Americans think much about time . From childhood they learn to value (珍视) time .They are taught to be on time to go to school , to work and to do everything . When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily . When a person is dying , they say he is living on a borrowed time .
Time is money . Time is knowledge . Time is everything in America . A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week . This is the working time . In his free time, he also works hard for more money . Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly . They walk very fast . In fact , they are running .
They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things . But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants (仆人) of the clock .What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?
| A．It is not easy to make money. |
| B．It takes quite a lot of time to make money. |
| C．Working hard can bring people health. |
| D．If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money. |
Americans think it wrong _______.
| A．to work late | B．to get up early |
| C．to be late for school | D．to be on time to do everything |
This passage says that a dying person _______.
| A．is having a good time |
| B．is living on a borrowed time |
| C．thinks time goes easily |
| D．is saving time |
From this passage we can be sure that _______.
| A．Americans live a hard life |
| B．Americans always walk fast |
| C．Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏) |
| D．Americans are good at saving time |
Which of the following is the best title for this passage ?
| A．Americans' ideas about time | B．Never waste time |
| C．Time is money | D．Learn to be on time |
Joe Brown has a shop. He sells(卖) meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman comes into his shop at five to one. "I'm sorry I'm late," she says. "I need some more meat for my dinner tonight." Joe has only one piece of meat in his shop. He takes it out of the fridge and says, "This is $6.50." "That piece is too small," the woman says, "Don’t you have anything bigger?" Joe goes into the room behind his shop, puts the piece of meat into the fridge, takes it out of the fridge again and closes the door with lots of noise. Then he brings the piece of meat to the woman and says, "This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It's $8.75." "Good," the woman says with a smile, "give me both(两个都) of them, please."Joe Brown was _______.
| A．a waiter (侍者) | B．a runner |
| C．a player | D．a shopkeeper |
Why doesn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
| A．Because she has no money. |
| B．Because it is bad. |
| C．Because it isn’t big enough(够). |
| D．Because it is too big. |
How many pieces of meat does Joe have in the fridge?
| A．Only one piece of meat. |
| B．Two pieces of meat. |
| C．Several pieces of meat. |
| D．Many pieces of meat. |
Can Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
| A．Of course not. |
| B．Sorry, I don’t know. |
| C．He will try his best. |
| D．Yes, he can. |
How to get along with people you don’t like? We all have to be friendly to people we don’t like. We can’t change others, but we can change our own ideas and actions.
The following are some methods:
·Be polite. Say “Hello” or “have a nice day”. Say that he or she looks nice.
·Be positive(肯定的). Think of five good things about the person. Maybe he or she is always on time or works hard.
·Really listen when the person talks. Ask questions to understand the person better.According to the passage, people had better(最好) be __________ those they don’t like.
| A．careful(小心) with | B．friendly to |
| C．strict(严厉) with | D．rude(粗鲁) to |
You should say “__________” to show that you are polite to people you don’t like.
| A．Stop talking | B．Go away |
| C．Have a nice day | D．Don’t smile |
This passage is most probably from __________.
| A．a map | B．a cook book |
| C．a story book | D．a magazine(杂志) |
On a sunny day, Mother Hen is playing with her chickens on the grass. Later, they are hungry, so Mother Hen takes her children out to look for food. She finds a grain of wheat(麦子). So she asks her children to plant it in the garden. But none of her children wants to do it. Mother Hen has to do it herself.
A few months later, they get a lot of wheat. She asks her children, “Who would you like to take the wheat to the shop and get some flour?” But her children don’t want to do it. So she takes the wheat to the shop and brings the flour home.
After getting home, she asks, “Who will make some bread with the flour?” They all say, “We are not free”.
When she makes the bread, she says to her chickens, “Who wants to eat the bread?”
“I will,” they all say.
“No, you can’t. You don’t want to do anything before I make the bread. You must know ‘No pains, no gains(不劳而获).’” She doesn’t give any bread to her children and she eats the bread herself._________take(s) the wheat to the shop?
A. Mother Hen
B. The chickens
C. Mother Hen and her chickens
C. One of Mother Hen’s childrenThe underlined(划线) word “flour” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．面包 | B．面粉 |
| C．大米 | D．食品 |
What’s the best title(标题) for the passage?
A. The bread B. No pains, no gains
C. The wheat C. Mother Hen
阅读下面短文，根据其内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（共5小题，计10分）
Mrs. White comes from America. She is an English teacher in No. 12 High School of Guangzhou. She speaks Chinese a little and often has Chinese classes. She likes here very much. She often says the Chinese people are very nice. She is Lucy and Lily’s mom. Lucy and Lily live in America with their dad, Mr. White. They are students. They have some Chinese pen pals.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Where is Mrs. White from?
| A．China. | B．Canada. |
| C．America. | D．Shenzhen. |
Does Mrs. White speak Chinese?
| A．Yes, but a little. |
| B．No, she doesn’t. |
| C．She speaks Chinese well. |
| D．Seldom(很少, 几乎没有). |
Where does Mrs. White live?
| A．In Shenzhen. | B．In China. |
| C．In Canada. | D．In America. |
Who do Lily and Lucy live with?
| A．Their dad. |
| B．Their mom. |
| C．Their teacher. |
| D．Their Chinese friends. |
Do Lucy and Lily have Chinese pen pals?
| A．Yes, they do. | B．No, they don’t. |
| C．Yes, they have. | D．No, they don’t have. |
阅读下面文章，根据其内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。（共5小题，计10分）
Chen Kai is a Chinese boy. He is a student. He is 13 years old. He lives in Guangzhou. Chen Kai likes making friends. Now he receives(收到) a letter from Sam, his pen pal in America. The letter is in English. Sam is 14 and he is a student, too. He speaks English very well. In the letter, Sam says he wants to visit China and study(学习)some Chinese.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Chen Kai is ____.
| A．a student | B．a teacher |
| C．fourteen | D．from Canada |
“Making friends”means(意思是) ____ in Chinese.
| A．做朋友 | B．找朋友 |
| C．帮朋友 | D．交朋友 |
The letter is ____.
| A．from Chen Kai | B．from Sam’s pen pal |
| C．in English | D．in Chinese |
Sam is Chen Kai’s ____.
| A．classmate | B．pen pal |
| C．brother | D．teacher |
____ wants to study some Chinese.
| A．Chen Kai |
| B．Chen Kai’s teacher |
| C．Sam’s pen pal |
| D．Sam |