A poor farmer had never left his small village. After he made a lot of money, he decided to spend a holiday in an excellent hotel in a big town.
When lunchtime came on his first day there, he went to eat it in the restaurant of the hotel in his new clothes. The headwaiter showed him to the table, took his order and went away. When he returned and looked at the farmer again, he was surprised. The farmer had tied his table cloth round his neck.
The headwaiter immediately told another waiter to go to the farmer and tell him that people mustn’t do such a thing in his restaurant. So the waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly voice, “Good morning, Sir. Would you like a haircut.?”
The farmer decided to spend a holiday in a big town because__________
A.he always spent his holiday there |
B.he wore his new clothes |
C.he never went to the big town |
D.he had become richer and wanted to see big town |
To his surprise, the headwaiter found that the farmer__________.
A.was sitting at the table along |
B.he wore his new clothes |
C.used the table cloth as a napkin(餐巾) |
D.took the restaurant for a barber’s shop |
Why do you think the farmer tied the cloth round his neck? __________.
A.He didn’t want to make his clothes dirty |
B.He want to have his hair cut |
C.The headwaiter told him to do that |
D.He saw some other people doing this |
The headwaiter told another waiter to __________
A.take some food to the farmer |
B.stop the farmer tying the cloth round his neck |
C.tie the table cloth round the farmer’s neck |
D.drive him out of the restaurant |
From the sentence “Would you like a haircut?” we know the waiter wanted to_______
A.have the farmer’s hair cut |
B.make an apology to the farmer |
C.cut the farmer’s hair himself |
D.make the farmer know his mistake |
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Channel 1(一频道) |
Channel 2 |
18:00 Around China |
15:45 Computers today |
18:30 Children’s program |
18:10 Foreign arts |
19:00 News |
18:30 Modern English |
19:30 Weather report |
19:00 Animal world |
19:40 Around the world |
19:25 In Asia |
20:10 TV play: Sister |
20:20 Sports |
21:00 English for today |
21:00 Sports player—Yao Ming |
21:15 Pop music |
21:45 English news |
21:55 Talk show |
22:05 On TV next week |
IfyouwanttoknowsomethingaboutYaoMing,thebestprogramforyouis______.
A.TalkShow | B.Sports | C.Sportsplayer | D.TVplay |
You’llknowsomethingabout________at19:00onChannel2.
A.animals | B.news | C.foreignarts | D.Asia |
IfyouwanttowatchNBA,thebestprogramforyouwouldbe_______.
A.Sports | B.Aroundtheworld | C.Foreignarts | D.Englishnews |
Ifyoulikemusicverymuch,thebestprogramis______.
A.at21:45onChannel2 | B.at21:55onChannel1 |
C.at21:00onChannel2 | D.at21:15onChannel1 |
“ModernEnglish”isaprogramthat______.
A.teachesyouEnglish |
B.tellsyousomethingaboutEnglishclassroom |
C.letyouknowEnglishnews |
D.helpsyoumakeforeignfriends |
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Thereare45studentsinourclass.Ihavemadeasurvey,36studentssaytheyliketoexercise.Mostboysplaybasketballtogethertwiceaweek.Butgirlsthinkbasketballisdifficultforthem,they’dliketoplayvolleyballtogethertwiceaweek.Myfriend,Tony,isgoodatrunning.Herunsfastestinourclass.Herunsfor30minutesontheplaygroundeveryeveningbeforehegoestobed.Isitinteresting?Grayisgoodatswimming.Hegoestotheswimmingclubthreetimesamonthinwinter,andthreetimesaweekinsummer.Soheisprettyhealthy.Someofmyclassmateshavegoodeatinghabits.Theyeatbothmeatandvegetables.70%ofthemdrinkmilkeveryday.15studentssaytheydrinkmilkthreeorfourtimesaweek.Butsomestudentsliketoeatjunkfood,especiallySally.What’sworseisthatshedoesn’tliketoexercise,sosheisveryfat.Shealwayssays“I’mgoingtoloseweight(减肥)tomorrow.”Howoftendomostboysplaybasketball?
