Mrs. White had a young cat, and it was the cat's first winter. One evening, it went out when it began to snow heavily. Mrs. White looked everywhere and called its name, but she did not find it, so she called the police and said, "I lost a small brown cat. Did anybody find one?"
"No, Madam," said the policeman. "But the cats are really strong animals. They sometimes live for days in the snow, and when it melts（融化）or somebody finds them, they are all right." Mrs. White felt happier when she heard this. "And," she said. “our cat is very clever（聪明的）. She almost…….”
The policeman was getting tired. "Well, then" he said, “Why don't you put your telephone down? Maybe she is trying to telephone you now.”
1. Mrs. White's cat____________.| A．was at home | B．was very old | C．didn't know its name | D．was lost |
| A．on a winter evening | B．when the policeman was tired |
| C．when the snow melted | D．in the morning |
| A．one of Mrs. White's friends | B．one of the policewomen |
| C．Mrs. White's cat | D．the policeman's wife |
| A．he had to look for the cat | B．Mrs. White felt happier |
| C．it's hard for him to find it | D．Mrs. White talked too much to him on the phone |
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【推荐1】Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses，but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1，000kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck!A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price （价格）. They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained （蒙受） losses in business while others always profit （盈利）"Uncle Li asked one day. "The tractor was too small"Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"I agree!"said Uncle Li. "How foolish （傻的） we were!"
1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken house because .| A．they hope to save money | B．they're both poor |
| C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain | D．they're not far from their farms |
| A．make a journey | B．visit some places of interest |
| C．meet their friends | D．make a profit |
| A．theirs weren't as good as the others' | B．theirs were much less than the others' |
| C．a lot of apples had been already carried to the city | D．they forgot to carry them on a truck |
| A．they had sustained losses in business | B．they had lost some money in the city |
| C．something was wrong with the tractor | D．other people profited in the city |
| A．The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
| B．The two farmers will soon get rich. |
| C．Neither of the farmers is clever. |
| D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |
【推荐2】Robert likes to take a walk in the park after work. One day when he was walking in the park, he heard a woman calling his name. He stopped to look around, but didn’t see anything except a little snake. Shortly after Robert saw it, it was gone.
Though Robert felt a little strange, he did not think about it too much and sat down for a rest on a bench (长凳) in the park. Then he noticed the snake that he just saw climbing up the bench. Robert was too afraid to move away from the bench. Right at this moment, a woman behind him shouted, “Come here, Robert. You can’t stay on the bench like that. People will be scared by you.”
In surprise, Robert turned around and said to the woman, “Excuse me, but that’s not a very nice thing to say, and in fact some people say I’m handsome.”
“I’m not talking to you,” said the woman, “I’m telling Robert, my pet snake, to get down from the bench, not you.”
1. What did Robert see when he heard someone calling his name in the park?| A．Nothing. | B．A snake. | C．A woman. | D．A boy. |
| A．He thought the woman was talking to him. |
| B．He felt ashamed (惭愧的) of his bad looking. |
| C．He thought he was ugly and scared her. |
| D．He really understood what the woman meant. |
| A．Two Roberts | B．Be Polite to Me |
| C．Sorry, I Made a Mistake | D．A pet snake |
The artist was very unhappy about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I’ll give you back the money for money.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home either!”
1. The artist in this story was __________.
| A．a man of wealth | B．a funny man | C．a kind man | D．a cheat |
| A．his wallet | B．his train ticket | C．his coins | D．his own trouble |
| A．The artist | B．another man | C．the beggar | D．no one |
| A．the beggar could pay for the taxi home |
| B．he could pay the money in return for the meal he had had |
| C．he could make friends with the beggar |
| D．they could trust each other |
| A．didn’t trust(信任) the artist |
| B．was thankful to the artist |
| C．felt sad for having paid for their lunch |
| D．would make friends with the artist |
【推荐1】Should we teenagers help our parents do chores? Is it important for us to learn how to do chores? I think so. Most of the teenagers like us are the only child in each family. So our parents love us very much. They do everything for us and don’t want us to do any housework. I think it’s bad for us. Here is a real story.
