In life, people come across many experiences, which they remember all their lives. I had a similar experience, too.
It was the day of my last paper of the final exam. My uncle had invited me to spend my vacation with him. I was especially excited about the invitation that my uncle had given me to stay with him for a few days in Cambridge.
On that day we got into our classroom. The teacher quickly handed out the paper. The exam would last two hours and some of the expected questions came. I finished it almost forty-five minutes earlier. But since it was a rule not to collect the paper before the allotted（规定的）time. I had to sit till the teacher collected the paper. I checked my paper twice and corrected some of the mistakes in it. I started thinking about the place my friends and I had planned to go to after the exam. The time seemed to be endless. So I thought of drawing something on the paper and turned it overleaf. I was shocked to see that the page which I had supposed to be blank had four more questions on it which carried 20 marks and would take at least half an hour to complete. There were only 10 minutes left. I was so nervous that I could hardly write anything. They were the sub-questions（小题）of the last question. Suddenly our physics teacher came in and told all of us that in the last question, out of 6 sub-questions only 2 had to be solved. I felt very relieved.
From then on, I realized that my anxiousness and excitement could have cost me to lose 20 marks and decided never to make such a mistake again.Which of the following statements is true?
| A．The writer didn’t work hard at physics. |
| B．The writer lost 20 marks for the last question. |
| C．The writer made some mistakes during the exam. |
| D．The questions on the paper were difficult for the writer. |
The underlined word “relieved” means ________.
| A．less worried | B．less afraid |
| C．more surprised | D．more nervous |
We can infer（推断） from the passage that _____________.
| A．the writer did 2 sub-questions of the last question |
| B．the writer finished doing all the sub-questions |
| C．the writer spent 45 minutes finishing the paper |
| D．the writer got full marks in the physics exam |
We can learn from the passage that we should _____________.
| A．learn some exam skills |
| B．be careful not to make mistakes in the exam |
| C．try our best to do well in the exam |
| D．concentrate on what we are doing |
One night, I was sitting in my room half listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20mintes later, as I was walking up-stairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No answer.
I tried again, “Why don't you come out of there?”
Again, on answer.
I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, on answer.
So, looking around, I grabbed a stack of(一摞) cards and a pencil and wrote, “if you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other..”
An hour later, I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feeling into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “No-body in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it . I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of words wrote on a torn paper cup. “Thanks.”
I wrote back, “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me.” On it.
Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?
| A．The writer didn’t help him beat Tommy. |
| B．He felt no love from the family members. |
| C．He hurt himself when rushing up stairs. |
| D．He wanted to be alone. |
The underlined word “yucky” most probably means ______.
| A．terrible | B．exciting |
| C．amazing | D．interesting |
What could the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?
| A．Kevin is not as clever as his brother. |
| B．Kevin is not good at playing basketball. |
| C．Kevin doesn’t like to make friends with others. |
| D．Kevin isn’t interested in playing basketball. |
What do we know about the writer?
| A．She has two children in her family. |
| B．She used to show her love to Kevin. |
| C．She didn’t pay enough attention to Kevin before. |
| D．She was friendly to all the family members. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．It’s important to keep peace in the family. |
| B．It’s hard to get on well with family members. |
| C．Everyone should show how they love their family members. |
| D．Everyone should hide their love deeply. |
It is easier to find songs for adults than for kids. The market in children’s music is growing, however. Babies learn about music from the simple songs that their parents sing to them. When the children are older, their parents might teach them songs as part of a game. BB King’s recording of Rainy Day Blues follows this tradition. Most of BB King’s fans, however, may not know about his recordings for children. They only know that he writes very popular blues(布鲁斯乐曲) songs for adults.
BB King, a great blues musician, recorded Rainy Day Blues for a company called Music for Little People.
The company began when a man named Leib Ostrow was looking for songs for his children. He looked for them in stores and looked through books. He could not find anything that he really liked, so he decided to begin a recording company of his own. Soon he was recording music for children. Many parents thought it was a great idea. So did many recording artists.
