I was just out of college, only three days into a graduate (研究生)year in England,and I was pulling a heavy bag and suitcase(箱子)through the London Underground. I was also crying out of control.
The day before yesterday, my uncle told me never to speak to him, his wife, or my two cousins again.Earlier, I made a joke. I didn't mean to hurt my aunt's feelings, but it did.I spent the evening in an ugly blue telephone booth (电话亭). crying as I spoke to a family friend who lived in England.
When I left the phone booth, I went back to a silent house with three closed bedroom doors. In the morning, I heard everyone get up and leave for work and school. I wrote a note to say sorry and pulled my bags to the train station. When I got into London, I had to take the underground to Angel Station to get to my family friend's house.
I was familiar with the underground, but at the time, it was just endless white tiles(瓷砖).Coming to England seemed like a bad decision. Crying yet again, I tried to lift my suitcase up the stairs.
When I was trying hard to walk forward, there were hands. Each time I faced another group of steps,a hand would lift the suitcase. At the top of the steps, the hand would let go, and I'd pull the suitcase to the next group. And just as I wanted to try again,another hand would appear.
It happened several times. I never looked up, because I couldn't stop crying.Each hand looked different, and many different people helped me, without asking or saying anything. I couldn't look up. I wasn't able to say thank you.
I went on to have an amazing year studying in England, but that was the last time I saw or spoke to any of my uncle's family. Yet when I think about that terrible loss in 2008, I remember those strangers' hands. They were there when I needed them, and even now, they help me out of the sadness of that memory. I think of them as I ride the underground in Washington D. C. today, and I watch the citizens and tourists to offer hands at any time.What was the writer's feeling while she was walking in the station?
A.She felt sad and helpless at first, but might feel warm later. |
B.She was looking forward to getting help from friends. |
C.She expected to leave London and go back home |
D.She regretted making the joke, but was angry with her uncle. |
In the last paragraph, the underlined words "that terrible loss" probably mean_________.
A.I was crying when I took the underground in London |
B.I left my uncle's family and haven't contacted them since then |
C.I didn't say thank you to those who gave hands to me |
D.I lost my good mood and felt sad when I left my uncle's family |
What is the passage mainly about?
A.It tells us a story about an unlucky and homeless college student. |
B.It.describes the writer's experience through the underground. |
C.It expresses the idea of giving hands to strangers who are in need. |
D.It shows the helping hands that writer got from strangers. |
If someone is lost in a forest( 森林 ), he needs only study the trees around him carefully to find his way. On this half of the earth, he will find that the side of the tree with the most leaves and branches(树枝 ) is the south side. Also, by checking the tops of the trees, he will find that they lean(倾斜 ) to the south too.
Another sign( 标志物) for him to know where he is going is found in the bark.( 树皮) That is brighter on the south side.The remanining(树桩 ) of a cut tree is also a finder, for its rings can give him another sign. The rings will be thinner on the south side and thicker on the north side.
One more sign: some very small plants grow at the foot of a tree and they point to the north. The passage is mainly about __________.
how to find a big tree if one is lost in the forest.
How to cut down trees in the forest
How to find the direction(方向 )in the forest
How to grow trees in the forest . From a cut tree we can know that ___________.
A.the direction is written on it |
B.the rings will be thinner on the south side and thicker on the north side |
C.the rings will be thinner on the south |
D.its rings can send messages to you |
The passage tells us __________ ways of finding the direction in the frorest.
A.three | B.four | C.five | D.six |
Stop! Listen! What do you hear? You may hear many different sounds. Some of those sounds may be noisy. Noise is loud and unwanted sound.
Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, jet planes, tractors and so on. And, to some people, rock bands are also noise.
What happened to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors find that these people have trouble in sleeping, But, most important, constant loud noise can cause a loss of hearing.
