Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
 SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA |
The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. There are many natural sights . Lots of people go sightseeing every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center. |
 HONG KONG, CHINA |
This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
| A．The weather. | B．The mountains. | C．The air. | D．The traffic. |
What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
| A．The lively city and the wonderful dishes. |
| B．The large population and the traffic. |
| C．The expensive housing. |
| D．The beautiful temples. |
What do the two cities have in common?
| A．They both have beautiful mountains. |
| B．They both have a large population. |
| C．Air pollution is a problem in both. |
| D．They are both crowded. |
From the passage, we can know that .
| A．San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best |
| B．San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does |
| C．the weather inboth cities is fine |
| D．San Jose used to be small fishing village |
Mr. Smith is from England. He teaches French in our school. His English classes are very interesting. He likes us and we like him.
Mr. Smith has two children--Tom and Mary. Tom is seven and his sister Mary is four. Tom goes to school but Mary doesn’t. Mr. Smith likes to wear a T-shirt and jeans. Football is his favorite sport. After school we often have a basketball game. Sometimes Mr. Smith watches and plays basketball with us. He plays basketball just for fun . 根据He teaches French in our school.可知他是以为法语老师,故选B.
根据Mr. Smith has two children--Tom and Mary.他有两个孩子,汤姆一般是男孩的名字,玛丽是女孩名字,故他有一个儿子.选A.
根据Mary is four.可知玛丽不够上学 年龄.选A.
根据Mr. Smith likes to wear a T-shirt and jeans. Football is his favorite sport.可知选C.
这篇短文主要介绍史密斯先生的职业,子女,爱好等,只简略提到他的子女,没有提到妻子.故选A.
Mr. Smith is ____________.
A. a Chinese teacher B. a French teacher C. a basketball playerHow many sons does Mr. Smith have ?
A. One B. Two C. ThreeMary doesn’t go to school because she __________.
A. is only four B. is only seven C. doesn’t like school_____________ is Mr. Smith favorite sport.
A. basketball B. table tennis C. footballThe text is about ______________.
A. Mr. Smith B. Mr. Smith’s children C. Mr. Smith’s family
Sally’s father is ill in hospital. and her mother has to look after her father there The woman can’t leave their four-year-old son Harry at home. So she asks Sally, “How many classes do you have this afternoon?”
“We have no classes today,” answers the girl. “We’re having a school sports meeting today.”
“That’s great!” says her mother. “Take your brother to your school. Tell your teachers I have a lot of things to do. I’m sure they can let you look after him today.”
Sally does what her mother says. This little boy comes to school for the first time and thinks everything is interesting. He sees some children having a race and asks. “What are they running for, Sally?”
“The first one can get a prize.” answers Sally.
“Now, I see. But why are the others running?”Where is Sally’s father?
Who will take care of Sally’s father?
How old is Harry?
Does Harry often go to school?
Why does Sally take her brother to school today?
I’m 14, a year younger than most of my classmates.
A week ago one of my classmates, Nitin, asked me for help with math homework. We ended up talking about computers and file-sharing（共享文件）. As we talked I found that he was more experienced and could teach me about file-sharing and networking. We went to his room and watched a movie about robots that he’d downloaded. The math homework was forgotten.
The next day he came again for homework help “What do you do on weekends?” he asked. The truth is, when I have work to do, I do it. I have no special time to kill with friends. I was embarrassed about this. I expected him to think I was boring and said, “Get a life!” He said, “OK. You’re having trouble getting along with people I can show you. I’m old than you.”
Later, he checked my computer. He even connected me to an Internet chess server（服务器）.He was becoming like a big brother.
But when I thought about it, I didn’t really want Nitin’s help” His big-brother idea began to bore me.
“I’ll get you some cool computer programs（程序）”.
“I’ll teach you how to talk to girls.”
He meant what he was saying, but I don’t know why it didn’t make me feel good. Since then he’s hardly talked to me; we seem to have forgotten each other. I don’t think he can “teach” me much, and I don’t think much of him. But I could be wrong·What did Mitin help me do?
| A．He helped me with my homework. |
| B．He helped me with math problems. |
| C．He taught me about file-sharing and networking. |
| D．He introduced some fiends to me. |
What does the underlined word “kill” in Paragraph 3 mean?
| A．杀死 | B．浪费 | C．消磨（时间） | D．打猎 |
Which is NOT the reason why the writer doesn’t want Nitin’s help?
| A．He has no special time to kill with friends. |
| B．He forgot his homework because of playing with him. |
| C．He thinks his ideas are not useful to him. |
| D．He has another big brother. |
Can you use a word to describe the writer?
| A．Unfriendly. | B．Boring. | C．Independent.（独立的） | D．Lazy. |
Choose a title for this passage.
| A．I Don’t Want a Big Brother! |
| B．No Time to Kill |
| C．My Big Brother |
| D．My Life After School |
There is a one-day holiday in most western countries on New Year’s Day. The real celebration begins on New Year’s Eve-the night before New Year’s Day. There are several interesting customs（习惯）in the west, and there are many differences in different countries.
Though Christmas is a good time for families to get together, New Year’s Day is a time for some western people to be with friends. On New Year’s Day, there are always parties. At such parties, there is food, drinks and dances until New Year comes
At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year! ”to each other. In many western countries, fireworks are let off at midnight and some people like to shout aloud to drive away evil spirits.People begin to have great celebrations for the New Year on___________.
| A．New Year’s Day | B．the night before New Year’s Eve |
| C．the night of New Year’s Day | D．New Year’s Eve |
In the west, ___________on New Year’s Day.
| A．friends always get together |
| B．friends write to each other |
| C．people can have a week’s holiday |
| D．people go from one country to another |
On New Year’s Eve, western people don’t often____________.
| A．say “Happy New Year” to each other |
| B．let off fireworks |
| C．sing a Scottish song |
| D．shout aloud to drive away evil spirits |
This passage mainly（主要）tells us___________.
| A．western people drink together on New Year’s Day |
| B．how western people celebrate their New Year’s Day |
| C．what western people eat on New Year’s Day |
| D．western people have a good time on New Year’s Day |
Live Music——Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American from Herbie Davis, the famous trumper（小号）player.
| Place: The Jazz Club Dates: June 15-23 Price: $100-150 Time: 10p.m.till late Tel: 4668736 |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from Britain will be shown.
| Place: Jack stein’s Dates: May10-20 Price: $150 Time: 7-10p.m. Tel: 4021877 |
Shown——Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole Chinese history.
| Place: Anhui Museum Dates: 1 March-30 June Price: $60（$30 for students） Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m-8 p.m Weekends 9 a.m-9 p.m Tel: 4886888 |
If you want to watch dancing, you can call__________________.
| A．4668769 | B．4021877 | C．4886888 | D．4686788 |
You can see the whole Chinese history at ____________________ in April in Anhui Museum.
| A．3.p.m.every day | B．9 p.m.from Monday to Friday |
| C．7 a.m. at the weekend | D．9 p.m.every day |
You can enjoy _________________ at Jack Stein’s.
| A．American jazz | B．Scottish dancing |
| C．12,000 pieces on show | D．A, B and C |
You have $70, and you can_____________________.
| A．listen to American Jazz |
| B．watch Scottish dancing |
| C．go to Anhui Museum to see Chinese history |
| D．watch magic shows in Anhui Museum |