My 10-year-old Donna said, “Mom, I made a new friend at school today．Can she come over tomorrow?” Donna was a shy girl and I wanted her to make some friends to bring her out of her shell．
“Sure, honey, that sounds great．” I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian．We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York．We met at the age of 10, too．Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out．She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a mile-wide smile．
In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida．This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days．“I'll be back soon．” she told me．But three days later, Lillian's sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn't come out any more．Soon, my family moved to New Jersey．Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes．
The next day Donna brought her new friend home．“Hi, Mrs．Loggia．” the little girl said．Her hair was so shiny and black and she shot me a big smile．“My name is Laura．”
My daughter's new friend was so much like Lillian．I was still puzzled(迷惑)when Laura's mom came to pick her up later that afternoon．I opened the door to let her in．“Judy!” she cried．“It's me, Lillian's sister, from Washington Heights．” Yes, my daughter's friend looked familiar．She was Lillian's niece．
(1)
The underlined words in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” mean ________．
[ ]
A．
to help her become less shy
B．
to help her become smart
C．
to help her live happily
D．
to help her walk out of her house
(2)
Laura looked familiar to the writer because she ________．
[ ]
A．
was Lillian's niece
B．
was as old as her daughter
C．
was from Washington Heights
D．
had shiny black hair and a big smile, too
(3)
Why did the writer lose her best friend? Because ________．
[ ]
A．
she moved to New Jersey
B．
they were different from each other
C．
her best friend travelled to Florida
D．
her best friend lost her life on a trip
(4)
“I knew we would be best friends forever．” is a sentence from the passage and should be put at the end of ________．
[ ]
A．
Paragraph 2
B．
Paragraph 3
C．
Paragraph 4
D．
Paragraph 5
(5)
We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
Laura is outgoing
B．
Laura helps Donna a lot
C．
Laura and Donna are of the same age
D．
Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian's death
Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.
The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.
The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.
Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.
I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.
(1)
Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.
C.A teacher. D.An English officer.
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(2)
How many laws are discussed in the speech?
A.Four. B.Three. C.Six. D.Five.
[ ]
(3)
The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.
A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England
B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England
C.give advice to the travelers in England
D.warn people against going to England
[ ]
(4)
The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.
A.keep up B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble
[ ]
(5)
From the passage we can learn______.
A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you
B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age
C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
