A few months ago．I was nominated"，for Governor of the great state of New York， to run against Stewart L． Woodford and John T． Hoffman． I really felt dirty to run against them for all their shameful crimes that were reported on newspapers． However， as a candidate， I had no choice．
The next morning， as I was looking listlessly over the papers at breakfast， I came across this paragraph：
PERJURY﹣ Mr. Mark Twain， a candidate for Governor， was convicted' of perjury by thirty﹣four people， in Wakawak， in 1863． He intended to rob a poor woman of her land，her only stay and support after her husband died． For Mr. Twain himself， as well as the public， he needs to clear this matter up．Will he do it？
What a lie! I never had heard of Wakawak!
During the rest of the time， I got a title "the Infamous Perjurer Twain" on this paper．
Next came "Gazette"， with this：
WANTED TO KNOW﹣ When Mr. Twain was in Montana，his workmates lost small valuables from time to time， until at last， these things having all been found on Mr. Twain's person or in his suitcase．Will he explain this to his fellow﹣citizens？
I got a new title，"Twain， the Montana Thief"． But I never was in Montana in my life．
Then another newspaper article：
DELIRIUM TREMENS TWAIN ﹣ Mark Twain，who was to make a speech at the mass meeting of the Independents last night， didn't come to time! He argued that he had been knocked down by a runaway team and his leg broken in two places． But a certain man who was very drunk was seen to reel into Mr. Twain's hotel last night． It is his duty to prove that this person was not Mark Twain himself． WHO WAS THAT MAN？
I did not drink!
In the following weeks，I got more titles like "Delirium Tremens"， "Body﹣Snatcher"， "Filthy Corruptionist" ，etc．
Then one morning：
Mr. Mark Twain still maintains SILENCE． He dare not speak． Dare he open his mouth explain？
Before I could reply， more dirty charges" poured up on me． One day they even taught nine little children of all shades of colour to rush on to the platform at a public meeting and call me Pa（ father）!
I gave up． I sent them a letter to state that I gave up， and in bitterness of spirit I signed it，"Truly yours，once a decent man， but now MARK TWAIN， I．P．， M．T．， D．T．， B．S． and F．C．"
（1）In the story， people were running for Governor．
A． three
B． four
C． five
D． six
（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Mr. Twain according to his story？
A． He got punished for stealing in Montana．
B． He kept silent to the charges against him．
C． He was often too drunk to attend meetings．
D． He accepted the titles from the newspapers．
（3）Who could be the person making Mr. Twain dirty？
A． The persons who wanted to beat him．
B． The poor who wanted their land back．
C．The women who had children with him．
D． The reporters who helped him make news．
（4）Why did Mr. Twain finally decide to give up running for Governor？ （请用约40词回答）
阅读短文， 从方框中所给的四个句子中选出正确选项， 填在短文空缺处，使短文内容完整、连贯。
Do you have a mobile phone? Do you often send text messages（信息）to your friends of family? If you keep sending text messages over and over again, there may be something wrong with your fingers(手指). If you don’t , you may get hurt one day.
Text messaging or “texting” is becoming popular. But , scientists have found out that texting can give us problems with fingers. Too much texting can make your fingers uncomfortable. When we press small buttons over and over again , we may have a disease(疾病) called RSI. RSI is short for Repetitive Strain Injury(重复性力损伤).
Harriet Wilson is a doctor. She has many patients(病人) with RSI.If we spend more than 10-15 minutes every day, we could have such problems in the future.
Mobile phones and the buttons are getting smaller and smaller. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a large phone with bigger buttons.
. It’s easy to type with a large one.
If you use a computer keyboard and play video games for long, you may have the same problem. More and more people can find themselves with RSI.
| It’s a good idea to use a large phone. Everybody using the mobile phones should be careful. The buttons are getting closer together. She says we should check how much time we are spending in typing text messages. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．He wants to ask us not to send text messages with mobile phones. |
| B．He wants to tell us to uses small mobile phones to send text messages. |
| C．He wants to tell us some good ways to communicate with friends. |
| D．He wants to tell us the damage(损害) of sending text messages too much. |
If you like shopping and you are crazy about fashion, London is a good place for you. In London you can buy not only the most expensive clothes, but also beautiful clothes which are inexpensive.
