Patrick Johnson，an artist for the Washington Post，found some treasure in his new house一一35，000 dollars in a place where no one could see it. Although he had car and house payments（贷款）in his head, he still decided to return all of the money to the previous（先前的）owner of the house,Mr. Williams. Would you have done the same？
Just hours after he had bought the house，Patrick came into the small house，where he was planning to lay out his tools and hang things up. He looked up and noticed a little hole in the wall. He didn't know what it was inside， so he walked towards the wall. It was very dark inside，but an old box caught his eye.
“I caught the thing，it was heavy. I thought it might be some pieces of wood.” he said. Actually it was not. It was filled with lots of dollar bills. But he and his wife knew they had to return the money to Mr. Williams.
“I've got two boys and we teach them to be honest and to do what is right. I knew this was a teachable moment that I would never get back again.” Patrick said to his wife. “So I thought we would do something honest with it. It's been a great thing for us and our kids.”Patrick decided to return the money to .
| A．his wife | B．the bank |
| C．their sons | D．Mr. Williams |
Patrick found the box_______.
| A．outside the small house | B．in his wife's room |
| C．in the hole of the wall | D．among his tools |
Patrick thought there might be in the box when he found it.
| A．35,000 dollars | B．some pieces of wood |
| C．many famous pictures | D．some expensive treasures |
Patrick and his wife returned the money at last because .
| A．they didn't need the money at all |
| B．their children liked money very much |
| C．they wanted to teach their children to be honest |
| D．the previous owner of the house asked them to do so |
There are many different ways to travel to Paris from London. One of the quickest and most popular ways is by train. From Waterloo Railway station, you can travel all the way to Paris. The journey takes about three hours. The train, called the Eurostar, is very modern, and the seats are comfortable.
You can also travel to France by ship. First, you go to Dover, on the coast (海岸), by bus from London. The bus stops at the Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover. You can buy your tickets there. People who travel by car can drive on to the ferry (渡轮), too.
Another way to travel to Paris is by plane. There are several airports with international flights to Paris and other cities in France. You can travel to London Airport by bus or underground. Some people even go by taxi but this is a very expensive way to travel!The most popular way to Paris is .
| A．by ship | B．by plane | C．by car | D．by train |
Traveling from London to Paris by taxi is .
| A．quick | B．expensive | C．comfortable | D．pleasant |
The passage mainly tells us about _______.
| A．the journey taking the train called the Eurostar |
| B．international flights from London to Paris |
| C．buses stopping at Ferry Terminal Seven in Dover |
| D．different ways traveling from London to Paris |
She is a beautiful red-haired girl. she has been shopping with her mom in Wal-Mart. It was raining hard outside. We all stood there under the awning (雨篷). Her voice was so sweet. “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.
“What?” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain!”
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.
The child waited about another minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she pulled her mom’s arm.
“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer(癌症), you said, we can get through anything!”
The crowd(人群) became silent. Nothing could be heard but the rain. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom thought for a moment about what she would say.
“Honey, you are right. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we’ll just need to get a wash,” Mom said.
Then off they ran. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and through the puddles(水坑).
They held their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through. But they were followed by a few who laughed like children all the way to their cars.
People can take away your money and health. But no one can ever take away your memories….So don’t forget to make time to make memories every day.Mom told the girl’s father “we can get through anything” in order to _________.
| A．show she is strong | B．encourage him |
| C．prove her ability | D．make memories |
The best title of the passage is “________________”.
| A．A Mom and Her Girl | B．Shopping in Wal-Mart |
| C．Health Is Most Important | D．Let’s Run through the Rain |
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Do you have a QQ number? Many people like to chat online using QQ. QQ has become the most popular way of communication(交流).It even changes the way people communicate with each other. Do you know who invented QQ? Let me tell you. QQ was invented by Ma Huateng.
Ma Huateng was born in 1971.(71) When he was very young, he showed a great interest in astronomy.（天文学） However, he chose to learn computer when he entered Shenzhen University in 1989. (72)In his eyes, computer science was closer to everyday life compared to (与…相比) astronomy. He worked hard and became the best student in his class. He was popular among students and teachers at school.
(73)He worked as a computer programmer in a company in Shenzhen for five years . Then he started his own company in 1988. It was difficult at the beginning and he had to work hard every day.(74)After he invented QQ, his business got better and better. It is said that now there are at least three hundred million people using QQ. To be honest, the number of QQ users is getting larger and larger. (75) It is a wonder, isn’t it?把划线句子改为同义句。
When he was a _________ _________, he was very _________ _________ astronomy .把划线句子改为同义句。
He_________ that computer science was closer to everyday life _________astronomy.对此句进行划线部分提问。
_________ _________ _________ he _________ as a computer programmer in a company in Shenzhen?把此句翻译成中文 。
_____________________________________________________________________________把此句改为感叹句。
_________ _________ _________ it _________!
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Do you have a mobile phone? Do you often send text messages（信息）to your friends of family? If you keep sending text messages over and over again, there may be something wrong with your fingers(手指). If you don’t , you may get hurt one day.
Text messaging or “texting” is becoming popular. But , scientists have found out that texting can give us problems with fingers. Too much texting can make your fingers uncomfortable. When we press small buttons over and over again , we may have a disease(疾病) called RSI. RSI is short for Repetitive Strain Injury(重复性力损伤).
Harriet Wilson is a doctor. She has many patients(病人) with RSI.If we spend more than 10-15 minutes every day, we could have such problems in the future.
Mobile phones and the buttons are getting smaller and smaller. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a large phone with bigger buttons.
. It’s easy to type with a large one.
If you use a computer keyboard and play video games for long, you may have the same problem. More and more people can find themselves with RSI.
| It’s a good idea to use a large phone. Everybody using the mobile phones should be careful. The buttons are getting closer together. She says we should check how much time we are spending in typing text messages. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．He wants to ask us not to send text messages with mobile phones. |
| B．He wants to tell us to uses small mobile phones to send text messages. |
| C．He wants to tell us some good ways to communicate with friends. |
| D．He wants to tell us the damage(损害) of sending text messages too much. |
If you like shopping and you are crazy about fashion, London is a good place for you. In London you can buy not only the most expensive clothes, but also beautiful clothes which are inexpensive.
Many of the world’s most famous fashion designers have their own shops in London. And every year in February and September, there is an important fashion event. It is called London Fashion Week and people all over the world come here and enjoy England’s wonderful new clothes . Usually the clothes are sold at a high price. The clothes are always in style. In the 1960s, a fashion designer Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt. It made her famous all around the world. Later, in the 1970s,came “punk” fashion.
Outside of London there are some shopping centers as well. In the shopping streets of most towns have a Market Day. On that day, some of the streets are filled with stalls selling food, flowers, dresses, hats, bags, and many other different things. The clothes there are always at a low price. Nearly everybody can afford them.When did “punk” fashion become popular?
| A．In the 1950s. | B．In the 1960s. | C．In the 1970s. | D．In the 1980s. |
On a Market Day, we _______ on the streets.
| A．can buy flowers , hats and bags from stalls |
| B．can not buy food from the stalls |
| C．can buy some clothes at a high price |
| D．can’t find the stalls which sell flowers |
What does the underlined word “afford” mean in Chinese?
| A．购买 | B．收购 | C．负担得起 | D．支付不起 |
After reading the passage, we can know___________.
| A．who organized the last London Fashion Week |
| B．who invented the mini-skirt |
| C．why “punk” fashion were in style |
| D．when Mary Quant was born |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Stalls selling Clothes | B．Clothes in Fashion |
| C．London Fashion Week | D．Shopping in London |