In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription（订阅费） library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.
| A．Franklin started the first subscription library |
| B．in a subscription library people pay money to become members |
| C．Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries |
| D．Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 |
The underlined word “borrow” means_______.
| A．read and write with no help from another person |
| B．use for a short time and then return |
| C．like very much |
| D．lend |
The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.
| A．there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries |
| B．free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time |
| C．the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it |
| D．there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools |
Havard University began_______.
| A．in 1731 | B．in 1730 |
| C．in 1833 | D．in 1638 |
At the library that Franklin started, ________.
| A．children could use books for no money at all |
| B．people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that |
| C．people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that |
| D．both A and B |
| Joan’s Favourite Activities |
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| Day |
Activity |
Place |
Time |
| Monday |
Play tennis with her friends |
In the Tennis Club |
4:30 p.m. --- 5:15 p. m. |
| Wednesday |
Play basketball with her classmates |
In the playground |
4:00 p.m. --- 5:30 p. m. |
| Friday |
Go swimming |
In the Swimming Club |
6:00 p.m. --- 7:00 p. m. |
| Saturday |
Have a picnic with her parents |
In the park |
10:00 a.m.--- 12:00 a. m. |
| Sunday |
Read books with her sister |
At home |
2:00 p.m. --- 5:00 p. m. |
Where does Joan often play tennis?
| A．In the playground. | B．In the club. |
| C．In the park. | D．At home. |
Who often goes out for a picnic with Joan?
| A．Her friends. | B．Her classmates. |
| C．Her parents. | D．Her sister. |
What does Joan often do on Friday evening?
| A．Play basketball. | B．Read books. |
| C．Go swimming. | D．Have a picnic. |
When does Joan’s sister usually read books?
| A．From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a. m. |
| B．From 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p. m. |
| C．From 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p. m. |
| D．From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p. m. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Joan often plays basketball for two hours. |
| B．Joan likes to stay at home on Saturday. |
| C．Joan likes to read books on Saturday. |
| D．Joan likes sports very much. |
Every day, it is easy to see advertisements（广告） in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes, often they show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. A special picture' or symbol called a logo(标识语)is sometimes used. Logos appear on many different products(产品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it's hard to forget that product or company.
It's common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It's simple to remember it.
All advertisements are designed to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, "Why don't you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern"A good logo is_______.
| A．easy to remember | B．a useful product |
| C．difficult to understand | D．easy to buy |
People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is_______.
| A．in English | B．long | C．famous | D．funny |
All advertisements are designed to ________________.
| A．sell you something you don't want |
| B．make you young and modern |
| C．make you buy the product |
| D．show you what you need to buy |
The best title of this passage may be_______.
| A．Advertisements for Bags and Clothes |
| B．Advertisements on TV and Radio |
| C．Advertisements about Sports |
| D．Advertisements around Us |
In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge（粥）, eggs or bread and drink tea or coffee at breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is at about half past seven. First they have soup. Then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that, they eat some other things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple.Many English people have_______ meals a day.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
People in England don't have _______ for their dinner.
| A．bananas and apples | B．eggs and bread |
| C．meat and vegetables | D．soup |
Which of the following is correct（正确的）according to the passage?
| A．Breakfast is at any time in the daytime. |
| B．English people have lunch at about l:00 pm. |
| C．Tea time is always in the evening. |
| D．All English people have their dinner at about half past seven. |
A Health Club-Dragon
Dragon is a Health Club. It is a great place, fun and friendly.
For further information, please call our club.Dragon is a_______ Club.
| A．History | B．Math | C．Music | D．Health |
If you want to play basketball, you can call_______.
| A．375-7442 | B．375-7682 | C．375-7465 | D．375-9876 |
You can take the dance class at _______.
| A．4:00 p.m. | B．1:00 p.m. | C．3:00 p.m. | D．8:00 a.m. |
O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.O. Henry was sent to prison because __________.
| A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper. |
| B．People thought he had stolen money from the bank. |
| C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners. |
| D．he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name |
Which of the following is true?
| A．O. Henry was from a rich family |
| B．O. Henry was in school for a long time. |
| C．O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself. |
| D．O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy. |
O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ________.
| A．his happy life as a boy |
| B．New York and the poor of the city |
| C．the newspaper |
| D．his life in prison |
People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because ________.
| A．they had surprising endings |
| B．they were easy to understand |
| C．they showed love for the poor |
| D．they were about New York |