阅读短文,然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
(1)
Ifyouwanttobuybreakfastonyourwaytoschoolinthemorning,whereshouldyougo
A.
ItalianPizzaRestaurant.
B.
SichuanRestaurantandItalianPizzaRestaurant.
C.
Harry’sHamburgerHouse.
D.
SichuanRestaurantandHarry’sHamburgerHouse.
(2)
Youandyourfriendwanttogoouttoarestaurantfordinner.ItisMondayeveningandyouhaveatotalof$50tospend.Wherewillyougo
SichuanRestaurantorHarry’sHamburgerHouse.
SichuanRestaurantorItalianPizzaRestaurant.
(3)
Whichrestaurantsareopensevendaysaweek
ItalianPizzaRestaurantandHarry’sHamburgerHouse.
SichuanRestaurant,Harry’sHamburgerHouseandItalianPizzaRestaurant.
(4)
WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutItalianPizzaRestaurant
Ithascheaperfoodthantheotherrestaurants.
Itisopenearlierthantheotherrestaurants.
Itistheonlyrestaurantthatallowstake-away.
Itisagreatplaceforchildrentogettogether.
Itwasagreatdayforapicnicandapicnicwasagreatdaytostartthesummerholiday.FredbroughthisclassmatesJohnandBettytoawonderfulpicnicplace.
Afterlunch,Johnsaidtheyshouldplayfootball.WhentheballcametoFred,helockeditintosomelonggrass.“I’llgetit.”hesaidandhurriedofftofindtheball.MomentslatertherewasashoutandoutcameFredholdinghisleg,“I’vebittenbyasnake!”
Astheothersrushedovertohelp.Fredbeganlaughing.“Ha!I’mnotreallyhurt.”ButBettydidn’tlaugh,“Ican’tbelieveyoudidthat,Fred.Iwasreallyfrightenedforyou.”
Thefriendsthendecidedtogoforaswim.JohnandBettyjumpedintothewater.Fredwasstandingonalongrockbytheriverbankandsaid,“Watchmejump.”Theyshoutedexcitedlyashewentunderthewater,butasthesecondspassedhedidn’tcomebacktothetop.Thefriendsbecameworried.SuddenlytheyheardFred’slaugh,“Won’tyoueverlearnIswambehindthistreewhenIjumped.”
“Veryfunny,Fred”saidJohnangrily.“Anyway,I’mfeelingtiredandI’mgoingforasleep.”Bettyjoinedhim.
Fred,however,movedtoanarrowpartoftheriverandjumpedin.Althoughhewasagoodswimmer,thewatertherewasmovingmuchfasterandFredfoundhimselfdraggedaway.Hemanagedtocatchholdofatree,buthewasverytirednowandwiththewaterstillmovingveryfast,couldn’tpullhimselfout.
Backatthepicnicplace,asBettyandJohnwerepreparingtosleep,theyheardFred’scriesforhelp,JohnlookedatBettyandsaid,“Doeshereallythinkwe’resofoolishWakemeupinanhour.It’llbetimetogobackhomethen.”
WhathappenedwhenFredwenttogetthefootball
Hewasbittenbyasnake.
Hefellandcuthimself.
Hecalledfortheotherstohelphim.
Heletoutafrighteningshout.
Attheendofthestory,whydidn’tJohnandBettygotohelpFred
Theydidn’tbelievethatFredwasreallyintrouble.
TheythoughtFredwasagoodswimmer.
Theycouldn’thearhiscriesforhelp.
Theyweretootiredandneededtorest.
Theunderlinedword“dragged”means“________”.
pulled
held
guided
gave
Whatcanyoulearnfromthisstory
Itisimportantforapersontotellthetruth.
Youshouldknowhowtoswimiftoywanttoplayintheriver.
Youmustwatchoutforsnakesinthecountryside.
Picnicscanoftenbedangerousforchildren.
阅读理解
Thepostofficehasplentyofworktodo.Ithandles(处理)thousandsofletterseveryday.Let’sfollowaletterallthewayacrossAmerica.
OnTuesdayafternoonthelettersweresorted.Zipcodeswereusedtosortthemail.Amachinepickedupaletterandheldit.Aworkerreadthezipcode.Thentheworkerpushedfivebuttonsonanothermachine.Theworkerhadonlyonesecondtodothis.Aftertheworkerpushedthebuttons,themachineputtheletterinabox.ByTuesdaynighttheboxwasonatruck.Thetruckwenttotheairport.AnairplanetookoffforOregononWednesdaymorning.Julie’sletterwentontheairplane.
