Lester was walking in the street with two huge and heavy suitcases . A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”
Lester stopped , put down the suitcases and looked at his watch .“It’ s five fifteen ,”he said .
“Hey , what a nice watch !”said the stranger .
Lester smiled a little and said ,“Yes , it’ s not bad . Look at this .”Then he showed the stranger a time display for the 86 largest cities in the world .
He hit a few buttons（按钮）and a voice told the time in Chinese . Lester continued ,“Its voice can be set（设置）for different languages .”
The stranger seemed very interested in the watch .
“That’ s not all ,”said Lester . He then pushed a few more buttons and a small map appeared on the watch .“The map can show where we are ,”explained Lester .
“I want to buy this watch !”said the stranger .
“Oh , no , I’ m not selling it . I have spent nearly two years making it ,”said Lester .
“I’ ll give you $ 1,000 for it !”
“Oh , no , I’ ve already spent more than that .”
“I’ ll give you $ 5,000 for it !”
Lester stopped to think . The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch . When the stranger was going to leave with the watch , Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases and said ,“Hey , wait a minute . Don’ t forget your batteries .”Lester stopped in the street because _____ .
| A．the suitcases were very heavy |
| B．he felt very tired |
| C．a stranger wanted to buy his watch |
| D．someone asked him what the time was |
What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?
| A．Money . | B．Batteries . | C．Watches . | D．Paper . |
We can infer from the passage that Lester was a(n) _____ .
| A．engineer | B．sportsman | C．artist | D．doctor |
The stranger paid _____ for the watch .
| A．nothing | B．$ 1,000 | C．$ 5,000 | D．$ 4,000 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the watch ?
| A．It can tell the time in different languages . |
| B．It can tell you where you are . |
| C．It is easy to wear and carry . |
| D．It can show a time display for many large cities around the world . |
If you’re traveling by air in America, you may find the following criteria (标准).
| Exit Seat Criteria If you are sitting in an exit seat, read the information below. You must: Be at least 15 years old and healthy enough to give help. Be able to speak, read and understand English well. Be able to follow a safe way from the emergency exit (紧急出口). Be able to help others away from the plane. You must not: Travel with a pet, such as a dog. Travel with someone that needs special care, such as a child. If you cannot meet the criteria, ask crew members (工作人员) to move you to another seat. You do not have to say why, just say, “I do not want to sit in an exit seat.” |
The passenger(乘客) sitting in an exit seat ________.
| A．must be under 15 | B．needn’t speak English |
| C．must be healthy enough | D．needn’t help others |
If you are sitting in an exit seat, you can NOT ________.
| A．ask the reason | B．bring a pet with you |
| C．read Exit Seat Criteria | D．move to another seat |
This piece of Exit Seat Criteria may appear _______.
| A．on the plane | B．on a train |
| C．on the road | D．on the playground |
The Chinese meaning of the word “meet” in this passage is probably “ _______”.
| A．符合 | B．遇见 | C．相信 | D．开会 |
2014 is the year of horse in China. Do you know anything about the horse?
The horse is strong and runs very fast. He’s a useful and hard-working animal. The horse learns to know his owner soon. He loves his owner, even after his owner loses his life. Here’s a story about such a horse. In a war, the owner passed away(死), and fell from his horse. When people found his body some days later, the horse was still standing beside it. During that long time, the horse didn’t leave the body of his owner, without food or water, in the coldest weather, driving away the birds that might eat it. Wasn’t he a great animal?
When people found the body of the owner, the horse was _______.
| A．going away | B．still standing beside it |
| C．drinking water | D．eating grass beside it |
The story probably took place in _______.
| A．spring | B．summer |
| C．autumn | D．Winter |
Nina and Nora worked in the same office, and they were also neighbours. Nina was a careless girl, and she often lost things. Then she usually went to borrow many things from Nora.
Nora was a kind girl, but she sometimes got tired of lending things to her friend. One Sunday afternoon, Nina knocked at Nora’s front door. When Nora came to open it, Nina said to her, “Hello, Nora, please lend me a bag. I have lost mine. I am going to the shops, and I feel stupid when I haven’t got anything in my hand.”
Nora laughed and answered, “Well, Nina, go down to the end of my garden. You will find a nice wheelbarrow (手推车) in the shelf there. Take that when you go to the shops. Then you will have something in both of your hands.” What’s the relationship (关系) between Nina and Nora?
___________________________________Why did Nina often go to Nora’s?
___________________________________ On what day did Nina go to borrow a bag from Nora?
___________________________________ Where was Nina going?
___________________________________ Why didn’t Nora lend Nina a bag that time?
___________________________________
“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Internet.”
“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day.”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chatrooms(聊天室) than with my ‘real-life’friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction（瘾）called Internet addiction. According to experts, Internet addicts（迷）spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried and looked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him. They called the police(警察). The police found the student in the computer lab(网吧): he was surfing the Internet—for seven days straight.
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted. The teenagers spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people.
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms（症状）：
★You go out with your friends less and less.
★You can’t wait to get online again.
★You’ve decided to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it, or the Internet would control you.An Internet addict spends at least ten hours online every week.
The missing college student was found in the computer lab.
The experts don’t worry about young people at all.
Young people should control their time online.
According to the passage, we know it’s bad for young people to spend too much time online.
On a cold winter day, a fox told Mother Bear that he would teach her how to fish. For she wanted to learn, he took her to a hole in the ice, and told her to put her tail(尾巴) down into the water.
He told her to keep the tail there for a long time. Then when she pulled the tail out of the water, she would find fish around the tail.
The bear was foolish enough to believe what the fox said. She sat for a long time with her tail in the water. She was waiting for the fish. But when she tried to pull her tail out of the water she found that it was frozen(冻结的) in the ice.
She asked the fox to pull her out, but the fox laughed to itself and ran away. So she called Father Bear to help her.
Father Bear came. He pulled her hard and at last got her out. But a part of her tail was in the ice. That is why people find the bear's tail so short. What did a fox tell Mother Bear to do on a cold winter day?
| A．It told her to swim in the lake. |
| B．It told her to play by the lake. |
| C．It told her to catch fish for him. |
| D．It taught her how to fish. |
The fox asked Mother Bear_______.
| A．to jump into the water |
| B．to sit by the lake for a long time |
| C．to put her tail down into the water and never pull out of the water |
| D．if she pulled the tail out of the water, she would find fish around the tail |
What happened next?
| A．Mother Bear caught a big ship. |
| B．Mother Bear fell into the water. |
| C．Mother Bear died of coldness. |
| D．Mother Bear's tail was frozen in the ice. |
In the end,__________.
| A．Father Bear came, but he couldn't help her |
| B．the fox helped to pull her out, but a part of her tail was in the ice |
| C．the fox laughed to itself and ran away |
| D．the fox called Father Bear to help her |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．The fox is foolish enough. |
| B．Mother Bear is clever enough. |
| C．Father Bear is not helpful. |
| D．The tail of Mother Bear is shorter than ever, |