Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师)， cards， special learning centers—in short， everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day， little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead， he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating， he went back to his room， without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time， day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally， little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise， little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心). She went to his room and asked， “Son，
what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head， “No.”
“Well then，” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said， “Well， on the first day of school， when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign， I knew they weren’t joking.”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
| A．Because he could eat well there. |
| B．Because he could earn more about nuns. |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
| A．was still the same as usual |
| B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school |
| D．worked hard but said little |
“Hitting the books” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．用功 | B．捶 书 | C．发泄 | D．振作 |
49. The last sentence in the passage shows that .
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage， we can infer (推断) that .
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
| Children’s Training Center |
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| English |
Computer |
| Time: Mon. , Thurs.& Fri 9:00 am---11:00 am Room: 201 Teacher: Miss Liu Tel: 023-68209643 13698371652 |
Time: Tues. , Wed. & Fri. 9:00 am---11:00 am 3:00 pm---5:00 pm Room: 503 Teacher: Mr. Hu Tel: 023-68206162, 13708356472 |
| Drawing |
Swimming |
| Time: Mon. , Thurs.& Sun 9:00 am---11:00 am Room: 307 Teacher: Miss Yang Tel: 023-68206569 13783147258 |
Time: Thurs. , Sat. &Sun. 9:00 am---11:00 am 3:00 pm---5:00 pm Place: Swimming pool Teachers: Mr. Zhang & Miss Wang Tel: 023-68202280, 13057382119 |
Xiao Ming wants to learn computer, he can call up the number _______ .
A. 023-68206162 or 13783147258 B. 023-68206162 or 13708356472
C. 023-68206569 or 13708356472You want to learn drawing, you must go to _______ .
A. Room 201 B. Room 307 C. Room 503 If you are free on Thursday afternoon, you can go to learn _______ .
A. English B. drawing C. swimmingWhen is Children’s Training Center open every day.
A. 9:00 am---11:00 am B. 3:00 pm---5:00 pm C. 9:00 am---5:00 pmWhich of the following (下面的) is right ?
A. Mr. Zhang and Miss Wang can teach you swimming.
B. Miss Liu and Mr. Hu can teach you drawing.
C. Miss Yang and Mr. Zhang can teach you English.
Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his vacation, but last year he thought, “I’m never outside this country. All my friends go to Spain , and they like it very much. So this year I’m going there, too.”
First he went to Madrid (马德里) and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this and when he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked (撞) him down.
Nat lay (躺) on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,
“Where am I ?”
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once came
to Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir ?”Nat always spent his vacation______ .
| A．in Madrid | B．in Spain | C．outside his country | D．in England |
One year, Nat went to _______ .
| A．England | B．London | C．Spain | D．America |
The exact (准确) Chinese word for “busy” in this story may be “______”.
| A．忙碌的 | B．紧张的 | C．热闹的 | D．热烈的 |
“Map of the city, sir ?” means “______”.
| A．Do you have a map of the city |
| B．Show me a map of the city, please |
| C．Do you want to buy a map of the city, sir ? |
| D．Do you want to have a look at the map of the city |
The end (结尾) of the story is ______ .
| A．sad | B．happy | C．interesting | D．boring |
"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren't going my way. "Don't worry. One day your luck will change."
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn't got enough experience. "Get some work with a small station and work your way up," she said.
I went back home. I couldn't get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn't get the job.
I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, "How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can't get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. "What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?" He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom's words come back to me, "One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it'll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you've had." At that moment I knew just what she meant.
16. What's the writer's ideal job?
A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant.
C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman.
17. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
A. Because he was too young.
B. Because he didn't get college education.
C. Because he's got a good-looking person.
D. Because he hadn't got enough experience.
18. The sentence "But I got turned down every time. "means" ".
A. But I was refused every time
B. But I was successful every time
C. But I lost my way every time
D. But the door of every station was always closed
19. What made the writer succeed in the end?
A. His mother’s words. B. A kind lady’s help.
C. His father’s car. D. His own hard work.
20. What's the best title of this passage?
A. Mother's Words. B. Everything Happens for the Best.
C. No One Is Always Lucky. D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult.
When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn't want my parents to worry about me.
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy came into the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, without a word, only a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me!
It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
11. Why was the smile an important gift?
A. Because the writer's old school was far away.
B. Because the writer didn't know who the boy was.
C. Because the smile didn't mean anything to the boy.
D. Because it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm.
12.The writer didn't talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because.
A. she was always unhappy
B. she didn't have any friends there
C. she was in the first year at the junior high school
D. she didn't want her parents to worry about her
13. How did the smile change her life?
A. She started to make friends.
B. She became the best friend with the boy.
C. Her parents didn't worry about her any more.
D. She realized that she was lonely.
14. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?
A. From her old school B. From her parents.
C.. From herself. D. From her classmates at the new school.
15. Who has become the writer’s best friend now?
A. The writer herself B. The writer’s parents
C. The writer’s classmates D. The boy with the smile
He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king. His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his album(唱片), "Ye Huimei", and the album was released(发行) in July and was named after his mother.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many
school subjects.
His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. "He is really good at music, it makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me." said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing.
"He is true to himself. He never follows others." said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province.
6. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou .
A. is very handsome B. has a bright smile
C. often makes too much noise D. is a pop music star
7. His fans are so excited because .
A. he released a new album in July
B. he will sing new songs in Beijing
C. he can play the piano very well
D. his new album was named after his mother
8. When he was a little child, he .
A. talked a lot every day B. did well in his study at school
C. started to like music D. had huge crowds of fans
9. According to one of his fans, Jay .
A. is a good student B. has long and beautiful hair
C. is a well-known pianist D. is very attractive to them
0. The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means .
A. he always has his own style
B. he likes to walk alone
C. he doesn't like other people's songs at all
D. no one can catch up with him