BynoontheletterswereinanairportinOregon.Mailtrucksthentookthemtopostoffices.OneofthesewasinDave’stown.OnWednesdaynightpeopleinDave’stownsortedthelettersbystreetname.
OnThursdaymorningthemailcarrierforMainStreetpickedupherpileofletters.Shesortedallofthembystreetaddressbeforedelivering(递送).Thepeopleat1MainStreetgottheirmailfirst.Davelivedat221MainStreet.Hegothisletterbeforelunch.
WheredidJulie’slettertravelfirst
ToapostofficeinNewYork.
Onatruckthatwenttotheairport.
ToapostofficeinOregon.
OntheairplaneforOregon.
Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Zipcodes”meaninChinese
密码
邮政编码
身份证号码
Thetitleofthepassageis________.
HowaLetterIsWritten
HowMailIsDelivered
HowaLetterGetstotheAirport
HowaMachinePicksupLetters
“What’swrong,Suzie”askedDad.“Whyareyoulookingsounhappy”
“It’sjustthatAminehasgoneaway.Iwillneverseeheragain.HerwholefamilyhasmovedtoSydney,”criedSuzie.“Shewillgotoanewschoolthere,makenewfriends,leadanewlifeand…andforgetme.”Suziecouldn’tspeakanymorewithtearsinhereyes.
DadheldSuzie’ssmallhandinhislargeoneandgentlypatted(拍)herhead.
“It’sOK,Suzie,”hesaid,“I’msureyou’llfindanotherfriend.Therearesomanyotherchildrenatschool,aren’tthere”
“But…butit’snotthesame!Amineismyspecialfriend-thebestfriendI’veeverhad.Idon’twanttogotoschoolwithouther.”
“Now,dear,itisreallysadtoseeAminegoingaway.Butyouhavetomoveonwithyourownlife.Listentome,gotoschoolandgetyourselfsomenewfriends.Cheerup!”
Suzienoddedherheadandbeganreadingherstorybook.
WhowasAmine
Suzie’sbestfriend.
Suzie’ssister.
Suzie’steacher.
Suzie’saunt.
HowdidSuziefeelaboutAmine’sleaving
Happy.
Sad.
Funny.
Proud.
WhatdidSuzie’sdadtellher
Aminewasnotherfriend.
Suziecouldn’tgotoschoolwithoutAmine.
TheywouldmovetoSydney,too.
Suzieshouldgetherselfsomenewfriends.
Thesedays,moreandmorestudentsintheUKaretakinga“gapyear”betweentheirgraduationfromschoolandtheiruniversitystudies.Thismeansthattheytakeayearoff,todosomethingelse,beforetheystarttheirstudies.
Formoststudents,spendingtimeinforeigncountriesisthefavouriteactivity-andAustraliaisthefavouriteplacetogo.
Manyparents,teachersandbusinesspeopleagreethattravellingcanteachimportantvalues.
“Afterayearoftravelling,Ilearnttheimportanceofrelationshipswithpeople,onallsortsoflevels.”
Therearemanycompaniesaroundtheworldthatwelcomethesestudentsontheirprojects-helpingpeopleinpoorercountries,oreveninyourhomecountry.Althoughyoudon’tgetpaidforyourwork,thiskindofworkcanteachimportantskills-decisionmakingandfindinganswerstoproblems,forexample-thatwillhelpastudentinajoboneday.
Finally,theknowledgeandexperienceyougetwillonedaybeveryusefulinanareayouhopetostudyorworkin.
Ifseveraluniversitygraduatesareapplyingforthesamejob,gapyearworkexperienceallowsyoutosay:“I’vealreadyhadsomeexperienceofthiskindofwork.”Andthatcangetyouthejob!
Thesedays,________studentsintheUKtakeagapyear.
few
many
all
afew
Travellingcanteachyouvaluessuchaslearningabout________.
flights
money
relationships
jobs
Tohelppoorerpeople,youhavetobeprepared________.
toliveinanothercountry
tobepaidverywell
tobepaidverylittle
toworkforfree
Universitygraduateswithsomeworkexperienceoftenget________thangraduateswithoutexperience.
moremoney
moreimportantjobs
jobsmoreeasily
morejobsinothercountries
Billwasfourteenyearsoldandintheninthgrade.Hehadapart-timejobwhichgothimupatfiveo’clock.Hewasanewspaperboy.
