Fiona Famous was a very popular girl at school. She was clever and fun, and got on well with everyone. It was no accident that Fiona was so popular. From an early age she had tried hard to be kind and friendly to everyone. She invited the whole class to her birthday party, and from time to time she would give presents to everybody. She was such a busy girl, with so many friends. However, she felt very lucky, no other girl had so many friends at school and in the neighborhood.
But everything changed on National Friendship Day. On that day, at school, everyone was having a great time, drawing, painting, giving gifts. They had to make three presents to give to their three best friends.
However, when all the presents had been made and shared out among classmates, Fiona was the only one who had not received a present! She felt terrible, and spent hours crying. How could it be possible? So much she had done to make so many friends, and in the end no one saw her as their best friend? Everyone came and tried to comfort her for a while. But each one only stayed for a short time before leaving.
When she got home that night and asked her mother where she could find true friends.
“Fiona, my dear,” answered her mother, “you cannot buy friends with a smile or a few good words. If you really want true friends, you will have to give them real time and affection (情感). For a true friend you must always be there for them, in good times and bad”.
“But I want to be everybody’s friend! I need to share my time among everyone!” Fiona argued.
“My dear, you’re a lovely girl,” said her mother, “but you can’t be a close friend to everybody. There just isn’t enough time for everyone, so it’s only possible to have a few true friends. The others won’t be close friends”.
Hearing this, Fiona decided to change her ways so that she could finally have some true friends. That night, in bed, she thought about what she could do to get them. Her mother was always ready to help her. She could stand all of Fiona’s dislikes and problems. She always encouraged her. She loved her a great deal...
That was what makes friends!
And Fiona smiled happily, realizing that she already had the best friend anyone could ever want.Fiona was a very popular girl because she ______.
| A．gave her best friends presents |
| B．often made presents for her friends |
| C．was kind and friendly to everyone |
| D．invited some of her class to her birthday party |
Which of the following can be put in the blank (空白处) in Paragraph 4?
| A．She thought about her mother. |
| B．She decided to find true friends. |
| C．She talked with her classmates on the phone. |
| D．She was sad and couldn’t sleep any more. |
The right order about Fiona is ______.
a. She decided to have some true friends.
b. She tried to get on well with everyone at school.
c. She asked her mother where she could find true friends.
d. She didn’t receive any present on National Friendship Day.
| A．b-d-a -c | B．b-d-c-a |
| C．c-b-d-a | D．b-c-d-a |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Fiona tried hard to find some true friends all the time. |
| B．Fiona always spent more time with some of her friends. |
| C．Fiona found that giving gifts to every friend was important. |
| D．Fiona finally realized how she could find true friends. |
Recently，an Internet game has become one fashion among young office workers and students．People can“farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow” ，“sell”or even“steal” “vegetables” ，“flowers”and “fruits” on the Net．They can earn some E-money and buy more“seeds” ，“pets” and even“houses”．
Huang Lin interviewed some young people．Here are their opinions．
Wang Hua：I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the children game．Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world．
Zhang Ming：I enjoy putting some“bugs”in my friends’gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．
Li Ming：You know，people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure；besides，it gives me the exciting experience of being a“thief”．
Zhou Xiaojun：Well，it’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on their study．According to the passage，people can’t things in this game．
A．grow B．borrow C．stealAmong the people Huang Lin interviewed， likes the game while dislikes the game．
A．Li Ming；Zhang Ming
B．Zhang Ming；Wang Hua
C．Li Ming；Zhou XiaojunFrom Li Ming’s words，we can guess that he’s most probably
A．his father B．an office worker C． a thiefWhich is NOT the reason why people like the game?
A．They are longing for country life．
B．The game can relax people and give them a new experience．
C．They are confident enough to face the real world．Where can you find this passage?
A．In a car magazine．
B．In an advertisement．
C．In a newspaper
Accident Report Form
| Accident |
A car crashed into a tree． Some people were trapped(被困) in the car． |
| Weather conditions |
There was a heavy rain． |
| Date of call |
June 3，2006 |
| Time of call |
9:30 p．m． |
| Name of call |
Mrs Green |
| Place |
Zhongshan Road，Nanjing |
| Conditions of victims (遇难的情况) |
Mr Green hurt his head． Mrs Green hurt her left leg． Their daughter felt frightened． |
| Action |
Policemen arrived at 9:40 p．m．and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 p．m． |
What time did Mrs Green call the police?
A．At 9:30 a．m． B．At 9:30 p．m． C．At 9:40 p．m．How many people were trapped in th
e car?
A．One． B．Two． C．Three．Whose left leg was hurt?
A．Mrs Green’s． B．Their daughter’s． C．Mr Green’s．What was the weather like that day?
A．It was sunny． B．It was rainy． C．It was cloudy．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The car crashed into a wall．
B．Their daughter hurt her leg and was sent to the hospital．
C．The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Nanjing．
Here are two stories from different parts of the world. They seem strange but, believe it or not, they re all true!
