October1st,2011DearAnn,Ihopeth-优题课

The other day，I told Connie that I'd rather take the bus to work than ride in my comfortable limousine，because of the high cost of gasoline．But today，I discovered how wrong I was．

When I got into my limousine this morning，my driver told me that the motor didn't sound like it was running well．

"Look，"I said，"I have an important meeting at 9：00．I have to be on time!"

We drove about three blocks﹣then the motor died．

"Sorry，Mr．Foster．I thought this might happen．But look!There's the downtown bus．Maybe you should take it．So you don't miss your meeting．"

"Well，I…I…Oh!I suppose I have to．"

I got on the bus and gave the driver my money．

"Mister，are you serious？We can't make change for a ＄100 bill!"

"I AM CHARLES K．FOSTER．AND I ORDER THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE CHANGE!"

"Mister，"said the driver，"I don't care who you are．You will have to get off the bus．"

Well．I was so mad when I got off that bus that I didn't watch where I was going，and I was almost hit by a car!So now，all I have to say is this：My business may be killing me，but riding the bus certainly will．

21．The word"limousine"in Paragraph 1most probably means a 　　．

A．	motorbike
B．	truck
C．	car
D．	bus

22．Why did the writer's driver suggest him taking the bus？　　

A．	The bus would stop at the meeting﹣room．
B．	The limousine completely broke down．
C．	The driver had an important meeting．
D．	The motor was not running very well．

23．the writer failed to catch the bus because 　　．

A．	there were too many passengers
B．	it was heading in the wrong direction
C．	the driver couldn't change his money
D．	he was rude in the bus driver

24．How did the writer feel when he had to get off the bus？　　

A．	Angry．
B．	Uneasy．
C．	Shameful．
D．	Funny．

25．What can we guess from the last paragraph？　　

A．	The writer was doing well in his business．
B．	Connie would lose his job as the writer's driver．
C．	The writer was sure that he would be killed by a bus．
D．	The writer wouldn't take a bus to work after that．

A young officer was teaching some old soldiers （士兵）．They had been in the army for many years and did not like officers， young or old．

They did，not think this young officer could tell them anything about how to fight in a war．

Jones was nearly sixty years old and had fought in many wars．

"Imagine you are in a war，the young officer said to him． "You see seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you． What do you do？"

Jones thought for a short time，then he said，"I shoot them all with my rifle （步枪）"，

"Now imagine there are seven hundred enemy soldiers coming towards you from the left， the young officer said， uand seven hundred enemy soldiers coming to you from the right． What do you do？""I shoot them wth my rifle，" Jones told him．

" OK" the young officer went on， trying to get the answer he wanted． "But if there are a thousand enemy soldiers coming at you from the right， a thousand coming at you from the left， and another thousand coming straight towards you． What do you do now？"

"I shoot them with my rifle" Jones replied．

"But where are you getting all the bullets （子弹）from？" the young officer asked in a loud voice， Jones smiled， From the same place you are getting all those enemy soldiers．

66． What was tlie young officer doing？　　

67． Why didn't the old soldiery like officers？　　

68．How old was Jones？　　

69． What did Jones do when all the enemy soldiers came towards him？　　

70． Where was Jones getting the bullets from？　　

A young man with a large bag on his back came far away for a master （大师）．He said， "Master，I am so lonely an so painful that the long trip makes me tired out，my shoes worn﹣out，my feet cut， and my hands also injured and bleeding…Why can't I find the sunin the heart？ "

The master asked， "What do you put in your large bag？"

The young man said，"lt is very important to me， inside it including the pain each time I fall， the tears each time I'm hurt，the trouble each time I feel lonely…Depending on it， I can come to you here，"

So the master took the young man to the river， where they crossed in a boat． On the other side of the river， the master said， "Hurry on your journey carrying the boat!"

