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 |
We may probably read the above material in ______.
| A．a newspaper | B．an English test book |
| C．a city centre report | D．a summer program |
It’s clear that the program is for the students ______.
| A．who are very excellent |
| B．who do well in at maths |
| C．whose reading and writing are good |
| D．who have some problems at school |
Rachel is probably a(n) ______ for the program.
| A．experienced teacher | B．good example |
| C．young expert | D．naughty boy |
If we want more information about the program, we______.
| A．need to call 01222 246900 |
| B．can ask Kip McGrath for help |
| C．have to pay more money |
| D．must wait for a week |
What do we learn about this summer program?
| A．It needs experienced teacher. |
| B．It doesn’t offer us the e-mail dress. |
| C．It can help students a lot in many ways. |
| D．There’s only one centre for the program. |
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Wei Hua is a high school student and he is pretty healthy. He does exercise every day. And his eating habits are pretty healthy. He tries to eat more vegetables, such as tomatoes,patatoes,cabbages and so on,usually ten to eleven times a week. He eats fruit and drink milk every day. Of course, he loves junk food, too. But he tries to eat it only once a week. He usually keeps eight or nine hours sleep every day. So you see, he looks very healthy and happy. And his good lifestyle helps him become clever, too. Eating healthy food and doing exercise help him to study better.Does Wei Hua do exercise?
____________________________________How often does he eat vegetables?
____________________________________How long does he sleep every day?
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If you don’t often wash your hands, you can touch lots of viruses（病毒）from many places and make yourself ill. You may have a cold when you touch your eyes, nose or mouth. One of the most common(普通的) ways people have colds is by touching their noses or their eyes when there are cold viruses on their hands. If you don’t often wash your hands, especially（特别）when you’re sick, you may make other people ill. So you should follow the advice and wash your hands:
● After using the bathroom.
● After touching your nose or coughing.
● Before eating, serving or preparing food.
● After touching pets or other animals.
● After visiting the sick people.
● When your hands are dirty.
There’s a right way to wash your hands. Follow these advice and you can keep your hands clean.
● Use warm water (not cold or hot).
● Wash for 15 seconds(秒).
● Wash well under warm running water.If you don’t often clean your hands, you may _______ easily.
| A．have a stomachache | B．have a cold |
| C．have a toothache | D．have a backache |
If there are cold viruses on your hands, don’t touch your ___.It’s easy to have a cold.
| A．eyes and nose | B．hair | C．clothes | D．books |
“_______”is not the right time to wash hands.
| A．After using the bathroom |
| B．Before having food |
| C．When hands are dirty |
| D．Before visiting the sick people |
The right way to wash hands is “_______”.
| A．Use cold water. | B．Wash for fifteen times. |
| C．Use hot water. | D．Use the warm running water. |
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written? Let me tell you a story.
About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown—ups (成年人) knew it.
The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy.
When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. “How wonderfully she is singing! We have not heard this song before. It’s a special present,” said someone. And they learned to sing it together.
Later, the song became very popular all over the world. People like it because it’s simple and friendly.
The song Happy Birthday is a song from .
| A．China | B．Japan | C．America | D．Australia |
The girl first sang the song for as a birthday present.
| A．her friend | B．a little child |
| C． herself | D．her family |
Why do people like the song?___________
| A．Because it is simple and friendly. |
| B．Because it is cute. |
| C．Because it is an English song. |
| D．Because it is interesting. |
In England, for many people, breakfast is usually a big meal—eggs, tomatoes, tea, coffee and lunch is just a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich(三明治) bars. There, office workers can buy their favorite bread and all kinds of sandwiches. Children in school can have a hot meal at school, but many just have a sandwich, some water and some fruit from home. Some people have afternoon tea in the afternoon. They usually have sandwiches, cakes and drink a cup of tea. They have the evening meal very early and all the family often eats together(一起). On Sundays many families have a big lunch. They have chicken, pork and vegetables. Englishmen like food better than other countries. People often get take-away（可带走的） meals. They buy the food and then usually bring(带) it home to eat.Many people in England have a _________ breakfast and a ______ lunch.
| A．fast, small | B．little, slow |
| C．big, quick | D．slow, big |
In England, there are many sandwich bars in _________.
| A．cities | B．schools |
| C．countries | D．small towns |
The office workers can buy ___________ in sandwiches bars for lunch.
| A．eggs | B．bread | C．fruit | D．tea |
When people get a take-away meal, they usually eat it ______ .
| A．at home | B．in the school |
| C．in the park | D．in the bars |
In this passage, what DON’T people have in their afternoon tea? ________.
| A．Sandwiches | B．Chicken |
| C．Cakes | D．A cup of tea |