A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.
After some days, he decided to see a doctor. “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”
“I have a suggestion(建议)，”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”
The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”
The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, and three— up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ____________________,
| A．he was worried about his homework |
| B．he worked too hard and became ill |
| C．he didn’t finish doing his lessons |
| D．there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a rest |
The doctor asked the young man ________________________.
| A．to get up to drink some tea |
| B．to take some medicine and go to bed earlier |
| C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed |
| D．to count numbers before he went to bed |
The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because______.
| A．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers |
| B．he wanted to thank the doctor |
| C．he was better and wanted some more medicine |
| D．he still couldn’t go to sleep at night |
The young man _________.
| A．counted from 569 to 1000 |
| B．counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep |
| C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea |
| D．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep |
The young man _____ in fact.
| A．didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion |
| B．wasn’t ill at all |
| C．was not able to count numbers |
| D．didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion |
On the first day of school, our professor introduced himself and let us get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. “Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I’m 87 years old.”
“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she replied.
Rose became a college symbol this year and she easily made friends with other students.
At the end of the term we invited her to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets of staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!
“There is a big difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do anything, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.
She ended her speech by singing The Song Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.
At the end of the year, Rose finished the college education. One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
Remember GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY(必选的), GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL（可选择的）.Rose went to college because she ___________.
| A．wanted to live longer |
| B．loved to stay with the young |
| C．wanted to realize her dream |
| D．planned to enjoy her life there |
Rose was ____________ during her stay in college.
| A．outgoing and popular | B．brave and hard-working |
| C．honest and athletic | D．calm and creative |
Which of the following is included in Rose’s speech?
| A．People won’t grow old if they stop playing. |
| B．The more you laugh , the younger you will be. |
| C．People easily become old if they do more things. |
| D．Time is especially important to young people. |
Which of the following can best describe the story?
| A．Live with your dream. |
| B．Find secrets of staying young. |
| C．Learn wherever you are. |
| D．Be happy every day. |
A. Dear Mrs. Web
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B. Help Line Volunteers
Every year thousands of old people are in need of our help. The Help Line provides a heartwarming. helpful, kind support and free information service for the English-speaking aged people.
We are in need of volunteers who are :good listeners, warm-hearted and patient; excellent English speaker; can work 10 hour every week.
Please call us at 0241-85902 or e-mail us at helper@lineservice.com.
C. Save the Earth Club
Earth club is for any student in Green School. Earth Club’s goal is to help keep the school, neighborhood and city cleaner by encouraging recycling, highway clean up, and river, lake and school campus clean up. We hope to improve the environment and encourage others to do the same. We also need to discuss some real solutions to save the earth. Earth Club meets 2-4times a month. Come and join us!
D. The King Sweeper
“My great, great grandfather invented the carpet sweeper 125years ago. This King Sweeper is by far the best. I invite you to try it in your home. You’ll find it used daily in hospitals, restaurants, offices and homes throughout the world. This is just the thing to keep your carpet soft , clean and fresh. Only for $59.99!
We are so sure that you will be satisfied with the results of using our product.
E. Trendy Sunglasses
They can protect your eyes when driving, gardening or reading in the sun. It can make your life easier and happier, and make you look smarter! $20.99 each or 2 for$39.99!People who get help from Dear Mrs. Web or Help Line Volunteers __________.
| A．have to pay for it | B．have to help others |
| C．must be quite poor | D．needn’t pay for it |
Save the Earth Club is __________ to help improve environment.
| A．a world club | B．a city club |
| C．a school club | D．a neighborhood club |
How much do need to pay if you buy one King Sweeper and two pairs of Trendy Sunglasses?
| A．$80.98 | B．$101.97 |
| C．$99.98 | D．$109.98 |
Do you often travel? Do you often stay in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with disposable (一次性的)things, like toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. __________. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables.
______.
Many disposable things are made of plastic. _______.It is a waste of natural resources(资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400 kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 2,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year!
___________. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.
Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. ________: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school dining-room, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.
To protect our environment and our home, it is very necessary and important for us to save natural resources.
| A．Try to do these things in your daily life |
| B．People throw them away after only using them once. |
| C．They want to ask people to use less disposable things. |
| D．Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. |
E. Many guests like the idea because they don’t have to bring their own.
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① 人民教育出版社 ②材料 ③目的地 ④离开 ⑤到达When does the plane reach Milan?
| A．At 11:30 | B．At 14:35 | C．At 10:00 | D．At 18:00 |
Where can you have fun and watch displays?
| A．In Flight No. BA564 | B．In people’s Education Press |
| C．At Zhonglu Hotel | D．In Deeside Animal Park |
If you want to buy English books, you’d better call the number_______.
| A．(8610) 64622288 | B．(010) 67661423 |
| C．(8610) 64612502 | D．(024)46364148 |
If you travel to Beijing, you’d better live in ________.
| A．Milan | B．PEP Teaching Materials Center |
| C．Zhonglu Hotel | D．Southdene |
From the information, we can guess Yang Kai is ________.
| A．a bookseller | B．a student |
| C．a waiter | D．a teacher |
Henry Smith taught science at the City School. One day, he went to a bookstore and bought some books. Most of them were expensive. He left them in his Car in a quiet street. Then he went and bought some other things at other shops. At 6 o’clock he came back to the car. One window was open and the books were gone. Henry drove back to his home in Lake Street.
That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station.
On Friday people read an advertisement(广告) in the newspaper.
BOOKS WANTED
DO YOU HAVE ANY BOOKS THAT YOU NO LONGER WANTED? I BUY OLD AND MODERN BOOKS. OPEN ALL DAY ON SATURDAY. HENRY SMITH, 18 LAKE STREET.
Henry stayed at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at 8 o’clock.
Henry took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.
“Mr Smith?” the man asked.
“That’s right,” Henry said, “Can I help you?”
“I have some good books. You buy books, don’t you?”
“Yes, bring them in. I’ll have a look at them.”
Soon the books were on the dining-table.
“Come in now, ” Henry called out, “And bring the list.”
A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the titles(书名) on the books and those on the list in his hand. They were the same.
“Come with me, Sir,” the policeman said to the man.How did the man get the books? _____________
| A．He bought them from Henry. |
| B．He bought them at a bookstore. |
| C．He found them lying in a quiet street. |
| D．He stole them from the car. |
Henry got his books back ___________.
| A．by fooling the man into bringing the books to his house |
| B．by buying them from the first visitor |
| C．with the help of the bookstore |
| D．with the help of the City School |
The man who stole the books found Henry’s address ___________
| A．in the car | B．in the newspaper |
| C．at the book store | D．at the police station |
What happened to the man?
| A．He ran away. |
| B．He was very happy to sell the books. |
| C．He was caught by the policeman. |
| D．He was very clever. |
What is the best title for this reading?
| A．A Book Advertisement | B．Mr Henry Smith |
| C．How Mr Smith Lost His Books | D．A clever man |