"What， carrying the boat？" the young man was surprised， "it is to heavy． How can I carry it？""Yes'my son， you can't carry it，"the master just．smiled and said， "when you cross the river， the boat is useful﹣ But after crossing it， you will put down the boat and hurry on． If not， it willbecome a burden （负担）． Pain， loneliness and tears﹣﹣all these are useful to life． They can improve life， but if you don't forget them all the time， they will become the burden in life． Put it

down! My son， life can't bear（承受） a heavy burden． "

The young man put down his bag and hurried on． He walked easily and happily，and much fas﹣ter than before．

46． What does the underlined words Mthe sun" mean probably？　　

A．	Health．
B．	Wealth．
C．	Success．
D．	Happiness．

47． What's in his large bag？　　

A．	Clothes， tears and food．
B．	Pain， tears and trouble．
C．	Clothes， food and water．
D．	Pain， water and trouble﹣

48．How did they cross the river？　　

A．	By boat
B．	On foot．
C．	By swimming．
D．	Across the bridge．

49．Why did the master ask him to cany the boat？　　

A．	To teach him to improve his life：
B．	To tell him the boat is very useful
C．	To tell him the boat is very important．
D．	To teach him to put down his burden．

50．How did the young man feel after he put down his bag at last？　　

A．	Awful．
B．	Painfu．
C．	Relaxed．
D．	Surprised．

Sleep is a very important part of our lives． After a long day， we all like the feeling of a soft bed． We know how good it will feel in the morning after we get some rest． Sleep is also very important to animals． They also need sleep after they work hard．

Some animals sleep in the sea．Fish have eyelids （眼睑），so they sleep with their eyes open! sea otters sleep in seaweed （海草）on top of the sea，The seaweed keeps the otters from mov﹣ing along． Most sharks keep swimming when they sleep． Some fish find a little hole in the coral（珊瑚）hide so they can sleep． The clown fish turns on its side to sleep at the bottom of the sea．

Some animals sleep under the ground! When it's hot，many frogs sleep in a hole because they

want to avoid die heat． Some frogs spend the whole summer in their holes． Groundhogs live in holes in the ground， so they also sleep underground． Foxes sometimes steal a groundhog's home and use it astheir own home．

What about animals that live above the ground？ Birds sleep in their nests on trees．A bird's

claws （爪）close when they sleep． This helps them stay oil the tree． Bats sleep upside down for twenty hours a day!

No matter what kind of animal you are， you need your sleep．

41．When will we feel good in the morning？　　

A．	After having breakfast．
B．	After taking shower．
C．	After getting some rest
D．	After taking some exercise．

42．Why do fish sleep with their eyes open？　　

A．	Keeping swimming．
B．	Having no eyelids．
C．	Sleeping in seaweed．
D．	Sleeping in the coral．

43．Why do many frogs spend the summer in the holes？　　

A．	To lay eggs．
B．	To get food
C．	To avoid the enemies．
D．	To avoid the heat．

44．How do bats sleep？　　

A．	Upside down
B．	In the hole．
C．	On the tree，
D．	On its side．

45．The passage tells us that 　　

A．	only people need sleep
B．	all animals need sleep
C．	birds need sleep on the tree
D．	foxes sleep in their own holes

On a wild mountain，two goats met on a road just over a high cliff．（悬崖） The road was so narrow （狭窄）that there neither room for them to pass each other nor to turn round and go back． What do you think the two goats did？

One of them with great care laid himself down on the narrow rock， pressing as close to the rock as he could． Then the other goat gently and softly stepped over his friend， till， safely past him， he could lightly jump away．

The goat that had lain down then drew himself up， safe and free to leap again from rock to rock， and enjoyed the sweet grass on the hill happily．

However，two other goats met on the banks （河岸）of rushing river． A tree had fallen across and become a bridge from one side to the other．

The two goats looked at each other，and each wished to pass over first．

They stood for a moment with one foot on the tree， each thinking that the other would draw back． But neither of them would give away， and they met at last on the middle of the narrow bridge!

They then began to push and fight with their horns （角）， till at last their feet slipped， and both the goats fell into the stream， and were lost in the water!

36． Where did the first two goats meet？　　

A．	On the hills．
B．	On a bridge．
C．	On a narrow road
D．	At the bank of a river．

37． How did they pass the narrow road safely？　　

A．	By lying down
B．	By working together
C．	By jumping away
D．	By pressing to the rock．

38． What was the bridge made of？　　

A．	A tree
B．	A stone．
C．	Some stones．
D．	Some trees．

39．What happened when they met on the middle of bridge？　　

A．	They pushed and fought．
B．	They lay on the bridge．
C．	They looked at each other
D．	They stood on the bridge．

40．The passage tells us that 　　

A．	we should face the challenge in life
B．	we should be careful to cross the bridge
C．	we should give way to others at right time
D．	we should be brave to climb the mountains

A．October 1	B．October 7
C．October 15	D．October 28

A．a big city	B．a small town
C．a big town	D．a country

A．sports, animals	B．music, animals
C．sports, dancing	D．animals, sports