Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English. Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
| Global English Center General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. * 3-month (700 yuan ), 6-month (1,200 yuan ) and one-year (2,000 yuan ) courses. * Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon. ~ Fri.. * Experienced college English teachers. Tel: 67605272 Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082 |
| Modern Language School Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills. * Small classes ( 12~16 students ) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00~5:00 p.m.. * Native English teachers from Canada and the USA. * Language lab and computers supplied. * 3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan. Add: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056 Tel: 67353019 |
| The 21st Century English Training Center We specialize in effective teaching at all levels. * We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan. *Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1. Call 67801642 for more information. |
| The International House of English A six-month English course for students of all levels at very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week. * Class hours: 9:00~12:00 a.m. and 2:00~5:00 p.m.. *Well trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second/foreign language. Call 67353019 for further information. |
Mr. White works in the daytime every day and the place he will choose is ______.
| A．Global English Center |
| B．Modern Language School |
| C．The 21st Century English Training Center |
| D．The International House of English |
The 21st Century English Training Center is different from the other three. It ______.
| A．has a language lab and computers |
| B．has more experienced teachers |
| C．offers morning or afternoon classes |
| D．requires an entrance exam |
If you want to attend the course at the International House of English, you’ll pay about ______.
| A．1,200 yuan | B．60 yuan |
| C．1,500 yuan | D．1,800 yuan |
At the doctor's office
Wilson is a foreign student in Britain．He is learning English there．He still has some trouble using the language．
Doctor： Good morning． You're a new patient， I think． What's the trouble？
Wilson： Sometimes I feel cold and sometimes hot． I have a headache and a stomachache． Doctor：Yes， you look a bit off﹣colour．
Wilson： What colour， please？
Doctor： Sorry， what I said was "off﹣colour"．We use it to describe how people look or feel when they are unwell． Let me take your temperature． When did this start？
Wilson： I felt very tired last night when I went to bed． Then I felt really bad this morning when I woke up．
Doctor： I see． Now， let's look at your temperature． Ah， just as I thought， a hundred and one．Wilson： Oh， a hundred and one？ So high？
Doctor： Ah， yes， that must sound strange to you． We measure people's temperature on the Fahrenheit scale（华氏）． In centigrade， your temperature is 39℃， which is a bit high， but not exactly boiling point（沸点）．
Wilson： Oh， it isn't very bad， then．
Doctor： No， it isn't serious． You've got a cold． I'll give you some medicine． You'd better stay at home in the warm for a day or two and drink plenty of water．
Wilson： Thank you very much， doctor． I'm feeling better already． It wasn't so difficult telling you about my illness．
Doctor： No， language doesn't matter too much to a doctor． After all， vets manage without language at all．
Wilson： Please， what's a "vets"？
Doctor： Animal doctors． Now I must end this English lesson and see my next patient．
（1）Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word "off﹣colour"？
A． tired
B． lazy
C． sick
D． stressed
（2）What do we know about Wilson？
A． He is good at English．
B． He has had a cold．
C． He is from the UK．
D． He knows the doctor well．
（3）What is the doctor like？
A． Impatient．
B． Strict．
C． Humorous．
D． Curious．
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Fun film facts |
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Two of the most famous silent films ever made were the French science fiction film A Trip to the Moon （1902） and the American film The Great．Train Robbery （1903）． |
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The silent film that made the most money ever was The Birth of a Nation （1915）， which was produced and directed by D．W．Grifith．It made ＄ 10，000，000． |
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Auguste Lumiere and his brother made the first film shown in public．However， they didn't believe that films would become very popular．Auguste said，'Cinema…has no commercial （商业）future!' |
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25% of the money by a film comes from ticket sales，46% from DVD sales，and 29% from television．We don't know how much money people get from popcorn sales，but film fans usually eat a lot of this salty food， especially when watching a horror film．
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（1）A Trip to the Moon， The Great Train Robbery and The Birth of a Nation were ．
A． silent films
B． science fiction films
C． made in the same year
D． made by a French director
（2）What did Auguste Lumire believe？
A． Horror films would become popular．
B． Film﹣makers would be rich in the future．
C． People would eat popcorn when seeing films．
D． Not many people would be interested in films．
（3）What percentage of the money by a film comes from ticket sales？
A． About a quarter．
B． About one﹣third．
C． About a half．
D． About three﹣fourths．
"Well， I'll eat the cake，" Alice said． "If I get taller， I can reach the key on the table． And if get Smaller， I can go under the door into the garden．"Then she fished the cake very soon．
"I shall be as tall as a house in a minute，" she said． She tried to look down at her feet， and could only just see them．
Just then her head hit the ceiling （天花板） of the room． She was now about three meters tall quickly， she took the key from the table and hurried to the garden door． But she was too tall to go through the door． She began to cry． The tears （泪水） ran down her face， and soon there was large pool of salt water all around her on the floor． Suddenly she heard a voice， and she stopped crying to listen．
"Oh， the Duchess （公爵夫人），the Duchess! She'll be very angry! I'm late， and she's waiting for me． Oh dear， oh dear!"
