On the first day of school, Jack found a little old lady with a warm smile.“Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old.”she said.
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” Jack asked.
“I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retired and travel.” she answered.
Jack knew she’s joking but he was surprised what encouraged her to be here at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day they would talk after class. Jack always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with him. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term, Rose was invited to make a little speech. She said, “We don’t stop playing because we’re old. We grow old because we stop playing. Being happy and achieving success may keep you staying young. If you have a dream, hold on. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent(天才) or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change...”Rose, an 87-year-old lady, was Jack’s ________.
| A．granny | B．classmate | C．teacher | D．friend |
Rose went to the university in order to ________.
| A．meet a rich husband |
| B．make new friends |
| C．get a better job |
| D．get a university education |
Why did Jack considered Rose as a “time machine”? Because ________.
| A．she always got to class on time |
| B．she made friends easily |
| C．she had wisdom and experience |
| D．she made a little speech |
What does the word that in Para.7 refers to(指)?
| A．Growing older. | B．Growing up |
| C．Staying young | D．Being happy |
From this passage we know Rose believed________.
| A．Easier said than done |
| B．Well begun is half done |
| C．It is never too late to learn |
| D．Reading makes a full man |
Qi Haoran, a Junior One student, was quite busy over the past winter vacation – and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign (光盘行动).
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food.“Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Could you please not waste food?” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January. It calls on people to reduce food waste.
China in these years had serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable (好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all their food.
Luckily the campaign has got the support of many. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives the guests who have eaten up all that they ordered a sticker. People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers(吃剩的食物) home.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?What did the 11 students do in the winter vacation?
| A．They opened a restaurant together. |
| B．They volunteered for a campaign. |
| C．The helped each other with homework. |
| D．They collected money from customers in restaurants. |
What does the underlined part “call on” mean in Chinese in the passage?
| A．打电话 | B．叫喊 | C．拜访 | D．号召 |
What can we learn from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?
| A．Wasting food is a serious problem in China. |
| B．Chinese people waste the most food in the world. |
| C．Chinese people want to show off because they are rich. |
| D．Most Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table. |
What did the restaurant in Beijing do to support the campaign?
| A．It encouraged customers to take leftovers home. |
| B．It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes. |
| C．The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food. |
| D．It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times. |
A little boy went to a telephone booth (电话亭) at the cash counter of a store and made a phone call. The store owner looked at him and listened to the conversation.
Boy: “Lady, can you give me the job of cutting your lawn (草坪)?”
Woman (at the other end of the phone line): “No, thank you. I already have someone to cut my lawn.”
Boy: “Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price the person who cuts your lawn now.”
Woman: “I’m very satisfied with the person who cuts my lawn.”
Boy (with more perseverance 执着) : “Lady, I’ll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free.”
Woman: “No, thank you.”
With a smile on his face, the little boy hung up the phone. The store owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy.
Store owner: “Son... I like your attitude (态度). I like that positive (积极的) spirit and would like to offer you a job.”
Boy: “No, thanks.”
Store owner: “But you were really asking for one.”
Boy: “No, Sir. I was just checking my performance (表现) at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to.”In fact, how many people are mentioned (提及) in the story? _____________.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
The boy said to the lady that he would even sweep her floor and stairs for free because ___________.
| A．he wanted her to let him continue his job |
| B．he thought that the lady was too poor |
| C．the lady thought the money she paid the boy was too much |
| D．he wanted to know if he did his job well enough and couldn’t be replaced (取代) by others. |
Which is TRUE according to the story?
| A．The boy was angry with the lady. |
| B．The store owner wasn’t kind-hearted. |
| C．The lady wanted to find another person to do the boy’s job. |
| D．The boy was happy to know that the lady was satisfied with his performance. |
The best title for the story is “_____________”.
| A．Asking for a job | B．Self-appraisal (自我测评) |
| C．The lady and the boy | D．The boy and the store owner |
Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence (暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe environment. Please be part of our plan!
