根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
| A．Because he could eat well there. |
| B．Because he could earn more about nuns. |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
| A．was still the same as usual | B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school | D．worked hard but said little |
“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．用功 | B．捶书 | C．发泄 | D．振作 |
The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the nail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.
| A．we should be strict with ourselves |
| B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
Sudha Chandran, a famous dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was alsocut offon her career (事业) road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to astop, she didn’t give up. In the painful months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed a man-made leg for her. Sostrongly, she wanted to go back todancing.Sudha believed inherself and she thought she could realize her dream.
After every public recital (个人表演), shewould ask her dad about her performance. “You
still have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get in return. In January 1984, Sudha made a historiccomebackby giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that itmoved everyone to tears. That evening when she asked her dad theusual question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise. Sudha’s comeback wasso moving that a film producerdecided to make the story into a hit film.
When someone asked Sudha how she hadmanaged to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”Nothing is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.Sudha Canadian is an ________ dancer.
| A．English | B．Indian | C．Australian | D．American |
Sudha thought she could depend on ________ to make her dream come true.
| A．the doctor | B．her father |
| C．herself | D．a film producer |
What did Sudha do in January, 1984?
| A．She had a car accident. |
| B．She met a doctor. |
| C．She left Bombay. |
| D．She made a historiccomeback. |
How did Sudha’s father praise her?
| A．By touching her feet. |
| B．By watching her performance. |
| C．By teaching her to dance. |
| D．By making the story into a hit film. |
What’s Sudha idea about success?
| A．Being a disabled dancer. |
| B．Believing in families and friends. |
| C．Practicing more. |
| D．Having a strong will to win. |
Many people say that they are workingtoo many hours. They don't have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. InFrance, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. InJapan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means(意味着) a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people workextrahours because they want to make more money. However, many companies(公司) don't pay overtime(加班工资). Their workers don't get more money for more work. Some people think it's their duty(职责) to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. InFrance, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. InGermany, they get four to six weeks, and in theUnited States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than(少于) half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy." If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.
| A．513 | B．1,646 | C．2,159 | D．3,805 |
The word "extra" in Paragraph 3 means _________.
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 | C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
| A．France | B．Germany | C．theUnited States | D．Great Britain |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．No companies offer(提供) vacations to their workers. |
| B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. |
| C．Not all workers can get more money for more work. |
| D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days. |
What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
| A．Workers in the United States get the longest paid vacation. |
| B．Many people have vacations long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
It was Jimmy's birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum(鼓).
"Who gave him that thing?" Jimmy's father said when he saw it. "His grandfather did," answered Jimmy's mother. "Oh," said his father. Of course , Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise(噪音) with it, but his father did not mind(介意). His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise.
But one of the neighbors(邻居) did not like the noise at all , so a few days later, she took a sharp(锋利的) knife and went to Jimmy's house while Jimmy was hitting(击打) his drum. She said to him, "Hello, Jimmy. Do you know, there's something very nice inside your drum. Here's a knife. Open the drum and let's find it. " Jimmy got quite a lot of nice presents from his ________ .
| A．classmates | B．friends | C．teachers | D．family |
Who gave Jimmy the drum? ________ .
| A．His father | B．His mother | C．His neighbor | D．His grandfather |
Why did Jimmy's father not stop him making a noise with the drum? Because________.
| A．He liked Jimmy very much | B．he didn't mind it. |
| C．Jimmy was in bed | D．Jimmy only played in the evening |
One of the neighbors ________ .
| A．liked Jimmy very much. |
| B．enjoyed listening to the sound of the drum. |
| C．wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife. |
| D．didn't like the noise at all. |
What did Jimmy's neighbor really want him to do? To ______.
| A．stop him making noises |
| B．make a noise on his drum with a knife |
| C．show him how to hit the drum |
| D．find something nice in his drum |
Do you know Weibo? Do you write a Weibo? If you don’t, Weibo means microblog. People may spend much time writing a microblog, but it takes a little time to write a microblog. Why?
Microblog started in the USA. It came to China in 2009 and it has developed very fast. In 2011, the number of Chinese, micro-bloggers grew to 300 million.For many microblog user, it is a great way of learning the freshest news, talking with friends and sharing different kinds of information, including news, daily life, pictures, music and so on. Many stars and famous people also write microblogs and share good things with their fans.
It is easy and fast to send a message on a microblog. For example, when the big earthquake and tsunami(海啸)hit Japan in March, 2011, messages like “Salt can protect people from radiation (辐射)” were hot on microblogs.
Later people realized it was just a rumor(谣言).
In a word, microblog plays a new role in the life of Chinese people.
| A. It soon caused a crazy buying of salt. B. Because every message on a microblog is less than 140 words. C. Now more and more people are interested in writing microblogs. D. However, this can also lead to problems and even cause great fear. E. You are “out”! |
At this moment in different places of the world people are doing different things.
In Beijing it's early morning. People are sleeping.
In London people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or running for trains. Some people are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to the pubs（酒吧）to have a drink.
In Moscow（莫斯科）it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants. Some are going to watch a ballet（芭蕾舞）. Some are drinking in the pubs.
In Los Angeles（洛杉矶）it's morning. People are working in their offices. Children are starting their lessons.
New York is midday now. People aren't working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are seeing friends or shopping.According to the passage we can see that at night some people in Moscow like to .
| A．go to watch a ballet | B．do shopping | C．wait for buses | D．go to the library |
When children in Los Angeles are starting their lessons, people in Beijing are .
| A．playing basketball | B．seeing films | C．having lessons | D．sleeping |
From the passage, we can see the time in New York now is.
| A．6∶00 | B．9∶00 | C．10∶00 | D．12∶00 |
We know that London is 3 hours.
| A．earlier than Moscow | B．later than Moscow |
| C．earlier than Los Angeles | D．later than Los Angeles |