Last weekend, our family went to have Christmas dinner in a restaurant.We were the only family with a baby in the restaurant.Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited when we were enjoying our meal.I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes.His hair was unwashed.He was smiling at my Erik.
“He might hurt my Erik,” I thought.Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and the old man.Then we decided to leave.The old man sat between the door and us.
As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back.Suddenly, Erik leaned(倾斜) over my arms, reaching with both arms in a baby’s pick-me-up position(姿势).Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped(逃跑) from my arms to the man’s.Soon the very old smelly man and my young baby developed a kind of friendship.
Erik put his little hand on the man’s face, and I saw the old man closed his eyes and tears running down his face.His aged hands held my baby so gently(温柔地).A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, “Thank you, Madam.You’ve given me the best Christmas gift.”
I cried, with my face burning hot.A child saw a soul(灵魂), but a mother saw only a kind of clothes.At first, the writer thought the old man was ______ .
| A．terrible | B．friendly |
| C．impossible | D．wise |
The family decided to leave the restaurant because they ______.
| A．had finished the meal already |
| B．had some important things to do |
| C．thought the food there was bad |
| D．worried about their baby’s safety |
We can learn from the passage that Erik _______.
| A．showed kindness to the old man |
| B．had seen the old man before |
| C．was popular in the restaurant |
| D．was hurt by the old man |
Why did the old man thank the writer?
| A．Because the writer bought food for him |
| B．Because the writer said Merry Christmas to him |
| C．Because staying with the baby made him feel happy |
| D．Because the writer asked him to play with her baby |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．A special restaurant |
| B．A lovely baby |
| C．Soul and clothes |
| D．Parents’ influence on babies |
Accident Report Form
| Accident |
A car crashed into a tree． Some people were trapped(被困) in the car． |
| Weather conditions |
There was a heavy rain． |
| Date of call |
June 3，2006 |
| Time of call |
9:30 p．m． |
| Name of call |
Mrs Green |
| Place |
Zhongshan Road，Nanjing |
| Conditions of victims (遇难的情况) |
Mr Green hurt his head． Mrs Green hurt her left leg． Their daughter felt frightened． |
| Action |
Policemen arrived at 9:40 p．m．and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 p．m． |
What time did Mrs Green call the police?
A．At 9:30 a．m． B．At 9:30 p．m． C．At 9:40 p．m．How many people were trapped in th
e car?
A．One． B．Two． C．Three．Whose left leg was hurt?
A．Mrs Green’s． B．Their daughter’s． C．Mr Green’s．What was the weather like that day?
A．It was sunny． B．It was rainy． C．It was cloudy．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The car crashed into a wall．
B．Their daughter hurt her leg and was sent to the hospital．
C．The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Nanjing．
Here are two stories from different parts of the world. They seem strange but, believe it or not, they re all true!
John Lee was an Englishman who refused to be hanged! In 1884 the police said Lee had killed an old woman who he used to work with. There was nothing to show that Lee had killed the woman. Lee told the police he hadn’t done it, but no one believed him and he was going to be hanged. On the day of the hanging, however, the door in the floor, through which Lee’s body would fall, did not open. They tried three times but each time the door stayed closed, even though it had worked well the day before. In the end they sent Lee back to prison, where he lived for the next twenty-two years. At all times, John Lee said he hadn’t killed the woman, and he believed it was the "hand of God" that had saved him from death by hanging.
The police in Venezuela (委内瑞拉)in South America followed a man home one night. He was the thief they wanted to catch. However, half of his house was standing in Venezuela and the other half was standing in Colombia (哥伦比亚). Venezuela’s neighbor. When the police entered the house, the man ran upstairs to his bedroom, which was in Colombia, and called his lawyer (律师). The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia so they could not enter the bedroom. They asked the police in Colombia to help. The Colombian police refused to help because the man’s crime (罪行)was not a crime in Colombia. In the end, the Venezuelan police gave up and went back to the police station.The underlined（下划线) word "hanged" in this passage probably means _.
| A．shut in a room » |
| B．questioned by the police |
| C．killed by putting a rope around the neck |
| D．kept in a place |
What do we1 know about the door in the floor?
| A．It had opened the day before the hanging. |
| B．It had been broken a long time. |
| C．After three times, it opened. |
| D．John Lee’s dead body fell through it. |
From the story we know that the thief’s bedroom was____.
