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A Four-Day Tour to Beijing
Price: only ￥1,090 , including the round-trip plane ticket, the bus service around Beijing and three nights’ stay in good hotels with the best tour guide service.
23rd
Visiting the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs.
24th
Visiting Beijing Zoo, the Palace Museum, the Summer
Palace in the day.
Visiting the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube in the evening.
25th
Visiting Tian’anmen Square in the early morning.
Visiting the Grand National Theater in the afternoon.
Visiting Wangfujing Street in the evening.
26th
Shopping freely.
Office hours:
Monday-Friday : 9:00 am---8:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am---4:30 pm
Tel:010-81695565
（ ）1. From the passage, we know that this is ______.
A. a notice B. an advertisement C. a postcard D. a sign
（ ）2. If you take a tour to Beijing on June 23rd, you will return on ______.
A . June 26th B. June 25th C. July 26th D. July 25th
（ ）3. On the third day of your trip, you can _____ in the morning .
A. go to the Great Wall
B. watch animals in Beijing Zoo
C. watch the national flag rise on Tian’anmen Square
D.shop in Wangfujing Street
（ ）4. The price of the tour does NOT include______.
A. the bus service B. the hotels C. the plane tickets D. the meals
（ ）5. Which of the follow is TURE according to the passage?
A. Your can book the tour at 10:00 on Sunday morning
B. You can book the tour after 9:00 on Monday morning.
C. You can book the tour at 5:30 on Saturday afternoon.
D. If you want to book the tour, you can call the office at 010-81695665.
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A little knowledge can make a difference at a time of life or death. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake?
If you are inside:
Quickly move under a strong desk, a strong table or along a wall. You can also go into a small room like the bathroom. This will protect you from falling things. Do not get into a lift.
Don't stand near windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture of fireplaces.
If you're outside:
Move away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you. Squat(蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops.
After the earthquake:
Check, take care of injuries and help make sure people around you are all right. Watch out for aftershocks.
Protect yourself by wearing long pants, a long-sleeved(长袖的)shirt and strong shoes. Listen to the radio for the latest information.
( )1. 1f you are in a tall building when an earthquake happens, you'd better .
A. run into a lift B. not stay in the bathroom
C. stand near large mirrors D. not stand near windows
( )2. lf you are outside during an earthquake
A. you must move into a building B. you cannot squat
C. you have to stop the shaking D. you must move away from streetlights
( )3. After the earthquake, you should
A. look after injuries
B. not help the others around you
C. protect yourself without wearing shoes
D. not listen to the radio for the latest information
( )4.The underlined word "aftershocks" in the passage means in Chinese.
A. 震感 B. 震源 C. 余震 D. 防震
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“Who needs a shopping mall(购物中心) if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin ,28 , a writer in Beijing .
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life .She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers .More women online than men. Clothing and home-used products are the most popular on the Internet.
It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players .
You may question the security of online shopping ,Wang Lin said,“It’s very safe and convenient(便利的). Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products .”
( )1.What are the most popular on the Internet?
A. Candies and DVD plyers . B. Clothes and books.
C. Clothing and home-used products. D. Convenient food.
( )2.Taobao is _______.
A. a shopping list B. an online paper
C. an online shopping site D. a person’s name
( )3.Most online shoppers are ______.
A. young B. old C. babies D. children
( )4.What does the underlined word “security”mean?
A.质量 B.安全 C.信誉 D.安检
( )5.Which is the best title(题目) of the passage？
A. Wang Lin’s life B. Online Shopping in China
C. Shopping on Line Is not Safe D. Taobao is the Best Choice of Online Shopping.
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Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.
Gary Ekberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen.
The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better.
“Getting angry is not a natural way to act,” the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking.
The book says you can control your anger easily---all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
l Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
l Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
l Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.
( )1. If you often get angry, _________.
A. nobody will wait for you after school B. you will do worse in your study
C. you will have fewer friends D. smoking can be a good help
( )2. Gary Ekberg is someone who __________.
A. controls our feelings B. makes a living by writing books
C. is fond of keeping wild animals D. tells us how to control our feelings
( )3. According to the book, one can put anger under control by _______.
