanel太阳能电池板usinghumanhair.MilanKarkiwhois18yearsoldandlivesinavillageusedhumanhairtoreplace代替siliconwhichisacommonbutexpensivepartofsolarpanels.ByusinghairasareplacementKarkisaysthatsolarpanelscanbeproducedforaround£23.KarkigottheideafromaStephenHawkingbookwhichexplainedhowtocreateenergyfromhair.Thedevice设备thatKarkihasshowedcanproduce18wofenergy--plentytochargeamobilephonE.Halfakiloofhaircanbeboughtforonly16pinNepalandlastafewmonths;butapackofbatteries电池wouldcost50pandlastafewnightsaccordingtoTheDailyMail.ThesolarpaneliseasytoserviceasthehairiseasytoreplacE.Karkihasnowsentoutseveraldevicestootherplacesnearhishomefortesting.HesaidFirstIwantedtoprovideenergyformyhomethenmyvillagE.NowIamthinkingforthewholeworlD.1.KarkiwantedtousehumanhairbecauseitisA.beautifulB.longC.cheapD.soft2.WhatdoesthewordchargemeaninChinese?A.为改变B.为付款C.为充电D.为美容3.FromthepassageweknowKarkiisA.handsomeandcleverB.cleverandhelpfulC.lazybutcleverD.handsomeandhelpful4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.MakingamobilephonewithhumanhairB.MakingamobilephonewithanewideA.C.Makingasolarpanelwithsilicon.D.Makingasolarpanelwithhumanhair.

Ifweareaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearagoweshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwrittenitinanaccount陈述ofwhatwedideachdayweshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedon’thavewrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordoftheimportanthappeningsintheircountrybutitwasoftendestroyed破坏byfireorinawar.SometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowritE.ForexampleweknowagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4000yearsagobecausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfricabecausetheyhadnotlearnttowritE.Sometimesevenifthepeoplecannotwritetheymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeopleandoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappeningsandthosehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations代formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycallrememberedhistory.Someofithasbeenwrittenhistorybecausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecordssuchspokenstoriesareoftenhelpful.1.Wecaninfer推断fromthepassagethat______.A.iftherearenowrittenrecordsthereisnohistory.B.awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitiesisuselessforhistory.C.Rememberedhistoryismorereliable可靠的thanwrittenhistory.D.writtenrecordsofthepastplayanimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.2.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause______.A.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowriteB.therewasnothingworthwritingdownatthattimeC.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyfireinawarD.thepeopletherepaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofkeepingarecord3.Rememberedhistoryisconsideredasvaluableonlywhen______.A.itprovestorightB.peopleareinterestedinitC.itiswrittendownD.thereisnowrittenaccount4.Thepassagesuggests暗示thatwecouldhavelearntmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad______.A.mademoresongsanddancesB.keptarecordofeverypasteventC.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsD.toldtheexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings

Horsebackridinghasbeenpopularforcenturiesformanyreasons.Veryearlyinhistoryhorsebackridingbecameaprimarymeansoftravel.Intheverybeginninghorseswereusedforfightingandhunting.Todayhorsebackridingismostlyusedforfunandtherapy治疗.Whenchoosingahorsebackridingcampyoumustfirstdecidewhichstyleofridingyouwanttolearn.Americanridingisgenerallyrelatedtocowboys牛仔andallkindsofcompetitions.Americansaddles马鞍weremadetomakesurethattheriderfeelscomfortableandsafE.Englishridingontheotherhandfocusesonjumpingracingandhorsemanship马术.Thisstyleofridinggivesthehorseandtheridermorefreedomofmovementsothesaddlesdon’tprovideasmuchsupportandsecurityasanAmerican-stylesaddledoes.IfyouareanewrideryoushouldthinkaboutgoingtoanAmericanridingcamp.Horsebackridingisagreattherapyforpeopleofallageswithphysicalorminddisabilities.Thistypeoftherapyprovidesafunenvironmentinwhichpeoplecanpracticenewandoldskills.Theriderstrytoimprovetheirskills.Inadditiontheycanenjoythefeelingofbeingwithotherpeopleinthecamp.Ifyou’relookingforsomethingalittledifferentnextsummerthinkofhorsebackridingcampswhetheryouownahorseornot.Theexperienceandfunofhorsebackridingwillstayinyourmemoryforever.1.Atfirsthorsesweremostlyused____________.A.forfunB.forillnessC.forfightingandhuntingD.fortravellingandtrading2.AccordingtothepassageinEnglish-stylehorseriding_______________.A.ridersfocusonworkingwithcowboysB.thesaddlesprovideasmuchsupportasAmericanridingC.morechancesareprovidedtocommunicatewithpeoplethaninAmericanridingcampsD.boththeriderandthehorsehavemorefreedomtomovethaninAmericanriding3.Whenridingahorseforthefirsttime_____________.A.youshouldgotoanEnglishridingcampB.anAmericanridingcampisthebetterchoiceC.youshouldmakeagoodrelationwiththecowboyD.youshouldchooseagoodsaddle4.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto_____________.A.tellusaboutanewhorsebackridingcampB.tellsomethingabouthorsebackridingC.advertisehorsebackridingprogramsD.discussthebenefitsanddangerofhorsebackriding5.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A.Hecomparesthefacts.B.Helistsnumbers.C.Hegivesexamples.D.HearguesbothsidesofthetopiC.

InBritainyou’reallowedtodriveacarwhenyou’reseventeen.Youhavetogetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicensebeforeyoucanstart.Whenyou’relearningsomeonewithafulllicensealwayshastobeinthecarwithyoubecauseyouaren’tallowedtodrivethecarontheroadalonE.Youdon’thavetogotoadrivingschool---afriendcanteachyou.Thepersonwithyouisn’tallowedtotakemoneyforthelessonunlesshe’sgotateacher’slicensE.Beforeyou’reallowedtohaveafulllicenseyouhavetotakeadrivingtest.YoucantakeatestinyourowncarbutithastobefitfortheroaD.Inthetestyouhavetodriveroundforabouthalfanhourandthenanswerafewquestions.Ifyoudon’tpassthetestyou’reallowedtotakeitagainafewweekslaterifyouwantto.In1970awomanpassedherfortiethtestafter212drivinglessons!Whenyou’vepassedyourtestyoudon’thavetotakeitagainandyou’reallowedtogoondrivingaslongasyoulikE.Britain’soldestdriverwasamanwhodrovein1974attheageof100.Before1904everyonewasallowedtodriveevenchildren.Thenfrom1904cardrivershadtohavealicensE.Buttheydidn’thavetotakeatestuntil1935.Ontheearlydaysofcardrivingbefore1878carsweren’tallowedtogofasterthanfourmilesanhourandsomeonehadtoleadthecarwitharedflag.44.A.personcan’ttakemoneyfordrivinglessonsunlesshe__________.A.haslearnttodriveinadrivingschoolB.hasafulldrivinglicenseC.hasafulllicenseandateacher’slicenseD.isgivenaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense45.Inthedrivingtestone_______________________.A.mustn’tdrivehiscareventhoughthecarisfitfortheroadB.isusuallyaskedtodriveonroadsforsometimeC.hastobeexaminedonlyincardrivingskillsD.mustdrivearoundformorethananhour46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thereisnolimit限制totheageofanoldmanwhodrivesacar.B.Onecantakeadrivingtestagainandagainuntilhepassesit.C.Therewasaspeedlimittocarsbefore1878.D.A.cardriverdidn’thavetogetalimitlicenseuntil1935.47.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_____________.A.DrivingLicensesinBritainB.TestsforBritainPeopleC.DrivingCarsD.YoungMen’sDrivingLicenses

TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.AtthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary25th1932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympicsFromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearuleDuringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovemberl936Thefive01ympicsringsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscamethehostcountriesaswellasthenonhostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeeting.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen60.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics_________.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer61.Theworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatworldgames——.A.aftertheyear1936B.afterthe3rdWhiteOlympicsC.beforethe3rdWhiteOlympicsD.beforetheyear193262.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Onlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomark.thoseGames.B.Onlythenon—hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AlithecountriescanPublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGames63.Whatmayappearonthe’stampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.Football.D.Skating.

BigBenisnotthenameofaman.ItisthenameofabigclockinLondon.LondonisthecapitalofEnglanD.Thisclockhasfourfaces.Sonomatter无论whereyoustandyoucanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.Eachfaceisthesizeofabus.Thehandsareaboutfourmeterslong.Itisaboutthesizeoftwopeoplestandingontopofeachother.IfyougotoLondonyoumaywanttovisittheHousesofParliament国会大厦.InthatplaceyouwillfindBigBensitsatthetopoftheclocktowerintheHousesofParliament.Youwillprobablyhearitandseeit.ThebigclockmakessuchaloudnoisE.‘Dingdongdingdong.’Itgoeseveryquarter四分之一ofanhour.ThenameofBigBencomesfromabigbuilder.37.BigBenis____________.A.abusB.aclockC.thenameofBenD.ahouse38.Theclockstrikes敲every________minutesofanhour.A.tenB.fifteenC.thirtyD.forty-five39.YoucanreadthetimeofBigBen____________.A.atthetopoftheclocktowerB.intheHousesofParliamentC.onthehandsofthehugeclockD.onthefourfacesoftheclock40.Theunderlined划线部分word‘hands’means________inChinesE.A.手B.标志C.指针D.发条

SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyarebusytryingtomakemoneyinordertopayformybrother’seducationandminE.Theydon’tactintheromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.ForthemIloveyouistoodifficulttosay.Evensendingflowerstoeachotheronsomespecialdaysishardlyeverseen.Onedaymymotherwasrepairingaquilt.Isilentlysatbesideherandlookedather.MommayIaskyouaquestion?IsaiD.What?sherepliedstilldoingherwork.IstherelovebetweenyouandDad?IaskedherinaverylowvoicE.MymotherstoppedherworkandlookedatmeinsurprisE.Shedidn’tanswermyquestionatoncE.Thenshebowedherheadandcontinuedtodoherwork.IwasafraidthatIhadhurtherfeelings.IfeltsoembarrassedthatIdidn’tknowwhattodo.ButatlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords:Lookatthisthread线.Sometimesitappearsbutmostofthetimeithidesinthequilt.Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable.IflifeisaquiltthenloveshouldbeathreaD.Itcanhardlybeseenanywhereoranytimebutit’sreallytherE.Icouldn’tunderstandheruntilthenextspring.Atthattimemyfathersuddenlygotsickseriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.WhentheyreturnedfromthehospitaltheybothlookedverypalE.AftertheywerebackeverydayinthemorningandduskmymotherhelpedmyfatherwalkslowlyonthecountryroaD.MyfatherhadneverbeensogentlE.Thedoctorhadsaidmyfatherwouldrecoverintwomonths.Butaftertwomonthshestillcouldn’twalkbyhimself.Allofuswereworriedabouthim.Dadhowareyoufeelingnow?Iaskedhimoneday.Susandon’tworryaboutmE.hesaidgently.TotellyouthetruthIjustlikewalkingwithyourmom.IlikethiskindoflifE.ReadinghiseyesIknowhelovesmymotherdeeply.OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowersgiftsandsweetkisses.ButfromthisexperienceIunderstandthatloveisjustathreadinthequiltofourlifE.Loveisinsidemakinglifestrongandwarm.1.Whydoesthewriterdoubttheloveofherparents?A.Becausetheyhardlymeeteachother.B.Becausetheyhardlyspeaktoeachother.C.Becausetheyoftenarguewitheachother.D.BecausetheyhardlyexpresstheirlovE.2.Howdidthewriterfeelaftersheaskedhermomthequestion?A.EmbarrasseD.B.ExciteD.C.Angry.D.BoreD.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddurablemeaninChinese?A.好看的B.廉价的C.耐用的D.昂贵的4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewriterunderstoodhermum’swordsatoncE.B.AftertwomonthsfromthehospitalSusan’sfathercouldwalkbyhimself.C.Thewriter’sparentsdidn’tloveeachother.D.Loveistherenomatterwhetheryousayitornot5.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyParentsB.LoveisJustaThreadC.HowtoFindLoveD.WheretoFindLove

