初一英语阅读理解60篇 53页

初一英语阅读 60 篇 1 I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth. ” I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”. As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace— it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 1. The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______. A. after Mother died B. before she became a writer C. when she was a child D. when Mother gave it to her 2. The passage shows that ______. A. mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B. mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done C. mother cared much about her daughter in words D. mother wrote to her daughter in careful words 3. The word “gulf” in the passage means ______. A. deep understanding between the old and the young B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter C. free talks between mother and daughter D. part of the sea going far in land 4. What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness? A. She had never received the letter. B. For years, she often talked about the letter. C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She read the letter again and again till she died. 5. What’s the best title of the passage? A. My letter to Mother B. Mother and Children C. My mother’s Desk D. Talks between Mother and Me 2 阅读理解并回答问题 One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York. “Mr. Einstein,” said the friend, “ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!” “It doesn’t matter,” answered Albert Einstein. “No one knows me here in New York.” Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat. Once more his friend persuaded him to buy a new one. “There is no need now,” said Einstein, “Everybody here has known me.” 根据短文内容，回答问题。 6. Where did Albert Einstein meet an old friend of his? ________________________________________________________________ 7. What did the friend want him to buy? ________________________________________________________________ 8. How about Einstein’s overcoat? ________________________________________________________________ 9. Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist? ________________________________________________________________ 10. What did Einstein say when the friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat? ________________________________________________________________ 3 Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he came to a very, very narrow road. Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road. 根据短文内容，回答问题。 11. Where was Goethe walking? ________________________________________________________________ 12. Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road? ________________________________________________________________ 13. Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time? ________________________________________________________________ 14. Did the young man make way for Goethe? ________________________________________________________________ 15. Who turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road? ________________________________________________________________ 4 Not many years ago, some farmers were worried because hawks were taking many of their chicken. The farmers didn’t know what to do. Finally they went to the country officials and asked for help. “Kill the hawks,” the officials said, “We will even pay for them,” so the farmers began to think of ways to kill the hawks. The farmers killed many hawks. They no longer had to worry about their chickens. But they now had a new worry. Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers’ grain. How did this happen? Hawks eat not only chickens but also field mice. They eat more field mice than chickens. But the farmers didn’t know this. When they killed a lot of hawks, they changed the balance. When people move into a new place, they often destroy many wild plants. Often these plants are food for the animals. If the animals can’t find enough plants to eat, they will starve or have to leave the place. In one part of the USA, for example the deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild roses. The mountain lions there eat the deer. The number of deer, mountain lions and wild roses doesn’t change much if people leave things as they are. But people killed many mountain lions in order to protect the deer. Soon there were so many deer that they ate up all the wild roses. Then the deer began to eat the green leaves of young trees. These trees were important to the farmers. So the farmers thought of ways to protect their trees. Now the deer had nothing to eat, and many of them died. This was another lesson from nature. To keep the balance of nature is important for us to remember. 根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。 16. Finally the officials told the farmers to kill the hawks. 17. Field mice eat not only chickens but also the farmers’ grain. 18. When the animals can’t find enough plants to eat in a place, they will starve or have to leave. 19. The number of animals changes much if people leave things as they are. 20. It is important for us to keep the balance of nature. 5 Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread ( 铺 开 ) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?” Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ” “Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?” Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ” 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 21. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school? A. Because he could eat well there. B. Because he could earn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. 22. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinner C. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little 23. “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作 24. The last sentence in the passage shows that _______. A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others 25. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______. A. teachers should be strict with their students B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes C. a catholic school is much better than other ones D. nuns are good at helping children with their math 6 When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect( 尊 敬 ) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them anymore; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words. By Jack 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 26. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______. A. the manager asked him to do so B. he respected the elderly C. the couple wanted him to do so D. he wanted more pay 27. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______. A. nervous B. satisfied C. unhappy D. excited 28. In Jack’s hometown, _______. A. people dislike being called “old” B. people are proud of being old C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants 29. After this experience, Jack _______. A. lost his job in the restaurant B. made friends with the couple C. no longer respected the elderly D. changed his way with older people 30. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got. B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple. D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture. 7 Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim! 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 31. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _______. A. rich B. famous C. young D. lonely 32. Jean thought “David” was special because he _______. A. made her quite happy on QQ B. was from San Francisco C. sent her a picture of himself D. was tall and good-looking 33. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised? A. “David”. B. Both “David” and Jean. C. Jean. D. Neither “David” nor Jean. 34. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily. B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often. C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ. D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ. 8 Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding. When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding ( 婚 礼 ) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda. Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill. One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her. She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ” Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again! 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 35. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______. A. at the age of 13 B. before she got married C. after they moved to new homes D. before the writer’s family moved away 36. They didn’t often write to each other because they _______. A. got married B. had little time to do so C. didn’t like writing letters D. could see each other on special time 37. There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she _______. A. was in trouble B. didn’t know Linda’s address C. received the card that she sent D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness 38. The writer was happy when she _______. A. read the newspaper B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman 39. They haven’t kept in touch _______. A. for about 40 years B. for about 27 years C. since they got married D. since the writer’s family moved away 9 A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him, “Well, there’s nothing really wrong with you, I’m glad to say. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldn’t pay his tailor’s bills. I told him not to worry about the bills any more. He took my advice and when he came to see me again two days ago, he told me that he now felt quite all right again. ” “Yes, I know all about that,” answered the patient sadly. “You see, I’m that man’s tailor!” 