Laura Fagan is a British girl. She is 29 years old now. She has a special job. Her job is an offical cake-taster. She began to work two years ago. She loves her job very much. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually , Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home. Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat. She only worries about her teeth.
“ Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don't think my dentist would be happy if I told him what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible.” “When I tell people what I do, they say ‘ that’s the best job in the world’, and then they ask me what my favorite dessert is.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “ I can learn about new trends(趋势) in food. It is a hard job but someone has to do it.” she said.To be a cake-taste is to _________________.
| A．sell different cakes | B．make different cakes |
| C．taste different cakes | D．buy different cakes |
The underlined word “ Fortunately” means “ ________________”
| A．quickly | B．luckily |
| C．lovely | D．terribly |
Which of the following is TRUE ?
| A．Laura is very heavy because of her job. |
| B．Laura doesn’t love her job because it is hard. |
| C．Laura often works for a long time every day. |
| D．People all think Laura’s job is very tired. |
A group of swans (天鹅) flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around . The crow watched them with disdain (鄙视).
“You have no flying skills at all ! ” he said to the swans. “ All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air ? No , that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying compitition. I’ll show you what real flying is ! ”
One of the swans , a strong young male , took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up , and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him , making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended ( 假装) not to notice , and said, “ Why do you keep touching the water , brother ? Is that another trick ?”
“ No ,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “ I’m in trouble because of my pride ! If you don’t help me , I’ll lose my life… “
The swan took pity on him , and took him on his shoulders (肩膀) and flew back to the beach.
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’s the correct order of the following events ?
a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
b.The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.
d.The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.
| A．a , d , b , c | B．a , b , d , c , |
| C．d , a , c , b , | D．d , c , a , b |
Who has better skills according to the crow ?
| A．The swan. | B．The crow. |
| C．Both the swan and the crow. | D．He didn’t know. |
What does the underlined word “exhausted “ in Paragraph 4 mean ?
| A．Bored. | B．nervous. |
| C．Tired . | D．Frightened. |
Which of the following is right according to the text ?
| A．A group of crows met a swan on a beach. |
| B．The crow could fly as well as the swan. |
| C．The swan wasn’t afraid of the challenge. |
| D．The swan flew away and the crow died. |
What can we learn from the passage ?
| A．No pains , no gains. | B．Pride goes before a fall. |
| C．The early bird catches the worm. | D．Practice makes perfect. |
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根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。 If you major in history, you will probably choose ________.
| A．the first book | B．the second book |
| C．the third book | D．the fourth book |
Which book offers the biggest price cut?
| A．What It Takes to Help Me Out |
| B．Street French Slang Dictionary |
| C．Campaigns: A Century of Presidential Races |
| D．Harry Potter |
The following books are for the children of the same ages except________.
| A．What It Takes to Help Me Out |
| B．Street French Slang Dictionary |
| C．Campaigns: A Century of Presidential Races |
| D．Harry Potter |
From the first table, we can learn that ________.
| A．JK Rowling became successful because of the films |
| B．Harry Potter hasn’t won any awards so far |
| C．Harry Potter has now sold 60 million copies in the world |
| D．Harry Potter is very successful and popular with children and adults |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．If you want to speak French like a native speaker, Street French Slang Dictionary is your best choice. |
| B．Street French Slang Dictionary has more than 2,000 terms and expressions in 360 pages. |
| C．The historian Alan Brinkley made the introduction fro the book Campaigns: A Century of Presidential Races. |
| D．What It Takes to Help Me Out mainly tells about the troubled teens in a boarding school. |
Students all around the world think it great to have some money in their pocket. But how much do they get?
In the US, a little pre-school kid may get a dollar or two, but older children get more. A lot of American parents give pocket money to their children, but their children have to do chores.
In Britain, kids in primary school get 4 or 5 pounds each week. When they enter middle school, they get about 9 pounds.
In London, children get 10 pounds every week, children in Scotland get 8 pounds, and children in Wales get the most, about 13.5 pounds! Also, in British, boys get a little more pocket money than girls.
Like kids in the US, British children do chores to earn their pocket money. That’s why British children know a lot about spending money. 7% of them spend less than ￡1 each week, 22% spend between ￡1 and ￡5, and 20% spend over ￡5 each week. What do they buy with their money? Most of them spend it on sweets, crisps and chocolate.
Some parents may ask the question, the answer is: Of course yes!