A. in Venezuela B. in Colombia
C. in neither Venezuela nor Colombia I), in both Venezuela and ColombiaWhy didn’t the Venezuelan police go into the man’s bedroom?
| A．They didn’t know where it was. |
| B．The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia. |
| C．The police in Colombia told them that (hey would help. |
| D．The police in Colombia told them not to go inside. |
The police in Colombia didn’t help the police in Venezuela to catch the thief because
| A．they didn’t know where he was |
| B．the police in Venezuela didn’t ask for help |
| C．the man’s lawyer told them not to help |
| D．the man’s crime was not a crime in Colombia |
Time Temp Glasses
Are you a person who wants to know the time and temperature during the day? You might like Temp Glasses. These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature your left eye. It is surely easier than wearing a wristwatch, and you never have to guess the Tature.
Alarm() Fork
Do you eat too quickly? Do you eat too much? How can the Alarm Fork help you? Aren’t you is (好奇的)? Well, this special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green is on, it’s OK to eat a piece of food. The fork "knows" when you eat a piece, and soon the red goes on. Wait for the green light before you eat another piece.
Smell This
Sow do you know if your breath smells nice, or if it smells bad? It’s difficult It) know, because it’s very hard to smell the air that comes out of your own mouth. Smell This is useful for this ion. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth. Docs your breath smell nice, or do you need a piece of gum(口香糖)?
Banana Suitcase(手提箱)
Has this ever happened to you? You put a banana in your bag lunch in the morning, and when pen the bag at noon, the banana looks like someone drove a car over it. If you put your banana Banana Suitcase, this will never happen. It keeps a banana safe, delicious, and looking like a m!The writer thinks that the four inventions are_.
| A．dangerous | B．useless | C．unusual | D．expensive |
A person who wants to lose weight may be interested in_.
| A．Time Temp Glasses | B．Alarm Fork | C．Smell This | D．Banana Suitcase |
Which invention is most helpful for someone waiting for a train?
| A．Time Temp Glasses. | B．Alarm I ink. | C．Smell This. | D．Banana Suitcase. |
If you want to know how your breath is. you may buy _.
| A．Time Temp Glasses | B．Alarm Fork | C．Smell This | D．Banana Suitcase |
Who might use the Banana Suitcase?
| A．A person who eats bananas only at home. |
| B．Someone who needs to throw away a banana. |
| C．A person who has little interest in eating bananas. |
| D．Someone who loves bananas and brings lunch to school every day. |
Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates make about $ 18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree（学士学位), he can make S42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD（博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important, thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.The passage mainly talks about_.
| A．how education and pay are connected | B．high paying jobs |
| C．jobs for high school students | D．good schools |
According to (根据) the passage, "earning power" means the ability to _____ money.
| A．save | B．spend | C．pay | D．make |
The writer thinks that a high school graduate usually makes more money than_.
| A．a university graduate | B．a person who gets a PhD |
| C．a person who only finishes primary school | D．a person with a master’s degree |
Each year a person with a PhD can make more than a person who does not finishhigh school.
| A．$37,000 | B．$68,200 | C．$60,400 | D．$26,000 |
From the last paragraph(段落) we know that______.
| A．a high school degree is not important |
| B．university is too expensive |
| C．a person can make more money with a good education |
| D．people with a degree don’t need to worn about finding jobs |
The word “sport” first meant somethin that people did in their free time. Later it often meant hunting (捕猎) wild animals and birds.
About a hundred years ag
o the word was first used for organized games. This is the usual meaning of the word today. People spend a lot of their spare time playing football, basketball, tennis and many other sports. Such people play because they want to. A few people are paid for the sport they play. These people are called professional sportsmen. They may be sportsmen for only a few years, but during that time the best one can earn a lot of money.
For example, a professional footballer in England earns more than ＄3000 a year. The starts earn a lot more. International golf and tennis champions (网球锦标赛) can make more than ＄50000 in a year. Of course, only a few sporsmen can earn as much money as that. It is only possible in sports for individuals (个人的) like golf, tennis and motor-racing. Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that: the star can earn more money from advertising than from sport. An advertising for sports equipment (设备) does not simply say “Buy our thing”. It says “Buy the same shirt and shoes as…”. Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food. They allow the companies to use their name or a photo of them and they are paid for this. Sport is no longer just something for people’s spare time.
根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F）A “professional” sportsman is someone who likes sports very much.
The word “sport” now usually means “organized ” games.
An advertisement for sports equipment just says “Buy our thing”.
The sport stars can earn as much money from advertising as from sport.
This passage mainly talks about sport and money.
