Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship（关系）broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter(仇恨的)words, and then weeks of silence（沉默）.One morning John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. "It must be Bob, " John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.
“I'm looking for a few days' work, " the carpenter said.
‘‘I do have a job for you, " John said. "Look across the stream at that farm. That's my neighbour Bob. He dug(挖)a stream between the two farms.I want you to build a fence(栅栏)--an 8-foot fence. I don't want to see his place or his face any more. I don't have such a neighbour!”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I'll be able to do a job that makes you happy."
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). "Hi, John! You're quite a guy to build-this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other's hands. "I'm terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other, " said Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you, " said John. "I'd love to stay, " the carpenter said, "but I have more bridges to build."Farmer John thought that Farmer Bob dug the stream because_______.
| A．their good relationship broke |
| B．they were neighbours |
| C．they had been getting along very well |
| D．they never had bitter words with each other |
Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because _______．
| A．he wanted to protect his farm |
| B．he didn't want to do it himself |
| C．he wouldn't like to see Bob |
| D．he wanted to find him something to do |
What does the underlined sentence "You're quite a guy to build this bridge!" mean?
| A．John was not good at building bridges. |
| B．John was great to build this bridge. |
| C．John was silly to build such a bridge. |
| D．John should build the bridge earlier. |
What do you think of the carpenter?
| A．Shy | B．Clever | C．Silly（愚蠢的） | D．Careless |
What is the best title for the text?
| A．What a Big Fence! | B．A Strong Bridge! |
| C．Three kind Men.. | D．A fence or a bridge? |
C
| The Ritz-Carlton New York Battery Park ★★★★ (＄299 each night) Location: No.2 West Street About it: You can have a good view of the Statue of liberty from the 39-floor, 298-room hotel |
Millennium Hilton ★★★ (＄219 each night) Location: No. 55 Church Street About it: You can go swimming in the indoor swimming pool. The hotel is near Times Square. |
| Midtown East ★★★(＄ 170 each night) Location: Between East 41st Street and East54th Street About it: It’s quite easy to pay a visit to the United Nations, Grand Central Station, and so on |
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Which of the four hotels is the most expensive?
| A．Midtown East. |
| B．Millennium Hilton. |
| C．Marriott New York Financial Center. |
| D．The Ritz-Carlton New York Battery Park. |
Which two hotels are on the same street?
| A．Midtown East and Millennium Hilton. |
| B．Millennium Hilton and Marriott New York Financial Center. |
| C．The Ritz-Carlton New York Battery Park and Midtown East. |
| D．Marriott New York Financial Center and The Ritz-Carlton New York Battery Park. |
Which of the following is TRUE in the passage?
| A．You can swim indoors in Midtown East. |
| B．The five-star hotel has 39 gates to get in and out. |
| C．It’s easy to visit the United Nations from Millennium Hilton. |
| D．Marriott New York Financial Center is more expensive than Midtown East even though it has only three stars. |
The passage is probably from_____________________.
| A．a guidebook | B．a dictionary |
| C．a telephone book | D．a story book |
Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying: Friends are God’s way of looking after us. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The Care and keeping of Friends by American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.
Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed(种子) and look after it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient（耐心）. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complains( 抱怨) and do their best to help. To make a friend, you can’t be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things can’t always be happy. Even the best friends have fights（吵架）. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to them. When there is no one around, have an honest （真诚的） talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.
Sally says there are three steps of being friends again: Tell him or her how you are felling; say what your friend has done wrong, and say why you did this or that . The book also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ success. Even if you haven’t had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you read this book. Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life.The writer of the text really wants to tell us________.
| A．life is great |
| B．an old saying |
| C．Sally is an American writer. |
| D．God’s way of looking after us. |
The Care and Keeping of Friends is_____________________.
| A． the word of the God |
| B．a way of making good friends |
| C．the name of a book by Sally |
| D．a story from a newspaper |
A good friend should_________________.
| A．have a lot of money | B．have good look |
| C．be kind and patient | D．listen to you |
What can’t you do if your good friend has done wrong?
| A．Write a letter to him. |
| B．Have an honest talk with him. |
| C．Tell him or her your feeling. |
| D．Have a fight with him. |
I like playing football, but I am not very good at it. I do not usually play on my school football team. I am a reserve player. This means that I play only if another player on the team can’t play or is hurt during a game. I have only played in one of the games this year. That was the game we played yesterday. In the middle of the game, one of the players hurt his knee. “Take his place,” the coach said. I ran onto the field. Soon a player on the other team ran towards me with the ball. We were both near my team’s goal. I ran towards him. I got the ball away from him. “ I can’t kick hard, “ I thought. “ I’ll kick the ball to my goal-keeper. He can pick it up and kick it to the other end of the field. “ I did this, but I kicked the ball too hard. The goal-keeper couldn’t get it. The ball went into the goal. I had scored on our own goal! I don’t think the coach will ask me to play for the team again.Why won’t they ask him to play on the team again?
| A．He doesn’t know the rules. | B．He got hurt. |
| C．He made a big mistake. | D．He plays too well. |
How often did he play on the team before this game this year?
| A．Never. | B．A few times. |
| C．Quite often. | D． All the time. |
How did he probably feel after he scored the goal?
| A．worried | B．Excited. |
| C．Sad | D．Very happy |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “reseave”?
| A．业余的 | B．专业的 | C．替补的 | D．优秀的 |
One day Einstein（爱因斯坦）is walking in the street in New York. His friend meets him and says to him, “Einstein, you should buy a new coat. Look, how old your coat is !”
But Einstein answers, “It doesn’t matter. Nobody knows me here.”
After a few years Einstein becomes a famous scientist. But he still wears the old coat.
His friend meets him again and asks him to buy a new one.
But Einstein says, “I needn’tbuy a new one. Everyone knows me here”Einstein isscientist.
| A．an English | B．a Chinese |
| C．an American | D．a Japanese |
Einstein’s coat is very old. His friend.
| A．gives him a new one |
| B．asks him to buy a new one |
| C．helps him buy a new one |
| D．helps him mend the old coat |
Einstein doesn’t want to buy a new one because.
| A．nobody knows him | B．he likes the old one |
| C．he has no money | D．he doesn’t mind it |
A few years later Einstein.
| A．buys a new one | B．becomes a great scientist |
| C．wears a new coat | D．nobody knows him |
The title of this passage should be（短文的题目应是）.
| A．Einstein and His Friend | B．Einstein and His New Coat |
| C．Einstein’s Coat | D．Einstein |
Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA, they eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham (火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake hamburgers are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia. Italians like to eat __________.
| A．dumplings | B．pizza | C．hot food | D．fish |
Fish and chips are very popular in _____.
| A．England | B．Australia | C．the USA | D．Canada |
In different countries people eat ______ food.
| A．different | B．the same |
| C．the different | D．same |
The hamburger does not have any _____ in it.
| A．beef | B．pork | C．fish | D．chips |
Hamburger is a kind of ______.
| A．meat | B．drink | C．food | D．vegetable |