When I left school five years ago, I said to myself,“That’s that!No more learning for me．Now I can enjoy myself in the evening．”But about a year ago the boss said,“We’re going to get a computer in the near future．”What does he mean?I simply don’t know．Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes．I’m quite an expert on computers now and you know, I actually enjoy studying．
Eve
I haven’t much interest in studying．To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing．Just reading, that is, to kill the time．But I do enjoy TV．Not that I watch everything．In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully．I’m particularly interested in current affairs．In some ways I think I learn more this way than I did at school．
Ted
I’m a very sort of person－I simply love doing things．That’s why I enjoy sports so much．I mean, actually playing．I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it．I’m even interested in the history of sports．I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing．Some people say I’m not very good at it, though．
Joan
I should say I have great interest in studying．I’d rather do this than anything else．Since I left school．I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things．I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way．My latest“craze(狂热)”－if you can call it that－is foreign languages．I’m learning two, not one!
(1)
These four people are talking about what they do ________．
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A．
in their free time
B．
at school
C．
to be proud of themselves
D．
to get some extra pay
(2)
According to what they say, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
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A．
Ben was pleased to leave school．
B．
Eve does not spend much time in reading．
C．
Ted spends a lot of time watching his favorite sport on television．
D．
Joan is learning languages in the evening school．
(3)
Among the four people, ________ are considered(被认为)to have made good use of time in studying．
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
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
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