根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。 40. The tailor went to see his doctor because he has got a headache. 41. There is nothing serious with the tailor. 42. A man with the same trouble as the tailor a few days ago. 43. The doctor gave the man and the tailor the same advice. 44. The tailor was worried because a man couldn’t pay his bills. 10 I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有价 值的) in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash(现金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬劳) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away. Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 45. Which of the following is true? A. The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone. B. The writer wasn’t surprised when the man gave her a reward. C. Nothing in the wallet was missing. D. The man was very, very excited when he got his wallet back. 46. The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _______. A. she thought Christmas was coming B. the owner came back too soon C. she didn’t know there was so much money in it D. as an honest person, she didn’t care much about money 47. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer accepted a reward of $ 20. B. The writer regretted(后悔) that she had returned the wallet. C. The writer didn’t return the wallet until the owner came back. D. The writer fell very happy after she returned the wallet. 11 A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked. Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love to,” the boy answered. After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾的) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car. “There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 48. The street urchin was very surprised when _______. A. he met Paul B. Paul told him about the car C. Paul received an expensive car D. he was walking around the car 49. From the story we can see the urchin _______. A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s D. wished Paul could be a brother like that 50. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______. A. to show he had a rich friend B. to show his neighbors the big car C. to let his brother ride in the car D. to tell his brother about his wish 51. We can find from the story that _______. A. the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy B. the urchin wished to have a rich brother C. the urchin had a deep love for his brother D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end 52. The best name of the story is _______. A. A Christmas Present B. Paul, a Kind-hearted Person C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride 12 Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm. A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.” Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福 利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter. 53. How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm? A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six 54. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began? A. He was in bed. B. He was inside the house. C. He was outside the house. D. He was on the roof. 55. Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________. A. her husband knew there would be a storm B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse C. she felt the house was moving D. the welfare department helped her 56. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means ______. A. something to eatB. something to wear C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay 57. Which of he following may be the best title for this passage? A. A Terrible Storm B. A Lucky Woman C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People 13 We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others! If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away. And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. 58. “Mosquito” means _______ in Chinese. A. 苍蝇 B. 蜻蜓 C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子 59. We know mosquitoes very well because ___________. A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and there C. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly 60. If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ________. A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one 61. The mosquito bites you _________. A. when you’re asleep B. because you have choose it C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesn’t like you 62. Which of the following sentences is wrong? A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you. B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you. C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs. D. All the mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood. 14 Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions. Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to pace in tin boxes. At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it. 根据短文内容选择正确答案。 63. Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very ________. A. strange B. nice C. different D. beautiful 64. Shlander thinks man on the earth is ________. A. a monkey B. a earth monster C. a tin box D. a strange world 65. The earth monster doesn’t have ________. A. heads, arms and legs B. brown or yellow strings on its head C. a hole on its face D. a swing on its body 66. The earth monsters don’t put ________ on their holes. A. nice things B. balls C. fire D. water 67. The square window box is ________. A. a car or a bus B. a very small earth monster C. a TV set D. a radio 15 Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death. 根据短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的正确答案。 68. Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in ________. A. Sweden B. Stockholm C. Russia D. Moscow 69. What did Immanuel Nobel invent during the Crimean War? A. The engineering industry. B. A strong position. C. Landmine. D. Study of explosives. 70. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden? Because his father ________. A. went bankrupt B. was put in prison C. was ill D. died 71. How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up? He built up ________ companies in different countries. A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 D. 80 72. What was Alfred Nobel always searing for? ________. A. More time and more money B. A meaning to life C. How to end the war D. The peace between nations 16 An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand. “And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman. “ My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile. “Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.” A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” “I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.” “ How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered. “Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.” He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.” That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 73. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family? A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had no money. C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B. 74. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______. A. something interesting B. something beautiful C. some wonderful medicine D. some good food 75. The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows _______. A. she had still kept some money B. she hoped not to be refused C. There was no need to worry about money D. she thought money was easy to get 76. What made the miracle happen? A. The girl’s love for her brother. B. The girl’s money. C. The medicine from the drugstore. D. Nobody can tell. 77. From the passage we can infer (推断) that _______. A. The doctor didn’t ask for any pay B. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on C. The little girl is lovely but not so clever D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought 17 This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友 谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends. The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later. The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 78. Where is this passage from? A. A newspaper. B. A magazine. C. A TV program. D. A radio program. 79. Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us? A. Robert Bums. B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet. C. Buddy Thomas. D. The passage doesn’t tell us. 80. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage? A. On New Year’s Eve. B. On Christmas Eve. C. On weekends. D. On holidays. 81. When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear? A. In 1790. B. In 1793. C. In 1796. D. In 1799. 82. What’s Auld Lang Syne about? A. It’s about the history of Scotland. B. It’s about an old Scottish poet. C. It’s about the need to remember old friends. D. It’s about the wishes to the radio friends. 18 Have you ever heard of a girl of 15, who set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl. She started the business two years ago. She has already written several successful computer games. They are so popular that over half a million games are sold every year. Now all of her family work in her business, and she is still at school. She gets up early in the morning, and then she talks with her family about the business over breakfast. Every day she goes to school in her own car with a driver, for she is not old enough. She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too easy for her to feel interested. She usually gets ‘A’ grades in all her subjects, so the other students often ask her for help. She finished her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and goes on working on her computer, writing games until 2 am. She does not usually need so much sleep as other children. 