Last week I went to Corsica with my friends on vacation．It was my first visit to the island！
We took the ship from Toulon，France，to the city Ajaccio．Although Toulon and Ajaccio seemed quite close，it took us eight hours．We chatted and played card games to kill time．
When we got there，I got a surprise because of the weather．It was already October！But we just needed to wear T﹣shirts and shorts．We went to the beach to enjoy the sunshine and some of my friends even went swimming in the sea．The Corsican scenery（景色）was so beautiful．We had a picnic，went for a long walk along the coast and took lots of pictures．
Ajaccio is famous for being Napoleon's birthplace，so we also went to visit the Maison Bonaparte．It was the home of the Bonaparte family．In fact，it was a museum when we visited it．
One day we took the local train to another beautiful city named Corte．We visited the citadel（城堡）and the museum where we learnt more about Corsican history and enjoyed the beautiful views of the city．
The food in Corsica was fantastic and we often visited the market to taste something delicious．
We also went to some local restaurants for dinner and ate fresh seafood．At the end of the trip，we were very sad to leave and I hope to return to Corsica again some day．
（1）How did the writer go to Ajaccio？
| A． |
By air． |
| B． |
By ship． |
| C． |
By train． |
（2）How was the weather in Ajaccio？
| A． |
Hot． |
| B． |
Dry． |
| C． |
Cold． |
（3）What did NOT the writer do in Corte？
| A． |
Enjoyed the views． |
| B． |
Visited the museum． |
| C． |
Had a picnic． |
（4）Which is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
The writer had a wonderful time in Corsica． |
| B． |
The writer doesn't like eating the local food． |
| C． |
The writer only visited one museum during the trip． |
（5）What's the best title for this passage？
| A． |
Ways to kill time． |
| B． |
The food in Corsica． |
| C． |
A trip to Corsica． |
A man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you want to know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man. “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”How much does the man make if he works 10 hours?
| A．$10. | B．$20. | C．$100. | D．$200. |
In this passage, the underlined (下划线) word “furious” means _________.
| A．very angry | B．quite happy | C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because _________.
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself |
| B．he did not have enough money at that moment |
| C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use |
| D．the boy always borrowed money from him |
From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father ________.
| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son |
| C．didn’t love his son at all | D．often came back home early |
It helps us understand the world better if we know a little geography and have some maps at hand. But with maps in Chinese only, misunderstanding is possible in studying world events. Chinese names are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning to a foreigner. For the opening of the country maps are important and helpful and needed badly.
I wish maps various languages, such as those used in the United Nations, would come out and be sold in all bookstores open to Chinese.The writer is mainly talking about ____.
| A．geography | B．maps |
| C．Chinese names | D．the opening of the country |
Knowing a little geography and having some maps in Chinese only, a foreigner ____.
| A．can study world events easily |
| B．can study world events without misunderstanding |
| C．can’t study world events without misunderstanding |
| D．will fell joy in studying world events |
What are the difficulties for a foreigner to use a map in Chinese?
| A．A foreigner has nowhere to buy a map |
| B．All the bookstores only open to Chinese. |
| C．The names of Chinese people are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. |
| D．The names of places on a map in Chinese are long, hard to pronounce and without meaning. |
According to the passage maps in foreign language are badly needed ____.
| A．in a country open to other parts of the world |
| B．if a country is going to join the United Nations |
| C．when we are learning geography |
| D．if there are no maps in bookstores open to Chinese |
| We’ve Moved! Please come to the party in our new house. 8:00pm.on November 5 Betty and Jack Add:31 Station Street Tel:342-1525 E-mail:betty12@email.net |
Must Sell $275 Best washing machine Only 6 months old Owner going abroad Call Mike Green Add:10 Park Street Tel:342-2691 E-mail:mikegreen@hotmail.com |
Smith’s Book Club New and old books Over 1,000 kinds Good coffee and tea Open every day 10:00 to 22:00 Add:15 North Street Tel:342-7391 or 342-7350 E-mail:smith15@yahoo.com |
If you want to go to Betty and Jack’s party, you can call.
| A．342-1525 | B．342-7391 | C．342-2691 | D．342-7350 |
Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because.
| A．he wants to buy a new one | B．he will go to another country |
| C．he wants to buy a new house | D．There’s something wrong with it |
Smith’s Book Club is opena day.
| A．8 hours | B．10 hours | C．12 hours | D．20 hours |
You can use the e-mail mikegreen@hotmail. com if you want to.
| A．read some books | B．go to a family party |
| C．drink some good coffee | D．buy a washing machine |
Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.
To pass the time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"
The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.
“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”
“That's very interesting.” Paul said.
With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”
“I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”
Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告终) world champion.”
“Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”
“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.” The three men were talking _____________.
| A．in the post office | B．in the waiting room |
| C．on the train | D．on the chairs in their office |
The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.
| A．didn't know anything new |
| B．wanted to pass the time quickly |
| C．had nothing to do |
| D．were very interested in each other's work |
"I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ________in Chinese.
| A．名人 | B．赛车手 | C．大款 | D．冠军 |
Life in the future will be different from life today.But what will the changes be? The population(人口) is growing fast . There will be many people in the world and most of them will live to over 100 years old .
Computer will be very small and useful,and there will be computers in every home .Travelling will be very cheap and easy.
And many people will go to other countries for holidays. There will be changes in our food ,too. There will not be much room for cows and sheep, so meat will be very expensive .Maybe no one will eat it every day .They will eat many fruits and vegetables .Maybe people will be quite healthy . Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do hard work .So many people will not have enough work to do.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误 （F）All the people in the world will have long life in the future.
Life in the future won’t be the same as life today.
Travelling is very cheap and easy today.
People will be healthy because they eat fruits.
All the people will not work.