Matt's hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like America, Egypt and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That's right——stamps.
Matt's favorite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2003 except one. That was a 1974 special edition (版). It was very hard to find.
He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Matt very sad.
"Don't worry," his father said to him. "You'll find it one day."
"I hope so," Matt said.
"Be patient (耐心的),"his father said. "Don't give up."
Besides collecting stamps, Matt liked writing. He had a pen friend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Matt's pen friend, Philip, gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Matt received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked closely at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Matt was so happy! He told his sister, his mother and his father.
"You see," his father said, "You did find your stamp. So, you see, it's good to have two things in life."
"What are they?" Matt asked.
“Friends and patience (耐心).” he answered.Matt loved the stamps from ______best.
| A．America | B．Egypt | C．France | D．China |
It was very difficult for Matt to find a special French stamp of_____.
| A．1954 | B．1974 | C．2003 | D．2011 |
His father told him to_______.
| A．stop looking for it | B．ask his friends for help |
| C．be patient | D．write a letter |
______sent Matt the letter with the special edition stamp on it.
| A．Philip | B．Philip's mother | C．Matt's father | D．Philip’s friend |
Chris Rock was born in the state of South Carolina in the United States. When he was a child, his family moved, and he grew up in a poor area in Brooklyn, New York.
As a teenager, Rock left high school and started telling jokes in comedy clubs in New York City, Even at age 18, Chris Rock was very funny. He told jokes about his family (his parents were very strict) , and about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s. Many of his jokes were also about high school, which Rock says was terrible.
Famous comedians went to see Rock’s performances. One comedian (Eddie Murphy) helped him get work on television and in the movies. Chris Rock still acts in movies, but he does not want to be a serious actor. For him, comedy is more important. It makes people laugh, but it can also make people think.
Today,Chris Rock still does live comedy shows around the world. He also created a TV show called "Everybody Hates Chris. " It is about his teenage years growing up and going to school in Brooklyn. In 2006, it was considered as one of the best comedy shows on American television.Chris Rock was ____
A.born in America B ,from London
C,from a rich family. D. from CanadaWhat is this passage mainly about?
| A．How to tell a good joke, |
| B．Where the best comedy clubs are. |
| C．One comedian's life, |
| D．The funniest people in the United States, |
Chris Rock tells a lot of jokes about_________.
| A．South Carolina | B．Brooklyn |
| C．Los Angeles | D．Texas |
Which sentence about Chris Rock is true?
| A．As a teenager, he was not funny. |
| B．He started working in clubs after he graduated from college. |
| C．He loved going to high school. |
| D．A famous comedian helped him get work on TV and in the movies. |
Today, what does Chris Rock say is the most important?
| A．Being a serious actor. | B．Making people laugh. |
| C．Helping teenagers. | D．Having his own club. |
How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.
London has about 7, 000, 000 people. About the year 1800 , London was a very big city in the world.
London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and listen to the famous clock, Big Ben.
Like many big cities, London has problems. there are to many cars and people. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isn’t clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.
For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.Maybe London became a very big city in the world in______.
| A．1750 | B．1820 | C．1950 | D．1980 |
What does the underlined word “underground” mean?
| A．Ship. | B．Car. | C．Subway. | D．Taxi. |
What are the best things in London for the writer?
| A．Famous buildings. | B．Parks. |
| C．Cars and buses. | D．Toys. |
---What’s Hamleys in London according to the passage? www.21-cn-jy.com
---It’s a______.
| A．toy shop | B．museum | C．park | D．clock |
Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________.
| A．London has a population of about 7, 000, 000 |
| B．London is famous for buildings and Big Ben |
| C．The traffic in the city is easy because of the underground |
| D．The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago |
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” asks Tom.2·1·c·n·j·y
“I don’t know,” says Fred.
“What do you think?” asks Tom.
“Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess,” says Fred.
“In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problem. We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends,” says Tom.
“A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there,” says Fred.
“And I hope I will be able to live under the sea,” says Tom. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish.”Tom and Fred are talking about _______.
| A．their school life | B．some interesting information |
| C．their life now | D．their life in the future |
Machines will do _______ of the work.
| A．most | B．some |
| C．much | D．little |
In 2020, we’ll talk to friends at all times and everywhere, because we’ll have ______.
| A．pocket computers | B．more holidays |
| C．pocket telephones | D．Go on sale |
Tom says _______.
| A．he likes fish very much |
| B．he’d like to live under the sea like a fish. |
| C．he will go fishing under the sea. |
| D．he will spend holidays on the moon. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned?
| A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship. |
| B．People will have more holidays. |
| C．Many people will live and work under the sea. |
| D．People will build farms under the sea. |
Life in Britain
Homes and families
Many British people live in houses, not flat(公寓). Most(大多数的) houses have gardens.
Daily Life
Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don’t go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal.
School life
Children start school at about nine am and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.
Shops
Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.Many British people live in __________
| A．gardens | B．houses | C．flats | D．parks |
Most offices start work at about __________ in the morning.
| A．nine | B．ten | C．seven | D．eight |
Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch____________.
| A．in the garden | B．in the shop |
| C．at school | D．at home |
The children in Britain usually study at school for_____________.
| A．sixteen or seventeen hours |
| B．four or five years |
| C．nine or ten hours |
| D．twelve or thirteen years |
Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time?
| A．Yes, they don’t close for lunch |
| B．No, shops open at one p.m |
| C．No, they close for lunch |
| D．Yes, but there is no people in the shop |
In Germany（德国）, more than 70% of people like reading. They often read. They read in their homes. They read in libraries. They read in parks. They even read in hospitals. Parents often read books for kids（小孩）.
It is easy to buy books in Germany. There are many bookshops in Germany. They are in big cities and small towns（城镇）. A bookshop can sell（卖） many books every day. Germans（德国人） also like to buy books on the Internet. More and more people buy books on the Internet.
In Germany, people often have reading parties. They are happy at the parties.What is the best title(标题) of the passage ?
| A．Germans like reading books |
| B．Germans like buying books |
| C．Germans like watching TV |
| D．Germans like surfing the Internet |
Where can they buy books?
| A．bookshops | B．small towns. |
| C．on the Internet | D．everywhere (随处) |
What kind of parties do they have according to the passage(根据这篇短文)?
| A．birthday parties | B．New Year parties |
| C．Christmas parties | D．reading parties |
If there are 10 Germans, ______ like reading.
| A．six | B．five | C．seven | D．eight |
According to the passage, we can know Germans ___________.
| A．have much money | B．have good education（教育） |
| C．have good jobs | D．Have little knowledge （知识） |