It was the White Rabbit again． He was hurrying down the long room， with a pair of white gloves in one hand and a fan in the other hand．
Alice was afraid， but she needed help． So she said in a low voice，"Oh， please， sir﹣"
Her voice frightened （ 使惊恐） the Rabbit． He dropped the gloves and the fan， and ran away quickly．
Alice picked up the gloves and the fan． The room was very hot， so she cooled down with the fan． She said， "Oh dear! How strange everything is today! Shall I get smaller during the night？"
She began to feel very unhappy again， but then she looked down at her hand． She was wearing one of the Rabbit's white gloves．"How did I get it on my hand？" she thought．"Oh， I'm getting smaller again! I'm already less than a meter tall and getting smaller every second! How can I stop it？" She saw the fan in her other hand． "It must be the fan!" she thought， and quickly she dropped it．
She was now very， very small， and the key was still lying on the table．
"Things are worse than ever，" thought poor Alice． She turned away from the door， and fell into salt water， right up to her neck． At first she thought it was the sea，but then she saw it was the pool of her own tears．
"Oh， why did I cry so much？" said Alice． She swam around and looked for a way out， but the pool was very big． Just then she saw an animal in the water near her． It looked like a large animal to Alice， but it was only a mouse．
"Shall I speak to it？" thought Alice． "Everything is very strange here， so perhaps a mouse can speak．
Then she began，"Oh， Mouse， do you know the way out of this pool？ I am very tired of swimming．
But the mouse looked at her with its little eyes and said nothing．
"Perhaps it doesn't understand English，"thought Alice． "Perhaps it's a French mouse． "So she began again， and said in French，"Where is my cat？" （This was first sentence in her French book． ）
The mouse jumped half out of the water and looked at her angrily．
"Oh， I'm sorry!" cried Alice quickly．"Of course， you don't like cats， do you？"
"No． I don't like cats，" the mouse replied．
（Adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ）
（1）What did the White Rabbit drop when he heard Alice's voice？
A． The cake and the fan．
B． The cake and the key．
C． The gloves and the fan．
D． The gloves and the key．
（2）How did Alice feel after the White Rabbit ran away？
A． Bored．
B． Excited．
C． Unhappy．
D． Curious．
（3）What is the correct order of what happened to Alice in the story？
a． Alice fell into the salt water．
b． Alice ate up the whole cake．
c． Alice met a mouse and spoke to it．
d． Alice took the key and hurried to the door．
A． b﹣a﹣d﹣c
B． c﹣b﹣d﹣a
C． c﹣d﹣a﹣b
D． b﹣d﹣a﹣c
（4）What can we learn from the story？
A． The key was taken away by a French cat．
B． The fan made Alice get smaller and smaller．
C． The mouse couldn't speak French or English．
D． The White Rabbit was waiting for the Duchess．
（5）Which of the following is the best title for the story？
A． The White Rabbit's house
B． The ceiling of the room
C． A cute mouse and a lazy cat
D． Alice's strange experience
Antarctica （南极洲） is at the southern end of the Earth． It is the coldest， driest and windiest place on our planet． What would it be like to live and work there？
On Oct 15， 50 Chinese researchers took a ship named Xuelong 2 from Shenzhen to Antarctica． Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker （破冰船） made in China． It took two years to build Xuelong 2． It is reported that Xuelong 2 is one of the world's best research icebreakers．
Chinese researchers have been to Antarctica 35 times． Because of its unusual environment， researchers from around the world have been going there to do study （研究） for many years． Some studies can only be done in Antarctica． For example， there is little air pollution there． This makes it easier for scientists to study the weather， atmosphere （大气） and stars．
