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Passage1
Johnsentforadoctorbecausehiswifewasill.Hecalledthedoctorandmadesuretheywouldmeetatfive.Hearrivedatthedoctor’sattwentytofive.Hethought,“It’salittlebitearlier.I’llwaitforamoment.It’sgoodtokeepthetime.”
Thenhestoppedhiscarinfrontofthedoctor’s.Helookedaroundandsawanoisysquare(广场)notfarfromhere.Hewentthereandsatdownonachairtoenjoythelastlightofafternoonsunandmakehimselfquiet.Hesawsomechildrenplayingandsomewomentalkingtoeachotherhappily.
Suddenlyheheardagirlcrying.Hecameuptoherandaskedsomequestions.Thenheknewshegotlost.Johntriedtofindoutheraddressandtookherhome.Thegirl’sparentswereverythankful.
ThenJohnhurriedtothedoctor’s.Thedoctorsaidangrilywhenhesawhim,“You’relate.Whydidyoukeepmewaitingfortwentyminutes?
”Johnsaidnothingbutoneword-“Sorry!
”
1.Johndrovetothedoctor’s______.
A.lateB.ontimeC.intimeD.innotime
2.Johnwenttothesquareto______.
A.spendthetimeB.enjoyhimself
C.seethechildrenandthewomenD.helpthegirl
3.Thegirlcriedbecause______.
A.someonehitherB.shefelloffherbike
C.herparentswereangrywithherD.shedidn’tfindthewayhome
4.AtlastJohngottothedoctor’sat______.
A.twentytofiveB.twentypastfive
C.fiveo’clockD.fortypastfive
5.Fromthestory,weknowJohnisa______.
A.busypersonB.quietperson
C.helpfulpersonD.luckyperson
Passage2
MrBrownwasthemanager(经理)ofanofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountryandcameuptoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.
Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim."Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets.Istoppedyouinthestreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyougavemefivepounds,becauseyousaidthatyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoasto(为了)giveamanstartontheroadtosuccess.
MrBrownthoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,"Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory."
"Well,"answeredthestranger,"areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?
"
6.MrBrown______.
A.livedinthecityofLondon B.workedinanoffice
C.walkedtoLondoneveryday D.wasatraindriver
7.MrBrownlikedwalkingbecause______.
A.hewasagoodrunner B.hewantedtobehealthy
C.hewantedtosavemoney D.hewantedtohelpothers
8.MrBrownwalkedtohisoffice______.
A.everyday B.whenhewenttoworkearly
C.whenitwasn'training D.whenitwasraining
9.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthestranger?
A.Perhapshewasacleverbutlazyman.B.HeknewMrBrownverywell.
C.HewasoneofMrBrown'sneighbours.D.MrBrownknewhim.
10.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?
A.MrBrownwaskind-hearted.B.Thestrangergotanotherfivepoundsatlast.
C.MrBrownwasnotwillingtohelpothers.D.MrBrownbelievedthestrangerverymuch.
Passage3
Thereareaboutfifteenhundredlanguagesintheworld.Butonlyafewofthemareveryimportant.Englishisoneofthese.Many,manypeopleuseit,notonlyinEnglandandtheUSA,butalsoinotherpartsoftheworld.About200,000,000peoplespeakitastheirownlanguage.Itisdifficulttosayhowmanypeoplearelearningitasaforeignlanguage.Manymillionsofpeoplearetryingtodoso.IsiteasyordifficulttolearnEnglish?
Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentanswers.Haveyouevernoticedads(广告)ofthiskindinthenewspapersormagazines?
"LearnEnglishinsixweeks,orgiveyourmoneyback…","easyandfunny...","OurrecordsandtapeshelpyoumasterEnglishinamonth".Ofcourse,itneverhappenedquitelikethis.
Theonlylanguagethatseemseasytolearnisthemothertongue.Weshouldrememberthatwealllearnedourownlanguagewellwhenwewerechildren.IfwecouldlearnEnglishinthesameway,itwouldnotseemsodifficult.Thinkofwhatasmallchilddoes.Helistenstowhatpeoplesay.Hetrieswhathehears.
SoitishardtosaythatlearningEnglishiseasy.Wemustdoalotofpractice.Andpracticeneedsgreateffortandtakesmuchtime.Goodteachers,records,tapes,books,anddictionarieswillbehelpful,buttheycannotdothestudent'sworkforhim.
11.Howmanylanguagesareveryimportantintheworld?
A.Afew. B.Few. C.About1,500. D.Many.
12.IfwewanttolearnEnglishwell,whatshallwedo?
A.Weshouldstudyitwithoutanyhelp.B.Wemustdoalotofpractice.
C.Weneedtogetmuchmoneyback.D.WemustliveinEnglandorAmerica.
13.Howdoesthewriterliketheadsinthenewspapersormagazines?
A.Hethinkstheadsveryexpensive.B.Hethinkstheadsaretrue.
C.Itneverhappenedquitelikewhattheadssaid.
D.Hebelieves"LearnEnglishinsixweeks,orgiveyourmoneyback".
14.Whichlanguageiseasytolearn?
