A Deaf Person's Joke
Something was wrong with Jack's ears after he was much better from a serious illness. Several months later he went to a doctor. The doctor told him that he was deaf of both ears. Jack was sad. He was afraid to lose his work. So he did not like people to know this.
One evening he asked some friends to dinner. While they were sitting at the table, one of his friends told an interesting joke. Everyone laughed and Jack laughed louder than anyone else. He said, “That was a very interesting joke, but I know a more interesting one. Would you like to hear it?” All his friends said OK to him, so Jack began to tell his joke. All his friends were listening to him with smiles. When the joke ended, everyone laughed louder than before and Jack laughed happily, too. He was very glad because he thought that his must be more interesting than his friend's. But he didn't know that he had made a fool of himself（出丑；闹笑话） because his joke was the same as the first one.When was Jack deaf of both ears?
| A．After he came back from work. | B．After a serious illness. |
| C．After seeing a doctor. | D．After being a doctor. |
Why did Jack not like people to know he was deaf?
| A．He was afraid to lose his work. |
| B．He was afraid of his friends. |
| C．He didn't want to lose his face. |
| D．He was afraid that his wife would leave him. |
What did Jack do after hearing his friend's joke?
| A．He laughed as loudly as others. | B．He didn't laugh. |
| C．He laughed louder than anyone else. | D．He only smiled. |
Jack laughed because _____.
| A．all the others were laughing |
| B．he could tell the same joke himself, too |
| C．he wanted to show that there was nothing wrong with his ears |
| D．his friend's joke was interesting |
Jack's friends laughed a lot louder than before because _____.
| A．the joke he told was more interesting |
| B．it was as interesting as the first |
| C．all his friends liked his joke better |
| D．it was the same joke as his friend's |
The construction（建设） of high﹣speed railways in China began with the building of the Qinhuangdao﹣Shenyang High﹣Speed Railway（HSR）in 1999．Now the high﹣speed rail network in China is the largest in the world．So far，there have been about 1700 kilometers of HSR in service，along with trains of an average（平均）speed of 220 km/h．
Now Chinese govemment plans to spend ﹩300 million building the largest and fastest HSR system in the world by 2020． It's said that the trains can run 400 km/h and create new business for China and other countries through the Belt and Road．（一带一路）
It's predicted that the HSR network in China will reach 30，000 kilometers and it will be like a grid， which is mainly made up of 8 long﹣distance high﹣speed rail lines： four north﹣south HSR lines and four east﹣west HSR lines． Except for the Qingdao﹣Taiyuan HSR， all HSR lines of the railgrid are longer than 1，000 kilometers．
Feng Hao， an expert， says "Many markets along the Belt and Road， especially in Central Asia， Southeast Asia， the Middle East and Eastern European countries， are planning to build HSR lines．They look forward to getting technological support from China"．
（1） is the first HSR line in China．
| A． |
The Qinhuangdao﹣Shenyang HSR． |
| B． |
The Qingdao﹣Taiyuan HSR． |
| C． |
The Beijing﹣Shanghai HSR． |
| D． |
The Qinhuangdao﹣Shanghai HSR． |
（2）By 2020， the trains will run km/h faster than at present．
| A． |
400 |
| B． |
300 |
| C． |
220 |
| D． |
180 |
（3）What does the underlined word " grid" in Paragraph 3 mean？
（4）What does the expert FengHao say？
| A． |
Our country supports other countries in money． |
| B． |
Many markets are not planning to build HSR lines． |
| C． |
Our country plans to spend ＄300 million building HSR system． |
| D． |
Other countries want to get technological support from our country in HSR． |
（5）Which of the following is mentioned？
| A． |
The first builders of HSR． |
| B． |
The speed of HSR． |
| C． |
The building materials of HSR． |
| D． |
The ticket price of HSR． |
English is becoming more and more popular in China．It can be used in every field，such as on some signs and restaurant menus．But there are some problems when people use it．Perhaps you've seen the English letters "WC" in your city．They show public toilets．But do you know it is far from native（地道的） English？In fact，foreigners from English﹣speaking countries seldom use the letters．
Workers in our city are changing "WC" signs all over the city．The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus．Many other places in China are following our steps．
"WC，or water closet，is old﹣fashioned English．It sounds dirty to me．"says Nancy，a young woman from the US．The old sign will become "Gents/Men" and "Ladies/Women"． "I see much poor English in everyday life，and not only on signs，"she says，"I know what they mean，but they are Chinglish，not real English．For example，when someone says to me "My hometown is Guizhou Province"，I know he or she should say "My hometown is in Guizhou Province"．Hometown is a smaller place in a province．The common mistakes that Nancy picked up include "Not Entry"，which should be "No Entry"，"Direction of Airport" should be changed to "To the Airport"．And it is "Room Rate"，not "Room Price"．And remember to "Keep off the Grass" rather than "Care of the Green"．