根据短文内容，回答问题。 83. When did Wendy Wong start the business? ________________________________________________ 84. What has Wendy Wong already written successful? ________________________________________________ 85. How does Wendy Wong go to school every day? ________________________________________________ 86. How about her grades in all her subjects? ________________________________________________ 87. How long can she finish her homework? ________________________________________________ 19 Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.” “This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm. But four days later, he returned home. “ What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.” “Oh. What?” “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.” “What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Lucky you!” “You don’t understand,” Henry said. “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.” “A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “and you are complaining!” “Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn’t dare (敢)stay for dinner!” 88. How did Henry find out about the farm? A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. B. His best friend told him. C. He wrote to the farmer. D. Maybe he learned it from the radio. 89. Henry came back home several days later because ______________. A. he didn’t like the country life at all B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him C. his holiday was over D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer 90. “…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________. A. 夸奖 B. 说三道四 C. 抱怨 D. 故弄玄虚 91. Which of the following sentences is true? A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day. B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change. C. Henry couldn’t think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm. D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate. 92. Which is the best title for the passage? A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time. C. A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer. 20 Paragraph 1 Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day, they are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; 94) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter. Paragraph 2 People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned (罐装的) or frozen (冷冻的). It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day. Paragraph 3 There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on the earth. The first is to find some way to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy. 93. According to(依据)the scientists，which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch？ A. Chicken, apples, cereal and cabbages. B. Potatoes, carrots, rice and bread. C. Oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes. D. Beef, pork, fish and milk, 94. It is important for people to eat ______. A. three times a day B. dinner at twelve o’clock C. cooked food all the time D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day 95. People in different countries and different places of the world ________. A. have the right kinds of food to eat B. cook their food in the same way C. have their meals at the same time D. eat food in different ways 96. Which of the following is not true？ A. People in some places don’t have enough to eat. B. There are too many people in the world. C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry. D. The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy. 97. If there is Paragraph (段落) 4, what do you think is going to be talked about？ A. When people eat their lunch. B. What to do with the two problems. C. How to cook food in different ways. D. Why people eat different kinds of food. 21 People often say, “Children can’t do math problem, it’s because parents can’t do their children’s homework.” Here’s an example to show what I mean. The other day my daughter brought home her math homework. “I have to subtract (减) 179 from 202,” she said. “It’s quite easy,” I said. “You put the 202 over the 179.” “But we need a 10 here. Where is the 10?” “I don’t know where the 10 is. Let’s just subtract 179 from 202. Nine from two is three. You carry one and add it to seven. Eight from zero is two. The answer is 23.” “We can’t do it that way. We have to use the 10.” “Well, I’m going to call your teacher to see how she subtracts 179 from 202.” Over the telephone, I said that I was having a bit of trouble with the homework she had given to my daughter. The teacher said, “In the right-hand column (栏) we have units of one. The two in that column counts for two ones. The zero in the center counts for zero tens. The two in the left-hand column counts for hundreds. Are you clear?” But I didn’t think I was clear. I hung up and found my way to the medicine box. My head was now hurting. I started putting pills of medicine into my mouth. “How many did you take?” my wife asked. “I took one and then I took another…I know one and one was two, but don’t ask me what it is now.” 98. The daughter wanted ______ the other day. A. to give her father a lesson B. to show how difficult math was C. her father to phone her teacher D. her father to help her with her homework 99. Which of the following sentences is not true? A. The father had a different way to do the math problem. B. The father couldn’t do his daughter’s homework. C. The daughter couldn’t understand her father’s way. D. The daughter had some trouble doing the math problem. 100. From what the teacher said, we know that the word “units” means ______ here. A. whole numbers less than 10 B. whole things C. groups of lessons D. the smallest numbers 101. What the teacher said made the father _________. A. angry B. worried C. sad D. tired 102. Can you guess what would happen next in the story? A. The father would go to school and begin to learn math. B. The father would become very ill and have to take more medicine. C. The father would never do his daughter’s math problems again. D. The father would go to the school and fight with the teacher. 22 Robert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and began to study in a middle school. He studies hard and gets on well with his classmates. And he often helps his friends with their lessons. But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family is bad to him and does his best to make excuses to punish him. The boy knows it and takes precautions against(提防) it. One afternoon all the students went to have lunch and he bought a piece of bread. He was reading a book under a big tree, while a dog was standing near him. At that moment the headmaster came out and saw it. He became angry and said, “Don’t you know we don’t let anybody rear (饲养) dogs in the school?” “Yes, I do, sir. ”said the boy. “Why have you brought your dog to school, then?” “It isn’t my dog. ” “Why is it following you, then?” “You’re following me now, sir. ” said the boy, “Can you say you are mine?” 请根据以上短文在改写后短文的空白处填入适当的词，使其完整。 Robert is fifteen. He is in Grade _______(103) now. He studies hard and his classmates are _______(104) to him. And he often helps his friends to _______(105) their lessons. But as he was _______(106) in a farmer family, the headmaster from a _______(107) family is bad to him and does_______(108) he can to punish him. One day in the _______(109), all the students went _______(110) lunch and he bought a piece of bread, reading a book under a tree. At the moment a dog was standing near him. _______(111) the headmaster saw this, he wanted to_______(112) him. But he failed that day again. 23 Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报) the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere ( 大 气 ), because this is where the weather forms ( 形 成 ). They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists(气象学家) can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change. Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this. So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前). 113. Satellites travel __________. A. in space B. above space C. above the ground D. in the atmosphere 114. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere ？ Because _______. A. clouds form there B. the weather forms there C. the weather satellites can do it easily D. the pictures can forecast the weather 115. Meteorologists forecast the weather _______. A. without studying satellite pictures B. before they receive satellite pictures C. when they have received satellite pictures D. after they have compared the new satellite pictures with the earlier ones 116. Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for _________. A. one day B. two days C. five days D. seven days or even longer 117. The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in __________. A. taking pictures of the earth B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere C. weather forecasting D. doing other works in many ways 24 There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions (比赛). He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银 杯) for the Rose of the Year. Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day. But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others. At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses. 118. It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________. A. build glass-houses in his free time B. grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup C. win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color D. grow a rose with the longest name 119. Boys were often tempted to ________. A. throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-house B. throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school C. be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses D. play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses 120. Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______. A. at times when school-boys were walking near them B. all the school day when there were no boys about C. where he could not be seen by the boys passing D. in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day 121. Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass. A. be on watch in his free time B. ask the headmaster for help C. pick up all the stones around his garden D. do all the above 122. Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to ______. A. write some words on the glass B. put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses C. give the boys something else to throw stones at D. send for policemen 25 Come to Austria! Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local (当地 的) family, is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening. Enjoy Thailand! When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating (漂浮的) Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ about midday! Visit Hawaii! Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but be careful: there are many mosquitoes (蚊子), and don’t be surprised if it rains in the center of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. 根据上面的三则广告，在下面句子的空白处填入适当的词。 123. If you stay at the Hotel Post, you have a view (风景) of______. 124. At the Floating Market you can buy things in ______. 125. Because the sun is strong in Bangkok, you should bring______. 126. In the north of Kauai Island there are______. 127. The warmest place of the three is______. 26 Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana(加纳), Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily(日常) cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can’t get enough clean water to keep healthy. Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource(自然资源) on the earth. Water covers 70% of the earth’s surface(表面). But most of that is sea water. We can’t use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth’s surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isn’t as hard as Napoga’s. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out. How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain(酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water: ●Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters(升) each month. ●Leaky taps(漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away! ●You can easily cut your 10-minute showers(沐浴) in half—and you’ll be just as clean. ●When you wash dishes, don’t let the water run. ● Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn’t full, you’re wasting water! 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 128. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _______. A. before she went to school B. after she finished school C without going to school D. after she played with her friends 129. On the earth, _______. A. sea water is widely used than fresh water B. there is very little water for our living C. there is 71% of fresh water D. we don’t need to worry about water 130. Acid rain _______. A. is only bad for living things B. can be produced in factories C. doesn’t do harm to people, but it’s bad for plants, animals and buildings D. doesn’t just do harm to human beings but to animals, plants and buildings 131. Which of the following wastes water? A. We need ten minutes if we want a clean shower. B. We should put in enough clothes when we wash them in washing machines. C. You can keep yourself clean by having a shower for five minutes. D. Don’t let the water run when we brush our teeth and wash dishes. 132. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Something must be done to prevent water form being polluted. B. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us. C. It’s time to take care of the water we use. D. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth. 27 Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don’t agree with them. Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources(资源), we are short of(缺乏) others, for example, fresh water(淡水). It is reported that we will have no coal(煤) or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible. In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps( 水 龙 头 ) when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 133. From the passage we know that some students often _______ in the school. A. eat too much B. don’t work hard C. waste things D. throw rubbish everywhere 134. Which is not mentioned in this passage? A. Fresh water. B. Forest. C. Oil. D. Coal. 135. What may happen in 100 years? A. We may still have enough oil. B. We may still have enough coal. C. We may have a little oil. D. We may have no coal or oil to use. 136. Which of the following is right? A. Waste brings problems. B. Waste can bring no problem. C. China is rich in fresh water. D. Students never waste things. 137. Which is the best title of this passage? A. Stop Wasting B. School life C. Waste in the School D. Rich Resources in China 28 Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub(酒馆) for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, the night has a different meaning: helping beggars(乞丐) and the homeless(people without homes). Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing’s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves(手套). The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying “for the first time I feel respected(尊重)”. Cai said, “A beggar’s life is very hard. That’s why I want to help them.” Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, visiting 15 beggars in Beijing’s Haidian District. They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise. “I know the activity can’t help much, but it’s meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun, head of the group. “And Christmas is a good time for that.” 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 138. What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students? A. Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua. B. Getting together with friends. C. Showing care to the beggars and the homeless. D. Selling bread and gloves to the beggars. 139. What does the beggar mean by saying “for the first time I feel respected”? A. The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long. B. The beggar hasn’t been shown care for so long. C. The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time. D. This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students. 140. What did each beggar feel when they received greetings? A. Sad. B. Amazed. C. Frightened. D. Proud. 141. The word “neglected” in the last passage means _______. A. protected B. found C. taken care of D. given no enough care 29 Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread ( 铺 开 ) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?” Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No.” “Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?” Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking.” 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 142. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school? A. Because he could eat well there. B. Because he could earn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. 143. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinner C. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little 144. “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作 145. The last sentence in the passage shows that _______. A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others 146. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______. A. teachers should be strict with their students B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes C. a catholic school is much better than other ones D. nuns are good at helping children with their math 30 What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage. Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save you life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not lifts. From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible; learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury. The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average(平均高度的) person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building. Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked(渗) into the room. On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement(水泥) might end in injury. Bushes(灌木丛) and grass can help to break a fall. ◆根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 147. It is important to _______. A. put out the fire in the burning houseB. know the ways to escape the fire C. jump off a burning house D. keep the door closed 148. It is possible to escape through the windows _______. A. if there are some bushes on the ground B. if you are strong enough C. if you live on a lower floor D. If you have a long rope 149. Which of the following escaping way is NOT right? _______. A. You can escape though stairways. B. You can choose fire escapes. C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof. D. Use a lift to come down at once. 150. Open the window so that _______ if the building is on fire. A. you can get fresh air B. you can call for help C. you can easily jump off D. you can be seen first 151. The best title of the passage is _______. A. Escaping from the Windows B. Save Yourself in the Burning House C. Knowledge on Fire D. Waiting for Help 31 He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say. This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his new album (唱片), “Ye Huimei”, and the album was released (发行) in July and was named after his mother. Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing. Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. “He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me,” said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No.101 Middle School in Beijing. “ He is true to himself. He never follows others,” said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 152. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou _______. A. is very handsome B. has a bright smile C. often makes too much noise D. is a pop music star 153. His fans are so excited because _______. A. he released a new album in July B. he will sing new songs in Beijing C. he can play the piano very well D. his new album was named after his mother 154. When he was a little child, he _______. A. talked a lot every day B. did well in his study at school C. started to like music D. had huge crowds of fans 155. According to one of his fans, Jay _______. A. is a good student B. has long and beautiful hair C. is a well-known pianist D. is very attractive to them 156. The sentence “He never follows others” in the last paragraph means _______. A. he always has his own style (风格) B. he likes to walk alone C. he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all D. no one can catch up with him 32 Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio. Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it. The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly. The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out. At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 157. If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with _______. A. nine chairs B. ten chairs C. eleven chairs D. one chair 158. Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs? _______. A. A piano B. A radio C. A tape recorder D. A telephone 159. The chairs should be put _______. A. with the desks B. before the winner C. all over the room D. in a line 160. When the music starts, the players must _______. A. run about the room B. get down C. walk around the chairs D. sit on the chairs 161. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn. B. The last one can sit on the last chair. C. The winner can sit on the chair. D. If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner. 33 “Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband. “ That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?” “Let’s go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said. Next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.” After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark(吠) and warm them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 162. From the reading we learn that _______. A. the Browns have never had a pet before. B. the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper. C. Shadow is a small and healthy dog. D. Mr. Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife. 163. The word shelter in the reading means _______. A. a place to sell small dogs B. a place to keep homeless animals C. a place to study animals D. a place to sell books on pet care 164. Mr. Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______. A. see if they had moved to a new house B. find out how rich the Browns were C. know where they’d keep their new pet D. make sure they’d take care of pets 165. The Browns thinks that a small dog _______. A. doesn’t need any room to keep B. can help them watch their house C. eats less food than a bigger one D. usually has a beautiful name 166. It’s clear that _______. A. Shadow will not be easy to get ill B. the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow C. Mr. Snow didn’t check Shadow at all D. Shadow likes barking a lot 34 A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ¥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ¥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once. Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air. “Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air. “My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth ¥ l00!” Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE. You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it! 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 167. Even though it was dirty, the money _______. A. still went up in value B. was worth nothing C. didn’t go down in value D. was still ours 168. We are always valuable to the people _______. A. who pay us B. who call us C. who hate usD. who love us 169. Your value doesn’t come from what you do but _______. A. who you know B. who made you C. who you remember D. who you are 170. The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”. A. the students put up their hands again B. the students put down their hands C. the students put their hands behind their backs again D. the students put their hands in front of them 171. Why did the famous teacher use a ¥100 bill at his lesson? A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball. B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it. C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students. D. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was. 35 “I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.” “I often check my e-mail forty times a day.” “I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.” “I spend more time in chat rooms(聊天室) than with my ‘real-1ife’ friends.” Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction( 瘾 ) called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品) use. People lose control(控制) of the time they spend on the Internet For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight. Studies show that about 6 to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family. Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(症状): ●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet. ●You can’t wait for your next online time. ●You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours. ●You go out with your friends less and less. 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 172. What does the beginning of the passage tell us? A. How to become an Internet addict. B. What an Internet addict usually does. C. Where to find an Internet addict. D. Why to write this passage. 173 How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet? A. It is something like keeping drugs. B. It is a way of producing drugs. C. It is like taking drugs. D. It is terrible to imagine. 174. Why do people worry about the teens? A. The teens are wasting too much money. B. They used to work on the Internet. C. The playing field of the teens will disappear. D. More and more of the teens wil1 become addicted to the Internet. 175. The example in the passage shows that _______. A. Internet problems are more serious among college students B. Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep C. Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted D. The police often help to find those Internet addicts. 176. What is the writer trying to tell us at the end of the passage? A. Don’t be addicted to the Internet. B. Go to family activities more often. C. Do things as you have planned D. Stay with your parents as often as possible. 36 Nearly all American students in colleges and universities pay for their education. There are many expenses. First of all, there is tuition ( 学 费 ). At some schools, the tuition is very high, ten thousand dollars a year or more. At other schools, it may only be a few hundred dollars a year. At some community ( 社 区 ) colleges, tuition is free. There are other expenses as well. Many students leave their homes to go to schools in other cities. They may live in dormitories or apartments (flats), and they must pay for it. Finally, students must buy textbooks for their courses. Some families start saving money for their children’s education when the children are small. Many students work to save money for tuition. They can also get loans (贷款) from the government. They pay the money back to the government when they finish their education. 阅读短文，回答问题或完成答句，每题词数不超过 5 个 177. Which students pay for their education? _______________ in colleges and universities pay for their education. 178. How much is the higher tuition? It is _______________ or more. 179. Are there any free tuition colleges? ___________________________. 180. Why do many students live in dormitories or apartments? Because they_______________. 181. What must students buy finally? They must _______________. 182. When do many students pay back their loans from the government? They pay them back_______________. 37 Some people want to be shot into space after their death; others want to lie deep under the sea. But most people want to go into the freezer(冷藏库).These are believers in cryogenics(低温冷冻 学). Now some diseases can’t be cured, but they may be cured sometime in the future. So some people hope that their bodies can be frozen after they die. When a cure is found, warm up his or her body, bring it back to life and take the cure. Once the body is frozen, it is kept in liquid nitrogen(液态氮) at a temperature of 328 degrees below zero. Now around a thousand people are going to take cryogenic treatment( 处 理 ), though most scientists say it won’t work. If we freeze huge creatures(生物) like humans, every one of their cells(细胞) will be broken. Can they be brought back to life in the future? 根据短文内容回答下列各问题。 