Music for Little People is located in northern California. It started as a mail-order business in 1985.Today it is one of the largest children’s musical and educational companies in the United States.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Rainy Day Blues is a (n) ______ .
| A．book | B．article | C．company | D．song |
______ creates a lot of music for children in the United States.
| A．Music for Little People | B．BB King |
| C．Leib Ostrow | D．California |
The underlined word “located” probably means “ ______” in Chinese.
| A．起源于 | B．坐落于 | C．追随与 | D．针对于 |
If people wanted to buy music from Music for Little People in 1985, ______ could help them.
| A．pilots | B．waiters |
| C．singers | D．postmen |
Which would be the best title for this passage?
| A．Rainy Day Blues. |
| B．Music for Little People |
| C．Lelb Ostrow, a Kind Father. |
| D．BB King, a Great Blues Musician. |
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He is known to play well into the early hours, so you won’t want to get sleep.
| PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES:1—15August PRICE: ￥150 TIME:10pm till late! TEL: 3946578 |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
| PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10--28 June PRICE: ￥200 weekdays TIME: 1pm-10 pm TEL: 4278916 weekends TIME: 8am-8pm |
Shows-Renmin Museum
There are 10,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.
| PLACE: Renmin Museum TIME: Monday-Friday PRICE: ￥80(￥40 for students) 9am-9pm DATES: 1Mar.-30June. TEL: 4928713 |
Your pen pal is coming from Singapore to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about hotels.
| TED STAR HOTEL |
ROSE HOTEL |
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| Dates l Oct.-31 Dec. l. Jan.-31 Mar. l. Apr. –30 May. (closed) l. May. –31 May. l June.- 30 Aug. 1 Sep.-30 Sep (closed) |
Prices (a night) $168 $148 - $188 $208 - |
Prices (a night) $198 $178 - $218 $248 - |
| TEL: 4976321 E-mail: Tracy@ 163.com |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。If you want book a room, you can call.
| A．4278916 | B．3946578 |
| C．4976321 | D．4928713 |
You can watch dancing at.
| A．7 pm every day | B．9 am from Monday to Friday |
| C．11 pm at weekends | D．7 am at weekends |
You can learn something aboutin Renmin Museum.
| A．American jazz | B．Scottish dancing |
| C．Chinese history | D．above all |
The two hotels are closed for __ _months in one year.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
A teacher with two students wants to visit Renmin Museum and watch dancing, how much should they pay?
| A．￥840 . | B．￥200. | C．￥690. | D．￥ |
You’re in a department store and you see two fashionable young women, looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation:
“I can’t believe it—a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are hard to find. It’s much cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome.”
They leave and you go over to see this sweater. You’ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really fashionable. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes.
Every day we notice what people are wearing, drinking and eating. If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. This is the secret of undercover marketing (秘密行销). Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it. It can reach people that don’t pay attention to traditional advertising. For example, consumers between the age of 18 and 34. They have a lot of money to spend, but they don’t believe ads.
So advertising agencies hire (雇佣) young actors to “perform” in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice misleading, but the marketing manager Jonathan Reseller calls it creative. “Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Why do the two fashionable young women make the conversation in the store?
| A．Because they want to buy the clothes. |
| B．Because they are the owners of the store. |
| C．Because they want to draw other customers’ attention. |
| D．Because they are excited to find the clothes. |
What is Lorenzo Bertolla?
| A．The name of a clothing store. |
| B．The brand name of a sweater. |
| C．The name of a fashionable girl. |
| D．The name of an advertising agency. |
The undercover marketing mainly aims at.
| A．teenagers | B．the old |
| C．young adults | D．young women |
According to the passage, which sentence is wrong?
| A．The two fashionable young women are hired by an advertising agency. |
| B．Some companies begin to use the undercover marketing. |
| C．The customers between 18 and 34 don’t believe the ads. |
| D．The undercover marketing is not as good as the traditional advertising. |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．Lorenzo Bertolla clothes. |
| B．Undercover marketing. |
| C．Traditional advertising. |
| D．Companies about Ford and Nike. |
Long ago, there lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well-known for his wide knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.
One day a student asked him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself had many more questions about things than we did? On the contrary, we students have far more than you.”
With a smile, the teacher drew two circles—one as a big wheel, the other smaller.
“Of course, I’ve learned much more. But a teacher does not necessarily have fewer questions than his students. Now look at these two circles. Within the big one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That means I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more questions you have. You never learn enough, you know.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Many people came to the man because he is.
| A．patient | B．kind-hearted |
| C．knowledgeable | D．lovely |
What’s the man’s idea about learning?
| A．Teachers may have more questions than students. |
| B．Students may have more questions than teachers. |
| C．Teachers are not as clever as students. |
| D．Students know more than teachers. |
Why did the man draw two circles?
| A．He wanted to show his talent of drawing. |
| B．Circles are very important to this man. |
| C．He wanted to show the ways to learn knowledge. |
| D．He wanted to show why teachers might have more questions. |
From the passage we know that.
| A．If you ask more questions, you’ll learn more |
| B．Teachers know more than students |
| C．We’ll never learn enough |
| D．It’s never too late to learn |
The story happened in.
| A．Greece | B．England | C．America | D．India |