Long ago in a small village, there was a place. It is famous for the House of 1000 Mirrors.
A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs(楼梯) to the doorway(门口) of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high(竖起) and his tail(尾巴) wagging(摆动) as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often."
In the same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung(垂下) his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them and was afraid to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections(反应) do you see in the faces of the people you meet?Why was the first dog surprised when he came into the house?
| A．Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors. |
| B．Because he found that dogs there looked sad. |
| C．Because he felt sad about everything. |
| D．Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him. |
The first dog decided to visit the house again because
| A．he liked the mirror there |
| B．he made many friends |
| C．he felt he was welcome |
| D．he learned a lot there |
How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?
| A．Excited | B．Nervous (紧张) |
| C．Interested | D．Unhappy |
The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”
A, shout B. smile C. look D. runWhat does the story want to tell us?
| A．Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not. |
| B．If you show life a smile, life will smile back. |
| C．Everyone in the world should be nice to each other. |
| D．Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones. |
阅读理解 （共15小题,每小题2分，满分30分）
Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
1).Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt (欠债). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.
2).American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
3).American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
1).Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
2).Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?
| A．study at home | B．Do part-time jobs |
| C．Take part in sports groups | D．Do chores |
Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because _______.
| A．they usually spend less than they have |
| B．they spend more than they have |
| C．they don’t like spend money at all |
| D．they make a lot of money |
The underlined word “academic” probably means _________ in Chinese.
| A．学术的 | B．娱乐的 |
| C．运动的 | D．休闲的 |
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| A．learn taiji | B．buy a second-hand piano |
| C．learn Chinese | D．be an English teacher |
If you join Mandarin Morning Center, you will have courses for ______.
| A．no less than twelve hours a month |
| B．just three hours a month |
| C．less than twelve hours a month |
| D．about two hours a week |
If you want to be an English teacher, you can _______for more information.
| A．call 138*****260 |
| B．phone 1340****533 |
| C．send e-mail to tomann@gmail.com |
| D．visit www.tianyigu.com |
Ms Wu wants to sell her piano because__________.
| A．She doesn’t like playing the piano now |
| B．She will go abroad |
| C．her new house is too small |
| D．She wants to buy a new one |
From the passage, we know that _______.
| A．Mandarin Morning Center can help you travel around Shanghai for free |
| B．Tianyigu Taijiquan Club offers taiji courses at Green Park in Beijing |
| C．Chaoyang English coaching School needs an English teacher who is from Australia |
| D．Ms Wu wants to sell her piano at 30,800 yuan |
Russian girls think he is the ideal boyfriend. Thousands of Japanese teenagers applied for just a few minutes to practice judo with him. His cool image is on the front pages of newspapers and magazines. Do you know who he is ? Yeah, he’s Vladimir Putin who was named “Person of the Year of 2008” by Time.
Putin was born in Leningrad in 1952. He entered Leningrad State University’s law department in 1970. When he became President of Russia in 2000, he found the country in great difficulty. In his 8 years as president, he guided his nation through a remarkable transformation .Russia’s economy had grown a lot. Under his strong leadership, Russia was at the table of world power again.
Putin came to like judo and spy novels when he was a young boy. He relaxes by listening to classical music. Yesterday is his favorite Beatles’ song. He has a happy family. He is married to Lyudmila Alexandrovna Putina, with daughters, Yekaterina and Maria.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 How old is Putin now?
| A．65. | B．57. | C．58. | D．61. |
Which subject did Putin mainly study when he was in the university?
| A．Law. | B．Economy. |
| C．English. | D．Politics. |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “table” in the passage?
| A．桌子 | B．表格 | C．行列 | D．法案 |
Which of the following is NOT true?.
| A．Putin is good at judo. |
| B．Putin is very popular in Russia. |
| C．Russia’s economy developed quickly because of his leadership. |
| D．There are three people in Putin’s family. |
According to the passage, what may Putin do in his spare time to relax himself?
| A．Listen to Mozart’s music. |
| B．Read love stories. |
| C．Dance with his wife. |
| D．Sing popular songs. |
Joan worked in a hospital. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Dick. Dick was only eleven years old, but he had a very serious illness and couldn’t move most parts of his body except his hands. Joan knew Dick would never get any better, but the little boy was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of himself.
Dick knew that Joan loved dancing. So when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, “I’m very sorry that you can’t go to the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll find a piece of cake that I saved up from my supper today. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with the cake. And I’ll get up and dance with you myself if I was able to.”
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not important at all to Joan.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What is Joan’s job?
| A．She is a doctor |
| B．She is a children’s nurse |
| C．She is an adults’ nurse |
| D．She is a children’s doctor |
Joan _____ that evening mainly because she would lose the chance to go to the big dance at the hospital.
| A．felt worried | B．felt unhappy |
| C．felt angry | D．felt unlucky |
Which of the following about Dick is TRUE?
| A．He could not move his hands. |
| B．He would get better soon. |
| C．He could dance very well. |
| D．He was always happy and helpful. |
What does the underlined phrase saved up means? It means .
| A．挽救 | B．贮存 | C．储蓄 | D．节省 |
From this passage we can know after hearing Dick’s words .
| A．Joan probably felt sorry |
| B．Joan probably felt sad |
| C．Joan probably felt relaxed. |
| D．Joan probably felt excited |
It’s 15:00, Tuesday, June 26th. Tessa returns home after her two-day holiday. Tessa is checking her message.
| Telephone message To: Tessa From: Wilson Date: June 25th , Time: 13:00 a.m Phone: 554-3467 Ext: 357 Message: Wilson wants you to see a movie at Westwood Theater. Meet him in front of the theatre at 4:30 p.m. Daddy |
| June 26th Hi, Tessa! I came to see you but you weren’t in. Our Pen friend Frank’s coming. I’m going to have a party to welcome him at my new house this Saturday evening. Could you please come and help prepare for the party? My new address is 632 Maple St. Apt. 809. Call me at 673-8982 from 20:00 to 22:00 Peter |
| To: Tessa Date: June 26th Time 10:00 a.m. While you were out From: Mrs. Johnson at National Bank Phone: 4627786 Message: call Mrs Johnson before 3:30 this afternoon. Very important! Taken by: Mom |
| From: Frank @ wideworld. com.au Subject: visit you soon To: Tessa Dear Tessa, I’ve just got a new job in the city of Seattle. It offers me lots of chance to be out on business. This morning I was told to pay a visit to your town on Friday. I hope to see you and Peter there. I think I’ll be free on Saturday. I’ll call you then. Frank Brown |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Tessa missed the movie because ___________.
| A．she got the message late |
| B．she lost the ticket to the movie |
| C．Wilson didn’t invite her |
| D．she didn’t wanted to go with Wilson |
Peter went to Tessa’s home to ___________.
| A．welcome Frank | B．prepare for the party |
| C．ask her for help | D．take part in the party |
What should Tessa do first after reading the message?
| A．Go to see Wilson. | B．Call Peter |
| C．Call Mrs. Johnson | D．Go to a party |
Where does Frank work?
| A．In Seattle. |
| B．At Westwood Theater. |
| C．At National Bank. |
| D．At 632 Maple St., Apt. 809. |
Tessa can’t find ____________ telephone number from the messages.
| A．Wilson’s | B．Mrs. Johnson’s |
| C．Peter’s | D．Frank’s |