I have a friend named Liu Ning. She is the only child in her family.
Her parents love her very much that they don’t let her do any chores.
Every day she only gets up, has meals, goes to school, comes home, does homework and goes to bed. So she doesn’t know how to do chores. One day, her father was badly ill and had an operation(手术) in a hospital. Her mother had to take care of her father in the hospital and couldn’t cook the dishes for her. Liu Ning didn’t know how to cook the meals. She often felt hungry. Later she even had instant noodles only for her meals. From the story we know it’s very important for us to learn to do chores and other skills from now on.
1. The writer thinks it’s necessary for the teenagers to ________.| A．learn to do chores | B．do the dishes | C．make the bed | D．fold the clothes |
| A．young boys | B．young girls |
| C．middle school students | D．primary school students |
| A．like making meals | B．can make noodles for themselves and the family |
| C．are the only child in each family | D．do most of the chores in the family |
| A．烩面 | B．方便面 | C．拉面 | D．米饭 |
| A．teenagers should learn to do some chores | B．parents shouldn’t make teenagers do chores |
| C．Liu Ning doesn’t want to do housework at home | D．Liu Ning knows how to cook the meals |
【推荐2】The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great works by Mark Twain. The book is so interesting. Even today, it is quite popular among kids. Although I am in my thirties, the book remains one of my favorites. After rereading the book recently, I have learned an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.
In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring tasks. What’s in your mind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted to complain? I think most people have.
Tom Sawyer, however, thought “differently” when he was given a boring task. One Saturday morning, Aunt Polly told Tom to paint the fence (篱笆). Tom’s friend Ben Rogers happened to walk past. Instead of complaining, Tom told Ben that he felt “excited” about the task. “Only one in a thousand, or even two thousand boys can do this!” Tom said.
Tom’s words made Ben interested in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about nothing but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence.
This story teaches me a valuable lesson: Complaining is useless. The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don’t complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is unlikely that someone will come and do the work for you. However, without complaining, you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job!
1. According to the writer, what is most people’s immediate reaction (即时反应) to a boring task?| A．Complaining about it. | B．Accepting it. |
| C．Refusing it. | D．Waiting for it. |
| A．To express his sadness. | B．To catch Ben’s interest. |
| C．To show his anger. | D．To communicate with Ben. |
| A．Refusing is the best choice. | B．Complaining is the only way out. |
| C．Waiting is better than complaining. | D．Being active without complaining. |
【推荐3】Mr. Clarke hated to do the housework. He wouldn’t stay at home on weekends. As his wife always told him to do some washing or cleaning, or he had to cook for his family. So he always made some excuses（借口）on Friday evenings.
Recently Mr. Clarke was interested in playing cards, but he was afraid to let his wife know. So every Sunday afternoon he brought some fish home. It made his wife happy and she never asked where he spent his weekends.
One Saturday morning, Mr. Clarke left home at 7 o’clock. He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town. His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel. They played cards there. Mr. Clarke didn’t go home until 7 o’clock on Sunday evening. He went in the shop near the bus stop as usual. As soon as the shopkeeper saw him, the man said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Clarke. I have no fish today. What about some chicken legs?” “Don’t be silly!” said Mr. Clarke, “I can’t tell my wife that I have fished some chicken legs, can I?”
1. Mr. Clarke didn’t want to stay at home on weekends because __________.| A．he wouldn’t do any housework |
| B．he didn’t love his wife |
| C．he was very busy |
| D．he wanted to stay in a hotel |
| A．Fishing. | B．Playing cards. |
| C．Shopping. | D．Swimming. |
| A．About 24 hours. | B．About 36 hours. |
| C．About 48 hours. | D．About 72 hours. |
| A．at home | B．in a shop |
| C．in a hotel | D．at hospital |
| A．Mr. Clarke hardly stayed at home on weekends. |
| B．Mr. Clarke played cards only this weekend. |
| C．Mrs. Clarke believed he fished on weekends. |
| D．Mr. Clarke didn’t like to do the housework. |
【推荐1】Interesting Festival in the World
| Throwing tomatoes--Spain Spain takes "tomatoes fights" to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place during the last Wednesday in August. Trucks carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. |
| Rolling cheese-England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese is roiled down Cooper's Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. |
| Burning man--The United States The Burning Man 'Festival lasts a week， it is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day(which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture(雕塑) of a man. |
| Pouring water--Thailand The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day,Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other,pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land. |
1. Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?
