Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pockets. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me￡5, because you said you were always ready to take a chance (机会) to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!”
“Well,” answered the stranger, “would you like to take another chance?”Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because __________.
| A．he couldn’t pay for the buses |
| B．he wanted to save money |
| C．he wanted to lose weight |
| D．he could do some exercise on the way |
Mr. Grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to __________.
| A．help him on the way to success |
| B．give himself a start in life |
| C．make him rich |
| D．get more money |
By saying “Would you like to take another chance？”, the stranger __________.
| A．wanted to return Mr. Grey the money |
| B．asked Mr. Grey for money again |
| C．told Mr. Grey that he had success at last |
| D．would like to make friends with him |
Lots of students know what a marathon （马拉松赛跑） is， but perhaps they don't know what a triathlon is． The triathlon is a sport that has three parts ﹣ swimming， bicycling and running． It is not an easy sport， but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it． A few months ago， he finished a special triathlon ﹣ he juggled （抛起接住） three balls all the time during the triathlon． That is to say， he kept on throwing and catching three balls while he was swimming， riding a bicycle and running．
31﹣year﹣old Joe is from Florida， the USA． He loves juggling and he started at the age of 8． Joe did well in juggling． Later， he got the idea to do a triathlon and juggle at the same time to make it more fun． Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke． But Joe didn't give up and he kept practising it． Because of his hard work， he made it at last．
Talking about his triathlon， Joe said swimming was the hardest part． "lt was difficult and complex（复杂的），" he said． "I basically only used my legs， so it took quite a lot of work． Also， swimming in open water made it a little harder． It was not like in a pool．"
（1）According to the writer， the common triathlon ．
A． is a difficult sport
B． is more famous than the marathon
C． includes the three parts and juggling
D． includes the marathon and swimming
（2）Joe's triathlon was special because during the triathlon．
A． he picked up three balls
B． he played juggling
C． he carried his bicycle on his shoulder
D． he threw away all his balls
（3）Many juggling fans thought Joe's idea ．
A． could not be realized
B． should not be laughed at
C． should be realized as soon as possible
D． could make triathlon more exciting
（4）The underlined part "made it" in the 2nd paragraph probably means ．
A． forgot
B． failed
C． succeeded
D． left
（5）Swimming was the hardest part for Joe mainly because ．
A． he swam in open water
B． his swimming skills were bad
C． he was very tired when swimming
D． he almost could only swim with his legs
Every year on my birthday since I was 11，a white gardenia （栀子花） was sent to my house．No card ever came with it．Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all．After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower，in soft pink paper．
I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be．Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming（幻想）about the sender．My mother encouraged these daydreams．She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone．Perhaps it was one of my classmates．Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped．As a girl，I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met．
A month before my high school graduation（毕业），my father died．I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance，and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not．My mother，in her own sadness，would not let me miss （过） any of those things．She wanted her children to feel loved．In fact，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia：lovely，strong and perfect．
My mother died ten years after I was married．That was the year the gardenia stopped coming．
（1）The writer received on her birthday since she was 11．
A．a white gardenia
B．a card
C．a card and soft pink paper
D．a gardenia and a card
（2）The writer was very when she was imagining who sent the flower．
A．happy
B．sad
C．worried
D．nervous
（3）It can be inferred （推断） from the passage that ．
A．the writer didn't get a new dress for the dance
B．the writer probably joined in the graduation dance
C．the writer's father died ten years earlier than her mother
D．the writer's father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays
（4）The writer got the gardenias from on her birthdays．
A．her classmate
B．the old man
C．the boy
D．her mother
（5）The passage mainly talks about ．
A．what a gardenia meant
B．what a girl dreamed about
C．how a mother loved her children
D．how a daughter missed her father．
Just 28 years ago，Berlin was a city divided into two by the Berlin Wall．How excited people were as the Berlin Wall came down．Since then，Berlin has become one of the coolest cities in Europe．Here are the main reasons why I think Berlin is cool．
First，Berlin has cheap hotels and everyday objects （物品）．You needn't worry about spending too much money when visiting Berlin．
Second，Berlin knows how to give parties，and there is a festival here every month of the year．Perhaps the most famous is the Berlin International Film Festival （the BIFF）．
