Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers．There's no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe(贿赂)him．Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don't see the need for presents．
Even friends may never exchange presents．When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for closefriends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't．I don't often remember a friend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine．If someone gave me presents too often, I'd get unpleasant．But a present from a foreigner - that kind from his or her homeland－won't go wrong, except to government employees(
政府职员)who can't be given presents．
You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents．You should only say, "It's so nice．Thanks…" when you get Christmas or birthday presents．
You may want to bring a bottle of wine(葡萄酒)or flowers to a dinner party, but you're never asked to．Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening．
At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends．We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year- doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders－anyone who has often helped us．
(1)
What does "close friends" mean in the passage?
[ ]
A．
The friends who are very kind．
B．
The friends who live close to each other．
C．
The friends who were once classmates．
D．
The friends who you like most．
(2)
What kind of presents don't Americans usually open in front of the givers?
[ ]
A．
The small presents．
B．
Christmas or birthday presents．
C．
The expensive presents．
D．
The presents for dinner party．
(3)
Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?
[ ]
A．
To pay them．
B．
To help them．
C．
To thank them．
D．
To make them work harder．
(4)
Which of the following do you think is right?
[ ]
A．
American business people don't want presents because they are rich enough．
B．
The writer of this passage must be an American．
C．
Everyone must give presents to one's family and friends at Christmas．
D．
Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner．
Traveling by train is usually not easy in China．It can be hard to get a ticket．When you are traveling to the railway station you look at your watch, afraid you will miss your train．
But there is good news for people traveling between Beijing and Shanghai．Construction(建设)on the express railway(高速公路)between the two cities started before the 2007 Spring Festival．When it is finished by 2013, taking a train wilt be as easy as taking a bus．
"There will be trains every several minutes．Buying a ticket, getting through the checkpoint(检查站)to taking your seat, will take just 10 minutes ”, said a message on the Government's website．
There may be high-speed trains running at 350 kilometres an hour．The travel time between the two cities will go down from 10 to about five hours．The trains will carry twice the current number of passengers (乘客)．
The new line will be l,318 kilometres in ________ and go across specially built bridges．It will run alongside the present line．There will be 21 stations, in Hebei, Tianjin, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu．
"The cost of travelling by the express railway may be around 800 yuan．That will be more expensive than a common train, but cheaper than by air ", said Zhang Xiaoling, a Jiangsu government official．
According to Zhang, the higher price is because of the large cost of the railway project．At about 200 billion yuan, the project may be even more expensive than the Three Gorges Project(三峡工程)．
(1)
Why is the ticket price for the new line higher? That's because of ________．
[ ]
A．
the cost of the railway project
B．
the people who designed it
C．
the time people will spend on it
D．
the long way between the two cities
(2)
When will taking a train be as easy as taking a bus?
[ ]
A．
In ten years' time
B．
In two years' time
C．
This year
D．
We don’t know
(3)
The trains will carry twice the current number of passengers．What is the English meaning for the word "current"?
[ ]
A．
in the past
B．
at present
C．
largest
D．
smallest
(4)
Which word is suitable for the blank in the sentence "The new line will be 1,318 kilometres in ________．”
[ ]
A．
long
B．
wide
C．
length
D．
width
阅读理解
Jim and Andy are standing at the bus stop and waiting for the No．6 bus．They want to buy some new books．Suddenly(突然), two men are running past them．A short man is crying,“help!help!Catch(抓住)the thief!Give my bag back to me．”“Oh!That man is a thief!”Jim shouts to Andy．They begin to run after the tall man, and very soon they catch him and get the bag back．The short man runs over and smiles,“Thank you．But we are filming(拍摄)a movie．”
(1)
What are Andy and Jim doing at the bus stop?
[ ]
A．
They are waiting for the thief．
B．
They are waiting for the bus．
C．
They are waiting for their friends．
D．
They are watching a movie．
(2)
Where might(可能)they go?
[ ]
A．
They might go to the cinema(电影院)．
B．
They might go to the zoo．
C．
They might go to a bookstore．
D．
They might go to a restaurant．
(3)
Andy and Jim think the tall man is ________．
[ ]
A．
an actor
B．
a thief
C．
a policeman
D．
the short man's friend．
(4)
In fact(事实上), the tall man and the short man are ________．
[ ]
A．
thieves
B．
policemen
C．
actors
D．
clerks
(5)
From the passage, we know ________．
[ ]
A．
Jim and Andy like seeing movies
B．
Jim and Andy like helping others
C．
Jim and Andy want to be actors
D．
the four people in the story become friends after that
阅读理解
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city．The building next door was only a few feet away from mine．There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing(缝纫)or reading．
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty．Everything was unclear through the dirty window．I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window．It really looks terrible．”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window inside．Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest．What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible(可见的)．Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me．I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window．
That was quite an important lesson for me．How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings(缺点)? Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(评判)someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly．
(1)
The writer was surprised that ________．
[ ]
A．
the woman was sitting by her window
B．
the woman’s window was clean
C．
the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
D．
the woman’s window was still terrible
(2)
“It dawned on me” probably means “________”．
[ ]
A．
I began to understand it
B．
it cheered me up
C．
I knew it grew light
D．
it began to get dark
(3)
It’s clear that ________．
[ ]
A．
the writer had never met the woman before
B．
the writer often washed the window
C．
they both worked as cleaners
D．
they lived in a small town
(4)
From the passage, we can learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B．
one should often make his windows clean
C．
one must judge himself before he judges others
D．
one must look at others through his dirty windows
阅读理解
Read how Sofia writes a composition．
180words
(1)
What does Sofia do first before she writes the composition?
