Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Here's morning news. Yesterday afternoon a ten-year-old school boy swallowed (吞下) a pen cap!
The boy was daydreaming in class. Without knowing what he was doing, he put a pen cap into his mouth. A few minutes later, he was surprised to find that he had swallowed it! The teacher was shocked(震惊) when the boy stood up and said, "I've just swallowed a pen cap." He was quickly sent to the nearest hospital. There a doctor examined him and said the best way was to give him medicine so that the pen cap could pass naturally. Three hours later the boy successfully made it.
"The boy is really lucky," said the doctor. "It's not rare that small children put things into their mouths for fun. It's very dangerous," he added.
Where will we probably get this news?
A.In a newspaper. | B.On the radio. |
C.In a textbook. | D.In a magazine. |
What do the underlined words "made it" mean?
A.swallowed the pen cap |
B.went to see the doctor |
C.made the pen cap pass naturally |
D.had the medicine |
Which sentence is RIGHT according to the news?
A.The boy was 8 years old. |
B.The boy was listening carefully in class. |
C.The boy went to the hospital himself. |
D.The boy was all right at last. |
Jane was not a good student. Her head was in the clouds(处于幻想之中) most of the time. She wanted to listen in class, but other things seemed more important: her clothes, her hairstyle, films and television. Many times she tried to work hard at her lessons, but soon she became absent-minded.
One day, her math teacher gave the class an important lesson and told her students that there would be a test the next week. She helped them review all the week. Jane seemed to listen in class, but her mind went away again.
The day of the test arrived. Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam. Mike, a very hard-working student, sat next to Jane. So Jane decided to copy his. Mike was very angry when he found Jane was copying his answers. He changed all his answers so that they were not right. Before the bell rang, Mike quickly changed his answers back into right ones. After the test, Mike turned to Jane and said, “ All those answers you copied from my paper are wrong.”
Jane thought a lot of things except ________.
A. her clothes
B. her study
C. films and television
The math teacher helped her students review for a weekbecause ________.
A. there would be an English test
B. she wanted them to fail the math test..
C. she wanted her students to study hard.
Jane couldn’t answer many of the questions on the exam because _______.
A. her mind was not in the study most of the time
B. she was not clever.
C. she always slept in class.
Mike was angry when he ________.
A. was changing all his answers
B. failed the math test
C. found Jane was copying his answers
Which of the following is right?
A. Jane copied the wrong answers.
B. Mike couldn’t answer the questions
C. Jane sat before Mike.
Life in the future will be different from life today. But what will the change be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruits and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
In the future there will be _______ .
A. much more fruits
B. more people
C.fewer people
Every family will have at least one _______ .
A. robot B. computer C. TV set
In the future people don't have to_______ .
A. work long hours
B. work fast
C. walk on foot
People may not eat _______ as much as they do today.
A. fruit B. fish C. meat
One big problem in the future is that _______ .
A. many people don't have to work
B. many people will not be able to find work
C. People have to work fast
When I drove to work yesterday, I met a traffic jam. As I looked out of my window, a handsome young man was walking on the street. He was walking towards the bridge. There were some homeless men with their cups around there. The young man went to one of them. He brought out some money from his pocket, said a few words to him and put the money into his cup. He continued to walk and then saw another homeless man. He stopped for a minute, said a few words and then gave the man a candy.
And then he saw the next homeless man. He was shivering because of coldness. The young man now stopped for a second and gave his scarf to him. He then said goodbye to him with a big smile and went away in the snow.
At that moment, I was in tears. I gave this young man my best wishes with love and blessings.The story probably happened in __________.
A.spring | B.summer |
C.autumn | D.winter |
How many homeless men did the young man help in this passage?
A.2. | B.3. | C.4. | D.5. |
What did the young man give the homeless men?
A.Some money, his scarf and a candy. |
B.His scarf, his coat and some money. |
C.A candy, his hat and his coat. |
D.His coat, some money and a candy. |
The man was shaking slightly because of __________.
A.hunger | B.coldness |
C.illness | D.worries |
The writer felt __________ after seeing the young man’s behavior.
A.sad | B.surprised |
C.impressed | D.interested |
Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.
Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don't be stressed out. And try to read the questions.These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.
Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you're listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:
☆What happened
☆When, where, and how
☆What does the speaker want to tell us
In this way, you may understand the passage better,
Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.This passage mainly talks about______.
A.tips on listening | B.tips on speaking |
C.tips on reading | D.tips on writing |
It's better for you to keep ________when you start to have a listening test.
A.excited | B.relaxed |
C.stressed out | D.worried |
We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us________.
A.the answers to the questions |
B.where to write the answers |
C.the main idea of the passage |
D.how much time left (剩余) for the listening test |
When you're listening, it's important for you to ________
A.remember every word |
B.take some notes |
C.understand all the words |
D.think about one or two words for a long time |
The usually help(s) us understand the passage better.
A.questions | B.first sentence |
C.notes | D.A, B and C |
It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning, she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香)in the garden.
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went out, driving down the country roads.
There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were passing a nursing home(养老院), the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, “Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“I don’t know her,” their mother said. “ but it is Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers mean to her.”
The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother’s Day because ______________.
A.she didn’t have a present |
B.she was a long way from her mother |
C.she didn’t know it was Mother’s Day |
D.she wanted to see her father |
There were many beautiful purple lilacs ________________.
A.in her garden | B.in the market |
C.on a hill | D.in the nursing home |
The young woman had ___________________.
A.one child | B.no child |
C.more than one child | D.a boy and a girl |
The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because ______________.
A.she was her mother |
B.she didn’t like those flowers |
C.her mother asked her to do so |
D.she wanted the old granny to be happy |
What can you learn from the story?
A.After giving roses to others, fragrance(香味)keeps with your hands |
B.Like mother, like son. |
C.Rome was not built in a day. |
D.Never too old to learn. |