When I was fourteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad (Like many English children, I had often been to France). So when I went to America I thought I would have a nice easy holiday without any language problem.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to tell my American friend Danny that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,” he said, “Are you getting married? But aren’t you too young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied, “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?”
“Oh,” he said, “there is a phone downstairs.”
When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.
“Don’t worry,” he said to me, “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from British people. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other.”The writer was from________.
A.Japan | B.France | C.America | D.England |
The writer thought ________ in America at first.
A.he wouldn’t have any language difficulties |
B.he would be lost and he had to call the police for help |
C.he wouldn’t understand the Americans |
D.he would have a terrible holiday |
The writer wanted to ________ at the airport.
A.have a meal | B.buy a map | C.call his friend | D.find an old man |
According to the friendly old man, “give somebody a ring” means “________”.
A.make a telephone call to somebody |
B.be going to get married |
C.buy a ring for somebody |
D.ask somebody to wear a ring |
The underlined word “they” refers to ________.
A.the old man and the boy | B.the British |
C.the French | D.the Americans |
Do you know David? He is an American boy. He’s eleven. He is in Class Two, Grade One. He has a sister. Her name is Joy. She is five. They have a dog(狗). Its name is Dongdong. How old is it? I know it’s two.David is a_______.
A. boy | B.girl | C.English boy | D.English girl |
David is__________ and Joy is____________
A.five; five | B.eleven; four | C.five; eleven | D.eleven; five |
Joy is David’s_________.
A. brother | B.friend | C.sister | D.classmate |
Dongdong is the name of a___________.
A.cat | B. dog | C.bird | D.child |
The dog is________.
A.eleven | B.five | C.two | D.one |
This is a teacher’s family. The father’s name is Lake Smith. He is forty-four. The mother’s name is Kate Smith. She’s forty-two. The Smiths have a son, Jim, and a daughter, Ann. Jim is fourteen, and Ann is twelve. The son looks like(看起来像) his father, and the daughter looks like her mother. They are all in No.4 Middle School here. But the Smiths are teachers, the son and daughter are students.Jim’s father is _________.
A.a worker | B.a teacher | C.a doctor | D.a driver |
Ann’s mother’s name is ___________.
A.Lake Smith |
B.Kate Smith |
C.Jim Smith |
D.Ann Smith |
Jim looks like his__________.
A.father | B.mother | C.aunt | D.uncle |
Are Jim and Ann in the same(相同的) school?
A.They are in the same school? |
B.They are in different schools. |
C.Yes, they are. |
D.No, they aren’t. |
Is Kate Smith a teacher?
A.Yes, it is. |
B.Yes, she is. |
C.No, she isn’t. |
D.No, he isn’t. |
Wanted: an English tutor (家教)
Do you like kids? Are you outgoing (开朗的)? Do you have three years’ experience (经验) as (作为) an English teacher? Do you have free time on Saturday and Sunday? We need a woman teacher for our daughter. She is twelve and she is not good at English.
For the job, you will.
Teach from 3:00pm to 6:00 pm.
Teach our daughter English.
Tell her stories (故事) in English.
You will work at our house. We live in Beihai Road, Garden District. The pay (报酬) is ¥30 each hour.
If you want to know more information (信息), please call Mrs Yang at 82569876.Mrs Yang wants for her daughter.
A.a babysitter |
B.a good book |
C.an English tutor |
D.a math tutor |
If you are the tutor, you must teach the kid for on Saturday.
A.a day |
B.two hours |
C.the whole afternoon |
D.three hours |
What is not a part of the job?
A.Cooking for the kid. |
B.Working at the kid’s house. |
C.Being good with the kid. |
D.Telling English stories to the kid. |
If you want to be the tutor, you need to .
①be beautiful
②have three years’ teaching experience
③have time on weekends
④be a woman teacher
A.①② | B.②③ | C.②③④ | D.①②③ |
Which is NOT true?
A.The tutor must teach the kid on weekends. |
B.The kid is good at English. |
C.The tutor can speak English. |
D.The tutor can get ¥Y360 if she teaches the kid for two weeks. |
Jane is a nice girl. She lives in London. She studies in a middle school, she gets up at six every day. She likes learning English. She’s a clever girl. She draws pictures well. After school, she often reads newspapers (报纸) with her grandmother. At seven o’clock in the evening. Jane has supper at home. Every day at eight she does her homework and goes to bed at nine.Jane lives in .
A.England | B.New York |
C.Paris | D.USA |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Jane likes reading storybooks. |
B.Jane likes drawing big pictures. |
C.Jane likes learning English. |
D.Jane likes doing her homework. |
She is a girl.
A.nice | B.clever | C.nice and clever | D.lazy |
What does she often do after school?
A.She draws pictures. |
B.She has supper. |
C.She does her homework. |
D.She does some reading with her grandma. |
What time does she go to bed?
A.At 8:00. | B.At 9:00. |
C.At 8:35. | D.At 9:35. |
With more and more farmers working in big cities, their children go into the cities, too.However, problems appear. One of these problems is that is difficult for these children to receive education in cities.
Luckily, there are some free schools for them, but they are not enough. Ten-year-old Li Xin is one of the lucky girls who get a chance to study in one of these schools. She is very happy. She studies in a school specially for migrant workers’(外来务工人员的)children. For children like Li Xin who don’t have enough money, these free schools are their best choice, because they have free classes, textbooks, uniforms and meals in the schools.
But there is a long way to go. The free schools for children from migrant workers’ families are not enough because to run such a school is not easy and needs lots of money. A school officer said they needed at least one million yuan to run the school. “Luckily, some people and companies donate(捐赠)money, used books and a lot of other things to help us. There are also some volunteers teachers,” he added.
Anyhow, we must try to give these children an equal(平等)chance to get better education so that we can make our society harmonious(和谐的).From the passage, we know that Li Xin’s parents used to be __________.
A.workers | B.teachers |
C.officers | D.farmers |
The school provides Li Xin with the following things free except_____.
A.textbooks | B.uniforms |
C.computers | D.meals |
What does the underlined word “run” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A.奔跑 | B.经营 | C.考虑 | D.收购 |
The passage mainly talks about__________.
A.what jobs migrant workers can do in big cities |
B.the development of big cities |
C.helping migrant workers’ children go to school |
D.what difficulties those free schools face now |