On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance（入口）of the subway station．He played such great music that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat．
The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again．He put down his hat as usual．Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it．It said，"A George Black has put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Welcome to clain（认领）it．"Soon the people were all interested in the words and wondered what itcould be．After a while，a man rushed into the crowd，took the violinist's shoulders and said，"I knew you would certainly come．"The violinist asked，"Did you lose anything？""Lottery（彩票）．"The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Black's name on it．Black took it and danced happily．
Black was an office worker．He bought the lottery and won a prize of﹩500，000．But when he gave﹩50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in，too．The violinist was a college student．That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education．However，when he found the ticket，he put off the flight and went back to the entrance．
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn't take the lottery ticket to pay for his high education．He said，"Although I don't have much money，I live a happy life．If I lose honesty，I won't be happy forever．"
（1）When did the violinist come to the entrance of the subway station again according to the passage？
| A． |
On Saturday． |
| B． |
On Sunday． |
| C． |
On Friday． |
| D． |
On Thursday． |
（2）What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 2 refer to（指代）？
| A． |
The music |
| B． |
The hat |
| C． |
The important thing |
| D． |
The violin． |
（3）What was Black's job？
| A． |
A college teacher |
| B． |
An office worker |
| C． |
A university student |
| D． |
A music teacher |
（4）Why did the violinist put off his flight to Vienna？
| A． |
Because he was ill． |
| B． |
Because he wanted to make more money by playing the violin． |
| C． |
Because he liked playing the violin there． |
| D． |
Because he wanted to find the person who lost the lottery． |
（5）We can learn from the passage that the violinist was ．
| A． |
poor but honest |
| B． |
rich and honest |
| C． |
poor and careless |
| D． |
rich but careless． |
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Depending on yourself
Growing up is not always easy .When we face difficulties ,a spirit of depending yourself is more useful than crying for help .That ‘s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man with family hardship tells us .
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua county (县),henan Province .When he was only 11,his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby girl .A year later Hong’s mother left home . She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick hus-band .So everything hard fell on to the young boy’s shoulders :to take care of his father and the sister Chenchen ,and to go on to study .
Although his life was hard ,Hong didn’t go away from hisfather and sister .He worked in part-time jobs to feed his family .He climbed tall trees to get birds’eggs for his sister .He walked two hours at weekends to the market to buy different things to sell around his school .A few years later ,he studied at a sollege .To take care of Chenchen ,he worked hard to rent a room near his college for her ,and send her to school .
After Hong’s story went public ,he became a hero in people’s eyes .But Hong refused offers-from others .He sard he felt encouraged by kind offers ,but he could depend on his own work .
Though his hard life ,he has grown up from boy to man .
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Information Card
| 1 |
Hong’s spirit____1____________________________________ |
| 2 |
Hong’s birthplace______2______________________________ |
| 3 |
Hong’s age when his mother left home ________3_________________________________ |
| 4 |
The distance between Hong’s school and the market ______4________________________ |
| 5 |
The way Hong fed his family ___________5___________________________ |
A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year.You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam.If you are taking an English exam,do not only learn rules of grammar.
Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can .A few days before the exam you should start going to bed early .Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things .Before you start to answer the questions,read carefully over the question paper.Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pack up your pen to write .When you have at last finished your exam,read over your answers .Correct the mistakes if there are any mistakes and make sure that you have not missed anything out.What is the passage about?
___________________________________________________.What will happen if you work hard only a few days before the exam?
____________________________________________________.What should we do before the exam?
_________________________________________________________.What should we do before answering the questions?
_________________________________________________________..What should we do after finishing the exam?
____________________________________________________.
Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor。For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female (女性)role 。 Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end..Beijing Opera’s singing is from _______.
| A．Anhui and hubei | B．Beijing and Anhui |
| C．the history book | D．the literature and novls |
.The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the______of Beijing Opera.
| A．stories | B．roles | C．gestures | D．Paintings |
From the reading ,we know the the Chou most probably has a(n) _____feature.
| A．honest | B．funny | C．dull | D．serious |
.Which of the following statements is TURE?
| A． Peking Opera is full of different gestures. |
| B． There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. |
| C． Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world. |
| D． The people in the story usually are in agreement. |
What role is Sheng ?
| A．the eading male actor | B．the female role |
| C．the comedy actor or clown. | D．the face-painted role |
Most people want to work, but in today’s word ,it is more difficult to find work for everybody.The economics of the world need to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people.
Often this is not possible,and so more people are out of work.
Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people do in a short time.Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holidays. In all the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people ,not only in factories but also on the farms.
One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs ,but only 70% of them can find jobs .The economics of the world need to grow to______.
| A．get more money | B．keep the old number of jobs of people |
| C．make new machines | D．let people look for jobs |
Some people are out of work because _______.
| A．of the machines |
| B．they are old |
| C．they ask for more money and longer holidays |
| D．they want to move to the cities |
About machines,which of the following is NOT RIGHT?________.
| A． Machines can do the work of many people do in a short time. |
| B． Machines do not ask for more money and holidays. |
| C． Two machines can do the work of eighty people. |
| D． Machines cant’t take work from people at all. |
.How many people can’t find jobs every day _______?
| A．75,000 | B．52500 | C．22500 | D．52500 |
.From the passage, we know _______.
| A． it’s not possible for everybody to find work. |
| B． Machines can only take work from people in factories. |
| C． In the future , there will be enough jobs for everybody |
| D． Machines will do the work instead of people |
Canada geese are large blue and white birds .When autumn arrives ,they have to fly south where the weather is warmer .The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds will die if they stay there .
Last spring ,Bill Lishman found sixteen young Canada geese on his farm “They had lost their parents , ”Bill thought . “These young birds won’t know what to do in the autumn .
Bill had a small plane and he decided to teach the birds to follow him .All through the summer ,he went on short trips in his plane and the young geese flew after him .”
When the cold weather arrived in autumn ,Bill flew to Virginia in the United States ,600 miles south from his home in Canada .The geese follwed him all the way .Bill flew to Virginia and returned home .
This spring ,Bill was waiting for the birds to come back .They didn’t arrive ,so Bill flew to Virginia to get them .He looked for them for two weeks but he couldn’t find them .
When he arrived back home ,Bill found the geese waiting for him .Then had found the way home without him ! Canda geese have to flly south______.
| A．in spring | B．before autumn |
| C．in the winter | D．after summer |
The young birds_____,so they could follow Bill to Virginia .
| A．were well trained |
| B．went on trips in Bill’s plane |
| C．liked Bill |
| D．lost their parents |
Bill took the birds to virginia because ______.
| A．it’s warmer there |
| B．it’s 600 miles away from his home |
| C．he wanted the birds to fly after him |
| D．it’s a beautiful place in the United States |
The birds returned to Bill’s home_______.
| A．in Bill’s plane | B．by themselves |
| C．in the winter | D．in the autumn |
.From the passage we can know that Bill _____.
| A．likes the birds very much | B．in an American bird-lover |
| C．stayed in Virginia with the birds | D．taught the birds to fly |