A. staying away from other people B. reminding(提醒) yourself not to get angry
C. never talking with your friends D. singing loudly to calm down yourself
( )4. From the third tip we can know that __________.
A. doing something else is helpful when you are angry
B. keeping a record helps control one’s anger
C. people think better when they are calm
D. one shouldn’t laugh when he is angry
( )5. We can infer(推断) from this passage that ______.
A. there are more than three tips in Gary’s book
B. Gary Ekberg never gets angry in his life
C. getting angry easily can’t be changed easily
D. you should stop talking with your friends so that you won’t get angry
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James is a good student and he has lots of friends, but he also has a problem. Some older boys are bullying(欺负)him at school. James is very unhappy and he doesn't know what to do about it. Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation.
Don't feel worried. It's not your fault! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry，but you are not alone. Don't feel that you have to hide the problem. You should find a person you can trust，and tell him. It might be your teacher, your parents, or even your friend's parents. After you tell someone, you will get some support and feel some relief(解脱).
Speaking to an adult might make you nervous, but here are other things you can do. Some people express their feelings more easily on paper. Write a letter to someone or keep a diary. Include all the details(细节)about what the bullies do, as well as when and where the bullying happens. You can use it as proof to show what is going on. And it is a wonderful idea to show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult. Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!
Also, don't show you are sad and don't try and fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.
( ) 1. What do you think the text is trying to tell us?
A. What to do about being bullied. B. How to be a good student at school.
C. What to write well in a diary. D. How to give suggestions to teenagers.
( ) 2. You'd better go and find a person you can trust and ____.
A. know what happens B. learn from them
C. ask for help D. make them lonely
( ) 3. If you are bullied, you can do the following EXCEPT .
A. telling a person you can trust B. hiding the problem from others.
C. writing a letter or keeping a diary D. walking away
( ) 4. If you remember and follow the suggestions above, ____.
A. nobody will speak to the bullies B. you can bully the older boys
C. someone will express their feelings D. the bullies will soon stop
( ) 5. What does the underlined word "ignore" mean in the text?
A. take no notice of B. take care of
C. make full use of D. get more help from
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He was struggling(费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him.
I did, and he was grateful.
“Thank you,” he said.
“I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.
He was a disabled man, and forced(被迫) to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反应) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.
I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.
“ Nice shoes,” he said.
“Thanks. No one ever complimented(赞美) me on them before,” I said.
“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.
“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.
“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable”.
“What about me?” I asked.
“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t usually have someone look me in the eye.”
“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.
“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.
“But that smile is so big.”
Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude.
( )1. The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their _________.
A. words B. eyes C. feet D. smile
( )2. What do you think of the writer?
A. patient and kind B. impolite and proud
C. kind but proud D. patient but impolite
( )3. We learn that the disabled man _________.
A. had great difficulty looking after himself B. always asked people for help
C. couldn’t have a big smile D. liked to talk about people’s shoes
( )4. The writer felt comfortable because _________.
A. he had a nice talk to the man B. the man looked him in the eye
C. he didn’t move his feet before the man D. the man had a big smile on the face
( )5. We can infer from the passage that _________.
A. the disabled man had something wrong with his mind
B. not many people went down to the man’s level
C. the man was good at telling people about the world
D. the writer looked down upon the disabled man
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Birthdays are celebrated（庆祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country：candles，cakes，and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few：
Denmark
A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.
India
Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this.
Japan
The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys.
Holland
The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful.
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（ ）1. When someone is having a birthday in Denmark，you can see _____ outside the window. A. flowers B．presents C. a flag D. a chair
（ ）2. In _________ flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.
A. Japan B. enmark C. India D. Holland
（ ）3. In India, birthday children wear _______ clothes to school.
A. colored B. long C. big D. tight
（ ）4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The third and seventh birthdays for boys are more important than others.
B. Indian children often wear colored clothes to school.
C. People all over the world have some similar ways to celebrate birthdays.
D. Only the children in two countries get presents on birthdays in the world.
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It’s important to learn how we can protect the environment. Here are 5R rules for us.
