Victor’s project
As part of my history project on transport, I did some short interviews with people in my neighborhood. My first interview was with my friend Susan’s grandmother, Mrs. Sanderson.
Question 1
How did you get to school when you were young?
I walked to school with my friends, except for Fridays when we had to carry all of our things for school sports. Then we caught the bus. I enjoyed walking because we could chat on the way. I didn’t like it when it was raining though, but Mum always made sure I wore my raincoat and gumboots. On the other hand, I became a strong walker, and I believe that’s why I’ve been healthy all my life.
Question 2
My parents drive me to school. Why didn’t you go to school by car?
You know, we were not rich enough at that time. We could not afford a car until after I had finished school.
Question 3
How did you get around when you weren’t going to school?
We often went for a family trip by train. Most weekends we went on picnics and I loved playing with my cousins in the park. The trip took much longer than it would take by car today of course.
Question 4
How do you get around now?
How do you get around now?
I still love walking, but I need to drive my grandchildren around, so I mainly use my car. It is fast.
(1). Victor asks Question 4 to get some information about Mrs. Sanderson’s ________.
| A． |
present lifestyle |
B． |
family life |
C． |
lovely children |
D． |
memories of school |
(2). In all of her answers, Mrs. Sanderson talks about ________.
| A． |
her grandchildren |
B． |
her favorite activities |
| C． |
types of transport |
D． |
places she has visited |
(3). Which of the following is true about Mrs. Sanderson?
| A． |
She used to drive to school on wet days. |
| B． |
She couldn’t answer all Victor’s questions. |
| C． |
She didn’t like walking to school when young. |
| D． |
She finds it quicker to get to places these days. |
(4). The best title of Victor’s finished project is probably ________.
| A． |
The Life of Mrs. Sanderson |
B． |
How Travelling Has Changed |
| C． |
People in My Neighborhood |
D． |
The Importance of Being Healthy |
Passage 2
Colin is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he got a job in a store. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied（满意） with him.
One day, on his way home, he met Nancy. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house. She agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about the school life they spent together, their teachers, classmates and their future（未来）. They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Colin. “Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Colin thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Colin. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”Colin was ______ when he finished middle school.
| A．seventeen | B．twenty | C．eighteen | D．twenty-two |
The old woman is satisfied with Colin because ______.
| A．he buys food for her | B．he’s smart |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
From the story, we can know that Nancy was Colin’s ______.
| A．classmate | B．co-worker（同事，同仁） | C．aunt | D．cousin |
The underlined word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
| A．集邮 | B．站立 | C．贴邮票 | D．跺脚 |
Colin stamped his foot on the floor in order ______.
| A．to wake his neighbor |
| B．to make his grandma angry |
| C．that his grandma would tell him the time |
| D．that his grandma would buy his a watch |
Passage 1
| Headache Medicine • Take the medicine twice a day, every morning and night. • Dose (药量) / each time Age：over 14 2 tablets (粒) 8-13 1 tablet 4-7 1/2 tablet • Not right for children below the age of three. |
Hamilton Zoo •Over 600 animals, tigers, pandas... •Opening hours: 9:00am-5:00p Monday to Sunday • Price: $15 per（每） person • Transport: No.1 Bus |
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| The Public Library • Opening hours: 9:00 am-5:00 pm Sunday to Friday • Social Science Books 3rd floor • Children Books 2nd floor • Foreign Books 4th floor • You can borrow books and search for information on the Internet. |
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Tom is a 12-year-old boy. If he has a headache, he should take ______ a day.
| A．1/2 tablet | B．1 tablet | C．2 tablets | D．3 tablets |
If a person is ______ years old, he or she can’t take this medicine.
| A．two | B．ten | C．thirty | D．eighteen |
If you want to borrow some children books, you can go to the ______.
| A．5th floor | B．3rd floor | C．4th floor | D．2nd floor |
The Public Library is closed at ______.
| A．4:00 pm | B．9:00 am | C．5:00 pm | D．12:00 am |
Lin and his father want to go to the Hamilton Zoo, they should pay ______.
| A．$15 | B．$30 | C．$45 | D．$10 |
If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.
Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty in such positive（积极的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.
When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨询）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.
She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if we’re being honest with ourselves.
The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty. From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that .
| A．being out of work is a sad thing |
| B．uncertainty is what makes life interesting |
| C．life in a film is more exciting than real life |
| D．chance never appears when we need it |
What troubles Allison after graduation?
| A．She couldn’t find a well-paid job. |
| B．She had no money to start a business. |
| C．She was not sure what to do. |
| D．She didn’t score high enough for graduate school. |
How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?
| A．Uncertain. | B．Amazed. | C．Sorry. | D．Satisfied. |
What may be discussed in the following paragraph?
| A．How to deal with uncertainty. |
| B．What role uncertainty plays in life. |
| C．Why people fear uncertainty. |
| D．Whom to go to when facing uncertainty. |
Saturday morning was bright and fresh. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step.
Tom appeared with a bucket（桶）of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence（篱笆）around the garden. It was ninety feet long and nine feet high. He felt very blue.
Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.
Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended（假装）not to see Ben.
“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”
“Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”
Ben thought about this. Tom continued painting carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added（增加）a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager（渴望的）to have a try himself.
After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said, “No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”
“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”
“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”
He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him a basketball, and so on.
By late afternoon Tom had got all kinds of toys, and the fence had got three coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake! Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting?
| A．He saw Ben eating an apple happily. |
| B．He tried to make Ben interested in it. |
| C．He didn’t want to go swimming with Ben at all. |
| D．He didn’t want Ben to share the chance to paint the fence. |
What does the underlined word “spring” probably mean in Chinese?
| A．春天 | B．弹簧 | C．泉 | D．活力 |
What do you think of Tom?
| A．Honest. | B．Smart. | C．Shy. | D．Stubborn. |
Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet（英尺）. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts（广场）that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.Here “mall” means “”.
| A．a large park | B．a big church | C．a square | D．a shopping center |
The largest mall in the United States .
| A．was built in 1965 | B．has 12,750 cars in it |
| C．has 350 shops in it | D．can hold 750,000 people |
The writer .
| A．thinks malls make people’s life easier | B．likes to live in his favorite malls |
| C．is called “mall rats” by others | D．often goes to the church in malls |