Many of the world’s most famous fashion designers have their own shops in London. And every year in February and September, there is an important fashion event. It is called London Fashion Week and people all over the world come here and enjoy England’s wonderful new clothes . Usually the clothes are sold at a high price. The clothes are always in style. In the 1960s, a fashion designer Mary Quant invented the mini-skirt. It made her famous all around the world. Later, in the 1970s,came “punk” fashion.
Outside of London there are some shopping centers as well. In the shopping streets of most towns have a Market Day. On that day, some of the streets are filled with stalls selling food, flowers, dresses, hats, bags, and many other different things. The clothes there are always at a low price. Nearly everybody can afford them.When did “punk” fashion become popular?
| A．In the 1950s. | B．In the 1960s. | C．In the 1970s. | D．In the 1980s. |
On a Market Day, we _______ on the streets.
| A．can buy flowers , hats and bags from stalls |
| B．can not buy food from the stalls |
| C．can buy some clothes at a high price |
| D．can’t find the stalls which sell flowers |
What does the underlined word “afford” mean in Chinese?
| A．购买 | B．收购 | C．负担得起 | D．支付不起 |
After reading the passage, we can know___________.
| A．who organized the last London Fashion Week |
| B．who invented the mini-skirt |
| C．why “punk” fashion were in style |
| D．when Mary Quant was born |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Stalls selling Clothes | B．Clothes in Fashion |
| C．London Fashion Week | D．Shopping in London |
Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the best service.
★Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.
★Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from 8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00 . If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 12:00 to 14:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.
★Telephone: There is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.
★Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.
★Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times: 12:00 to 14:00, 20:00 to 23:30.
★Another Service: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sundays and Wednesdays.When can you use the room service?
| A．Only the daytime. | B．Only at night. |
| C．Anytime during a day. | D．Only some time. |
If you want to have a meal in your room, what will you do?
| A．Phone the service desk. |
| B．Go to the hotel shop to buy some food. |
| C．Go to the hotel dining room. |
| D．Put a message outside the room. |
What will you do if the telephone lines are busy?
| A．We will ask the service center for help. |
| B．We will cut off the phone. |
| C．We will wait a moment. |
| D．We will use the pay phone. |
If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at_____.
A. 12:00 B: 1:00 C. 10:00 D.11:30 The instructions tell us that you can__________.
| A．go shopping at anytime in the hotel |
| B．get at least six services |
| C．see a film when you want to |
| D．go to the coffee house twice a week. |
仔细阅读，选择正确答案。
Dear Sir,
I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travel along the line: the number 49 and number 16. But by the time the number 16 bus gets to Souk Road, it is always full, so I can’t get on it. I have to wait for the number 49, because sometimes there are empty seats on it.
The timetable says that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus every day?
The regulations（规章）say that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?
The regulations say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers（乘客）and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. I counted（数）the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 of them.
It is clear that our bus companies break the regulations and think little of their passengers. Can nothing be done to make your service（服务）better?
A. a message B. a talk C. a story D. a letterThe writer has to take Bus No. 49 because _________.
| A．it arrives on time | B．it is not always full |
| C．it travels faster | D．it has fewer seats on it |
How long does the writer usually have to wait for a bus?
| A．Ten minutes. | B．One hour. | C．Half an hour. | D．Nearly a day. |
The regulations say that each bus may carry ______ passengers at most.
A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 129From the passage we can see that __________.
| A．the bus service was bad |
| B．no passengers took their buses |
| C．no bus passed Souk Road |
| D．the writer was always the first to get on the bus |
请阅读下面关于宠物的材料，给A—E选择恰当的标题。
A. Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Pet hospitals are very busy. Kind persons who love animals are needed to work in busy animal hospitals. They will teach you the job.
B. Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller, because people in the future will be living in much smaller spaces. Scientists are already working on making very small farm animals. The same things might be done to make smaller cats and dogs.
C. might have to start turning wild（野生的）animals into pets. This might be the only way to save them from dying out.
D. What about a robot（机器人）for a pet? This may sound silly, but it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to get things, to bark like real dogs. These “pets” might become more and more popular in the future. After all, robots don’t lose hair or eat things the way real pets do.
E. Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holiday. One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts（专家）believe this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to have a pet while in a hotel.Pet Hotels.
Smaller Pets.
Robots for Pets.
A Panther for Pet.
People Needed in Pet Hospital.