Reduce If you want to reduce waste, you should use things more cleverly. A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses paper carelessly, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the amount of waste we produce.
Reuse You should always think of reusing things before throwing them out. For example, give the clothes you do not use or the ones that are too small to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.
Recycle Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat and melted. The metal can be used to make new coke cans.
Recover When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten(腐烂的) ones. You have two choices: one is to throw the apples away; the second is to throw the rotten ones and keep the good ones. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.
Repair If one of the legs of your table is broken, you should repair it. If you want to buy something newer and better, it is better for you to sell the old thing, or give it to people who can use it after repairing it
Learn the rules to protect our environment. Let’s try our best to make the earth cleaner and more beautiful.
( 1. The “Reduce” rule mainly asks us _________.
A. to use things more cleverly B. to cut down lots of trees
C. to use a lot of paper D. to throw away your old clothes
( )2. What should you think of before you throw things out?
A. Buying new ones. B. Repairing. C. Reusing D. Eating them.
( )3. What’s the correct order for recycling coke cans?
a. collect the used cans b. melt them c. smash them flat d. send them to a factory
A. a, b, c, d B. a, d, c, b C. b, d, c, a D. c, a, b, d
( )4. The “Recover” rule mainly asks us ________.
A. to keep waste things B. to cover waste things earth
C. to keep the useful part D. to throw everything away
( )5. What is the first thing that you should do with broken things?
A. To throw them away. B. To put them in a cupboard.
C. To sell them. D. To repair them.
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You may never be in an emergency situation(紧急情况). But if it happens, you should know how to get help. The telephone book in the United States has emergency numbers on the inside front cover. Look at the following table from the Boston telephone book. Notice that the numbers for the police and the fire department(部门) are the same. And it is an easy number to remember. If you are too unhappy or excited to remember any numbers at all, you can simply dial “0” for an operator(接线员) in any emergency.
Emergency Numbers
Fire
Police
Doctor
Boston :911
Boston:911
Boston:482-5252
Cambridge:876-5800
Cambridge:846-1212
Cambridge:856-1314
Someville:023-1500
Someville:645-1212
Someville:025-4774
*Coast Guard 223-6978
Or Dial “0” In Any Emergency. We Are Always There And Ready To Help!
( )1. If you see a fire in Cambridge , you should dial________.
A .023-1500 B.846-1212 C.645-1212 D.876-5800
( )2.If you live in Boston and you need a doctor, you should dial________.
A .911 B.482-5252 C.025-4774 D.223-6978
( )3.If you see a boat sinking(沉没) , you should dial________.
A .645-1212 B.023-1500 C.876-5800 D.223-6978
( )4. This passage is most probably taken from ________.
A . a textbook B. a guidebook C. a magazine D. a poster
( )5. If you dial “0” , ________ will answer your call.
A .the police B. the doctor C. the operator D. the fire department
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How hard we have all prayed(祈祷) to grow up quickly, and looked forward to the happy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have.
At last, you have grown up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you ‘young lady’. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. You are proud of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you—this young lady heartily. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.
But this is always something that troubles you a lot. You say, “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone already.’
‘No,” they say, “Your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.’ Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.
Another time you tell your grandma, ‘Grandma. See, I am a grown-up now.’
‘Good, now, you can sit here and knit(
编织) this for me while I go and have a rest.’ To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma
criticizes your work. You hear what she says, “Such a bad girl can’t do such easy work.’ You wish then you were a child again.
( )1. The passage is told about ________ problem.
A. a grown-up boy’s B. a teenage girl’s
C. an old woman’s D. an old man’s
( )2. It is clear that the writer, as a teenager, ________.
A. is pleased with the present life B. is unhappy about growing up
C. doesn’t think her present life happy enough D. is sad about being a kid
( )3. How does she know her prayer had been answered?
A. People treat her as a young lady. B. She doesn’t need to play with kids now.
C. People begin to call her teenager. D. She can join women in all kinds of activities.
( )4.Why don’t her parents give her much pocket money now?
