We’re going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe. When we arrive in Europe, we’re going to several countries for sightseeing. We’ll go to places either by train or by bus. We’re going to fly home.
It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we have planned a very interesting trip. We will go to England, France and Italy. My wife is very interested in going to France because she is a teacher of French. And my brother, who speaks very good Italian, is looking forward to the trip to Italy.
We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time. But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children enjoy that, too.
1. My brother is very excited because__________.
| A．he has many friends in other countries |
| B．he has never traveled by plane |
| C．he wanted to buy some books in Italy |
| D．he has never been overseas |
| A．sea | B．air | C．bus | D．train |
| A．go sightseeing at the seaside |
| B．go to different countries by ship |
| C．buy a lot of presents |
| D．go from place to place by train or by bus |
| A．hospital | B．factory | C．shop | D．school |
| A．do some shopping in Europe | B．study the Italian language in Italy |
| C．enjoy a trip by ship | D．learn French in France |
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【推荐1】One day Sean Murphy is walking to the bus stop with a friend. He looks very sad.
“What’s wrong?” asks his friend.
“I have a big problem (难题),” says Mr Murphy.
“When I go home, I’m tired. I want to sit on the sofa and read my book and relax (放松). But I can never relax. I can never read my book. When I come home, my mother is playing the guitar. My wife is playing the piano. My two younger children are fighting (打架) and my two older children are arguing (争吵) about the TV. And the pots and pans are bubbling (沸腾，发出噗噗声 ) on the cooker.”
Mr Murphy’s friend listens to him carefully.
Then he says: “Go and see Linda McCormack! She’s a very clever woman. She knows the answer to everything.” Sean Murphy is happy to hear this.
When he gets home, he doesn’t go into the house as usual. He goes to the garage (汽车库) and gets on his bike and cycles to Linda McCormack’s house.
“I hope Linda McCormack can help me. I hope she has got some good advice (建议) for me,” he thinks.
“Then I can go home and sit on the sofa. I can relax and read a good book!”
Soon Sean Murphy is at Linda McCormack’s house.
“Hello Sean,” she says and smiles at him.
“Come in.”
Linda can see that Sean isn’t happy. “What’s wrong?” she asks. “When I come home from work I’m tired,” says Sean.
“I want to see my wife and children and mother. But first of all, I want to sit on the sofa and relax and read a good book.”
“And why can’t you sit down on the sofa, and relax and read a good book?” the clever woman asks.
“Well,” says Sean Murphy. “When I come home, my mother is playing the guitar. My wife is playing the piano. My two younger children are fighting and my two older children are arguing about the TV. And the pots and pans are bubbling on the cooker.”
Linda McCormack listens carefully .
“Have you got any chickens?” she asks him.
Mr Murphy looks confused (困惑的).
“Yes,” he answers. “I’ve got two chickens!”
“Then bring the chickens into your house,” says the clever woman and smiles.
Sean thanks her. Then he rides back home on his bike. He is much happier now. As soon as he gets home, he goes to the hen house and he brings his two chickens into the house.
—— Adapted from The Clever Woman
1. How does Mr Murphy feel when he gets home?| A．Sad. | B．Tired. | C．Sorry. | D．Excited (兴奋的). |
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
| A．循环 | B．骑自行车 | C．周期 | D．使轮转 |
| A．when Mr Murphy gets home, his mother is playing the piano. |
| B．Mr Murphy goes to Linda’s house by car. |
| C．Linda gives Mr Murphy a good idea. |
| D．Mr Murphy brings three chickens into the house. |
He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot (投掷) the ball some times and did some other exercises—the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do.
No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other, and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head. Robert knew he had made it.
1. What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean?
| A．Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wanted to test him. |
| B．Robert did not feel lonely in fact. |
| C．Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of boy he was. |
| D．The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely. |
| A．After he had thought about the two wrong ways. |
| B．Long before he moved into the street. |
| C．When the other boys came down to the playground. |
| D．As soon as he showed what he was made of in front of the other boys. |
| A．He did not want to say anything about what Robert had done. |
| B．He had not thought Robert could play so wonderfully. |
| C．He did want to make friends with Robert. |
| D．He did not think Robert played basketball well. |
【推荐3】A famous painter was worried about his dog, which happened to have a sore throat. He knew that a doctor would not check a dog, but he still made a phone call to a famous throat doctor at midnight.
