Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town. But as Mr. Baker could not cook, she had arranged (安排) for his sister to come over and spend the weekend looking after him at their home. This meant that Mr. Baker had busy time when he came home from work on Friday evenings. First he had to drive home from the railway station. Then he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.
Of course, on Sunday evening he had to drive his sister to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait for his wife’s train, so as to bring her home.
One Sunday evening, he had seen his sister off on her train and was waiting for his wife’s arrival when a porter ( 搬运工 ), who had often seen him at the station, came over and spoke to him, “You are having a lot of fun,” he said, “ But one day one of those women is going to catch you with the other, and then you will be in real trouble!” Who was ill? ___________
| A．Mr. Baker | B．Mrs. Baker | C．Mr. Baker’s sister | D．Mrs. Baker’s sister |
Who looked after the sick person on weekdays?
| A．Mr. Baker’s sister | B．Mrs. Baker’s sister |
| C．Mrs. Baker | D．Someone acting as a nurse |
Why did Mr. Baker go to the railway station on Friday and Sunday evening? __________
| A．Because he had to see his wife and sister off and brought them home. |
| B．To take his sister to his own home. |
| C．To bring his wife back home. |
| D．To look after his sister. |
Where did Mr. Baker spend the weekend? ___________
| A．At home | B．In his office | C．In his sister’s home | D．In a neighbouring town |
Why did the porter say Mr. Baker would be in trouble? Because __________.
| A．Mr. Baker was making fun of the two ladies |
| B．Mrs. Baker would laugh at her husband |
| C．He thought the two women are Mr. Baker’s girl friends |
| D．The two ladies were playing games with Mr. Baker |
To us， it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it， but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese， back in the eleventh century BC.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there
was a strange thing connected with its use : it became a symbol of honor and power(权力). In the
Far East in ancient times， the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by
royal people such as the kings or queens.
In Europe， the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in
common use in ancient Greece， but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe， the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power.
Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time， though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.Ancient people first used umbrellas as ____.
| A．a symbol of honor |
| B．protection against the sun |
| C．a symbol of power |
| D．protection against the rain |
According to the passage， the umbrella was probably first used in ancient ______.
| A．Egypt . | B．Babylon | C．Rome | D．China |
The underlined word royal might mean _ in Chinese.
| A．王室的 | B．富有的 |
| C．中产阶级的 | D．贫穷的 |
According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？
| A．The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life. |
| B．Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages. |
| C．The umbrellas for women were made colorful in ancient times. |
| D．The style of the umbrella hasn't changed a lot since it was invented |
This passage is mainly about ___________.
| A．the sales of the umbrella |
| B．the differences among umbrellas |
| C．the invention of the umbrella |
| D．the history and the use of the umbrella |
（FOR SALE）
| Sunshine Apartment |
Seaview |
Diamond House |
| $98,000 |
$132,000 |
$110,000 |
| Built in 1967 |
Built in 1984 |
Built in 1997 |
| bedroom, living room kitchen, 2 bathrooms |
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms kitchen, 2 dining rooms |
2 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, living room |
| a small garage |
a big beautiful garden |
a garden and a garage |
| 9 km from the city center |
23 km from the city center |
in the city center |
Diamond House was built ___________.
| A．nearly twenty years ago |
| B．hundreds of years ago |
| C．in 1984 |
| D．about ten years ago |
Seaview is __________ more expensive than Sunshine Apartment.
| A．thirty-four thousand dollars |
| B．twelve thousand dollars |
| C．five thousand dollars |
| D．twenty-two thousand dollars |
Which of the following is true？
| A．Seaview has got 3 bedrooms and two kitchens. |
| B．Diamond House has got a garden and a garage. |
| C．Diamond House is cheaper than Sunshine Apartment. |
| D．Sunshine Apartment has got a small garden. |
If you like doing shopping in the city center every day， you’d better buy ___________.
| A．Seaview | B．Sunshine Apartment |
| C．Diamond House | D．None of them |
Where can you probably read this passage？
| A．In a nature magazine | B．In a storybook |
| C．In the business newspaper. | D．In a science book. |
A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring.It was already midnight， but what could the doctor do? He had to get up， put on his coat and go downstairs.When he opened the door， he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand.” How do you do?” said the man.“ can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly，” said the doctor.“I’m quite ready.I can come at once.” After a few minutes， the car was ready at the front door.The man got into the doctor’s car and they drove off.They drove on for a long time.Then the man said， “ Here we are.This is my home.Now I can pay you and you can go back to the town.”
“ I must see the patient.How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“ There is no patient，” explained the man. “Nobody is ill.I live here， you see ，and one must get home from a town， mustn’t he? There are no taxis this time of the night， but a doctor often makes night calls， so excuse me.Here is the money.Thank you， doctor.Good night.”
根据短文内容回答问题What was the doctor doing when the doorbell started to ring?
___________________________________________________What did the man ask the doctor to do?
___________________________________________________How did they go away?
___________________________________________________What does the underlined words “ make night calls” mean in Chinese?
___________________________________________________Was the doctor very happy to get some money?
___________________________________________________
Chores were not popular at my house.My children didn’t like to do chores.They always saw me do
chores， but they hardly ever helped me do them.
A year ago， I made a game called “The Endless Chore Game”.It’s really great.Here’s how the game works.
I made a card with forty squares (方框 ) and I write a different chore on each square.These chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert.Then my family roll the dice 骰子 to decide what chores we have to do.The card also has a few squares with fun things， like watching TV and singing.If you are lucky， you can watch TV when the others are doing the chores.
My son likes the game very much.He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game.It is really a good way to make my children do chores.You can have a try if you have the same problem with me.The writer’s family began to do the game ________ago.
| A．one year | B．one month |
| C．two years | D．two months |
What do you need to do "The Endless Chore Game"?
| A．card. | B．A dice. |
| C．A card and a dice. | D．A card and forty dice. |
When does the writer’s family do the game?
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. |
| C．In the evening. | D．We don’t know. |
We can learn from the passage that _____.
| A．the writer only has one child |
| B．everyone in the writer’s family likes playing the game |
| C．the writer wrote this passage to the parents |
| D．everyone in the writer’s family has to do the chores every day |
The writer made this game to _________.
| A．do less chores |
| B．tell us an interesting game |
| C．make her children happy |
| D．make her children do chores |
Rose has four cousins.They are Ann， Betty， Peter and Bill.Pose is the oldest of them.Betty is thirteen years old.She is two years younger than Pose and one year older than Peter.Bill is nine.Ann， the youngest is seven.
Betty and Peter are good at running.But Peter runs faster.Pose and Ann like to play basketball.Rose plays better than Ann.Bill is the best singer of them five.Rose an Betty study in a middle school.Ann， Peter and Bill study in a primary school.These five children all work hard at their lessons.But Betty works the hardest.Rose is ________ years older than Peter.
| A．two | B．three | C．six | D．eight |
Peter is ________ years old
| A．nine | B．twelve | C．thirteen | D．fifteen |
Who runs the fastest of them?
| A．Ann | B．Rose | C．Peter | D．All of them |
Who is the best singer?
| A．Ann | B．Rose | C．Bill | D．Peter |
Who are middle school student?
| A．All of them | B．None of them |
| C．Rose and Betty | D．Bill， Peter and Ann. |