Eachmorning,Billleftthehouseatfivefifteentogotothecenter.Thenewspapersweredeliveredtherebyatruckatmidnight.Hecarriedthemonhisbike.
Inthewinteritwasstilldarkwhenhegotup.Butduringtherestoftheyearitwasbright.Billhadtodeliverthenewspaperstohiscustomers’(订户)housesinallkindsofweather.Hetriedtoputeachpaperintheboxwhereitwassafefromwind,rainandsnow.Hiscustomersthoughthedidagoodjob.Sometimestheygavehimtips(小费).
Billmadeabout$70eachmonthandhewassavingsomeofthemoneytogotocollege.Hespenttherestontapesandclothes.Onceamonthhehadtocollectmoneyfromhiscustomers.Sincemanyofthemworkedduringtheday,Billhadtogetthemoneyatnight.SometimeswhenBillwasill,hiselderbrotherhadtodeliverthenewspapers.Oncehisfatherhadtohelphim.
Billhas70customersnow,buthehopestogetmoresoon.Someday,whenhehasmanymorecustomers,perhapsBillwillwinaprizeforbeingaverygoodnewspaperboy.HewantstowinavisittoEurope(欧洲),buthewouldbehappyenoughifhewonanewbike.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
Billdidpart-timejobas________.
awaiter
adriver
anewspaperboy
asalesman
Inthepassage,theunderlinedword“deliver”means________.
收集
印制
分发
制造
HowoftendidBillhavetocollectmoneyfromhiscustomers
Onceamonth.
Onceaweek.
Onceayear.
Onceaday.
Fromthestoryweknowthecustomerslike________people.
clever
hard-working
young
poor
(5)
Accordingtothepassage,ifBillworkedreallyhard.hecouldpossiblywin
morefriends
morenewspaper
avisittoEuropeoranewbike
根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
ForChildren
Museum:Children’sMuseum,Sundays,89NorthMainStreet,67641235
Storytime:Children’sLibrary,106GreenStreet,Wednesdays
during9∶30am-5∶00pm,66599624
Sports:SoccerClub,TuesdaysandThursdays,16YangtzeRoad,96725643
BasketballClub,WednesdaysandFridays,79071632
Cinema:Newfilmsforchildren,99BrickRoad,69001354
UsefulPhoneNumbers
FastFoodRestaurant:66387901
Hospital:68787451
VisitorInformationCenter:800-120-9847
Taxi:79210583
VisitorHotelInformation:800-739-7302
YoucanonlyvisitChildren’sMuseumon________.
Tuesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
Sundays
Ifchildrenwanttolistentothestories.theyshouldgoto________.
16YangtzeRoad
89NorthMainStreet
106GreenStreet
99BrickRoad
800-739-7302isthetelephonenumberforyouto________.
askforhotelinformation
dosomeshopping
haveagoodstorytime
orderfastfood
Jack’sfatherisill.Heshoulddial(拨打)________.
800-120-9847
79210583
68787451
66387901
lookingforahotel
doingeyeexercises
eatingfastfood
takingataxi
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Choosethebestanswer(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案):
Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago.Therearesometraditionsthatyoucanfindalmostanywhere,anytime,suchassendingbirthdaycards,blowingoutthecandlesonabirthdaycakeandsingingthe‘HappyBirthday’song.Othersareonlyfoundforcertainagesandincertaincountries.
InChina,onachild’ssecondbirthday,familymembersputmanythingsontheflooraroundthechild.AccordingtoChinesetradition,thefirstthingthatthechildpicksuptellsyouwhatprofessionthechildwillchooselaterinlife.
ForJapanesechildren,thethird,fifthandseventhbirthdaysareespeciallyimportant.Atthisage,thereisaspecialcelebrationShichi-Go-San(seven,five,threeinJapanese)whenchildrengotothetemplewearinganewkimono(和服).Thepriest(僧侣)givesthemspecialsweets,andtheparentsusuallyorganizeapartyfortheirfriendsintheirhome.
InArgentina,MexicoandseveralotherLatinAmericancountries,girlshaveaspecialbirthdaycelebrationwhentheyreachtheageoffifteen.Afteraspecialceremony(仪式),thegirlsdanceawaltzwiththeirfatherandotherboys.
