I saw a lady in the subway station today．
She was fighting with the security guard（安检员）, because①．
" It's expensive!" she said angrily, "The machine's going to make it dirty!"
I noticed the logo on that handbag when I passed by． Yeah, it was of luxury brand（奢侈品牌） and looked quite new． But if you check out the lady's other items and her behavior, it's not so difficult to see that②． So it's possible that the handbag really cost her too much, maybe the money she saved from every meal． And clearly it was also costing her valuable time and at the same time her good mood．
"Sad．" I thought． My mother once told me, " Never buy anything if you can't really afford to use．"
It's not only about money． It's about everything that you give up for it．
I'm very happy with my handbag that I bought online． It's not expensive． It's not of any luxury brand, but it's of great quality and designed in just the way I like it． That's enough．
When you buy things to use, you own the things．
When you buy things to admire, they own you．
（1）从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项,使文章通顺、连贯、合理．
A．she is not rich enough
B．she didn't want to put her handbag into the security inspector
C．she wanted to pass the security check quickly
① ②
（2）What can you infer（推断） from this passage？
A．The writer's mother likes everything expensive．
B．The writer's mother hates beautiful handbags．
C．The writer's mother can't afford any expensive handbags．
D．The writer's mother agrees to buy right things．
（3）请将文中划线部分" It's about everything that you give up for it．" 翻译成汉语．
（4）Mark T（True） or F（False） according to the passage．
The lady must save money from every meal to buy the handbag of luxury brand．
（5）What can we learn from this passage？
Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy's.There are over 850 Macy's stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square,Manhattan---just around the corner from the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder ( 创始人 ), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren't successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy's is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason.
It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in
1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the "Gentleman's Department" on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals ( 皇家 ) started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum's last year. Fortnum's is really famous for its hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also expensive and can cost up to £25.000.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号涂在答题卡相应位置。 How old is the store Macy's which was first opened in New York?
| A．60. | B．158. | C．155. | D．160. |
What made Rowland Macy's shops successful?
| A．He moved to New York. |
| B．He opened a flagship store. |
| C．He began Christmas season. |
| D．He learned from his mistakes. |
What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
| A．Food. | B．Books. |
| C．Games. | D．Clothes. |
. Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop. |
| B．The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive. |
| C．Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season. |
| D．William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth. |
Where is this passage possibly from?
| A．A music magazine. | B．A clothes ad. |
| C．A sports poster. | D．A fashion guidebook. |
Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family' s expensive gold wrapping (包装 ) paper. Money was always not enough, and he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted ( 贴) the gold paper to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.
The next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy!"
As he opened the box, the father was sorry for his earlier behavior.
But after he opened it, he found it was empty and again he was angry."Don' t you know, young lady, " he said, "when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package!"
The little girl looked up at him with tears running from her eyes and said, "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full."
When the father heard this, he fell on his knees and put his arm around his dear little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later. It is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the year of his life. Whenever he was sad or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an invisible golden box filled with love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. This is the most expensive possession (财产) anyone could hold.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号涂在答题卡相应位置。Why did the man punish his little daughter?
| A．Because his daughter made some mistakes. |
| B．Because his daughter asked he for Christmas present. |
| C．Because his daughter used up their only gold wapping paper. |
| D．Because his daughter decorated the Christmas tree with gold wrapping paper. |
Why was the man sorry for his behavior as he opened the box?
| A．Because his daughter bought him a Christmas gift.. |
| B．Because he misunderstood his daughter for wasting paper. |
| C．Because he saw his daughter was so excited. |
| D．Because the box was covered with the kisses. |
What's the meaning of the underlined word "invisible"?
| A．贵重的 | B．无形的 |
| C．珍爱的 | D．唯一的 |
What did the man do when he had problem in his life after his daughter died?
| A．He missed his daughter so much. " |
| B．He took out the box and kissed it. |
| C．He thought of his daughter's love. |
| D．He put the box by his bed. |
What's the best title for the passage?
| A．The Kiss | B．The Gift |
| C．The Father | D．The Daughter |
New Energy in the Twenty-first Century Energy from the wind.
All over the world, people use the power of the wind. It is a clean source of energy, and there is lots of it. But if the wind does not blow, there is no wind energy.
Energy from the water
When water moves from a high place to a lower place it has the power to make electricity. In Britain, waterpower produces enough energy to power a town with 40000 people. Waterpower gives energy without pollution, but people have to build dams(大坝) to use this kind of power, and building dams is very expensive.
Energy from the earth
There is heat in the rocks under the earth. Scientists use the heat to make geothermal(地热的) San Francisco gets half of the energy it needs from geothermal power. This kind of energy is cheap, but it is only possible in a few places in the world.
Energy from the sun
Solar panels(镶板) on the roofs of houses and buildings can turn energy from the sun into electricity. These panels can create enough energy to heat the whole house during winter. Solar power is clean and plentiful, but when the weather is bad, it can’t produce power.
阅读上面信息，完成下列表格。
| Advantages |
Disadvantages |
|
| Wind power |
Clean energy. There is a lot of it. |
|
| Waterpower |
It is expensive. |
|
| Geothermal Power |
It is only possible in a few places in the world. |
|
| Solar power |
Clean and plentiful. |
Traffic police nationwide have all stepped up their efforts to crack down(处罚) on drunk driving, CCTV reporter Paul Crowe takes a look at their moves in major cities.
What does the word “wandering” mean in Chinese?
| A．疑惑的 | B．猜疑的 | C．错乱的 | D．愤怒的 |
Who will stay in prison for half a year?
| A．The driver from Huan’nan. | B．The driver from Hebei. |
| C．The driver from Nanjing. | D．Driver Liu. |
Why were the three drivers caught by the traffic police?
| A．They drove too fast. | B．They killed some people. |
| C．They had no license. | D．They drove after drinking. |
We have always been interested in the moon.2000 years ago, people already knew that the moon moves around the earth and where it would be in the sky at different times of the year. At that time, everything about the moon was learned by watching it carefully in the sky.
When scientists could use telescopes to study the moon more closely, their ideas began to change. They could see the moon was made of rocks. Most scientists thought moon rocks would be different from those on the earth. This was because they believed the moon had once been a planet that had been caught in the earth’s gravity millions of years earlier.
In 1969, moon rocks werefinally brought to the earth and studied. Much to their surprise, scientists found that, except for water, the moon and the earth were made of the same things. Once again new ideas were needed for this new information.
After years of study, most scientists now think that the moon was once part of the earth. They believe very early in its history, maybe 4 billion years ago, something about the size of Mars hit the earth. This sent billions of rocks into space around our planet. These rocks slowly joined together and after many years became the moon.
In the future, even thought our ideas about the moon may change again, we will still be interested in it.2000 years ago, people already knew_____.
| A．the earth moved around the moon |
| B．the moon and the earth were made of the same things |
| C．the moon was made of rocks |
| D．the moon moves around the earth |
Before 1969, most scientists thought the moon was_____.
| A．part of the earth billions of years earlier |
| B．older than the earth |
| C．a planet caught by the earth’s gravity |
| D．made of the same things as the earth |
After years of study, most scientists now think_____.
| A．the earth was once part of the moon |
| B．the moon was once part of the earth |
| C．something about the size of Mars will hit earth in the near future |
| D．a lot of rocks will slowly join together to become the other moon |
From this passage we can learn that_____.
| A．scientists in the past were not clever |
| B．scientists are so clever that they know everything |
| C．new information brings new ideas |
| D．we now everything about the moon |