Third，Berlin has beautiful buildings of its own．The Brandenburg Gate is one of the city's most famous buildings．It's the symbol （象征） of more than 200 years of history．The TV Tower is as good as the
Eiffel Tower in Paris and the London Eye．
Lastly，Berlin is a city of living art．Artists can create works of art on the sides of buildings．
If you want to visit a European city with culture，cheap objects and lots of colours，Berlin is the place to be．What are you waiting for？Get to Europe's coolest city before anyone else discovers it
26．The Berlin Wall came down in ．
A.1969．
B.1979
C.1989
D.1999．
27．The writer does NOT tell us that in Berlin．
A．everyday objects are cheap
B．how often a festival is held
C．people know how to give parties
D．in which month the BIFF is held
28．According to the 4th paragraph（段落 ）， great buildings of Berlin are mentioned．
A．two
B．three．
C．four
D．five
29．The writer suggests that we ．
A．create works of art
B．choose Berlin as the city to visit
C．build some towers like the Eiffel Tower
D．discover a cooler city than Berlin to visit
30．Which is the best title （题目） for the passage？
A．Berlin's festivals
B．Berlin﹣﹣﹣a really cool city
C．Berlin's beautiful buildings
D．Berlin﹣﹣﹣a city of living art．
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题．
You can seldom see homeless people on the street．So what could you do if you want to help them？Here are some ways．
Donate（捐赠） money．The easiest way to help the homeless is to donate your money． （3）When you want to do that，you can donate your money to local organizations．Most charity
organizations know where the most help is needed．
Donate things．Donate your used or new things is another easy way to help． Donate these things to local organzations which help the homeless or give them to homeless people you see often． The best things to donate things like： professional clothing， neww socks…
Provide food． There are lots of ways that you can help homeless people get food． You can donate fresh fruits and vegetables to local soup kitchens． You can also drop off bananas ，apples ，or sandwiches．
Call emergency（紧急） services． If you see someone who may be a danger to themselves of others， call emergency services． If someone is clearly having s serious problem ，call for help also． （4）If someone is in danger because of weather conditions， call Emergency Services also．
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题．
（1）What is the eaiest way to help the homeless？
（2）Where can you donate your uesed or new things？
（二）将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．
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Do the British really get together every afternoon at 4to sit and drink several cups of tea？ Ask any of my German students and they will tell you "YES!" But it's simply not sure．
We drink over 150million cups of tea a day in Britain， but there is no special time for it． "Tea" is wildly used as a meal for the evening meal． This is more common in Scotland and the north of England but you can hear it all over the country． Unusually it is the main meal of the day，eaten between 5and 7． So，"teatime" refers to （指的是） the meal and not the drink． In the south， the evening meal is often called dinner， however， dinner in the north is the midday meal． In general：
North： Breakfast ﹣﹣ Dinner﹣﹣ Teatime
South： Breakfast ﹣﹣ Lunch﹣﹣ Dinner
What about tea breaks？ Surely this must be a special time for tea？ Wrong again， I'm afraid． Tea breaks are just an opportunities（机会） to have a rest from work for around 10minutes． In this time you can drink what ever you like （which of course includes tea ）． This is usually with a small snack， like biscuits． The best time for a tea break is around 11a．m． or around 3p．m．
But what about tea rooms？ Can I drink tea there？ Yes! A tea room is the perfect place to go with friends and family to enjoy tea，cakes and sandwiches． This is known as afternoon tea and is usually saved for special occasions（场合） such as a birthday party．
Teatime， tea breaks， afternoon tea…how could you possibly get muddle up？
51．According to Paragraph 2， we can know that ．
A．Only people in northern UK use the word "teatime"
B． teatime is usually between 5to 7in the north of England
C． teatime is a special time for British people to enjoy tea together
D． in the south of the UK， the evening meal is often called teatime
52． The underlined word "This" in Paragraph 2refers to " "
A． People in the UK enjoy drinking tea together
B． British people drink over 150million cups of tea a day
C． "Tea" is widely used as a name for the evening meal
D． People in northern UK eat the main meal between 5and 7
53． From the passage， we can know that ．
A． British people only drink tea during tea breaks
B． tea breaks allow people to relax during work
C． British people usually take tea breaks early in the morning
D． British people have different kinds of snacks with family during tea breaks
54． What can't British people do in tea room？
A． Enjoy tea with family．
B． Have birthday parties．
C． Share cakes with friends．
D． Have evening meals．
55． The best tile of the passage may be " "
A． What British teatime exactly is
B． The importance of tea to British people
C． The right way of drinking tea in the UK
D． The different times to have tea in the UK