Weekends are important for us. We can relax ourselves. Do you know what Americans in the early twentieth century (1900～1925) did on weekends? What do you do on weekends now? In the early twentieth century, people spent lots of time at home on weekends. Then, new inventions changed the weekends.
*People used electric streetcars to travel in the cities. On weekends, they rode the streetcars to the parks. Young people like roller coasters.
* The first movie lasted only one minute. In the 1920s, movie theaters sold millions of tickets each week! In 1927, movies finally had sound. Sometimes people stayed at home and listened to another new invention —the radio.
* People in cities worked indoors during the weekdays, so they wanted to be outdoors on weekends. Bicycling became a popular activity.
* Now there are more inventions in our life. People have more time and money, too. So they have many ways to spend their weekends.
* People travel by their own cars. Or they can visit big parks like Disney World and ride modern roller coasters and go higher and faster than ever before. *
They can choose from lots of different movie theatres. Or they can watch videos at home.
* More and more people begin to do all kinds of sports at gym.
Others turn on their TV and watch sports on "Family Night".Before 1927, __________.
| A．people can watch videos at home |
| B．the movie had sound |
| C．People could go to the movie theatres to see movies |
| D．people could watch sports on "Family Night" |
Long time ago, people spent their weekends __________.
| A．at home | B．in the theatres |
| C．outdoors | D．in Disney World |
Which is a popular activity in the early twentieth century?
| A．Watching TV | B．Riding the electric streetcars |
| C．Listening to the radio | D．Bicycling |
The underlined word "lasted" means .
| A．began | B．was over | C．played | D．spoke |
Which is TRUE about the weekends in America?
| A．They still see movies without sound now. |
| B．They didn't go outside in the early twentieth. |
| C．The weekends are not the same in different times. |
| D．They don't go to the parks any more now. |
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根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。If you want to ____________, Mandarin Morning Center can help you.
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If you join Mandarin Morning Center, you will have courses for ______.
| A．no less than twelve hours a month |
| B．just three hours a month |
| C．less than twelve hours a month |
| D．about two hours a week |
If you want to be an English teacher, you can _______for more information.
| A．call 138*****260 |
| B．phone 1340****533 |
| C．send e-mail to tomann@gmail.com |
| D．visit www.tianyigu.com |
Ms Wu wants to sell her piano because__________.
| A．She doesn’t like playing the piano now |
| B．She will go abroad |
| C．her new house is too small |
| D．She wants to buy a new one |
From the passage, we know that _______.
| A．Mandarin Morning Center can help you travel around Shanghai for free |
| B．Tianyigu Taijiquan Club offers taiji courses at Green Park in Beijing |
| C．Chaoyang English coaching School needs an English teacher who is from Australia |
| D．Ms Wu wants to sell her piano at 30,800 yuan |
Russian girls think he is the ideal boyfriend. Thousands of Japanese teenagers applied for just a few minutes to practice judo with him. His cool image is on the front pages of newspapers and magazines. Do you know who he is ? Yeah, he’s Vladimir Putin who was named “Person of the Year of 2008” by Time.
Putin was born in Leningrad in 1952. He entered Leningrad State University’s law department in 1970. When he became President of Russia in 2000, he found the country in great difficulty. In his 8 years as president, he guided his nation through a remarkable transformation .Russia’s economy had grown a lot. Under his strong leadership, Russia was at the table of world power again.
Putin came to like judo and spy novels when he was a young boy. He relaxes by listening to classical music. Yesterday is his favorite Beatles’ song. He has a happy family. He is married to Lyudmila Alexandrovna Putina, with daughters, Yekaterina and Maria.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 How old is Putin now?
| A．65. | B．57. | C．58. | D．61. |
Which subject did Putin mainly study when he was in the university?
| A．Law. | B．Economy. |
| C．English. | D．Politics. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “table” in the passage?
| A．桌子 | B．表格 | C．行列 | D．法案 |
Which of the following is NOT true?.
| A．Putin is good at judo. |
| B．Putin is very popular in Russia. |
| C．Russia’s economy developed quickly because of his leadership. |
| D．There are three people in Putin’s family. |
According to the passage, what may Putin do in his spare time to relax himself?
| A．Listen to Mozart’s music. |
| B．Read love stories. |
| C．Dance with his wife. |
| D．Sing popular songs. |
Joan worked in a hospital. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Dick. Dick was only eleven years old, but he had a very serious illness and couldn’t move most parts of his body except his hands. Joan knew Dick would never get any better, but the little boy was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of himself.
