What do you do in a situation like this? You’re calling dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses, in restaurants, everywhere!
Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules:
Off means off! Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places. If a sign says “turn off cell phones”, don’t use your phone. If you are allowed, speak softly and for a short time and try to move away form other people.
Lights off, phone off! Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.
Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the streets and talking on the phone.
As more people use cell phones, things are only going to get worse. So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.
The man talking on the cell phone loudly in the restaurant will ________.
| A．talk for half an hour |
| B．pay more for his meal |
| C．make other customers angry |
| D．be driven out by the boss |
Some people use cell phones in a rude way because____________.
| A．they don’t consider the people around them |
| B．some public places allow them to do so |
| C．they are proud of having cell phones |
| D．cell phones are common and available everywhere |
According to the passage, we shouldn’t make calls ___________.
| A．in restaurants | B．on buses |
| C．at the movies | D．on the street |
From the passage we can infer(推断）that __________.
| A．cell phones have become the most useful tool in our life |
| B．public manners play an important role in our life |
| C．cell phones lead to people’s bad relationship |
| D．people ought to turn cell phones off in a public places |
Every people(民族) uses its own special words to show its ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at the time.
Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Ray called this “McDonald’s”. Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.
Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company(公司) called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement(广告) showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef?” she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef?”The expression “Where’s the beef?” is used when.
| A．someone can’t find the beef at all |
| B．someone isn’t satisfied with the beef |
| C．something is better than it is said to be |
| D．something is not as good as it is said to be |
“Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in ________ in the early 1980s.
| A．Britain | B．America | C．India | D．Australia |
The Wendy’s Company used the expression “Where’s the beef?” in order to.
| A．show Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. |
| B．make people know where they could find the beef |
| C．let people notice the bread that covered the meat was big |
| D．compare its hamburgers with those sold by McDonald’s |
This passage mainly tells us .
| A．two famous companies | B．a rich businessman |
| C．a popular expression | D．a television advertisement |
Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are baseball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series (世界职业棒球大赛). They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from others.
After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign, “We need two tickets.” Then they found the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton.
“How much do you want?”
“Just a present.” said the man, “Enjoy the game.”
Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who would actually enjoy the game. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very sad. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”
How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.” Mr. Clinton took his son Tony to watch the first game of the World Series because.
| A．he got two tickets for the game |
| B．they both liked watching games |
| C．it was a birthday present for Tony |
| D．he had enough time and money |
The two tickets from Jackson saved Mr. Clinton at least ________.
| A．$100 | B．$ 200 | C．$ 300 | D．$ 400 |
From the passage we can know that Hans and his wife often ________.
| A．watched the World Series |
| B．gave a hand to the poor |
| C．sold the tickets for World Series |
| D．missed the wonderful game |
Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Mr. Clinton hoped to buy the tickets at the ticket office. |
| B．Mr. Clinton and his son were very thankful after getting the tickets. |
| C．Jackson’s dream of going to a World Series game came true in the end. |
| D．Jackson was ill in hospital and couldn’t watch the World Series game. |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．A special present. | B．A helpful boss. |
| C．A wonderful game. | D．An excellent dream. |
What do American middle school students like to be in the future? Some students say they want to be doctors or singers. Some want to be bank clerks or office workers. But Kelly Brown, 13, wants to be a *vegetarian chef. It is a new and interesting job. Kelly Brown wants be a chef because she doesn’t eat things from animals. Now she has a problem. She can’t find any vegetarian chefs on the computer, so she says she will be the first vegetarian chef, and also the best one in the U.S.A..
Kelly Brown has a *website for herself and other people. It is www.theveggiechef.net. She makes cooking *videos. “I don’t like to cook with things from animals,” she says. “When I want one egg, I just put in water and *arrowroot. It *tastes the same as an egg.”
