Many people like to travel by plane, but I don't. An airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it's often late. You can't open the windows. You can't choose the food. Planes are fast, but it still takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don't need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the roads. Does everyone like to travel by plane?
| A．Yes, we do. | B．No, I don't know. |
| C．Yes, he does. | D．No, not everyone. |
Where is an airport according to the passage?
| A．It's usually far from the city. | B．It's usually in a big city. |
| C．It's usually near the city. | D．It's usually around the city. |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．You can choose food on the plane. |
| B．You can open the windows on the plane. |
| C．You can open the windows on the train. |
| D．Trains are not safe. |
The writer doesn't like traveling by plane, does he?
| A．Yes, it does. | B．Yes, he does. |
| C．No, it doesn't. | D．No, he doesn't. |
If you take a car, you don't need to __
| A．get to a railway station | B．get up early |
| C．carry many things | D．take money |
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Postmen Wanted No experience necessary but you must be hard﹣working． Free to choose working hours． Have a driver's license． Write to No． 38 Zhonghua Rd．， Wuxi． |
English Teachers Wanted Warm and patient college students． Able to speak standard English， good with children． Time： on weekends E﹣mail address： Sunshine School@163．com |
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Air Hostesses Wanted Age between 20 and 33 Height from 1．7 m to 1．75 m． Two foreign languages． College graduate （毕业生）． Address： China Airlines， Beijing |
Tour Guides Wanted Two years' working experience． Good English and good at talking to people． Age： 20﹣25 Go to Friendship Traveling Company to ask the manager for more information． |
（1）If you want to be a postman， you should ．
| A． |
be hard﹣working |
| B． |
be patient with people |
| C． |
be good at English |
| D． |
have two years' working experience |
（2）A college girl student who is good at English can ask for being ．
| A． |
a postman |
| B． |
an English teacher |
| C． |
an air hostess |
| D． |
a tour guide |
（3）Wang Ping is 27， a college graduate， and knows two foreign languages． Which job is suitable for her？
| A． |
Working in Friendship Traveling Company． |
| B． |
Working in a post office． |
| C． |
Serving for China Airlines． |
| D． |
Teaching at Sunshine School． |
（4）The tour guides wanted should ．
| A． |
have a driver's license |
| B． |
be good at talking to people |
| C． |
be good with children |
| D． |
speak two foreign languages |
（5）Which of the following is true？
| A． |
If you want to be a postman， you have to work on weekends． |
| B． |
If you want to be a teacher， please write to No．38 Zhonghua Rd． |
| C． |
If you want to know more information about tour guides wanted， you can send an e﹣mail． |
| D． |
If you want to be an air hostess， you must have finished college study． |
We have got two children，Jack is seven and his little brother ，Nick is four．They're quite close and play a lot together．They quarrel quite a lot， too， but they enjoy each other's company．
Unluckily，we live quite a long way away from the others of the family． It's an eight﹣ hour drive to get to their grandparents，but we usually visit them during the school holidays．
Jack reads well，but he didn't start to read for pleasure． He thinks reading is only something you have to do at school．I think the main problem is： he always watches TV．
He also likes playing cards and computer games and riding his bike． I don't let him ride it on the street，but we often go to the park，where it's safer．
He doesn't eat too many sweets， because he's getting his adult teeth now and he knows they have got to last him for life．He seems more interesting in saving his pocket money and counting it more than spending it．
根据短文内容，回答下面的问题．
（1）How many people are there in Jack's family？
（2）When does Jack usually visit his grandparents？
（3）Where does Jack often go to ride his bike？
（4）Why doesn't Jack eat too many sweets？
（5）What do you know about Jack in reading？
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up，my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house．Walking together，my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences．He always told me，"You should have goals like climbing the mountain．"Without the mountain﹣climbing that we both enjoyed．We couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy．I really got a lot from mountain﹣climbing．It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience．
Once we climbed a very high mountain．It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old．During the first few hours of climbing．I enjoyed the flowers and trees，and the birds' singing，but as time passed，I got a pain in both of my legs．I wanted to quitclimbing．In fact，I hated it at that mountain，but my father said to me，"You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain，but you can't see it before you reach the top．Only there at the top，can you see all of the nice things，just like in life．"
