London,May5,2003EmmaRichardsof-优题课

For ten weeks, in a great house on the island of St Thomas , John C. Lilly tried to teach a six-year-old dolphin to speak English Margaret Howe, an experiment (试验) helper, would live day and night with Peter, a dolphin. And they would eat, bathe, sleep and play together from Sunday to Friday, with only Saturdays off for Margaret. She lived her 1ife in swimming clothes -- with a coat on colder evenings --- and cut her hair short so that she could get on with Peter more easily.
After a few days, Peter was becoming more and more interested in winning her attentions. He threw a ball against her shower towel to get her to play. As time went by, he only wanted to play ball with her and not on his own.
The problem was that, just at the time Peter and Margaret began to get on well just as two best friends, the experiment ended and the lab was closed. After a few weeks, Margaret received the sad news that Peter had killed himse1f by refusing to breathe, and sinking to the bottom of his pool.
Dolphins may not speak English --- but, just like humans, they know all about broken hearts.

Peter is the name of________

A．a doctor	B．dolphin
C．a scientist	D．an experiment helper

Margaret worked days_____a week during the experiment..

A．four

B．five

C．six

D．seven

To live with the dolphin, Margaret couldn't _______.

A．cut her hair short

B．have a common life-like others

C．wear swimming c1othes

D．eat, bathe and play together with him

The ending of the story was that _________ .
A. Margaret didn't leave the lab
B. the lab was closed and the dolphin died
C. the dolphin could speak English at last
D. Dr John C. Lilly was satisfied with the experiment
From this passage, we can learn that __________.

A．dolphins aren't worth studying

B．dolphins can't be humans' good friends

C．dolphins can't communicate with humans

D．dolphins may have feelings just like humans

Family traditions are special habits or customs that your family have. For example, in the family of Bill Gates, his parents keep the tradition of reading with children. And what's the tradition in your family?

Ialways the one who chooses where to go. We have visited Qingdao, Xiamen and Beijing.
The family of Bill Gates keeps the tradition of ______ with children .

A．playing	B．reading
C．singing	D．traveling

________bought a film ticket for his mother.

A．Bill

B．Jack

C．Nick

D．Yu Xin

Sometimes, Jack's parents _________when the family get together .

A．cook food	B．talk about interesting things
C．meet cousins	D．play games with the children

Yu Xin has visited some places EXCEPT_________.

A．Xiamen	B．Hangzhou
C．Beijing	D．Qingdao

The three children are talking about their________ .

A．school life	B．birthday parties
C．holiday plans	D．family traditions

All boys and girls like good stories. I am sure that all children who read The Ugly Duckling will be glad to know something about the ‘King of Story Tellers’, who wrote it for them. Thousands and thousands of children have read this story, only to ask for it again and again. It has travelled the wide world over, and has been told in every country.
Hans Christian Andersen, the author of “The Ugly Duckling,” was born in Denmark. If you look on a map, you will see this little country in northern Europe. There, in the little village of Odense, he spent his boyhood. His father and mother were very poor. The family lived in two little rooms near the top of a house, where his father worked as a shoemaker.
On the roof was a box filled with earth. In this box his mother planted her vegetables. Little Hans loved to walk with his father in the woods, where he could pick wild flowers and hear the birds sing. His father read to him when his work was done, or told him stories. What his father did helped him open up a new world.
Once, when Hans was still a child, he went into a wheat field with his mother and a number of children, to pick the rest wheat which the reapers(收割机) had left in the field. While they were busy picking only a small amount of wheat for each of them, an angry bailiff(看守者) came rushing into the field, armed with a whip(鞭子). All ran, as fast as they could, away from the angry man. Little Hans was barefoot, and the sharp stalks(茎秆) of the wheat plants which had been cut down, cut his feet so that he could not get away.
Unafraid, the boy faced the angry man and his upraised whip. “How dare you hit me when you know God sees you?” he cried, looking fearlessly into the face of the angry bailiff. The whip came down, but not on little Hans. The bailiff admired the boy’s courage, and praised him for it. He sent him home with gifts, rather than punishments.
While Hans was still a boy, his kind father died. Then Hans and his mother were left alone, to care for each other.
“What will you do, Hans?” the mother asked “Would you like to become a tailor?”
“No, mother,” the boy answered; “I will go to Copenhagen and study. One day I shall write books.”
“But where will the money be found to pay your way?” asked the mother.
“I will work, and God will take care of me,” Hans replied.
So the boy left his native village and walked all the way to Copenhagen, which was very far.
What did Hans’ father do in the woods when the work was done?

A．He gathered wild flowers with Hans.