A. Because she is in a dangerous age
B. Because she doesn’t need pocket money any more.
C. Because her parents don’t love her as before.
D. Because her family is poor now.
( )5. Why does he promise to help her grandma do some knitting?
A. Because she likes doing knitting
B. Because she wants to show that she has grown up.
C. Because she has much more free time.
D. Because her grandma is very tired.
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Three rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. Once the three ladies quarreled. One of them said. “Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” Another one said, “My hands are more beautiful.” The third one said, “Mine are the most beautiful ones.” An old beggar woman came up to them. “Beautiful ladies,” she said, “I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat.”
But the three ladies gave her nothing. They only asked, “Tell me, old woman, which one of us has the most beautiful hands?”
A peasant（农民）woman was also sitting by the river. She was poor and her hands were rough because of hard work. The old woman came up to her and said, “I’m hungry. Please give me something to cat.” The peasant woman took out her only cake she had and gave her a half.
The old woman ate it and drank some water. Then she took the peasant woman by the hand, brought her before the rich ladies and said, “Now, I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor peasant woman are rough because of work, but they give us food; they are far more beautiful than your hands which have never done anything.”
1. The three ladies ___________.
A. had a quarrel every day B. were rich but unkind
C. had a talk about their hands every day D. lived by the side of the riverw1-om
2. The old woman asked for something to eat, ___________.
A. but none of the three rich ladies gave anything to her
B. but only one of the three ladies gave her half a cake
C. because she wanted to know whose hands were beautiful
D. because she wanted to know which lady was the richest
3. The peasant woman’s hands were not so white as the three ladies’ ___________.
A. because of the hard work she had done B. but she was stronger than any of them
C. so she didn’t quarrel with the three ladies D. but she was more beautiful than any of them
4. The old woman said that the peasant woman’s hands were beautiful than the three ladies’ because ___________.
A. she liked dark hands better than white hands B. the peasant woman gave her half a cake
C. her hands had worked hard to provide food for people
D. the three ladies didn’t give her anything to eat
5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Half a Cake B. A Peasant Woman’s Hands
C. The Rich Woman’s Hands D. Smooth Hands and Rough Hands
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Usually when we consider Thai movies ,we think of kungfu flicks and horror films. But in recent years the Thai films which have impressed young Chinese audiences are those which we call “pure and fresh” romantic films. For example, movies about love: the sad and beautiful The Love of Siam ; the funny and encouraging Season Change; the naive and sweet My Girl.
These films have something in common: the story lines are simple; some actors have a great sense of humor; the films are sometimes too long; and the main characters are quite good-looking which is an attraction for cinema-viewers. For example, if you look at the posters for Crazy Little Thing Called Love, your eyes will shine for the beauty of the actors and actresses.
Yet how could such simple stories be so popular? Thai director Komgrit Triwimol who directed Season Change and My Girl once said: “The magic of Thai films lies in the way they tell a story. You already know the ending, but you want to know what happens next.”
Production values are good, too. The films are often set in Thai tourist towns, which are and lovingly displayed on film. Audiences can enjoy the beautiful Thai scene while watching the films.
1.The movie My Girl is ______.
A. the sad and beautiful B. the funny and encouraging
C. The Thai kungfu D. the naive and sweet
2. The underlined word “attraction” here means “________”in Chinese.
A. 吸引 B. 困惑 C. 引导 D. 感悟
3. What movie did Komgrit Triwimol direct according to the passage?
A . Crazy Little Thing Called Love. B. The Love of Siam
C. Season Change and My Girl D. Sixteen Candles
4. The Thai films are often set ___________-.
A. in big cities B. in tourist towns C. by young directors D. by beautiful actresses
5. The passage mainly tells us_________-.
A. something about Thai movies B. how to make a Thai movie
C. Thai kungfu and thrillers D. something about Thai directors
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Mr Jenkins is fifty years old. He has taught math in a middle school for twenty-six years. He works hard and always comes to his office on time. He hopes his students can be honest and he is strict with them. Some of his students become famous persons, but they still remember him and often write to him. Of course the old man is proud of it.
