The day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.
Some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teacher’s instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given the best job.
But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Rita’s job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her. Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.
Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.
One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rainforest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”
That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.What did the teacher base her decision on when giving out jobs to the children?
| A．Their ability of managing their accounts during the previous year. |
| B．Their characters and interests. |
| C．Their class performance during the previous year. |
| D．Their working performance during the previous year. |
What does the underlined sentence “But there was a big surprise.”mean?
| A．The most responsible student got the job of least interest. |
| B．Each child got an important job. |
| C．Each child got an interesting job. |
| D．The perfect student got the job of everyone’s preference． |
What is Rita’s attitude to her father’s suggestion?
| A．Acceptive. | B．Negative. |
| C．Uncertain. | D．Totally positive. |
We can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _________.
| A．principal | B．hunter |
| C．director | D．biologist |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Responsibility And Intelligence Bring Good Luck |
| B．Never Complain About Life |
| C．Small Tasks Can Lead To Fortunes |
| D．Men Are Best Known By Their Friends |
When first entered, Vanak Restaurant does not look like much of a restaurant, but once the pleasant smells of kabob （烤肉串）hit the senses, you are incapable of calling it anything less.
Owned by a local couple, this Persian restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere that many restaurants lack.
The space is small with only a few dining tables and nearly no decoration, but the environment is truly charming.
Lying in a hardly noticeable street corner, the restaurant still attracts all customer especially those experienced in the delights of Middle Easrern cooking.
A common sight is that of old Persian men sitting in the corner talking loudly about world topics, watching news events on TV, drinking a black tea known as Persian chai, an reading local Persian newspapers all the while trying to finish off their plates piled wit food.
The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but the amount of each dish is fairly large. Most of the meals can serve two people and are under $10, so not only is it affordably but practical as well.
The food, especially appeals to health-conscious eaters because each dish is very healthy, made with limited fat and oil and served straight off the grill（烤肉架）.
The main dish that the restaurant is popular for is its kabobs, which are different style of grilled meat.
One delicious and extremely healthy dish is the Jooieh Kabob, which is made of grille chicken picccs served with either rice or bread. Another great kabob is the Chelo Kabob, kabob consisting of grilled beef.
Although the restaurant is small, the atmosphere and the food is delicious. It is a plan that should not be overlooked.When first entering the restaurant ,one can find that it .
| A．is splendidly decorated. | B．has pleasant smells of kabobs. |
| C．is crowded with dining table. | D．looks like a common restaurant. |
What activity is also mentioned apart from dining in the restaurant?
| A．Watching news events on TV. | B．Drinking a kind of black coffee. |
| C．Reading local English newspaper. | D．Discussing world topics in loe voices. |
The food of the restaurant .
| A．is served in small amounts. | B．is rather expensive. |
| C．is rich in verity. | D．is very healthy |
What is the dish Joojeh Kabob mainly made of？
| A．Rice | B．Chicken | C．Bread | D．Beef |
It can be inferred from the passage that restaurant .
| A．occupies |
| B．owns a favorable location |
| C．is popular for its special food |
| D．has a quiet environment inside |
I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.
Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulous! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a gray suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!
Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?The writer went to Harrods to __________.
| A．kill time | B．buy some gifts | C．go sightseeing | D．shop for her wedding |
What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
| A．drive | B．arrive | C．rush | D．leave |
Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph?
| A．“I’m an honest man.” |
| B．“I must obey the rules.” |
| C．“Harrods is strict with its employees.” |
| D．“Anybody will receive our good service.” |
As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.
| A．went to a meeting. | B．flew back to Geneva |
| C．visited one of her friends | D．attended a wedding ceremony |
The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ____.
| A．pleasant | B．strange | C．exciting | D．amusing |
Mary got a little white lamb（羊羔）. She tied it to a tree in her field during the day and went to take it home every evening. One evening, she found the lamb gone. Someone had cut the rope and stolen the lamb. When her husband came home, she told him what had happened. Henry at once set out to look for the thief.
It was easy to find the thief in the small village. Henry heard that his neighbor Alex got a lamb. He went to the neighbors’ house and said angrily, “Return the lamb to me, or I’ll call the police.”
Alex explained that he had bought a lamb, but it was black. Henry looked out of the window. There in the garden was a little black lamb. He felt ashamed. Then he apologized to his neighbour. While they were talking, it began to rain. He stayed in Alex’s house until the rain stopped. When he went outside, he was surprised to see the lamb changed. The lamb, which had been black half an hour before, was now almost white.
“What colour on earth is the lamb,” Henry wondered, “black or white?”
| A．she had got a lamb |
| B．someone had stolen the lamb |
| C．she had tied the lamb to the tree |
| D．her son was gone |
| A．will | B．won’t | C．don’t | D．have to |
| A．until it began to rain |
| B．until it stopped raining |
| C．when it was raining |
| D．before it began to rain |
| A．big | B．black | C．small | D．white |
| A．The lamb was stolen by Alex. |
| B．The lamb was bought by Alex. |
| C．The lamb could change its colour. |
| D．The lamb went to Alex’s house by itself. |
We each have a memory（记忆力）. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
| A．they always sleep very well | B．they often eat good food |
| C．they read a lot of books | D．they have very good memories |
| A．at the age of six | B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school | D．when he can read and write |
| A．read and write | B．make sentences |
| C．hear and remember the sounds | D．think hard |
| A．they have no good memories | B．they have no recorders |
| C．they have too much time for it | D．they are busy with other subjects |
| A．if you have plenty of good food |
| B．if you do more and more exercises |
| C．if you do morning exercises every day |
| D．if you get up early |
When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
| A．so small | B．so quiet | C．so interesting | D．such interesting |
| A．to drive the visitors away |
| B．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity |
| C．to let visitors come in and look round |
| D．to get some money out of the visitors |
| A．more interested in his house |
| B．lost interest in his house |
| C．angry at the unfair price |
| D．feel happy about the price |
| A．the visitors didn’t come any longer |
| B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house |
| C．more and more tourists came for a visit |
| D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit |
| A．he did not like it at all |
| B．he could not work as a guide |
| C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house |
| D．he could not live a quiet life in it |