A.English. B.Chinese. C.Japanese. D.Themotherlanguage.
15.WhichcountriesuseEnglishasmothertongue?
A.ChinaandFrance. B.JapanandItaly.
C.EnglandandAmerica. D.Germanyandhag.
Passage4
MaLili’sparentsaregoingtogiveabirthdaypartyforher.She’sgoingtobefourteenyearsold.MaLilihasalotoffriends.Theyaregoingtocometotheparty.TheyaregirlsfromMaLili’sschool.Therearetwenty-fiveofthem.
MaLili’smotherismakingbirthdaycakesfortheparty.Theyareverynicecakes.MaLilisaystohermother,“Mum,you’reverynice.Thankyouforyournicecakes.”Herfatherisgoingshopping.Hebuysalotofapples,bananas,orangesandpears.
It’sfouro’clockintheafternoon.Noweverythingisready.Thepartybeginsinthirtyminutes.
16.WhoisgoingtogiveMaLiliabirthdayparty?
A.MaLili B.Herfriends. C.Herteacher. D.Herparents.
17.HowmanypeoplearecomingtoMaLili’sparty?
A.Two. B.Twenty. C.Twenty-one. D.Twenty-five.
18.Hermother_____forherparty.
A.ismakingcakes B.isshopping C.isbuyingapples D.makesacake
19.HowoldisMaLiligoingtobe?
A.12 B.13 C.14 D.20
20.Whattimedoesthepartybegin?
A.Atfour. B.Athalfpastfour. C.Afterfiveo’clock D.Ataboutsixo’clock
Passage5
InEngland,peopledon’tusuallytalkmuch.Youcangoonabus,orinatrain,andeveryonesitslookingoutofthewindow.Oftentheyread.Theyreadbooksandpapers,buttheydon’ttalkmuch.
WhenyoumeetEnglishpeople,theyoftentalkaboutonething,theweather.SoWhenyoumeetsomebodyinEngland,youcansay,“Niceweatherforthetimeofyear!
”
“Butitwasalittlecoldyesterday,”somebodymayanswer.“Butitgotabitwarmerlater,”youcansay.
Talklikethis,andtheEnglishwillthink,“Howfriendlyyouare!
”
21.Englishpeopleoften_____onabus.
A.talkmuch B.talkabout C.eatsomething D.readpapers
22.WhenyoumeetEnglishpeople,talklikethis:
A.Howdoyoudo!
B.Howareyou!
C.Niceweather!
D.Nicetomeetyou!
23.IfyoutalkwiththeEnglishpeopleabouttheweather,theywillthink_____.
A.youarefriendly B.youareright
C.youareEnglish D.youtalktoomuch
24.Englishpeoplealwayshopetheweatherwillget______.
A.better B.warmer C.colder D.hotter
25.Whichisright?
A.Englishpeopleliketotalkonabus.B.Englishpeopledidn’tenjoythebestweather.
C.Englishpeoplearethemostfriendly.D.Englishpeopledon’ttalkmuch.
Passage6
Everybodyneedswater.Allplantsneedwater.Weusewatertowashcups,cars,clothesandourselves.
Wheredoesallwatercomefrom?
Itcomesfromtheclouds.Thecloudscanchangeintorain.Someoftheraingoesdowntheground.Someoftherainwatergoesdownthemountainsintostreams(小溪).Thestreamscometogethertomakeriversandlakes.
Watercanchangeitself.Whenwatergetsverycold,itbecomesice.Whenwatergetsveryhot,itbecomessteam(水蒸气)。
26._____needwater.
A.Onlyanimals B.Onlyplants C.Onlypeople D.Alllivingthings
27.Weusuallycleanourclotheswith______.
A.steam B.clouds C.water D.rain
28.Thewaterinthestreamscomesfromthe______.
A.river B.lake C.wind D.clouds
29.Whentheweathergetsvery_____,waterchangesintoice.
A.warm B.hot C.cool D.cold
30.Wheredoessteamcomefrom?
A.Itcomesfromtheclouds. B.Itcomesfromplants.
C.Itcomesfromveryhotwater. D.Itcomesfromverycoldwater
Passage7
Oneday,Bruceplayedinfrontofahouse.AwomancameupandaskedBruce,“Littleboy,isyourmotherathome?
”
“Yes,sheis,”answeredtheboy.
Thenthewomanwentovertoringthebell.Thebellrangandrang,butnoonecametoopenthedoor.Thewomangotangryandcalledouttohim,“Youtoldmeyourmotherwasathome,didn’tyou?
”
“Yes,”theboyanswered.“Mymotherisathome,butthisisn’tmyhome.”
31.Oneday,Bruceplayed________.
A.inaparkB.inthestreet
C.infrontofashopD.infrontofahouse
32.Thewomanwantedtosee________.
A.Bruce’smotherB.Bruce’sfather
C.BrucehimselfD.nobody
33.Thewomanwentoverto________aftershetalkedwithBruce.
A.knockatthedoorofthehouseB.ringthebellofthehouse
C.giveacalltohismotherD.askhismothersomequestions
34.Thewomangot________because