Every day，Vickey traveled by bus between her office and home．She noticed something special about the bus driver．Whenever the passenger （乘客）got on the bus，he would smile at them．
However ，Vickey also noticed a passenger who never smiled back at the driver．It seemed that he never had any clean clothes．He often made big noises when he coughed．Every time he got on the bus，he made the other passengers give up the seat to him in a loud voice．But the driver still smiled at the passengers．Instead，the "noisy" man seemed to never see the smile．
This got Vickey more interested．Once， she asked the driver，"Sir， may I ask you a question？Why don't you throw that noisy man out of bus？"
The driver looked at Vickey and said"He's my guest．"
"Then take back your smile at least．Don't be so nice to him!"
"Let me tell you about my dog，" the driver said patiently．"Each time the moon shines，my dog barksg（狗叫） at it crazily．"
Hearing this，Vickey was confused and said，"Sorry，but I'm not sure what you're trying to tell me．"
The driver said"It keeps barking， but the moon still shines．"
36．Vickey thinks the bus drivers is special because the bus driver
A．drives too fast
B．wears clean clothes
C．works hard every day
D．smiles to every passenger
37．The "noisy" man would when the bus driver smiled at him．
A．greet the driver loudly
B．smile back at the driver
C．pay no attention to the smile
D．cough and make big noises
38．To deal with the"noisy" man，Vickey advises the bus driver not to
A．offer him a seat
B．be kind to him
C．take back the smile
D．throw him out of the bus
39．The underlined （画线的） word "confused" in the passage means
A．困惑的
B．混乱的
C．尴尬的
D．惭愧的
40．The story mainly wants to tell us that we should
A．smile every day
B．be polite to others
C．be strict with ourselves
D．always show our kindness to others．
阅读理解
We all know who Benjamin Franklin was. He was a very famous American statesman. He was also the first man to discover electricity. Franklin liked to study and to learn about new things. One day he heard from a friend that something black in colour holds the heat better than something white in colour. Franklin wanted to find out if this was true or not.
There was snow on the ground at the time. So he put two large pieces of cloth over the snow. One piece of cloth was black in colour, the other piece was white. Then he waited until the sun began to shine. After several hours he looked under the pieces of cloth and saw that the snow under the black cloth melted much faster than the snow under the white cloth. This proved to him that the black cloth held the heat better than the white cloth.
Soon after this, people began to wear white hats and white clothes during the summer because they were cooler.
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）：Benjamin Franklin was only a scientist.
One day a friend of his told him something about the relation(关系) between colour and heat.
Something black in colour holds heat better than something white in colour.
This story happened in summer.
People wear white clothes in summer because they know it is cooler.
阅读理解
Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like hers to overcome them. Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913). Her life was the subject of the play The Miracle WorkerHelen Keller was an author in ________.
| A．English | B．America | C．Australia | D．China |
When she was 19 ________ old, Helen Keller became blind and deaf.
| A．days | B．years | C．months | D．seconds |
Did Helen Keller receive a college degree?
| A．Yes, she did. | B．Yes, he did. | C．No, she didn’t. | D．No, he didn’t. |
Which book is written by Helen Keller?
| A．The story of My Life | B．Out of the Dark |
| C．One million pound | D．A and B |
Helen Keller is a/an ________ person.
| A．honest | B．hard-working | C．beautiful | D．lovely |
阅读短文，然后根据短文内容完成后面的信息卡
Changbai Mountain is in Jilin Province. It’s said to be the most beautiful mountain in the northeast of China. Its name, Changbai, means “ever white” in Chinese, and its whiteness is because of the pumice stones(浮石). You can get there by train or by bus.
Here are some tips for you if you want to visit it:
1. From November to April, heavy snow covers(覆盖) the area. August is the best time to visit it.
2. Be sure to start from your hotel early in the morning, so that you have enough time to see everything and return. Visitors can’t live on the mountain.
3. Bring food and water with you.
| Information Card |
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| Location |
It’s in 1 . |
| Reason of being white |
It’s because of the2 . |
| Transportation |
You can get there 3 . |
| Time |
4is the best time to visit it. |
| Things Taken |
You should take 5. |
阅读理解
Here is some information about some of the wonders of the world. I am sure you will be interested in them.
The Pyramids of Egypt
There are about eighty pyramids known today. The most well-known was for Pharaoh(法老) Khufu. It is known as the “Great Pyramid”. It’s also the largest one. Workers used about 2.3 million blocks of stone to build it. (A)用了20年的时间才建成。
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The garden sat on a hill. It was a large and wonderful structure(建筑物). Many parts of the garden were high up on large columns(支柱). There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers. Although there are many different ideas about the garden, we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed(存在)!
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2,000 years ago. It was in Egypt, too. (B) It was one of the ancient wonders of the world, about 135 metres high. It was once the highest building in the world. Although it doesn’t exist now, many people come to see its relic(遗址) every year. The passage has talked about _____ wonders of the world.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
“_____” has the same meaning as Sentence A.
A. We built it for twenty years. B. It spent twelve years building it.
C. It took twenty years to build it. D. Workers took twelve years to build it. _____ raised high up the parts of the garden.
| A．Big green trees | B．Lovely flowers |
| C．Stones | D．Large columns |
The Chinese meaning of Sentence B is “____”.
| A．它是世界奇迹之一 | B．它是世界古代奇观之一 |
| C．它是世界古代奇观 | D．它是世界自然奇观之一 |
Which is NOT true?
| A．The Great Pyramid has used many stones to build. |
| B．Scientists can prove that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon has ever existed. |
| C．The Lighthouse of Alexandria was in Egypt. |
| D．The Lighthouse of Alexandria was about135 metres high. |
阅读理解
Hearst Castle is in California, America. A person called William Randolph Hearst built it between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million. Last year, I had a trip to that castle.
I spent the whole day looking around. But there was much to see, and a day wasn’t enough. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one. Visitors can live in the other three ones. Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there.
At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”. It was a pity that we couldn’t go swimming there!
The guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle. When Mr Hearst died in 1951, his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. Now it’s a museum.The underlined word “Castle” in the first paragraph means _____.
| A．城堡 | B．胜地 | C．城垛 | D．楼阁 |
“Casa Grande” is _____ the other three ones at Hearst Castle.
| A．younger than | B．bigger than |
| C．older than | D．smaller than |
There are _____ at Hearst Castle.
| A．beautiful gardens | B．one swimming pool inside |
| C．one swimming pool outside | D．all the above |
_____ made Mr. Hearst build this wonderful castle.
| A．A tour around Europe | B．The paintings and castles in Europe |
| C．His mother | D．His dream |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．Hearst Castle in California was cheap to build. |
| B．Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea. |
| C．Many Hollywood film stars come to Hearst’s parties. |
| D．After Mr. Hearst died, his family lived at Hearst Castle. |