Nancy and Peter like sports. In summer they swim and in winter they ski. They are planning a ski trip for this weekend, but they don’t know about the weather. It’s 7:30 now, and they are listening to the weather report on the radio. The weatherman is giving the weather for the weekend.
“Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, but it’s not going to rain. It’s going to snow on Friday night and maybe Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon and Sunday are going to be cold and sunny.” Now Nancy and Peter are excited. The weather is going to be good for a ski trip. They are going to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains.When do Nancy and Peter listen to the weather report?
| A．Thursday evening | B．Friday evening |
| C．Friday morning | D．Thursday morning |
What are Nancy and Peter planning for the weekend?
| A．A trip to the mountains | B．A trip to a swimming |
| C．A ski trip in the mountains | D．A trip in a city |
When is it going to snow?
| A．On Friday morning | B．On Friday night |
| C．On Saturday night | D．On Saturday afternoon |
What will the weather be like on Sunday?
| A．Cold and cloudy | B．Clear and sunny |
| C．Cold and sunny | D．Clear and cloudy |
Newspapers are very important in our everyday life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. But sometimes they don’t have the time to read the newspaper carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. Sometimes they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to look at the headlines quickly.
There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many kinds with several different editions every day. In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. Some papers in small towns have several editions, especially on Sundays. Besides the front page with the most important news, there is the sports page, the amusement page, the business page and so on.If people don’t have enough time to read all the pages of a newspaper carefully, .
| A．they sometimes read the front page |
| B．they sometimes read the headlines |
| C．they don’t read it at all |
| D．both a and b |
The word “headlines” may mean ““.
| A．important editions |
| B．words in large letters above stories in a newspaper |
| C．interesting stories |
| D．some sports and amusement pages |
By reading the newspaper, people can know .
| A．what is happening in the world |
| B．how many editions there are each day |
| C．the headlines are not so important |
| D．the sports page isn’t as clear as the others |
some newspapers in small towns have on Sundays than usual.
| A．more editions | B．more pictures |
| C．fewer editions | D．fewer pictures |
If you want to watch a foodball match, you’d better read in the newspaper.
| A．the business page | B．the front page |
| C．the sports page | D．the amusement page |
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Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.
American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.
Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports-especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.
Title: in an American High School
| Outline |
Details |
| Introduction |
◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its |
| Lockers and textbooks |
◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and ◇They prefer loaning textbooks to |
| ◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their ◇They can |
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| Classes and classrooms |
◇Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more ◇They go to |
| After-school activities |
◇After school most of the students take |
A man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you want to know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man. “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”How much does the man make if he works 10 hours?
| A．$10. | B．$20. | C．$100. | D．$200. |
In this passage, the underlined (下划线) word “furious” means _________.
| A．very angry | B．quite happy | C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because _________.
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself |
| B．he did not have enough money at that moment |
| C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use |
| D．the boy always borrowed money from him |
From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father ________.
| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son |
| C．didn’t love his son at all | D．often came back home early |
It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.
I wish maps various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.The writer is mainly talking about ____.
| A．geography | B．maps |
| C．Chinese names | D．the opening of the country |
Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____.
| A．can study world events easily |
| B．can study world events without misunderstanding |
| C．can’t study world events without misunderstanding |
| D．will fell joy in studying world events |
What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese?
| A．A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map |
| B．All the bookstores only open to Chinese. |
| C．The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. |
| D．The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. |
According to the passage maps in foreign language are badly needed ____.
| A．in a country open to other parts of the world |
| B．if a country is going to join the United Nations |
| C．when we are learning geography |
| D．if there are no maps in bookstores open to Chinese |