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A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
How much money does the boy’s father make an hour?  _____.
A. $10               B. $20             C. $30    
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.
A. very angry        B. quite happy     C. too excited 
At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because __.
A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself 
B. he thought the boy would buy something of no use
C. the boy always borrowed money from him
The boy wanted to buy ____ with twenty dollars.
A. a new book for himself
B. a nice present for his father
C. an hour of his father’s time
From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father____.
A. often played with his son 
B. spent little time with his son
C. often came back home early

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根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A.Boys and girls like baseball games.
B.Baseball is played in the open air.
C.A baseball game has nine players.
D.Children sometimes play baseball in parks.

American people play baseball in April, _______ and September.

A.May, June, July, August
B.March, May, July, August
C.January, June, October, November
D.February, May, July, December

What happens at the end of the baseball season?

A.People talk only about football games.
B.Many baseball fans become members of top teams.
C.A lot of people join in the games.
D.Two top teams play a wonderful baseball game against each other.

_______ follows the baseball season in the U. S. A.
A. The baseball season B. The football season
C. A baseball match D. A football match
This passage mainly tells us something about _______.
A. the football season in the USA.
B. football is more interesting than baseball in the USA.
C. the difference between baseball and football
D. the baseball season in the USA.

More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping (蹦极) and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
People like to join in dangerous sports because _______.

A.they have a lot of free time
B.they can go to the hospital if they are hurt
C.they need excitement
D.they don’t need to look for food

_______ is not a dangerous sport.

A.Climbing the highest mountains
B.Playing table tennis
C.Traveling into unknown parts of the world
D.Sailing small boats across the largest sea

In bungee jumping, you _______.

A.jump up as high as you can
B.jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs
C.jump down without a rubber band
D.jump to the ground

In the past, people lived in danger because _______.
A. the living condition (生存条件) was poor
B. there was no doctor or hospital
C. there were many dangerous animals
D. A、B and C
Which is NOT true?

A.Everyone’s life is interesting.
B.Many people live and work in safe places.
C.Many people buy food in shops.
D.People can go to see the doctors when they become ill.

All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may be online to watch.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports are rather interesting and people everywhere like them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. People from different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very friendly to each other.
Sports are good for _______.

A.the players B.people’s health
C.the coaches D.people who like sports

If you like sports, you can _______.
A. buy tickets to watch the games
B. watch the games on TV
C. watch the games on the Internet
D.A、B and C
People play _______ in different seasons.

A.the same game B.different games
C.any games D.all kinds of games

_______ is very popular in the world.

A.Table tennis B.Baseball C.Football D.Skating

From this passage we can see that _______ can become very friendly.

A.people from different countries all
B.people from the same country
C.people who do the same sports
D.after a game, people from different countries

Many daily American expressions are based (以……为基础) on colours.
Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to represent heat. When they say “red-hot”, that means they are very angry about something. Loud music is popular with many people. Some may say that such music is red-hot.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say “I’m in the pink” when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink colour that shows that they are in good health.
Blue is a cool colour. The old Blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow and sad. Someone who is “blue” is very sad.
The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has an upset stomach may say “I’m feeling a bit green”. A person on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves can be said “look very green”. Sometimes a person may be very jealous because he does not have anything as nice as someone has, like a fast new car. That person may say “I’m green with envy”. Some people are green with envy because someone has more dollars or “greenbacks”. Dollars are called greenbacks in American slangs because that is the colour of the bottom of their bank notes.
The colour black is used often in expressions. People may say “it’s a black day” when everything goes wrong on that day.
In some cases, colours describe a situation. Blackouts were common during the World War II. All the lights in a city were turned off at night to make it difficult for enemy planes to find their aims in the dark.
What does “I’m in the pink” mean?

A.I’m sad. B.I’m happy.
C.I’m healthy. D.I’m worried.

We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as ______.

A.a red day B.a green day
C.a pink day D.a black day

What does the underlined word, “blackouts” mean in Chinese?

A.漆黑的夜晚 B.穿黑衣服外出
C.灯火管制 D.去掉黑色

Which of the following sentences is TRUE, according to the passage?

A.People in the USA use the colour black to express heat.
B.If you are blue, you are very happy.
C.Blue and red are both warm colours.
D.If someone is very rich, you may be green with envy.

If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.
One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”. This, however, is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.
Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible(圣经) never says so. The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America.
An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice.
In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington, D. C. and New York are both famous for their apples.
Finally, when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities.

What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?

A.Something for cutting apples.
B.A person who likes to please others.
C.A person who is dealing with fruits.
D.A machine for cleaning apples quickly.

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a proverb about ____________.

A.cooking B.medicine C.shopping D.health

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A.Apples are medicine.
B.Apples are the most important food.
C.New York is famous for its big apples.
D.The Bible says Adam was given an apple.

The passage is mainly about___________.

A.stories about the apple
B.apples in American culture
C.some famous sayings of the apple
D.big cities that is famous for apples

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