Onedaywhensomegovernmentofficialswererebuildingabarn谷仓theyfoundamouseholeinacornerandusedsmoketoforcethemiceinsidetheholetocomeout.A.whilelatertheyindeedsawmicerunningoutoneafteranother.TheneveryonethoughtthatallthemicehadescapeD.Butjustastheybegantocleanuptheysawtwomicesqueezing挤outatthemouthoftheholE.Withsomeeffortsthemicefinallygotout.HoweveritwasstrangethataftertheycameoutoftheholetheydidnotrunawayatoncE.InsteadonechasedaftertheothernearthemouthoftheholE.Itseemedthatonewastryingtobitethetailoftheother.Everyonewaspuzzledsotheysteppednearertotakealook.TheyrealizedthatoneofthemicewasblindandcouldnotseeanythingandtheotherwastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhistailsothathecouldpulltheblindonewithhimtoescapE.Afterseeingwhathappenedeveryonewasspeechlessandlostinthought.DuringthemealtimethegroupofpeoplesatdowninacircleandstartedtochataboutwhathappenedtothetwomicE.OneseriousAmericanofficialsaid:IthinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofkingandguarD.Theothersthoughtforawhileandsaid:Thatwaswhy!AsmartFrenchsaid:IthinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofhusbandandwifE.Againtheothersthoughtforawhileandallfeltitmadesense.AJapanesesaid:Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofmotherandson.OnceagaintheothersthoughtforawhileandfeltthiswasmorereasonablE.SotheyexpressedagreementanothertimE.AtthatmomentoneChineseasked:WhydidthosetwomicehavetohaveacertainrelationshipSuddenlythegrouplookedbackattheChineseandremainedspeechless.TheAmericanofficialtheFrenchandtheJapanesewhohadspokenearlierallloweredtheirheadsinshameanddidnotdaretoanswer.Infactthetrueloveisnotbuiltonfriendshiployaltyorbloodrelationship.Insteaditisbasedonnorelationship.1.itmadesenseprobablymeans______.A.itwasstrangeB.itwascorrectC.itwassweetD.itwasfunny2.WhydidtheylowertheirheadsinshameaccordingtothepassageA.Theydidnotdaretoanswer.B.Theyregretted后悔drivingapoorblindmouseaway.C.TheyhadmistakentherelationshipofthemicE.D.Theydidnotexpressthemselvesmuchbetter.3.Itisclearthat______.A.allthemicecameoutoftheholeeasilyB.thepeopleknewoneofthemicewasblindatthefirstsightC.thepeoplewantedtokillthemicewithsmokeD.eachofthepeopleunderstoodtherelationshipdifferently4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.TwolovelymiceB.HelpproducesloveC.LoveisallD.Friendsinneed

阅读理解OnceaveryrichmanandhissoncollectedvaluablepaintingsbyfamousartistslikePicassoVanGoghandMonet.Laterthesonlefttojointhearmy.Afterafewweekstheoldmanreceivedalettersayinghissonhaddiedwhiletakinganothersoldiertoahospital.TheoldmanbecameverylonelyandsaD.Onedayasoldiervisitedtheoldmanandgavehimapainting—itwasaportrait肖像ofhisson.Thepaintingofhissonbecametheoldman’smostvaluableitem.HetoldhisneighborsitwasthegreatestgifthehadeverreceiveD.ThefollowingspringtheoldmandieD.Alloftheoldman’spaintingswouldbesoldatanauction拍卖会.Theauctionbeganwiththepaintingoftheoldman’sson.Whowillopenthepriceat$100?theauctioneeraskeD.Momentspassedandnoonespokeorraisedtheirhands.SomeonesaidWhocaresaboutthatpainting?Let’sgetontothegoodones.Morevoicesfollowedinagreement.Nowemustsellthisonefirstrepliedtheauctioneer.Nowwhowilltaketheportraitoftheson?FinallyagoodfriendoftheoldmanspokeTendollars!Willanyonegohigher?calledtheauctioneer.Aftermoresilencehesaid:GoingoncegoingtwiceSold!Theauctioneerthenannouncedthatthewholeauctionwasover.Accordingtothefather’swillwhoevertakestheson’sportraitgetsthewholecollection.TheauctioneersaiD.Becauseofthefather’slovewhoevertookthesongotitall.1.Howdidtheoldman’ssondie?A.HediedofaseriousheartdiseasE.B.Hediedwhiletakinganothersoldiertoahospital.C.AcarhithimwhenhewenthomE.D.Hewaskilledbyadoctor.2.Whatwasthefirstpaintingtobesoldattheauction?A.Thepaintingsbyfamousartists.B.Thegiftgivenbytheoldman’sneighbors.C.Theportraitoftheoldman’sson.D.Themostexpensivecollectionoftheoldman.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Atthebeginningoftheauctioneveryonerealizedtheimportanceofthepaintingoftheson.B.Thepaintingoftheoldman’ssonwasaspopularastheotherpaintings.C.Theoldman’swillwastogiveawaythewholecollectiontocharity.D.Theoldman’sgoodfriendgotthewholecollectionforonlytendollars.4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LoveisSharing.B.AnExpensivePaintingC.A.HotAuctionD.CaringAboutthePersonYouLove

OnthesecondSundayinMayisMother'sDay.Americanchildrenofallagesgivetheirmotherssomethingspecial.Onthedaychildrenyoungandoldtrytoshowtheirlovetomothers.Itisthedaytocelebratemotherhoodandtothankherforallsmallandbigthingsshehasdoneforherchildren.HoweverdoyouknowthatMother'sDaycelebrationisnorecentthing?Englandwasthefirstcountrytosetadayformothers.IntheUnitedStatesMother'sDaybecameanofficialholidayin1910.AnAmericangirlAnnaaskedhergovernortosetafestivalformothersfortheirlovE.AndtheysetthesecondSundayinMayasMother'sDayandayearlateralltheotherstatescelebratedit.OnMother'sDaymorningsomeAmericanchildrenservetheirmothersbreakfastinbeD.Otherchildrenwillgivetheirmotherspresentswhichtheyhavemadethemselvesorboughtinstores.Adultsgivetheirmothersredcarnations康乃馨theofficialMother'sDayflower.Iftheirmotherslefttheworldtheymaybringwhitecarnationstotheirgravesites墓地.ThisisthebusiestdayoftheyearforAmericanrestaurants.OnthisspecialdayfamilymembersdonotwantMomtocookdinner!1.WhichcountrysetMother'sDayfirst?A.ChinA.B.EnglanD.C.AmericA.D.FrancE.2.AllovertheAmericabegantocelebrateMother'sDayin________.A.1901B.1910C.1911D.19213.WhatcolorofcarnationsmayanAmericanmotherseeathomeonMother'sDay?A.ReD.B.OrangE.C.Yellow.D.WhitE.4.AccordingtothepassageAmericanrestaurants'busiestdayoftheyearison________.A.NewYear'sDayB.ChristmasDayC.ThanksgivingD.Mother'sDay5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Onlyyoungchildrenbuypresentsfortheirmothers.B.Annawantedtosetthefestivalforonlyhermother.C.NotallthestateswanttocelebrateMother'sDay.D.SomemotherscaneatbreakfastinbedonMother'sDay.

TheInternetmobilephonesandiPadsarepartofourlivesnow.Technologyisgreatlyaffectingallwaysofourlivesfromthewaysweworktothewaysweplay.Anditevencausesanumberofsocialproblemssuchascloninghumans.Wehavehadlotsoftechnologyandithaschangedourlivesalot.Thereisnodoubtthathumanswillcontinuetousemoreandmoretechnology.Herearesomeexamplesofmoderntechnologythatwillchangeourideasandwillaffectourlivesgreatly.GlobalPositioningSystemGPS全球定位系统It’sasystemthatusesradiosignalsfromsatellitestoshowexact精确的information.Ittellsyouwheretheuserisontheearthinallweatherconditions.It’smadeupofthreeparts:satellitescontrolequipmentsonlandandreceivers.SpaceTechnologyRussianandAmericanscientistshaveworkedtogetherfortheInternationalSpaceStationISSforalongtimE.TheyhopetheISSwillprovidealong-lastinglaB.Suchalabwillbringhumanslimitless无限的advantages.It’sevenhopedthatonedayspacetechnologywilltakehumanstotheirnewhousesinspacE.UnderwaterRobotHerculesisakindofunderwaterrobotwithsomehightechnologyequipments.Itwillbeusedtosearchforancientshipswhichweredestroyedintothedeepseaduringtheirjourneylongago.Theworldischangingsoquicklythatit’shardforustocatchupwithallthenewinventionsbecausetheyseemtocomeouteverymonth.It’simportantforustolearnaboutnewtechnologyandtherolethatitplaysinourlives.Soweshouldbewillingtoacceptmoderntechnologyorwewillfallbehindthetimes.42.cantellyouwheretheuserisontheearthexactly.A.SatellitesB.ReceiversC.GlobalPositioningSystemD.UnderwaterRobot43.AccordingtothepassagewhichisNOTtrueabouttheISS?A.Ithascarriedpeopletootherplanets.B.Itwillprovidealong-lastinglabforus.C.RussiaandAmericaareworkingforit.D.Humanswillgetalotofadvantagesfromit.44.Herculesisusedto.A.savelivesintheseaB.takepicturesintheseaC.repairthebrokenshipsD.lookfortheancientshipsinthesea45.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tohelpusstudysomenewtechnology.B.TotellustechnologyischangingtheworlD.C.Tohelpsolvetheproblemsthattechnologycauses.D.Toremindustheadvantagesoftechnologyarelimitless.

