You may never be in an emergency situation. But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department (部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial (拨打) “0” for an operator (接线员) in any emergency.
| EMERGENCY NUMBERS FIRE POLICE DOCTOR BOSTON 911 BOSTON 911 BOSTON 482-5252 CAMBRIDGE 876-5800 CAMBRIDGE 846-1212 CAMBRIDGE 856-3585 SOMERVILLE 023-1500 SOMERVILLE 645-1212 SOMERVILLE 025-4774 Other Places _________ Other Places _________ Other Places ________ Write in your number here Write in your number here Write in your number here ★ COAST GUARD 223-6978 OR DIAL “0” (OPERATIOR) IN ANY EMERGENCY WE ARE ALWAYS THERE AND READY TO HELP! |
If you see a fire in Cambridge, you should dial _________.
| A．023-1500 | B．846-1212 | C．645-1212 | D．876-5800 |
If you dial “0”, ________ will answer your call.
| A．the police | B．the doctor | C．the operator | D．the fire department |
This passage is most probably taken from _________.
| A．a sports magazine | B．an emergency leaflet |
| C．a TV guide | D．a telephone book |
Today is Sunday. Our class meets at seven thirty a.m. at the school gate. We take a bus to Haian Park. The price(价格)of the ticket(票) for each adult（成人） is eighteen yuan, but for each student is half（半价）. The park is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
First we play games in the park. And then we have dinner at noon. After that we sit and chat under the trees. At half past three, we go to the Swimming Club. We come back home at about six o’clock in the afternoon because it is time for all of us to have supper. We are tired but we are very happy.We meet ___________.
| A．at the school gate | B．in the park |
| C．on the bus | D．in the Swimming Club |
The price of the ticket for each student is _________yuan.
| A．nineteen | B．thirty—six |
| C．nine | D．eighteen |
The park is open for _______hours a day.
| A．eight | B．nine | C．ten | D．eleven |
After dinner we sit and chat________
| A．at home | B．near the club |
| C．on the sofa | D．under the trees |
Why do the students go home at about six p.m.?
| A．Because they are happy |
| B．Because they are tired |
| C．Because they go home for supper |
| D．Because they have some homework to do |
Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was！Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to | B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his right leg | D．he had to |
Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．better | D．well |
He had a good time on ______.
| A．Christmas’ Eve | B．Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Eve | D．New Year’s Day |
Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
| A．he was too happy | B．both of his two legs got well |
| C．he had a fall | D．he was in hospital |
Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
| A．at home | B．at a party |
| C．in hospital | D．outside hospital |
Kate and Peter like sports. In summer they swim and in winter they ski. Today they are planning a ski trip for this weekend(周末),but they don’t know the weather. It’s 7:30 now and they are listening to the weather report on the radio .The weather man is giving the weather for the weekend:
“Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, but it’s not going to rain. The temperature is going to be minus(零下)4 degrees(度). It’s going to snow Friday night. Saturday and Sunday are going to be clear, cold and sunny.”
Now Kate and Peter are excited. The weather is going to be perfect(完美的) for skiing. They are going to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains.Kate and Peter like.
| A．basketball | B．football |
| C．sports | D．music |
They are planningfor this weekend.
| A．a picnic | B．to fish |
| C．to skate | D．a ski trip |
They want to know about .
| A．the temperature | B．the time |
| C．the weather | D．the degrees |
Iton Saturday and Sunday.
| A．will rain | B．will be stormy |
| C．will be snowing | D．will be clear, cold and sunny |
Kate and Peter are excited because .
| A．the weather is going to be perfect for a ski trip |
| B．they are going to visit their hometown |
| C．they are going to see their old friends |
| D．they are going to have a good meet with their friends |
One day Jack met his good friend Sue in the park. A dog was looking up at the woman beside her.
Jack walked up to Sue and said, “Hello, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a moment?” “Of course, please sit down，” Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue: as if(似乎）waiting to be given some food.
"That's a nice dog, isn't he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.
“Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's strong and healthy.”
“And hungry/’ Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you’ve got some food for him”
'That's true,” Sue said. “But I haven't.”
They both laughed and then Jack said, "Does your dog bite (咬）？”
“No，”Sue said, “ He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and friendly.”
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched (触摸）the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn’t bite.”
Sue answered in surprise, “Yeah，I did. But this is not my dog. My dog is at home.”Jack and Sue were ________.
| A．friends | B．neighbours |
| C．classmates | D．brother and sister |
The dog looked at the woman because _______.
| A．the woman wanted to feed him |
| B．the woman was friendly |
| C．he was strong and healthy |
| D．he was hungry |
Jack touched the dog because he believed _______.
| A．the dog was handsome | B．Sue's dog was unfriendly |
| C．the dog was Sue’s | D．Sue's dog was at home |
We can guess from the story that _______.
| A．Sue gave a wrong answer |
| B．Jack made a mistake错误 |
| C．the dog wasn’t dangerous |
| D．both Jack and Sue liked the dog |
Which of the Following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．A Wrong Question | B．Sue's Dog |
| C．A pleasant talk | D．Sue's Friend |
Long, long ago there was a very foolish(傻的) thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).The thief was trying to get .
| A．his neighbour | B．his neighbour’s doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
“cotton” means _____________ in Chinese.
| A．布 | B．棉花 | C．泡泡 | D．粉笔 |
The neighbour ran out probably很可能because_____________
| A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen |
| B．he thought someone was eager 渴望的 to visit him |
| C．He realized 意识到 something strange happened |
| D．Both B and C |
The neighbour hit the thief to_____________________.
| A．give him lessons | B．punish 惩罚 him for stealing |
| C．help him with the bell | D．be his teacher |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. |
| B．The thief knew why the neighbour came out. |
| C．The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell. |
| D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell. |