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. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though a little more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. I realized that my approach must be wrong so I decided to try another way. 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? Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK. I’ll give you twenty pounds for it,” he said. “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I added. “Yes, I saw that. It’s nothing,” the shopkeeper replied.
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell after the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” the man asked in surprise. “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. He shouted, “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said, “And what would you have said if I had walked in and asked you to repair my chair?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll repair this for you. Five pounds will be the cost,” the man answered. He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.What happened to the writer in the first shop?
| A．He broke his leg. |
| B．His chair was repaired. |
| C．He was refused impolitely. |
| D．The shopkeeper bought his chair. |
What does the underlined phrase “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph mean?
| A．The shopkeeper changed his mind. |
| B．The shopkeeper accepted the price. |
| C．The shopkeeper decided to help the writer. |
| D．The shopkeeper found out the writer’s purpose. |
How much did the writer pay the shopkeeper at last?
| A．5 pounds. | B．7 pounds. |
| C．20 pounds. | D．27 pounds. |
From the passage, we can learn that the writer was__________.
| A．honest | B．smart |
| C．careful | D．crazy |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．The writer wanted to sell his chair for 20 pounds. |
| B．It was very easy to repair the writer’s broken chair. |
| C．The writer succeeded in getting his chair repaired at last. |
| D．The man in the first shop thought the chair was too old to repair. |
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词（每空一词，计10分）
Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something t __ you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If s__
__, then you know what stress is. Stress is what you f_
__ when you are worried about something. This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid. All of them can give you a stomach or a headache.
However, there are different kinds of stress. Some kinds of stress are good and o___ are bad. Good stress might happen when you are called to answer questions in class. This kind of stress can help you get things better done. For e__
__, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to p__
_ better before the test.
On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress l____ too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family m_
__ is sick, and if you are having problems at school, or anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress isn’t going to help you. And it can actually make you sick.
The best way to fight stress is to have a balanced life. Make s___ you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure(休闲) and Food. If you get e__
__ sleep and eat properly, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you’ll probably feel less stressed.
阅读下面短文，根据所给的汉语意思或首字母写出单词的正确形式（每空一词，计10分）
An old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education (现代教育) . He thought that young (人)nowadays were not taught how to know the difference between right and wrong .
One day , he was （散步）in the park near his home . There he saw some b
. They were standing a
a small cat . The old gentleman went up to the boys and asked t
what was happening . One of the boys said to him ,”We’re having a contest . We’re telling lies . We want to see who can tell the
（大）lie . The biggest liar can
（得到）the cat .”
The old gentleman thought that this was a good chance. He could use this opportunity to teach a useful lesson . She said to them ,”
（我） have never told a lie in my life . “ At once , there was a great shout from all the boys . They all said , “ You
(赢 ). You can take the cat .”
任务向阅读 （ 每小题 1 分， 计5 分 ）
阅读以下材料，获取必要的信息，然后匹配有关信息，并在答题卡上将对应的答案标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余的。（共5小题，每小题1分）
请阅读以下一些酒店的介绍：
Alex Centre Hotel is 300 meters away from the centre square. It has many modern and large rooms. It also has a business centre, meeting rooms, a car park and several restaurants.
Youth Hotel provides more than a hundred rooms. The rooms are not big but clean. No noise can be heard from the streets. There is an outdoor barbecue(烧烤) that everyone loves.
Holiday Village is built in a beautiful valley. You can have your own house with a small garden. The restaurant in it has delicious food and all kinds of wine, ready for you in the evening, but it may cost much.
Fishermen’s Home is built by the sea. You don’t need to spend much staying here. Walking along the beach, you can see many fish. You can go fishing on the boat, too. Of course, you can enjoy seafood with your friends in the restaurant.
Holiday Inn is great for its value. It is lying at the foot of the mountain. It provides basic conditions, but the rooms are clean and big enough for a dance. It has a nice swimming pool.
Karin’s Hotel is on an island. It is famous for its wonderful natural views(风景), nice rooms and its service. Staying here can make your trip a pleasant one.
请阅读以下个人信息，并将他们的需求和以上的酒店匹配。Mr. & Mrs. Smith live in a noisy street. They are going to the beach for a weekend. They dream of eating seafood by the sea and spending a quiet night. They also hope the hotel rooms are not so expensive.
Jack is a businessman. He is looking for a modern hotel with good service in the centre of the city.
The Lees are having a three-day holiday. They aren’t rich and they enjoy a simple life. The family all like swimming.
Jim and Susan plan a trip after their wedding(婚礼). They want to choose a hotel with natural environment, comfortable rooms and good service.
A group of college students are having their holiday. They want a quiet place where they can have their BBQ. They don’t care about the room size.
Is there someone you hate? Well, maybe you don’t really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness .
Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.According to the passage, we might get angry when someone __________.
| A．holds us back | B．forgets us |
| C．doesn’t like us | D．does hurt us |
The underlined word “deny” in the passage means “__________”.
| A．误解 | B．否认 | C．疏远 | D．减轻 |
The best way to deal with the bitterness is to __________.
| A．make the person who hurts us look bad |
| B．hate the person who hurts us very often |
| C．accept that you are hurting the other person |
| D．forgive the person who hurts us and forget it |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．We should enjoy someone who hurts us. |
| B．We should pay more attention to our friends. |
| C．The peace of mind is more important than the hurt itself. |
| D．It’s better to let bitterness go along with the other person. |
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily remember many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everyone learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily remember many things by heart because______.
| A．they always sleep very well. |
| B．they often eat good food. |
| C．they read a lot of books. |
| D．they have very good memories. |
Before a child can speak, he must________.
| A．read and write |
| B．make sentences |
| C．hear and remember the sounds |
| D．think hard |
In school the students can’t learn a foreign language well because________.
| A．they have no good memories. |
| B．they have no teachers |
| C．they have too much time for it |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better_______.
| A．if you have lots of good food. |
| B．if you do more and more exercises |
| C．if you do morning exercises every day. |
| D．if you get up early |