“Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with her.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers for each hour!
My friend Mike is an artist. He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very old car. It often has engine trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and two million dollars in bank. My aunt Mary has a very small car. Every Sunday, she drives to the country with her husband, her three children, her mother and their dog.
Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?What does the writer’s aunt think about cars and their drives?
| A．Big people drive small cars. |
| B．Old people drive new cars. |
| C．Poor people have expensive cars. |
| D．Rich people have dear cars. |
What kind of car does Mrs. Hill have?
| A．A fast new car. | B．A fast old car. |
| C．A slow old car. | D．A fast small car. |
What kind of person is Mike?
| A．A person who is good at driving. |
| B．A person who does well in drawing. |
| C．A person who likes drawing. |
| D．A person who is good at writing. |
How many people go out from Mary’s car on Sunday?
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
What does “Does it say something about you?” mean?
| A．Does someone tell you something about your car? |
| B．Does your car say something to you? |
| C．Does your car show other people something about you? |
| D．Do you tell other people something about your car? |
Winter solstice ( 冬至 ), as the name shows, means the coming of winter. As an important solar term（节气）in the traditional Chinese calendar, it is also a traditional holiday for Chinese, which is also called “冬节”， “长至节”，“亚岁”, etc. Generally, winter solstice occurs between December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, five days constitutes（组成）a pentad and three pentads constitutes a solar term.One year is divided into twelve periods and twelve climates which are regarded as twenty-four solar terms. The Winter Solstice is one of twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere（北半球） the period of daytime is the shortest of the year and the period of night is longest. . In Northern China during winter solstice there is a custom of eating dumplings.
There are _________ solar terms in a year.
| A．twelve | B． five |
| C．thirty-one | D．twenty-four |
People often eat _________ during winter solstice
| A．dumplings | B．mooncakes |
| C．noodles | D．chicken |
Winter solstice is in __________.
| A．January | B．September |
| C．December | D．October |
On winter solstice the period of night is ________in China.
| A．darkest | B．the shortest |
| C．the longest | D．brightest |
Which day has the longest daytime in China?
| A．Summer solstice | B．The beginning of spring |
| C．Grain full | D．The beginning of autumn |
Now QQ coins are popular among Chinese teenagers. People use real money to buy Web money. Then they buy clothes for their online characters (人物形象) or services for their online pets with it. And these fancy things will cost QQ fans more in the future.
The government will put a tax (税) of 3% on online sales. For example, if QQ users pay 100 yuan for 110 QQ coins, they will have to spend 103 yuan in the future. The extra (额外的) three yuan is tax.
Beijing was the first city to carry out the policy. Online games have to pay the tax, too. A number of players make money by spending a lot of time on the games to gain powers (获得能量), and then selling them.
Experts said that online trade grow fast. There is more than 10 billion yuan of real money in online trade a year in China.
However, the government’s new move has become a hot topic (话题) among Internet users around the country. In a survey by sina.com more than 70% of about 3,000 surveyed were against it. They said that the tax is too much.
But supporters (支持者) said the government’s better management (管理) of the Internet would help it become healthier. They believe the new move would help stop online identity theft (账号偷窃).
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案的字母代号填入题前的括号内。We can learn from the story that QQ coins are ________.
| A．a kind of game software | B．some online pets |
| C．some fancy clothes | D．a special Web money |
The Chinese government will put a tax of ________ on online sales.
| A．10% | B．3% | C．11% | D．15% |
Which city was the first city to carry out the policy?
| A．Shenyang. | B．Beijing. |
| C．Guangzhou. | D．Shanghai. |
We can learn from the passage that________.
| A．all the people support (支持) this policy |
| B．online gamers don’t have to pay the tax |
| C．many people think the tax is too much |
| D．the new move will cause online identity theft |
The new move can help Internet become healthier and ________.
| A．stop online identity theft | B．stop online trade |
| C．stop online shopping | D．stop online spending money |
One day Mozart saw an old man playing the violin at the street corner. He found that the old man was playing one of his compositions(乐曲) .The old man played for some time, but the cap in front of him was still empty—nobody put any money into the cap. Mozart asked the old man ,“Do you often play compositions by Mozart?” The old man answered ,“Now everybody knows Mozart and likes his compositions.” “Do you make a living by playing the violin?”
The old man said he did. Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play. He played so well that all the passers-by stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt surprised that the man could play so well, He asked Mozart,“Who are you ,Sir?” “A poor musician like you.”then Mozart gave the violin to the old man and went away.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”，并将答案填入题前的括号内。 the old man played the violin at the street corner to give a concert.
Mozart was a famous musician.
Nobody gave any money to the old man because he played the composition by Mozart.
When the old man heard the wonderful music he was disappointed.
All of the passers-by stopped to listen to the music because Mozart played so well.
I have a rule for travel: never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions.
Foreign visitors are often puzzled (迷惑的) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go pass a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat (平坦的). In many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. In Kansas or lowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map: the measure (测量) distance by means of time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” you say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because visitors seldom understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.
Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. What happen in this situation? A New Yorker might say, “sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answer, “I don’t know.” They think that it is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get lost in Yucatan.
One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person’s words, by maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction.What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．we needn’t carry a map for travel. |
| B．There are not many landmarks in the American Midwest. |
| C．There are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world. |
| D．Americans and Japanese have different body languages when you ask for directions. |
What does the underlined word “landmarks” mean？
| A．Building names |
| B．Street names |
| C．Hotels |
| D．Buildings or places which are easily seen |
How many ways of giving directions in the passage?
| A．Four | B．Five | C．Six | D．seven |
Why does a traveler get lost in Yucatan?
| A．People in Yucatan don’t know what the traveler said, so they give a wrong answer. |
| B．People in Yucatan think that “I don’t know” is impolite, so they give a wrong answer. |
| C．People in Yucatan like making a joke, so they usually give a wrong answer. |
| D．People in Yucatan are bad men, so they usually give a wrong answer. |
Which of the following is WRONG?
| A．People in some places give directions in miles but people in other places give directions by means of time. |
| B．Travelers can learn about people’s customs by asking questions for directions. |
| C．People in different places give directions in different ways. |
| D．A person’s body language can help you understand directions. |
First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, “Look out.” I put my head out of a window and a glass of water fell on me. It seems that “look out” may mean “Don’t look out.”
Second Frenchman: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, “All hands on deck (甲板). I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”
Third Frenchman: I once went early in the morning to the doctor’s and his nurse came to the door and said, “he’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour.” When I went a second time for him, she said, “he’s not down yet.” I had to go away again. Later I thought the doctor should be in the house in the evening, so I went there once more. “Oh, how sorry I am! He’s not in ! I’d better tell him to wait for you if you could come tomorrow.” said the nurse. “Well! He’s not up, he is not down, and he is not in. please tell me where he stays!” I said angrily.“Look out ” here means.
| A．Help me. |
| B．A glass of water fell from the window. |
| C．Take care. |
| D．Put your head out of the window and look out. |
When the captain shouted “all hands on deck ”, what did he mean?
| A．Put up your hands. | B．Put your both hands on deck. |
| C．Give your hands to me. | D．All the sailors on deck. |
When the nurse said “He’s not up yet.” She meant that .
| A．he has not stood up yet. | B．he has not yet got up. |
| C．he has not walked up yet. | D．he has not yet come downstairs. |
When the third Frenchman went back for the second time, the doctor .
| A．was still in an upstairs room. |
| B．was having his breakfast. |
| C．was reading a book. |
| D．was washing himself. |
What can be the best title for the short story?
| A．Three Frenchman | B．Three stories |
| C．The English language | D．What a language! |