Now her website is very popular and it helps many people a lot. Every day about 3,000 people learn to cook a healthy meal there. To thank her for helping animals, the organization PETA (善待动物组织) calls her a “Kind Kid”. Do you want to be a vegetarian chef like Kelly Brown?Kelly Brown is a 13-year-old student from ___________.
| A．England | B．Australia | C．Canada | D．the USA |
What’s the job of a chef ?
| A．Teaching. | B．Driving. | C．Cooking. | D．Drawing. |
Which of the following may vegetarians eat?
What can we know from Paragraph (段落) 2 ?
| A．How Kelly doesn’t cook with things from animals. |
| B．What Kelly wants to be when she is old. |
| C．Why Kelly wants to be a vegetarian chef. |
| D．Why many people like to go to her website. |
“www.theveggiechef.net” is a website for people to_____.
6.
| A．see Kelly’s photos | B．learn to cook |
| C．look after animals | D．be kind children |
In Japan，Luffy is more popular than Harry Potter．Luffy is the main character of One Piece 《海贼王》). The book came out in 1997．
One Piece tells the adventures of Monkey D．Luffy，a 17-year-old boy．He got supernatural abilities (超能力)by eating magical fruit．Luffy’s dream is to find the world’s biggest treasure(宝藏), One piece. Then he wants to become the next Pirate(海盗) King．
To make his dream come true，Luffy has to reach the end of the most dangerous ocean：the Grand Line(伟大航道)．Luffy travels with a group of brave pirates called the Straw Hats．On his way，more people join the group．They even have a cook，a soldier and a musician．They also fight with other pirates on their way．
Many Chinese teenagers are One Piece fans．Yang Peiqi，14，from Shenzhen says he thinks reading One Piece is great fun and he also likes the theme of the story，- dreams and friends．When did One Piece come out in Japan?
| A．In 1997 | B．In 2000. | C．In 1996. | D．In 1998. |
How old is Luffy?
| A．16. | B．17 | C．18 | D．19 |
What are the themes of One Piece?
| A．Treasure and money | B．Pirates and war. |
| C．Dreams and friends. | D．Study and hard work. |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．The Straw Hats is a group of pirates． |
| B．Yang Peiqi is a fan of One Piece. |
| C．Luffy wants to find One Piece. |
| D．In China，Luffy is more popular than Harry Potter． |
The underlined word “character” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．特点 | B．字母 | C．角色 | D．个性 |
| Li Mei |
My favourite book is A Friend Like Henry. It's about how a family dog helps a boy deal with his autism (自闭症) . When I felt sad, my best friend gave me the book. It took me through depression (压抑 ) , heartbreak and joy. It made me become strong. It's worth reading. I hope you can read it. |
| Tony |
Reading in the holiday is an interesting thing. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is my favourite book. It's about a captain's travel under the sea. The story is very interesting and the pictures are 'fantastic. This book can make you relaxed. |
| Mary |
I like reading the Four Great Classical Novels of China although I'm a foreigner from Sydney. I can't wait to introduce The Romance of the Three Kingdoms to you. It taught me a lot about the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. If you are interested in history, don't miss it. |
| Mo Xiaotian |
My parents often send me many books because I'm studying in England now. In my opinion, The Little Prince is the best one. In this book, a young prince falls to Earth from a small planet and experiences a lot. It's not just a fiction story, but tells us about the correct values. If you read the English version, you can also learn some beautiful sentences. |
Li Mei got the book from__________.
| A．her teacher | B．her parents |
| C．her friend | D．her classmate |
Who's studying in England now?
| A．Li Mei. | B．Tony. | C．Mary. | D．Mo Xiaotian. |
The book A Friend Like Henry made Li Mei become____.
| A．strong | B．depressed | C．heartbroken | D．sad |
Which book can you choose if you want to learn about Chinese history?
| A．A Friend Like Henty. |
| B．The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. |
| C．The Little Prince. |
| D．Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. |
What's the best title(题目) for the passage?
| A．My Friends | B．Life Abroad |
| C．Books I Collect | D．My Favourite Book |