While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had an experience which occurred merely two feet away from me.
Trying to locate my friend among the passengers coming through the jet way, I noticed a man walking toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to greet his family.
First he kissed his three children one by one and said, “It’s nice to see you. I missed you so much!” Then he hugged his wife, “I’ve saved the best for last!” giving her the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember seeing. They stared at each other’s eyes, smiling at one another, while holding both hands. For an instant they reminded me of newlyweds（新婚夫妇）, but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be.
Full of admiration, I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?” “Being together for fourteen years total, married twelve of those.” He replied, without breaking his gaze from his lovely wife’s face. “Well, then, how long have you been away?” I asked. “Two whole days!” “Two days?” I was astonished. By the intensity (热烈) of the greeting, I had assumed he’d been gone for at least several weeks --- if not months. I knew my expression betrayed me, so I turned away my eyes and said quietly, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after so long!”
The man suddenly stopped smiling and looked me straight in the eye. With forcefulness he told me something that left me a different person. “Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then he smiled again, shook my hand and said, “God bless!”
With that, he and his family turned and walked away together.
I was still watching that man and his special family walk just out of sight when my friend came up to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without hesitation, and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “My future!”
The best title of the passage may be _______.
| A．Long Loving Hugs | B．My Future |
| C．Don’t Hope. Decide | D．Love Is Everywhere |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The man replied to the author, with his eyes still fixed on his wife’s face. |
| B．After being away for several weeks, the man missed his family very much. |
| C．It was fourteen years since the couple had got married. |
| D．Their three kids reminded the author of newlyweds. |
By saying “my expression betrayed me” (in Paragraph 4), the author means that ____.
| A．he failed to express his ideas to the man |
| B．the man sensed his real feelings from his expression |
| C．he didn’t believe in his expression any more |
| D．his expression was not faithful to him |
From the passage, we can infer that __________.
| A．the experience may be easily forgotten by the author |
| B．the author will live a passionate life from now on |
| C．the author will be away from his family and hug them passionately upon his return |
| D．Americans prefer to save the best for last |
he best way of learning a language is using it．The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible．Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up( 混合) and people will not understand you．Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them．But if you keep your sense of humor ( 幽默感) ，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make．Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes．It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you ，because they don't understand what you are saying．The most important thing for learning English is ："Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____．
| A．writing |
| B．listening |
| C．using it |
| D．learning grammar |
What should you do in learning English?
| A．Be careful not to make any mistake． |
| B．Write as quickly as you can． |
| C．Laugh more often． |
| D．Speak English as much as you can． |
When people laugh at your mistakes，you should ____．
| A．not care |
| B．be happy |
| C．feel worried |
| D．be unhappy |
When you make a mistake ，you should ____．
| A．keep quiet |
| B．keep your sense of humor |
| C．be kind |
| D．get angry |
Joan is an American girl．She lives in China now．She is in my class．Her parents work in China, too, but her brother works in the U.S.A．He often writes letters to them．Joan likes Chinese class very much, and likes speaking Chinese with us after class．Her father teaches us English well．We all like his class．On Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and mother．Sometimes she goes shopping with her mother．They like the Chinese food very much．It's a happy family．Joan is from ________．
| A．China |
| B．Japan |
| C．the U.S.A |
| D．Canada |
Joan likes speaking ________with us after class．
| A．Chinese |
| B．English |
| C．French |
| D．Japanese |
Joan's ________ is an English teacher．
| A．father |
| B．mother |
| C．brother |
| D．father and mother |
How often does Joan go to the shop?