This term he began to teach Grade One. Some of the new students were told about him, but the others didn’t know him well. He told them how to be an honest person. He gave them several examples and said, “ I hate telling a lie most.”
Before class was over, he told all his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1. The next morning, as soon as he came into the classroom, he said, “Who has finished Exercise 8?”
A few students put up their hands. He shook his head and said. “Open your workbooks and see whether there’s Exercise 8 in Unit 1 or not.”
The students had a look at their books and their faces turned red at once.
1. Mr Jenkins began to work in the school when he was ________.
A. twenty-two B. twenty-three C. twenty-four D. twenty-five
2. What is Mr Jenkins proud of?
A. All his students have become honest. B. All his students often write to him.
C. He’s been a teacher for twenty-six years.
D. Some of his students become famous and often write to him.
3. Which of the following satements is NOT true?
A. This term Mr Jenkins began to teach Grade One. B. All the new students knew him well.
C. Mr Jenkins told the studnets he hated telling a lie most.
D. Not all the students put up their hands.
4. Mr Jenkins told his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1 because_____.
A. it was very interesting B. he wanted to give them an example
C. it was very important D. he wanted to know if they were honest.
5. The students’ face turned red because_________.
A. they made Mr Jenkins angry B. they told a lie in class
C. they didn’t finish the exercise D. they felt very excited
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When someone says, “Well, I guess I'll have to go to face the music,” it doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this or that. At some time or another, every one of us has had to “face the music”, especially as children. We can remember father’s angry voice: “I want to talk to you!” And only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!
The phrase “face the music” is known to every American, old and young. It is at least one hundred years old. Where did the expression come from?
The first explanation came from the American novelist James Fenimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage. After they got their clue(暗示) to go on , they often said, “It’s time to go to face the music’’ And that is exactly what they did face the orchestra which was just below the stage. An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So “face the music” came to mean: having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.
1.The expression “face the music” means ______.
A. plan to go to a concert B. get one’s clue to do something
C. have to go through something far less pleasant D. disobey what one's father says
2.The passage tells us that the expression was first used by _____.
A. children B. novelists C. actors D. audience
3.In the last paragraph the Chinese meaning of the word “line” is _______.
A. 老板 B. 同事 C. 角色 D. 台词
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The expression came from James Fenimore Cooper, an American novelist
B. The expression has a history of 100 years.
C. If someone doesn’t obey his boss, he will have to face the music.
D.Almost everyone once had an experience to face the music
5.As a student, if you_______________, you have to face the music.
A. get an A in the exam. B.don’t do well in the exam
C.go to a concert D.the exam is difficult
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When William Stidger taught at Boston University, he once thought about the people that he hadn't thanked in his life. They taught him, encouraged him or cared a lot about him.
One was a teacher. She once taught William geography. So he wrote a letter of thanks to her.
He got the teacher's letter later. It began, "My dear Willie". He was very happy. Now over 50, he didn't think someone would call him "Willie". Here is that letter:
My dear Willie,
I cannot tell you how much your letter means to me. I'm in my eighties, living alone in a small room and cooking my own meals. You will be interested to know that 1taught school for 50years and yours is the first letter of appreciation (感激) I ever got. It came on a cold morning but it made me feel very warm.
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William cried when he read the letter. She was one of the people that William hadn't thanked in his past. She helped him to believe in himself. He would never forget her.
There are some people we should always remember, because they helped to shape our life. William Stidger found a way to show his appreciation—he wrote them letters.
Who are some of the people that you need to thank in your past? It may not be too late to say "Thanks".
1. Who did William write a letter to?
A. His teacher. B. His parents C. A neighbor. D. A friend.
2. When William wrote the letter, he was
A. quite old B. young C. in his fifties D. retired
3. Why did William write to his geography teacher?
A. He got her first letter of appreciation.
B. His teacher encouraged him to be active.
C. He wanted to make friends with his teacher.
D. His teacher helped him to believe in himself.
4. What can we learn about William's teacher?
A. She was over 80. B. She lived with her children.
C. She taught geography for 40' years. D. She did everything well.
5. How did William show his appreciation to the people he needed to thank?
A. He called them. B. He visited them.
C. He sent them gifts. D. He wrote them letters.
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Two children stood outside the door with old coats. "Any old papers, lady?" asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say no, but I saw that their shoes had holes in them and they were wet. "Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot tea." They came in, saying nothing. Their shoes left prints on the floor.