The doctor was very angry, but he tried hard to control himself, “I only see patients during the day and by appointment.”On hearing this, the painter answered, “But...but, Doctor, I’m the famous painter, Raphael DePicter, and this is an emergency.”The doctor finally agreed to visit the patient.
When the doctor arrived and saw that his patient was a dog, he was raged, but he thought of a plan to get even. Hiding his anger, he said, “This is a very difficult case. I’ll have to go back to study it more carefully. I’ll call you when I find out what’s wrong with your dog.” Then he left.
About the same time the following night, Mr. DePicter was woken up by a phone call. It was the throat doctor and he asked Mr. DePicter to go to his house right away. Mr. DePicter said, “But, Doctor, it’s past twelve. Can’t you wait until tomorrow afternoon?” The doctor answered, “That would be too late. Please hurry.” The painter then jumped out of the bed, got dressed, and ran to the doctor’s house.
After opening the door, the doctor said, “Please tell me, how much would you charge to paint my house?”
1. What was Raphael DePicter? ________| A．A doctor. | B．A teacher. | C．A painter. | D．A worker. |
| A．Glad. | B．Angry. | C．Disappointed. | D．Surprised. |
| A．Because he was expecting an important call. |
| B．Because he worried about the medical cost. |
| C．Because the throat doctor called him at midnight. |
| D．Because he was too worried to fall asleep. |
| A．he wanted Mr. DePicter to pay for his check |
| B．he wanted to give Mr. DePicter medicine |
| C．he wanted to have his house painted |
| D．he wanted to teach Mr. DePicter a lesson |
| A．It is wrong for famous people to ask for service right away. |
| B．If a good doctor is woken up at midnight, he will be pleased. |
| C．It is not good for a painter to visit a famous doctor. |
| D．A famous doctor will never treat a dog well. |
Some people read very rapidly(很快地)， while others slowly. Which one is better? The rapid reader may be a good reader when he reads a storybook for fun. But he may not be able to slow down enough to read directions carefully. He may read so rapidly that he does not take time to understand fully the ideas and information which are important. The slow reader may be a good reader when he reads directions for making something. But he may spend too much time reading a simple story which is meant to be enjoyed but not to be remembered.
So， you see， either a rapid reader or a slow reader is not really a good one. If you wish to become a better reader， here are four important things to remember .
1 Knowing why you are reading will often help you .
2 Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making something， science and history books， and Maths problems. You must read such things slowly， remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3 Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories for enjoyment， letters from friends and bits of news from hometown papers.
4 In some of your reading， you must change your speed as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.
1. What should be read rapidly?
| A．Directions for making something. |
| B．Maths problems. |
| C．Storybooks， newspapers， etc. |
| D．Science and history books. |
| A．To read as fast as you can. |
| B．To fit your reading speed to your needs. |
| C．To read as slowly as possible. |
| D．To keep your reading at a certain speed |
| A．changing your speed if necessary. |
| B．reading rapidly throughout for enjoyment |
| C．remembering all the steps and ideas |
| D．knowing what you are reading for |
| A．Something about Careful Reading |
| B．Be a Rapid Reader. |
| C．How to Be a Slow Reader? |
| D．How to Read? |
How are you ? I’m fine. I’m in London, at the International School of English. I’m in Class 3 with eight students . They are from different countries---Spain, Japan, Argentina, Switzerland and Thailand. Our teacher’s name is Henry . He’s very nice. He’s a very good teacher.
I’m living with an English family. Mr and Mrs Brown have three children. Thomas is fourteen, Catharine is twelve, and Andrew is seven. They are all very friendly, but it isn’t easy to understand them !
London is very big and very interesting. The weather is cold but sunny and the parks are beautiful! Hyde Park , Green Park and ST.Jame’s Park are all in the city centre(中心）.
English food is OK, but the coffee is horrible!
Write to me soon .