MichaelMorpurgoisoneofBritain'sbestlovedstorymakerswhosebookWarHorseistaughtinschool.HemadeaspeechatBookTrustAnnualLecturE.Whentalkingabouttestshesaidthattoomuchtestinginschoolswastakingthejoyoutofreadingforchildrenbecauseitdestroyedtheirconfidenceandresultedinfeelingsofshameanddisappointment.Mr.MorpurgosaidtestingwassupposedtoencourageallchildrenwhethertheypassedornotbuthiswasnotthecasE.Whenyoufailitbringsasenseofworthlessness.Itseparatesyoufromthosewhohavepassedrocksconfidenceanddestroyshopesanddreams.Forchildrenwhopasstheycanhavetheopportunitytoreceivethegreatculturalandmaterialbenefitsofoursocietythroughdevelopinganenjoymentofreading.ButforchildrenwhofailtheyaremadetofeelthattheworldofbooksstoriesandideasisnotforthemandtheyarenotcleverenoughtojointhatworlD.Itisnottheworldtheybelongtoanditisshutofffromthemforever.AsthepresidentofBookTrustMr.MorpurgoalsocriticizedschoolsfortakingthewonderofstoriesandplayfulnessoflanguagE.Schoolshavebeenteachingreadingbyturningstoriesintoaseriesofcomprehensionandgrammartestsbecausetheyinsistthatmeasurable可量化的outcomesandresultsarethebe-allandend-alloftheeducationprocess.Butblaming责备governmentsorschoolsispassingthebuck---itisasocietyasawholethatisresponsibleforwhetheritschildrensucceedorfailineducationandeveryoneshouldmakeanefforttoensurethatreadingitselfisapleasureexperienceforallchildren.Mr.Morpurgowhowasaprimaryteacherbeforebecomingawriterwantstoseeastorytimeintroducesineveryprimaryschoolwhenstoriesarereadaloudattheendofeachday.HisBookTrustlecturecalledonschoolsandthegovernmemttokeeplibririesopenforparentstoreadtotheirchildreneverynightetC.Storytimewouldbeaspecialtimewithnotestingorteaching.LetthechildrengohomedreamingofthestoryrelivingitwonderAlltherestwillcomelater.Oncetheseedissowntheforeislitchildrenwillwanttolearn.Sogivethemtheloveofstoryfirst;therestwillfollow.DianaGeraldtheco-workerofBookTrustsaidReadingisn’tatick-listofbooks.Thatneedtohavebeenread;norisitjustaskilltobelearnedthenputasidE.Theabilityofreadingandwritingcanandshouldbetested;readingforpleasureneedstobevaluedandseenmorelikeexercise-doitasregularlyasyoucanmakeitfunandredtogetherwheneverpossibleformaximumbenefits.1.WhatdoestheexpressionpassingthebuckinParagraph3probablymean?A.ValuablE.B.IrresponsiblE.C.Unnecessary.D.Harmful.2.Accordingtothepassagewhatshouldchildrendoattheirstorytime?A.Enjoyreading.B.Preparefortests.C.Practisewritingstories.D.Ticktheirbooklists.3.WhichofthefollowingisMr.Morpurgo’ssuggestion?A.Testshouldbecanceledinschools.B.ChildrenshouldjointheBookTrust.C.ReadingforpleasureshouldbeencourageD.D.Thegovernmentshouldbuildmorelibraries.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Mr.Morpurgohopestobecomeaprimaryteacher.B.Childrenwhoaretestedcan’tgetthejoyfromreading.C.Mr.MorpurgowantshisbookWarHorsetobereadofteninschools.D.Chilrdrenwhofailintestsprobablywon’texplorethewonderofstories.

阅读理解阅读下列材料从每题所给的A.B.C.和D.四个选项中选出最佳选项Onedaya10-year-oldboygoesintoacoffeeshopandsitsatatablE.A.waitress女服务员putsaglassofwaterinfrontofhim.Howmuchisanicecreamsundae圣代?fiftycentsanswersthewaitress.Thelittleboypullshishandoutofhispicketandcountsthecoins硬币init.Howmuchisanicecream?heasks.Therearemanypeopleintheshopandthewaitressisbusy.Sheisalittleimpatient不耐烦的.Thirty–fivecentsshesays.ShesoundsnotsopolitE.Thelittleboyagaincountshiscoins.I’llhavetheicecreamhesays.Thewaitressbringstheicecreamtotheboyandwalksaway.Theboyeatstheicecreampaysforitandgoesout.ThewaitresscomesbacktocleanthetablE.Sheissurprised吃惊的toseesomecoinsonthetablE.Therearefifteencents---hertip小费.1.Whatdoestheboywanttobuyatfirst起先?A.AnicecreamB.A.hamburgerC.AnicecreamsundaeD.Aglassofwater2.Whatdoestheunderlined带下划线的worditmean?A.Theboy’spocketB.Theboy’shandC.Theboy’stableD.Theboy’sglass3.Howmuchmoneydoestheboyhaveinhispocket?A.Fiftycents.B.Thirty-fivecents.C.Fifteencents.D.Fivecents4.Whydoesn’ttheboybuytheicecreamsundae?A.Becausehewantstogivethewaitressatip.B.BecausethereisnoicecreamsundaeintheshopatthetimE.C.Becausehedoesn’tliketheicecreamsundaE.D.Becausethewaitressisverybusy.5.Howmuchmoneydoestheboyspendontheicecream?A.Fiftycents.B.Thirty-fivecents.C.Fifteencents.D.Fivecents.

Malls购物中心'arepopularplacesforAmericanstogo.Somepeoplespendsomuchtimeatmallsthattheyarecalledmallrats.Mallratsshopuntiltheydropinhundredsofstores.Peoplelikemallsformanyreasons.Theyfeelsafebecausemallshavepolicestations.ParkingisusuallyfreeandtheweatherinsideisalwaysfinE.Thenewestmallshavebeautifulrestplaceswithwaterfallsandlargegreentrees.ThelargestmallintheUnitedStatesistheMallofAmericainMinnesotA.Itcovers4.2millionsquarefeet英尺.Ithas350storeseightnightclubsandalargepark!Thereareparkingspacesforl2750cars.About750000peopleshopthereeveryweek.ThefirstindoormallintheUnitedStateswasbuiltinl965inEdinaMinnesotA.PeoplelovedoingalltheirshoppinginoneplacE.Moremallsarebuiltaroundthecountry.Nowmallsaretowncenterswherepeoplecometodomanythings.TheyshopofcoursetheyalsoeatfoodfromallovertheworlD.Theyseefilmsattheaters.Somepeopleevengettheirexercisebydoingthenewsportofmallwalking.Othersgotomallstomeetfriends.Insomemallspeoplecanseeadoctorandevengotothechurch.Inotherwordspeoplecandojustabouteverythinginmalls.Nowpeoplecanliveintheirfavoriteshoppingcentersinfact.6l.Theunderlinedphrasedropinmeans_____________.A.光顾B.参加C.降下D.投入62.ThelargestmallintheUnitedStates_________.A.has750000carsinitB.canholdl2750peopleC.has350millionshopsinitD.covers4.2millionsquarefeet63.PeoplecandomanythingsinmallsEXCEPT__________.A.eatingfoodB.playingsoccerC.seeingafilmD.seeingadoctor64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.MallsarebuiltinthecountrysidE.B.TheweatherinsideisnotsogooD.C.Peoplecanmeetfriendsinthemalls.D.Notmanypeopledrivetheircarstomalls.65.Thewriter________.A.iscal1edmallratsbyothersB.likestoliveinhisfavoritemallsC.oftengoestothechurchinmallsD.thinksmallsmakepeople'slifeeasier

Thecomputerhasbecomeanimportantpartofpeople'slives.Ithasitsownspecialwords.OneexampleisthewordmousE.A.computermouseisnotasmallgrayanimal.Itisasmalldevice设备thatyoumovearoundonatableinfrontofacomputer.ItwascalledamousebecauseitlookedlikearealmousewithatailatoneendUsingacomputertakessometraining.Peoplewhoareexpertsaresometimescalledhackers.A.hackerisusuallyapersonwhowritescomputerprogramsinaspecialcomputerlanguagE.Butthewordhackerisalsousedtodescribeapersonwhotriestostealinformationfromacomputer.Anotherwell-knowncomputerwordisGooglE.Itisthenameofapopularsearchengine搜索引擎.PeopleusethesearchenginetofindinformationabouteverythingontheInternet.IfyouGooglesomeoneyoumightfindthatperson’snameonA.biog.A.blogisapersonaldiaryonlinE.Itmightcontainstoriespicturesorsongsonit.Somepeopleaddinformationtotheirblogseveryday.根据短文内容完成表格每空一词InformationCardWhatthepassageisaboutComputer65.________Howthecomputermouse’gotitsnameBecauseofits66.________WhatGoogleisAcomputersearch67.________Howmanycomputerswordsthepassagetalksabout68.________

BritishnewspapersaremuchsmallerthantheyusedtobeandtheirreadersareofteninahurrysonewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossiblE.Theytelltheirreadersatoncewhathappenedwherewhenandhowithappenedandwhatwastheresult:howmanypeoplewerekilledwhatdamagewasdonewhichfamousmanmarriedwhichwomanwhodidverywellinthematchandsoon.ReaderswantthefactsetoutasfullyandaccuratelyaspossiblE.Readersarealsointerestedinthepeoplewhohaveseentheaccdient.Soanewspapermanalwayslikestogetsomeinformationfromsomeonewhowastherewhichcanbegivenintheperson’sownwords.Becausehecanuseonlyafewwordsthenewspapermanmustchoosethosewordscarefullyeveryonemustbeeffective.Insteadofhecalledoutinaloudvoicehewritesheshouted;insteadoftheloosestonesrollednoisilydownthesideofthemountainhewillwritetheythundereddownthemountainside.Becausemanyofthereadersaren’tverycleverandmostofthemareinahurry.51.Fromthetextwelearnthatnewspapermenwriteasfewwordsaspossiblebecausereaders.A.wanttoknowmoreaboutthenews.B.takenointerestinwhathashappeneD.C.havenotimetoreadthenewscarefully.D.paymuchattentiontotheresult.52.Thewordoneinthesentenceeveryonemustbeeffectivemeans.A.worD.B.newspaperman.C.reader.D.person.53.Whichofthefollowingwouldcompletethetextbest?A.Hewillkeephiswritingshort.B.Hewon’tcareabouthiswriting.C.HewillgivenothingbutinformationD.Hewon’tmakehiswritinggoodenough.54.InwhatwaydoyouthinkBritishnewspaperhavebecomesmaller?A.InpagesizE.B.Innumberofreaders.C.Innumberofpages.D.Innumberofcopies.55.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Readersarenotsatisfiedwiththeshortnews.B.Notmanypeoplehavetimetoreadthelongmessagesinnewspapers.C.Readersfindthelanguageofthenewspaperexciting.D.NewspapermentrytoreportasfullyaspossiblE.

