Robert is eleven years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year, he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Robert’s parents said they would give him $500 if he didn’t watch TV for a year.
Robert’s parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didn’t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Robert. “It was a joke,” his mother said, “I didn’t think he would do it.” But Robert liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away. He said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether to watch TV or not. I just want the money.”
At first, Robert’s parents were very happy. Robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after a while, he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, “What are we doing tonight?” Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV, just for one evening. Robert always said, “No, it would cost me money!”
Finally the year was over. Then Robert started watching his favourite TV shows all day long again. Robert got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the $500? “I want to buy myself a TV set!” he said.What is Robert’s hobby?
| A．Playing games. |
| B．Reading newspapers. |
| C．Talking with his parents. |
| D．Watching TV. |
Robert stopped watching TV because he wanted to _________.
| A．play computer games |
| B．play outside |
| C．get the money |
| D．read newspapers |
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Robert’s mother showed him the story in the newspaper. |
| B．Robert’s mother didn’t believe the story in the newspaper. |
| C．After Robert got the money, he went on watching TV again. |
| D．During the whole year, Robert watched TV for just one evening. |
Robert felt _______ after he stopped watching TV.
| A．sad | B．happy | C．bored | D．angry |
The best title for the passage would be _________.
| A．A year without TV |
| B．Don’t watch TV |
| C．A big joke |
| D．A way to make money |
As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared (使惊恐) me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains (窗帘) seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes (过程) about growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life._____________________would scare the writer at night.
| A．Streetlight and car lights |
| B．Wild animals and enemies |
| C．Moving curtains and wind |
| D．Strange sights and sounds |
When she went to some other places, she would ______________________.
| A．walk away without others |
| B．take a bus by herself |
| C．follow others closely |
| D．make sure not to take a wrong bus |
The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese.
| A．接受 | B．忍受 | C．信服 | D．克服 |
Which of the following statements would be possibly TRUE when she was a child?
| A．She thought being popular among people was important. |
| B．She was always the leader of the others. |
| C．She always got poor grades. |
| D．She was not at all liked by others. |
A storm swept through two villages in the new areas, destroying (毁灭) fourteen houses. Seven others were so badly damaged（损坏） that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital and a number of other people received small hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise,” he said. “A few minutes later, our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She run outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers came to help the people there and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.How many houses altogether were damaged in the storm?
| A．Fourteen | B．Twenty-one |
| C．Twenty-nine | D．Thirty-six |
Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
| A．He was in bed |
| B．He was inside the house |
| C．He was outside the house. |
| D．He was on the roof |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
| A．Terrible Storm. | B．Lucky Woman. |
| C．Good soldiers. | D．Clever people. |
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Festive buffet CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet（自助餐）, featuring roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be with stuffing, cranberry sauce, bread and butter pudding, honey-glazed ham, brandy fruit cakes, and existing gourmet buffet selections. 010-6530-9383 |
Christmas dinner party Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on Christmas Eve. There will be song-and-dance performances, with famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 pm, Dec 24, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall. 010-6601-4466 ext 162 |
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Many customers are attracted to Bei Restaurant for its ____________.
| A．brandy fruit cakes |
| B．song-and-dance performances |
| C．jewelry and leather |
| D．art of sushi making |
If you want to buy some Christmas gifts for your friends, you’d better go to ____________.
| A．Beijing Minzu Hotel | B．Grand Millennium Beijing |
| C．The Peninsula Beijing | D．Bei Restaurant |
If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone ________.
| A．010-8516-2888 | B．010-6601-4466 |
| C．010-6530-9383 | D．010-6410-5230 |
There are many festivals at our school. This month is October. In October, there is a Sports Festival. We have the basketball game and the volleyball game during(在……之间) the festival. In the middle(中间) of this month, we have an English Speech Contest (英语口语大赛) during the English Festival. October the nineteenth is the day for a school trip——we go to Beijing with the teachers. On the last (最后的) day of this month, there is a Music Festival. On that day we can enjoy(欣赏) beautiful songs, dances and piano music. It is really great. Next month, there is an Art Festival. Students usually display(展示) their pictures on that day.How many festivals are there in October?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
The English Speech Contest is on ______.
| A．October 10th | B．October 15th |
| C．October 31st | D．November 15th |
The Music Festival is on _______.
| A．October 15th | B．October 30th |
| C．October 31st | D．November 1st |
Which（哪一个） of the following（下面） is in November?
| A．A volleyball game | B．A school trip |
| C．An Art Festival | D．An English Speech Contest |
Which one is NOT true（正确的）?
| A．We can see many pictures during the Art Festival. |
| B．Students play the piano during the Music Festival. |
| C．Students go to Beijing On October 19th. |
| D．There are many festivals in November. |
Mrs White has a son．His name is Sam white．The young man began to work in a post office(邮局) in a city this autumn．He asked his mother to visit the city．The old woman was happy and caught a train．Soon she got to the city, but she didn’t know where the post office was．She began to look for it，but she couldn’t find it．At a bus stop she asked an old man，“Excuse me，how can I get to the post office?”
“We have about forty post offices in our city,”said the old man．“Which one do you want?” Mrs White gave Sam’s letter to the old man and he said．“Walk along this street and take the fourth turning on the 1eft．His post office is just there．”
Mrs White thanked the old man and soon found her son．They were very happy．A week later she went to the zoo．She saw many kinds of animals．But after that she couldn’t find the way to the post office again．At the same bus stop she met the same old man and she asked the same question again．
“Oh dear!’’the old man called out．“Are you still looking for your Son?”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。Where did Sam White work?
How did Mrs White go to the city?
Did Mrs White know how to get to her son’s post office'?
How many post offices are there in this city'?
Did Mrs White know the way to the post office when she came out of the Zoo?