| A．Spain. | B．England. | C．The United States. | D．Thailand. |
| A．The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd Io eat. |
| B．Not all the festivals alive fall on the single day. |
| C．Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival. |
| D．Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists， |
| A．a tour guide | B．a science report | C．a story book | D．a fashion magazine |
【推荐2】On small farms in Mexico, there is no school. A bus is a school! The driver of the bus is the teacher! It is a school bus, but it does not take the children to school. It just goes around from place to place, and sometimes it comes to the farm. The bus always stays there for three months. The farmers call it a school on wheels. In the morning, the bus comes to the farm, and the teacher teaches the children aged from eight to ten. In the afternoon, the children aged from eleven to fifteen come to have their lessons because they have to work in the morning. At night, the fathers and mothers come to have their lessons. They all like the school bus, but all the people on the farm hope they can have a real school some day.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。
1. On small farms in Mexico, a bus is a school .
2. The bus never moves and the students have lessons on it.
3. The children aged from eleven to fifteen come to school in the morning.
4. At night, the parents also have lessons in the bus school.
5. All the people on the farm hope they can have a real school some day.
What is a gentleman? The girls have their ideas：
Huang Xiaoyu of Guizhou： A gentleman doesn’t often get angry. He wants others to be well and happy. He is always ready to help. There is a boy in my class and I think he is a gentleman. If I don’t do well in the English test, he will say,“You will do better next time.”That makes me feel happy.
Chen Tingting of Shenzhen： A gentleman always says,“Ladies first.” When students clean up the classroom, he does the heavy work. He lets girls go into rooms first. There are no gentlemen in my class. When there is something to eat, the boys in my class always get them before girls!
What is a lady？Boys tell us what they think a lady is：
Wu Yifan of Dalian： A lady is quiet and kind, but she’s not shy(害羞) and she can talk about her ideas in front of others. To me, Jiang Yiyan, a film star, is a lady. She is pretty and kind. She does a lot for others.
Wang Lichao of Tianjin： A lady is not just beautiful but clever. She never says bad words. She is quiet and kind to others. I don’t think there is a lady in my class. Most of the girls are
1. A gentleman doesn’t ___________.
| A．care about others’ feeling |
| B．always say“ladies first” |
| C．do the heavy work |
| D．get angry easily |
| A．He will say“You’ll do better next time”. |
| B．He will get happy. |
| C．He will say“Don’t be so careless next time”. |
| D．He will laugh at her. |
| A．Because she is quiet. |
| B．Because she likes expressing(表现) herself |
| C．Because she is pretty and kind. |
| D．Because she is very shy. |
| A．Beautiful and kind girls. |
| B．Pretty-looking but rude(粗鲁的) girls. |
| C．Gentle and shy girls. |
| D．Clever girls. |
| A．A story book | B．A picture book. |
| C．A science book. | D．A magazine. |
Nick | I think a good friend should always support(支持)me. Also he should know my likes and dislikes. When I’m wrong he should tell me about it and not worry that I may be angry. |
Gina | I like to make friends with those who are the same as me. The |
| Jenny | I want to make friends with people who bring me happiness, give me a hand and support me. |
| Mark | I would like to make friends with people who are different from me. We maybe sometimes don’t agree with each other, but with friends like these I can learn different ways of thinking. |
1. It’s very important to __________ to be Nick’s friend.
| A．know his dislikes | B．support him |
| C．make him happy | D．be different from him |
| A．缺点 | B．优点 | C．不同点 | D．相似点 |
| A．Nick doesn’t like his friend to tell him about it if he is wrong. |
| B．Gina wants to make friends with people who have the same hobbies as she does. |
| C．Jenny thinks that a friend should support her. |
| D．Mark thinks that different friends teach him many things. |
Here is what Tony usually does on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. At5:00 a.m., he gets up and brushes his teeth. Then at 5:30, he goes running for an hour. After that, he takes a shower and cleans up for work. He leaves home for work at 7:10. He starts work at 8:00. In the afternoon, he usually arrives home from work at 6:00 or 6:30. On Tuesdays and Thursdays he gets up at 6:30 a.m. He does some housework and then leaves for work. He only has to get up early to exercise 3 days a week.
