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Jane Austen (1775-1817), an English novelist, started writing young and completed six novels in her life．Today Austen’s books are more popular than ever．In the last 10 years, five of her six novels have been made into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be best-sellers．
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University, says that her novels are about marriage, friendships and the family, which are still with us today．“The stories are timeless,” Jenkyns said．
Pride and Prejudice(偏见)(1813) is Austen’s most famous work．It is a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr．Darcy．At first, these two dislike each other．Elizabeth is pretty, smart and lively．She is proud because Darcy doesn’t know about her family．Mr．Darcy is handsome, rich and has a better family background．So, he is proud as well．At the same time, Darcy holds a prejudice against the Bennet family．He has no understanding of why the family, especially its mother and daughters should try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands．He thinks they are vulgar．Anyway, Elizabeth and Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple(夫妻) but their families don’t want them to．
In Pride and Prejudice, some of the main things that Jane Austen wants to teach people are as follows．Opposites can attract（吸引） each other．Lovers should not only make each other feel relaxed or comfortable, but also educate and improve each other．
Austen os often called the greatest romantic writer, so it is surprising she remained unmarried．‘Maybe she was too romantic, waiting for the perfect man,” Jenkyns says．
From Paragraph 1and Paragraph 2,we can know_________．
| A．Jane Austen passed away in her fifties |
| B．Austen’s works remain popular today |
| C．all of Austen’s works have been made into Hollywood films． |
| D．Austen’s works are mostly about war and the family． |
Which of the following sentences is True?
| A．Elizabeth and Darcy fall in love at first sight． |
| B．Elizabeth has a better family background than Darcy． |
| C．Darcy has a first good impression of Elizabeth’s family． |
| D．Elizabeth and Darcy become a romantic couple in the end． |
What does the underlined word”vulgar” in Paragraph 3 mean ?
| A．粗俗的 |
| B．鲁莽的 |
| C．吝啬的 |
| D．伪善的 |
Mary is an American girl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn’t know much Chinese, but she is studying it. She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can’t understand her, because she can’t speak Chinese very well.
It’s Saturday morning. She goes out. She is walking in the street. She wants to go to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn’t know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy the way. The boy can’t understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws an elephant on it, and shows the picture to the boy. The boy understands, and shows her the way to the zoo. Mary is________.
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Japanese | D．American |
Mary is in______ with her parents now.
| A．Shanghai | B．Beijing |
| C．New York | D．London |
Mary doesn’t know how to get to_______.
| A．the zoo | B．the park |
| C．her home | D．her school |
Mary can’t speak_______ very well.
| A．English | B．England |
| C．China | D．Chinese |
At last the boy________.
| A．can understand Mary’s Chinese |
| B．takes her to the zoo |
| C．shows her the way to t he zoo |
| D．draws a picture for Mary, too |
Jack is going to study in a famous university. These days, his father is looking for a mobile phone for him so as to keep in touch with each other closely.
Tom, is a middle school student. He likes sports very much and plays football every afternoon.
But his shoes are too small for him, so after class this afternoon he has to buy a pair of shoes.Mary is going to have her 15th birthday party. Her family are making preparations for it. Her brother’s job is to buy some drink.
Joan doesn’t want to forget the past, especially the happy moments.
Alice is afraid of opening her mouth, because a bad smell will come out. So she needs something which can remove the smell no matter how much it is.
| A “Just do it!” Do something, but only if you think it’s necessary. And if so, why not do it wearing Nike? |
B “Always Coca Cola.” It seems to say “Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drink.” |
C “Share moment, share life.” We can remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them—using Kodak film of course! |
| D “Make yourself heard.” When you hear this slogan, you will know there is Sony Ericsson product for you to call anyone. |
E “Project Hope-School every child.” It educates people about public service projects, such as Project Hope. |
F “Bright-teeth fights bad breath!” It wants you to read the word “fight” and think that the toothpaste can make the bad breath disappear. |
Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.
Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year.
Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.
Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “ All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world. A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.
| A．513 | B．1,646 |
| C．2,519 | D．3.805 |
The word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
| A．正常的 | B．额外的 |
| C．有用的 | D．少量的 |
People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.
| A．France | B．Germany |
| C．the United states | D．Great Britain |
Which of the following is True according to the passage?
| A．No companies offer vacations to their workers. |
| B．Many people say they have enough time to relax. |
| C．Not all companies pay their workers for more work. |
| D．More than half of workers use all their vacation days. |
What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
| A．Many workers have to work long hours. |
| B．Many people have vacations long enough. |
| C．Work hours are the same around the world. |
| D．There are a lot of dull people in the world. |
Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he’s in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can’t get up on time in the morning.
This term, Mrs. Black, Peter’s aunt , works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three math. She is strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was half past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.
“You’re ten minutes late for the first, Peter,” Mrs. Black said angrily, “Why are you often late for class?”
“Every time I get to the street corner, I see a guidepost(路标). It says：“SCHOOL, GO SLOWER!”Peter is at school for ________.
| A．one and a half years | B．two years |
| C．more than two years | D．more than three years |
Peter is often late for school because ________.
| A．he likes playing very much |
| B．he goes to school slowly |
| C．he can’t sleep well at night |
| D．he can’t get up on time in the morning |
Mrs. Black is a ________.
| A．worker | B．teacher |
| C．farmer | D．policewoman |
The first class begins at ________
| A．ten to eight | B．eight |
| C．eight-twenty | D．ten past eight |
The guidepost is for ________.
| A．drivers | B．Peter |
| C．workers | D．teachers |
Hello! My name is Zhang Fei. I am Chinese. I am twelve. I’m in No.1 Middle School in Nanjing. This is my friend. His name is Tony Green. He is an English boy .He is twelve. He and I are in the same(相同) class. Our classroom is next to(相邻) the teachers’ office（办公室）.We have Chinese and English lessons（课） every day. Our English teacher is Mr. Read. He is English but he can speak（讲）Chinese. Our Chinese teacher is Mr. Ding. They are good teachers, and they are our friends, tooTony Green has a Chinese friend in ________now.
| A．England | B．America |
| C．No.2Middle School. | D．China |
Zhang Fei and Tony Green are ________ .
| A．not at the same age | B．in an English school |
| C．eleven | D．in the same class |
Mr. Read is Zhang Fei’s__________
| A．English teacher | B．Chinese teacher |
| C．father | D．classmate |
Mr. Ding is a teacher of（……的）________.
| A．English | B．Chinese |
| C．a high school | D．an English school |
Tony green is from_______
| A．China | B．America |
| C．England | D．Australia（澳大利亚） |