[ ]
A．
She looks at the title and thinks a lot．
B．
She has a sandwich and goes to watch TV．
C．
She writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper．
D．
She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary．
(2)
When she meets some words she’s not sure, ________．
[ ]
A．
she writes them down
B．
she looks back at her notes
C．
she crosses some things out
D．
she looks them up in the dictionary
(3)
From the passage we can know Sofia is a _________．
[ ]
A．
driver
B．
doctor
C．
student
D．
parent
阅读理解
John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year．He liked to show her how rich he was．
"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world．"John thought．
He advertised(登广告)in the newspapers．" Wanted－the best present for the woman who has everything．"
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing．People phoned him from all over the world．They wanted to sell him "the best present"．But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world．
Then less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office．He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird．
"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song．There is no other bird like it in the world．"
"I will listen to it, "John said．"If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you．"
The man spoke to the bird．"Talk to me in French, " he said．The bird spoke to him in French．"Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said．The bird told him a joke in Japanese．"Sing a famous pop song, "he said．The bird sang a famous pop song．
"I'll buy it, "John said．"How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said．This was a lot of money but John paid him．Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card．
The day after his mother's birthday he phoned her．"Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said．
(1)
Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?
[ ]
A．
Because he loved his mother very much．
B．
Because his mother needed these presents．
C．
Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money．
D．
Because he was the richest man in the world．
(2)
How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?
[ ]
A．
They rang John up．
B．
They knew it from the newspapers．
C．
John phoned them one by one．
D．
They knew it on TV．
(3)
When did the man with a bird come to visit John?
[ ]
A．
Two weeks before John's mother's birthday．
B．
On John's mother's birthday．
C．
About five days before John's mother's birthday．
D．
Less than a week after John's mother's birthday．
(4)
Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?
[ ]
A．
Because it was such a beautiful bird．
B．
Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird．
C．
Because the bird could look after his mother．
D．
Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy．
(5)
What does the sentence "It was delicious, "really mean in the story?
[ ]
A．
His mother ate the bird．
B．
His mother let the bird fly away．
C．
His mother began to learn languages from the bird．
D．
His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world．
阅读
Mobile phones and the internet have improved our live in many ways．However, along with improvements, they have also brought a number of worrying problems．
Many car accident are caused by mobile phones．You can use many new mobile phones to get on the internet．This can be very convenient, but some drivers get on the internet while driving．Driving needs all our attention．By looking at their mobile phones and not at the road, these insensitive Drivers are a danger to us all．
Many of the dangers of the internet are well known．Children who visit websites without their parents’ permission sometimes talk to older people they don’t know and put themselves in great danger．People with blogs sometimes post embarrassing photographs of people they don’t know on their websites without permission．There are also people who use the internet to get personal information that we do not want them to have．
Mobile Phone and Internet Safety Tips
◆If you need to use a mobile phone with you drive use a “hands-free” phone．
◆In difficult driving situations such as rain or snow, do not use your phone at all．
◆Do not make very important phone calls while driving．They take your attention off the road．
◆Tell your children not to talk with anyone they do not know on the internet．
◆In an embarrassing situation, pay attention to people around you．People will be shy about taking your picture if they know you’re paying attention．
◆Refuse to give out any information personal information on the internet．
(1)
Which of these dangers of mobile phones or the Internet is Not mentioned in the passage?
[ ]
A．
You can have a car accident．
B．
Someone can post your photograph on the internet．
C．
Someone can get your personal information
D．
Someone you do not know can call you．
(2)
A “hands-free” mobile phone is probably a mobile phone that _________．
[ ]
A．
is free to use
B．
can be used without your hands
C．
can be used with only one hand
D．
can be use only in ears
(3)
What advice is given in the passage to stop someone from taking an embarrassing picture of you?
[ ]
A．
Pay attention to the people around you．
B．
Don’t give out your personal information．
C．
Use a “hands-free” mobile phone．
D．
Wear your camera phone on you belt．
(4)
Which is the best title of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Internet Problems
B．
Mobile Phone and Internet Dangerous
C．
The Development of Mobile Phone and Internet
D．
The Advantages of Mobile Phone and Internet
阅读理解
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise．
This is an old English saying．Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning．Then we shall be healthy．We shall also be rich(wealthy)and clever(wise)．
This is true．The body must have enough sleep to be healthy．Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night．Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well．They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise．Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise．Exercise keeps the body strong．Exercise also helps the blood(血液)to move around inside the body．This is very important．Our blood takes food to all parts of our body．The head also needs blood．Exercise helps us to think better!
(1)
If we get up early and go to bed early, we’ll _________．
[ ]
A．
have enough exercise
B．
be healthy
C．
think better
D．
have strong blood
(2)
If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep, maybe he _________．
[ ]
A．
becomes wise
B．
won’t do well in his work
C．
goes to school in time
D．
has enough sleep
(3)
A person needs exercise because _________．
[ ]
A．
it makes him healthy
B．
he has a lot of homework to do
C．
he is strong enough
D．
he does exercise
(4)
Exercise makes the _________ move quickly and smoothly(流畅)．
[ ]
A．
body
B．
blood
C．
children
D．
head
(5)
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
[ ]
A．
Exercise does good to a person’s head．
B．
A student should have 10 hours’ sleep．
C．
It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early．
D．
If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise．
阅读理解
(1)
If the usual price of a room is ＄50, how much will it be on Friday, October 2?
[ ]
A．
＄15．
B．
＄30．
C．
＄35．
D．
＄50．
(2)
You have _________ ways to know Darling Hotel better according to the passage．
[ ]
A．
two
B．
three
C．
four
D．
five
(3)
Where may Darling Hotel be?
[ ]
A．
In the hills．
B．
Near the sea．
C．
At the train station．
D．
In a theatre．
(4)
This passage may be from a magazine about _________．
