My name is Lily．I'm eleven．I’m from China．My mum and dad are workers in a big factory(工厂)．They go to work from Monday to Friday(从周一到周五)．I have a sister．We look very much like each other(互相) and we like to help each other．She is a middle school student and comes home in the afternoon．Everyone in my family likes and looks after me．
My sister and I are in the same school．I’m a new student in my class．There are forty-two students in our class；twenty are boys．We have our lessons from eight o’clock in the morning to four o’clock in the afternoon．My teacher of English， Miss Green， is from England．She is a good teacher．We have six English classes a week．Now we can say a hundred(一百) words，count and play games in English．We like English．We like our English teacher．
Our village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window．When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill(账单)for his job．
My wife said to me quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said in a loud voice, “It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?” “I'll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said．John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read：
One dining table 10th November, 2011
Cost of wood ＄17∶00
Paint ＄1.50
Work, 8 hours(＄1 an hour) ＄8.00
Total ＄36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It's been a fine day, hasn't it? Quite sunny．”
“Yes,” I said．“I'm glad it's only the 10th of November．”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait－it will be a lot colder by the end of the month．”
“Yes, colder－and more expensive! Dining table will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute．Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him．
“If it's not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加)it up again, You can forget the date…”
I paid him ＄26.50 and he was happy to get it．
(1)
Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
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A．
Because he didn't want the writer to check the bill carefully．
B．
Because he wanted to show that he was really polite．
C．
Because it's a good way to communicate with each other．
D．
Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like．
(2)
How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?
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A．
＄ 26.50
B．
＄36.50
C．
＄56.50
D．
＄57.50
(3)
When John got the money, he was happy because ________．
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A．
he felt lucky to get the money for his work
B．
he got paid a lot more than usual for his work
C．
he got as much money as he had expected
D．
he didn't have to add up the costs any more
(4)
Which word can best describe John?
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A．
Clever
B．
Silly
C．
Dishonest
D．
Humorous(幽默的)
(5)
What can we learn about John from the passage?
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A．
He made a mistake carelessly in the bill
B．
He tried to get more money for his work．
C．
He had written the bill before the writer got home
D．
He had talked about the bill with the writer's wife．
(阅读理解)
Dear Sir or Madam，
Last Thursday，I traveled on the 8：00 a．m．train from Glasgow to London
King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company．
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow．
A man at the station said sorry to us，but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay(误点)．We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes．As a result，I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more，the service on the train was also very poor．The trip took more than five hours．Unluckily，we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train．Worst of all，something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train．Before we reached King’s Cross，the temperature was over 40℃．
Because of your poor service，I feel you should pay me compensation(赔偿)．
I am looking forward to hearing from you．
Yours faithfully，
David Robertson
(1)
When did the train leave Glasgow?
A．At 8：00 a．m．
B．At 8：40 a．m．
C．At 9：00 a．m．
D．At 9：20 a．m．
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(2)
How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A．By plane．
B．By bus．
C．By car．
D．By train．
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(3)
How long did David stay on the train?
A．40 minutes．
B．30 minutes．
C．70 minutes．
D．Over 5 hours．
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(4)
What could David buy on the train?
A．Hot dogs．
B．Sandwiches．
C．Soft drinks．
D．Hamburgers．
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(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
A．This is a complaint letter．
B．David was very pleased with the trip．
C．The service of the company was very poor．
D．There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train．
