Hello, everyone! Welcome to Haikou. You are going to stay in Mandarin Hotel, a 5-star hotel. It was built in 1998 and is one of the best hotels in Haikou. It is near Wanlu Garden on Binhai Road. It is 5 minutes’ walk from the seaside and 10 minutes’ ride from the city centre. Buses No. 7 and No. 41 can take you there.
The hotel has large rooms with computers, TV sets and telephones. Hot water is offered (供应) 24 hours. There is a shopping center which is open from 9 am to 22:30 pm. The coffee bar is open at the following time 10:00-23:00. There is a free swimming pool. You can enjoy yourselves there. Hope that you will have a great time during your stay in Haikou.The passage mainly introduces _________ to everyone.
| A．Haikou | B．Wanlu Garden |
| C．Mandarin Hotel | D．Binhai Road |
Mandarin Hotel is _____________.
| A．one of the hotels in Haikou |
| B．beautiful |
| C．among the best hotels in Haikou |
| D．A, B and C |
It takes 5 minutes to go to Mandarin Hotel form the seaside ______________.
| A．by bus | B．by bike |
| C．by car | D．on foot |
How can we get to the Mandarin Hotel from the center of the city?__________.
| A．By plane | B．By train |
| C．On buses | D．By bike |
What’s the meaning of the word “free” in the underlined(划线的) sentence ?
| A．免费的 | B．自由的 |
| C．有空的 | D．松散的 |
Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰). In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer(设计师), Thomas, has taken the country’s interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.
The big bike has eight sets of pedals(踏板) for kids, a driver seat for an adult, and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.
So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $ 25,000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes ,are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.
Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the school bus bike hasn’t been sold in the United States. If the U.S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.
How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?
| A．By car. | B．By bus. |
| C．By bike. | D．On foot. |
How many seats does the school bus bike have?
| A．Three. | B．Eight. |
| C．Nine. | D．Twelve. |
The school buses are yellow in the Dutch because _______.
| A．the color yellow is easy to paint |
| B．yellow buses can be seen easily |
| C．yellow is the national color of Dutch |
| D．it’s the designer’s favorite color |
Which country of the following hasn’t bought a school bus bike?
| A．America. | B．Germany. |
| C．England. | D．Belgium. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Thomas made a new kind of school bus. |
| B．A school bus usually costs $ 25,000. |
| C．Thomas sold bikes to Asian countries. |
| D．Riding school bus bikes helps keep kids healthy. |
The first day of school, our professor introduced an old lady Rose to us.
“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked her. She replied, “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” We became friends quickly.
At the end of the term I invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She said, “There are some secrets of staying young and being happy. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You must have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you will die. There is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t need any talent or ability. To grow up, you must always find the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The people who are afraid of death are those with regrets.”
At the end of the year, Rose finished her college. One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. We would always remember the great woman.From the passage, we can learn that Rose ________.
| A．went to college at an old age |
| B．became a professor later |
| C．once worked in a hospital |
| D．died before college graduation |
At the end of the term the writer invited Rose to ________.
| A．go to a party | B．play football |
| C．make a speech | D．write a book |
The underlined word “talent” in the third paragraph means “________” in Chinese.
| A．训练 | B．方法 |
| C．途径 | D．才能 |
If you want to stay young and be happy, ________, according to Rose.
| A．never grow up |
| B．don’t be afraid of death |
| C．have a dream and never lose it |
| D．don’t find the opportunity in change |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．Laughing every day |
| B．Never too old to learn |
| C．Growing old and growing up |
| D．How to stay young and being happy |
Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide (指南), and you’ll learn how to iron your shirt properly with the help of the video. The most important thing is this: don’t try to iron a dry shirt.
● Get ready
You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top — the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray (喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.
● Do the ironing
First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of the cuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.
● Dry the shirt
Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.
