Wang Yang gets up late. He rides his bike to school quickly(飞快地). He doesn’t look at the traffic lights, so he hits(撞) a car. The driver takes him to hospital. The doctor is very careful to look over Wang Yang. Wang Yang wants to go to school.
“Tomorrow is Thursday. We’ll have a basketball game tomorrow,” he says. But the doctor asks him to stay in bed for two days.
“Now my boy,” says the doctor. “Can you tell me your name, please?”
“What are you going to do?” asks Wang Yang.
“I’m going to tell your parents and your teacher,” answers the doctor.
“But my parents know my name and my teacher knows my name, too,” says Wang Yang.What day is it today?
| A．Tuesday. | B．Wednesday. | C．Thursday. | D．Friday. |
Who takes Wang Yang to the hospital?
| A．The doctor. | B．The driver. | C．The police. | D．His parents. |
The underlined phrase(画线短语) “look over” means ______ in Chinese.
| A．浏览 | B．安慰 | C．督查 | D．检查 |
Why does Wang Yang want to go to school?
| A．Because he wants to have the music lesson. |
| B．Because they will have a basketball game tomorrow. |
| C．Because his parents ask him to go to school. |
| D．Because he doesn’t get hurt at all. |
Why does Wang Yang say “But my parents know my name and my teacher knows my name, too.”?
| A．Because his parents and his teacher know his name. |
| B．Because he doesn’t want his parents and his teacher to know it. |
| C．Because he forgets(忘记) his name. |
| D．Because he doesn’t like the doctor. |
Jane Austen(1775-1817),an English novelist, started writing young and completed six novels in her life. Today Austen’s books are more popular than ever. In the last 10 years, five of her six novels have been made into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be best-sellers.
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University, says that her novels are about marriage, friendships and the family, which are still with us today. “The stories are timeless,”Jenkyns said.
Pride and Prejudice(偏见)(1813) is Austen’s most famous work. It is a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. At first, these two dislike each other. Elizabeth is pretty ,smart and lively. She is proud because Darcy doesn’t know about her family. Mr. Darcy is handsome, rich and has a better family background. So, he is proud as well. At the same time, Darcy holds a prejudice against the Bennet family. He has no understanding of why the family, especially its mother and daughters should try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands. He thinks they are vulgar. Anyway, Elizabeth and Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple but their families don’t want them to.
In Pride and Prejudice, some of the main things that Jane Austen wants to teach people are as follows. Opposites can attract each other. Lovers should not ony make each other feel relaxed or comfortable, but also educate and improve each other.
Austen is often called the greatest romanti writer, so it is surprising she remained unmarried. ‘Maybe she was too romantic, waiting for the perfect man,” Jenkyns says.From Paragraph 1and Paragraph 2,we can know .
| A．Jane Austen passed away in her fifties |
| B．Austen’s works remain popular today |
| C．all of Austen’s works have been made into Hollywood films. |
| D．Austen’s works are mostly about war and the family. |
Which of the following sentences is True?
| A．Elizabeth and Darcy fall in love at first sight. |
| B．Elizabeth has a better family background than Darcy. |
| C．Darcy has a first good impression of Elizabeth’s family. |
| D．Elizabeth and Darcy become a romantic couple in the end. |
What does the underlined word”vulgar” in Paragraph 3 mean?
| A．粗俗的 | B．鲁莽的 | C．吝啬的 | D．伪善的 |
From what Jenkyns says,we can learn __________.
| A．opposites can attract each other |
| B．lovers should improve each other. |
| C．Austen’s works go beyond her times |
| D．Austen married a perfect man at last |
Northland Adventure Quest
August 4-17,2015
Northwoods Experience
A Natural & Cultural Voyage
25 American Students & 25 Chinese Students
Learning Together
American & Chinese Students ages 10-14 can have the chance to enjoy this cultural experience. Classes will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Trees For Tomorrow in Eagle River, Monday through Friday. Trees For Tomorrow, a natural resource specialty school, is located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Teachers for the Northland Adventure Quest are Kate Neville and Don Anderson.
◆ Travel back in time to learn about the Voyager way of life.
◆ Take part in exciting day trips while making new friends.
◆ Enjoy yourself in the beautiful surroundings and wildlife of the Northwoods.
◆ Experience the culture and arts of the local people of Northern Wisconsin, USA.
The cost to attend the northland Adventure Quest is $175 per student.
To register(注册),visit www.npsd.k12.wi.us and click on “Northland Adventure Quest”or email at northlandquest@npsd.k12.wi.us. For Questions, contact School Advisor, Mike Richie, at 715-479-6487,option 1 ext.1.or Kate Neville at kneville@npsd.k12.wi.us.
