A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便车).
"I can't leave her out in this weather," the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.
"Do you want a lift?" she asked. The old woman nodded(点头) and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting a long time?" The old woman shook (摇晃) her head. "Strange!" thought the woman. She tried again. "Bad weather for the time of year," she said. The old woman nodded. Then the young woman noticed the old woman's hands, which were large and hairy(多毛的). Suddenly she realized that "she" was a man! She was frightened at first. Then she stopped the car. "I can't see out of the rear screen(挡风玻璃) ,"she said. "Would you mind cleaning it for me?"
"The old woman" nodded and opened the door. As soon as "she" was out of the car, the frightened young woman drove off as fast as she could.
When she got to the next village, she stopped. She noticed "the old woman" had left "her" handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a gun(枪)When the young woman talked with "her", "the old woman" only nodded or shook "her" head because "she"_______.
| A．didn't want the young woman to hear "her" voice |
| B．didn't want to trouble the young woman any more |
| C．was so tired that "she" didn't want to talk with her |
| D．wondered if the young woman had seen "her" hands |
How did the young woman find “she” was a man?
| A．The young woman hared her "voice" |
| B．The young woman saw a gun in the handbag |
| C．The young woman noticed the old woman’s hands were big and fairy |
| D．The young woman had never seen "the old woman" |
The young woman asked "the old woman" to clean the rear screen in order to________
| A．see more clearly | B．drive fast and well |
| C．make "her" speak | D．throw "her" out |
From the story we can see that the young woman was______.
| A．kind and clever | B．beautiful and bright |
| C．foolish and shy | D．strong and helpful |
What do you think "the old woman" was________.
| A．A policeman. | B．A basketball player. |
| C．A robber | D．A poor villager |
We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the year of the dog. And this year is the year of the tiger.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, the family don’t go to sleep to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends and relatives. They say “Happy New Year” and some other greetings (问候) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.How many Chinese festivals are mentioned(谈到) in this passage(段)?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
We can find every Chinese year has ________ name.
| A．an animal | B．a pet | C．a family | D．a full |
How do Chinese people usually spend New Year’s Eve?
| A．They put on new clothes. |
| B．They visit their friends and relatives. |
| C．They are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. |
| D．They have a big dinner and wait to welcome the New Year. |
On New Year’s Day, people say “_______” to each other when they meet
| A．Merry Christmas | B．Glad to meet you |
| C．Happy birthday to you | D．Happy New Year |
The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) is ______.
| A．Good time | B．The Spring Festival |
| C．Big Dinner | D．The Year of the tiger |
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Seven cats are good friends. They live in the same town. They always go 1 together on Saturdays. Every time one of them finds a place to go.
Today, a 2 called Mimi should find a place, but she doesn’t give 3 calls to her friends. The other cats are angry (生气). They all go to Mimi’s house and ask her, “You give us no call. 4 ?”
Mimi hears (听到) this and begins to cry. She 5 , “I will move to a new house with my father. It is in another town. I can’t go shopping with you 6 .”
Her friends hear that and talk for a long time. Then they have an idea. “Don’t 7 . We will go to that town and do the shopping 8 your new house.”
Mimi is very happy. She jumps high.
Two days later, Mimi comes to her friends and says, “I don’t need to move. My father 9 a new job here in this town.”
Her friends are happy again. They still go shopping together on 10 .
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What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," while love:12+15+22+5="54," and luck : 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried． You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word． See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive (积极地) attitude towards failure(失败),you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important things in a person’s life?
| A．Hard-work. | B．Knowledge. | C．Money. | D．Attitude. |
According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to _______.
| A．ask for help from others |
| B．say your prayers to God |
| C．change your attitude |
| D．try maths-solving methods (方法) |
From the passage we can learn that ______.
| A．different attitudes come from different courses of life |
| B．mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life |
| C．failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude |
| D．none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more |
Art of sushi (寿司) making Bei Restaurant at the Opposite House offers the last sushi preparation class by Max Levy, a New Orleans-born New Yorker, who learned the art of sushi making from masters in Japan. Classes are at 11:30 a.m. on Dec 2 or 5. Cost is 388 yuan per person, including materials and use of materials. 010-6410-5230 |
Festive buffet (自助餐) CBD restaurant at Grand Millennium Beijing offers a festive buffet, featuring (以……为特色) roast turkey, until Dec 30. Turkey will be matched with stuffing (填料), bread and fruit cakes, and buffet selections (选择). 010-6530-9383 |
New Year dinner party Beijing Minzu Hotel prepares a dinner party on New Year Eve. There will be song-and-dance performances, with famous French wines and exciting prizes to win. Cost is 1,680-2,580 yuan per person. 6-10 p.m., Jan 22, 1/F, Coffee Mill, Four Seasons Restaurant, 2/F Jin Xiu Palace, and 11/F East Hall and West Hall. 010-6601-4466 |
New Year shopping Get a gift idea at The Peninsula Beijing, where there are many offerings, or shop at The Peninsula Arcade, for fashion, jewelry (珠宝), leather and other gifts. Or try online shopping at peninsula.com. The Peninsula Boutique is open daily from 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 010-8516-2888 |
Many people are attracted (吸引) to Bei Restaurant for its _________.
| A．fruit cakes |
| B．song-and-dance performances |
| C．jewelry and leather |
| D．art of sushi making |
If you want to buy some gifts for your friends, you’d better go to _________.
| A．Beijing Minzu Hotel |
| B．Grand Millennium Beijing |
| C．The Peninsula Beijing |
| D．Bei Restaurant |
If you are sure to order delicious Turkey by Dec. 30, you can phone ________.
| A．010-8516-2888 | B．010-6601-4466 |
| C．010-6530-9383 | D．010-6410-5230 |
Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.
Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.
The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “ I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”
City-as-School High School is the nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.What can we learn about“City-as-School”?
| A．It has no teachers. |
| B．It has no school buildings. |
| C．It has only girl students. |
| D．It is the only school in the city. |
What do students do in“City-as-School”most of the time?
| A．They do whatever they like. |
| B．They learn Maths and Science. |
| C．They help with work in a certain area. |
| D．They learn all the college courses. |
According to the passage,“City-as–School” can help _________.
| A．all the students go to college |
| B．students forget the duty of their work |
| C．students earn much money while studying |
| D．students learn a lot about different kinds of work |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．A New City | B．A New School |
| C．A New-type School | D．A Girl in New York |