①“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? We can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, but they have great power (力量) !
②Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he found how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
③James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father’s watch, and he wondered, “Why should I not make a watch?” This made him think and he made a wooden clock which kept good time.
④Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This went on for a long time, and then he got an idea for a new film.
⑤Ideas come at any time, and the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don’t lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think differently.Newton wanted to find out ________.
| A．when the apple hit him | B．why the apple fell |
| C．who made the apple fall | D．where the apple fell |
Walt Disney was ________ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.
| A．making a film | B．telling a story |
| C．having a meeting | D．sitting in a garden |
From the passage we can learn that ________.
| A．we should always ask others for help |
| B．every one of us likes thinking |
| C．it is easy to see and hear our thoughts |
| D．thinking helps to get new ideas |
Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage?
（①="Paragraph1," ②=" Paragraph" 2, …）
The Young Pop King
He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs on November 30, 2012 in Wuhu, Anhui Province. Many pop stars will come, too.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing."He is true to himself. He never follows others, "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.From this passage, we know that Jay Chou_________.
| A．is very handsome | B．has a bright smile |
| C．often makes too much noise | D．is a pop music star |
His fans are so excited because_________.
| A．he is quiet and shy. |
| B．he will sing new songs in Wuhu. |
| C．he can play the piano very well |
| D．Many famous stars will come to Wuhu. |
When he was a little child, he_________.
| A．talked a lot every day |
| B．did well in his study at school |
| C．started to like music |
| D．had a lot of fans |
According to one of his fans, Jay_________.
| A．is a good student |
| B．has long and beautiful hair |
| C．is a well-known pianist |
| D．is very attractive to them |
The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means_________.
| A．he always has his own style. |
| B．he likes to walk alone |
| C．he doesn't like other people's songs at all |
| D．no one can catch up with him |
American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.How long do American students study in school every year?
| A．8 months | B．9 months | C．10 months | D．11 months |
High school students take ______ subjects at a time.
| A．all | B．four | C．five | D．B or C |
______ can get scholarships.
| A．Many college students | B．All the students |
| C．Good high school students | D．Good college students |
Many college students work part time because ______ .
| A．they have many activities |
| B．they have a lot of free time |
| C．they like doing things |
| D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education |
According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?
A. American schools have long summer holidays.
B. There are two terms in the USA.
C. American students don’t do exercises after class.
D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.
My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager. Of course it was black and white. She said she only watch it at night. She doesn’t remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon. When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels(频道). My bothers, my sisters and I would sometimes fight(打架) about which channel to watch. But we usually enjoyed the same shows. Now we can get hundreds of channels on TV. I can’t believe it! There are channels with old films, cooking, fishing and so on. It’s surprising! There is a channel for everything. I wonder how much my bothers, my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child. Of course we had only one television set. These days I find families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops people from arguing(吵架) about which channel to choose from .In those days, how many television sets did people have?
| A．more than one | B．one | C．3 or 4 | D．more than 4 |
What kind of TV channels do we have now?
| A．Channels with cooking | B．Channels with old films |
| C．Channels with fish | D．A, B&C |
Now how many channels can we get on TV?
| A．3 or 4 different channels. | B．Only one channel. |
| C．Hundreds of channels. | D．Less than 10 channels. |
When my mum was a teenager, her brothers, sisters and she usually enjoyed______.
| A．different channels | B．the same shows |
| C．different shows | D．all the shows |
Which of the following in NOT true?
| A．My mum’s brothers and sisters would fight about which channel to watch when she was a child. |
| B．These days, there is only one channel with old movies, cooking and fishing. |
| C．People have many channels to choose from now. |
| D．Family members will not fight for the television set. |
I am Kate. I’m a nineteen-year-old girl. I work in a small shop. Every day, many people come to the shop to buy things.
I live in a house. It is near the shop. I usually take some food along in my lunch box. I get to the shop at about 8:30 in the morning. At 9:00 people begin to arrive. They buy meat, eggs, sugar, salt, cookies and many other things. We don’t sell vegetables or fruit. I take out my lunch box and have my meal at noon. At 5:30 in the afternoon we close the shop. Then I go home for supper.
根据要求完成问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
判断正（T）误（F）。 Kate works in a shop near her house.
根据材料完成句子。Kate takesfor her lunch when (当…时候) she goes to work every day.
简略回答问题。Where does Kate have lunch?
When does Kate get to the shop?
将画线句子译成汉语。
Dear Kate,
You ask about places to go (要去的地方) and things to do（要做的事情）in our city. The Xinhua Mall is always fun. It’s a shopping centre. There are some good stores and restaurants there. For example, Andy’s Boutique is in Xinhua Mall. It’s a fun place to shop, and it has many Chinese clothes. My favourite restaurant is Dick’s Cafe. Dick’s Cafe is near my house. It’s cheap and the hot dogs are great. I like Beijing Restaurant, too. You can get wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too. Come for a visit soon!
Love,
AliceYou can visit the Xinhua Mall.
A. in Kate’s city B. in Alice’s city C. in Dick’s cityIn the shopping centre, you can find.
A. some stores and restaurants
B. some supermarkets and restaurants
C. a hospital and some storesAndy’s Boutique is a good place to buy.
A. tea B. books C. clothesYou can eatin Beijing Restaurant.
A. wonderful hot dogs B. delicious noodles C. great hamburgersFrom the letter, you know that.
A. there are many English clothes in Andy’s Boutique
B. Beijing Restaurant is Alice’s favourite restaurant
C. Alice wants Kate to visit the city