What’s the purpose of the passage?
| A．To advertise Northland Adventure Quest |
| B．To hire teachers and school advisors. |
| C．To recommend Trees For Tomorrow. |
| D．To explain cultural differences. |
According to the passage, which of the following sentences is True?
| A．Northland Adventure Quest will last for where weeks. |
| B．Twenty-five students ages 10-14 will learn together. |
| C．Both American and Chinese students will bay $175 each. |
| D．Email at northlandquest@npsd.k12.wi.us. For questions. |
What can the students learn from Northland Adventure Quest?
| A．To make new friends on night trips. |
| B．To learn about the Voyager way of life. |
| C．To experience Chinese culture and arts. |
| D．To learn about farm animals of the Northwoods. |
Should Shanhai bid for（申办）the Summer Olympics in 2028? Here are some people's opinions．
Some people said,“The games will improve Shanghai's global influence and the city is powerful and must try to become a platform（平台）for major international dialogues, Shanghai has succeeded in holding the World Expo in 2010 and the city can also hold the successful Summer Olympics. "
Others, however, are not sure that it's a good idea. They think the Olympics would be too expensive and the money could be better spent on other things.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics brought much prestige(声望) to the city and to China, but its cost, over $40 million, was high and the Olympic site(场地) in the center of the city is now largely unused, Could Shanghai learn from Beijing's experience and do it better?
My answer is yes. As one American said, "A great city has to do great things. " Shanghai is a great city and is not afraid of facing challenges. Holding the 2028 Summer Olympics would prove that.Shanghai held the World Expo in 2010 successfully.
The Olympic site in the center of Beijing is now largely used.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics cost more than $40 million.
All people think it is a good idea for Shanghai to hold the Summer Olympics,
The writer thinks Shanghai can learn from Beijing's experience and do it better.
One day, I heard an American boy said to a Chinese girl student, "You speak very good English. " But the girl answered, " No, no. My English is very poor. " The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, " Yes, indeed, you speak very well. " But the girl still kept saying, "No. " In the end, the American boy could not understand and didn't know what to say.
What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't accept a compliment(夸奖) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, "Thank you" instead of “No". She really understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, "Thank you.”
In our country, we think being modest is a virtue（美德）and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not mean being proud, so sometimes you should be confident instead of being modest.
If you are modest and say, "No, I'm afraid I can't do it well", while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say, “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like‘'Yes,I can certainly do it”instead of “let me have a try”，he or she will expect to get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence。Why did the Chinese girl say“No”when she was praised?
| A．Because she thought she should be proud. |
| B．Because she thought she should be confident. |
| C．Because she thought she should be modest. |
| D．Because she thought she is a student. |
If you say,“I can do it well.“when asking for a job in the west，the others may think that __________.
| A．You can do it well. | B．You can't do it well. |
| C．You like doing it. | D．You don’t like doing it. |
What does the underlined part“looked down upon”mean in Chinese?
| A．瞧不起 | B．瞧得起 | C．表扬 | D．批评 |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．The girl didn’t hear the boy clearly. |
| B．The American boy understood the girl’s answer. |
| C．In China, people think being modest is a virtue. |
| D．The writer thinks being modest means being proud. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．We should be proud and selfish in the west. |
| B．We should be modest and confident in the West. |
| C．We should be modest and brave in the West. |
| D．We should be brave and confident in the West. |
The great Zen（禅宗）teacher, Benzei had many pupils. One day, one of them was caught because of stealing things by other students. And they reported him to Benzei, but he took no action against the boy.
A few days later, the same boy stole another student's things and was again caught. And again Benzei did nothing. This made the other students angry, and they wrote a petition(请愿书) to ask the teacher to send away the thief from school. They all threatened to leave if the boy was allowed to stay.
The teacher called a meeting of the students. When they had arrived, he said to them, "You are good boys who know what is right and what is wrong. If you leave, you will have no trouble in joining any other school. But what about your brother who does not even know the difference between right and wrong? Who will teach him if I don't? No, I cannot ask him to go even if it means losing all of you. "
Tears coursed down(流下) the cheeks of the boy who had stolen. From then on, he never stole again and became an honest man.What did the teacher do when the students reported me boy to him?
| A．He asked the boy's parents to come to school. |
| B．He was angry with the boy. |
| C．He sent away the boy from the school |
| D．He took no action against the boy. |
The underlined word "This" in the passage refers to __________.
| A．the teacher took no action against the boy who stole things again |
| B．they didn’t catch the boy who stole things |
| C．the teacher hit the boy who stole things |
| D．the teacher told them not to catch the boy |
Which of the following sentences is true?
| A．The students all threatened to leave if the boy left. |
| B．The teacher didn't ask the boy to leave. |
| C．If the students all leave, they won't join another school. |
| D．The teacher called a parents' meeting for the thief. |
In order to ask the teacher to send away the boy from school, what did the students do?
| A．They didn't have classes |
| B．They all left the school. |
| C．They wrote a petition. |
| D．They all threatened the thief. |
From the passage we know _____________.
| A．Benzei wasn't really a good teacher. |
| B．The boy realized he was wrong. |
| C．The teacher had a wrong action. |
| D．From then on, nobody stayed with the boy. |