题目内容
I will never forget one day in my first year in high school. I was sitting on the stairs, putting my head in my hands and crying out to my parents because I would never be able to save enough money for college. My parents tried to comfort me, but it seemed impossible to save$64,268, the cost for the private college that I wanted to enter.
Now let me tell you the amazing story of how I saved this sum of money. It all began with a newspaper route in Ankeny, IA. I hated delivering newspapers that route, but decided to continue for six months until my family moved to Wausau. With a few dollars from my newspaper route, a small nest egg began to develop. My next job was working in an athletic company. The money continued to grow very slowly. Half a year later, I worked for a fruit store. Then, when I was in junior high school, I began to be a waitress at Denny’s restaurant. It was hard work, but the money began to roll.
By the time my senior year arrived, I had saved a large sum of money. This was encouraging, but I knew that I would also need some help, so I began to apply for scholarships. Sometimes I got upset because I was rejected again and again. Then, my first scholarship offer came in,$2,000 a year to play tennis. This is only a small sum of money at a school that costs about$14,000 a year, but it was a start. Several other scholarships also came and soon I was up to have$9,050 in scholarships. With scholarships and savings, I saved enough money for my first year.
Several years later, I was off to college. Because of careful saving, I did not have to work during the school year.
【小题1】How much should the writer pay for college?
A.$2,000 | B.$14,000 |
C.$64,268 | D.$9,050 |
A.Serving as a waitress. |
B.Delivering newspapers. |
C.Working at a fruit shop. |
D.Working in an athletic company. |
A.Because he needed some help. |
B.Because he liked playing tennis. |
C.Because he didn’t want to pay for college. |
D.Because he hated to work in an athletic company. |
A.Different Jobs | B.My First Scholarship |
C.Save Money for College | D.Make Money to Be Rich |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
解析试题分析:本文讲述作者为了读大学攒钱的故事。做了各种工作:发报纸、卖水果、服务员等等。通过多年的努力,实现了大学梦。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句My parents tried to comfort me, but it seemed impossible to save$64,268, the cost for the private college that I wanted to enter. “我的父母试着安慰我,但是似乎攒下64268美元是不可能的,这是我想要去的私立大学的花费。”可知,故选C
【小题2】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二句话It all began with a newspaper route in Ankeny, IA.“是从发报纸开始的。”可知,故选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据第三段第二句话This was encouraging, but I knew that I would also need some help, so I began to apply for scholarships.“这很鼓励我,但是我知道我还需要一些帮助,所以我开始申请奖学金。”可知,故选A。
【小题4】标题归纳题。本文讲述作者为了读大学努力攒钱的故事,故选C。
考点:日常生活类短文阅读。
【小题1】 If you only have time on the morning of July 26th 2014, which movie can you enjoy?
A. Pirates of Caribbean.
B. Shark Tale.
C. Twilight.
【小题2】 If you and your parents want to see Shark Tale and Pirates of Caribbean, you should pay ______ all together.
A. ¥494 B. ¥446 C. ¥425
【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE about the tip?
A.Films and fries will be free for students with I | B. |
C.Without student ID, you won’t be allowed to enter. | |
D.Students with ID will be offered free fries. |
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.
【小题1】This passage mainly talks about______.
A.tips on listening | B.tips on speaking |
C.tips on reading | D.tips on writing |
A.excited | B.relaxed |
C.stressed out | D.worried |
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 |
A.remember every word |
B.take some notes |
C.understand all the words |
D.think about one or two words for a long time |
A.questions | B.first sentence |
C.notes | D.A, B and C |
Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide (指南), and you’ll learn how to iron your shirt properly with the help of the video. The most important thing is this: don’t try to iron a dry shirt.
● Get ready
You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top — the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray (喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.
● Do the ironing
First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of the cuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.
● Dry the shirt
Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.
【小题1】 What’s the most important thing if you want to iron a shirt?
A.Have a bottle of water ready. |
B.Don’t try to iron a dry shirt. |
C.Wash your shirt carefully. |
D.Place the shirt on the ironing board. |
A.a ruler | B.an iron |
C.an ironing board | D.a bottle of water |
A.the sleeves | B.the back shoulders |
C.the cuffs | D.the collar |
A.Five. | B.Six. |
C.Seven. | D.Eight. |
A.reading a book | B.watching a video |
C.listening to the radio | D.reading the newspaper |
A great way for teens to cool off during the summer is at water parks. If you live near a water park, you might think about getting a season pass. This way you can go as often as you like.