| A．Often |
| B．Never |
| C．Every Sunday |
| D．Sometimes |
Americans like to visit the national parks．In 1996, over 250,000,000 people visited areas which are managed by the National Park Service．Experts say that by 2012, 500,000,000 people per year will visit the parks．As a result, people are trying to think of ways to protect the parks from the crowds．
The crowding of the parks has caused several problems．One is that there is not enough space for all of the people who want to use the parks．To deal with this problem, you may have to book your tickets a few months ahead of time．The Park Service may also raise entrance fees (费) ．
Another problem caused by increased park use is pollution．Some garbage and waste can be cleaned up, and the cleanup can be paid for by increased entrance fees．To cut down on noise
pollution and air pollution, the number of cars allowed in parks may be limited．If this happens, people may use buses to travel around the parks．Officials may also limit the use of jet-skis, snow-mobiles, motor-boats, and sightseeing helicopters and planes．
The parks may also be in danger because of development that is going on around them．For example, around Yellow Stone Park, many hotels, golf courses, resorts, and other tourist attractions have been built．Some of these developments have effect on areas that are used by animals．People will have to learn to agree about ways to protect the parks．If they do not, there will soon be no reason to visit these national treasures．According to experts, by 2012 the number of visitors ______．
| A．may be doubled |
| B．may rise to 50% |
| C．will reach 250 million |
| D．will go up by a second |
Which of the following is true according to the text?
| A．Visitors will pay less than before． |
| B．The parks are not big enough to hold all visitors． |
| C．Visitors may not necessarily buy tickets ahead of time． |
| D．Only buses are allowed to enter the parks． |
What is the most possible meaning of the underlined word “limited” in Paragraph 3?
| A．Enlarged． |
| B．Admitted． |
| C．Controlled． |
| D．Concerned． |
What can be inferred from the passage?
| A．High fees may probably keep some people out of parks． |
| B．Helicopters and planes will not be used in parks any longer． |
| C．The bus will become the only tool in parks in order to cut down pollution． |
| D．National Park Service will always welcome as many visitors as possible． |
"Bad luck always comes in three" and last Saturday seemed to prove it．After trouble with the car, the television, we spent the evening waiting for the next trouble．Shortly after dinner we both smelled smoke．My wife, who was often careless when cooking, ran to the kitchen but returned looking puzzled．I rushed up the stairs to see smoke coming from under our bedroom door．I went to the bathroom and tied a wet cloth over my face．Then I returned to the bedroom, opened the door and crawled(爬) in—there would be less smoke at floor level．With one hand reaching out in front of me I advanced carefully feeling for the switch to turn off the electric blanket．At that moment I heard the bell of a coming fire engine．Thank goodness my wife had not been wasting her time．The wife rushed into the kitchen because ______．
| A．the smoke came out of the kitchen |
| B．she left something in the kitchen |
| C．she was afraid the smoke was caused by her carelessness |
| D．things in the kitchen were easy to cause fire |
The cause of the fire might be______．
| A．the fire |
| B．the kitchen |
| C．electricity |
| D．bad luck |
When the husband was upstairs trying to stop the smoke______．
| A．the wife telephoned the firemen |
| B．the firemen saw the smoke and came |
| C．thewife was downstairs doing nothing |
| D．they were in great danger |
The passage wants to express that______．
| A．an unlucky person will have trouble one after another |
| B．an unlucky person will only have trouble three times |
| C．"THREE" is an unlucky number |
| D．"THREE" always comes with a bad luck． |
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。O．Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories．His real name was William Sydney Porter．He was born in North Carolina in 1862．As a young boy he lived an exciting life．He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know．When he was about 20 years old, O．Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs．He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O．Henry was believed to have stolen it．Because of that, he was sent to prison．During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories．After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing．He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there．People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise． In which order did O．Henry do the following things?
a．Lived in New York．
b．Worked in a bank．
c．Travelled to Texas．
d．Was put in prison．
e．Had a newspaper Job．
f．Learned to write stories．
| A．e．c．f．b．d．a |
| B．c．e．b．d．f．a |
| C．e．b．d．c．a．f． |
| D．c．b．e．d．a f． |
People enjoyed reading O．Henry’s stories because
| A．they had surprise endings |
| B．they were easy to understand |
| C．they showed his love for the poor |
| D．they were about New York City |
O．Henry went to prison because ．
| A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper |
| B．he broke the law by not using his own name |
| C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners |
| D．people thought he had taken money that was not his |
What do we know about O．Henry before he began writing?
| A．He was well-educated． |
| B．He was not serious about his work． |
| C．He was devoted to the poor． |
| D．He was very good at learning． |