Scientists use a unit of measure called a decibel to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures between 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands can measure over 120 decibels. Noise at this high level causes the greatest hearing loss. From the article we know noise is ___________.
wanted soundB. loud and unwanted sound
C. all sounds that you can hear D. comfortable sound A “decibel” is a _________
A.unit that measures sound | B.kind of noise |
C.machine that makes very loud noise | D.person who hates noise |
According to the passage, loud noise can ________.
help people sleep better B. stop machine
C. cause a loss of hearing D. kill peopleThe main idea of this passage is that __________
noise pollution can be a serious problem
rock bands are noisy
noise can cause people to be mad
some people hate noise deeply Study the chart below, Which room would be the quietest?
Room |
Noise Level |
A |
35 decibels |
B |
120 decibels |
C |
130 decibels |
D |
40 decibels |
A. Room A B. Room B
C. Room C D. Room D
There is a big zoo in our city. There are lots of different animals in it. There are some scary tigers and lions. They like eating meat and they eat much meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and a baby one. Children like to ride them. The elephants are very kind and friendly. They eat much grass and bananas.
In the zoo, we can also see different kinds of bears----brown bears, black bears and white bears. They are all slow and clumsy. They stand on their back legs and lift their front legs to ask for food. They like cakes very much.
Do you like pandas? There’s only one in the zoo. Her name is Lingling, she is very cute. She likes eating bamboo a lot. She is kind of shy. She is very interesting and lovely.___________ are lovely and interesting.
A.Tigers | B.Elephants |
C.Bears | D.Pandas |
How many elephants are there in the zoo?
A.One. | B.Two. |
C.Three. | D.Four. |
There aren’t _________ bears in the zoo .
A.black | B.grey | C.brown | D.white |
Elephants eat .
A.grass and meat | B.bananas and grass | C.cakes and bananas |
D.meat and bananas |
Which of the following is Not true ?
A.Children like to ride the elephants in the zoo. |
B.The elephants are very friendly to people. |
C.The bears always ask for food with their back legs. |
D.Lions and tigers are scary. |
SUNNY SCHOOL
We are a bilingual(双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach(教练) and a language teacher.
Job |
Age |
Language |
Skill(技能) |
Other term (其它条件) |
Cook |
25-40 |
Chinese |
Cooking both Chinese food and western food |
Healthy |
Library assistant |
20-35 |
Chinese English |
Having the knowledge(知识)of different kinds of books |
Careful(细心) |
Sports Coach |
20-40 |
Chinese English |
Majoring in (主修)physical education |
Healthy, strong |
Teacher |
--- |
Chinese English |
Majoring in English |
----- |
根据招聘启事,选择最佳答案。 Which of the following can’t go to Sunny School?
A.A four-year-old child | B.A ten-year-old child |
C.An eleven-year-old child | D.A fifteen-year-old child |
Who is not wanted by Sunny School?
A.A cook | B.A headmaster |
C.A library assistant | D.A sports coach |
Which of the following may not be able to(能) speak English?
A.The language teacher | B.The library assistant |
C.The cook | D.The sports coach |
The coach must major in _________.
A.Chinese | B.English | C.physical education | D.language |
Which is right?
A.The teacher can only teach Chinese. |
B.A twenty-five-year old cook can’t work in the school. |
C.The library assistant must be careful. |
D.A teacher must be strong. |
Ann comes from England. She’s English. She speaks English. She can also speak a little Chinese. She’s in Shanghai now. She’s studying(学习) in a middle school of Shanghai. She has classes on weekdays. On Sundays she often plays games with her Chinese friends. Her father is working in a factory near her school. He helps the Chinese workers to make nice watches. Ann and her father like Chinese food. And they like China and the Chinese people very much.Which is right(正确的)?
A. Ann speaks little Chinese. B. Ann is good at Chinese.
C. Ann can speak some Chinese. Can Ann’s father speak Chinese?
A. We don’t know. B. Yes. C. No. Ann has _______ classes on Sundays.
A.some B.no C.many Ann’s father works in a _______ factory.
A.bike B.watch C.food Does Ann’s father like China?
A. We don’t know. B. Yes. C. No.