John Lee was an Englishman who refused to be hanged! In 1884 the police said Lee had killed an old woman who he used to work with. There was nothing to show that Lee had killed the woman. Lee told the police he hadn’t done it, but no one believed him and he was going to be hanged. On the day of the hanging, however, the door in the floor, through which Lee’s body would fall, did not open. They tried three times but each time the door stayed closed, even though it had worked well the day before. In the end they sent Lee back to prison, where he lived for the next twenty-two years. At all times, John Lee said he hadn’t killed the woman, and he believed it was the "hand of God" that had saved him from death by hanging.
The police in Venezuela (委内瑞拉)in South America followed a man home one night. He was the thief they wanted to catch. However, half of his house was standing in Venezuela and the other half was standing in Colombia (哥伦比亚). Venezuela’s neighbor. When the police entered the house, the man ran upstairs to his bedroom, which was in Colombia, and called his lawyer (律师). The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia so they could not enter the bedroom. They asked the police in Colombia to help. The Colombian police refused to help because the man’s crime (罪行)was not a crime in Colombia. In the end, the Venezuelan police gave up and went back to the police station.The underlined（下划线) word "hanged" in this passage probably means _.
| A．shut in a room » |
| B．questioned by the police |
| C．killed by putting a rope around the neck |
| D．kept in a place |
What do we1 know about the door in the floor?
| A．It had opened the day before the hanging. |
| B．It had been broken a long time. |
| C．After three times, it opened. |
| D．John Lee’s dead body fell through it. |
From the story we know that the thief’s bedroom was____.
A. in Venezuela B. in Colombia
C. in neither Venezuela nor Colombia I), in both Venezuela and ColombiaWhy didn’t the Venezuelan police go into the man’s bedroom?
| A．They didn’t know where it was. |
| B．The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia. |
| C．The police in Colombia told them that (hey would help. |
| D．The police in Colombia told them not to go inside. |
The police in Colombia didn’t help the police in Venezuela to catch the thief because
| A．they didn’t know where he was |
| B．the police in Venezuela didn’t ask for help |
| C．the man’s lawyer told them not to help |
| D．the man’s crime was not a crime in Colombia |
Time Temp Glasses
Are you a person who wants to know the time and temperature during the day? You might like Temp Glasses. These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature your left eye. It is surely easier than wearing a wristwatch, and you never have to guess the Tature.
Alarm() Fork
Do you eat too quickly? Do you eat too much? How can the Alarm Fork help you? Aren’t you is (好奇的)? Well, this special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green is on, it’s OK to eat a piece of food. The fork "knows" when you eat a piece, and soon the red goes on. Wait for the green light before you eat another piece.
Smell This
Sow do you know if your breath smells nice, or if it smells bad? It’s difficult It) know, because it’s very hard to smell the air that comes out of your own mouth. Smell This is useful for this ion. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth. Docs your breath smell nice, or do you need a piece of gum(口香糖)?
Banana Suitcase(手提箱)
Has this ever happened to you? You put a banana in your bag lunch in the morning, and when pen the bag at noon, the banana looks like someone drove a car over it. If you put your banana Banana Suitcase, this will never happen. It keeps a banana safe, delicious, and looking like a m!The writer thinks that the four inventions are_.
| A．dangerous | B．useless | C．unusual | D．expensive |
A person who wants to lose weight may be interested in_.
| A．Time Temp Glasses | B．Alarm Fork | C．Smell This | D．Banana Suitcase |
Which invention is most helpful for someone waiting for a train?
| A．Time Temp Glasses. | B．Alarm I ink. | C．Smell This. | D．Banana Suitcase. |
If you want to know how your breath is. you may buy _.
| A．Time Temp Glasses | B．Alarm Fork | C．Smell This | D．Banana Suitcase |
Who might use the Banana Suitcase?
| A．A person who eats bananas only at home. |
| B．Someone who needs to throw away a banana. |
| C．A person who has little interest in eating bananas. |
| D．Someone who loves bananas and brings lunch to school every day. |
Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates make about $ 18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree（学士学位), he can make S42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD（博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important, thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.The passage mainly talks about_.
| A．how education and pay are connected | B．high paying jobs |
| C．jobs for high school students | D．good schools |
According to (根据) the passage, "earning power" means the ability to _____ money.
| A．save | B．spend | C．pay | D．make |
The writer thinks that a high school graduate usually makes more money than_.
| A．a university graduate | B．a person who gets a PhD |
| C．a person who only finishes primary school | D．a person with a master’s degree |
Each year a person with a PhD can make more than a person who does not finishhigh school.
| A．$37,000 | B．$68,200 | C．$60,400 | D．$26,000 |
From the last paragraph(段落) we know that______.
| A．a high school degree is not important |
| B．university is too expensive |
| C．a person can make more money with a good education |
| D．people with a degree don’t need to worn about finding jobs |