| Hi, I’m Nina, I’m a businesswoman. I take a ship from the island to the city every day. The ship leaves every 20 minutes and it takes about 35 minutes to get to the city. Then I have a short walk to my office. There’s another ship on the the other side of the island and it is faster. It takes only 15 minutes , but I have to walk a long way. So I usually take the first ship. |
| Hello, I’m maria and I’m a college student. I live on campus(校园). The campus is quite big, and sometimes it takes 15 minutes to get from one building to the next. When I want to go off campus to go out with my friends, I take the bus. There are big buses and minibuses. Big buses are cheaper but slower. Minibuses come frequently(频繁地) and are a little more expensive. |
| My name is Sarah and I’m a teacher. I take the train to school every day. The train is fast and cheap. It only takes 20 minutes from my home to school. At rush hour in the morning and in the evening, the train gets very crowded. But there are hardly ever any delays(延误), and I always arrive on time. |
How long does it usually take Nina to get to the city in the first ship?
| A．35 minutes. | B．25 minutes. |
| C．15 minutes. | D．10 minutes. |
How often does the ship leave?
| A．Every 15 minutes. | B．Every 5 minutes. |
| C．Every 20 minutes. | D．Every 10 minutes. |
How long does it sometimes take Maria to get from on building to the next?
| A．10 minutes. | B．15 minutes. |
| C．5 minutes. | D．8 minutes. |
How does Sarah go to school every day?
| A．By bike. | B．On foot. |
| C．By bus. | D．By train. |
Kite surfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn’t get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kite boarding, and in some European countries as fly surfing. Kite surfing works through wind power (动力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.
At first, kite surfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kite surfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.
Compared with other water sports, kite surfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5--10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kite surfing, which costs $1,000 to 82,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kite surfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.
With the rising popularity of kite surfing, most major seaside cities have kite surfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kite surfing club, which provides professional kite surfing training and equipments.Kite surfing has a history of about ___________ years.
| A．30 | B．50 | C．100 | D．130 |
___________ is mentioned in the passage as the power of kite surfing.
| A．Water | B．Wind | C．The sun | D．The kite |
The underlined word “range” in the passage means “___________” in Chinese.
| A．在……范围内变动 | B．按……顺序排列 |
| C．向……方向延伸 | D．根据……归类 |
The most important reason for the popularity of kite surfing is that ___________.
| A．its price is getting lower and lower |
| B．more and more people are enjoying its excitement |
| C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer |
| D．all people can learn and take part in it |
The main idea of this passage is about___________.
| A．the way of operating kite surfing |
| B．the progress of kite surfing equipment |
| C．the history of kite surfing in China |
| D．the development of kite surfing |
Betty is not traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.Betty is popular because of ___________.
| A．her clothes | B．her charm | C．her personality | D．her appearance |
In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ___________.
| A．the beginning | B．the ending | C．the story | D．the show |
Which is the reason for the success of the show?
| A．A large number of viewers. |
| B．Her life as an office worker. |
| C．The wonderful performance. |
| D．Two Golden Globes awards. |
Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?
| A．Betty is a girl of wisdom. |
| B．Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show. |
| C．Betty is an American favorite TV character. |
| D．Betty is often looked down on by the people around. |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Beauty from within. | B．A romantic story. |
| C．An ugly girl. | D．An exciting experience. |
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Football Final Brazil VS Argentina National Sports Center 8: 00 pm. Saturday |
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Dolphin Show 9: 00am. ---11: 00 am. Every day except Monday and Friday |
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House for Rent In Greenleaf Village By Moon Lake 2, 000 yuan per month Ten minutes drive from Sun-rising Square, the center of the city |
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Assistant Wanted For a busy restaurant Work on the weekends All meals are free Call at 383359 for more information |
The match is between Brazil and ___________.
| A．Argentina | B．China | C．Germany | D．Japan |
If Marry wants to be the assistant, she can phone the number ___________.
| A．833059 | B．383539 | C．383359 | D．330859 |
Where is Sun-rising Square?
| A．It’s by Moon Lake. | B．It’s in Greenleaf village. |
| C．It’s far from the city. | D．It’s in the center of the city. |
You can watch the dolphin show ___________.
| A．at 9:30 am, Wednesday | B．at 10:00 am, Monday |
| C．at 1:00 pm, Thursday | D．at 11:30 am, Tuesday |
With 24,000yuan, Mr. Green can rent the house for ___________.
| A．2 years | B．one year | C．10 months | D．13 months |
I am a school boy. My name is Li Ming. I am fourteen . I’m in Class Two, Grade One. I have a brother. My brother’s name is Li Tao. He’s seventeen . He’s in Class One, Grade Three.
My brother and I are at school. We like our school. My parents are teachers. They work hard. My brother and I study at No. 8 Middle School . There are sixteen girls and twenty--two boys in my class.
We go to school from Monday to Friday. We have no classes on weekends. I usually get up at six
o’clock . I have breakfast at 6:00. I come to school at seven o’clock. Classes start at eight. We have lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon . I have lunch at 11:40 . At three thirty ,we have sports.
We study Chinese, English, math , history, biology, music and art. We like Chinese and English because they are very interesting.
I go home at five o’clock . I eat dinner at six. I do my homework at seven every evening. I do it for two hours . I go to bed at nine thirty.My brother is and I am .
| A．a worker, a student | B．a student, a worker | C．seventeen , fourteen | D．fourteen seventeen |
I have at eleven forty .
| A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．dinner | D．supper |
There are students in my class.
| A．22 | B．36 | C．38 | D．40 |
I do my homework from to every evening.
| A．seven , eight | B．six, eight | C．seven , nine | D．six, eight |
Do they often have sports in the morning or in the afternoon ?
| A．Yes, they do. | B．No , they don' t. | C．In the morning | D．In the afternoon . |
Cara and Ben are twins（双胞胎）. They are ten. This is their room. It’s a nice room. Two beds are in the room. The yellow bed is Cara’s and that green one is Ben’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs . Cara’s
English book is on his bed. Ben’s CD is on his chair. Their clock and pencil boxes are on the desk . Their schoolbags are on the chairs.CaraandBenare______.
| A．sisters | B．twins | C．friends | D．brotherandsister |
______areintheirroom.
| A．Twochairsandonedesk | B．Twodesksandonechair |
| C．Twochairsandtwodesks | D．Onedeskandonechair |
Cara’s_______isyellowandBen’s______isgreen.
| A．chair;bed | B．chair;chair | C．bed;chair | D．bed;bed |
Cara’sEnglishbookis_______.
| A．onherbed | B．onBen’sbed | C．onthechair | D．onthedesk |
Whatareonthedesk?
| A．Aclockandabook | B．Pencilboxesandaschoolbag |
| C．Apenandabook | D．Aclockandpencilboxes |