I was in a strange city, besides I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town center, I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the surest way of getting to know the strange city.
I rode on a bus for several stops, then got off it and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. I wanted to ask the way. But the trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street my hotel was in.I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were seen on either side of me. I knew the only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station.The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city, ____.
| A．You should go everywhere on foot. |
| B．You should have a map |
| C．You should ask people the way |
| D．You should get lost |
The newspaper-seller ________________________.
| A．could understand what he said |
| B．didn’t know what he said |
| C．laughed at him |
| D．didn’t want to take the money |
The writer’s real trouble was that _______________
| A．he couldn’t speak the language |
| B．he followed the policeman’ direction |
| C．he took the wrong bus |
| D．he left the town-centre |
The policeman ______________________.
| A．didn’t help him |
| B．pointed at him |
| C．didn’t understand what he really meant |
| D．didn’t know the way |
Towards the end of the story, the writer _____________.
| A．got closer to his hotel |
| B．found that he was much farther away from the hotel |
| C．got to the hotel with the help of the policeman |
| D．found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed |
Penguins live together, but each pair has a little piece of ground of their own. When a penguin wants to walk through its neighbor’s ground, it must ask for permission（允许）. If it does not, it will have to fight. Penguins come and go all day. They fight for fish and look after their children.
All penguins are good parents—the male penguins are perhaps the best parents in the world. They choose their wives in the dark They can only hear them—not see them. Then the female penguins lay their eggs and go away for about two months. The males look after the eggs. If the eggs get cold, there will be no chicks. There is no food. The snow falls and the wind blows—sometimes at 150 kilometers an hour. The penguins do not move.
When the females return from the sea, they will not remember their husbands. It doesn’t matter. Only one thing— their eggs. Male penguins never fight—unless a penguin leaves a chick for a minute. Then they fight because they all want it. They are strange and wonderful birds.From the passage we know that penguins usually lead _______ life.
| A．an active | B．a quiet | C．a hard | D．an easy |
It seems interesting and unusual that the male penguins choose their wives _______.
| A．when the female penguins return from the sea |
| B．just by hearing in the darkness |
| C．each time they see their lovely females |
| D．after they have had their own grounds |
It is __________ that take care of the eggs.
| A．the male penguins |
| B．the female penguins |
| C．both the husbands and the wives |
| D．the penguins that lost in the fight |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Female penguins often have their new husbands. |
| B．Penguins often fight for fishing. |
| C．Female penguins take care of the eggs. |
| D．Male penguins use their ears to choose wives |
We surveyed（调查）300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:
How many people enjoy playing computer games in the 11-18 group?
| A．20 | B．50 | C．75 | D．80. |
We know young people don’t like______.
| A．watching TV |
| B．taking a walk |
| C．going to the movies |
| D．playing computer games |
Which two activities do most of the people doing?
| A．Playing computer games and watching TV |
| B．Playing computer games and taking a walk. |
| C．Watching TV and going to the movies. |
| D．Playing computer games and going to the movies. |
I like to get up late, so my ideal(理想的)school starts at 9: 00 a. m. It finishes at 3: 00 p. m. So we can do lots of sports after school.
In my ideal school, there is a big dining hall. We have an hour for lunch. We can listen to music in the hall. We can have maths every day because I think maths is very interesting. The classes are very small. There are 15 students in each class. We can have a big library with a lot of useful books. We can also have a swimming pool.
After school, we only have half an hour of homework every day. Every month, we can go on a school trip to a museum(博物馆)or a theater. How many hours for lessons are there in my ideal school?
| A．Three hours. | B．Four hours. | C．Five hours. | D．Six hours. |
The underlined word “useful” means in Chinese.
| A．有好处的 | B．感兴趣的 | C．有用的 | D．有趣的 |
Why do we have maths every day?
| A．Because it is interesting. |
| B．Because it is very important. |
| C．Because it is very useful. |
| D．Because I will be a maths teacher. |
How many students are there in my class in my ideal school?
| A．Sixteen. | B．Fifteen | C．Fourteen. | D．Thirteen. |
What’s the best title(标题)for the passage?
| A．My school | B．My ideal subject |
| C．My school day | D．My ideal school |
One summer norning a tiger is walking near a lake. He wants to eat something. He is very hungry. In the lake, a duck is swimming. “That is my breakfast.,” thinks the tiger.
“Good morning, Mr Duck!”says the tiger.
“Go away, you bad tiger!”says the duck.
“I want to tell you something about your friend, Miss Chicken. If your don’t come, I’ll go. Goodbye, Mr Duck.”
“Wait a minute,” says the duck! “Tell me!”
The tiger looks around(周围), “Idon’t want other animals to know it. Come up to me,” says the tiger. Then Mr Duck swims to the tiger. As soon as(一……就……) he gets to the bank（湖岸）,the tiger gets it and eats it up.The tiger wants to find_____________.
| A．a duck | B．some food |
| C．some water | D．a chick |
The tiger pretends（假装） he is ______________ to the duck.
| A．sorry | B．careful | C．running | D．friendly |
Why does Mr Duck swim to the tiger?
| A．Mr Duck likes the tiger. |
| B．Mr duck and the tiger are friends. |
| C．Mr Duck wants to know something about his friend. |
| D．They want to see Miss Chicken together. |
At last, the tiger_________.
| A．eats the duck |
| B．eats Miss Chicken |
| C．is afraid |
| D．tells something about Miss Chicken. |
What’s the best title（题目）of the story?
| A．The Duck |
| B．The tiger |
| C．The Tiger’s Breakfast |
| D．Miss Chicken |
Most Americans don’t like to get advice from their family. When they need advice, they don’t usually ask people they know. They often write letters to newspapers and magazines. And these newspapers and magazines can give advice on many different subjects such as family problems, language learning and how to buy a house and so on.
Most newspapers publish (刊登) letters from readers with problems. And they would also publish the answers to the letters. There are many writers giving advice to newspapers. Some of these writers are doctors, and some are teachers or lawyers (律师). One of the best writers is a woman. Although she doesn’t have special learning for this kind of work, experience helps her a lot to give advice. She is named Angel. She started writing advice for newspapers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now is in a column (栏目) called DEAR ANGEL in the Philadelphia Bulletin.What do most Americans like to do when they have problems?
| A．They like to ask their friends. |
| B．They like to write to newspapers and magazines. |
| C．They like to ask their parents. |
| D．They like to write to the people they know. |
Which of the following is not mentioned (提到) to give advice to newspapers?
| A．Teachers. | B．Doctors. |
| C．Captains. | D．Lawyers. |
What helps Angel a lot to give advice?
| A．Family. | B．Age. |
| C．Money. | D．Experience. |
Angel often gives advice to .
| A．old readers | B．young readers |
| C．her parents | D．her students |
The passage mainly tells us .
| A．how Americans get advice |
| B．how to get advice from teachers |
| C．Americans have too many family problems |
| D．how to write advice to reader |