Americans think much about time. From childhood they learn to value（珍视）time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.
They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time , because they feel they have become servants（仆人）of the clock .What do the Americans mean by ‘Time is money’?
| A．It is not easy to make money. |
| B．It takes quite a lot of time to make money. |
| C．Working hard can bring people health. |
| D．If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money. |
Americans think it wrong__________.
| A．to work late |
| B．to get up early |
| C．to be late for school |
| D．to be on time to do everything |
This passage says that a dying person___________.
| A．is having a good time |
| B．is living on a borrowed time |
| C．thinks time goes easily |
| D．is saving time |
From this passage we can be sure that_____________.
| A．Americans live a hard life |
| B．Americans always walk fast |
| C．Americans live in a quick rhythm（节奏） |
| D．Americans are good at saving time |
Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
| A．Americans’ ideas about time |
| B．Never waste time |
| C．Time is money |
| D．Learn to be on time |
My name is Bill. I’m an American boy. I’m twelve. I’m a student in a middle school. I’m in Class1, Grade 7. Li Lei is my friend. We’re in different classes. He is eleven. Here is a photo of his family. Let’s look at it. His father, the one behind the tree, is a policeman. His mother, the one on the bike, is a Chinese teacher. He has two sisters. They are twins. They have a cat. Its name is Mimi. Look! It’s on the floor under the table. The twins are middle school students, too. They look after(照看) me at school. We are good friends.Bill is from________.
| A．England | B．America | C．China | D．Japan |
Li Lei is ________.
| A．twelve | B．ten | C．eleven | D．two |
Bill and Li Lei are _______.
| A．classmates | B．twins | C．friends | D．sister |
Li Lei’s mother is _______ in the photo.
| A．behind the tree | B．under the table | C．on the bike | D．in the table |
Who looks after Bill at school? ______.
| A．His parents | B．The twins | C．Mimi and Bill | D．His parents and Bill |
My name is Mary. I’m a student. I’m twelve. My father is a policeman. My mother is a nurse. Nick is my brother. We are all at home today, because today is Sunday. My brother Nick is a student, too. We are in the same school. There are thirty-five classes in our school. My classroom is very big._______are students and in the same school.
| A．My sister and I | B．My brother and I |
| C．My brother and my sister | D．Andy and I |
What’s Mary’s mother?
| A．She is a teacher. | B．She is a student. |
| C．She is a nurse. | D．She is a doctor. |
There are _______ classes in Mary’s school.
| A．25 | B．35 | C．24 | D．34 |
How old is Mary? ________.
| A．12 | B．14 | C．13 | D．30 |
Mary’s classroom is _______.
| A．not big | B．not very small | C．not strong | D．not short |
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A: 2576321. Guizhou Museum. This is Jenny speaking. How can I help you?
B: Hi, I’d like to buy tickets for the Picasso Exhibition(展览). I would like to know when I can go and how much the tickets are.
A: Hmm, let me see. The exhibition is open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays（工作日）, and from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on weekends（周末）.
B: Weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., weekends, 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., got it. Thank you. And what about the prices?
A: It’s＄12 for adults, half for children, and one third for groups（团体）.
B: I see. How many people do we need to have to make up a group?
A: At least 6.
B: I see. Do I have to order（订购）tickets now, or can I buy them when I get there?
A: You can buy them here. The exhibition is on the second floor of the museum, Hall 3.
B: Second floor, Hall 3. Thank you.
| Picasso Exhibition Place: Second floor, Hall 3, Capital Museum. Time: Prices: Adults: ＄12. Children: Tel: |
In America, when people say“man's best friend”, they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the“eyes”for a blind person (盲人) or“ears”for a deaf(耳聋) person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for“visits”.
Americans hold“Be Kind to Animals Week”in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.
If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect(保护) animals who can't speak for themselves.“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!”is used to prove(证明) that .
| A．pets have the right(权利) to inherit(继承) money |
| B．money can make pets happy |
| C．it's the best way to spend money |
| D．some pets are as important to their owners as their children |
According(依照) to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because .
| A．they are ill and they need to see the doctor |
| B．they can make the patients(病人) happier |
| C．they can help the doctor find out the problems |
| D．the doctors can do experiment(试验) on them |
During the“Be Kind to Animals Week”, the people in America .
| A．hold pet shows |
| B．play with the pets the whole week |
| C．cook delicious food for pets |
| D．make friends with other people's pets |
Which of the following statements(陈述) is NOT true?
| A．Dogs can help people in many ways. |
| B．Dogs can help people live happier. |
| C．Dogs can help people make everything |
| D．Dogs can make people's lives richer. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．A lot of people are interested in dogs. |
| B．Dogs can help people do many things. |
| C．Pets are lovely and need care and protection(保护). |
| D．We have done a lot of things for pets. |
Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).The thief was trying to get .
| A．his neighbour | B．his neighbour’s doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.
| A．safe | B．difficult | C．dangerous | D．easy |
The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because__________________.
| A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen |
| B．he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit him |
| C．He realized(意识到)something strange happened |
| D．Both B and C |
The neighbour hit the thief to_____________________.
| A．give him lessons | B．punish (惩罚) him for stealing |
| C．help him with the bell | D．be his teacher |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. |
| B．The thief knew why the neighbour came out. |
| C．The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell. |
| D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell. |