| What is School Watch? School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom and you do the same for them. |
| Is it for everyone? Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer. |
| What else can it do? School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help schoolmates who have problems with their homework. |
| Who is the Best School Watcher? Our school will look for the Best School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one! |
| How do you start? To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. You can check the official website at www. schoolwatch. com if you want to get more information. |
School Watch can help its members _________.
| A．save the environment |
| B．organize sports activities |
| C．improve the quality of school life |
| D．go on school trips |
Anyone can become a member of School Watch because _________.
| A．everyone may have problems |
| B．everyone can give help to others |
| C．everyone needs to make some friends |
| D．everyone needs help with his homework |
If you want to be a member of School Watch, you should _________.
| A．check the website |
| B．be good at your schoolwork |
| C．talk to the headmaster |
| D．talk to the director of the plan in your grade |
ENJOY YOUR FAVORITES IN STAR CINEMA
| June Fri-Sun The amazing spider-man 2 14:00; 16:00 x-men: days of future past 14:00; 16:00 20:00; 22:00 Mon-Thurs The good dinosaur 12:00; 14:00; 16:00; 20:00 |
| July Fri-Sun How to train your dragon 2 14:00; 16:00 Transformers 4 14:00; 16:00 20:00; 22:00 Mon-Thurs The amazing spider-man 2 12:00; 14:00; 16:00 |
Tickets must be booked Any time up to 30 minutes, before the film starts, ticket holders are given seat numbers,
Drinks are provided. Food may be bought from the shop and eaten in the area provided outside the cinema,
Ticket prices: Adults,＄18, Children under6. ：＄6； Students under 16, ＄10
Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the cinema, Mobile phones must be kept off,What film can John see if he wants to see a film on a Saturday night in July？
| A．The Amazing Spider-man 2. | B．X-men: days of future past. |
| C．How to train your dragon 2. | D．Transformers 4. |
When can you see the film the Amazing spider-man 2?
| A．Tuesday, July 10 p.m. | B．Tuesday, July, 4 p.m, |
| C．Friday, June, 4 a.m. | D．Friday, June, 8 p.m. |
How much will it cost for a family with two children, (one is 5 and the other is 8)to see a film?
| A．＄46 | B．＄36 | C．＄52 | D．＄48 |
When can people book tickets？
| A．The day before the film. |
| B．Any time before the film. |
| C．An hour before the film. |
| D．No later than half an hour before the film. |
What can you do，anywhere in the cinema？
| A．Eat some food. | B．Have some drinks. |
| C．Make a phone call. | D．Smoke in the area provided. |
Body language is quiet, secret and most powerful language of all. It speaks louder than words.
According to specialists, our bodies send out more messages than we realize. In fact, non-verbal(非语言) communication takes up about fifty percent of what we usually mean. And body language is especially important, when we try to communicate across cultures.
Indeed, what is called body language is so much a part of us that it’s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings happen as a result of it. For example, different cultures treat the distance between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having bodily contact（接触）,even with friends. And certainly not with strangers. People from the Latin American countries, on the other hand, touch each other quite a lot. So it’s possible that in conversation it may look like a Latino is following a Norwegian (挪威人)all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving closer. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as rude behavior, will keep backing away, which the Latino will in return regarded as coldness.
Obviously, a great deal is going on when people talk. And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from different cultures, there’s a strong possibility of misunderstanding. But whatever the situation is, the best advice is to obey the golden rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated.You may find the passage in _____.
A, a science magazine B. a guide book
C. a sports newspaper D. a story bookThe underlined word this in paragraph 3 refers to ___.
| A．the Norwegian keeps moving closer |
| B．the Latino follows the Norwegian |
| C．the Norwegian keeps backing away |
| D．the Latino’s way of expressing friendship |
Misunderstanding of body languages always happens because of the ___.
| A．languages | B．friends |
| C．cultures | D．countries |
Which of the following is true?
| A．people around the world have the same body languages |
| B．body language takes up about 50% of our communication |
| C．body language is the most important in our communication |
| D．body language is important when trying to communicate across cultures |
If a foreign friend gives a hug to you, you should___.
| A．shake hands with him | B．give him a hug |
| C．refuse him | D．kiss him |