John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”
The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”根据第一段John was a bookseller.描述,可知选C.
根据第一段One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. 描述,可知选B.
根据第一段“Go to the doctor,” said his wife. 描述,可知选A.
根据第二段The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books.描述,可知选C.
根据said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.”及下文描述,可知一生一分钱也没有付.故选B.
What was John? He was ______.
| A．a doctor | B．a shop assistant | C．a bookseller | D．a farmer |
John hurt his foot because ______.
| A．he didn’t like paying anything |
| B．a big box of books fell on his foot |
| C．he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot |
| D．a box of food fell on his foot |
______ told him to go to the doctor.
| A．His wife | B．A man | C．Nobody | D．His friend |
When the doctor came the next day, he ______.
| A．bought nothing |
| B．didn’t give John any advice on his foot |
| C．bought some books |
| D．told John to go to hospital |
At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.
| A．two pounds | B．nothing |
| C．less than two pounds | D．a little money |
Steve Jobs, the designer(设计者) of Apple Computer, wasn’t smart when he was at school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made trouble(麻烦) with his schoolmates. Then he dropped out (缀学). But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steve Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steve Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned(返回) from India.
In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple computer with his friend . He chose the name“Apple”just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
His Apple computer was such a great success that Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 At first Steve Jobs became a _________ after he left college.
| A．designer | B．farmer | C．teacher | D．gardener |
Steve Jobs designed his new computer _________ .
| A．in India | B．with his friend |
| C．by himself | D．in an apple tree garden |
Steve Jobs chose the name “Apple” because__________.
| A．apple was his favorite fruit |
| B．he designed the computer under an apple tree |
| C．he wanted to remember the happy time |
| D．the computer was designed in the apple tree garden. |
Steve Jobs was famous for his _________ in the world.
| A．new ideas | B．apple |
| C．video games | D．Apple Computer |
We learn __________ according to this passage.
| A．Steve Jobs finished his studies in the college. |
| B．Steve Jobs liked travelling all over the world. |
| C．Steve Jobs was always trying to make his new ideas come true. |
| D．Steve Jobs was weak in designing video games. |
It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Go out of the house and do things to keep in touch with other people. It’s easier to make friends in this way.
Don’t be afraid to show people what you are really good at. Talk about the things you like and do best. People will be interested in you if there is something interesting about you.
Watch their eyes when you talk to them. Through this way, they can find it easier to talk to you. If you don’t, people may think you are not interested in them and may not be interested in you.
Be a good listener. Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me”. Ask them lots of questions. Show an interest in their answers.
Try to make friends with the kind of people you really like — not just with those who are easy to meet. Be friendly to a lot of people. You will have a bigger group of people to choose from and have more chances for making friends.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。Staying at home alone is a good way to make friends.
If you have something interesting, someone may be interested in you.
It’s possible(可能的) to make friends if you show people what you’re really good at.
You only need to make friends with the kind of people you really like..
It’s good to talk too much about yourselves when someone talks about himself.
The largest number of people in a race
The biggest race is in San Francisco, the USA. More than 100,000 people run the 12 kilometers in the race. Another famous race is in London every year. This race is longer and harder, it is more than 42 kilometers, but 25,000 people usually finish it.
The youngest international player
The youngest international player in any sport was Jamaica. Her name was Joy Foster. She was the Jamaican table tennis champion (冠军) in1958 when she was 8 years old.
The strongest superlative (最佳者)
Have you ever tried walking backwards? The world record for walking backwards is 12,875 kilometers. A man from Texas, the USA, walked backwards for 18 months in 1931—1032. Nobody else has ever broken this record (打破记录).
The most popular sport
The popular sport team game in the world is football. People play football in villages, streets and stadiums all over the world. The most famous football competition is the World Cup. It happens every four years, and nearly 2,000,000,000 people watch it on TV. The first Women’s World Cup was in 1991.The San Francisco race is not as _______ as the London race.
| A．easy | B．big | C．popular | D．long |
Joy Foster was born in __________.
| A．1950 | B．1952 | C．1958 | D．1966 |
______ walked more than 12,875 kilometers’ backwards.
| A．Few people | B．Nobody else |
| C．One man has | D．Many people |
The best title of this passage is __________________.
| A．Enjoy your sport | B．Different sports |
| C．Sport superlatives | D．Strange sport |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Here's morning news. Yesterday afternoon a ten-year-old school boy swallowed (吞下) a pen cap!
The boy was daydreaming in class. Without knowing what he was doing, he put a pen cap into his mouth. A few minutes later, he was surprised to find that he had swallowed it! The teacher was shocked(震惊) when the boy stood up and said, "I've just swallowed a pen cap." He was quickly sent to the nearest hospital. There a doctor examined him and said the best way was to give him medicine so that the pen cap could pass naturally. Three hours later the boy successfully made it.
"The boy is really lucky," said the doctor. "It's not rare that small children put things into their mouths for fun. It's very dangerous," he added.Where will we probably get this news?
| A．In a newspaper. | B．On the radio. |
| C．In a textbook. | D．In a magazine. |
What do the underlined words "made it" mean?
| A．swallowed the pen cap |
| B．went to see the doctor |
| C．made the pen cap pass naturally |
| D．had the medicine |
Which sentence is RIGHT according to the news?
| A．The boy was 8 years old. |
| B．The boy was listening carefully in class. |
| C．The boy went to the hospital himself. |
| D．The boy was all right at last. |
Coffee has become the most popular American drink. Today people in the United States drink more coffee than people in any of the other countries. People drink coffee at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner and between meals. They drink hot coffee or coffee with ice in it. They drink it at work and at home. They eat coffee ice-cream and coffee candy. Coffee is black and very strong. Different people like to drink it in different ways. Some people like coffee with cream or sugar in it. Other people like coffee with both cream and sugar in it. In all ways it is served. Coffee has become an international drink.Coffee is an _______drink.
| A．interesting | B．international |
| C．ice cream | D．American |
Different people like to drink coffee
| A．at work or at home | B．in different ways |
| C．with cream or sugar | D．between meals |
The underlined word "strong" here means ____.
| A．坚固的 | B．淡的 | C．清的 | D．浓的 |
_______is the most popular American drink.
| A．Black tea | B．Coffee |
| C．Water with ice | D．Whisky |