I gave them tea and bread to protect (防止) them from the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started my housework again.
The silence in the living room surprised me. I looked in.
The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked me in a low voice, "Lady, are you rich?"
Am I rich? Oh, no! I looked at the old things in my room.
The girl put her cup back in its saucer (茶碟) carefully and said, "Your cups match your saucers."
Then they left, holding their papers against the wind. They hadn't said thank you. They didn't need to. They had done more than that. They had reminded me that I had so much to thank for. The blue cups and saucers were simple, but they matched. The potatoes and meat before me, a roof over my head, my husband with a job—these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The prints of their small shoes were still wet on my floor. I let them be. I wanted them there to remind me how rich I was.
1. The writer let the two children in to
A. serve them tea and food B. sell them some old papers
C. show them how rich she was D. offer them some warm clothes
2. Why did the boy think the writer was rich?
A. He liked the saucer. B. The room was quite large.
C. The cups matched the saucers. D. She was kind and ready to give.
3. We can learn from the passage that
A. the writer felt everything matched B. the writer's husband was out of work
C. the children talked happily in the room D. the children thanked a lot before leaving
4. The underlined sentence" I let them be." means “ ”
A. I loved them. B. I left them there.
C. I didn't like them. D. I didn't want to see them again.
5. According to the passage, whether you are rich depends on .
A. what job you are doing B. what you have
C. how much money you have D. how you feel about your life
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One day, a raven(渡鸦）happened to fly past a lake. Looking at the lake, he saw the most beautiful animal he had ever seen. It was a swan and its feathers were as white as snow. The swan was playing with other birds happily, talking and dancing. And it seemed that the other birds all liked to stay with it . When he looked at his own feathers, they were as black as coal. The raven was very angry with the swan. “How can the swan have such wonderful feathers?” said the raven. What should he do with his feathers? He thought it over and over.
Then, the raven decided that he also wanted to have white feathers like the swan’s. From that day on, the raven began to live like the swan. He moved his home from the woods to the lake. He also started to eat water plants like the swan. He tried his best to talk and dance with the other birds. The most important was that each day, the raven would wash his feathers, hoping that they would turn white. Even he went to the nearby rivers and ponds to wash his feathers because he thought the water in the lakes was not enough for him to wash them. But no matter how hard he washed his feathers, they remained black.
As he ate only water plants, he soon grew thinner and thinner. Not many days later, the raven died.
1.The underlined word “ it” in Paragraph 1 refers to ___.
A. the raven B. the swan C.the feather D.the water
Why was the raven angry with the swan?
A.His own feathers were as white as snow.
B. The swan did not have black feathers like him
C. The swan had beautiful white feathers
D. The swan lived in the lake with other birds
3.Where was the raven’s natural home?
A. The lakes B. The ponds C. The woods D. The rivers
4.Why did the raven want to live like the swan?
A. He wanted to make friends with the swan
B. He wanted to see the swan’s white feathers
C. He wanted to eat water plants
D. He wanted to become a swan
5.Why did the raven wash his feathers every day?
A. He thought his feathers would turn white.
B. He wanted to drive the other birds away
C. He thought his feathers were dirty.
D. He wanted to keep his weathers white
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Grace Murray was born on December 9,1906 in New York City. In 1928 she finished her education in Vassar College in math and physics. Since then ,she had been teaching at Vassar and continued her studies at Yale University, where she achieved a lot in math in 1934.
In 1930, Grace Murray6 married Vincent Foster Hopper. They were happy together for 15 years. She taught at Vassar until 1943, when she joined the United States Navy(海军）to help her country during World War 2. Then she was given a job at the Bureau of Computation Project at Harvard University, where she worked on the Mark Series of computers.