Check to see if there are any water parks around you. Many are indoor facilities. So even if it isn’t warm enough where you live to swim outdoors, you can enjoy swimming in a temperature controlled area.
The prices are usually good. For example, one ticket to Water World, a water park, is only $5.
Some teens like to get a part time job over the summer to make some pocket money. Older teens shouldn’t have much trouble finding jobs.
An idea is to get some teens together to form your own summer job business. You can walk dogs, bring in the newspapers, feed the cats, collect rubbish, water flowers, etc.
Being that it’s summer, many people go on vacation and could use someone to look after their houses while they’re away. You can also think about other jobs you can do for them.
Teens love freedom. Sure you would like to get to such places as the small, movie theaters, the zoo, the beach, picnic, bowling and local amusement park instead of staying home all summer. Then a summer bus pass will be helpful. Check to see if your area has one for you teens.
Such a pass costs only $10 for the whole summer. The price is reasonable(合乎情理的) and also your parents don’t have to always drive.
【小题1】Who is the text written for?
A.Teachers | B.Parents |
C.Teens | D.Travelers |
A.Washing cars | B.Feeding cats |
C.Walking dogs | D.Watering flowers |
A.$5 | B.$10 | C.$15 | D.$20 |
A.find part time jobs | B.go out for fun |
C.go to summer classes | D.do outdoor sports |
A.Part time jobs | B.A summer pass |
C.Water park swimming | D.Things to do in summer |
The world we live is full of amazing things. Do you know the following things?
Chocolate tastes nice but it may make the little dog die.
We may sleep for eight hours at a time but a snail (蜗牛) may sleep for three years.
Our ears and nose become bigger when we grow up but eyes keep the same after a person is born.
Food usually goes bad easily in summer but you don’t need to worry about how to keep honey (蜂蜜) because honey doesn’t go bad.
Most animals will die soon without the head. But a cockroach (蟑螂) can live for nine or ten days without the head.
Not all birds can fly. About forty kinds of birds can’t fly, like the penguin (企鹅) and the ostrich (鸵鸟).
【小题1】________ Things | |
Little dogs | 【小题2】________ is bad for them and they can’t eat it. |
A snail | It may sleep for 【小题3】_______ years, but we sleep【小题4】_______ hours at a time. |
Our eyes | The size of the eyes doesn’t【小题5】________. |
Honey | It doesn’t go 【小题6】_______ at any time. |
【小题7】______ | It can live for nine or ten【小题8】________ without the 【小题9】________. |
Birds | Most birds are good at 【小题10】________ but some can’t. |
My name is Ben. I live with my brother, mother and father in a flat. There are 27 floors in the tall building. My apartment is on the top floor. My father has a car .He parks it in the basement(地下室)of the building.
Our apartment is not in the centre of the city. It is 4 kilometers from the centre. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by train every day. He doesn’t often drive his car. He uses his car only at weekends. He takes us into the country or to the beach on Saturdays or Sundays.
Our apartment has three bedrooms. There is a bedroom for my mother and father, one for me and one for my brother. There is also a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom in the apartment. We do not have a garden, but there is a small balcony. There are some plants on the balcony.
【小题1】 Where is Ben’s apartment? _______________
A.Twenty-seven kilometers from the centre of the city. |
B.In the centre of the city. |
C.In the country. |
D.Four kilometers from the centre of the city. |
A.In the park. | B.In the city. |
C.In the country. | D.At home. |
A.The 27th floor. | B.The 4th floor. |
C.The 9th floor. | D.The ground floor. |
A.In the garden. | B.In the kitchen. |
C.On the balcony. | D.In the living room. |
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly? Or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to control(控制) your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry easily can make you lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, wrote My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them. The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can not 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, and all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
When a baby falls over, it cries only when people are watching it. Like a baby, you can only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do.
The book gives many suggestions to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
①Keep 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.
②Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
③Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh!
【小题1】The writer wants to tell us ____.
A.not to get angry easily | B.to work hard at school |
C.to do more exercises | D.to help each other |
A.get ill very easily | B.lose your friends |
C.put on weight easily | D.eat less |
A.story | B.book | C.picture | D.film |
A.what to read | B.how to read |
C.how to stay cool | D.how to learn English well |
A.the book | B.anger | C.habit | D.the baby |