Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said: “Meals on the house for three days.”
A foreign student who didn’t know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I’m going to have something to eat,” he said.
He saw the notice when he walked towards the restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?” he asked himself. He looked around and found a ladder(梯子) against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him, “Hey, what are you doing up there?”
Mr. Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a policeman. “Doesn’t your notice say „Meals on the house for three days’? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered. On hearing this, both Mr. Smith and the policeman burst into laughter. Do you know the meaning of “on the house”?
The Smiths have __________.
| A．opened a restaurant | B．built a house |
| C．climbed onto the top | D．been policemen |
Why do Mr. and Mrs. Smith put up the notice?
| A．Because they wanted to attract policemen |
| B．Because they wanted people to eat on the roof |
| C．Because they wanted to attract more customers |
| D．Because they liked to play jokes |
The student walked past the restaurant ___________.
| A．when the Smiths started their business |
| B．when the Smiths put on the notice |
| C．when the policeman came to the restaurant |
| D．when it was time to have lunch |
The student _________, so Mr. Smith shouted at him.
| A．was very hungry | B．knew little about English |
| C．climbed onto the top of the house | D．took away the ladder |
“On the house” may mean that the meal _____________.
| A．is taken on the house | B．is paid on the house |
| C．is made on the house | D．is free for the customers |
Surveys show that about 90% of junior high school students use QQ. Their QQ spaces(空间) tell a lot about their personalities.
Three students are showing off their QQ spaces here. Let’s see how different their QQ spaces are!
Cool and popular12, Shenzhen：
“Being cool” is my lifestyle. You can find only two colors in my QQ space: black and white.
You can also find lots of cool things in my zone like magic tricks (魔术). I find popular magic trick videos on the Internet and put them on my QQ zone. Magic trick fans leave messages in my zone. We can discuss a trick and find out how it works. I also do magic tricks myself. It makes me popular with girls.
dreamy poet13, Beijing：
I like dreams(梦) and poems (诗歌). I’ve made my QQ zone a dreamy place.
My QQ zone is pink, the color of a dream. You can read beautiful stories there. I collected them from other people’s QQ zones. I also put touching (感人的) poems there. I hope my zone can give visitors a warm feeling.
Call me an adventurer 13, Anhui：
I love adventures (冒险). I’d like to live a different kind of life. In reality (现实), it seems I can’t. But in my QQ zone, I make my dreams come true by playing games like QQ Farm. I’m so happy when the vegetables and animals in my farm grow bigger. It’s also exciting to “steal”(偷) vegetables from my friends’ farms. From the passage, we can guess “dreamy poet” must be a ____________person.
A. wild B. cool C. emotional (感情丰富的)If you like magic tricks, you can visit ________QQ space.
A. Cool and popular’s
B. dreamy poet’s
C. Call me an adventurer’s“Call me an adventurer” wants a ____________life.
A. dangerous B. different C. relaxingThe underlined word “personalities” may mean ____________.
A. 外貌 B. 性格 C.表情The best title(题目)of the passage may be ____________.
A. I want to be cool
B. My dream
C. My QQ space
Jane was not a good student. Her head was in the clouds(处于幻想之中) most of the time. She wanted to listen in class, but other things seemed more important: her clothes, her hairstyle, films and television. Many times she tried to work hard at her lessons, but soon she became absent-minded.
One day, her math teacher gave the class an important lesson and told her students that there would be a test the next week. She helped them review all the week. Jane seemed to listen in class, but her mind went away again.
The day of the test arrived. Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam. Mike, a very hard-working student, sat next to Jane. So Jane decided to copy his. Mike was very angry when he found Jane was copying his answers. He changed all his answers so that they were not right. Before the bell rang, Mike quickly changed his answers back into right ones. After the test, Mike turned to Jane and said, “ All those answers you copied from my paper are wrong.”Jane thought a lot of things except（除了）________.
A. her clothes B. her study C. films and televisionThe math teacher helped her students review for a weekbecause ________.
A. there would be an English test
B. she wanted them to fail the math test.
C. she wanted her students to study hard.Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam because _______.
A. her mind was not in the study most of the time
B. she was not clever.
C. she always slept in class.Mike was angry when he ________.
A. was changing all his answers
B. failed the math test
C. found Jane was copying his answersWhich of the following is right?
A. Jane copied the wrong answers.
B. Mike couldn’t answer the questions
C. Jane sat before Mike.
Life in the future will be different from life today. But what will the change be?
The population is growing fast. There will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.In the future there will be _______ .
A. much more fruits B. more people C.fewer peopleEvery family will have at least one _______ .
A. robot B. computer C. TV setIn the future people don't have to_______ .
A. work long hoursB. work fast C. walk on footPeople may not eat _______ as much as they do today.
A. fruit B. fish C. meatOne big problem in the future is that _______ .
A. many people don't have to work
B. many people will not be able to find work
C. People have to work fast
It's a fine day. The White family gets up at seven o'clock. They have breakfast at seven forty. And then they go to the park. They take a basket of food and a carpet (地毯). The park is not far from their home, so they ride bikes there. When they get to the park, it’s half past eight. Mr. and Mrs. White are talking with each other. Their son, Ted, is playing with a ball. Their daughter, Jenny, is taking photos.
After about an hour, Ted and Jenny sit down to relax. At that time, they see a squirrel eating a pine nut (松子) in a big tree. When they see the squirrel eating, they feel hungry. They go to help their parents take the food out of the basket. Ted has a hamburger. Hamburgers are his favorite food. Jenny has an apple. Mr. and Mrs. White have some bread. They have a great time in the park.How many people are there in the family?
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
When do they get to the park?
| A．At 8:30 a.m. | B．At 8:00 a.m. |
| C．At 7:40 a.m. | D．At 7:00 a.m. |
What is Jenny doing in the park?
| A．She is reading a book. |
| B．She is taking photos. |
| C．She is playing with a ball. |
| D．She is drawing pictures. |
What does the underlined word “squirrel” refer to (指)?
| A．A kind of fruit. | B．A kind of sport. |
| C．A kind of drink. | D．A kind of animal. |
What do the family take to the park?
| A．A basket of food and a book. |
| B．A carpet and a dog. |
| C．A basket of food and a carpet. |
| D．Food and clothes. |
The Wenhua International School
| You must |
You mustn’t |
| Arrive at school by half past seven every morning. |
Wear jeans. |
| Hand in your homework by eight. |
Eat or drink in the classroom. |
| Look clean and tidy. |
Bring MP3 to school. |
| Be quiet in the library. |
Run or shout in the school buildings. |
| Stay on the playground at break time. |
Talk loudly in the hallways. |
| Stand up when （当……时候）a teacher comes into the classroom. |
Fight. |
What can’t you do when you are in the school buildings?
| A．Eat or drink. | B．Run or shout. |
| C．Talk loudly. | D．Listen to music. |
Can you bring your MP3 to school?
| A．No,we can’t. | B．Yes,we can. |
| C．No,they can’t. | D．Yes,they can. |
What do you have to do when your teacher comes into the classroom？
| A．Hand in my homework. | B．Be quiet. |
| C．Stand up. | D．Clean the classroom. |
Can you fight in the school?
| A．I don’t know. | B．No,we can’t. |
| C．Yes,we can. | D．Yes,we must. |
When do you have to get to school every morning?
| A．By half past seven. | B．By eight. |
| C．By half past eight. | D．By seven. |