The next time you walk on the street or eat in the restaurant，you can go and see if the expressions are right．
（1）Who seldom uses letters of "WC"according to the passage？
| A． |
Chinese students． |
| B． |
Foreigners from other countries． |
| C． |
Teachers in China． |
| D． |
English﹣speaking foreigners． |
（2）What's the attitude（态度）of the govemment towards the bad English on signs？
| A． |
It's native． |
| B． |
It should be changed． |
| C． |
It doesn't matter． |
| D． |
It can be used on signs． |
（3）When Nancy sees much poor English in everyday life， ．
| A． |
she thinks it should be corrected |
| B． |
she thinks it is dirty |
| C． |
she thinks it is proper |
| D． |
she likes to use it |
（4）Which of the following signs is Right？
| A． |
Not Entry |
| B． |
Room Price |
| C． |
To the Airport |
| D． |
Care of the Green |
（5）What is the main idea of the passage？
| A． |
Chinglish on menus． |
| B． |
Money spent on Chinglish． |
| C． |
Usages of native English． |
| D． |
Letters of "WC"． |
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（1）If you want to booktickets，you can NOT ．
| A． |
ring and pay by credit card |
| B． |
book tickets online |
| C． |
go to the box office on Tuesday |
| D． |
book tickets by post |
（2）What kind of tickets is the cheapest？
| A． |
Supersaver． |
| B． |
Saver． |
| C． |
Group bookings． |
| D． |
School． |
（3）We can know according to the passage．
| A． |
you can get your money back at any time |
| B． |
you can change tickets if you want |
| C． |
there are 6 spaces for wheelchairs |
| D． |
you can book tickets at www．film．com |
（4）If 12 students go to see the movie，how much should they pay？
| A． |
＄60． |
| B． |
＄72． |
| C． |
＄96． |
| D． |
＄108． |
（5）Where can you see the message？
| A． |
A textbook． |
| B． |
A report． |
| C． |
The Internet． |
| D． |
A story book |
Long long ago， there was a small village in the mountains， and many people lived there． Mike was one of them．He was a middle﹣aged man． The people in the village always laughed at him． They liked to show visitors how stupid Mike was． They thought this was an amusing thing to do．
One day， a visitor came to the village．"Watch this!" a villager said and called to Mike．"Come and play a game， Mike． "he shouted． Mike walked slowly towards him， with a silly smile on his face．"Look， Mike， "the villager said， "I have got something for you． "He showed Mike a for you "He showed Mike a ＄1coin and a much larger 5O (\operatorname{cuihovah\_7F8E\cuihovah}\operatorname{cuihovah\_5206\_cuihovah})coin. "Which one would you like ?" he asked Mike, holding them both out, Mike immediately took the50＄ coin. Thvillager laughed. "See how stupid he is !" he said, "He always does that，How stupid he is!" He walked away, leaving Mike with the visitor，The visitor felt sorry for Mike. "Mike, listen, "he said," Although the 50＄ coin is bigger than the 1coin, the 1 coin is worth much more，Twice a much.\ operatorname{""}Ik now that, " Mike said, "But the very first time l take the ＄1 co in, they will stop playing the 1 coin， they will stop playing the game． "Mike went away and left the visitor in silence．
（1）Mike may be a man at the age of ．
| A． |
10 |
| B． |
20 |
| C． |
40 |
| D． |
80 |
（2）Which is TRUE in the following sentences？
| A． |
A group of visitors came to the village． |
| B． |
Mike didn't take the ＄1 coin． |
| C． |
A visitor came to play chess with Mike． |
| D． |
Mike refused to play the game． |
（3）After the game，how did the visitor feel for Mike at first？
| A． |
Sorry． |
| B． |
Excited． |
| C． |
Happy． |
| D． |
Crazy． |
（4）Why did Mike take the 50￠ coin？
| A． |
He knew the visitor very well． |
| B． |
He didn't know the worth of it． |
| C． |
He liked the picture on it． |
| D． |
He wanted the game to be continued． |
（5）In fact，Mike was according to the passage．
| A． |
silly |
| B． |
smart |
| C． |
poor |
| D． |
sick |
Confucius was a pioneer in the field of education． He was born in the year 551 B．C． He was a great thinker who had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior． His main ideas are about kindness and good manners． What 's more， he was also a famous philosopher whose wise sayings have influenced many people in different countries． For example， one of his famous sayings， "He who learns but does not think is lost； he who thinks but does not learn is in danger"，tells us the importance of learning and thinking． What a great man we can learn from!
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Confucius |
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pioneer |
in the field of （1） |
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thinker |
many ideas about human（2） and behavior， especially his ideas about （3） ___ and good manners |
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philosopher |
influencing （4） people in different countries with his （5） sayings |
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