Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.
Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.
“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.
Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.
“And then what” asked Pablo.
“Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”What is the story mainly about?
| A．A businessman and a fisherman have become friends. |
| B．A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman. |
| C．A businessman wants to become a businessman. |
| D．A businessman gives advice to a fisherman. |
What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.
| A．many friends to visit him |
| B．a full and busy life |
| C．more boats and more fish |
| D．the house near the ocean |
How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?
| A．By buying a supermarket. |
| B．To move to Mexico City. |
| C．By selling his own business. |
| D．To work longer and catch more fish. |
The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.
| A．put … into | B．take … away from |
| C．break down | D．set off |
We can infer from the passage that ____________.
| A．the fisherman will stay the same with his life |
| B．the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City |
| C．the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat |
| D．it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The owner of a large company，who was about to take a trip overseas，dropped into his office early in the morning to make some arrangements．He was telephoning for a ticket for his trip when the night watchman came in，who was back from work，and said“Good morning”to the owner．Then he told him that he had dreamed that very night of the owner’s plane crashing after take-off．The owner was surprised to hear this．He decided，however，there was something in what the night watchman sad． He put off his trip．
As things turned out，the night watchman's dream was correct．That day the plane crashed shortly after leaving the groud． The owner sent for the night watchman and gave him 5,000 dollars and a letter．He said，“I'm very sorry to do so．But I have to do so．Read the letter when you get home．”
The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter in a hurry．After taking a look，he turned pale．There was only one sentence in it．And he knew that he had been fired(解雇)．Early in the morning the owner was ________．
| A．preparing for his trip |
| B．waiting for the night watchman |
| C．thinking if he should believe the night watchman |
| D．writing a letter |
The owner gave the night watchman 5,000 dollars______________
| A．as extra pay． |
| B．as his warning |
| C．as a prize for his hard work． |
| D．to show his thanks for having saved him |
T he sentence in the letter would probably be______________
| A．“I don't want to use a man who has saved me．” |
| B．“I don't like a man who dreams strange dreams．” |
| C．“The night watchman's duty is to stay awake the whole night．” |
| D．“Thanks a lot for your dream．” |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
XI′AN ------ Today more than 2000 people have written their names on a paper．They promise to use less energy and live a low-- carbon(低碳) life．Let′s follow them．Cut off the power of your computer when you don′t use it．Turn off the lights when going out．Use buses more．Share your cars with others．Eat less meat．Let′s do our best to stop the earth from warming.
XINING ------ A special train is now leaving Xining for Shanghai．It carries the last 300 Tibetan(藏族的) children．The platform is crowded with people．Most of them are parents ．These children will study in some famous schools in Shanghai until they finish high school．Those schools will pay all their expenses(费用)．The children will get 100 yuan as pocket money each month．Many parents asked us to give their thanks to the Party.Where can you see these articles ?
| A．In a book． |
| B．In a magazine． |
| C．In a newspaper． |
| D．In a paper |
Which of the following is a way of low-carbon life ?
| A．Never turn on your computer． |
| B．Always keep the lights off. |
| C．Never drive to work． |
| D．Eat less meat. |
The second news says that ________ ．
| A．the children will get 100 yuan from their parents each month |
| B．there are only parents at the station |
| C．all the children will go to the same school |
| D．the parents are very thankful |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A well-known speaker started his talking by holding up a $20 bill．In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up．He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this." He began to crumple(弄皱) the 20 dollar note up．He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air．
"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe．He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty．
"Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air．
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson．No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value．It was still worth $20."
"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way．We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value." "Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you．The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE."
"You are special — don’t ever forget it."This passage is mainly about ________．
| A．a famous professor |
| B．the value of $20 |
| C．the value of a person |
| D．the importance of money |
By making the money crumpled and dirty , the professor wanted to show ________．
| A．the value of the money never changed |
| B．he was not interested in the money |
| C．he was a very special person |
| D．the money was valuable any more |
The underlined word “ decrease” most probably means “________”．
| A．become more |
| B．become less |
| C．change fast |
| D．stay the same |
The writer implies (暗示) in the passage that ________．
| A．we should try our best to make more money |
| B．we should try to make ourselves special |
| C．we can word hard to prove ourselves |
| D．we might meet with a lot of difficulties in our life |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years．A lot of children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much．All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger teaches them．They learn quickly and do everything carefully.
One day he said to the children, “People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals(葬礼), but people in America and in Europe wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness．What colour does an English woman wear when she gets married?”
Mary said, “White, sir, because she is happy.” “That is good, Mary,” Roger said． “You are quite right．She wears white because she is happy.”
But then one boy in the class put up his hand． “Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “Do you have a question?” “Yes,” Dick said． “Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”What does Roger do?
| A．He teaches English in China |
| B．He is a Chinese teacher in China |
| C．He teaches Chinese in England |
| D．He teaches English in England |
Roger enjoys teaching his pupils because_________.
| A．they are his own children |
| B．they are clever and careful |
| C．they are lovely |
| D．they are polite and helpful |
An English woman wears white clothes________.
| A．when she gets married |
| B．when she is worried |
| C．when she is sad |
| D．when she is a funeral |
What colour do men in England wear when they get married?
| A．White |
| B．Black |
| C．Red |
| D．Green |
Which of the following is true?
A． Roger dislikes teaching the children．
B． Dick was a slow girl．
C． People in England wear white when they get marrieD．
D． Dick, a clever boy, liked asking questions.
I was very sleepy in the morning, so I didn’t go running as usual．At nine o’clock, Tom called me to join him in a game of basketball．He said Jack and some other boys would also be there too．I had finished my homework and had nothing else to do so I agreeD． Tom told me to go to the basketball club at ten o’clock.
On the way there, I bought a hamburger．When I reached the basketball club, I was surprised to see Tom and Jack fighting．Later on, I learned that they were fighting over who should start throwing the ball．I shouted to them to stop but they would not listen．Luckily two men came to separate the boys till they calmed down．Then I suggested that we go to the coffee shop for a drink．At the coffee shop, I brought out my hamburger and it was good to see Tom and Jack sharing the hamburger and laughing once again.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。Why didn’t the writer go running this morning?
Who would also join in the game according to Tom?
When would they meet at the club?
What did the writer see when he reached the club?
Where did they share the hamburger and laugh?