183. Where do most people hope that their bodies are kept after their death? _________________________________________ 184. Why do they want the world to keep their bodies well? _________________________________________ 185. How do scientists usually keep a dead man’s body? _________________________________________ 186. How many people are going to take cryogenic treatment after they die? ___________________________________________ 38 A rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to the old man, “What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?” “This is a fig(无花果) tree, sir. ” He said. “A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised, “Why, how old are you, may I ask?” “I am ninety years old.” “What!” cried the rich man, “You’re ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it’ll take years to give fruit. You certainly don’t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree. ” The old man looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, “Tell me, sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy? ”“Sure,” the man did not know why he asked this question. “Then tell me this,” he said, “Who planted the fig trees?” “Why-why? I don’t know.” “You see, sir.” went on the old man, “Our forefathers(祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.” The rich man was quiet and said, “You are right，my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much.” Then he rode away. 根据短文内容回答下列各问题。 187. What tree was the old man planting when the rich man saw him? ________________________________________ 188. How old was the old man? _________________________________________ 189. The old man was planting the tree to get himself some fruit to eat，wasn’t he? Who was he planting the tree for? ____________________________________________ 190. Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy? ____________________________________________ 191. What should we do for the people after us? _____________________________________________ 39 In general，laws for children are a good thing. One hundred years ago in industrial countries, children worked 18 hours a day in a factory at age seven. The factory owner could beat a child who fell asleep or was not fast enough. Both parents and teachers could do the same. Today, there are many laws about children all over the world. Some people think children must obey rules or they should be punished，others do not agree. The Inuits or Eskimos in Alaska almost never punish their children. The parents don’t hit them. If the children go too far，the parents punish them by making fun of them. Children in other parts of the world are not as lucky as Eskimo children. American parents can spank(打……臀部) their children at home，but a teacher cannot hit a child in a public school. This is also true in Germany. In contrast(对比), it is against the law for anyone to hit a child in Sweden. Swedish parents cannot spank their children. The children also have a special government official who works for their rights. There is even a plan for children to divorce from their parents though this is not a law yet！ 根据短文内容回答下列各问题。 192. How were children treated in industrial countries 100years ago? ________________________________________. 193. What does the author mean by “go too far?” ________________________________________. 194. Can a teacher in Germany hit his students in public school? ________________________________________. 195. What kind of people can beat children in Sweden? __________________________________________. 196. What does it mean by “a plan for children to divorce from their parents?” _________________________________________. 40 Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country’s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous(人口稠密的) city of Australia. The climate(气候) of Sydney is very good. It’s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue，the air is fresh(清新的), birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, “Don’t worry. ” Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centre point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305--meter(80 storeys) tower, you will have a great view(视野) of the city. Sydney is famous for its deep harbor(港口) .The harbor has many bays(湾) and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries. People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing. 根据短文内容回答下列各问题。 197. How old is Sydney? ________________________________________ 198. How is the climate of Sydney? ________________________________________ 199. How tall is Centre point Tower? ________________________________________ 200. What is Sydney famous for? ________________________________________ 201. What do people living in Sydney love to do when they are not working? ________________________________________ 41 John Smith was an old porter. He worked at the station. Every day he was busy carrying heavy things for the people. He was careful with his work. He was kind to everyone. He was always ready to help others. One morning he stood in the station. He was waiting for the train. Just then he saw a man running towards the trains with a big bag in his hand. “No train is starting. Why is he in such a hurry?” the old man thought to himself. He went up to the man and asked, “May I help you?” As soon as the man saw the porter, he stopped running. “Can I catch the 10:35 train to London?” the man asked. He looked worried. The old porter looked at him for a few seconds and said, “Well, sir. I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run.” Then he explained to the man, “The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago. Can you run fast enough to catch it?” 202.What was John’s job? ________________________________________ 203.Where do you think the man was going? ________________________________________ 204.Why did the man run towards the trains and look worried? ________________________________________ 205.What time was it when the man got to the station? ________________________________________ 206.What do you think of John Smith? ________________________________________ 42 John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington, He inherited(继承) $ 1,000, 000 when he was 23. He didn’t feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn’t have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn’t tell any of his friends and gave $ 100, 000 of his money to a charity(慈善团体) that helped poor children to live better lives, but he is much happier. Up to now, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $ 200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash(现金). The money pays for the child’s school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was not anything special,” he said, “Until I had the chance to go to these countries and meet the children I was helping, I did not know anything about the type of life they had.” Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very happy,” he said, “I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone cannot” “I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need, “he added. 根据短文内容回答下列问题，不超过五个单词： 207. What kind of life is John living? He is living a _______________________.. 208. Did John want to look for a job or stay at home after he got the money? ___________________ 209. Does John only help the poor children in Africa? ____________________________ 210. The child receives the money in cash, doesn’t he? _______________________________ 211. Why did John say that the meeting with the little girl was very exciting? Because he saw his money was well used and this made him_____________. 212. How do you like John Brown? He is_______________________ 43 It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with(接触) other people. It’s easier to make friends when you have similar interests. Don’t be afraid to show people what you’re really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you. Look at people in the eye when you talk to them. That way, they’ll find it easier to talk to you, or people may think you’re not interested in them and may stop being interested in you. Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me”. Ask lots of questions. Show an interest in their answers. Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like, respect ( 尊 敬 ), and admire ( 羡 慕)—not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly with a lot of people. That way, you’ll have a bigger group of people to choose from and have more chances for making friends. 根据短文内容回答下列问题 213.How can we have more friends, get in touch with other people or stay at home? 214.When Jim talks to people, he always looks right, left, or at the floor. Do you think it’s right? Why or why not? 215.Cindy always talks about herself when she talks to other people. What advice (it’80 do you think she needs to follow? 216.What should you do if you want to have more chances for making friends? 217.What’s the main idea of the passage? 44 Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way. Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy. Many experts ( 专 家 ) say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing. Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs. Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you: ●learn how English speakers use English ●read faster in English ●find examples of good writing in English ●learn new words ●learn about the cultures (文化) of English speakers 根据短文内容回答下列问题 218. Is pleasure reading important for learning English? 219.Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studying? 220.What do some students think of pleasure reading? 221.How can we become better readers? 222.What’s the greatest advantage (优点) of pleasure reading? 45 Monday Tuesday Wednesday ThursdayFriday 8:00—8:45 Maths Chinese English Maths Chinese 8:55—9:40 English Maths Chinese Chinese Computer 10:0—10:45 Art Physics Biology Politics Computer 10:5—11:40 P.E. English Maths Chemistry English 1:00—1:45 History Geography Physics History Maths 2:00—2:45 Music Chemistry P.E. English Biology 2:55—3:40 Chinese Class Meeting Politics Chinese Geography 223. You have an art class on ______. A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday 224. You have ______ Chinese classes every week. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 225. How long will you rest for lunch-time? A. 60 minutes B. 70 minutes C. 80 minutes D. 90 minutes 226. You have ______classes only on Monday and Wednesday? A. art B. music C. biology D. P.E. 227. You can send and receive e-mail from ______to ______ in computer class on Friday. A. 8:00; 9:00 B. 8:55; 10:45 C. 10:00; 11:40 D. 2:00; 3:40 46 Huaihua Foreign Language School Lin Nan, Teacher of English Yingfeng Street, Huaihua, China Tel:0745-2709348 Fax:0745-2709756 E-mail: Linan@21cn.com Bp:1240822018Zip code:418000 Daqing Children’s Hospital Liu Hong, Doctor 12 Xingling Road, Changchun, Jilin 130027 Tel:0431-5645972 13704358529(mobile) Fax:0431-5768904 E-mail:cclh@163.com Red Star Farm Zhang Hui, Farmer Shangping Village, Zhejiang, 419100 Tel: 0745-6826194 13973098479(mobile) Bp:1270803706 Tiantai Taxi Company Yang Jun, Driver 235St. Tongzhi, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 31007 Tel:0571-7038385 Fax:0571-7065834 E-mail:hzyi@163.com Bp:1992301636 228. We can learn English from ______. A. Yang Jun B. Zhang Hui C. Liu Hong D. Li Nan 229. You may telephone ______ for help if your grandmother is ill. A. Yang Jun B. Zhang Hui C. Liu Hong D. Li Nan 230. We can call ______ when we want to take a taxi to Hangzhou Railway Station. A. 13973098479 B. 0745-2709348 C. 1992301636 D. 13704358529 231. Of the four, we can’t send fax to the ______. A. driver B. teacher C. doctor D. farmer 232. If you have some questions about your health, please send an E-mail to ______. A. Linan@21cn.com B. cclh@163.com C. hzyi@163.com D. hhmx@163.com 47 Driver Wanted Drive for busy restaurant some evening and weekend work All meals are free Ring 33335678 House for Sale ￥150, 000, built in 1995 The house is with 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and a breakfast room. It’s on the south side of the city Yingbin Supermarket, the biggest shopping centre in our city will open on July 8, 2005. Everybody with today’s Tianjin Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome. Tel: 27984321 Add: No.6 Huanghe Road tianjin Daily June 1, 2005 Rose’s Special Concert Time: 2 p.m., July 3, Saturday Place: People’s Stadium Ticket Price: RMB: 150 yuan for adults; 70 yuan for students June 25, 2005 233. If you work as a driver in the restaurant, you may ______. A. never pay for meals B. pay a little for meals C. work on weekends D. work in the afternoon 234. If you buy the house, you ______. A. may pay more than ￥150, 000 for it B. must have breakfast in the kitchen C. have to take a bath in the public bathroom D. may live on the south side of the city 235. Any customer with a Tianjin Daily of June 1, 2005 will get a small present from ______. A. every supermarket B. Huanghe Road C. Tianjin DailyD. Yingbin Supermarket 236. When will the concert be? A. Julu1, 2005 B. June 8, 2005 C. July 3, 2005 D. June 25, 2005 237. If two adults and two students want to go to the concert, the tickets will cost RMB______. A. 220 yuan B. 440 yuan C. 270 yuan D. 370 yuan 48 Miss Grey lived in a small house. She was old and did not like noise at all, so she was very pleased when her noisy neighbor moved out. A young man moved in and Miss Grey thought the man seemed to be quiet. But at three o’clock the next morning, the noise of a dog woke her up. She thought she had never heard a dog there before. It must be the young man’s dog. So she telephoned the young man, said something bad about the dog and then hung up the telephone before he could answer. Nothing more happened until three o’clock the next morning. Then Miss Grey’s telephone rang, and when she answered, a voice said, “You telephoned me twenty-four hours ago. Now I’ve rung you up to say that I haven’t a dog.” 判断对错 238. Miss Grey felt sorry when her noisy neighbor moved out. 239. Miss Grey’s new neighbor was as noisy as the old one. 240.Some noise woke her up in the early morning. 241.She thought the new neighbor had brought a dog with him. 242. The young man rang up Miss Grey in the early morning, because he wanted to punish(惩罚) her. 49 Thanksgiving Day is a very special day for people in the United States. They celebrate it on the last Thursday in November. Canadians also celebrate Thanksgiving Day, but they do it on the second Monday of October. In Britain, where this festival is called Harvest Festival, people celebrate it earlier in the year, in September. A harvest is the fruit you take from the trees and the crops you take from the ground. In North America and Britain, harvest time for most fruit and crops is in the autumn. In these countries and other Christian places, people give thanks to God on a special day of the year. They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had. People usually take small boxes of fruit, flowers, and vegetables to their churches to show their thanks. The first thanksgiving service (仪式) in North America took place on December 4th, 1619 when 38 English people, arrived in America to make their home in the new country. They held this service not to thank God for the harvest, but to thank God for their safe journeys. The next year, many more English people arrived. They had a bad winter, but fortunately the harvest was good. They decided to celebrate it with a big meal. They shot and killed small animals to eat and cooked everything outside on large fires. About 90 Indians also came to the meal. Everyone ate at tables outside their houses and played games together. The festival lasted three days. A Thanksgiving Day celebration was held every year for a long time, but not always on the same day of the year. Then, in 1789, President George Washington named November 26th as the Day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln changed the date, and said that the last Thursday in November should be Thanksgiving Day. Nowadays, North Americans around the world get together with their families on this day to eat good food and have a happy time. 回答问题 243.Is Thanksgiving Day celebrated on the same day in North American countries? 244.When did the first thanksgiving service take place in North America? 245.Who made the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day in the USA? 246.What does the word “fortunately” mean in Chinese? 247.Translate the sentence "They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had." into Chinese. 50 Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today’s world to find work for everyone. The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs. 248. It was _______ for people to find work before than today. A. not possibleB. difficult C. more difficult D. easier 249. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _______. A. people will have no jobs B. people can still have jobs as before C. 4% of the people will have jobs D. 97% of the people will have jobs 250. One machine can do as much work as _______. A. 40% of the people B. 4% of the people in the world C. 40 people D. 75,000 people 251. How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day? A. 70% of the people. B. 4% of the people in the world. C. More than 75,000. D. About 75,000 people. 252. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Machines are taking work instead of people. B. Now more people are out of work. C. Machines need more money and longer holidays. D. Most people want to have jobs. 51 A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long. He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers are too long.” He said. “ They need shortening (缩短)by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters. Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she , too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers. 253. The young man bought the new trousers _______ his size. A. as long as B. two inches longer than C. as big as D. two inches shorter than 254. He asked _______ to shorten his new trousers. A. his mother and sisters B. his two sisters C. his elder sister D. his mother and one of his sisters 255. His mother and sisters ________. A. agreed to do that B. didn’t want to do that C. said nothing to him D. said something to him 256. His elder sister shortened the trousers ________. A. after finished washing B. before she went to bed C. when she came back from the cinema D. after having supper 257. The next morning the young man would find the trousers were _______. A. two inches shorter B. four inches shorter C. six inches shorter D. eight inches shorter 52 When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language. Languages do not just have different sounds; they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules(规则) for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes, but sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences. “She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.” “I have seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.” When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit( 精 神 实 质 ) of the language and use it as the English speaker does. 258. From the passage we know that _______when we are learning English. A. we shouldn’t put every word into our own language B. we should look up every word in the dictionary C. we need to put every word into our own language D. we must read word by word 259. The writer thinks it is _______ in learning English. A. difficult to understand different sounds B. possible to remember the word order C. important to master the rules in different ways D. easy to master the rules for word order 260. We can learn from the passage that ________. A. the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words B. The order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence C. sometimes different order of words has a different meaning D. if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different 261. “She only likes apples.” ________. A. is the same as “Only she likes apples.” B. is different from “Only she likes apples.” C. means “She likes fruit except apples.” D. means “She doesn’t like apples.” 