Eighteenisthetraditional‘comingofage’-theagewhen(inmanycountries)youhavetherighttovote(选举),jointhearmyand(inBritain)drinkalcoholorbuyahouse.
InmanyEnglish-speakingcountries,atwenty-firstbirthdaycakeoftenhasakeyontop,orthecakeitselfissometimesintheshapeofakey.Thekeymeansthattheyoungpersonisnowoldenoughtoleaveandenterthefamilyhomeatanytimetheywantto!
Whichofthefollowingbirthdaytraditionscanbefoundalmostanywhere,anytime
Puttingmanythingsonthefloor.
Wearinganewkimono.
Dancingawaltz.
Sendingbirthdaycards.
The________usuallyorganizeapartyatchildren’sspecialbirthdaycelebrationinJapan.
priests
parents
friends
relatives
Mexicangirlshaveaspecialbirthdaycelebrationattheageof________.
five
seven
fifteen
twenty-one
Inmanycountriesyoucan________whenyoureachtheageofeighteen.
jointhearmy
haveakey
haveaspecialceremony
havespecialsweets
WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue
Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago.
Somebirthdaytraditionsareonlyfoundincertaincountries.
Youbecometheownerofyourhouseattheageoffifteen.
Inmanycountriesyouhavetherighttovoteattheageofeighteen.
(6)
Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage
BirthdayTraditionsaroundtheWorld
ChineseBirthdayCelebrations
JapaneseSpecialCelebration
TheDrinkingAgeinManyCountries
Sleep
Babiessleepabouteighteenhoursaday.MrsThatcherandNapoleonbothsaidtheyonlyneededtodoitthreeorfourhoursanight.Sleep.Noonecanlivewithoutit.Buthowmuchdowereallyneed
Research(研究)bytheNationalSleepFoundationinWashingtonsaysthatweallneedeighthours’sleepeverynight.Scientistshavefoundthatpeoplewhosleepforlessthansixandahalfhoursforanightaremoreoftenillthanpeoplewhosleepforeighthours.Goingwithoutsleepalsoincreases(增加)thechanceofseriousillness.“Workaholics(工作狂)”whosleepforlessthanfivehoursoftendieyoung,anddolesswellatwork.
Thescientistsfoundthatadults(成年人)usuallysleepforsevenhoursanight,with32%sleepinglessthansixhours.
Italsosaysthattheideathatweneedlesssleepaswegetolderiscompletelyuntrue.“Peoplehavenoideahowimportantsleepistotheirlives,”DrThomasRoth,directoroftheFoundationsays,“Goodhealthneedsgoodsleep.”
“Butnottoomuchofit,”saysProfessorJimHorneofLoughboroughUniversity,“sleepislikefoodanddrink,”hebelieves,“youwouldalwaysliketohavealittlebitmore.butthatdoesn’tmeanyouneedit.”ProfessorHornestudiedagroupofpeoplewhocouldspendasmanyhoursastheywantedinbed,aftertenhourstheydidn’tfinditanyeasiertogetupinthemorning.Andpeoplewhosleepformorethanninehoursanightdieyoungerthanpeoplewhousuallysleepforsevenoreight!
Howmanyhoursadaydobabiessleep________.
8hours
3hours
4hours
18hours
It’s________foryourhealthtoworkwithoutsleep.
good
healthy
bad
useful
Theword“it”means________inthesentence“Butnottoomuchofit”.
idea
sleep
work
study
ProfessorHornefounditwasnot________forpeopletogetupinthemorningaftertenhours’sleep.
easier
happier
moreimportant
moredifficult
sports
food
drink
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LookatthemapofDragonCity.Thisisyourfirsttripthere.You’regoingtothehotelfromDragonSquare.Youshouldgostraightalong________toStarBridge.
SouthStreet
EastStreet
WestStreet
ifyouleavethehotelforthezoo,you’dbettergothere________
byspaceship
byplane
byship
Theshopiscloseto________
StarBridge
WaterBridge
DragonBridge
Youmustpass________fromtheshoptothetheater.It’stheshortestway.
thelibraryandthebookstore
thehospitalandthebookstore
thehospitalandtheschool
WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothemap
Theparkisinthemiddleofthecity.
Themuseumisbetween(在……之间)thelibraryandthebookstore.