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Mrs White has a son．His name is Sam White．The young man begins to work in a post office in a city this autumn．He asks his mother to visit(参观) the city．The old woman is happy and catches a train．Soon she gets to the city，but she doesn’t know where the post office is．She begins to look for it，but she can’t find it．At a bus stop she asks an old man，“Excuse me，sir．How can I get to the post office？”
“We have about forty post offices in the city，”says the old man．“Which one do you want？”
The old woman gives Sam’s letter to him and the old man says，“Walk along this street and take the fourth turning on the left．His post office is just there．”
Mrs White thanks the old man and soon finds her son．They’re very happy．A week later(之后) the woman goes to the zoo．She sees all kinds of animals．But after that she can’t find the way to the post office again．At the same bus stop she meets the same old man and she asks the same question again．
“Oh dear！”the old man calls out．“Are you still(仍然) looking for your son？”________，so she is happy．
| A．Sam White works in a post office |
| B．Sam White works in a city |
| C．Mrs White can visit，the city |
| D．Mrs White can live in the city |
Mrs White goes to the city ________．
| A．by train |
| B．by bus |
| C．by plane |
| D．on foot |
The old woman goes to the city for the first time，so ________．
| A．she wants to catch a bus |
| B．she can’t find the post office |
| C．she likes to ask some questions |
| D．she likes to go for a walk |
________，so she asks the old man again．
| A．Mrs White wants to go to the zoo |
| B．Mrs White wants to thank the old man |
| C．Mrs White is going to the park |
| D．Mrs White forgets her son’s post office |
The old man thinks ________．
| A．Mrs White doesn’t know the city |
| B．Mrs White doesn’t find her son |
| C．Mrs White can not take a bus |
| D．Mrs White is too old |
We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They’re in their shells ---sleeping .
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into its shell and closes the opening with a thin cover. Then it goes to sleep. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So whenever it rains, it goes inside its shell house and goes to sleep. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It can take a short sleep. Or it can sleep for days at a time. And it spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out of from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. It can’t see very well. Its eyes, at the ends of the top feelers are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to the new greens. Then the snail’s little mouth goes to work.
A snail’s mouth is no longer than the point of a pin(针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are so small that you can’t see them. But they do their work.. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out. And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.
Mostly, a snail looks for food at night .But on cloudy days it eats in the daytime. It eats all day long. A snail can go on eating for hours and never feel full.A snail__________.
| A．moves more slowly in the daytime | B．has thousands of feet |
| C．doesn’t move at all | D．sleeps much of the time |
In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell” the word “draw” means_________.
| A．to make with a pen | B．to keep away from |
| C．to pull | D．to move to end |
From the story we know_________.
| A．the snail’s shell is very thin |
| B．a snail can’t see well |
| C．the snail’s nose is quite short |
| D．the snail’s body changes in different seasons |
A snail goes to sleep when_________.
| A．it feels hungry | B．it is put in a paper box |
| C．spring is coming | D．it rains heavily |
Which of the following in not true?
| A．A snail doesn’t like living under the sun. |
| B．In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move. |
| C．The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out.. |
| D．The snail’s strong sense of smell helps to find things far away. |
Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert（灵活）. That means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.
They are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following ways: You have to like what you are doing. Exercise enough--- but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of sports until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you.
You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipment（设备）there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you healthy. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it’s very expensive. the underline word “fitness centers” in the passage means _____.
| A．商务中心 | B．健身中心 |
| C．医疗中心 | D．购物中心 |
The sport “_____” is not told in the passage.
| A．playing soccer | B．skateboarding |
| C．walking | D．running |
The doctors say that exercise can make your heart and body _____.
| A．ill | B．happy | C．strong | D．health |
About “exercise”, which statement of the following is NOT right?
| A．Thirty minutes’ exercise each time is enough. |
| B．You have to exercise too much every day. |
| C．You needn’t do all kinds of sports to keep healthy. |
| D．You have to like the sports that you are doing. |
It’s best to exercise _____.
| A．at fitness centers | B．in groups |
| C．in the morning | D．twice a week |
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What job is wanted above?
| A．Cooks. | B．Drivers. | C．Doctors. | D．Teachers. |
_________ will probably get the job.
| A．An English lady at the age of 27 |
| B．A woman who is good at French |
| C．An Australian of 35 with a teacher’s license |
| D．A Russian with 5 years of teaching experience |
What is not mentioned (提到)?
| A．Age. | B．Pay. | C．Address | D．Phone number |
If a foreigner wants to have an interview, he or she should make it _______.
| A．in late August | B．after August 15th |
| C．before August 15th | D．in early September |
What do you think it is?
| A．An ad. | B．An article. | C．A film. | D．A letter. |
The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.
There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburgers, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurants are popular because they reflect(反映) American lifestyle. Customers (顾客)can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants, food is not expensive. Therefore, people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.In the United States the favorite food is ____.
| A．Chinese food | B．Mexican food | C．French fries | D．the hamburger |
Americans like to go to fast food restaurants because they _______________.
| A．can easily find fast food restaurant |
| B．like to eat hamburger and French fries |
| C．are too busy to want to spend time preparing or waiting |
| D．are so rich that they don’t want to do cooking themselves |
_______ of fast food restaurants sell hamburgers and French fries.
| A．All | B．Most | C．Few | D．None |
The food in fast food restaurant is ____ ready before the customers order it.
| A．always | B．usually | C．seldom | D．never |
The best title for the passage is ______.
A. The Fast Food Restaurants in the U.S.A.
B. The Hamburger in the U.S.A.
C. American Life Style
D. All Kinds of Food in the U.S.A.
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost everything.
When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say. “It’s cool.” You May think,“He’s so cool,”when you see your favourite football player.
We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words, such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her student to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On the student’s paper was just the one sentence,“It’s so cool.”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性).Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.We know that the word “cool” has had ________.
| A．only one meaning | B．no meaning |
| C．many different meanings | D．the same meaning |
In the passage, the word “express” means “_______”.
| A．see | B．show | C．know | D．feel |
If you are ________ something, you may say,“It’s cool.”
| A．interested in | B．angry about | C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
The writer takes an example to show he is ______ the way the word is used.
| A．pleased with | B．strange to | C．worried about | D．unhappy with |
In the passage, the writer suggests(暗示)that the word “cool”___________.
| A．can be used instead of many words | B．usually means something interesting |
| C．can make your life colourful | D．may not be as cool as it seems |