I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.
The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold(折叠) everything, including socks. I would
complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮丧) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She
only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.
Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.
| A．she wanted to learn to do housework |
| B．she was a friend of the lady’s |
| C．she had to earn some money |
| D．she couldn’t find a room to live in |
The underlined word ‘paralyzed’ in the first paragraph may mean ‘______’.
| A．destroyed | B．deaf | C．seriously ill | D．unable to walk |
The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.
| A．encouraged to learn | B．unwilling to learn |
| C．delighted to learn | D．recommended to learn |
Now the writer ______.
| A．is still afraid of the lady | B．hates the strict lady |
| C．admires the disabled lady | D．is very grateful to the lady |
| Films in West-city Cinema this week |
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A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES ? Chinese film (2004) ? Dircected (导演) by Feng Xiaogang ? Mainly acted by Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li Bingbing ? From Monday to Wednesday, at 8:00 p. m. ? Ticket Price: RMB¥35 |
KUNGFU HUSTLE ? Chinese Hong Kong film (2004) ? Directed by Zhou Xingchi ? Mainly acted by Zhou Xingchi,Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong ? From Wednesday to Friday, at 8:00 p. m. ? Ticket price: RMB¥40 |
HARRY POTTER (III) ? American film (2004) ? Directed by Alfonso Cuaron ? Mainly acted by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. Emma Waston ? From Friday to Sunday, at 7:30 p. m. ?Ticket Price: RMB¥30 (Half on Sunday for children) |
TROY ? American film (2004) ? Directed by Wolfgang Petersen ? Mainly acted by Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis ? From Tuesday to Thursday, at 8:00 p. m. ? Ticket Price: RMB¥45 |
You can see________ foreign films in West-city Cinema this week.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
If you want to see the film which was directed by Feng Xiaogang, go to the cinema on________.
| A．Monday | B．Thursday | C．Friday | D．Saturday |
Children can pay only _____ when they want to see a film on Sunday.
| A．¥5 | B．¥10 | C．¥15 | D．¥20 |
You can see the film ________ on Saturday.
| A．Troy | B．Harry Potter | C．A World Without Thieves | D．Kungfu Hustle |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Liu Dehua acted in the film Kungfu Hustle. |
| B．The ticket price of the four films is the same. |
| C．All the films start after 8 o’clock in the evening. |
| D．The four films were released in the same year. |
David Moore taught science at the City School．He needed some expensive books，so he bought them．He put the books in his car in a quiet street．Then he went to other shops to buy something else．At six he came back to the car．One door was open—and the books were not there．David drove home．
That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper．The next day he went to the police station．
On Friday people read this in the newspaper：
Books： Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books．
Open all day on Saturday．Dauid Moore．26 Fry Road．
David stayed at home on Saturday．The first mall came at eight．David took him to the kitchen．At half past nine another man arrived．He had a bag under his arm．
“Mr．Moore?”the man asked．
“That’s right，”David said．“Can I help you?”
“I’ve got some good books．You buy books，don’t you?”
“Yes．Bring them in。Let me have a look．”
Soon the books were on the dining-table．“Come in now．”David called，“and bring the list．”
A policeman came into the dining-room．He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand．They were the same．
“Come with me．Sir．”the policeman said to the man．What happened to David Moore one day?
| A．He lost his way in the city． | B．He couldn’t find his car． |
| C．Someone stole his books． | D．Many people read his letter． |
The first man to David’s home was a_________．
| A．thief | B．policeman | C．driver | D．cook |
From the story，we know the second man_______．
| A．is one of David’s friends | B．wants to return the books to David |
| C．wants to show the books to David | D．reads the newspaper |
Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to David?
a．He left his car in a quiet street．b．He went to the police station．
c．He wrote a letter to a newspaper． d．He bought some dear books．
e．He bought something else at other shops．
| A．d，b，c，a，e | B．d，a，c，e，b |
| C．d，a，e，b，c | D．c，d，e，a，b |
David probably bought the books on________．
| A．Wednesday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there’s a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?
“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”
“This tin of fish.” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too.”
“Good.” said Mr Petty. Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young’s house and at 3 
o’clock Mrs Petty came home.
“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked.
“Yes, but my feet are hurting.” He answered.
“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked.
“Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES.”Mrs Petty wanted to ________.
| A．visit her old friends | B．go to Mrs Young’s house |
| C．have a dinner in the restaurant | D．have lunch by herself. |
Mr Petty had to _____.
| A．buy some food himself | B． cook dinner for Mrs Petty |
| C．have lunch at a restaurant | D．have lunch by himself at home |
Mrs Petty had her lunch__.
| A．at home | B．with her husband |
C．in M rs Young’s house |
D．in Jack’s house |
Mr Petty’s feet were hurting because ________.
| A．the tin of fish hurt his feet. |
| B．he fell down and hurt his feet. |
| C．he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes. |
| D．his wife didn’t tell him how to open the tin. |
In the last sentence, “STAND” means ________.
| A．put | B．push | C．send | D．sink (浸) |
Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married（结婚）. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情况) and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for
people to remember.
| A．louder | B．easier | C．prettier | D．harder |
Famous people want their new names to ________________.
| A．have special sound | B．be ordinary |
| C．have no meaning | D．be unknown |
Mr Li uses his new name when he___________________.
| A．stays with his family | B．is at his job |
| C．is among Chinese friends | D．comes back to China |
What is the best title(标题) of this passage?
| A．Family Names | B．Women’s Names |
| C．Changing Names | D．Special Names |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．Some women don’t change their own family name after they get married today. |
| B．Some women use their husband’s family name after they get married. |
| C．Some women don’t have family name after they get married. |
| D．Some women use both their own name and their husband’s |
Dear Tom
How are you? I'm at a new school this term. And I'm writing to you about my school now. My new school is big and nice. There are one thousand and four hundred students and one hundred and forty teachers at my school. I like the teachers. They are very kind to me. My classmates are very friendly, too. They teach me Chinese and I teach them English.
The
re are trees, flowers and green grass at my school. They are very beautiful. Behind my school there is a small river. The water in it is quite clean. We can swim in it.
We have no classes on Saturdays or Sundays. Sometimes I go to play football or basketball with my classmates. Sometimes I stay at home and watch TV. Sometimes I go to shops with my father and mother. We all like China.
Please write to me soon!
Yours
JackJack is at a/an ________ school.
| A．English | B．Chinese | C．small | D．Japanese |
There are ________ students and ________ teachers at Jack's school.
| A．1,400; 104 | B．1, 040; 104 |
| C．1,400; 140 | D．1, 040; 140 |
Jack's teachers ________.
| A．teach him English very well |
| B．only teach him Chinese and English |
| C．don't like him at all |
| D．are quite good to him |
Jack ________ his new classmates.
| A．doesn't get on well with | B．doesn't like |
| C．makes good friends with | D．is going to learn English from |
Which is TRUE?
| A．Jack goes to school every day. |
| B．Jack doesn't have classes every day. |
| C．Jack has no classes only on Saturdays. |
| D．Jack has no classes only on Sundays. |