1 . One day, Tony walked into a restaurant and asked the waiter to offer him a light meal for dinner. Thirty minutes later, a group of three people came in.
To his surprise, the group took their food first. They laughed at Tony because Tony had to wait so long. Tony was unhappy and decided to leave. He told the waiter he didn’t want his food any more, but the waiter said, “The boss (老板) is preparing something special for you by himself. It’ll take more time.”
In fact, the boss was Tony’s old friend. They had long time no see. The boss wanted to give him a surprise, so the boss changed his light meal to a five-star meal for free. The three people were shocked (震惊的) and felt sorry for what they did before.
Some people may laugh at you and talk about how they’re better than you. Don’t worry! You have to wait patiently (耐心地) because yours must be special.
1. Tony waited for his dinner over half an hour.2. Tony wasn’t surprised the group got food faster.
3. The boss and Tony have known each other before.
4. The three people got the same meal as Tony’s at last.
5. The passage tells us it’s important to be patient in our life.
1. We can find this reading in a magazine about science most probably.
2. Insurance and the consent form are both necessary for the shot.
3. If Paul wants to take the shot after November 10, he can go to Harford Center.
4. Four ways of fighting Influenza A are mentioned in the reading.
5. The purpose of this reading is to tell people the dangers of Influenza.
3 . Long ago, in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers, Harry and Peter. Harry was very hard-working while Peter was lazy. Every day Harry got up early and came home late, but Peter walked around for fun.
One summer there was no rain and the crops were dying. Harry thought “I must do something to save these crops, or they shall die.” With this problem in mind, he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal (灌溉渠) to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty. After a long search, he found a river full of water. He was very happy. He started digging a canal to his field. Until it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home for lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work late at night. He was very satisfied. He went home, had a good meal and fell into a sound sleep.
Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined (决心). He also started digging a canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed. His field did not get enough water and all his crops died.
Harry’s field would be watered when it was needed. He had a good harvest because of his hard work.
So dear friends, please remember that hard work is the key to success.
根据短文内容判断正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。1. Harry was very hard-working while Peter was lazy in a small town.
2. Both Harry and Peter started digging a canal to the field, but Peter didn’t finish his work.
3. Harry’s field did not get enough water and all his crops died.
4. Harry completed his work when his daughter asked him to go home for lunch.
5. From the story we know that you won’t succeed if you don’t work hard.
Can you play music? Can you play it well? If your answers are no, then the news of a professional band (职业乐队) of 14 disabled players playing around China can surely surprise you. This band is famous. They won many prizes for their wonderful performances and also played for the 2008 Paralympics (残奥会). They even played when leaders (领导人) from other countries came to visit China.
All of the band members (成员) are students of the band leader. And at first, there were around 40 players. But as time went by, some changed their jobs and some went back to hometown to live their own life. The 14 players really loved music and they stayed.
At first, the band was too poor to pay for teachers to teach them. But they didn’t give up and just practiced for over eight hours every day.
It doesn’t matter who you are. As long as you work hard, your dream will come true and you’ll live a happy life.
1. All the players in the band are disabled people.2. The band used to play music for the leaders of many countries.
3. There are three reasons in the passage why some players left the band.
4. The band could play well because many teachers went to help them at first.
5. The article tells us that nothing is impossible if we work hard.
Clothing is an important part of any culture. Chinese culture is more than 5,000 years old, so the traditional Chinese clothing also has a long history.
Hanfu
Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han people. It first appeared in China more than 3,000 years ago. But it disappeared with the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. Now more and more young people start to enjoy wearing it.
Zhongshan suit
Zhongshan suit is the traditional Chinese clothing named after Sun Yat-sen. It is also known to foreigners. It first appeared in the 1920s.
Tangzhuang
Tangzhuang is a type of traditional Chinese costume. It got the name from the overseas Chinese. The Tang Dynasty was famous in the world, so at that time the overseas Chinese were called “Tang people”, and their clothes were called “Tangzhuang”.
Qipao
Qipao is a traditional Chinese dress. It first appeared in China in the 1920s. Qipao is usually made of silk, and Chinese women like to wear it because it can show their beauty.
1. The traditional Chinese clothing has a long history of more than 5,000 years.2. Tangzhuang got its name from the overseas Chinese.
3. Both Zhongshan suit and Qipao first appeared in the 1920s.
4. If a Chinese woman wants to show her beauty, she can wear Qipao.
5. This passage mainly talks about five kinds of traditional Chinese clothing.
6 . Once upon a time, there was a great king. He had a smart servant and he always took the servant everywhere.
One day, the king got bitten (咬) by a dog. He asked the servant, “Is this some kind of bad luck?” The servant said, “Good or bad, hard to tell.”
Then one day, the king lost his finger. He asked the servant again, “Is this some kind of bad luck?” The servant still replied, “Good or bad, hard to tell.”
The king got very angry to hear the same words again. So he sent the servant to jail (监狱).
A few days later, some barbarians (野蛮人) caught the king. They wanted to sacrifice (以……做祭献) the king. However, they found that the king’s fingers were not complete (完整的), so they decided to set the king free.