At that time，I was too young to understand his words．But later after that，I got new hope and confidence．I found myself standing at the top of the sky，which was as clear as crystal （水晶）．
（1）The passage tells us that mountain﹣climbing was for Father and Son．
| A． |
hard |
| B． |
enjoyable |
| C． |
painful |
| D． |
comfortable |
（2）The word"quit"in the passage means" "．
| A． |
carry on |
| B． |
put off |
| C． |
give up |
| D． |
pick up |
（3）Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the father's words in the second paragraph？
| A． |
You will get all you need at the top of the mountain． |
| B． |
The sky is always as clear as crystal． |
| C． |
You can find life is full of nice things． |
| D． |
Never give up half﹣way． |
（4）We can infer from the last paragraph that ．
| A． |
the writer was very successful in his life |
| B． |
the writer reached the top of the mountain |
| C． |
though the writer was young，he could understand his father |
| D． |
the writer used to stop half﹣way when he climbed the mountain |
（5）The best title for the passage is" "．
| A． |
Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
| B． |
Standing at the Top of the Mountain |
| C． |
Conversations between Father and Son |
| D． |
How to Get to the Top of the Mountain． |
Henry： I find the Internet is very good for shopping． I use it more and more for buying books and CDs， and I even bought some clothes over the Internet． The other thing I can do is to book tickets over the Internet． I booked a cheap flight once， it was very easy， and it was really good．
David： I use the Internet for games． I play chess with people all round the world． Last night I had a game with someone from Japan． I also download games from the Internet， so I can have any game I want．
Peter： I use the Internet for anything I need to help me with my school work． I use the online dictionaries， encyclopedias （百科全书） and magazines． It's great because I can download pictures or articles and use them with my homework． It's very easy to use and it's free， so I like it．
Tony： Well， the main thing I use the Internet for is to e﹣mail． I usually write to my customers （客户） by e﹣mail， and my customers answer me by e﹣mail， too． We probably send and receive four or five hundred e﹣mails a month． But of course， I also use e﹣mail to keep in touch with friends and family． My daughter is in Australia and we send e﹣mails to each other every day．
根据短文内容选择正确答案
（ 1） prefers to use the Internet to buy things．
| A． |
Henry |
| B． |
David |
| C． |
Peter |
| D． |
Tony |
（ 2）David's hobby is to over the Internet．
| A． |
read books |
| B． |
book tickets |
| C． |
play games |
| D． |
download pictures |
（ 3）Peter can use the Internet to easily．
| A． |
play chess |
| B． |
do some shopping |
| C． |
do school work |
| D． |
talk with his daughter |
（ 4）From the passage we know that．
| A． |
Peter is a teacher |
| B． |
Tony is a businessman |
| C． |
David is an engineer |
| D． |
Henry is a bookseller |
（ 5）According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？
| A． |
Henry had an experience of using the Internet to book a cheap flight． |
| B． |
David had a game with a Japanese over the Internet last night． |
| C． |
Tony often e﹣mails to his customers， friends and family． |
| D． |
Peter needs to pay for what he gets from the Internet． |
If you go to the Hong Kong History Museum， you will see a photo taken in 1989 of a man holding a mobile phone． The phone is the size of a small handbag and when the person is speaking into ， it ， it covers half of his face! In sixteen years， people have entered the mobile phone age． Some mobile phones these days are so small that they can fit right into your hand． If these changes have taken place（发生）in just sixteen years， what kind of mobile phones will be used in the future？
Today's mobile phones are no longer used just for making and receiving calls．
They can even connect us to the Internet and act as personal digital assistants．
They can do all the things a computer can do． They can send short messages and e﹣mails．
They can also take and send photos just like a digital camera． Mobile phones of the future may be able to play music in the same way as an MD player． As for size， the technology will make them small enough to fit on your arm， just like a watch you wear． Can you imagine what mobile phones will be able to do in another sixteen years？
（1）We can learn from the passage that ．
| A． |
mobile phones were widely used in the 1980s |
| B． |
people enjoyed mobile phones in Hong Kong |
| C． |
it's hard for mobile phones to change any more |
| D． |
mobile phones have changed a lot in the past 16 years |
（2）The underlined（画线的 ）sentence shows that the mobile phone is very ．
| A． |
light |
| B． |
heavy |
| C． |
large |
| D． |
small |
（3）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？
| A． |
Mobile phones are used as a digital camera． |
| B． |
Mobile phones can be used as a small notebook． |
| C． |
Mobile phones will be used for listening to music． |
| D． |
Mobile phones can be made even smaller in the future． |