If you are a visitor，you may look for the post office in a foreign country．Can you imagine (想像)how those people will tell you the way?
In the countryside of American Middle West，people will tell you，‘Go north three miles．Turn east，and then go another two miles.’
While in Los Angeles，California，the American people have no idea of the distance on the map．‘How far is the post office?’ you ask．‘oh,’ they answer，‘it is about ten minutes by taxi from here．’But in fact，they don't know how far it is.
In Greece(希腊)，a Greek will often say，‘Follow me．’Then he'll go with you through the streets of the city to the post office．
In many places, people usually say ‘Sorry，I don't know’ when they can't tell you the way．However，in Mexico(墨西哥)，the people think ‘I don't know’ is not polite(有礼貌的)．They usually give an answer, often a wrong one．
So you must be careful of their habits (习惯) when you are asking the way in a foreign country． In ，the people don't tell you the direction but lead(引导) you to the post office．
| A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
You will often lose your way in because the people can't give you the right direction．
| A．Japan | B．America | C．Greece | D．Mexico |
The underlined word‘distance’means‘ ’ in Chinese．
| A．方向 | B．地方 | C．距离 | D．终点 |
countries are mentioned(提到) in the passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
What do people usually do in many places if they don't know the way?
| A．They lead you to the place． | B．They give you a wrong answer． |
| C．They say nothing． | D．They say ‘Sorry，I don't know．’ |
The Biggest and the Gentle
The elephant is the biggest four-legged animal in the world．It is also the gentlest，but not always！
Elephants are like us in some ways．They live for a long time—fifty or sixty years．They can remember things very well．They never forget great sadness or great happiness．When female elephant dies，her daughters and her granddaughters are sad for many months．They stay with the dead body．Then they carry a bit of it away with them．They never forget a dear friend．
Elephants are like us，but they are also different．They live in families of females．There will be a few young males a few“baby boys”．But the females will soon send them away．And elephant family keeps only its daughters，mothers and grandmothers．And its great-grandmothers．
The females stay together for fifty，sixty…a hundred years．The older animals look after the younger ones．The mothers teach their daughters and set a good example．
And what happens to male elephants？Well，the young males stay with their family．Then the females just send them away．A bull elephant does not often have a friend．He lives apart，away from the family，and often away from other bulls．
Sometimes the females call a bull．He can visit them then，and stay for some time．But soon his“wives”and sisters send him away again．The females have a very happy family life．What do the bulls think about it？We don’t know．Elephants are very sad when________．
| A．their parents die |
| B．a bull leaves their family |
| C．they are attacked by men |
| D．they lose a female in the family |
When a female elephant dies，the others________．
| A．leave its dead body there |
| B．shed(流出)tears together |
| C．take a bit of the dead body away sadly |
| D．bury the dead |
Elephants are usually________towards other animals．
| A．fierce(凶的) |
| B．friendly |
| C．rude |
| D．grateful |
In the elephant family，there are________．
| A．parents living together |
| B．parents and all their babies living happily |
| C．only bulls with their male friends |
| D．females and sometimes a few young males |
An adult bull elephant often________．
| A．lives alone |
| B．lives together with his“wife” |
| C．has many female friends |
| D．has many male friends |
阅读理解
Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars(乞丐)while you’re enjoying shopping？Do you have any pity on them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes？As one of the most special groups，disabled people’s living conditions—not only their material(物质的)conditions，but their mental(精神的)world，really need improvement．
The treatment for disabled people should go like this：First，don’t look down upon them．Don’t be afraid of looking at the terrible shapes of the disabled．Try to treat them equally．Because they are a part of the society(社会)，we can’t discard(抛弃)them．The second is to help them as much as we could．If you can be a volunteer and do some work for the disabled people，that would be very nice．That does help not only to the disabled people but also to yourself because you will feel good after your kind action．
If every one of us gives a little love，the world will become a beautiful wonderland！From the passage we can see that________．
| A．disabled people are poor，but they are happy |
| B．all disabled people ask for money from those who are shopping |
| C．disabled people’s living conditions are not good |
| D．no one would like to help disabled beggars |
The underlined word“equally”means“________”in Chinesc．
| A．平等地 |
| B．确切地 |
| C．正确地 |
| D．恰当地 |
Most disabled people are begging(乞讨)along the street because________．
| A．it’s their job |
| B．they want to make a living in this way |
| C．more and more people love to help them |
| D．they are a part of the society |
People have pity on disabled beggars because________．
| A．they are homeless |
| B．they are poor and lonely |
| C．they have terrible shapes |
| D．they are discarded |
Which of the following statements is TRUE？
| A．The disabled like to beg in the street． |
| B．Disabled beggars can work to make a living． |
| C．Disabled beggars are not usually treated equally． |
| D．The best way to help disabled beggars is to give them lots of money． |
The Magic Medicine
There once lived in China a very foolish king and his queen．One day the queen had a baby daughter．When they saw their baby，they both cried out，“My goodness！How small it is！It’s hairless and toothless！It’s a monster！”They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her．
