Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.
A. to see one of his friends
B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes thereThe waiters felt sorry because _____.
A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B. their hotel was too small
C. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room All the people present laughed heartily because _____.
A Mark Twain made a joke
B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number
C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presentsFrom the story we know _____.
A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night
The weather can influence(影响)intelligence(智力). For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year(July and August).
Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot weather. At about 18 °C, people become stronger.
Lower air pressure may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. People feel best at a temperature of about 18 °C.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s problem.What can influence people’s intelligence according to the first paragraph?
| A．Feeling. | B．Diet. | C．Health | D．Weather. |
Students get worse on exams because ___________.
| A．they take exams in hot months | B．they take exams in cold months |
| C．they take exams with bad feelings | D．they take exams in windy months |
At a temperature of about 18 °C. people may_________.
A. leave more bags on buses B. like to go shopping
C. remember things better D. feel unhappyWhich of the following is NOT true?
| A．A report in 1983 showed that weather can influence intelligence. |
| B．The wind can make people cleverer. |
| C．Hot summer is a hard time for fat people. |
| D．Weather has nothing to do with people’s feelings. |
Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy, well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的)interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their own rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim.Jean spends a lot of time on QQ because she is ____________.
| A．rich | B．famous | C．young | D．lonely |
Jean thought “David” was special because he __________.
| A．made her quite happy on QQ |
| B．was from San Francisco |
| C．sent her a picture of himself |
| D．was tall and good-looking |
When Jean and “David” met and introduces themselves to each other, who felt surprised?
| A．“David” |
| B．Both “David” and Jean |
| C．Jean |
| D．Neither “David ”nor Jean |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily. |
| B．People don’t use their real names on QQ so often. |
| C．Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ. |
| D．People should tell their real names to others on QQ. |
It was Mother’s Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, who lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying.
He asked her what was wrong and she answered, “ I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, I’ll buy you a rose.”
He bought the little girl a rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to drive the girl home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She brought him to a cemetery(墓地). Where she placed the rose on the grave(墓碑).
The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house.
Today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother.The man went to the shop to____________.
| A．have a rest | B．help the girl | C．buy some food | D．order some flowers |
The man’s mother lived ___________away from him.
| A．2 kilometers | B．75 miles | C．200 miles | D．200 kilometers |
The girl was crying on the road because__________.
| A．she was hungry | B．she got hurt |
| C．she couldn’t afford a rose | D．she couldn’t find her way home |
We can learn from the passage that___________.
| A．the girl loved flowers very much |
| B．the girl loved her mother very much |
| C．the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother |
| D．the man drove to his mother house to look after her |
| (ENGLISH COACHING PAPER, March 3, 2011) The biggest shopping center will open on March 6. Everybody with today’s ENGLISH COACHING PAPER will get a small present that day. You are welcome. Telephone: 3899068; No. 6 Tonghua Road |
| (ENGLISH NEWS PAPER, March 19) English News Paper needs a foreign editor(编辑). He or she must have worked in China for more than 2 years. British nationality is necessary. The wage(工资) is $ 100, 000 a year. The term is 3 years. In ten days, this piece of add will be useless. Telephone: 3890666; Address: No. 6 Xinling Road |
| CHINA FOOTBALL, February 3 2011. Shanghai Shenhua Team VS Beijing Guo’an team. TIME: February 8, Sunday(3:00) PLACE: Hongkou Stadium NAME: China Cup Football Martch |
If the reader has an English Coaching Paper of March 3, 2011, he will get a small present __________..
A. every day B. from English Coaching Paper
C. on March 6, 2011 D on February 3, 2011If a Britain editor who has worked in China for three years comes to English News Paper office to ask for the job on time, he should___________.
| A．call 3890666 | B．call 3899068 |
| C．go to No. 6 Tonghua Road | D．go to Hongkou Stadium |
Where and when will the football match be?
| A．In Guo’an on February 8 | B．In Hongkou Stadium on February 3 |
| C．In Hongkou Stadium on Sunday | D．In Shenhua Stadium on February 8 |
Do you know why different animals or pests(昆虫)have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters(猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid(液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over(散开), its enemies(敌人)cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.From the passage we learn that locusts _______.
| A．are small animals | B．are easily found by birds |
| C．are dangerous to their enemies | D．change their colors to protect themselves |
How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?
| A．They run away quickly. |
| B．They have the colors much like their enemies. |
| C．They hide themselves by day and appear at night. |
| D．They have to move quietly. |
Bears and lions can keep safe because _______.
| A．they have the colors much like the trees | B．they move quietly |
| C．they like brown and gray colors | D．they live in forests |
Why can the kind of fish live up to now?
| A．Because it is very strong. |
| B．Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies |
| C．Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies. |
| D．Because it swims faster than any other fish. |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests | B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests |
| C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests | D．Some Animals and Pests |