The king set the servant free as soon as he went back. He finally understood the servant’s words “Good or bad, hard to tell.”
He said sorry to the servant but the servant wasn’t angry with him at all. He told the king. “Something that seems to be good can be bad later. If you didn’t put me in jail. I would have to go with you and the barbarians would have sacrificed me.”
The story tells us good things and bad things can turn into each other sometimes.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写(A)，错误的写(B)。1. The servant asked the dog to bite the king.
2. The king got angry with the servant because he was bored with hearing the same answer.
3. The barbarians wanted to put the king in jail at first.
4. Staying in jail saved the servant in some way.
5. From the passage, we can learn that we should never trust good words.
7 . Since the beginning of human history, the dove(鸽子) has been used as a peace symbol around the world.
There is an old story about it. Once upon a time, two kings from different countries were going to fight each other. The first king asked for his armor(盔甲) and was told by his soldier that a dove made a nest(巢) in his helmet(头盔). The king’s mother told her son not to take the mother dove away because the dove was a symbol of love. After hearing these, the king went out to meet his enemy(敌人) without his helmet. The king from the other country was surprised to see the first king without his helmet and he asked for the reason. After hearing about the first king’s kindness for the mother dove, he was deeply touched.
Both kings agreed to make peace for their people instead of fighting. This is how the dove became known around the lands as a bird of peace.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T”，错误的为“F”。
1. Two kings were preparing to fight each other at first.
2. The first king’s mother told him that a dove made a nest in his helmet.
3. The dove’s nest was taken away from the first king’s helmet.
4. When the king from the other country knew why the first king didn’t wear the helmet, he was touched.
5. The old story tells us how the dove became a symbol of peace.
8 . One day, a man was walking by the corner of a street. There he met a little boy holding a birdcage and selling the birds inside. The man stopped and looked very sadly at the birds in front of him. The birds were screaming(尖叫) in the cage, giving a high cry and trying to fly away.
After standing for a moment, he said to the boy, “How much does your bird cost? I want...” “One, fifty cents, sir,” the boy answered quickly. “I am afraid that you are mistaken. I am not asking how much it is,” the man said. “I would like to buy all of them. What I ask is how much you want for them.” Hearing this, the boy was happy to count the number of the birds in the cage. “Five dollars.” “Here you are!” The man passed the money. The boy counted excitedly. Suddenly the boy was surprised to find the cage was empty! “Oh dear, why did you do that, sir? You don’t even get a bird!” the boy asked the man who set the birds free.
“My boy, let me tell you why I did this,” the man said. “I have no right to keep them. Every life should be respected and birds are our friends. So we should let them be free.”
根据短文内容判断正、误，正确的写“A”，错误的写“B”。
1. The man met the little boy holding the birdcage at the door of a shop.
2. The birds in the cage were crying loudly and wanted to fly away.
3. The boy sold all of his birds at last because the man felt like keeping them.
4. The man gave the boy so much money that the boy was surprised.
5. From the passage, we learn that we should respect every life and birds should be free.
9 . One day in class, the teacher held up an apple, stood at the front of the class and said, “Please smell the smell in the air!”
One student put up his hand and said, “I can smell it. It is the smell of an apple.”
The teacher passed by each of the students and said, “Smell again to see if the smell of the apple is still in the air.”
Half of the students raised their hands to show that they could smell it. The teacher went back to the front of the classroom and asked again if the students could smell the apple.
Everyone raised their hands except one little girl. The teacher came to the girl and asked, “You really can’t smell the apple?”
The girl answered, “No, I can’t smell it. I don’t think it’s a real apple.”
The teacher smiled at the girl and said to the class, “She is right! This is not a real apple.”
All of the other students’ eyes were wide open. They also might have thought that the apple was not real, but they didn’t have the self-confidence (自信) to speak up. They just followed the first student.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. The apple the teacher held up is a real apple.
2. The first student said he could smell the smell of an apple.
3. The teacher let all the students smell the apple.
4. Only one little girl could smell the apple.
5. The teacher wanted to teach the students to speak their mind.
10 . Do you know the ancient town of Fenghuang? It is in Hunan and it is one of the most beautiful ancient towns in the world. It’s also the hometown of Shen Congwen, a famous Chinese writer.
Fenghuang is a good place to travel. There are green mountains and clear water s around it. The Tuojiang River is the mother river of this ancient town. If you take a boat trip along the river, you can see many ancient buildings on both sides Most of them are over 100 years old. They look really great.
People in the town wear special clothes. On hot days, women like shorts and skirts. They also wear wonderful ornaments(装饰品) at important festivals. Men’s clothes usually look the same. They like to wear shirts and trousers.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1. Shen Congwen was from Fenghuang.
2. Visitors can take a boat trip along the Tuojiang River.
3. Most of the ancient buildings have a history of over 1, 000 years.
4. Women in the town like to wear shirts and trousers on hot days.
5. The last paragraph mainly talks about people’s clothes in the ancient town.