262. Which is the best title (标题) for this passage? A. Different Orders, Different Meanings B. How to Speak English C. How to Put English into Our Own Language D. How to Learn English 53 A cheap sweater Mr. Ford saw a nice sweater in the shop window. It was very cheap. So he bought one. When he went back home he put the sweater on, It was all right and he was pleased with it. In the afternoon he went out to work in his garden. It soon began to rain, and Mr. Ford had to run into his house. He ran quickly, but he still got wet. Then his sweater started to shrink. It got smaller and smaller. Mr. Ford tried to take it off, but he couldn’t. In the end, with the help of his wife, he got out of the sweater. Mrs. Ford laughed, “ You see, you bought a cheap thing, but…” 阅读短文，然后根据文章内容判断下列各句是否正确，对的用“T”、错误的用“F”表示。 263. Mr. Ford bought the sweater because it was very nice and cheap. 264. “Shrink” here means “become smaller”. 265. Mr. Ford was not good at buying things. 266. Mr. Ford put the sweater on as soon as he bought it. 267. Mr. Ford took off the sweater by himself. 54 One day, Mr. White told the class to get ready for a hobby show. All the students had the whole morning to get what they were going to show. All the students came back on time except Bob, the laziest boy in his classmates’ eyes. It was very difficult to believe that such a boy could have a hobby. But to their surprise, Bob came back with many beautiful stamps in his hand. Mr. White was very happy after watching them. However, Bob was going to take them back. “Bob, you can’t take them back until the others watch them this afternoon,” said Mr. White. “But I’m sorry they are my brother’s,” he answered. “He doesn’t want them to be out of our home for long. He’s afraid that they will be lost.” “ Bob, you should show your own hobby here, not someone else’s” Mr. White became a bit angry. But Bob’s following words made him even angrier. “Mr. White, it’s true that I have a hobby. My hobby is watching my brother collecting stamps.” 268. All the students ______ the whole morning in ______ready for the hobby show. 269. Bob was so______ that his classmates didn’t ______ he could have a hobby. 270. When Bob ______ to his classroom, he brought many beautiful ______. 271. The things in ______ hand were ______ his but his brother’s. 272. Bob thought he ______ a “hobby”. He liked ______ his brother collecting. 55 John, I’ll be home late tonight. I have to stay for a business meeting after work. Will you please pick up my jacket from the dry cleaner? The children are at Mother’s. Pick them up there. Could you give them their bath and make dinner for them? Don’t wait for me for dinner. I don’t know what time the meeting will end. And please don’t forget to buy some bread, milk and a little fuller at the supermarket. We don’t have any. Love, Sue This is a (273) ______ from Sue to John. Sue is John’s (274) ______. One day Sue had to stay for a meeting and couldn’t go home for (275) ______. The children were at their (276) ______ home. So Sue wrote to tell John to do some (277) ______. He would go and get the children (278) ______ first then he would (279) ______ some bread, milk and (280) ______ the children to take a bath. She didn’t tell John how long the meeting would (281) ______ because she didn’t (282) ______ when the meeting would be over. 56 I will never forget the lesson which Mr. Li gave us. One day Mr. Li was speaking to us in our school meeting room. He began his speech by holding up a ¥100 bill. He asked, “Who would like this ¥ 100 bill?” Most of us put up our hands quickly. Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥ 100 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball and said, “Who wants it now?” We raised our hands again. But he said, “Wait a moment.” He then dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. After that, he picked up the dirty bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Many hands were still up. “My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value. It was still worth ¥100!” “We always lose many chances we take in our lives.” He went on speaking, “We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value, you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or who you know, but WHO YOU ARE.” “You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!” 283.The writer will never forget the lesson which ______. 284.After Mr. Li made the bill______, he asked who wanted it. 285.No matter what Mr. Li had done to the bill, the students still wanted it because they knew that ______. 286.When people lose many chances in their lives, they feel______. 287.From the story we learn that if we are in trouble, ______. 57 We are already familiar with computers—computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not? Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that this is not good for them. They think that children are growing not knowing about the real world. But people who understand more about computers say that computers can be very good for children. A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and think for themselves. And for the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well? What do you think? 288. “To be familiar with” means to ______. A. know nothing B. know about C. dislike D. like 289. Does everyone think computers are good for children? A. Yes, they do. B. No, not everyone thinks so. C. They don’t know. D. They are not sure. 290. What can computers help children to do? A. To think clearly, to do homework and to write.B. To play games, to do math and to copy. C. To think clearly, to get information and to use it well. D. To count, to clean the house and to get information. 291. Does the writer think computer is a good thing? A. It isn’t mentioned. B. No, he doesn’t think so. C. He doesn’t know. D. Yes, he does. 58 Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears. This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light that you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km. per minute. In some cases, the light from one of tonight’s stars had started on its journey to you before you were born. Thus, if we want to be honest, we can’t say, “The stars are shining tonight.” We have to say instead, “The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth.” 292. Light speed is ______ sound speed A. as fast as B. a million times slower than C. about millions of times faster than D. about a million times faster than 293. If you stand 200 meters away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that ______. A. you can hear the sound before you see the smoke B. the sound does not travel as fast as light C. the sound will reach you before the man fires D. sound travels about a million times faster than light 294. Sunlight obviously (明显地) ______ than the light of the moon A. has to travel greater distance B. moves less quickly C. travels much more quickly D. is less powerful (有力的) 295. The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be ______. A. the stars have been shining all the time B. the stars seen tonight will shine four years later C. the stars were shining long ago but seen tonight D. the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago 59 Mary’s plan for next week Monday 7:30 go to the cinema with Alice Tuesday 11:00 doctor Wednesday 9:00 table tennis game evening-study for exam Thursday 8:30 concert Friday Afternoon—help Uncle Sam in his restaurant Saturday 9:00—10:30 art class 14:00 visit grandmother Sunday 8:00 supper with Betty and Ann Peter’s plan for next week Monday study group meeting 3:00 p.m. Tuesday basketball match 4:30 p.m. Wednesday go to see some friends 2:00 p.m. Thursday noon, lunch with Larry Friday 2:00—4:00 p.m. volunteer(志愿者) work @ Student Centre Saturday Shopping 10:00 a.m. Sunday Basketball team party 9:00 p.m. 296. Peter’s study group meeting will be on ______. A. Saturday morning B. Monday afternoon C. Saturday evening D. Friday afternoon 297. From Peter’s plan we learn that Peter likes ______. A. table tennis B. music C. art D. basketball 298. On Sunday morning Mary will ______. A. be freeB. be busy C. see the doctor D. go shopping 299. What will Mary do on Wednesday evening? A. See her friends B. Play basketball C. Go to her art class D. Prepare for an exam 60 We were going to play against a team from a country school. They didn’t come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys. We sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn’t need any practice against a team like that. The game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward(前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style(姿势) he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team. After that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can’t look down upon the others and still need to do your best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can’t judge (判断) a person or a team only by their clothes. 300. The team from the country was in old clothes so the writer’s team ______. A. looked down upon them B. couldn’t win C. didn’t like the city boy D. were afraid of them 301. The country team arrived so late that ______. A. nobody saw them B. the writer’s team were angry C. they had no time to warm up D. they looked worse 302. The team from the country won because ______. A. they were in old clothes B. they didn’t practice before the game C. they practiced before the game D. the team was better than the writer’s 303. From the text, we can guess the writer’s team is ______. A. a basketball from a country school B. a football team from a school in the city C. a basketball team from a school in the city D. a football team from the country 304. The writer’s team learned a lot from the game. They got to know how to ______. A. do better from then on B. fight against the country boys C. play against a weak team D. judge a man or a team by clothes