Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker. The banker thought for a few moments and then said,” I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked. The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it. ”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?” “No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ” “Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, “It’s for you.”There are _______ in this passage.
| A．two men and two women | B．three men and one woman |
| C．three women and one man | D．four women |
The banker thought _______.
| A．he was really important because he was a rich banker |
| B．the visitor to the White House was really important |
| C．the visitor who met the President of the United States |
| D．the reporter was really important |
The owner of many buildings thought _______.
| A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York |
| B．the owner of the very large company was really important |
| C．the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor |
| D．the person who worked in the White House was really important |
Sam's history teacher was asking him some questions． However， none of his answers was correct． So the teacher began to ask him some very simple questions， hoping that he could give at least one correct answer．
"Sam， what is Waterloo？"
"Waterloo？" said the boy． "Oh， it is a kind of washing machine， I think．"
The teacher shook her head． "Sam， be serious， please． Now tell me the answer to a very， very easy question． Who was George Washington？"
"Well，" the answer came quickly， "he must be the man who uses that washing machine．"
The teacher was a little angry， but she didn't give up． She thought and thought， and then she came up with the easiest question． "Who's the president of the United States right now？"
"Sorry， I don't know，" Sam answered．
The teacher lost her temper． She shouted， "Donald Trump!"
Sam looked around and sat down．
"Stand up!" cried the teacher． "I didn't tell you to sit down．"
Sam stood up． He looked puzzled． "Oh， I'm sorry，" he said． "I thought you were calling the next student．"
（1）What did Sam think "Waterloo" was？
A．A place．
B． A person．
C． A washing machine．
（2）How many questions did the history teacher ask Sam？
A． Four．
B． Three．
C． Two．
（3）The underlined expression "lost her temper" probably means in Chinese．
A． 勃然大怒
B． 晕过去了
C． 结巴了
（4）From the passage， we know ．
A． Sam is a lazy student
B． Sam is a funny student
C． Sam isn't good at history
（5）The teacher would be after she heard Sam's last words．
A． crazy
B． very happy
C． satisfied
During hot summer days， we like to wear white or light﹣colored clothes． That's because we believe light colors can make us feel cool． But in the deserts of Africa， a tribe（部落） called the Bedouins dress in black robes（袍子）． So does it really matter what color our clothing is？
Scientists tested this by checking the body temperature of a person dressed in white and another person dressed in black． They found that although black clothes do take in more heat， they also lose this heat before it can reach our body．
Their judgement was that it doesn't matter if people wear black or white clothing when it's hot out． What matters is whether the clothing is loose（宽松的） or tight（紧的）． Loose clothing is cooler than tight clothing．
So instead of deciding whether to wear black or white in hot weather， just wear whatever feels most comfortable．
（1）Why do some people like to wear white clothes in hot weather？
A． Because they think white makes them look pretty．
B． Because they think white can make them cool．
C． Because they think white clothing is lighter．
（2）Which of the following is TRUE according to this article？
A． The African tribe dress in black to feel cool．
B． Tight clothing is cooler．
C． Black clothing loses heat quickly
（3）The writer suggests that we should wear ．
A． light﹣colored clothes
B． loose clothes
C． comfortable clothes
Recently a survey has been done in Guangming Middle School about how students pay for goods． It's found that fewer students pay cash（现金） for goods and more students use their mobile phones to pay by scanning（扫描） QR code（二维码） through WeChat or Alipay． In 2016， about 70% students pay in cash and the rest by QR code scanning． However， in 2017， the students who use QR code rise sharply to 70%．
（1）
Xiao Ming is counting his money and he finds that he spent 100 yuan totally last week． He remembers that he paid ￥20 for breakfast， ￥15 for drinks and ￥10 for snacks． And he bought two pens for ￥6， two notebooks for ￥18 and three magazines for ￥20． All these cost him ￥89． Where is the missing 11 yuan？ Oh， it went to a medium size of potato chips and a small size．
（2）
A： Hello， Steve．
B： Hello， Jane．
A： （1） ， Steve？
B： I'm watching TV． （2） ？
A： No， I am not watching TV． I'm listening to a CD， but it is kind of boring．
B： Yeah， my TV show is not very interesting． Do you want to go to the theater？
A： That sounds good． （3） ？
B： We'll meet at 7：00 p．m．
A： By the way， （4） ？
B： We can take a taxi． It's very convenient．
A： OK． See you later．
B： （5） ．
More and more foreigners have come to China． A foreign teacher named Jack stayed in China and wrote something about his experiences． Now let's share his experiences in China：
During my five years in China， I have had the chance to travel all over China and see some interesting things． I not only have seen many places of interest， such as the Great Wall in Beijing， the home of Confucius in Qufu， Shandong Province， and the city of Xi'an， but also have seen beautiful gardens in Suzhou， Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou Province， and wonderful beaches in Dalian and Qingdao． Huangguoshu Waterfall is the most beautiful place I've ever seen． I've also met many friendly people around China． They included students in middle schools I visited in Inner Mongolia， Shanxi Province， and Guizhou． All of my experiences were wonderful．
（1）What is Jack？
（2）How long has Jack been in China？
（3）What has Jack had the chance to do？
（4）Where has Jack seen wonderful beaches？
（5）Has Jack met any students in middle schools？