In 1945, she began to do research in applied physics at Harvard’s Computation Laboratory. In 1949 she joined the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and worked with them. 18 years later, she returned to the Navy. She retired in 1971 but continued teaching for the computer development. Brewster Academy, a school in Wolfeboro,New Hampshire,the United States, gave their computer lab to her for free in 1985 , calling it the Grace Murray Hopper Center for Computer Learning. She had spent her childhood summers at a local family in Wolfeboro. She passed away in her sleep in 1992. Since her death, her workmate Elenor Briggs has been going on with her jobs.
Grace Murray was a great woman and a leader in the computer development. Her work helped improve the use of computer languages. She practiced her words “Dare and Do” in her lifetime.
1.How many years did Grace Murray teach at Vassar?
A. About 2 B. About 6 C. About 15 D. About 18
2.Before she joined the United States Navy, what did Grace Murray do at Yale University?
A. Studied math B. Researched applied physics
C. Developed computer languages D. Woiked on the Mark Series of computers
3.Why did the school in Wolfeboro give their computer lab to Grace Murray for free?
A. Because the lab was built with her help B. Because she once spent some time there
C. Because Wolfeboro is her hometown D. Because she once taught there
4.The underlined part “passed away” in Paragraph 3 means ____.
A. worked B. died C.waited D.dreamed
5.The test is mainly developed by _____.
A.space order B.giving examples C.showing different jobs D.time order
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Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.
Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don't be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.
Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you're listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:
☆What happened?
☆When, where, and how?
☆What does the speaker want to tell us?
In this way, you may understand the passage better,
Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.
( ) 1. This passage mainly talks about______.
A. tips on listening B. tips on speaking
C. tips on reading D. tips on writing
( ) 2. It's better for you to keep ________when you start to have a listening test.
A. excited B. relaxed C. stressed out D. worried
( ) 3. We should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us________.
A. the answers to the questions B. where to write the answers
C. the main idea of the passage D. how much time left (剩余) for the listening test
( ) 4. When you're listening, it's important for you to ________
A. remember every word B. take some notes
C. understand all the words D. think about one or two words for a long time
( ) 5. The usually help(s) us understand the passage better.
A. questions B. first sentence C. notes D. A, B and C
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Are you carrying too much on your back at school? You're not alone. Back experts in the United States are worried that young students are having back and neck problems as a result of carrying too much in their backpacks (schoolbags).
"It hurts my back when I run," said Oberlin Reyes, a student in Virginia. "It's hard to get up the stairs with my backpack, because it's too heavy."
Oberlin is among students whose backpacks were weighed for a week in a recent study.
They had regular backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, but a number of students with heavy loads had switched to rolling backpacks (which have wheels and can roll on the ground). Shirley Park, whose backpack weighed 10 kilograms, said she changed to a rolling backpack because she was starting to have back pain. How much is too much? Experts say students should carry no more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight.
A few students had one suggestion to lighten the load: less homework.
P.S. Doctor's suggestion:
① Lighten the load. Clean out binders (活页材料) and take home only the books you need that night.
②Wide straps are better. They send out the weight over your shoulders more evenly (均匀). And be sure to wear both straps rather than hanging the pack over one shoulder.
③Pack smart. The heavier things should be packed closed to the back
④Bend both knees when you pick up the pack, and don't just bend over at the waist.
1. "_______" is the main idea of the text.
A. The problem of backpacks is worth studying
B. The problem made by heavy backpacks
C. What is the best backpack for a student
D. How to make students' backpacks light
2. According to Oberlin Reyes and Shirley Park, we know _________
A. students have to do too much homework
B. students have to carry heavy backpacks
C. backpacks without wheels are bad for students
D. too much homework leaves students no free time
3. The expression "switched to" in the text perhaps means ________
A. started to use B. turned to C. caught up D. used for
4. According to the passage, it's better for a student of 40 kilograms to carry a
backpack of_______ at most by the words of experts.
A. 10 kg B. 8 kg C. 6 kg D. 7 kg
5. If students follows the doctor's suggestions, they .
A. may lighten their backpacks B. can learn how to help themselves
C. may feel their backpacks are lighter D. will know how to wear backpacks