If children have some pocket money, they can learn to find out what things cost, save money for things that they want. There are lots of good lessons to learn:
★If you spend it all at once, there is no money until your next “pay day”.
★If you buy the wrong thing, you’ll be more wise next time.
★If you borrow money, you have to pay it back.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内 In Britain, kids in primary school get ______ each month.
| A．4 or 5 | B．9 pounds |
| C．16 or 20 pounds | D．36 pounds |
_______ get the most pocket money according to the passage.
| A．Children in London | B．Children in Wales |
| C．Children in the US | D．children in China |
If there are 50 students, about ______ children spend between ￡1 and 5￡.
A. four B. eleven C. nine C. twenty According to the passage, most children usually spend pocket money on _______.
| A． | B． | C． | D． |
If a child buy the wrong things, he or she will _____ next time.
| A．become more intelligent |
| B．sell them to others |
| C．waiting for next “pay day” |
| D．find some ways to return them |
I am the captain of a ship from the Singapore Marine Police Force(新加坡海岸警备队). I have been with the Marine Force for eight years, though I was twenty-seven now. I loved the sea because of the cool sea winds, the fresh smell of the sea and the beautiful scenery. I also wanted to catch criminals(罪犯) and so I joined the Marine Police Force and do what I love.
Recently, I was out on a boat with a few of my friends. We were not working but the Marine Police Force allowed us to use the sailboat for rest and amusement. We went fishing. We were on our way back when I found a ship with the name PSS Pollu. It was pouring oil into the sea. I was shocked. I picked up a loud speaker and shouted, "Stop your pollution at once and follow us back to shore!" But PSS Pollu decided to flee. We tried to catch them but their ship was too fast for us. We called the Marine Force base and asked for help. Two fast marine boats were sent and soon caught up with PSS Pollu and surrounded it. The ship had no choice but to give up. Six marine policemen searched PSS Pollu and discovered that it was carrying smuggled cigarettes(走私香烟). The men of PSS Pollu were charged in court. I was rewarded for the matter while off duty.
The captain was when he became a member of the Singapore Marine Police Force?
| A．eight | B．twenty-seven |
| C．seventeen | D．nineteen |
The captain love the sea because he .
| A．liked going fishing |
| B．loved the fresh smell of the sea |
| C．liked to catch the sea animals |
| D．loved going boating |
The captain was out on a boat with some friends for .
| A．working | B．stopping criminals |
| C．swimming | D．resting |
Why did the captain call the Marine Force for help?
| A．Because the PSS Pollu want to flee. |
| B．Because the men of PSS Pollu fight about them. |
| C．Because his boat was too slow. |
| D．Because he couldn’t pull the PSS Pollu back to the shore. |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．A Special Day off | B．Found Smuggled Cigarette |
| C．I Was Award | D．Not Pollute the Sea |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
| [LOST 20-08-2010] Name: Beth Animal: cat Colour: orange Where: Romsey Mobile:0872271035 Other Information: outgoing and friendly 4-month-old male |
[LOST 07-08-2010] Name: Lynn Animal: dog Colour: white Where: Tipperary Mobile:0863919489 Other Information: blue eyes,quiet,7-year-old girl |
| [FOUND 29-08-2010] Animal: dog Where: Kildare Mobile:0857844492 Other Information: brown and white dog found in Kildare area on the 29th of August |
[FOUND 23-08-2010] Animal: dog Where: outside Castlelyons Mobile:0874197016 Other Information： under 1 year old probably, big dog, around 15 kilos, all black with white stripes on his chest, wearing a red coat and very friendly dog |
If you found an orange cat ,which number should you call?
| A．0874197016. | B．0857844492. |
| C．0863919489. | D．0872271035. |
Hou old is Lynn?
| A．4 months old. | B．7 years old. |
| C．15 years old. | D．1 year old. |
The dog found outside Castelyons is ________.
| A．white. |
| B．brown and white. |
| C．all black with white stripes on his chest. |
| D．orange. |
Where was Lynn lost?
| A．In Tipperary. | B．In Romsey. |
| C．In Kildare. | D．Outside Castlelyons. |
Which is NOT right according to the form?
| A．Beth is outgoing and friendly. |
| B．Lynn has blue eyes and is very quiet. |
| C．The dog found on August 7, 2010 was wearing a red coat. |
| D．The dog found on August 23, 2010 is very big. |