Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.”“Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.”“Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.
The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you ” to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jackso
ns for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “Thanks for the invitation.”
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience (耐力).
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging(挑战) for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence (信心). I found myself standing at the top of the sky, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son.
| A．hard | B．enjoyable |
| C．painful | D．comfortable |
The word “quit” in the passage means “___________”in English.
| A．carry on | B．put off |
| C．give up | D．pick up |
Which of the following is similar in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
| A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain. |
| B．The sky is always as clear as crystal. |
| C．You can find life is full of nice things. |
| D．Never give up half-way. |
We can infer (推断) from the last paragraph that ________.
| A．the writer was very successful in his life |
| B．the writer didn’t reach the top of the mountain |
| C．though the writer was young, he could understand his father |
| D．the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
The best title for the passage is“________”.
| A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
| B．Enjoy the Beautiful Views |
| C．Conversations between Father and Son |
| D．Father and I |
A neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. While she was trying on different styles, my neighbor took the manager（经理）beside him. “ When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “ just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular price. I don’t care how much it is.”
The following week, my neighbor was walking by the shoe store and the manager recognized (认出)him and called him in.
“ What’s the problem?” asked my neighbor as he entered the store.
“ Wasn’t my check any good?”
“ That’s not it,” answered the manager, “ The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”My neighbor went to Boston ________.
| A．to buy shoes for his mother |
| B．to see his mother |
| C．to pay for the shoes he had bought for his mother |
| D．to see the manager of the shoe store |
The regular price my neighbor had paid must be _______.
| A．12 dollars | B．lower than 12 dollars |
| C．higher than 12 dollars | D．unknown to himself at all |
It seems very possible that my neighbor wanted to _______.
| A．please his mother |
| B．cheat(欺骗) his mother |
| C．cheat the manager |
| D．please his mother’s friends |
The manager called my neighbor in when he saw him because______.
| A．he didn’t have enough shoes for his customers(顾客) |
| B．my neighbor’s mother had taken a wrong pair of shoes |
| C．there was something wrong with his check |
| D．he found it hard to satisfy his customers |
What do we know about the character of my neighbor’s mother?
| A．She would like to buy expensive things. |
| B．She would like to buy cheap things. |
| C．She would like to help others when they’re in trouble. |
| D．She would like to have her son pay for her shopping. |
| Driver wanted ①Clean driving licence ②Must be of smart appearance ③Aged over 25 Apply to: Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Ruston. |
| Air Hostesses for International Flights Wanted ①Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old. ②Height 1.6m to 1.75m. ③Education to GCSE standard. ④Two languages, must be able to swim. Apply to: Recruitment office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK. |
| Teachers Needed For a private(私立的) language school, teaching experience unnecessary. Apply to: The Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd, 279 Canal Street, Ruston. |
You are 26 years old and want to be a teacher. You should apply to.
| A．Caps Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Ruston |
| B．The Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd, 279 Canal Street, Ruston |
| C．Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK |
| D．any of the three |
Why can’t John, an experienced taxi driver, work for Capes Taxi?
| A．Because he doesn’t have college education. |
| B．Because he likes doing sports. |
| C．Because he is unable to speak a foreign language. |
| D．Because he was punished for speeding and wrong parking. |
Tom, aged 22, has just graduated from a college. Which job may be given to him?
| A．Driving for Capes taxi. |
| B．Working for Southern Airlines. |
| C．Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd. |
| D．None of the three. |
Why can’t Lucy, aged 27, become an air hostess?
| A．Because she can speak only Japanese. |
| B．Because she is 27 years old. |
| C．Because she can’t skate. |
| D．Because she likes rubbish food. |
Which of the following is not mentioned in the three advertisements?
| A．Marriage. | B．Male or female. |
| C．Education. | D．Working experience. |
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How would you like to live in a land where the sun shines day and night? There are place in the polar regions where, for North, the sun never sets! This is known as the land of the Midnight Sun. This period of sunlight can last up to six months.
This happens because the Earth tilts(倾斜). When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it has constant (不断) daylight. As the same time, the South Pole is tilted away from the sun. It is in darkness.
Six months later, the South Pole tilts to the sun and has constant daylight. Then the North Pole is tilts away. It has darkness.Where can you see the Midnight Sun?
How long can the period of sunlight last?
Why can we see the Midnight Sun?
When there is Midnight Sun in the North Pole?
What happens in the South Pole?
Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog". Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Sheep"， it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep！ I'll tell you about some of them.
Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.
We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary， my big sister， told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded（点头）and held my nose. "What do you think it is？"
"It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot （污点） off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry."
"Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe！" I said. "We should take it back."
"We can't ".said my sister.
"Maybe little Tom is right，" Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog！"The writer and Mary didn't know______.
| A．what Zip's first present was |
| B．how Zip carried its first present home |
| C．who owned Zip's first present |
| D．what Zip's first present was made of |
Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______.
| A．the dog likes keeping things |
| B．the dog likes playing with shoes |
| C．he doesn't know the dog's name |
| D．he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well |
What made the shoe strange was ______.
| A．its color | B．its smell |
| C．its size | D．that it was a silk one |
The word "keep" in the last sentence means "_____"
| A．keeping things for itself |
| B．bringing things for other to keep |
| C．not letting it run about |
| D．taking care of a small child |
We can know from the reading that the dog _____.
| A．likes to give presents to people |
| B．has been kept in at the writer's home |
| C．has brought some trouble |
| D．likes to be called "the keep dog" |