John is a schoolboy. Everyone likes him very much because he is funny. He can play many instruments (乐器). When he is with his friends, he often plays for them. Today is June 1st. It’s John’s birthday. He has a big and interesting party at home. Many friends come to his party. John’s mother cooks a lot of food for them.
Everyone gives a beautiful gift to him. May gives him an English dictionary because he also likes English. Bob gives John a guitar because he likes playing the guitar very much. At the party, John plays the guitar and he also plays the piano. They sing many songs and play some interesting games. They have a good time today.Why does everyone like John very much?
| A．Because his English is good. |
| B．Because he is funny. |
| C．Because he can play many instruments. |
| D．Because he looks good. |
When is John’s birthday?
| A．May 1st. | B．June 1st. |
| C．November 6th. | D．November 8th. |
What does John do on his birthday?
| A．He goes to the park. |
| B．He goes to a movie. |
| C．He does his homework. |
| D．He has a big and interesting party at home . |
Who gives Joh
an English dictionary?
| A．May. | B．His father. | C．His mother. | D．Bob. |
What does John plat the party?
A.The guitar. B.The piano.
C.The drums. D.Both A and B.
While Nick was on the bus reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope（信封）into his hands. "Here, take this!" the man said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.
Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy. There was paper inside, or money perhaps. "I'd better hand it over to the police," he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something. "He wants the envelope," Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick managed to lose the man in the crowd（人群）．When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.
Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to the policeman who was on duty. The man opened it. The envelope was full of money, false（假的）money.“Clearly the man made a mistake," the policeman said. "He thought you were one of the gang（团伙）!”
“However," the policeman went on. "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this. We are trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don't want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn't say a word to anyone-not even to your boss!" The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably_______.
| A．Nick's friend | B．the bus driver | C．a thief | D．a postman |
As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because_______.
| A．he wanted to catch Nick |
| B．he thought Nick was a policeman |
| C．he wanted to give Nick some money |
| D．he thought Nick was one of their gang |
By the last few sentences of the passage, we can infer that_______.
| A．Nick let everyone know his wonderful story |
| B．Nick's boss was the last to know Nick's story |
| C．Nick would keep silent about what happened for some time |
| D．the gang already knew the police got some of the false money |
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）． I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth -- so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?"
He looked it over carefully and said,- "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?"
“Twenty pounds," I said.
“OK," he said, "I'll give you twenty pounds."
“It's got a slightly broken leg," I said.
‘'Yes, I saw that, it's nothing."
Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked.
“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done."
“I'll buy it," I said.
“What do you mean? You've just sold it to me," he said.
"Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it."
“You must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair."
“You're right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, 'Would you repair this chair for me?"'
“I wouldn't have agreed to do it," he said. "We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_______.
| A．was rather impolite | B．was warmly received |
| C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair | D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair |
The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means_______.
| A．plan for dealing with things | B．way of doing things |
| C．idea of repairing things | D．decision to sell things |
The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_______.
| A．changed his mind | B．accepted the offer |
| C．saw the writer's purpose | D．decided to help the writer |
How much did the writer pay?
| A．￡5. | B．￡7. | C．￡20. | D．￡27. |
From the text, we can learn that the writer was_______.
| A．honest | B．careful | C．smart | D．funny |
Every culture has a recognized (公认的) point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.
In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license（证）, they drive into the grown-up world.
"Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. "It's like you're not cool if you don't have a car," she said.
According to a recent research, 41% of 16 to 19 year olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.
Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with undergrounds and limited(有限的) parking, some teenagers don't want them. But in rich areas outside the city, if there are no undergrounds, and bicycles are more for fun than cars, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents stop before letting their kids drive. They need to wait until they are more experienced.
Julie Susiana, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner's permit (许可)
Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some laughing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said. "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either."
In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because _______.
| A．they want to show themselves off |
| B．they are not experienced drivers |
| C．older people always drive better |
| D．they never drive carefully on the road |
Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?
| A．How rich the family is. |
| B．Whether the kid is old enough. |
| C．What traffic condition there is around. |
| D．Whether it's practically needed. |
The passage mainly gives information about _______.
| A．an American culture about teenagers' driving |
| B．a change in the Chinese culture |
| C．a cultural difference between America and China |
| D．the relationship between driving and a person's development |
Which may serve as the best title of the article?
| A．Cars Helping You to Grow Up | B．Driving into the Grown-up World |
| C．Teenagers' Driving in America | D．Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult |
When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes often: It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.
People who are nearsighted（近视的） can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.
People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book if they don't hold it at arm's length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people's eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
When night falls, colors become fainter（更模糊） to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you. It seems to disappear if you turn your head in its direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it, they cannot see it anymore, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive (敏感的) in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark,According to the passage, a _______ is more likely to be nearsighted.
| A．guard | B．doctor | C．writer | D．painter |
People who are farsighted _______.
| A．cannot do a lot of close work without glasses |
| B．can only see things that are very close to their eyes |
| C．have the same problem as the nearsighted people |
| D．have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm's length |
To see a small thing at night, we need to look _______.
| A．with wide open eyes | B．with half shut eyes |
| C．straight at it | D．in a slightly different direction |
I love My Country is a Dutch（荷兰的）TV series, first aired（播放）in the Netherlands on March 8, 2008.A tenth season was aired in late 2012, with an 11th season airing in March, 2013.
The show was created by the Dutchman John de Mol and has been sold to at least 25 countries in the world.
The series is divided into two teams. Each team, led by its leader, has three members. The teams have to answer questions about their own home country, like "What is the capital…?", "When did our country end the war with…?”etc. At the end of the programme the winning team gets a bicycle.
Big Ideas is a Canadian television series produced by TVOntario, on the air since 2001. The idea of starting the programme came from Wodek Szemberg who worked as the producer of the programme afterwards. The programme show lectures（讲座）to the public given by famous university educators.
Big Ideas airs on TV Ontario on Saturdays and Sundays at 5 pm, with repeat airings at 5 am on Sunday and Monday mornings.
In 2007, Big Ideas held its Best Lecture Competition for the second time. Dr. Michael Persinger, from Laurentian University, received the best-lecturer award.
The show stopped in the spring of 2013 because TVO had little money for it.How many seasons of I Love My Country has been aired so far?
| A．8 | B．9 | C．10 | D．11 |
When can you see Big Ideas on TV?
| A．At 4 pm on Saturdays. | B．At 5 pm on Sundays. |
| C．At 5 pm on Mondays. | D．At 4 am on Sundays. |
The writer writes the passage to _______.
| A．introduce two TV series to us |
| B．explain why there are so many TV series |
| C．encourage us to watch more TV series |
| D．encourage us to love our country more |