B．He taught Hans to make shoes.

C．He read books or told stories to Hans.

D．He picked remaining wheat with Hans.

Why didn’t the bailiff hit Hans?

A．Because he was afraid of Hans.

B．Because he was too angry.

C．Because Hans gave him some gifts.

D．Because he admired Hans’ courage.

What do you think the meaning of the underline sentence “Little Hans was barefoot” is?

A．There was something wrong with Little Hans’ feet.

B．Little Hans did not wear shoes.

C．Little Hans was a disabled boy.

D．Little Hans’ feet were cut by a sharp knife.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Little Hans’ father made a living by making shoes .

B．Little Hans’ father made a good difference to his life.

C．Little Hans is a brave and smart boy.

D．Little Hans’ father would pay hiswayto Copenhagen.

What do you think Hans’ life would be like in Copenhagen?

A．Hard.	B．Relaxing.
C．Colourful.	D．Lonely

Mei Qiyue, 13, of Chongqing, leaves her dorm(寝室) early every morning and doesn’t return until late at night. She feels stressed in the dorm. “My roommates look down on me. When I say something, they never agree with me. Sometimes, they even laugh at me together,” said Mei. “The dorm is like hell. I want to leave the moment I walk in.”
Mei is not alone. Many middle school students lave such problems. Plans, opinions and other small differences can create conflict(冲突). “Most teenagers are the only child in the family where they are the ‘King’ or ‘Queen’. They can’t stand other kids’ different ideas, so conflicts between them come out in the dorm,” said Sun Yunxiao, a professor in Beijing.
According to Sun, roommate relations are important in schools, and students should be serious about them. He suggests that students should be patient, sincere(真诚) and cooperative in dealing with their roommates.
Zou Ming, 14, of Shanxi, and his roommates didn’t clean their dorm for a long time during their first semester. “Later, we began to hate each other because nobody would clean,” said Zou. “One day, we had a dorm meeting. At the meeting we discussed the problem seriously and decided each other of us would clean for a week.” After the meeting, they cleaned the dorm for the first time together, and the boys have become good friends.
“I think we should take care of the dorm like our family and our roommates like our brothers,” said Zou. “Only in this way can we have a happy dorm like and make lifelong friends.”
Why does Mei Qiyue dislike staying in her dorm?

A．Because she always thinks differently from others.

B．Because she thinks her roommates always look down her.

C．Because the condition of her dorm is very poor.

D．Because she is too shy to talk with anybody.

What makes students in dorms have conflicts, according to Professor Sun?

A．That they want to be the only one in the dorm.

B．That they hope to study in dorms rather than in classrooms.

C．That they are not used to hearing different ideas.

D．That they haven’t learned how to care about each other.

What was the original problem in Zou Ming’s dorm?

A．No one cleaned the dorm.

B．They hated each other.

C．They had no similar interests.

D．They didn’t help each other.

What problem does the story mainly talk about?

A．Students can’t make friends easily in a new school.

B．Chinese middle school students are not really to be independent.

C．Keeping good roommate relations is not easy for some students.

D．Students still need their parents’ help even when they are in middle school.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Mei Qiyue’s roommates enjoy laughing at her, because she is different.

B．Most teenagers will be the “Kings” or “Queens” of our country.

C．Students should take roommate relations seriously.

D．Zou’s brothers should take care of the dorm with him.

My name is Sam. I joined a club called “passing help” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broken down (出故障). It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car. I also wanted to take a taxi. But it was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.
After a while, a bus came, but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.
“When I reached the bus station, I got to know that the bus to your town couldn’t come, so I returned here. I just can't leave you here,” she said, “Get in my car and I will take you back to your home.”
“It is a long way.”I said.
“Come on, sir,”she said, “Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story. A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油）in her car . An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home, I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn't accept her. “I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” She said.
What happened to Sam one evening this May?

A．He lost his way.

B．His car broken down.

C．He was hurt in an accident.

D．He couldn't reach the gas station.

Sam didn’t think of going home_______ that evening.

A．by train	B．by bus
C．by car.	D．by taxi.

From the passage , we know that the young woman was _______.

A．a club boss.	B．a taxi driver
C．a bus driver.	D．a gas station worker.

The young woman wanted Sam to _______.

A．give her some money.

B．get on her bus.

C．take her to her house.

D．help others just as she did.

The best title (题目）of the passage is _______.

A．A kind old man.	B．Getting a ride.
C．Passing help.	D．A broken car.

A．Emma’s parents	B．how to repair a broken boat
C．the University of Glasgow	D．Emma’s sailing experience

A．About four months.	B．About six months.
C．About eight months.	D．About twelve months.