Dick knew that Joan loved dancing. So when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, “I’m very sorry that you can’t go to the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll find a piece of cake that I saved up from my supper today. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with the cake. And I’ll get up and dance with you myself if I was able to.”
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not important at all to Joan.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What is Joan’s job?
| A．She is a doctor |
| B．She is a children’s nurse |
| C．She is an adults’ nurse |
| D．She is a children’s doctor |
Joan _____ that evening mainly because she would lose the chance to go to the big dance at the hospital.
| A．felt worried | B．felt unhappy |
| C．felt angry | D．felt unlucky |
Which of the following about Dick is TRUE?
| A．He could not move his hands. |
| B．He would get better soon. |
| C．He could dance very well. |
| D．He was always happy and helpful. |
What does the underlined phrase saved up means? It means .
| A．挽救 | B．贮存 | C．储蓄 | D．节省 |
From this passage we can know after hearing Dick’s words .
| A．Joan probably felt sorry |
| B．Joan probably felt sad |
| C．Joan probably felt relaxed. |
| D．Joan probably felt excited |
It’s 15:00, Tuesday, June 26th. Tessa returns home after her two-day holiday. Tessa is checking her message.
| Telephone message To: Tessa From: Wilson Date: June 25th , Time: 13:00 a.m Phone: 554-3467 Ext: 357 Message: Wilson wants you to see a movie at Westwood Theater. Meet him in front of the theatre at 4:30 p.m. Daddy |
| June 26th Hi, Tessa! I came to see you but you weren’t in. Our Pen friend Frank’s coming. I’m going to have a party to welcome him at my new house this Saturday evening. Could you please come and help prepare for the party? My new address is 632 Maple St. Apt. 809. Call me at 673-8982 from 20:00 to 22:00 Peter |
| To: Tessa Date: June 26th Time 10:00 a.m. While you were out From: Mrs. Johnson at National Bank Phone: 4627786 Message: call Mrs Johnson before 3:30 this afternoon. Very important! Taken by: Mom |
| From: Frank @ wideworld. com.au Subject: visit you soon To: Tessa Dear Tessa, I’ve just got a new job in the city of Seattle. It offers me lots of chance to be out on business. This morning I was told to pay a visit to your town on Friday. I hope to see you and Peter there. I think I’ll be free on Saturday. I’ll call you then. Frank Brown |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Tessa missed the movie because ___________.
| A．she got the message late |
| B．she lost the ticket to the movie |
| C．Wilson didn’t invite her |
| D．she didn’t wanted to go with Wilson |
Peter went to Tessa’s home to ___________.
| A．welcome Frank | B．prepare for the party |
| C．ask her for help | D．take part in the party |
What should Tessa do first after reading the message?
| A．Go to see Wilson. | B．Call Peter |
| C．Call Mrs. Johnson | D．Go to a party |
Where does Frank work?
| A．In Seattle. |
| B．At Westwood Theater. |
| C．At National Bank. |
| D．At 632 Maple St., Apt. 809. |
Tessa can’t find ____________ telephone number from the messages.
| A．Wilson’s | B．Mrs. Johnson’s |
| C．Peter’s | D．Frank’s |
Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They have heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and harder so that they can have a wonderful life when they grow up .Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who aren’t gifted (有天赋的)enough. Many of them have tried very hard at study but fail in the exams and make their parents lose heart. Some students feel that they are hated by everyone else and they don’t want to go to school any longer .They become dropouts.
It is surprising that though most Japanese are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way .Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children .To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evening and on weekends. They only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them the very real sense of the world.
Many Japanese schools usually has rules about everything from the student’ clothes to things in their school bags. Child psychologists(心理学家)now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feeling of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others , how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。 Japanese students have heavy pressures from.
| A．themselves | B．Japan |
| C．their parents | D．their classmates |
What do they work hard for?
| A．a wonderful life | B．their parents |
| C．study | D．themselves |
The underlined word “dropouts” means_________ .
| A．脱离传统社会的人 | B．文明的社会人 |
| C．逃学的人 | D．偏激的人 |
Many Japanese schools usually haverules.
| A．few | B．a few |
| C．a lot of | D．lot of |
How many students have been taught to how to get on with others?
| A．40% | B．50% | C．70% | D．60% |