Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet”, answered Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then”, said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again.“ Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)! ”he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.Tom went into the station cafe because .
| A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea |
| B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there |
| C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls |
| D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there |
What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?
| A．Half past twelve | B．Twenty to twelve |
| C．Half past eleven | D．Half past one |
From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we
will find ______________.
| A．the time is right |
| B．it’s going slower |
| C．it’s going backward |
| D．it’s going faster |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Tom arrived in Paris on time. |
| B．The next bus would leave in half an hour. |
| C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer. |
| D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once. |
Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?
| A．The Mirror of the Station |
| B．Not A Careful Man |
| C．Missing A Bus |
| D．The Clock In The Mirror |
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If you take the "4-Day Beautiful Guilin Private(私人的) Tour", you will be able to _________.
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In northern China during spring, big sandstorm often make trouble for people. Sandstorms usually happen in spring. They have happened in more than 10 provinces in northern China this year. People in southern China don’t have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from the north of China. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don’t get much rain. When there aren’t many trees, the ground can’t keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts, the ground becomes loose. Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky. Besides, in northeast China, there lies some vast deserts.
Sandstorms are bad for people’s health. If people breathe in too much sand, they will cough or have serious illnesses. Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never come back home. The winds also tear the farmers’ houses down.
What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here’s a piece of advice. Ask your parents to help you plant some trees this spring. If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them.When do sandstorms usually happen?
| A．In summer. | B．In spring. | C．In winter. | D．In autumn |
What does the underlined word "loose" mean in China?
肥沃的 B.贫瘠的 C.疏松的 D.大量的The second paragraph tells us ______________.
| A．why sandstorms happen in northern China |
| B．the dangers of sandstorms |
| C．sandstorms aren’t terrible at all |
| D．how sandstorms happen |
Which of the following is NOT a way to stop sandstorms?
| A．Plant more trees in spring. |
| B．Stop people to cut down too many trees |
| C．Don’t stay outside when sandstorms happen. |
| D．Tell people about the dangers of sandstorms. |
Which is the best title for this passage?___________
| A．Sandstorms |
| B．How we can stop sandstorms |
| C．Why sandstorms only happen in northern China. |
| D．Sandstorms can influence most of China. |
Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really liked to play the violin. But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful. So his father sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin was his dream. He didn’t want to give up his dream. So he left university before he finished his studies and spent all his time and energy practicing the violin. Unfortunately, his violin teacher was not very good. So when it was time for him to start his concert tour, he still couldn’t play the violin very well.
Therefore, a Milan newspaper critic1 criticized him and said that he was an untrained violinist. The critic said, “If he is gold, he is not ready to shine2 yet.”
When facing this kind of problem, some people may become very angry and some people try to learn from it. Fortunately, Ole Bull belonged to the second group. He went to the newspaper office and found the critic. Instead of being angry, he talked about his mistakes with the man and listened to the man’s advice.
After he met the critic, he gave up the rest of his concerts. Then he went back to practice the violin with the help of good teachers. In the end, he got great success when he was only 26. He also became one of the most famous violinists in the world.Why didn’t Ole Bull’s father like him to play the piano?
| A．Because he thought playing the violin was useless. |
| B．Because his father thought playing the violin would cost lots of money. |
| C．Because his father thought he couldn’t play the violin well. |
| D．Because his father thought he couldn’t make his dream come true. |
What does the underlined part "If he is gold, he is not ready to shine yet." mean?
| A．Gold always shines no matter where it is. |
| B．He is an excellent violinist. |
| C．He doesn’t play the violin very well. |
| D．If he sells gold, he will make a lot of money. |
What was Ole Bull’s attitude towards the critic’s article?
| A．Angry. | B．Excited. | C．Modest. | D．Worried. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Without a good teacher, one can’t succeed. |
| B．The critic’s advice helped Ole Bull a lot. |
| C．Ole Bull got success after many years’ hard practice at last. |
| D．The critic helped Ole Bull find a famous teacher. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Becoming a violinist can make a lot of money. |
| B．When we meet problems, we should learn to face them. |
| C．Old Bull was a famous American pianist. |
| D．You can be famous easily if you play the violin. |
Who's building the new China? It's not the factory owners or the business men and women of China. It's someone else. We see them every day, They work day and night in the terrible working conditions and weather. They build the roads, the theaters, the cinemas and the supermarkets. They even clean up our rubbish. They are China’s migrant workers(民工).
More than 140 million workers have left their homes in the countryside to look for jobs in big cities all over China. They hope to be rich, but they realize they have many difficulties in making enough money. And one of the difficulties that these workers have is the pride and discrimination(歧视)from the people in cities. When night falls, everywhere I look I see the sad faces of the migrant workers. Many are living far away from those whom they love. Yes，they dress differently, they speak differently, and they have different habits, but they work hard .The people in cities regard them as outsiders, and most governments refuse to give them medical care and public schooling for their children. If China hopes to move into the future, many things need to change. The first is discrimination! We need to stop our discrimination against the migrant workers of China! They may not make as much money as some people in cities, but they are good honest people just trying to survive this game of life. These workers are very important and necessary to China’s economic (经济)development and have become an important force for the change of Chinese society. They are building the new China, so we should help them.The journalist think __________is building the new China.
| A．the factory owners of China | B．the business men and women of China |
| C．the migrant workers of China | D．the people in Chinese cities |
Which is the best title for the fourth and fifth paragraphs?
| A．Moving forward | B．The discrimination from the people in cities. |
| C．How to make more money. | D．A lonely life. |
The word “survive” here in Chinese means “________”.
| A．活过来 | B．挺过来 | C．活得累 | D．活得长 |
Which one is NOT TRUE about China's migrant workers according to the report?
| A．They should be helped by us. |
| B．More than 1.4 billion migrant workers have been in big cities to make money. |
| C．They are not welcomed by the people in cities because they regard them as outsiders. |
| D．They have become quite important to the change of Chinese society. |
What does the report mainly tell us? .
| A．Though China's migrant workers work hard, their condition is terrible. |
| B．The condition of China's migrant workers needs to be changed for China's development. |
| C．The people in cities aren't polite to the migrant workers. |
| D．China's development only depends on the migrant workers. |
Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honour of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.All the things Edision invented were _________ people needed at that time.
| A．what | B．that | C．then | D．which |
Edison _________in inventing new things.
| A．took all his time | B．paid all his money |
| C．spent his most time | D．spent his most money |
Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.
| A．thousands of | B．over one thousand |
| C．only one thousand | D．less than a thousand |
Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.
| A．fifty | B．severity-six | C．s ixty |
D．eighty |
It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honour of the g
reatest inventor.
| A．possible | B．not true | C．nice | D．important |