A.Everyday | B.Twiceaday |
C.Twiceaweek. | D.Twiceamonth. |
Whydothegirlsdisliketoplaybasketball?
A.Becausetheyhavenotime. |
B.Becausetheythinkitisnoteasy. |
C.Becausetheydon’tliketoplaywiththeboys. |
D.Becausetheydon’tliketoexercise. |
WhendoesTonyoftenrunfor30minutes?
A.Everymorning. |
B.Everyafternoon |
C.Everyeveningbeforehegoestobed. |
D.Everyeveningbeforesupper |
HowoftendoesGrayswiminwinter?
A.Threetimesamonth. | B.Threetimesaweek. |
C.Itisn’tmentionedinthepassage | D.Hardlyever |
WhyisSallysofat?
A.Becauseshedoesn’tliketoexercise. |
B.Becauseshelikestoeatjunkfoodverymuch. |
C.Becausesheeatstoomuchmeat,butdoesn’texercise. |
D.Becauseshedoesn’tliketoexercise,andshelikestoeatjunkfood. |
My friend Peter was kind and lovely. But as a student, he was bad at math, English and science because he didn't have an aptitude(资质)for that kind of study.
One day we were playing football and the ball got stuck in a tree. Peter climbed the tree to get it, and one of the teachers, John Marston was looking out of the window, noticed that he was a talented climber. Mr Marston was an expert (专家)in climbing. He had climbed many mountains.
One weekend Mr Marston invited Peter to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Peter really enjoyed the climbing. Mr Marston told Peter he was a very talented climber for his age. Peter left school three years later with no qualifications (毕业证),but he kept climbing regularly until he became very good at it. In his early twenties, he became a professional climber. He said, “I’ll always remember Mr Marston because he showed me I had an ability which no one else, including me, knew about."Did Peter know he had an ability to climb at first?
_____________________________________.Which subject was Peter not good at?
_________________________________.When did Peter and Mr Marston climb Mount Kilimanjaro?
_________________________________.
New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transportation.
In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It’s a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy.
You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, this is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.
The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However(但是), it’s not easy for you to drive, especially(尤其是)when you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident(交通事故)on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel around the city is from 9am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work. This passage is mainly(主要)about _____.
A.the weather of New York |
B.the transportation of New York |
C.the people in New York |
D.traffic accidents in New York |
The fastest way to travel in New York is by _____.
A.subway | B.taxi | C.bus | D.car |
The most expensive way to travel in New York is by _____.
A.subway | B.taxi | C.bus | D.car |
If you travel in New York in your own car, which of the following is the best time?
A.From 8am to 10 am | B.From 3am to 10 pm |
C.From 3 am to 5 pm | D.From 10 am to 3pm |
Mrs. Jones is waiting for an important telephone call, but she has no vegetables at home, so she leaves the baby and says to her five-year-old son, “I’m going to the shops, Jimmy, and I’ll be back in a few minutes.”
While she is out, the telephone rings, and Jimmy answers.
“Hello,” says a man. “Is your mother here?”
“No.” answers Jimmy.
“Well, when she comes back, tell her Mr. Baker telephones.”
“What?” says Jimmy.
“Mr. Baker, write it down B-A-K-E-R.”
“How do you make a B,” asks Jimmy.
“How do I make B? Listen, little boy, is there anyone else with you? Any brothers or sisters?”
“My brother Billy is here.”
“Good, I want to talk to him, please.”
“All right.” Jimmy takes the telephone to the baby’s bed and gives it to Billy. When their mother comes back, she asks, “Does anyone telephone?”
“Yes,” says Jimmy, “a man. But he only wants to talk to Billy.” Mrs. Jones is waiting for _____.
A.her friend | B.Mr. Baker | C.Billy | D.a call |
Billy is _____.
A.Jimmy’s brother | B.Mrs. Jones’s brother |
C.Mr. Baker’s son | D.Jimmy’s sister |
There is no _____ in Mrs. Jones’s house.
A.money | B.vegetables | C.milk | D.people |
When the telephone rings, Mrs. Jones is _____.
A.at home | B.cooking | C.with Jimmy | D.shopping |