USFirstLadyM.ichelleObamaalongwithhermotherandtwodaughtersmadetheirfirsttriptoChinafromMarch20-26.TheywenttoBeijingXi’anandChengdu.InaspeechatPekingUniversityMrsObamaencouragedstudentstostudyabroaD.It’snotenoughtogetgoodgradesinschoolshesaidinthespeech.Itisbettertotravel10000milesthantoread10000books.Theexperiencesinothercountrieshelpmakeourlifesuccessful.Bylearningeachother’slanguagesandbyshowingsuchcuriosity好奇andrespect尊重foreachother’sculturesyouarebuildingbridgesofunderstandingandbondsoffriendshipshesaiD.TheUSisthetopdestination目的地forChinesestudents.Morethan200000ChinesestudentsarenowstudyingintheUS.In2009USPresidentBarackObamaannounced宣布hisgoalofsending100000studentstoChinA.Sincethenmorethan68000USstudentshavecometoChinA.What’smoremanykidsintheUSarenowstudyingChinesE.LearningChineseisacoolthinginschool.ItisgoodforourfuturesaidMasonGrabowski14astudentfromChicago.Itisahardlanguagebutitisnevertooearlytostartlearningit.1.InMarchmembersoftheObamafamilyvisitedChinA.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six2.InherspeechatPekingUniversityMichelleObamaencouragedstudentsto.A.getgoodgradesatschoolB.studyinAmericaC.studyinothercountriesD.learnaforeignlanguage3.OverUSstudentshavestudiedinChinasince2009.A.twohundredthousandB.onehundredthousandC.sixty-eightthousandD.tenthousand4.TheunderlinedwordgoalmeansinChinesE.A.目标B.进球C.梦想D.麻烦5.WecanlearnthatfromthepassagE.A.MichelleObamavisitedfourcitiesinChinaB.PresidentObamahopeshisdaughterscanbuildbridgesofunderstandingbystudyingabroadC.MasonGrabowskithinksit’stooearlyforhertolearnChineseD.theUSisthemostpopulardestinationforChinesestudents

阅读理解阅读下列短文并做每篇后面的题目从各题A.B.C.D.中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案WhenIwasgrowingupinAmericaIwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglishshewasoftentreatedunfairly.PeopleindepartmentstoresatbanksandatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriouslypretendednottoUnderstandherorevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.MymotherhasrealizedthedisadvantagesofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteensheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshE.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker股票经纪人.IsaidinavoicethatwasnotveryconvincingThisisMrs.Tan.AndmymotherwasstandingbesidemewhisperingloudlyWhyhedoesn’tsendmethecheek.It’salreadytwoweekslatE.AndtheninperfectEnglishIsaid:I’mgettingratheranxious.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksagobutithasn’tarriveD.Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.Whatdoeshewant?I’llcometoNewYorkandsayitinfrontofhisboss.AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragainIcan’tacceptanymoreexcuses.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediatelyIhavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-facedmymothertherealMrs.TanwasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.WhenIwasateenagermymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedmE.ButnowIseeitdifferently.Tomemymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclearperfectlynatural.ItismymothertonguE.HerlanguageasIhearitisclearanddirect.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedmeformthewayIsawthingsexpressedideasandmadesenseoftheworlD.1.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglishB.ShewasoftenmisunderstooD.C.ShewasnotclearlyhearD.D.ShewasnotverypolitE.2.FromParagorph2whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?.A.Shewasgoodatpretending.B.Shewasrudetothestockbroker.C.Shewasreadytohelphermother.D.Shewasunwillingtophoneforhermother3.Whathappenedaftertheauthormadethephonecall?A.Theyforgavethestockbroker.B.Theyfailedtogetthecheck.C.TheywenttoNewYorkimmediately.D.TheyspoketotheirbossatoncE.4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?A.Itconfusesher.B.Itembarrassesher.C.IthelpsherunderstandtheworlD.D.IthelpsherforgiverudepeoplE.5.Wharcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ChineseEnglishisclearandnaturaltonativepeakersB.ChineseEnglishisimpolitetonativespeakersC.ChineseEnglishhasaverybadnameinAmericaD.ChineseEnglishmaybringinconvenienceinAmerica

Onceuponatimetherewasaveryfoolishmanbuthehimselfthoughthewasveryclever.Onedayhefoundthattherewasabeautifulbellonhisneighbor′sdoorandwantedtostealit.Hewalkedupthedoortookholdofthebellandpulled拉harD.ThebellmadeaveryloudnoisE.Themanwasafraidandranhomequickly.Thenhesatdowntothink.Icanputsomecotton棉布inmyears.ThenIwon′tbeabletohearthenoisehethought.Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbor′shouseandtookholdofthebellagain.Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudlybuthedidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighborcameout.Stealmybell?I′llteachyoualessontheangryneighborshoutedandhehitthemanonthenosE.Thefoolishmandidnotknowhowtheneighborfoundouthewasstealingthebell.Whydidhecomeoutjustthen?hewondereD.1.Whatdidthemanthinkofhimself?A.StupiD.B.Clever.C.KinD.D.helpful.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordstealmeaninChinese?A.购买B.观察C.盗取D.触摸3.Whatdidthemanputinhisears?A.SomericE.B.SomemedicinE.C.Somepaper.D.Somecotton4.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Themancoveredhisearswithhishandswhenstealing.B.Themanwastheownerofthebell.C.Themanstolethebellandreturnedhomehappily.D.Themandidn′tknowwhyhisneighborcouldcatchhim.

阅读理解ThelastThursdayofNovemberisThanksgivingDay.ItisaholidayintheU.S.A.Usuallyfamilymembersandfriendsgettogetherforadinner.Peoplesometimesdrivetheircarsalongwayforafamilyreunion团聚.ManypeoplealsotakeFridayoffandmakeitalongweekendholidaybecausemostAmericansdonotworkonSaturdaysandSundays.ThanksgivingDaybeganin1621whenthefirstEnglishsettlers定居者reachedtheNewWorlD.TheydidnothaveenoughfooD.ButtheAmericanIndianshelpedthewhitemenandtaughtthemhowtofarm.IntheautumnaftertheEnglishsettlerscametoAmericatheyhadagoodharvest收获.TheyweresopleaseD.TheydecidedtoinvitetheirIndianfriendstodinnerinordertothankthemfortheirhelp.AsfarasfamilyreunionThanksgivingDayisevenmoreimportantthanChristmasorNewYear'sEvetomostAmericans.1.IfNovember1isMondaywhenisThanksgivingDay?A.November4.B.November18.C.November25.D.November2.2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.ThewholefamilygettogetherforabigdinneronThanksgivingDay.B.AlltheAmericansdonotworkonThanksgivingDay.C.AmericansstillworkonSaturdaysandSundays.D.ThanksgivingDaybeganinthesixteenthcentury.3.WhenthefirstEnglishsettlersarrivedinAmericathey.A.hadahardtimeB.livedahappylifeC.taughtAmericanIndianshowtofarmD.hadalotofthingstoeat4.Thewordinvitemeans.A.stopsomebodyfromdoingsomethingB.letsomebodydosomethingC.makesomebodydosomethingD.asksomebodytodosomething5.Wecanguesstherearemorefamilyreunions.A.onChristmasDaythanonThanksgivingDayB.onThanksgivingDaythanonChristmasDayC.onNewYear'sEvethanonThanksgivingDayD.onNewYear'sDaythanonThanksgivingDay

Livinginamodernsocietyhasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Onedisadvantageisthatyouoftenhavetoliveclosertootherpeoplethanyouwouldliketo.Sometimesyourneighborsmakenoisethatyouarenotcomfortablewith.Thebestwaytosolvethisproblemistotalkwithyourneighborfirst.YoushouldbeverypoliteandaskyourneighborifheknowshowthinthewallsofyourhomesarE.Thiswaydoesn’tcriticize批评hisbehavior;itsimplypointsoutthathemaynotrealizehowfarhissoundtravels.Tellhimthatyouknowthatsometimesyoumakenoiseaswellbutthatyoudoyourbesttokeepitdown.Oftenthiswillsolvetheproblemrightawaybutsometimestheneighbormaybecomeangry.IfyourneighborbecomesangrywithyoutherearesomemorestepsyoucantakE.YoumightwritealettertotheneighborhoodcommitteE.Makesureyouwritedownthesourceofthenoiseandthetimeintheletter.TheywillreviewthesituationanddecidewhetheryourneighborisoutoflinE.Somenoiseisconsideredtobereasonableevenifitbothersyou.Soyoumayprepareagoodpairofearplugs耳塞.Evenifyourneighbormakestoomuchnoiseyoudon’thavetoliveyourlifeindiscomfort.It’salwaysagoodideatobefriendlytoyourneighbors.Youmaycleantherubbishinfrontofhisdoor.He’ssuretoappreciate感激behaviorlikethisandbemoreopentoyoursuggestionsaboutnoiselevel.57.Whatisthefirststeptodealwiththenoisyneighbor?A.Tobuyagoodpairofearplugs.B.Tooffersuggestionstotheneighbor.C.Toasktheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.D.Totelltheneighborhowbadhisbehavioris.58.Whatshouldbewritteninthelettertotheneighborhoodcommittee?A.Howtopunishyournoisyneighbor.B.Whereandwhenthenoiseappears.C.HowtomakethenoiselessintheneighborhooD.D.WhatproblemsthenoisecausestoyourlifE.59.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Youshouldcontrolyournoiseaswell.B.YoucanlivecomfortablyevenifthereisnoisE.C.Yourneighbormaybemorefriendlythanyouthink.D.Youshouldbuildgoodrelationshipwithyourneighbor.60.Theauthorwrotethispassagetotellus____.A.whyweshouldgetonwellwithneighborsB.howtorelaxourselvesinamodernsocietyC.howtobecomeknownamongneighborsD.whatweshoulddowithournoisyneighbor

Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconverstationabouttheworld’sgreatestwonders.InmyopinionthefirstmansaidtheEgyptianPyramids金字塔aretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsagotheyarestillstandingandrememberthepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.IagreethatthePyramidsinEgyptarewonderfulthesecondmansaidbutIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.IbelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthePyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Insecondstheycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.HeturnedtothethirdmanandaskedWhatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?ThethirdmanthoughtforalongtimeandthenhesaiD.WellIagreethatthePyramidsarewonderfulandIagreethatcomputersarewonderfultoo.Howeverinmyopinionthemostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.TheothertwomenwereverysurpriseD.Inwinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.InsummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscolD.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit’swinterorsummer?1.Theunderlinedwordthermosmeans_________inChinesE.A.空调B.保温瓶C.电扇2.Thethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecause_______.A.TheyallhaddifferentideasB.Theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderful.C.Theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswereright3.ThefirstmanthoughtthePyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingbecause_______.A.theywereEgyptianB.theywereverybeautifulC.theyhavebeenbuiltwithverysimpletools4.Thethirdmanthoughtthethermoswasthemostwonderfulthingbecause_________.A.itlastedlongerthanthePyramidsB.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummerC.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause_______.A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworkedC.hedidnotthinkthePyramidswerewonderful

阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.和D.项中选出最佳选项Jessreallyfeltveryhappy.Whenhearrivedathisseatintheclassroomthatmorninghefoundaninvitationonhisdesk.Itwasfromseveralofhisclassmatesaskinghimtojointhemonacampingtrip.Thiswasthefirsttimehewasaskedtojoininanout-of-schoolactivity.Whyweretheyaskinghimnow?Nobodyseemedtolikehim.Infacthehadbeensolonelythathedrownedhisfeelingwithfood.Asaresulthehadputonalotofweightandthisgavethekidssomethingmoretomakefunofhim.CindywhowasstandingnearJesswhenhereadtheinvitationwentoutquicklytotelltheothersthatthetrickhadworkeD.EveryonewaspleasedthatJessthoughtthatwastruE.Buttherewasnocampingtrip.Thewholethingwasmadeup.AtfirstCindythoughtitwasfun.ButlaterwhenJesstoldherthathewasgoingtobuyasleepingbagwithhissavingsCindyhadasecondideA.SheknewthatJess’sfamilyhadlittlemoneyandshehatedtoseehimspendhissavingsonsomethinghewouldneverusE.CindyalsohatedtotellJessthetruth.Herclosefriendswouldbeangrywithher.Whatcouldshedonow?1.Theunderlinedsentencehedrownedhisfeelingwithfoodmeans________.A.heatealottomakehimselffeellesslonely.B.heaskedforalotoffoodfromhisclassmates.C.hebroughthisfoodtoputonweight.D.hehadalotoffoodafterheswam.2.WhatwouldJessdecidetodoafterreceivingtheinvitation?A.Hewouldaskhisparentsformoney.B.Hewouldbuyasleepingbagforcampingusinghisownmoney.C.Hewouldeatmoretobecomefatter.D.Hewouldborrowasleepingbagfromothers.3.IfJessreallyboughtasleepingbag____________.A.everyoneelsewouldalsobuyonE.B.itwouldbethebestintheclass.C.Cindywouldpayforit.D.hewouldhaveitfornousE.4.HowdidCindyfeelabouttheinvitationlater?A.Shethoughtitwasfun.B.Shefeltsorrybutdidnotknowwhattodo.C.Shewasangryabouttheinvitation.D.ShethoughtitwasagoodideatomakeJesshappy.5.Whatisthestoryabout?A.Jess’sschool.B.Jess’sweightproblems.C.ThetrickplayedonJess.D.Cindy’sideaaboutacampingtrip.

The2012LondonOlympicGamesarearoundthecorner.IfyouhavethechancetovisitBritainyourselfyoucanseeateverybusstoptheBritishpeopleformaqueuE.Youmayhavereadaboutitbutyouwillstillfeelamazedtoseeitwithyourowneyes.It’sanamazingsocialbehavior;itbringstheBritishtoahigherlevelofcivilization文明.AtleastthatiswhatoneGermanprofessorthinks.TheprofessornamedJosephHeinrichandhisworkmatessaythatstandinginlineisthehighestformofcooperative协作的groupbehavior.Thesocialrules细则ofstandinginlinearealsointeresting.Forexampleyouneedtobeabletodecidethecorrectdistancetothepersoninfrontofyou.Gettoocloseandthereisadangerofenteringotherpeople’spersonalspacE.Thisisaseriousmistakeandoftenmakesotherpeopleangry.Howeverwhenyouleavetoomuchspacethenextpersonislikelytoask:Areyouinthequeue?Thismaysoundpolitebutinfactitmeans:Can’tyoustandinlineproperly?Innoothercountriescanyouseetheone-manqueueexceptinBritain.IfaBritishpersonarrivesatabusstopandnooneelseistherehewillnotsimplywait.InsteadhestandsattheheadofthequeuE.Touristsareoftenunfamiliarwithlocalcustoms习俗andiftheydonotgetinlinebehindtheBritishpersonheorshewilltellthemstrictly:ThisisaqueuE.ThoughitmightseemthattheBritishpeopletaketheirqueuestooSeriouslyonethingiscertain:queuescansavelives.IndangeroussituationsstandinginlinehaspreventedthemfromgettingveryfrighteneD.Intheserioustrainaccidentin1999peoplewhowerehurtformedaqueueastheyescapedfromtheirtrains.Onewriterlaterwroteaboutapolitemanwholetherpasswithaquietafteryou.TopicQueuinginBritainProfessors’34ofqueuing●TheBritishhave35ahigherlevelofcivilization.●Itisthehighestformofcooperativegroupbehavior.Socialrulesofqueuing●Youshouldstand36tooclosetonorfarfromthepersoninfrontofyou.●EvenifthereisonlyoneBritishpersonwaitingforabushequeuestoo.●Iftouristsdonotqueuetheywillbestrictlyremindedto37thelocalcustom.ThepowerofqueuingTheBritishqueuedandkeptcalmeveninfaceof38.

SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathomE.Youshouldnotbeupset不安的ifyourEnglishfriendsdon’tinviteyouhomE.Itdoesn’tmeantheydon’tlikeyou.Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.andendatabout11.Askyourhosts主人whattimeyoushouldarrivE.It’spolitetobringflowerschocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks小吃.Ifyouwanttobeextrapolitesayhowmuchyouliketheroomorthepicturesonthewall.Butremember－it’snotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.InmanyfamiliesthehusbandsitsatoneofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherenD.Theyeatwiththeirguests.You’llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmallthenyou’llhavemeatorfishwithvegetablesandthendessert甜点心followedbycoffeE.It’spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextdayorwritethemashortthankyouletter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosaythankyouthankthankyouallthetime!1.IfyourEnglishfrienddoesn’tinviteyoutodinnerathomeitmeansheorshe______.A.doesn’tlikeyouB.likesyouC.can’taffordtodosoD.istoobusy2.It’simpolite______.A.toaskaboutthepriceofacertainthingB.tosaythankyoutohostsC.takenothingwithyouwhenyouareinvitedtodinnerD.toeatupeverythingonyourplate3.Themealendswith_______usually.A.soupB.coffeeC.meatorfishD.dessert4.Whenyouareinvitedtoadinnerpartyyou’dbetter_______.A.askwhattimeyoushouldarriveB.takeyourwifewithyouC.drinkasmoreaspossibleD.eatmoresnacksasyoucan5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thehostslikethepeoplewhositclosertothem.B.ThehostslikethepeoplewhoaskthemtimepriceageetC.C.Thehusbandandthewifeusuallysittogether.D.Youcancallyourhostthenextdayorwritealetterofthanksafterthat.

阅读理解A.passengertoldanairhostess空姐thatheneededacupofwaterwhentheplanejusttookoff.Shetoldhimthatshewouldbringhimthewatersoon.Twentyminuteslaterwhenthepassenger'sringforservicesoundedtheairhostessrealizeditatoncE.Shewaskeptsobusythatsheforgottobringhimthewater.ThereforethepassengerwashelduptotakehismedicinE.Shehurriedovertohimwithacupofwaterbutherefusedit.Inthefollowinghoursontheflighteachtimetheairhostesspassedthepassengershewouldaskhimwithasmilewhetherheneededhelpornot.Butthepassengerneverpaidattentiontoherwords.Whenhewasgoingtogetofftheplanethepassengeraskedtheairhostesstohandhimthepassengers'booklet意见簿.ShewasverysaD.Sheknewthathewouldwritedownsharp苛刻的words.Butwithasmileshehandedittohim.Offtheplanesheopenedthebookletandletoutasmileforthepassengerputit:OntheflightyouaskedmeifIneededhelpfortwelvetimesinall.HowcanIrefuseyourtwelvesinceresmiles?That'sright!Itwasthetwelvesmilesoftheairhostessthatmovedthepassenger.1.Whydidthepassengerneedacupofwater?A.Hewasthirsty.B.HewouldtakemedicinE.C.Theairhostesswasbeautiful.D.HewantedtomaketroublE.2.Theunderlinedphraseheldupmeans_______.A.takenoffB.gotonC.putoffD.goneon3.Whydidthepassengerrefusethewaterlater?A.Hewasangry.B.Hedidn'tminD.C.Hewaswellnow.D.Hewasn'tthirstyatall.

Katyaknewshewasnotgoodatbasketballbutshedecidedtotryoutforthebasketballteamanyway.ShehopedshewouldimprovewithpracticE.WhentheteamrosterwaspostedthenextdayKatya'snamewasnotonthelist.BasketballwasthelatestofKatya'sfailures.SoccerwasfunbutKatyawasalwaysbumpingintoherteammates.ShehadalsotriedartbutshedrewevenworsE.Katyawasgoodatreadingthough.Shereadaboutallkindsofsports.Shealsoreadaboutart.Thenonedayshefoundabookaboutphotographyinthelibrary.Shecouldn'ttakehereyesoffthebeautifulblack­and­whitephotosandsheimaginedherselftakingpictures.Katya'sbrotherAlexhadanoldcamerA.Katyabegantotakephotos.Oneafternoonsheshowedupatbasketballpracticeandtookphotosofherfriendsplayingball.Threedayslaterthepictureswereready.KatyadecidedtoshowthephotostoAlex.HetookthepacketandlaidallthephotosonthetablE.HelookedateachshotforalongtimE.Thenhepointedtooneofthepictures.That'sagreatshot.Ithinkyou'vefoundsomethingyou'rereallygoodathesaiD.InthephotoKatya'sfriendKimwasshootingabasketball.HerfeetwerehighoffthefloorandherarmswereaboveherheadinapositionthatmadeKimlooklikeaballerinA.Actuallyherfriendlookedmorelikeadancerthanaballplayer.KatyasmileD.Sothisiswhatitfeelsliketobegoodatdoingsomethingyoulikeshethought.1.WhohelpsKatyarealizethatthereissomethingshecandowell?A.HerfrienD.B.Herteammates.C.Herbrother.D.Hercoach.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordrosterinParagraph1mean?A.Team.B.NamE.C.List.D.Day.3.WhydoestheauthorcomparethebasketballplayerinoneofKatya'sphotostoaballetdancer?A.Thebasketballplayerlooksbeautiful.B.ThephotoisinblackandwhitE.C.Thephotowastakenatatheater.D.Thebasketballplayeriswearingauniform.4.WhichwordbestdescribesKatya?A.Lazy.B.Funny.C.AthletiC.D.Determined坚定的.