The study of Antarctica's geology （地质） is also important． Rocks in Antarctica can tell us what the weather was like long time ago， and help us understand how the Earth has changed over time． There are also many wild animals， such as penguins （企鹅），seals （海豹） and birds． Scientists can learn how animals live in cold places by studying them．
Xie Zhouqing is a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China． He was part of China's 15th research trip to Antarctica． He said， "Life in Antarctica is not easy．It is tiring and sometimes dangerous， but it is still quite fun．" He also said，"I studied how penguins walk， what they eat， and why they move from one place to another． I was excited to see the cute animals playing around． I hope my studies can help protect them．"
（1）What can we know from the first three paragraphs？
A． Antarctica is at the northern end of the Earth．
B． There is plenty of air pollution in Antarctica．
C． Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker made in China．
D． Chinese scientists have been to Antarctica 45 times．
（2）What does the underlined word "it" mean in the fifth paragraph？
A． Life in Antarctica．
B． Rocks in Antarctica．
C． Fun in Antarctica．
D． Danger in Antarctica．
（3）What can we infer （推断） from the passage？
A． The weather in Antarctica hasn't changed over time．
B． Xie Zhouqing mainly studied geology in Antarctica．
C． Chinese researchers have done many studies in Antarctica．
D． The study in Antarctica can't help protect penguins and seals．
（4）Where does the passage probably come from？
A． A storybook．
B． A cooking guide．
C． A film review．
D． A science magazine．
The Chinese kite is a symbol of the Chinese handicraft （手工艺品）． Flying a kite is a very popular activity in China． In spring， large numbers of people gather in the squares or parks and fly beautiful kites there．
A philosopher （哲学家） called Mozi was said to be the inventor of the Chinese kite． His invention had the bird's name of "Yuan"， a kind of bird of the hawk （鹰） family with a long tail． He made the kite out of wood． Later， his student Lu Ban improved it and made the kite out of bam boo．
With the development of papermaking， paper was introduced into the kite﹣ making． The kite got the name "Zhi Yuan"， as "Zhi" in Chinese means paper． And during the Five Dynasties period， people tied the bamboo whistle （哨子） to the kite． When the kite was flying， the airflow （气流）
could make the whistle sound like Guzheng playing． So the kite carried the name "Fengzheng"．
From then on， making and playing the kite became very popular in Weifang， Shandong Province． Every year in spring， when the weather became warm， almost every family went out to fly the kite and have a picnic on sunny and windy days． It was an exciting folk activity and a good time to display various beautiful kites． At the same time， they also enjoyed the warm weather and fresh air． The tradition has been well kept until today and has become the world﹣ famous Weifang International Kite Festival， which is held from 20th to 25th in April every year．
Flying a kite in spring does people much good． For example， it is a good way to reduce the backache （背痛）． Besides， when people fly a kite， it can help them forget their stressful （压力重的） situations and reconnect （再连接） them to nature．
（1）From the second paragraph， we can know that "Yuan" is ．
A． a bird's name
B． a kind of shape
C． a symbol of stress
D． an inventor's name
（2）How long does Weifang International Kite Festival last every year？
A．5 days．
B．6 days．
C．7 days．
D． 8 days．
（3）What is the last paragraph mainly about？
A． A lot of ways of making kites．
B． Some advantages of flying kites．
C． The dynasties of making kites．
D． The good places of flying kites．
