When the final bell rang I left the school. But 45 minutes later, I didn't know where I was. I couldn't call Thomas became he was at work, and my mom wouldn't be any help. I finally decided to knock (敲) at a door.
"How may I help you, dear?" an old woman asked.
"I'm new to town and I was walking home and I got lost. Could you please tell me the right direction? I live on Shay Street."
"Oh, you went the wrong way. Shay Street is about five miles in the other direction."
"Thank you very much." I turned to leave, but the old woman called out to me.
"You aren't planning on walking home, are you? Let me get my grandson to drive you home." She turned to call into the house. A few minutes later, a boy appeared at the door.
"Kale, bring this sweet girl home. She lives on Shay Street. And bring back some bread and cheese."
"Sure," he smiled.
The boy drove me home and left before I said "thank you". When I opened the door, Thomas was singing and making dinner in the kitchen. He was never home for dinner because of work.
"Hey, Thomas," I said happily, "what's the occasion (场合)?"
"Well, I wanted to hear all about your first day of the school."
Why did the writer knock at the door?
A. To ask for some food.
B. To ask for the direction.
C. To meet her new friend.
How did the writer go home at last?
A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By car.
Who might Thomas probably be?
A. The writer's brother.
B. The writer's teacher.
C. The writer's father.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Kale was the old woman's son.
B. It was the writer's first day at school.
C. Thomas was usually busy at his work.
Which is the best title for the passage?
A. An Old Woman and a Nice Boy
B. My First Day at School
C. A Great Day for Me
Come to Austria
Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening.
Enjoy Thailand
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating(漂浮) Market outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at noon.
Visit Hawaii!
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.The advertisements above are about _____.
| A．shopping | B．food | C．travel | D．hotels |
If you go to Bangkok，you can _____.
| A．climb mountains | B．enjoy the scenery of the forests |
| C．live in the Post Hotel | D．buy fruits while sitting in your boat |
_____ is a better way to prevent the strong sunshine in Bangkok.
| A．Going to the sandy beaches | B．Wearing a hat |
| C．Climbing up the mountains | D．Staying in the forests |
If you want to visit both mountains and beaches, you’d better choose _____.
| A．Soll in Austria | B．Bangkok in Thailand |
| C．the Floating market | D．Kauai in Hawaii |
According to(根据)the advertisements, we know that _____.
| A．the hottest travel place is Soll |
| B．maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai |
| C．the Floating Market is the middle of Bangkok |
| D．the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high |
It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”
“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”The story probably happened _______ .
A. on a winter morning B. on a winter night
C. on a rainy day C. on a rainy nightWhen the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was
_____ .
| A．happy | B．not happy | C．angry | D．disappointed |
The driver was not happy any more because ________ .
| A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi |
| B．the young man wouldn’t give him money |
| C．the young man was carrying two big bags |
| D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars |
Maybe the taxi driver got _______ dollars at last.
| A．3 | B．2 | C．13 | D．15 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The two taxi drivers were both honest. |
| B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man. |
| C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel. |
| D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel. |
Trees are useful to man（人类）in three very important ways. The first important way is that they provide man with food, wood and other products. Trees provide not only man with food, but also many animals with food. Without trees many animals could not live on the earth. It's not easy for man to live on the earth, either.
The second important way is that trees give us shade. On a hot summer day, people are eager(渴望)to have a rest under the shade of a tree after they have walked a long way. You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to man and to animals.
The third important way is that trees help to prevent drought（干旱）and floods（洪水）. However, in many parts of the world, man has not realized the third important way. He has cut trees down in large numbers. In the end he finds that he has lost the best friends he had. Trees are important to man inways.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
Which sentence is true?
| A．Trees give food to both man and animals. |
| B．Trees only provide animals with food. |
| C．Trees give food to neither man nor animals. |
| D．Trees only provide man with food |
On a hot summer day, .
| A．people are eager to have a rest |
| B．people usually walk a long way |
| C．animals don't need shade |
| D．the shade of a tree is very important to man and to animals |
In many parts of the world, man has not realized that trees help to
| A．give us food | B．give us shade |
| C．prevent drought and floods | D．give us wood |
In this story the underlined word "He" means.
| A．farmer | B．man | C．worker | D．boy |
My mother was a housewife. She thought that successful people spent a lot more time reading than watching TV. So she asked my brother and me not to watch too much TV, but to read two books every week in our free time. She would check them with marks, though she couldn’t read the book at all.
When I went to high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted cool clothes and hung out with friends. I became a C-student, but I didn’t care. One night I complained about not having enough Italian shirts. Then my mother gave me all the money and said I could get the money left to buy shirts if I finished buying all the things the family needed. I was pleased with that, but after I bought those things, there was no money left. I got to know how difficult it was for my mother to do all these. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. Finally, my dream came true and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story----a woman with little education greatly changed my life as a parent. So I believe there is no job more important than parenting.What did the writer’s mother do?
| A．A worker. | B．A housewife | C．A teacher | D．A writer |
Why did the mother ask her children to read books in their free time?
| A．Because she thought successful people spent more time reading. |
| B．Because she thought books were interesting. |
| C．Because she wanted her children to be happy. |
| D．Because she wanted her children to be doctors. |
Which was NOT the reason for the writer’s falling behind(落后)?
| A．He only cared about clothes and didn’t study. |
| B．He spent more time hanging out with friends than studying. |
| C．He didn’t care that he went from being an A-student to a C-student. |
| D．He spent much time reading storybooks. |
What was the writer’s dream?
| A．To be a doctor. | B．To be a teacher. |
| C．To be an A-student | D．To find a good job. |
The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.
| A．mothers with little education change their children more. |
| B．his mother is cruel and unhelpful |
| C．there is a job more important than parenting. |
| D．his mother has an important influence（影响）on him. |
What is your favourite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide．But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one．
When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano．This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano well．
His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world．
Lang became a good piano student at three．Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better．In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college．
Lang's performances are energetic．He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano．
The road to success has never been easy．Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money．But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back．He has helped the children in poor areas a lot．
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