I still remember quite clearly the day when my parents got divorced （离婚）．Dad kissed me goodbye and left．
For a long time Mum and I lived a peaceful life．Then one day，Jim came over for lunch wearing a blue suit with a short brown tie and a green shirt．I couldn't believe this was going to be my new stepfather．It couldn't be true that my beautiful mother would marry someone who dressed like a clown （小丑）．I hated him．
Lunch was terrible．Mother kept trying to start a conversation，but neither Jim nor I would say much．Finally I offered to bring in the dessert just to get away from the clown．
Something unpleasant happened，but I didn't mean （故意）to do it．I guess the plate slipped．But one minute I was handing Jim his blackberry pie，and the next，dark purple berries were oozing （渗出）all over his shirt and tie．
I was mortified．My face turned bright red．Jim looked very much surprised at first，but then he began to laugh．I started to laugh too．Maybe this guy was all right，after all．Then I had a quick look at my mother．She looked happier than I had seen her in a long time．
34．The writer thinks Jim's clothes look ．
A．nice
B．expensive
C．usual
D．funny
35．From the story we might guess that ．
A．Jim didn't seem likeable at first
B．the writer liked Jim from the start
C．Jim was angry with the writer
D．Jim didn't like blackberry pie．
36．In this story the word"mortified"means ．
A．happy
B．bored
C．embarrassed
D．angry
37．The best title for this story would be ．
A．I Love Pie
B．My New Stepfather
C．The World's Worst Lunch
D．Mothers Shouldn't Marry．
In the morning Mr Smith comes into the garden at the back of his house. He sees much snow in the garden. Mr Smith wants to take his car out, so he asks a man to clean the road from his garage(车库), to the gate. He says to the man, “Don’t throw any snow on that side. It’ll damage(损害, 毁坏) the flowers in the street, or policeman will come.” Then he goes out. When he comes back, his road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage he sees the garage is full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car is under the snow!In the morning Mr Smith finds there is a lot of snow in _______________.
| A．his garden | B．his garage |
| C．his house | D．his car |
He tells a man to clean the road, because he ______________.
| A．doesn’t like snow |
| B．wants to take his car out of the garage |
| C．wants to keep the road clean |
| D．often tells the man to do something |
—Where does Mr Smith ask the man to throw the snow? —__________.
| A．On the flowers | B．Into the street |
| C．On the wall | D．We don’t know |
He opens the garage and ___________.
| A．takes his car out | B．finds it is full of snow |
| C．finds the car isn’t in it | D．takes the snow out |
—Where’s Mr Smith’s car? —__________.
| A．Under the snow | B．In the street |
| C．Near the road | D．In front of his house |
Mr and Mrs Green come from Australia .They are in Beijing now .Mr Green is a teacher in a high school .He teaches English ,He likes reading and running .His son, Jim, is a student.He likes playing football very much .He likes school, too. He does his homework every day . Mrs Green is a teacher ,too. She can speak a little Chinese. She likes Chinese food .She doesn’t like doing housework at all, but she likes cooking .They all like China a lot.Mr and Mrs Green come from _______
| A．Canada | B．America | C．Australia | D．English |
______likes running.
| A．They | B． Tom | C．Mrs Green | D．Mr Green |
________ can speak a little Chinese.
| A．They | B． Tom | C．Mrs Green | D．Mr Green |
Mrs Green doesn’t like _______at all.
| A．Chinese food | B．teaching |
| C．doing housework | D．cooking |
They all like ______very much.
| A． China | B．Chinese people | C．playing | D． school |
Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter （无论）where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament. （国会大厦）In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, ding dong.” It goes, every quarter of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.Big Ben is _____.
| A．a bus | B．a clock | C．the name of Ben | D．a house |
Big Ben is in _______.
| A．China | B．the USA | C．Japan | D．the UK |
The clock strikes (敲；打) every _______ minutes of an hour.
| A．ten | B．fifteen | C．thirty | D．forty-five |
You can read the time of Big Ben _______.
| A．at the top of the clock tower |
| B．in the Houses of Parliament |
| C．on the hands of the huge clock |
| D．on the four faces of the clock |
The underlined (划线部分) word “ hands” means ___ in Chinese.
| A．手 | B．标志 | C．指针 | D．发条 |
New York Museum is closed on ______.
| A．Monday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
Tommy is an 8-year-old boy. He wants to visit The City Flower Show with his parents. How much will they pay?
| A．75 yuan. | B．100 yuan. | C．125yuan. | D．150 yuan. |
If you want to get more information about English Summer Camp, you can ______.
| A．go to Canada | B．write to CEE/CCIEE |
| C．call at(010) 6606-2607 | D．Send an e-mail to University of Toronto |
____ will give performances in Pop Music Week in Chaoyang Park.
| A．Bands | B．Dancers | C．Singers | D．Both A and C |
Phillip, twenty years old, is not allowed(允许) to ______.
| A．The City Flower Show | B．English Summer Camp |
| C．New York Museum | D．Pop Music Week |
Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.
Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟).
Don’t argue (争辩) with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go to someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try! The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.
| A．parents and other people | B．school kids and their parents |
| C．teachers and their students | D．parents and children of all ages |
Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you _______.
| A．don’t get to them often | B．write a letter to them |
| C．don’t speak to them politely | D．express yourself well |
The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “_______”.
| A．to make yourself happy | B．to get you quiet and relaxed |
| C．to have a good rest | D．to hide yourself quickly |
If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better _______.
| A．have a talk with them often | B．keep away from them |
| C．agree with them all the time | D．know about their values |
From the passage we learn that _______.
| A．parents and children should not have a generation gap |
| B．parents should show love and respect to their children |
| C．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap |
| D．there are so many serious problems in families today |