Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was！Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to | B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his right leg | D．he had to |
Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．better | D．well |
He had a good time on ______.
| A．Christmas’ Eve | B．Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Eve | D．New Year’s Day |
Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
| A．he was too happy | B．both of his two legs got well |
| C．he had a fall | D．he was in hospital |
Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
| A．at home | B．at a party |
| C．in hospital | D．outside hospital |
An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“I'm afraid it'll have to be someplace cheap, because I have little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I'll meet you at McDonald's.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh，no， I want to take you to lunch at Smith's,” or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards the person, you can go with him and you needn't pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would he very nice.”
American custom(习惯) about who pays for dates (约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay their way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.If you have little money,
| A．you will not cat dinner |
| B．you'll borrow some from others |
| C．you'll ask your friend to pay for your meal |
| D．you'll have a cheap meal |
“Go Dutch” in this passage means .
| A．各自付款 | B．就餐 | C．订餐 | D．去饭馆 |
Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means .
| A．he's going to lend you money to you |
| B．he's going to pay for your meal |
| C．he'll be angry with you |
| D．he can't understand you |
In America, some girls and women now.
| A．ask men to pay for their meals |
| B．try to pay for the men's meals |
| C．try to pay for their own meals |
| D．never have anything outside |
The passage tells us .
A. how to eat out B. where to cat out
C. what to cat out D who pays for the meal
Mr. and Mrs. Green were going on their vacation with their children, and they had to arrive at the airport before 11:40 the next morning. “It takes us thirty minutes to get there in a car,” Mr. Green said, “so we must get ready before eleven o'clock. Don't be late.”
At ten fifty, all of them were busy doing something, but Mrs. Green wasn't. She sat quietly in a chair in the garden and enjoyed the good weather.
Mr. Green and the children were surprised, but Mrs. Green said, “Don't worry! Before I went to bed last night. I made all our clocks and watches twenty minutes ahead(提前). Now we can get to the airport early.”Why did the Greens have to be ready before eleven o'clock?
| A．Because they were going to a party. |
| B．Because they didn't go to the airport. |
| C．Because they had to go to the airport by bus. |
| D．Because they must arrive at the airport before 11:40. |
How long does it take from Mr. Green's house to the airport by car?
| A．Thirty minutes. | B．Twenty minutes. |
| C．Fifty minutes. | D．Forty minutes. |
How did Mr. Green and the children feel when they saw Mrs. Green sitting in the garden.
| A．They felt sad. | B．They felt happy |
| C．They felt surprised | D．They felt interested. |
Why did Mrs. Green sit quietly?
| A．Because she was sick. |
| B．Because she didn't like to spend her vacation. |
| C．Because she wanted to stay at home. |
| D．Because she made all the clocks and watches ahead and they wouldn't be late. |
What time was it when Mr. Green and the children were busy doing things?
| A．It was ten fifty. | B．It was eleven ten. |
| C．It was ten thirty. | D．It was eleven forty. |
Life of Pi（少年派的奇幻河流）is to become the first 3D film to open the New York film festival. This year’s New York film festival runs from September 28 to October 14.
The director of this movie is Ang Lee, an American Chinese. The movie speaks of the relationship between humans and nature. Indian boy Priscine Patel is troubled by his first name. And his classmates laugh at him. So he decides to change his name to “Pi”.
Pi’s father has a zoo and he decides to move to Canada. The family, together with all the zoo animals, sail across the pacific（太平洋）. One day, a huge storm hits the ship. The next morning, Pi finds his family have sunk（沉没）with the ship. He is the only person still alive. He finds himself on a lifeboat with several animals, one of which is a tiger called Richard Parker. Soon, all the animals are killed by the tiger. And Pi is left alone with the tiger.
As the tiger becomes hungry, Pi starts to fish to feed him. If not, he himself will become the food. The boy and the tiger develop an amazing relationship on the sea. Although he feels hopeless, Pi never gives up. After 227 days, the lifeboat finally lands on a beach in Mexico, but Richard Parker runs away into the forest. The ship company finds Pi and asks him what happened. Pi tells them about Richard Parker, but the company doesn’t believe him. Pi then tells another story in which is no tiger.
Is there really another story? If so, which one is true? Maybe you will have your answer after watching the Life of Pi.
