A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”“If you must 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 the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(自私的)!”The little boy went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed(平静)down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn't really 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!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had 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 boy's father make an hour? ____ .
| A．$10 | B．$20 | C．$30 | D．$40 |
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ____.
| A．very angry | B．quite happy |
| C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
In the first passage, the father refused to lend 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 |
The boy wanted to buy ________ with twenty dollars.
| A．a new book for himself |
| B．a nice present for his father |
| C．a toy for his own birthday |
| D．an hour of his father's time |
From the 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 |
What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody thinks it’s hard work, others think it’s knowledge, love and luck...
If you arrange(排列) the 26 English letters in order and use numbers to represent (代表)each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c ……26 for z, you can change an English word into a number. So hard work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98,meaning" 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96;" love: 12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money? It can’t, either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude（态度）. Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself; attitude: 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5="100," a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most time people hope for a better life. It is possible that they will have a better life if they change their attitudes. When you change your manner and become friendly towards others, you will meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive attitude towards failure, you’ll find it’s also rewarding（有益的） though it has caused your losses.What is the mark of the word “money” according to the passage?
| A．73 | B．72 | C．75 | D．62 |
According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way is to __________.
| A．ask for help from others | B．hope to be lucky |
| C．change your attitude | D．try math-solving ways |
From the passage we can learn that ___________.
| A．different attitudes come from different courses of life |
| B．sometimes failure can bring you good if you take a positive attitude |
| C．math can solve every problem easily in our daily life |
| D．none of the English words except “attitude” is 100 or more |
| Learning Computers This twelve-hour course(课程) is for people who need to learn about computers. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’ t do and how to use them. Course fee(费用): $75 Jan. 4,7,11,14,18,21, Wed.& Sat. 9:00—11:00a.m. Zhang Hua is a professor(教授) from Beijing University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field. |
| Typing This course is for those who want to learn to type. You are tested first and when you can practise at one of eight different skill levels. This lets you learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper. Course fee: $125 Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks. This course is taught by a number of professional teachers. |
| Language Study Have you already tried to improve your English and failed? Do you want to learn English well? Come and this three-month course will help you make it. Course fee: $ 130 Mon. & Wed. 2:00—5:00 All the teachers are from English-speaking countries. |
If you choose the Learning Computers course, you’ll have classes _____________.
| A．from Monday to Friday |
| B．on Wednesday and Saturday |
| C．on January 4,7,12,15 |
| D．in the afternoon every day |
If you choose the Typing course, you _____________ .
| A．should have a test first |
| B．needn’t bring your own paper |
| C．can’t learn at your own speed |
| D．should pay $ 115 |
The Language Study course will last __________.
| A．twelve hours | B．two weeks |
| C．three months | D．three weeks |
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources (资源) , we are short of (缺乏) others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal (煤) or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps(水龙头) when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.From the passage we know that some students often ______in the school.
| A．eat too much | B．don't work hard |
| C．waste things | D．throw rubbish everywhere |
Which is not mentioned in this passage?
| A．Fresh water. | B．Forest. | C．Oil. | D．Coal. |
Which of the following things can’t prevent waste from happening?
| A．Turn off the water taps when we finish washing |
| B．Turn off the lights when we leave the classroom. |
| C．Try to order more food then we need. |
| D．We can recycle (循环使用) things that have already been used. |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Waste brings problems. |
| B．Waste can bring no problem. |
| C．China is rich in fresh water. |
| D．Students never waste things. |
Which is the best title of this passage?
| A．Stop Wasting | B．School life |
| C．Waste in the School | D．Rich Resources in China |
We surveyed（调查）300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:
How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group?
| A．20. | B．50. | C．60. | D．75. |
The people of 27-35 enjoy most.
| A．watching TV | B．going to the movies |
| C．playing computer games | D．taking a walk |
According to the survey, which two activities do most people enjoy doing?
| A．Playing computer games and watching TV. |
| B．Playing computer games and taking a walk. |
| C．Watching TV and going to the movies. |
| D．Going to the movies and taking a walk. |
From the chart (图表) above, we can see the older people are, the more they like .
| A．watching TV |
| B．taking a walk |
| C．going to the movies |
| D．playing computer games |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the chart?
| A．Fewest people like taking a walk. |
| B．The people of 11-18 like taking a walk most. |
| C．90 people like going to the movies in the 19-26 group. |
| D．The people of 27-35 like playing computer games most. |
Once upon a time, two men were walking in the forest. One was thin and tall, and very bad too. The other was fat and short, and very honest. The tall man said to the short man, “We are good friends. If any beast comes, I’ll help you.” The short man said, “ Of course, we are good friends. We will help each other.”
At that time, a bear came to them. The tall man climbed up the tree quickly to hide himself in the branches and forgot his promise to the short man. But the fat man couldn’t climb the tree. He said to his friend, “Help me! Help me! I can’t climb up. Look! The bear is coming!” The tall man said, “No! No! No! You can’t stay with me. The tree is not strong.”
The bear was coming. The short man lay down under the tree, pretending to be dead and holding his breath. The bear smelled around his body. It doesn’t touch the dead.
After the bear went away without harming the short man, the tall man came down and asked the short man, “What did the bear whisper in your ear when it was close to you?” The short man answered, “the bear told me not to believe such a selfish friend like you. And it also said that a friend in need is a friend indeed.”The two men were _________ in the passage.
| A．workers | B．brothers | C．friends | D．hunters |
When the bear came, the tall man __________.
| A．climbed up the tree | B．helped the short man |
| C．lay down under the tree | D．lost his life |
From the passage, we can know ______________.
| A．the bear didn’t eat people |
| B．the bear could talk to the people |
| C．the bear ate up the short man |
| D．the bear didn’t hurt the short man |
The tall man was very _________.
| A．honest | B．helpful |
| C．selfish | D．good-looking |
Which the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．The tall man climbed up the tree quickly to hide himself. |
| B．The tall man forgot his promise to the short man |
| C．The tall man didn’t help the short man. |
| D．The bear bit the short man. |