Love,
Paula
1. The letter is from ___________ .| A．David | B．Paula | C．Paula’s classmate | D．Paula’s teacher |
| A．many students | B．eight students |
| C．nine students | D．eight girls |
| A．at school | B．in a hotel |
| C．with her classmates | D．at Mr Brown’s home |
| A．in a school | B．in London | C．next to London | D．Small |
| A．the writer’s classmates | B．the writer’s teacher |
| C．the writer’s dinner | D．London |
Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy's 800 meters, 1, 500 meters and 3, 000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was very happy. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
" I broke two school records today, Granny, " called out the boy.
To his surprise, the old woman wasn't happy. She thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!"
1. John began to study in a middle school at the age of_________.
| A．nine | B．thirteen | C．eleven | D．fifteen |
| A．keep healthy | B．win the boy's race |
| C．make his teachers happy | D．get to school on time |
| A．he doesn't like riding a bike |
| B．he doesn't like his father |
| C．his home is near the school |
| D．he knows his father doesn't have enough money |
| A．ran faster | B．worked harder |
| C．became famous | D．got a bike |
| A．she thought John had broken some things in the school and they had to pay for them |
| B．she thought John hadn't done well in the school sports meeting |
| C．John's father couldn't afford a bike |
| D．John's mother was ill and they spent much money on medicine |
【推荐1】On 18th October 2009, Australian schoolgirl Jessica Watson set off from Sydney Harbor on an unusual journey. At just sixteen years old, she was trying to become one of the youngest people ever to sail (航行) around the world all by herself. Her journey on the yacht (帆船) took 210 days and she completed it without making any stops or receiving any help.
Jessica's journey covered nearly 23,000 nautical miles (海里). It wasn't always smooth—passing through the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, she had to deal with strong winds, heavy rain and big waves, as well as loneliness and boredom. Sometimes her yacht got damaged and she had to make the repairs herself.
When Jessica sailed back into Sydney Harbor, she was greeted by her family and a crowd of about 75,000 people. Even the Prime Minister of Australia was there to welcome and congratulate her.
Jessica's achievement has won her the admiration of many. However, when questioned by reporters she said, "I don't consider myself a hero. I'm an ordinary girl who believed in a dream."
1. What can we learn about Jessica from Paragraph 1?| A．She was a 16-year-old American schoolgirl. |
| B．She travelled around the world alone. |
| C．She accepted lots of help from other people. |
| D．She spent one year on her unusual trip. |
| A．By introducing how deep the oceans are | B．By listing the problems she had to deal with |
| C．By asking questions about the difficulties. | D．By showing some photos of winds and rain. |
| A．In December 2009. | B．In March 2010. |
| C．In May 2010. | D．In July 2010. |
| A．Common. | B．Popular. |
| C．Talented. | D．Friendly. |
In my opinion, happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and lots of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big house may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
1. Happiness is for ．
| A．those who have large and beautiful houses |
| B．those who have cars |
| C．those who have lots of money |
| D．all people |
| A．people around you will help you |
| B．you will have no chance to challenge yourself |
| C．your classmates will laugh at you |
| D．you will be happy |
| A．When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you. |
| B．You can get help from others when you make mistakes. |
| C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money. |
| D．All of the above.. |
| A．money always brings happiness |
| B．money doesn’t always bring happiness |
| C．everything can be bought with money |
| D．only rich doesn’t always bring happiness |
| A．Happiness | B．Happy and Lucky |
| C．Do Something Good to Others | D．Life and Success |
Zhang Jing was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Now she is a senior translator in the Translation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after graduating from Hangzhou Foreign Language School.
Zhang Jing has been interested in English since she was in the first grade of primary school.
When she was young, she not only finished her homework assigned by the teacher in the school class, she also paid much attention to English practicing after class. In 2003, she graduated from Hangzhou Foreign Language School and was sent to Foreign Affairs College to major in English. During her study outside Hangzhou, Zhang Jing got excellent grades and comprehensive qualities, especially in English. When she was in university, Zhang Jing won the championship in the 10th Foreign Research Society Cup National English Debate Competition and the runner-up in the 10th 21st Century Cup National English Speech Competition.
Although Zhang Jing is not tall, she is good at sports and her favorite sport is volleyball. In the school performance, she was also very outstanding. She was good at singing, dancing and painting.
Recently, her outstanding performance in the Sino-US talk on March 20th has aroused widespread concern in the society. Many students follow her example and intend to learn English well.