From the article, Life of Pi is ________.
| A．a movie about a Chinese boy and a tiger |
| B．a movie about an Indian boy and a tiger |
| C．a book about a Chinese boy and a tiger |
| D．a book about an Indian boy and a tiger |
The underlined word “sail” means ______.
| A．航行 | B．飞行 | C．游泳 | D．潜水 |
According to this article, which is NOT true?
| A．The ship has sunk because of a huge storm. |
| B．He is the only person still alive. |
| C．Pi feeds the tiger with fish. |
| D．The lifeboat lands on a beach in Canada. |
What happened in the end?
| A．The tiger kills Pi. |
| B．Pi and the tiger live in the forest. |
| C．The tiger runs away into the forest. |
| D．The ship company catch the tiger. |
Yang Hui was born in Longyan, Fujian. She grew up in a small village. She lost all her fingers and feet when she was three. She was badly burnt by accident when she went out with her grandparents. She couldn’t walk and she seldom went out.
The young girl had to learn to do everything. At first she wasn’t able to use chopsticks. Her parents had to teach her for a long time. Thanks to her strong will（意志）to do everything by herself, she overcame those difficult times. Now she can look after herself. She also loves studying and she has finished the junior high school courses.
About five years ago, Yang Hui saw someone make cross-stitch（十字绣）and she decided to learn to make it herself. As you can imagine, it’s very difficult to make it without fingers. Yang Hui failed so many times. But she never gave up. And through many hours of practice, now she can use her arms to make good cross-stitch works and she is faster than other people. “One had to put great efforts into what she was doing.” Yang Hui said.
Now she is 21 years old and she is in hospital in Fujian. She continues making a 1.83-meter-long cross-stitch work with arms. She has no enough money for her operations（手术）. Many kind-hearted people come to visit her and call on people to raise money for her.
As for her future, Yang Hui said, “I hope to stand up and walk one day after operations. I want to make more money by selling cross-stitch works.”
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(From Fuzhou News)
Why did Yang Hui lose her fingers and feet? Because ______.
| A．she was burnt by accident |
| B．she dropped into river |
| C．she was hit by a stone |
| D．she was hurt by a traffic accident |
What can Yang Hui do?
| A．She can walk. |
| B．She can go to college. |
| C．She can make cross-stitch with arms. |
| D．She can make cross-stitch with feet. |
When Yang Hui is in hospital, ________.
| A．she calls on people to raise money for her |
| B．many kind-hearted people visit her |
| C．she has enough money for her operations |
| D．she uses her fingers to make cross-stitch |
Which is the best title of this article?
| A．A Quiet Girl |
| B．A Kind-hearted Girl |
| C．A Girl with Good Manners |
| D．A girl with Strong Will |
One morning a boy went home with his father. They noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside. They thought the shoes might be a poor man’s. In fact, the owner of the shoes was working in the field nearby, and he had nearly finished his work.
The boy said to his father, “Let’s play a trick on the man—we hide his shoes, and wait to see what he will do when he can’t find them.”
“My boy, we should never have fun by tricking other people like that,” answered his father. “Instead, let’s put a coin in each of the shoes, and watch he will do.”
The boy did so, and then they hid nearby.
The man soon back to get h is shoes, but when he put his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something in it. He bent（弯曲）down and found the coin.
Surprise appeared on his face. He looked at the coin for a minute, and then looked around, but nobody could be seen. He then went on to put on the other shoe, but he was even more surprised to find the second coin.
He then went down on his knees, looked up to the sky and said thanks aloud. He said his wife was ill and his children were hungry. He wanted to buy some bread for them.
The boy was deeply moved.
“Now,” said his father, “you must be much more pleased than if you had played your trick.”
The boy replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I’ll never forget. Now I understand these words, which I didn’t understand before: It is more blessed（神圣的）to give than to receive.”
How did the boy want to deal with the shoes at first?
| A．To hide the shoes. |
| B．To steal the shoes. |
| C．To put coins in the shoes. |
| D．To return the shoes. |
How many coins did the man find?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
What would the man do after he got the coins? He would ______.
| A．give them to his wife |
| B．buy a pair of new shoes |
| C．give them back to the boy |
| D．buy some bread for his family |
At last, the boy knew ______.
| A．it was funny to play tricks |
| B．it was good to help each other |
| C．it was better to give than to receive |
| D．it was wrong to put coins in the shoes |