Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs(楼下) is happy with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both excited. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?" "Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?" "I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.
A.he's her grandson | B.he's clever |
C.he can keep quiet | D.he gets home on time |
The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A.盖印 | B.跺 | C.贴邮票 | D.承认 |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor to ___________________.
A.wake his grandma up |
B.make his grandma angry |
C.let his grandma tell him the time |
D.let his grandma buy him a watch |
When Mr. David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice (公告)on the window. The notice said, “If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心),come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide(导游)”, he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.Mr. David’s house was that many visitors came to see it.
A.so small | B.so quiet | C.so interesting | D.such interesting |
Mr. David put a notice on the window in order.
A.to drive the visitors away |
B.to satisfy the visitors curiosity |
C.to let visitors come in and look around |
D.to get some money out of the visitors |
The notice made the visitors .
A.more interested in his house |
B.lost interest in his house |
C.angry at the unfair price |
D.feel happy about the price |
After Mr. David put up the notice .
A.the visitors didn’t come any more |
B.fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house |
C.more and more visitors came for a visit |
D.no visitor would pay the money for a visit |
At last he had to sell his house and move away because .
A.he did not like it at all |
B.he could not work as a guide |
C.he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house |
D.he could not live a quiet life in it |
All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries, people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, people always drink tea when they are getting together. They drink it at any time of the day at homes or in the teahouses. They prefer plain tea, with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called tea ceremony(茶道). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “tea time”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and a few sandwiches at tea time. This is the so-called “Afternoon Tea” in Britain.
In the United States, people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea—“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink canned iced tea, just as soda.Tea is popular________.
A.all around the world |
B.only in the United States |
C.only in English-speaking countries |
D.in Japan, China and other Asian countries |
The Chinese drink tea________.
A.for breakfast |
B.at any time of the day |
C.only in teahouses |
D.in a special ceremony |
The English like to drink their tea________.
A.in a special room |
B.with dinner |
C.with cakes and cookies |
D.when they are free |
“They prefer plain tea, with nothing else in it.” The word “plain” here means________.
A.朴素的 | B.平坦的 | C.单纯的 | D.直率的 |
In this passage, which country’s way of drinking tea isn’t mentioned(提及)?
A.England | B.America | C.Japan | D.India |
阅读下面火车时刻表,选择正确答案
Train No. |
From |
To |
Departure Time (出发时间) |
Arrival Time |
D 3104 |
Fuzhou |
Shanghai |
9:54 |
16:05 |
D 3114 |
Aojiang |
Hangzhou |
15:53 |
19:30 |
D 3113 |
Wenzhou |
Fuzhou |
7:38 |
9:24 |
D 3110 |
Ruian |
Wenzhou |
22:31 |
22:42 |
The train from Fuzhou to Shanghai leaves at ________.
A.8:45 | B.9:54 | C.6:05 | D.16:05 |
We have to spend ________ on the train if we go to Hangzhou from Aojiang.
A.4 hours and 40minutes |
B.5 hours and 47 minutes |
C.3hours and 37 minutes |
D.6 hours and 45 minutes |
If you want to go to Fuzhou from Wenzhou, you can take the ________ train.
A.D 3110 | B.D3113 | C.D3104 | D.D3114 |
The D 3114 train arrives in Hangzhou at ________.
A.9:30 a.m | B.7:30 p.m. | C.7:30 a.m. | D.9:30 p.m. |
It takes only ________ from Ruian to Wenzhou by train.
A.20 minutes | B.11minutes | C.10 minutes | D.9 minutes |
David comes from the train station and he doesn’t know where to go. This is the first time he comes to this town. He comes to see his good friend, Peter. Peter is a doctor. He works in a hospital. But David doesn’t know where the hospital is.
He walks in the street. He passes(经过)a bank, a post office, a hotel and at last he goes to a school. Some students are coming out, so he asks one of the students, “Excuse me. Which is the way to People’s Hospital?”
“Well, I know, you can go along this street, take the second turning on the right, and then take the third turning on your left. It’s next to a museum.”
“I’m sorry I can’t follow you.”
“Well, I just live near there, and my mother works in that hospital, too. I’m going home now. Will you go with me? I’ll take you there.”
“That’s great! Thank you very much!”
“Then, let’s go to the bus stop. And we’ll take the No.12 bus there.”_______comes to the town to see his friend.
A.A doctor | B.A student | C.David | D.Peter |
_______works in a hospital.
A.David | B.Peter | C.David’s mother | D.Peter’s mother |
David doesn’t know the way to the hospital and asks________.
A.a policeman | B.a teacher | C.a student | D.a doctor |
The student’s mother works in _________.
A.hospital | B.the hospital | C.a school | D.post office |
Where do the student and David go at last?
A.The school | B.The bank | C.A bus stop | D.A train station |
One day, in an English class, the students are doing their lessons. Their teacher, a young woman, is very happy. She sings with them and then she goes to the blackboard and writes “SMILES” on it.
“This is the longest word in English,” she says to the class.
A girl stands up and says, “It has only six letters. How can it be the longest word in English?”
The teacher smiles and says, “Oh, look! There is a mile (英里) between the first letter and the last one.”One day, the students are having .
A.a good time | B.a big meal |
C.a long meeting | D.an English lesson |
The young woman sings some nice songs with.
A.her children | B.her students | C.the teacher | D.a girl |
What does the teacher write on the blackboard? .
A.A song | B.A letter | C.A word | D.Her name |
A girl what the teacher says
A.asks | B.believes (相信) | C.doesn’t ask | D.doesn’t believe |
Is the word “smiles” the longest in English? .
A.Yes | B.No | C.Certainly | D.Sure |