1. What is Zhang Jing’s job according to this passage?| A．An English teacher. | B．A translator. | C．A university student. |
| A．Hangzhou Foreign Language School. | B．Hangzhou Primary Language School. | C．Foreign Affairs College. |
| A．Baseball. | B．Basketball. | C．Volleyball. |
| A．Because she did an excellent job in the Sino-US talk. |
| B．Because she is a senior translator in China. |
| C．Because she was the first student sent to Foreign Affairs College. |
【推荐1】June 18 is the birthday of my late sister, Tanya. She would have been 49 years old this year, but that's increasingly difficult for me to imagine. She is frozen in time at 37.
Tanya died more than ten years ago and the wound left by her loss has healed into a scar(疤痕). It's a big scar. You can't know me for very long without discovering my scar. Trust me; if you haven't found it on your own I will point it out to you. I want you all to know that she was still here, and that she mattered.
When we first lose a loved one, we ask, “How will I live without you?' and wounds are open and weeping. We don't know how we'll deal with the pain. But then the wounds form scars, and we learn to live with our new skins.“How can I remember you?” we ask.
So many people don't want to talk about my sister. It is as though mentioning her will remind me that she is dead, and upset my balance when I am so stable and happy. But I never forget my sister, not for a moment.
And so I love it when people mention Tanya's name. Sometimes, I come across one of her friends, and they casually bring up a memory, and it is like a gift.
So if you have friends who have lost loved ones, please don't avoid talking about their loved one. You won't remind them of their loss, because it is always there. They haven't forgotten their scar. They just don't point it out to you.
Instead, try to reassure(使安心) them their loved one is not forgotten. Ask questions about the dead person’s life. Keep them alive in the only way you can after a person is gone, with your words and your memories.
I love hearing from friends on my sister's birthday. It makes her present, despite her absence.It reminds us all that she was here. She walked this earth. She was love, and she mattered. And on June 18, I embrace my scar.
1. What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．The death of the author's sister. | B．The author's sister's birthday. |
| C．The “scar” in the author's heart. | D．The author's love for her sister. |
| A．She becomes sad about it. | B．She worries that she must defend her sister. |
| C．She doesn't know how to deal with it. | D．She is happy to be reminded of her sister. |
| A．Avoid talking about the person who died. | B．Keep them staying with you as long as you can. |
| C．Help them to forget their painful scars. | D．Talk with them about the person who died. |
【推荐2】Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance would get to the place I was going to.
I am now no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary (秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at first sight he doesn’t know the people at first sight (初次见到).
1. The writer always refuses to give people directions because ________.| A．she is a stranger to the city | B．she doesn’t know the people |
| C．she is afraid of giving wrong directions | D．she has no time to help others |
| A．ask her the time | B．sell her something | C．make friends with her | D．ask for directions |
| A．lives | B．studies | C．works | D．teaches |
| A．激动的 | B．尴尬的 | C．困惑的 | D．拮据的 |
| A．The writer is too shy to give others directions. | B．The writer has a very poor sense of direction. |
| C．The writer never got lost when she was young. | D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer. |
【推荐3】I was traveling alone through the UK .To reach the places that were very far, I bought an old car which cost most of my money. I couldn't afford to stay in the hotel, so I had to camp in my car for the rest of the trip.
One morning I woke up in my old car on a country road in Ireland and saw a single house. The water in my thermos had gone cold, so I knocked at the door of the house. A woman opened it. I asked her for some hot water. But she wouldn't let me go away with just that! I was invited indoors. She asked me to sit at the table and have with her family. They filled my thermos before I left.
I was greatly moved. And I decided to pass the kindness on. The other day, I met a young man who had been driving around to look for parking lot.He looked very upset. So I wanted to try my best to help him. His thankful smile was the hugest reward for me.
1. The writer bought the car in order to________.| A．serve the public | B．travel more easily |
| C．take the trip alone | D．save more money |
| A．He didn't have enough money | B．It was his habit. |
| C．He could have a better rest. | D．It would be warmer. |
| A．a map | B．a thermos | C．some hot water | D．a light breakfast |
| A．Funny. | B．Sad. | C．Happy. | D．Thankful |
| A．Traveling alone is interesting. | B．Sharing food is a pleasure. |
| C．Kindness is the sunshine in life. | D．Smile is important to everybody. |