Tony also has healthy eating habits. On the days he doesn’t need to exercise, he usually goes to the stores to buy food. He buys healthy food and he likes cooking dinner at home.
根据短文内容,选择最佳选项。
1. Tony gets up at ___ a.m. on Thursdays.
| A．4:30 | B．6:00 | C．6:30 | D．8:00 |
| A．Mondays | B．Tuesdays | C．Wednesdays | D．Friday |
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a week. | C．Three times a week. | D．Four times a week. |
| A．Tony never does chores. | B．Tony runs at 5:00 on Tuesdays. |
| C．Tony has good exercise habits. | D．Tony likes cooking lunch at home. |
a. brushes teeth b. takes a shower c. gets up d. does exercise e. leaves home for work
| A．abcde | B．cbdea | C．cabde | D．cadbe |
【推荐3】Duke Ellington is known as one of the most important composers of his time, and his work has been enjoyed for more than 80 years by music lovers all over the world. During his lifetime Ellington turned musical sounds into many compositions, mostly in the style known as jazz.
The Early Years
Duke Ellington was born in 1899 in Washington D.C. It wasn’t until Ellington was a teenager that his interest in music grew. He taught himself to play the piano by listening to local piano players. Sometime around 1916 Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties. Ellington realized that he enjoyed entertaining people with his music. He soon became a very popular musician playing at parties and other events in the Washington area. Young adults seemed especially to love the modern pieces he composed.
Success in New York
In 1923, when Ellington was almost 24 years old, he joined The Washingtonians, a five-piece group of musicians in Washington, and became the group’s leader in early 1924. In 1927 Ellington and his orchestra (管弦乐队) won an engagement (雇佣期) at Harlem’s famous Cotton Club. For the next three years, his orchestra played at the Cotton Club nearly every night.
The Influence of the Cotton Club
Working at the Cotton Club encouraged Ellington’s creativity. Since the shows changed every six months, he was challenged by the need to develop new material. He had to compose lots of music for the Cotton Club shows.
By 1928 the club began to cover the shows live on the radio. From the live shows, Ellington and his orchestra gained a national reputation (名声).
On the Road
As Ellington’s popularity increased, he realized that his orchestra could do well on concert tours. They left the Cotton Club in 1931 and toured America and Europe almost continually for the next 43 years. During his trip, Ellington made recordings and continued to compose music.
Duke Ellington played the piano, composed music, and led his famous orchestra for more than 50 years, until his death in 1974. Music lovers all over the world agree that his music will be enjoyed for many years to come.
1. What do we know about Ellington from the first two paragraphs?| A．He preferred young adults to elder audience. |
| B．He could sing as well as he played the piano. |
| C．He had a natural gift for composing music. |
| D．He learnt to play musical instruments from a very young age. |
| A．Ellington was very popular at parties in the Washington area. |
| B．Ellington did live radio shows at the Cotton Club in Washington. |
| C．Ellington made the orchestra popular and successful for a long time. |
| D．Ellington continually developed new material and composed more music. |
| A．Ellington loved traveling around the world. |
| B．Ellington could compose a large number of songs. |
| C．Ellington’s career became successful just in one night. |
| D．Ellington made a great difference to the world of music. |
a. Ellington joined a five-piece group of musicians in Washington.
b. Ellington’s orchestra played at the Cotton Club.
c. Ellington’s orchestra went on concert tours.
d. Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties.
| A．d-a-b-c | B．d-c-a-b | C．a-d-b-c | D．d-b-a-c |