InfrontofmanyAmericanhousesyoucanseeamat.Peoplesometimescallitawelcomematbecausemanyofthesematshavethewordwelcomeonthem.Somewelcomemathavethefamilynameonthemtoo.BecauseAmericansdonottakeofftheirshoesbeforetheygointothehousetheyneedawelcomemattocleantheirshoes.Ifthechildrendonotcleantheirshoesonthemattheirparentsmaynotletthemin.IfyougotoanAmericanhomepleaseremembertocleanyourshoesonthemat.Alwaysremember:Differentcountriesdifferentcustoms.56.TheEnglishwordmatmeans________inChinesE.A.擦鞋垫B.迎客垫C.坐垫D.入门垫57.Americansusewelcomematstomaketheir_______clean.A.childrenB.shoesC.feetD.clothes58.Sometimestheparentsdon’tlettheirchildrengointotheirhousebecause_______.A.thechildrenforgettotakeofftheirshoes.B.thechildren’sfeetarenotclean.C.thechildrendon’tremembertocleantheirshoesonthemat.D.therearenomatsinfrontoftheirhouses.59.BeforetheygointotheirhousesAmericansmust_____.A.takeofftheirshoesB.cleantheirshoesonthegroundC.cleantheirshoesonthewelcomematsD.putontheirshoes.60.Differentcountriesdifferentcustomsmeans___.A.PeopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentwaysoflivingB.PeopleinthesamecountryhavedifferentwaysoflivingC.PeopleinthesamecountryhavenotthesamewayoflivingD.Peopleindifferentcountrieshavethesamewayofliving

Georgeknockedonthedoorofhisfriend'shousE.Whenhisfriend'smotheransweredheaskedCanAlbertcomeouttoplaywithme?Nosaidthemotherit'stoocolD.WellsaidGeorgecanhisfootballcomeouttoplay?Nancy:IsawsevengirlsinoneumbrellaandnoneofthemgotwetattheschoolgatE.Taney:OhthatmustbeaverybigumbrellA.Nancy:Don’tyouseethebigsuninthesky?ASundayschoolteacherwastellingherstudentstheimportanceofmakingothersglaD.NowchildrenshesaiD.Doyouevermakesomeoneelseglad?Pleaseteachersaidasmallboy.Imadesomeonegladyesterday.Great.Whowasthat?Mygranny.Goodboy.NowtellushowyoumadeyourgrandmotherglaD.Iwenttoseeheryesterdayandstayedwithherforthreehours.ThenIsaidtoher:GrannyI'mgoinghomeandshesaid:WellI'mglad!Mother:Marywhydoyoucryandshoutsomuch?PlayquietlylikeEddiE.Seehedoesn'tmakeasounD.Mary:Ofcoursehedoesn't.Momit'sagameweareplaying.HeisDaddycominghomelateandI'myou.1.Thefourpassagesareall______________.A.jokesB.advertisementsC.newsD.stories2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.GeorgewantedtoplayfootballwithAlbert.B.ThesmallboymadehisgrannyhappybygoinghomE.C.Thesevengirlsdidn’tgetwetbecauseitwasn’trainingatall.D.Daddycamehomequietlybecausehedidn’twanttowakeupthechildren..

LatethatafternoonItookthetrainbacktoSydney.ThereIfoundanothersurprisewaitingformE.MyroomatthehotelhadbeengiventosomebodyelseandtheyhadnoroomformE.Harkinhadknownmytravelplansandhadplannedeverything.Howcouldhehavebookedtheroomonlyforthreedays?Therewasnothingtobedonebuttofindanotherhotel.ThewaiterswerehappytofindmeanewhotelandwhenIsaidthatIwashappytostayattheairportthinkingitmightbecheaperthanstayinginthecitytheysuggestedtheHolidayInnattheairport.Therewasonesmallmatter:theroomratewas$300pernight.ThebesthotelinKatoombahadwantedonly$145.IaskediftherewasanythingcheapertheymightsuggestbuttheywarnedthatmosthotelswouldalreadybefullbythistimE.ThehotelwasfarfromthetrainstationsoIhadtotakeataxiat$25.OnthewaytotheHolidayInnwepassedahoteljusttwoblocksfromtheHolidayInnthatadvertisedaroomrateof$104.AtthedeskIaskediftheirroomratecouldgodownalot.Nothisisa4－starhotelthewaitertoldmE.InthatcaseIrepliedI'lljustwalkthetwoblockstothecheaphotel.ButshewarnedmethattheywereprobablyfullandthatifIdidn'ttaketheroomitmightnotbeavailablewhenIcameback.FinallyIdecidedtotaketheroom.Theroomitselfwasbigbuttheairconditioningcouldn'tkeepupwiththeAustralianheat.Icouldn'tgettosleepuntilabout100a.m..1.Whydidthewriterhavetolookforanotherhotel?A.Hedidn'tbookearly.B.HarkinmadeamistakE.C.Hewasshortofmoney.D.Hewasn'twellreceiveD.2.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhearingtheroomrateattheHolidayInn?A.Nervous.B.Happy.C.SurpriseD.D.RelaxeD.3.WhydidthewritertakearoomintheHolidayInnfinally?A.It'sa4－starhotel.B.It'saroundthestation.C.Itwasmidnightthen.D.TheroomwasingreatdemanD.4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.AhotelhuntingexperiencE.B.Anunforgettableday.C.Awarm－heartedwaiter.D.Anintroductiontohotels.

Basketballstarsbecomehip-hopsingers.It'struE.InNBAhip-hopmusicisverypopular.ManyoftheplayerslikeShaquilleO'NealoftheLosAngelesLakerswriterap说唱wordswhentheyravelonplanesfromonecitytoanother.Someofthemevenhaverapradioshowsandothersperform表演inmusicvideo.Whensomeoftheyoungerstarsplaybasketballtheyeventrytolooklikehip-hopsingers.Hip-hopisjustpartoftheirculturesaysoneplayer.Allofusgrewuplisteningtorapandplayingbasketballandrappersgrewupdoingthesamething.MasterP.isafamousrapstarwhowantstobecomeabasketballplayer.TwoNBAteamshaveinvitedhimtojointhem.TheyenjoylisteningtohismusiC.AnNBAplayerhasbecomearapper.Hehasmadefoursuccessfulrapalbums专集.NBAhasacloserconnectiontohip-hopthananyothersportsleaguE.56.ManybasketballplayersinNBAlike________.A.hip-hopmusicB.countrymusicC.AmericansingersD.dancing57.ManyNBAplayers________mpwordswhentheytravelonplanesfromonecitytoanother.A.learnB.writeC.singD.dance58.________isjustpartoftheNBAplayers'culturE.A.MusicB.RapperC.Hip-hopD.Basketball59.TheNBAtennisinvitedMasterP.tojohnthemjustbecause________.A.theylikelisteningtohismusicB.hisdancingwaspopularC.theylikehisfaceandhairD.hiship-hopwaspopular60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.ManyNBAplayershavebecomehip-hoprappers.B.A.tapperwantstobecomeaNBAbasketballplayer.C.PlayersinNBAdon'tlikehip-hopmusicatall.D.NBAbasketballteamshavecloserconnectiontohip-hopmusiC.

Sixteenyearsagoaboygavemeanimportantgift.ItwasasmilE.Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatamiddleschoolandmyoldschoolwasfaraway.AsaresultnooneknewwhoIwas.IwasverylonelyandafraidtospeaktoanyonE.EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughingIfeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn’ttalkwithanyoneaboutmyproblems.ThenonedaywhenmyclassmatesweretalkinghappilywiththeirfriendsIwassittingatmydeskunhappilyasusual.Atthatmomentaboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn’tknowwhohewas.Hepassedbymeandthenturnedback.HelookedatmewithasmilE.SuddenlyIfeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeelhappyandwarm.ThatsmilechangedmylifE.Istartedtotalkwithotherstudentsandmadefriends.DaybydayIbecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecomemybestfriendnow.OnedayIaskedhimwhyhehadsmiledbuthecouldn’trememberdoingso!Itdoesn’tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshavegonE.Ibelievethattheworldiswhatyouthinkitis.IfyouthinkitislonelyyoumightalwaysbealonE.Sosmileattheworldanditwillsmileback.1.Whendidthewritergetthegift?A.Attheageof16.B.Aftermakingfriendswiththeboy.C.Inthefirstyearatamiddleschool.D.Afterbecomingclosertoeveryoneintheclass.2.Whywasthesmileanimportantgift?A.Becausethewriter’soldschoolwasfaraway.B.Becausethewriterdidn’tknowwhotheboywas.C.Becausethesmiledidn’tmeananythingtotheboy.D.Becausethewriterfeltlonelyandhadnofriendsanditmadeherfeelhappyandwarm.3.Whydidn’tthewritertalktoanyoneinhernewschoolaboutherproblems?A.Becauseshewasalwaysunhappy.B.Becauseshedidn’tknowanyoneatthetimE.C.Becauseshewasinthefirstyearatthejuniorhighschool.D.Becauseshedidn’twantherparentstoworryabouther.4.Howdidthesmilechangeherlife?A.Shestartedtomakefriends.B.Shebecamethebestfriendoftheboy.C.Herparentsdidn’tworryaboutheranymorE.D.Sherealizedthatshewaslonely.5.Wheredoesshenowthinkherfeelingofunhappinesscamefrom?A.Fromheroldschool.B.Fromherparents.C.Fromherself.D.Fromherclassmatesatthenewschool.

阅读理解Paulgotonthebustogotothetown.Itwasverycrowdedandhehadtostandforaboutfiveminutes.Thensomeofthepassengers乘客gotoff.Paulsatdownnexttoafatlady.ShehadseveralshoppingbagsandPauldidn’thavemuchroomontheseat.Atlastthebusgottothetown.Allthepassengersstartedtogetoff.Paulwasverypolite有礼貌的sohestooduptoletthefatladygetoffbeforehim.ShesaidThankyou.Thenshetriedtogetoutoftheseatwithallherbags.Butshecouldn’tmovE.Shewasstuck!Paulhadtopushthelady.Theconductorpulledher.Finallytheygotherfreebutshewasn’tpleaseD.I’llwritetothebuscompanyshesaiD.I’lltellthemnottomakebuseswithsuchsmallseats.1.Whycouldn’ttheladygetoutoftheseat?A.Becausetheseatonthebusweretoosmall.B.Becausetheladywastoofatandhadalotofbags.2C.BecausethebuswasverycrowdeD.D.BecausePaulwasinhisseatnexttohers.2.WhendidPaulgetaseatonthebus?A.Assoonashegotonthebus.B.Afterfiveminutes.C.Justbeforehewantedtogetoff.D.Justbeforethebusgottothetown.3.HowdoyouknowthatPaulwasverypolite?A.Hedidn’ttaketheseatandwasalwaysstanding.B.Hepushedtheladyoutofherseat.C.Hestooduptolettheladygetoffbeforehim.D.Hehelpedtheladycarryherbags.4.andPauldidn’thavemuchroomontheseat.Thewordroomheremeans.A.partofahouseB.spaceC.partofaseatD.somethingforsittingon5.Shewasstuck!Inthestoryitmeansshe____.A.wasn’tabletomoveortogetoutB.wassittingthereshecouldn’tstandupC.pushedherbagsD.movedveryslowly

