Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.
When Mary was in hospital with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, expected to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her job.
They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry(产业). “We knew it had to be a specialty(专业) store because we couldn’t afford enough money,” says Mary. One idea came to her: She’d read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries, and many buyers spent more $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.
On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To pay the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from friends and from an bank.
The store only broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract(吸引) buyers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and provided dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited some writers to discuss their stories.
Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales workers, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.
“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income(收入)” says Richard. “This has always been about a pleasant life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that ____.
| A．they had to put their plan into practice |
| B．health was more important than money |
| C．heart trouble was a serious illness |
| D．they both needed to stop working |
After Mary got well from her illness they began _____.
| A．to study how to open a bookstore |
| B．to buy and read more mystery books |
| C．to do market research on book business |
| D．to work harder to save money for the bookstore |
How did their bookstore do in the first year?
| A．They had to borrow money to keep it going. |
| B．They made just enough to pay all the costs. |
| C．They succeeded in making a lot of money. |
| D．They failed though they worked hard. |
According to Richard, the main purpose of opening the bookstore is _____.
| A．to pay for their children’s education |
| B．to get to know more writers |
| C．to set up more bookstores |
| D．to do what they like to do |
These days, most people in Britain and the US do not wear formal (正式的) clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing. Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theatres (剧院), cinemas and concerts (音乐会) you can put on anything you like: from beautiful suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy. But in Britain, as well as in the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors and business people always wear quite formal clothes. And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women have to wear tidy dresses.
In many ways, Americans are less formal than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes. At home, most Americans wear informal (非正式的) or sports clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look nice. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women have to wear pretty clothes.
It is difficult to say exactly (确切地) what people wear in Britain and the US, because everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and then do the same. You’ll feel good if you don’t look too different from everyone else. The best title (题目) for this passage (文章) would be .
| A．What British and American people wear nowadays (现在) |
| B．Office manners (习俗) in Britain and the US |
| C．Differences between British and American business men |
| D．No trousers for office ladies |
People in Britain and the US wear informal clothes when they .
| A．go out to enjoy themselves | B．are in offices |
| C．are in big restaurants | D．go out to work |
At concerts British business people wear .
| A．sweaters | B．anything they like |
| C．suits and ties | D．clothes like players |
Which of the following is True according to the passage?
| A．Women are usually not allowed (允许) to wear trousers in offices. |
| B．Lawyers (律师) always wear formal clothes even though (即使) they are at home. |
| C．British people are more careful with their clothes than American people. |
| D．Though everyone is different, they wear the same clothes in offices. |
What do you eat every evening? Do you eat meat? Do you eat vegetables? Do you eat fruit or dessert(甜点) after dinner? We asked the 55 students of Class 1, Grade 7 in Sunshine School. Here is the result(结果).
There are girls in Class 1, Grade 7.
| A．20 | B．25 | C．30 | D．35 |
For dinner all the students in the class eat .
| A．meat | B．vegetables | C．fruit | D．dessert |
In the class, 10 students don’t eat for dinner.
| A．vegetables | B．dessert | C．fruit | D．meat |
We call the Chinese New Year the Spring Festival. There is a name for each Chinese year. We may call it the year of the sheep, the year of the monkey or the tiger. And this year of 2013 is the year of the snake.
Before New Year’s Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses. On New Year’s Eve, there is a big family dinner. After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year. On the first day of the New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their friends. They say “Good luck” , “ Gong Xi Fa Cai” and some other greetings(问候语) to each other. People usually have a very good time during the festival.What name does each Chinese year have?
| A．A plant name. | B．An animal name. |
| C．A family name. | D．A man’s name. |
On New Year’s Eve Chinese people usually .
| A．visit their friends | B．clean their houses |
| C．have a big dinner | D．go shopping |
This passage is about .
| A．animals | B．the Spring Festival |
| C．a big dinner | D．greetings |
Being a youth is one thing, and being a good one is another．A good youth should have these qualities(品德)：First of all, health．A good body is the best riches．Without it, nothing can be done well．If you are poor in health, you will have to take medicine day after day．Even you can’t work, do sports and so on．Secondly, one must be of good quality．Always do something for others．Help those in trouble and care about the people around you．If everyone did the same,（1） what a wonderful world this would be! Thirdly, one must have the ability to work with others．Cooperation and communication(合作和交流) are two important keys to better human relations．（2）Everyone needs friends because no one can live through life or do everything he wants to alone.
Besides the examples above, patriotism is the one we should never forget．Patriotism means a love for one’s country．It’s one of the highest qualities of human’s．Everyone should love his own country．But people sometimes think patriots(爱国者)must be fighters or that they live in a time of fighting for their country．That is wrong．A good youth’s work is not only fighting．A good youth will do the things his country asks him to do．
I think a good youth of today should also have some training in art．If everyone can enjoy art and be able to make more of it for others, then people will live better and enjoy more．What are the two important keys to better human relations?
____________________________________________________________________What does the underlined “patriotism” mean in Chinese ?
____________________________________________________________________写出（1）处画线句子的同义句。
______________________________________________________________________________将（2）处画线句子译成汉语。
______________________________________________________________________________Give a title to the passage． __________________________________________
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out．Many join organizations run (管理) by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain．Since the powerful (猛烈的) earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life．Some offer their professional skills for free．Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help．
One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother TeresA． She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of CalcuttA．
Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too．They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something．They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher．As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life．
All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways．They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages．Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you．The underlined word those in the passage means __ ．
| A．the homeless |
| B．the sick |
| C．the poor |
| D．the kids |
What is NOT the reason for teenagers to be volunteers according to the passage?
| A．They want to make more friends． |
| B．They want to be helpful． |
| C．It helps them get work experience． |
| D．It can improve their social life． |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Volunteers need qualifications． |
| B．Volunteers offer their help without any pay． |
| C．Young kids can’t be volunteers． |
| D．Some volunteers bring joy to others． |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．The world needs volunteers． |
| B．Mother Teresa was a great volunteer． |
| C．Volunteers do all kinds of work． |
| D．There are different ways of volunteering． |