1、1. What is the weather like in summer in England A. Very hot. B. Warm. C. Cool. D. Both A and C. do you think “the north of Europe means part of a country. capital of Europe. country in the north of Europe. part of Europe. water freezes, it changes from_into_. , ice , steam , ice , water writer want
2、s to tell us something about_. weather in Europe weather in England knowledge of the temperature D. three states of water答案:14 DDAC (2) The Artist and the Beggar(1) (选自成都) An artist was coming home by train one day. He hadnt much money but was very kind.He gave his last few coins(2) to a beggar, but
3、 he saw another one, and forgot that he didnthave any money in his pockets. He asked the man if he liked to have lunch with him, and thebeggar, of course, agreed. So they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. In the end, the artist could not pay the bill(3), and the beggar had to do so.
4、The artist feltvery sorry for it, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend. AndIll give you the money for our lunch. “Oh, no! the beggar answered quickly. “I had to payfor your lunch, but Im not going to pay for your taxi home! (1)beggar / n.乞丐 (2)coin /n. 硬币 (3)bill /n.帐单 k
5、ind of man was the artist did he do to the first beggar did the artist forget when he invited another beggar to have lunch with him paid for the meal did the artist want to do at last didnt the beggar go home with the artist artist is a kind man. gave his last few coins to the first beggar. forgot t
6、hat he had no money then. beggar paid for the bill. wanted to return the beggar the money when he got home. he wouldnt pay for the taxi.(3) A Common Language (选自陇南) There is a common(1) language popular in every country in the world. All the people,old and young, men and women, must use it. Its ever
7、ybodys second language. Its easy tolearn, though(2) you dont hear it. Its sign language(3). When you wave to a friend, youare using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be friendly. When youput up your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me. I know the correct answer. Whenyou
8、 put your finger in front of your mouth, you mean “Be quiet. The deaf use sign languageto talk to each other. There is even a university for the deaf in the United States. There arealso TV programes for the deaf people. They use sign language to tell everybody.Notes: (1)common/kmn/adj. 共同的 (2)though
9、/u/ conj. 尽管 (3)sign language 手势语 (4)wave/weIv/ v. 挥手 uses sign language. language is not d_, so we can learn it. people who can s_ use sign language, too. someone smiles at you, it means he/she is friendly t_ you. you can a_a question, you should put up your hand first. put your finger in front of
10、your mouth if you want someone not to s_ anything. deaf can talk to each other w_ sign language. A_ deaf people can learn sign language in the university. (4) Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch (选自辽宁)It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into thegarden and played quie
11、tly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to(1playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree.Sometimes a bird would come down to perch(2) on top of the doghouse. Then Tom wouldhave the greatest fun(3) by throwing a stone or something at it. Thou
12、gh he never made it,he did like doing this kind of thing.Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack(4) was heard and the little boy began crying.“Whats the matter, Tom his mother looked through the kitchen(5) window. Tom ran into the kitchen.“Mum, he sobbed(6). I broke Bobbys
13、plate. I didnt know it was so fragile(7).His mother put her arms round him and said, “Dont feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate.In Toms hand was his fathers gold pocket watch(8)! (1)be used
14、 to 习惯于 (2)perch/p:t/n. 停歇 (3)fun/fn/n. 爱好 (4)crack /crk/n. 破碎声 (5)kitchen/kItn/n. 厨房 (6)sob/sb/v. 抽泣 (7)fragile/frdaIl/adj. 易碎的 (8)gold pocket watch 金怀表 did the story happen a Sunday afternoon. a Sunday morning. noon. the evening. a bird perched on top of the doghouse,Tom. like to play with it very
15、 interested in it by throwing a stone at it like to give it something to eat smile were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids means. long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry hour. day. hours. an hour.5.“Though he never made it means“. he couldnt hit
16、a bird with a stone or something he couldnt catch the bird he couldnt have fun from the bird he couldnt eat the bird15 BBCDA(5) EatingAn important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“Im afraid itll
17、 have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money. The other person may say,“OK, Ill meet you at McDonalds.This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smiths, or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplin
18、gs there. Theyre great. This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you neednt pay for the meal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice.American customs(1) about who pays for dates(2) are much the same as in othe
19、r parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university(3) girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(4).” So as you can se
20、e, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.(1)custom/kstm/n. 风俗 (2)date/deIt/n.约会 (3)university/、ju:nIv:sItI/n. 大学 (4)guest/gest/n. 客人 passage tells us_. to eat out to eat out to eat out pays for the meal you have little money,_ ll have a cheap meal ll borrow some from
21、others ll ask your friend to pay for your meal wont want your friends to ask you to dinner3.“Go Dutch in this passage means_. A.去饭馆 B.就餐 C.订餐 D.各自付款 your friend takes you to lunch. It means_ s going to lend some money to you s going to pay for your meal, too ll be angry with you cant understand you
22、America,some girls and womennow. men to pay for their meals to pay for the mens meals to pay for their own meals have anything outside15 DADBC阅读理解(6) Most children like watching TV. Its very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the wor
23、ld. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily with TV. Why Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they cant see anything over the radio. TV helps to open childrens eyes. TV helps to open their minds, too. They learn newer and better ways
24、of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before. Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They cant have a good rest. How about you, my young friends few
25、children go to bed late because they_. A. are busy with their lessons B. do their homework C. watch TV D. listen to the radio cant see anything_. A. in the radioB. on the radio C. on TV D. by watching TV helps to open childrens_. A. eyes and minds B. minds C. eyes or minds D. eyes watch TV only on S
26、aturday or Sunday evening. A. A lot B. Much C. A lot of little can study better and more easily with TV because_ A. they like to watch TV B. they can hear at the same time C. they can watch at the same time D. they can listen to and see something at the same time 参考答案:阅读理解(7)John was ten years old a
27、nd he was very lazy1.He had to go to school, of course, but he was bored2there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to beco
28、me a garbage collector3.”“A garbage collector”his mother asked .She was very surprised.“Thats not a pleasant job. Why do you want to become a garbage collector”“Because then Id only have to work one day a week,”John answered.“Only one day a week”his mother said,“What do you mean”“Well,”John answered,“I know that the ones who come to our house only work on
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