HongKonghasaboutfortypublicbeaches.SomeofthebeachesareamongthebestintheworlD.Peoplecangothereforaswim.Youcangotomostofthembybus.Buttogotosomebeachesyoumusttakeaboat.Therearetoiletsdressingroomsandplacestobuyfoodanddrinksonmostofthebeaches.Youwillswimtherewithoutdangerifyouremembertheseinstructions说明:1.NeverswimalonE.2.NeverswimafteramealorwhenyoufeelhungryortireD.3.Don’tstayinthewatertoolong.4.Nevergooutinaboatifyoucan’tswim.Remember:A.redflagmeansthatitisdangerousforanyonetogointothewater.A.blueflagmeansthatitisdangerousforchildren.阅读以上材料选择最佳答案26.Thereare_________publicbeachesinHongKong.A.fortyB.alittlemoreorlessthanfortyC.lessthanfortyD.morethanforty27.Wecanreach__________bybus.A.allthepublicbeachesB.nopublicbeachC.onlyafewpublicbeachesD.mostofthepublicbeaches28.Whenyouseeablueflagyouknowthat_________therE.A.womenshouldnotswimB.childrenshouldnotswimC.nobodycanswimD.menshouldnotswim29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.Youcanalwaysswimwhenyouseearedflag.B.Youshouldn’tswimwithotherpeoplE.C.Youshouldn’tswimafterlunch.D.Youcan’tswimforashorttimE.30.Thispassagemainlytellsus_________.A.somethingaboutHongKong’sbeachesandswimmingthereB.thatswimminginHongKongisdangerousC.thatHongKonghasmanybestbeachesintheworldD.itisnoteasytogoswimminginHongKong

阅读理解Lisawasasinglemotherwholivedwithherlittleson.ShelostherjobtwoyearsagoandtheyhadaveryhardlifE.BeingpoorwasterriblE.HerheartwasbrokeneverytimehersonaskedCanIhavesomemorebreadandjampleaseMommy?Onedaywhenhersonaskedthesamequestionagainshedecidedtoprepareabigmealforhimwiththeonly6dollarsinherhanD.ShewenttothesupermarketboughtsomefoodandcookedathomE.Lisawasashymotherbutshewasstrong-mindeD.It’stimetomakeachangeshethought.Sheusedtolovewriting.Inordertomakesomemoneyshebegantowritearticlesformagazinesdayandnight.Thingswentbetter.Thelocalfoodbankstartedtoprovideherwithsomefreevegetableseverymonth.Hersonfinallyhadenoughtoeat.OncehetoldLisathatthedishesshemadeweredelicious.SuddenlyanideacametoLisa’smindWhynotsharemyrecipes食谱ontheInternet?ShediD.Manypeoplelikedherrecipesandshebecamepopular.Soonafterthatsomereportersinterviewedherandaskedhertowriteabookoncooking.WhenLisagotthemoneyforthebookshewroteshehadagoodsleepforthefirstnightduringthetwoyears.NowLisahasawell-paidjobandabeautifulhomebutshe’llneverforgetthedayswhensheworkedhardforagoodlifE.根据短文内容选择最佳答案1.Lisa________twoyearsagoandlivedaveryhardlifE.A.soldvegetablesB.lostherjobC.openedasupermarketD.boughtahouse2.Lisabegantowrotearticlesformagazinesto________.A.makesomemoneyB.forgettheolddaysC.interviewotherpeopleD.helpthefoodbank3.Lisasharedher________ontheInternetandbecamepopular.A.booksB.dishesC.recipesD.magazines4.Lisadidn’thaveagoodsleepuntil________.A.shestartedtocookathomeB.shepreparedabigmealforhersonC.shewrotearticlesformagazinesD.shegotthemoneyforthebookshewrote[5.FromthepassagewecanknowthatLisais________.A.lazyB.cruelC.outgoingD.hard-working

阅读理解IwasinastrangecityIdidn'tknowatallandwhat'smoreIcouldnotspeakawordofthelanguagE.OnmyseconddayIgotonthefirstbusthatpassedrodeonitforseveralstopsthengotoffandwalkedon.Thefirsttwohourspassedpleasantly愉快地enoughthenIdecidedtoturnbacktomyhotelforlunch.AfterwalkingaboutforsometimeIdecidedIhadbetterasktheway.ThetroublewasthattheonlywordIknewofthelanguagewasthenameofthestreetinwhichIlivedandeventhatIpronouncedbadly.Istoppedtoaskanewspaper-seller.Hehandedmeapaper.Ishookmyheadandrepeatedthenameofthestreetandheputthepaperintomyhands.Ihadtogivehimsomemoneyandwentonmyway.ThenextpersonIaskedwasapoliceman.Helistenedtomecarefullynoddedandgentlytookmebythearm.Therewasastrangelookinhiseyesashepointedleftandrightandleftagain.InoddedpolitelyandbeganwalkinginthedirectionhepointeD.AboutanhourpassedandInoticedthatthehousesweregettingfewerandfewerandgreenfieldswereappearingoneithersideofmE.IhadcomeallthewayintothecountrysidE.Theonlythingleftformetodowasfindthenearestrailwaystation.1.Thewriterpreferredtowalkbacktohishotelbecause_________.A.hehadnomoneytobuyaticketB.hewantedtolosehimselfinthecityC.hetriedtoknowthecityinthiswayD.itwaslateandtherewerenobusespassingby2.Thenewspaper-seller______.A.didn'tknowwherethehotelwasB.didn'tunderstandwhatthewritersaidC.couldunderstandwhatthewritersaidD.didn'twanttotakethemoneyfromthewriter3.Fromthestoryweknowthatthepoliceman______.A.waskindbutdidn'tunderstandthewriter?B.toldthewriterwheretotakeatrainC.knewwhatthewriterreallymeantD.wascold-heartedanddidn'thelpthewriter4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ThewritergotclosetothehotelwherehestayeD.B.Thewritergottothehotelwiththepoliceman'shelp.C.Thewriterfoundhewasmuchfartherawayfromthehotel.D.ThewriterfoundthehotelinthedirectionthepolicemanpointeD.5.Inyouropinionwhatwasthewriter'srealtrouble?A.Hedidn'tknowthecityatall.B.Hecouldn'tspeakthelanguagE.C.Hewenttoofarinthewrongbus.D.Hefollowedthepoliceman'sdirection.

WheneverwethinkofHollywoodwethinkofmoviesandfamousmoviestars.TheyarepartofHollywood’shistory.Todaypeoplemakemoviesinotherplacestoo.NotallfamousmoviestarsliveinHollywooD.ButHollywoodisstillaveryspecialcityinLosAngelesCaliforniA.YoucaneasilyseewhereHollywoodisinLosAngeles.Thereisabigsignonthehills.ThesignsaysHOLLYWOOD.Thewhitelettersarefiftyfeettall.Youcanseethesignfromfaraway.TheHollywoodsignisafamouslandmarkinLosAngeles.ManypostcardsshowthisfamousHollywoodlandmark.InthehillsofHollywoodthereisalsoanopen-airtheatercalledtheHollywoodBowl.Itisoneofthelargestopen-airtheatersintheworlD.Ithasseventeenthousandseatsandaveryspecialstage舞台.ThedesignofthestagewasmadebyanAmericanarchitect建筑师namedFrankLloydWright.YoucanlistentoallkindsofconcertsattheHollywoodBowl.41.TodayHollywoodis________.A.stillaspecialcityinLosAngelesB.aplacewhereallthemoviestarsliveC.aplacewherealltheworld’smoviesaremadeD.thebiggestcityinCalifornia42.YoucanseewhereHollywoodisinLosAngelesbecause________.A.itisahillB.postcardsshowyouC.thereisabigsignonthehillsD.localpeoplewilltellyou43.TheHollywoodBowlis.A.aplacewhereyoucanseemoviesB.oneofthelargestopen-airtheatersintheworldC.ahillinHollywoodD.alandmarkinLosAngeles44.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned提及abouttheHollywoodBowl?A.Seats.B.SizE.C.StagE.D.Designer.45.WhatspecialthingscanweseeinHollywood?A.TheHollywoodhills.B.TheHollywoodlandmark.C.TheHollywoodBowl.D.BothB.andC.

IboughtajasmineplantformyofficE.WhenIboughtitIwastolditwouldbloom开花andthesweetsmellwouldfillmyofficE.IhadtheplantfortwomonthsandeverydayIlookedatitbutthereweren'tanyflowersorpleasantsmell.IwasnothappysoIgavetheplanttomyfriendLindA.OnedayanotherfriendMarycalledandinvitedmetoherofficE.WhenIwalkedinherjasmineflowerssurprisedmE.Ireachedouttotouchtheflowers.MarycutsomeandgavethemtomE.Icouldn'thelpsmellingthem.SurroundedbythesweetsmellofonlyahandfuloftheseflowersIsuddenlyunderstoodsomething.MaryboughtherplantthesametimeIdiD.Ittookayearforherjasminetobloom.Iwassoimpatientforminetobloom;regretfullyIgaveitaway.Inawaymylifeislikethejasmineplant.Ineedtobepatientandletthingshappen.LastSundayLindatoldmethatshewasgoingabroadthenextweek.BeforesheleftshereturnedtheplanttomE.ThistimeIamgoingtowait.Ihavelearnedthatwhenwewantsomethinginourlifewehavetobepatient.Iamslowlylearningtohavethatpatiencetowaitformyjasminetobloom.1.Beforeshegavethejasmineawaythewriterhaditfor_______.A.onedayB.oneyearC.twoweeksD.twomonths2.WhenthewritersawMary'sjasmineshefelt_______.A.unhappyB.peacefulC.hopefulD.surprised3.Whokeptthewriter’sflowerfinally?A.MaryB.LindaC.ThewriterD.Nobody.4.Whathasthewriterlearnedfromherexperience?A.PatienceisneededinlifE.B.Flowerscanmakelifebetter.C.Friendshipisnecessaryforus.D.Jasminecanbeawonderfulplant.

