David Moore taught science at the City School. He needed some expensive books, and so he bought them. He put the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to other shops to buy something else. At six he came back to the car. One door was open – and the books were not there! David drove home to Fry Road.
On Friday people read this in the newspaper:
Books: Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books.
Open all day on Saturdays. David Moore, 26 Fry Road.
David stayed at home on Saturday. The first man came at eight. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.
“Mr Moore?” the man asked.
“That’s right,” David said. “Can I help you?”
“I’ve got some good books. You buy books, don’t you?”
“Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look.”
Soon the books were on the dining-table. “Come in now,” David called, “and bring the list.”
A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the names on the books and the names on the list in his hand. They were the same.
“Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man.Mr Moore was a _________.
| A．doctor | B．bookseller | C．teacher | D．musician |
Mr Moore lived _________.
| A．at No. 26 Fry Road | B．in a quiet street |
| C．close to the police station | D．at the City School |
Mr Moore probably bought the books on _________.
| A．Wednesday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
Mr Moore wrote a letter to a newspaper in order to_________.
| A．tell people that he had lost some books | B．tell the police station |
| C．buy the expensive books | D．find who had stolen the books |
Mr Moore stayed at home that Saturday because_________.
| A．he didn’t like to go out on Saturday |
| B．he didn’t need to go to school that day |
| C．he was waiting for the thief to come |
| D．he was busy with his shop |
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
| A．the rich man | B．the servant |
| C．both A and B | D．neither A and B |
The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
| A．the cat | B．himself | C．nobody | D．the servant |
The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
| A．there was in fact poison in the bottles |
| B．did not want the servant to drink his wine |
| C．he wanted to kill the cat |
| D．he wanted to kill the servant |
In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
| A．the servant | B．cat | C．the rich man | D．nobody |
From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
| A．lazy | B．bad | C．clever | D．kind |
Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small
children. Others are teenagers(十几岁的青少年). Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language (语言)over the radio, on television, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and maths and English ... Some people learn English because it is useful for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher sutdies, because at college or university(大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English. Many students in China are learning English, aren't they? ____.
| A．No, they aren't | B．No, they are |
| C．Yes, they are | D．Yes, they aren't |
If one wants to learn another language well, he must ____.
| A．learn at school | B．study by himself |
| C．work hard | D．study hard |
The sentence "It is difficult to answer that question" means ____.
| A．that question is not difficult to answer |
| B．that question is difficult to answer it |
| C．it is difficultly to answer that question |
| D．it is hard to answer that question |
"Their own language" means ____.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．French | D．Japanese |
What's the Chinese of "study by themselves"?
| A．和他们一起学习 | B．自学 |
| C．向他们学习 | D．通过学习 |
Typhoons(台风) in the northern part of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose.It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in ten years.
It began to rain on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrellas away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters(避风港) were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors(锚)。 Some very big ships went out to sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9：00 in the evening, all the lights went out.
No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died, 229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital. About 1,500 people lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!What’s true according to the passage?
| A．Typhoons all over the world have girls’ names. |
| B．Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful. |
| C．Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong. |
| D．For ten years, people in Hong Kong haven’t seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose. |
What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose?
| A．Lots of big ships were blown onto rocks. |
| B．More than one hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes. |
| C．People slept well in such bad weather. |
| D．People turned off the lights at 9：00 in the evening. |
The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because .
| A．it caused the terrible losses |
| B．they didn’t sleep well that night |
| C．Typhoon Rose wasn’t as pretty as its name. |
| D．they couldn’t find their ships after the typhoon |
Some big ships didn’t go inside the shelters because .
| A．they had more anchors |
| B．it is safer outside |
| C．they were out at sea and they weren’t fast enough to reach the shelters when Typhoon Rose came. |
| D．It was too expensive for big ships to go inside the shelters. |
This passage is mainly about .
| A．The names of typhoons | B．Typhoons in Hong Kong |
| C．Typhoon Rose | D．The typhoons. |
Sam hated doing chores. And he had many chores. For example,on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he took out the rubbish. And on weekends he always washed his father’s car. He also cleaned his own room once a week. What a chore that was! Sometimes he even had to look after his little sister and brother.
Sam had a foreign friend at school. His name was Kumar. Doing chores in Kumar’s family was very different. In the house only the girls did chores. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms too, even his bedroom.His mother always cooked the meals, and his sisters helped her to go shopping, and prepare the food. They worked hard at home,doing all the chores with their mother. So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores, he felt very lucky. One day, Sam had an idea. He asked Kumar,”Could I borrow your sisters? ” He wanted them to help him clean his room,but they said “ no ” Instead, they asked Sam to teach their brother how to do chores, so he could make his own bed.
Sam and Kumar are very good at science. They are going to be scientists after university. They want to make a robot to do the chores. Then everyone-mothers and fathers, sons and daughters-will be happy!Which of the following is right ?
| A．Sam liked doing chores. |
| B．Sam did chores only on weekends. |
| C．Sam liked doing chores only on weekends. |
| D．Sam really didn’t like doing chores. |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Sam cleaned his room once a month. |
| B．Sam never looked after his brother and sister. |
| C．Sam washed the car every weekend. |
| D．Sam enjoyed cleaning his own room. |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Everyone did chores in Kumar’s family |
| B．Kumar’s sisters made his bed. |
| C．Kumar did some chores. |
| D．Kumar’s sisters liked helping their brother |
Which of the following is right?
| A．The sisters agreed to help him. |
| B．Sam wanted to borrow Kumar’s sisters. |
| C．The sisters didn’t want Kumar to do chores at home. |
| D．The sisters asked Sam to do chores for them. |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Sam and Kumar plan to make a robot. |
| B．They aren’t going to be scientists after university. |
| C．No one will be happy to have a chore robot. |
| D．Sam and Kumar want to become robot scientists. |
Mails, games, music, news, chat rooms and shopping! The Internet is part of the way we live today. It’s easy to get onto the Internet. The only thing we need to do is to use a modem which is used for connecting a computer to a telephone line. The Internet is changing and growing all the time. More and more people have computers and use the Internet. Using the Internet means surfing the World Wide Web(That’s the “www” you always hear about.). The Web has large numbers of websites in it. They are the places you go to get information and do things.
Where do these websites come from? They are made by web designers (设计师). What happens when you click on a word or a picture? You are sent to another page. It’s all because of the web designer. Web designers do a lot of work by using a computer programming language. Is Web design all about computer programming? No. it’s about making something new. Web designers must imagine a lot when they are making a website. It must look good and be fun to use. A big part of Web design is art. They choose the best pictures and colors to make the website look good. They also write the things that you see on the website. An important part of their job is to share ideas with the website manager about how to design the website well.
Choose the best answer according to the passage.This passage is mainly about ____.
A.computer programming language
B. the web designers’ work
C. the website manager’s workWhat does the world “website” mean in Chinese?
A. 网站 B. 网页 C. 服务器According to the passage, it’s possible for us to change websites by just a click
because of ____.
A. the modem’s help
B. the telephone line’s help
C. the web designers’ workWhich of the following is wrong?
A.The “www” means the “World Wide Web”.
B. There’re few websites on the web.
C. The Internet has changed people’s lives.According to the passage the web designers do a lot of work except ____.
A. making the websites new and beautiful
B. writing things on the website
C. being against the manager’s ideas