What’s the most important thing if you want to iron a shirt?
| A．Have a bottle of water ready. |
| B．Don’t try to iron a dry shirt. |
| C．Wash your shirt carefully. |
| D．Place the shirt on the ironing board. |
You will need all of the following things EXCEPT ________ before you iron a shirt.
| A．a ruler | B．an iron |
| C．an ironing board | D．a bottle of water |
Most people like to start with ironing ________ of a shirt.
| A．the sleeves | B．the back shoulders |
| C．the cuffs | D．the collar |
How many steps are there to do the ironing, according to this guide?
| A．Five. | B．Six. |
| C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
The writer tells us it’s easy to learn how to iron a shirt by ________.
| A．reading a book | B．watching a video |
| C．listening to the radio | D．reading the newspaper |
There was a boy and his family was very rich. One day his father took him on a trip to a place. He wanted to show his son how poor people were there. They spent several days on a farm. There were many poor families living on the farm.
On their way home, the father asked the son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad,” the son answered. “Did you notice how poor people were there?” asked his father. “Oh, yes,” said the son. “So, tell me,” said his father. The son said, “Well, we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool in our garden, while they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lanterns (灯), but they have stars above their heads at night. We have only a small piece of land to live on, while they have the endless fields. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have high walls around our houses to protect us, but they don’t need walls, because their friends will protect them.”
The father had nothing to say. Then the boy added, “Thank you, Dad, for letting me see how poor we are.” The father wanted to show his son ________.
| A．how people on the farm worked |
| B．how poor people were on the farm |
| C．how beautiful the farm was |
| D．how far it was from the city to the farm |
How often did they go to the farm?
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a month. |
| C．Every year. | D．The writer doesn’t tell us. |
When the father asked the son how the trip was, the son thought it ________.
| A．great | B．tiring |
| C．terrible | D．boring |
According to the boy, people on the farm can see ________ at night.
| A．expensive lanterns | B．a lot of cars |
| C．stars above their heads | D．many horses |
Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
| A．The boy was from a very poor family. |
| B．The father and the son spent several weeks on a farm. |
| C．People on the farm have high walls around their houses. |
| D．The boy thought that people on the farm lived a happy life. |
Bookstores are second homes for readers. Although many people can now buy books online, many readers still like the feeling in bookstores. They can touch(触摸) the books and smell the print.
In China, there are many special bookstores. Sanlian Taofen Bookstore became the first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing at the beginning of April. Popular Holdings in Shanghai is a film-themed bookstore. It has film books and posters. Eslite Bookstore in Taiwan often has activities like talks with famous writers.
At the same time, bookstores outside China can be very colorful, too. Scarthin Books is a small bookstore in the UK. It sells new and second-hand books. There are more than 100,000 books lying on the shelves of the store’s 12 rooms. Bart’s Books in the US is a good place to enjoy the sunshine(阳光) while reading books. It’s an outdoor bookstore. Bookshelves are on the street. When the store is closed, people can still buy books. They just put money into the door’s coin box. Where can you find a café, bar and bookstore in just one place? The answer is probably El Pendulo in Mexico. Books line(排列成行) the walls of the store. On the second floor, visitors can order everyday meals in the café and drinks from the bar. In order to keep cool, there are green plants and trees inside. Does it look like a park?
______ special bookstores inside China are mentioned(提到) in the passage.
| A．2 | B．3 |
| C．5 | D．6 |
Scarthin Books is ______.
| A．a 24-hour bookstore | B．an outdoor bookstore |
| C．in the US | D．small |
People can still buy books at ______ when it’s closed.
| A．Bart’s Books | B．Popular Holdings |
| C．Eslite Bookstore | D．El Pendulo |
Readers can ______ at El Pendulo.
| A．talk with famous writers | B．order meals |
| C．enjoy the sunshine | D．buy film posters |
There are ______ inside El Pendulo in order to keep cool.
| A．12 rooms | B．bookshelves |
| C．green plants and trees | D．coin boxes |