I had hidden the long black bag in the garage for the past two days. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.
It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.
First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.
Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I dragged(拖拽) the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.
It was already eleven o'clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer.
After much effort, my work was finally completed. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn't be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas had brought them this year. Why did the man feel nervous?
| A．He left the party too late. |
| B．He was afraid of the darkness. |
| C．He worried that others would discover his secret. |
| D．He didn’t know where the black bag was. |
The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to __________.
| A．thieves | B．parents |
| C．children | D．neighbours |
In what order did the man do the following?
a. Read the kids a story.
b. Had a shower.
c. Worked in the moonlight.
d. Dragged the bag from the garage.
e. Went to a party.
| A．e-a-d-c-b | B．e-d-a-b-c |
| C．a-b-e-d-c | D．a-e-d-c-b |
How long did the man spend completing his work?
| A．Three hours. | B．Four hours. |
| C．Five hours. | D．Six hours. |
How would the children feel when they saw the man’s work?
| A．Sleepy. | B．Angry. |
| C．Tired. | D．Excited. |
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Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.
Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.
Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.
Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.
Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.
Minoru Yamasaki died on Jun,2 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.
The title A American architect
Be born In in Seattle, Washington
In college Studied architecture in college
Worked in a fish factory tofor college
a room with 100 other men
His design of buildings Made people feel and happy
Had opinions about his buildings
The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion
Successful career Was not the as other architects
Didn’t begin his successful career he started his own company
Won Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life
Date of Died on Jun,2 1986
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money… but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. ”__________ people are mentioned (提到) in the article.
| A．Two | B．Three | C．One | D．Many |
The artist lived with the farmer __________.
| A．for about a month | B．for a year |
| C．for a holiday | D．for the farmer’s son |
The farmer asked the artist to give him a picture because __________.
| A．he liked his picture |
| B．he didn’t want his money |
| C．he wanted to sell his pictures for some money |
| D．he wanted to show it to his son |
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer because __________.
| A．the farmer didn’t want him to pay him |
| B．the farmer decided to let his son learn from him |
| C．the farmer’s son would be an artist like him |
| D．he thought the farmer praised (表扬) him for his pictures |
It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was monitor and captain of the football team.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father?
Hmm…I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me，he wasn’t just a famous astronaut. He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed(失望) at the same time. The second prize was announced. I t was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，Dad put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this is the proudest moment of my life.’’
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son. The writer felt it to be the son of a famous person．
| A．1ucky | B．natural | C．hard | D．pleasant |
In order to_the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．
| A．become astronaut | B．become a great hero |
| C．be made school team captain | D．be made monitor |
What did the boy probably write in his composition?
| A．A lot of special things he had done． |
| B．The story of his father as an astronaut． |
| C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father． |
| D．The experiences his father had in middle school． |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．My daydream | B．My father’s son |
| C．My famous father | D．My happy family |
A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, “Can you see that young man at the other side of the square?”
“Yes,” said the taxi-driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.
“Take me over there.” said the young lady.
There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi- driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street.”
‘Oh, no !” said the young lady. “But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”How did the young woman get to the square?
| A．She arrived in a taxi |
| B．She got there by bus. |
| C．She got there on foot. |
| D．The story didn’t tell us about it. |
The young lady was ___________.
| A．45 minutes late | B．not late at all |
| C．l5 minutes late | D．one hour 1ate |
She wanted to take a taxi because she .
| A．didn’t want to be late for the date. |
| B．thought the square was too crowded. |
| C．wanted to be seen in a hurry. |
| D．was too tired to walk. |
Has she tried not to be too late ?
| A．Yes, she took a taxi there. |
| B．Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn’t succeed. |
| C．No, she thought being late was better than being earlier. |
| D．No, she was just going to pretend(假装) that she had tried. |
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KOREA One is the name of a _________.
| A．hotel | B．restaurant | C．food supermarket | D．museum |
We can go to Korea One for lunch at ________.
| A．10:30am on Monday | B．3:00pm on Friday |
| C．11:00am on Saturday | D．2:30pm on Sunday |
Korea One offers us the following information except _______.
| A．location | B．telephone number | C．website | D．food price |