If you walk along the River Thames， there are lots of interesting buildings to see．Running through the heart of London，there are also many galleries， markets， shops and keep you busy along its banks． You will also see a strange round building．It looks very old and very different from all the others．This is Shakespeare's Globe Theatre（莎士比亚环球剧场）．
The Globe Theatre was first built here in 1599．William Shakespeare was one of the most famous writers that ever lived．His plays were performed in the theatre for many years．However，in 1613， a fire broke out during a performance．The theatre was destroyed（毁坏），but the second was built the following year．It remained a theatre until 1644，and then it was pulled down to build houses．The modern（and also the third） Globe Theatre was completed in 1997， over 350 years later．This was done to honor Shakespeare，the most famous English writer．To this day， his many plays are performed there daily．He wrote around thirty﹣eight plays．They are comedies（funny stories） ，histories（about historical events and people） ， and tragedies（serious and sad stories）．People come from all over the world to watch them at the Globe Theatre．They are performed in exactly the same way as they were hundreds of years ago．
The building is round and made mostly of wood．There are simple seats on three different levels all around the sides．Everyone can see the stage（舞台）．However．there is no roof（屋顶） in the middle! The cheapest tickets are standing tickets． You stand in the middle，right in front of the actors，but if it trains，you will get wet!
（1）When was the second Globe Theatre built？
A．In 1599．
B．In 1613．
C．In 1614．
D．In 1997．
（2）What can we know about Shakespeare according to the second paragraph？
A．Shakespeare was one of the most famous French writers．
B．Many of his plays are performed daily in the modern Globe Theatre．
C．His plays are performed in a different way from they were hundreds of years ago．
D．He wrote thirty﹣eight plays that were all about historical events and people．
（3）What does the last paragraph mainly tell us？
A．The inside structure（结构） of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre．
B．The history of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre．
C．The opening time of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre．
D．The three types of tickets that you can choose．
（4）Which of the following statements about the modern Globe Theatre is TRUE？
A．It has remained there for over 350 years．
B．The round building looks old and strange．
C．It is made mostly of wood and has around roof in the middle．
D．If we buy the cheapest tickets in the theatre， we will be farthest from the stage．
A man went into a restaurant and sat down at one of the tables.
A waiter went up to him and gave him the menu.
The man read it carefully, then ordered(点餐) all the most expensive foods and began to enjoy himself.
Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man’s table.
The waiter came up and said to the man, “What would your little boy like, sir?”
“Oh, just an ice cream, ” the man told him. Then he said to the waiter, “I’m just going out to buy a newspaper.”
He left the restaurant. The waiter gave the boy an ice cream. The boy ate it, and then stood up and walked to the door.
The waiter ran to him.
“Excuse me,” he said, “but your father hasn’t come back and he hasn’t paid for his meal or for your ice cream.”
“I’m sorry,” The young boy said, “He’s not my father, I don’t know who he is.”
The waiter did not understand. “What do you mean?” he asked.
“The man came up to me in the street, ” the boy said. “He asked me if I liked ice cream. I told him I did. Then he told me to come into the restaurant at 2:00pm and sit down at his table. He said he’d give me some.”
After knowing the truth, the waiter felt so sad, because he had to pay money for the meal.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。What did the man order in the restaurant?
Where did the little boy sit?
Was the small boy the man’s son?
When did the man tell the boy to come into the restaurant?
Who paid money for the meal?
When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China. If you are the first time to come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then people on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn't cross.
When people go to or come from work in the morning and evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then, especially(尤其) for the children.
When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In Hong Kong, there are many big buses with two floors you can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the view of the whole city（城市的全景）well. It's very interesting.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。The traffic in Hong Kong drives on the right.
The traffic in Hong Kong is the same as that in other areas of China.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go.
You can sit on the first floor and see the view of the whole city.
According to the passage we know we must obey the traffic rules in Hong Kong.
Sunny English Club is for.
A. nursesB. policemenC. studentsYou will pay if you want to stay in the English club for half a year .
A. 300yuanB.600yuanC. 1200yuanYou can visit Sea Museum .
A. on SaturdayB. on Yu Le StreetC. anytime One can get free exam in Health Center if he is .
A. 9B. 17C. 73 If you are interested in the life of fish, you should call for help.
A. 539871 B. 380151C. 3785290
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average (平均值) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.
Most people have a bad night when they can not sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall sleep. This problem is called (叫做) insomnia. This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special (特别的) ideas to another to make them sleep. Benjaming Franklin, the famous stateman (政治家) and inventor (发明家)，had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Lousis XIV of France had 13 beds and hoped that he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side on the end of the bed!.Most American people need________ hours of sleep a night.
| A．3 | B．10 | C．7-8 | D．5-6 |
People need_________ sleep as they get older.
| A．more | B．less（更少的） | C．no | D．little |
“The problem is called insomnia.” Here “insomnia” means_________.
| A．going to sleep easily | B．sleep at daytime |
| C．the ways of sleep | D．not being able to(能够)go to sleep |
Mark Twain lay on his side on the end of the bed because he_________.
| A．was an old man | B．thought it was easy to go sleep |
| C．was a famous writer | D．didn’t have much room to sleep in |
The passage is mainly (主要地) talking about_________.
| A．sleep | B．insomnia |
| C．how to go to bed | D．the famous person |
阅读理解
Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn phototaking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.” In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
| A．don’t work well together. |
| B．are friendly to one another. |
| C．teach one another new ways of building houses. |
| D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. |
All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
| A．lead a busy life. | B．learn new skills of farming; |
| C．get used to the life on the farms | D．find value and pleasure in work |
Living together, _________ .
| A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules |
| B．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make |
| C．the members have no free time on weekends |
| D．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together |
The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
| A．unpleasant | B．tiring | C．helpful | D．boring |
The best title for the passage is __________ .
| A．The rules of living together |
| B．Life in New York State |
| C．Teenagers in the special group |
| D．Free hours in the special work group |