OverthirtythousandyearsagopeoplefromnorthernAsiawenttoAmericA.TodaywecallthesepeopleIndians.TheIndianswenttoAmericabecausetheweatherbegantochangE.NorthernAsiabecameverycolD.EverythingfrozE.TheyhadtomoveordiE.HowdidthefirstIndiansgotoAmerica?Theywalked!LaterColumbusfoundtheNewWorldin1492.AtfirstonlyafewEuropeansfolloweD.TheytraveledtoAmericainboats.Forthenextthreehundredyearsabout500000peoplewenttherE.Thenthenumbergrewveryquickly.From1815to1915overthirty-twomillionEuropeanslefttheircountriesandwenttotheUnitedStates.ThebiggestgroupswerefromGermanyandItaly.TheseEuropeansspokemanydifferentlanguages.Mostofthemtookalmostnomoney.TheywenttoAmericasothattheycouldfindabetterlifE.1.wenttoAmericafirst.A.PeoplefromnorthernAsiaB.PeoplefromEuropeC.PeoplefromGermanyD.Columbus2.WhydidtheIndiansgotoAmerica?Because.A.northernAsiabecameveryhotB.northernAsiabecameverycoldC.theywereinterestedinAmericaD.theylikedtraveling3.ThefirstEuropeanswenttoAmerica.A.byplaneB.bybikeC.byboatD.bytrain4.TheseEuropeans.A.didn’tspeakthesamelanguageB.spokeEnglishonlyC.spokeGermanonlyD.spokebothEnglishandGerman

Ayoungmanoncewentintotownandboughthimselfapairoftrousers.Whenhegothomehewenttohisbedroomandputthemon.Hefoundthattheywereabouttwoinchestoolong.Hewenttothekitchen.HismotherandsisterswerewashinguptheteathingstherE.ThenewtrousersaretoolonghesaiD.Theyneedshorteningbyabouttwoinches.Couldoneofyoudoitformeplease?Hismotherandsisterswerebusyandnoneofthemsaidanything.Afterhismotherfinishedwashingupshewenttoherson’sbedroomandshortenedthetrousersbytwoinches.Lateronaftersuppertheeldersisterrememberedherbrother’strousers.Shewasakind-heartedgirlsoshewentquicklytohisbrother’sbedroomwithoutsayinganythingtoanyoneandshortenedthetrousersbytwoinches.Theyoungersisterwenttothecinemabutwhenshecamehomeshealsorememberedherbrother’strousers.Inearlyforgotthat.Shethought.Thensheshortenedthembytwoinches.1.Theyoungman’strouserswere_______forhimatfirst.A.longB.shortC.bigD.small2.Hismotherandsistersdidn’tsayanythingwhenheaskedforhelpbecausethey____.A.didn’twanttohelphimB.hadnotimetohelphimC.didn’tknowwhattodoD.didn’thearhim3.Hiseldersistershortenedthetrousers_______.A.intheeveningB.whenshefinishedthewashingC.afterlunchD.aftershecamebackfromthecinema4.Thenextmorningtheyoungmanfoundthatthetrouserswere_____inchestooshortforhim.A.twoB.fourC.sixD.eight5.Wecanimagine想象thatwhentheyoungmanputthetrousersonthenextmorninghewouldfeel_______.A.happyB.surprisingC.surprisedD.afraid

Longagopeoplelivedonwildanimalsfruitsandotherplantsandtheydidn’tneedtousemoney.Astimepassedfamilieshadmoreproducts产品thantheyneededsuchasanimalsandcrops.Sotheyneededtotrade交易withothers.Theybegantousemoneytomakeiteasier.Howeveritwasnotlikethemoneyweusetoday.Theyusedshellsricesaltorlargestones.Duringthe600sBCpeoplebeganusingcoinsasmoney.Becausetheywereeasiertocarrythangoods货物countriesbegantomakecoinsastheirmoney.TheChinesewerethefirsttousepapermoneyprobablyinthe11thcentury.AnItaliantravelerMarcoPolosawtheChineseusepapermoneywhenhevisitedChinainthe1200s.Afterhistravelhetoldthewesternpeoplewhathesaw.ButEuropeancountriesdidn’tstartusingpapermoneytillthe1600s.Todaywehavemanywaystopayforthingssuchascoinspapermoneyandcards.SomeprefertopaybycarD.That’sbecausepayingwithacardiseasierandsaferthancarryingaroundalotofrealmoney.49.Peoplebegantousemoneybecausethey______.A.livedonplantsB.raisedanimalsC.neededtotrade50.Peopleused______asmoneyduringthe600sBC.A.shellsB.coinsC.cards51.Whichcountryusedpapermoneyfirst?A.Japan.B.USA.C.ChinA.52.Thepassagetellsusthe______ofmoneyA.historyB.useC.collection

AsadoctorIusuallyworkabout10hourseveryday.IhavequiteabusylifebutIalsodosomevolunteering志愿活动.I.’mnotsayingit’seasy.Infactit’sdifficult.ButwhatIgetismuchmorethanwhatIgivE.Ineverthinkit’sawaste浪费oftimE.I.’mhelpingayounggirlMolly.Shehasaproblemwithherleg.Westaytogetherfortwohoursonceaweek.IdriveforaboutanhourtogettoherhousE.I.’mdoingitforninemonths.Oneofthethingsweoftendoistogoforawalkformorethananhour.Itsoundseasytoyouandmebutforherit’sabigdeal.Mysisteralsooncehadthesameproblemwithherleg.Iknowthiskindofproblemwillinfluence影响people’slifE.IwanttodosomethingandshegivesmeagreatchancE.IhopeshecangetwellasmysisterdiD.1.Whatdoesthewriterdo?A.She’sateacher.B.She’sadriver.C.She’saplayer.D.She’sadoctor.2.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofdoingthevolunteeringjob?A.It’sawasteoftimE.B.Itinfluencespeople’slifE.C.It’snoteasy.D.Itmakesherbusy.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddealmeaninthepassage?A.gameB.thingC.hillD.point4.Whatcanweinfer推断fromthepassage?A.Thewriterdoesn’tlikethevolunteerjoB.B.ThewritergetsnothingfromthevolunteerjoB.C.Thewriter’ssistergetswellnow.D.ThewritergoestoMolly’shousebybus.5.Thewriterismainlytalkingabout_______.A.somethingasavolunteerB.somethingasadoctorC.herinterestD.herfamily

InmanycountriesaroundtheworldMay1isaholiday.LabourDayorWorkers’Dayisaninternationalholidaythathonoursworkingmenandwomenandthejobstheydo.Duringthelate1880sinmanypartsoftheworldpeopleworkedforfourteentosixteenhoursadayinfactoriesandearnedverylittlemoney.IntheUnitedStatesandCanadaworkingpeoplegottogethertotrytomaketheirworkplacesbetter.Thesegroupsofpeopleformedunions团体.Theunionleadersaskedcompanydirectorsforshorterworkdaysandhighersalaries工资butmanyofthemrefusedtoaccepttheirideas.OnMay11886menandwomenintheUnitedStatesandCanadastoppedworkandmarchedthroughcitiesandtownstotryandforcebossestoletthemworkaneight-hourday.InthecityofChicagoseveralpeoplediedinfightswiththepolicE.OverthenextfewyearspeopleincitiesaroundtheworldstoppedworkingeveryMay1tohonourworkerseverywherE.BytheearlytwentiethcenturythefirstofMaywasanationalholidayinmanycountries.IntheUnitedStatesandCanadaMay1isnotaholiday.NorthAmericanscelebrateLabourDayonthefirstMondayinSeptember.TodayintheUnitesStatesLabourDayismostlyabouthavingfun.Peopleenjoyalongweekendandoftencelebratebyhavingbarbecuesorpicnicswithfriendsorfamily.InmanypartsoftheUnitesStatesLabourDayisalsothelastdayofsummervacationandthestudentsreturntoschoolthenextday.42.PeoplecelebrateLabourDaytohonour.A.unionleadersB.workingpeopleC.peoplediedinfightsD.workersandtheirjobs43.Peoplehadtoworkforoverfourteenhoursaday.A.in1886B.inthe1880sC.inthe19thcenturyD.intheearly20thcentury44.InParagraph2theunderlinedwordthemrefersto所指.A.workersB.unionleadersC.companydirectorsD.policemen45.WorkersinUSAandCanadastoppedworkforonMay11886.A.shorterworkdaysB.highersalariesC.betterworkplacesD.aneight-hourworkingday

Thereisusuallyagoodrailservice服务betweenmaintownsinBritain.Ifyouareunder24orover650rifyouaretravelingwithafamilyyoucanbuycheaperticketsonthetrain.Intownsandcitiesthereareusuallybuses.OnSundaystherearefewerbusservicesandsomesmallerplacesmaynothaveaSundaybusservicE.InLondonthereisalsoanundergrounD.Buttheundergroundisnoteasytousesoyoushouldlearnmoreaboutitbeforeyouuseit.HotelsareveryexpensiveinBritain.A.cheaperwayisabedandbreakfastinsomeone’shomE.TouristofficesorinformationcentrescanhelpyoutofindthesE.Therearealsoyouthhotelsinmanyplaces.Studentsmayreceiveadiscount.Restaurantsareoftenexpensiveandyoucannotbesurethefoodwillbedelicious.ButChineseandIndianrestaurantsusuallyserveprettygoodmealsatlowerprices.FastfoodshopsarecheapbutthefoodisnotalwaysverygooD.Notallbanksexchangeforeignmoneybutyoucanusuallyfindatleastonebankineachtownthatdoesso.IfyoubecomeillorhaveanaccidentwhileinBritainandyourcountryhasanagreementwithBritainformedicalcareyoucangetfreemedicaltreatment.YoucanonlybuystampsinpostofficesbutnearlyeveryvillageorpartofatownhasapostofficE.Oftenitisinsideasmallshop.44.Youmayseethearticlein.A.aguidebookB.ageographybookC.afoodadvertisementD.amedicalbook45.Howmanykindsoftrafficaretalkedaboutinthepassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.There’sonlyonebankineachtowninBritain.B.A.30-year-oldmancannotpaylessmoneyfortrainsinBritain.C.TherearedifferentrestaurantsfromdifferentcountriesinBritain.D.Studentsmaypaylessmoneythanotherpeoplewhentheystayinayouthhotel.

NateRobinsonisunlikeanyotherplayerintheNBA.ThisplayeristheshortestintheNBAbutheisoneofthemostfearlessplayers.Heis1.75mtall.InNBAhelookslikeafourth-graderamongagroupofhighschoolstudentsaccordingtoTheAtlantic.Howcanhecompete竞争withthem?Robinsonmakesupforthiswithhisabilitytojump.Withoutmovingforwardsorbackwardshecanjumpupto110cm.HoweverconfidencehelpshimmorE.PeopletalkaboutmyheightallthetimebutIdon’treallyfeelsmallerthananyoneelsesaidRobinson.IalwaysthinkI’monfire充满激情的.Nomatterwhoyouareorwhatyou’vewonhe’sgoingtocomeatyou.WiththatspirithehaswontheNBASlamDunkContestthreetimes.Alsohehasmademanywonderfulblocks盖帽.ChicagoBullsplayedMiamiHeatonMay102013.LeBronJamesthe2.03-meter-tallplayerfromMiamiHeatwenttoshoot.ButRobinsonblockedhim.HealsoblockedShaquilleO’NealinClevelandCavaliersandevenYaoMinginHoustonRockets.NateRobinsonisahero.HehasgivenmanybasketballfanshopE.MaybeonedayyoucanalsoblockbigguyslikeLeBronJames!1.AccordingtothereportNateRobinsononceplayedfor.A.ChicagoBullsB.MiamiHeatC.HoustonRocketsD.ClevelandCavaliers2.Paragraph1ofthereportmainlytalksabout.A.howgreatNateRobinsonisB.howNateRobinsonisunlikeanyotherplayerC.howfearlessNateRobinsonisD.whoNateRobinsonis3.Theunderlinedphrasemakesupprobablymeans.A.强化B.弱化C.弥补D.构成4.NateRobinson’sisthemainreasonwhyhecancompetewithothers.A.abilitytojumpB.confidenceC.shootingskillsD.blocks5.WhichisTRUEaboutNateRobinson?A.HeonceblockedYaoMingfromMiamiHeat.B.HewontheNBASlamDunkContestmorethanoncE.C.HegiveshopetoallNBAplayers.D.HefeelshimselfsmallerthanothersandhepractisesharD.