Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don’t like the cold weather. One day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel. The next morning they rented(租) a car in the city and began their trip. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly(几乎不) go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the river, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked the boy, “Are there any sharks(鲨鱼)in the river? ” “No,” answered the boy, “There aren’t any. ”

So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit(敲打) against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were very afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked the boy loudly, “Is it true that there are not any sharks in the river? ” “Yes, sir. There are a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the water. The sharks have all swum away.”

1.Mike and Dick went to Australia _____.

A. by car B. by air C. by ship D. we don’t know

2.The two young men went to Australia to _____.

A. swim in the river B. study to drive

C. go on a holiday D. find some work

3.Mike and Dick couldn’t drive any more because _____.

A. the sun was shining in the sky B. there were no shade trees beside the road

C. the weather was very hot D. they were too tired

4.Dick became afraid because _____.

A. he saw a shark in the water

B. he thought it might be a shark that hit his leg

C. he saw the boy laughing at them under the big tree

D. he had been told there were some sharks in the river

5.When the two young men heard(听到) the boy, they began to _____.

A. catch the crocodiles in the water B. look for the crocodiles there

C. run to beat the Australian boy D. come out of the river at once(立刻).

My friend’s grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand. After arriving in New York, he went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) in Manhattan to get something to eat.He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order(点菜). Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.

“Start out at the end,” she said, “Just go along the line and choose what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon learned how everything works in America.” the grandfather told my friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it by yourself.”

1.Which is the best title of the text?

A. From Thailand to America

B. Life is Like a Cafeteria in America

C. How to Eat in a Cafeteria

D. Eating in an American Cafeteria

2.My friend’s father came from __________.

A. Thailand B. Australia C. Canada D. Manhattan

3.From the text, we know if you want to get SUCCESS in America, you should .

A. get help from your friends

B. know how a cafeteria works

C. get up again if you fail

D. try to get it by yourself

4.Which of the following is True?

A. The old man sat down opposite the woman so that she could take his order.

B. The woman sat down opposite the old man so that she could serve him.

C. The woman didn’t know the old man, but she decided to pay the bill for him.

D. The woman didn’t know the old man, but she told him how to get food in the cafeteria.

5.What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph mean?

A. The food served in the cafeteria.

B. The success that one wants to achieve (实现).

C. The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria.

D. The plate used in the cafeteria.

The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly.

"Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.

"Wanted by the police," read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. "

"Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police.

1.In which country did the story happen?

A. It happened in America. B. It happened in Australia. .

C. It happened in England. D. The story didn’t tell us.

2.Why did Jack stop his car?

A. He wanted to see who the driver was.

B. He didn’t want to pass by first.

C. The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time.

D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.

3.Who was wanted by the police in this passage?

A. Jack. B. The driver in the American car.

C. Either Jack or the driver. D. Neither Jack nor the American driver.

4.what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

A. He drove to the City Bank B. He drove to the police.

C. He made a telephone call. D. He stopped the American car.

5.Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

A. The police. B. Jack

C. Nobody. D. The American driver

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