“When she drinks your medicine，she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth，”the king said．“If you don’t do this．you’ll have a beating．”The doctors thought it impossible，but they dared not say anything against the king’s order．Just then an old doctor stepped forward．“Oh，we shall certainly obey your order，”he said，“but it takes time．We have to dig a mineral from Mount Kunlun when the snow melts for the second time．The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years．So we need twelve years．”
At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess．On her twelfth birthday，they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth．The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents．Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue？The baby was________．
| A．toothless | B．hairless | C．unusual | D．small |
The doctors would be beaten if________．
| A．the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine |
| B．they refused to obey the king’s order |
| C．the baby daughter grew to the right size |
| D．the baby daughter became a monster |
The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because________．
| A．they needed a lot of different plants |
| B．they needed a lot of different minerals |
| C．this would give the baby time to grow up |
| D．they had to dig a mineral when the snow melted for the second time |
The doctors thought it impossible________．
| A．for them to change the king’s order |
| B．for them to prepare the medicine in twelve years |
| C．for the small baby to drink the medicine |
| D．for them to make the baby have teeth and hair at once |
________，the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents．
| A．Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl |
| B．If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals |
| C．Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine |
| D．If the daughter were still a“monster”twelve years later |
Young people can have problems with their minds．Some students become worried because they have to study very hard．Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates．
Liu Wei，a junior 2 student from Hefei，could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons．He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife．
Another student，14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou，was afraid of exams．She got very worried when she looked at the exam paper．She couldn’t think of anything to write．
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18％ of Shanghai teenagers have mental(心理的)problems．Their troubles include(包括)being worried and very unhappy．And they have problems in learning and getting on with people．Many students who have problems won’t ask others for advice(劝告)or help．Some think they will look stupid(愚蠢的)if they go to see a doctor．Others don’t want to talk about their secret．
Liang Yuezhu，an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers：
* Talk to your parents or teachers often
* Take part in group activities and play sports
* Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwellThe students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have________．
| A．mental problems | B．a headache |
| C．knives with them | D．no parents |
Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because________．
| A．he was afraid of his teacher |
| B．he wanted to frighten his parents |
| C．he was so worried about his studies |
| D．his finger was badly hurt |
Yang Fang’s problems happened whenever________．
| A．she studied very hard |
| B．she had exams |
| C．she talked with her parents |
| D．she thought of something |
Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because________．
| A．they won’t let others think they are stupid |
| B．they don’t think doctors can help them |
| C．they don’t want to tell their secret to others |
| D．both A and C |
Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that________．
| A．it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others |
| B．it’s unnecessary for them to be with others |
| C．only group activities and sports can help them |
| D．teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems |
阅读理解
A man went to see a doctor．“Open your mouth，”the doctor said．Then the man opened his mouth and the doctor looked in quickly．
“It’s clear what’s wrong with you．You need more exercise，”the doctor said．
“But，doctor，”the man said，“I don’t think…”
“Don’t tell me what you think，”the doctor said．“I am the doctor，not you．I know what you need．I see hundreds of people like you．None of them get any exercise．They sit in offices all day and in front of the television in the evening．What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day．”
“Doctor，you don’t understand，”the man said．“I…”
“I don’t want to hear any excuses，”the doctor said．“You must find time for exercise．If you don’t，you will get fat and have health problems when you are older．”
“But I walk every day，”the man said．
“Oh，yes，and I know what kind of walking that is．You walk a few feet to the train station from your house，a few more feet from the station to your office，and a few more feet from your office to a restaurant for lunch and back．That’s not real walking．I’m talking about walking in the park for twenty minutes every day．”
“Will you listen to me，doctor？”the man shouted，getting angry with this doctor who thought he knew everything．“I’m a postman，”the man went on，“and I walk for seven hours every day．”
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。The postman went to see the doctor because________．
| A．he thought he was ill |
| B．he was too fat and could not walk quickly |
| C．something was wrong with his foot |
| D．there was something wrong with his mouth |
Why did the doctor not listen to the man？
| A．The postman spoke to him like a doctor． |
| B．He really wanted to help the postman． |
| C．He thought he knew the man’s problem． |
| D．The man was slow in speaking． |
The doctor thought many people had health problems only because they________．
| A．did not have enough exercise |
| B．did not eat healthy food |
| C．spent much time watching TV |
| D．were working in offices |
Which of the following is true？
| A．The postman sent letters on foot． |
| B．The doctor had a walk in a park every day． |
| C．The postman lived near a train station． |
| D．The postman went to see the doctor on foot． |
The story happened________．
| A．near the post office |
| B．in the doctor’s room |
| C．near the playground |
| D．in the man’s office |