John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill. He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five. He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five. He thought, "It's a little bit earlier. I'll wait for a moment. It's good to keep the time."
Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's. He looked around and saw a noisy square not far from here. He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet. He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily.
Suddenly he heard a girl crying. He came up to her and asked some questions. Then he knew she got lost. John tried to find out her address and took her home. The girl's parents were very thankful.
Then John hurried to the doctor's. The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late. Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes?" John said nothing but one word-"Sorry!"John went to the square to _____.
| A．spend the time | B．enjoy himself |
| C．see the children and the women | D．help the girl |
The girl cried because _____.
| A．someone hit her | B．she fell off her bike |
| C．her parents were angry with her | D．she didn't find the way home |
At last John got to the doctor's at _____.
| A．twenty to five | B．twenty past five | C．five o'clock | D．forty past five |
Jack drives a school bus．His bus is different from other school buses because it doesn’t carry children．Jack’s bus takes dogs to school in the morning and brings them home at night．Jack takes the dogs to “The Dog School”．There four men teach the dogs to obey(服从)and protect(保护)their owners．All kinds of dogs go to the school—large dogs，small dogs，young dogs and old dogs Jack says that young dogs are the easiest to teach，but the old ones can learn，too．
Do you have a dog? Maybe it would like to go to “The Dog School”．Jack _________．
| A．is a bus driver |
| B．has a school for dogs |
| C．keeps a dog in his house |
| D．teaches children at school |
Which kind of dogs are easy to teach? _________．
| A．Old dogs． | B．Young dogs． | C．Large dogs | D．Hot dogs． |
Jack teaches the dogs to________．
| A．run away | B．go to bed | C．eat food | D．protect their owners |
At night the dogs sleep ________．
| A．on a bus | B．at a hospital |
| C．at the school | D．in their own home |
The best title of the passage is________．
| A．A School for Dogs |
| B．Taking Children to School |
| C．How to Find Dogs |
| D．How to Drive a Bus |
We all need to exercise．Doctors say it is good for us．It makes our heart and body strong．It also gives you more energy(能量)．And you will feel better about yourself．It’s good to exercise twice a week．Twenty minutes each time is enough．
There are many ways to exercise．You can walk，run，play sports or swim．Many people go to special places to exercise．They are called “fitness centers(健康中心)”．These places have a lot of equipments(设备)．People can do different sports there．Some people buy equipments for their homes．But it is very expensive．
Exercising can be fun．Friends can exercise together at a fitness center，or they can play sports together．How do you exercise? How often do you exercise?It’s good to exercise_______．
| A．every day | B．20 minutes a week |
| C．twice a week | D．twice a month |
At fitness centers，_______．
| A．you can buy expensive equipments |
| B．people can do many kinds of exercise |
| C．it is very expensive |
| D．exercising is not popular |
Which of these kinds of exercise is NOT mentioned(被提到) in the passage? __________．
| A．Playing sports． | B．Swimming． | C．Running． | D．Dancing |
Which of these is TRUE? __________．
| A．Exercising is expensive． |
| B．Exercising is good for your heart． |
| C．Only doctors exercise． |
| D．Friends never exercise together． |
What is the main idea of this passage? __________．
| A．Exercise equipment is expensive． |
| B．Playing sports is the only way to exercise． |
| C．Everyone should exercise． |
| D．Fitness centers are popular． |
“Can I learn to play the violin．Daddy?”Ann asks her father．
“That sounds good．But how long can you learn?”
“A month,” Ann says．“After a month，I can play for you．If I don’t play well，I won’t play it．”
“All right．” her father says．
He soon finds a violin teacher and Ann starts her lessons．The fee(费用) isn’t cheap，but her father doesn’t say anything．
A month passes．The time comes for Ann to play for her father．
She says to her father, “I want to play for you，Daddy．”
“OK，Ann，”her father says．“Start”
She starts to play．She doesn’t play well．Her father has a friend with him，and the friend can’t stand(忍受)it．
When Ann stops，her father says, “Great! Ann, you can have more lessons．”
Ann runs out of the room．Her father’s friend says to him, “I don’t think your daughter plays well．”
“Well，you’re right．”her father says．“But she’s very happy, right?”Ann thinks playing the violin is________, so she wants to learn it．
| A．tired | B．dangerous(危险的) | C．boring(无聊的) | D．interesting |
Ann wants to learn to play the violin for _______before she plays it for her father．
| A．two weeks | B．six weeks | C．a month | D．six months |
_______finds a violin teacher to teach her．
| A．Ann’s father | B．Ann’s father’s friend |
| C．Ann’s mother | D．Ann’s uncle |
Ann’s father wants Ann to have more lessons because_________．
| A．Ann plays well | B．the fee is very cheap |
| C．he loves Ann | D．he 1ikes the violin |
From this passage we can see that ________．
| A．Ann doesn’t 1ike playing the violin |
| B．Ann can have more 1essons |
| C．Ann doesn’t want to have more 1essons |
| D．Ann’s father doesn’t have a friend |
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We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. ( 1 )We may call it the year of sheep, the of horse the year of dog. ( 2 ) And this year is the year of dragon.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. All the families stay up late to welcome the New Year after dinner. 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 good luck.” and some other greetings（祝福）to each other. People usually have a good time during Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival.将（1）句的空白处分别填上一个适当的词语, 使句意完整、上下文通顺。
___________; ___________将（2）句译成中文。
____________________________________________________回答问题：What do Chinese people do before New Year’s Day?
____________________________________________________在文中找出与A lot of families don’t sleep early because they want to welcome the New Year.的同义句。
____________________________________________________.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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Yao Ming, the centre of the Chinese National Men’s basketball team, joins the Houston Rocket in the 2002 NBA. The 2.2 m, 120kg basketball star becomes the first one to come from a foreign (外国的) team. Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother is a leader of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father plays basketball, too. Yao Ming is welcome in China. He becomes a very important basketball player in China Basketball Association. It’s short for CBA.
During the 2000-2001 seasons, he gets 27.1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match. Yao Ming joins the Houston Rockets in November, 2002. He says this is a new start in his basketball life. He world do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself. Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton says, “Yao Ming is very strong. He has the capability(能力) of changing the future(未来) of basketball.”TheHoustonRocketsisthenameofa_______team.
| A．tabletennis | B．volleyball | C．basketball | D．golf |
BothYaoMing’sfatherandmotherare___________.
| A．footballplayers |
| B．theleaderoftheChineseNationalTeam |
| C．thecentersofChineseNationalTeam |
| D．basketballplayers |
YaoMing________inCBAduringthe2000-2001seasons.
| A．doesbadly | B．isn’tgood | C．isin America | D．doeswell |
YaoMing_________theHoustonRocketsinNovember,2002.
| A．doeshisbesttojoin | B．isa teacherin |
| C．becomesamemberof | D．leaves |
SportanalystBillWaltonthinksYaoMingcan__________.
A.learnfromtheNBA.
B.changethefutureofbasketball
C.improvehimself
D.becomesthecaptainoftheHoustonRockets.