A kind of little cars may be seen in the streets in the future．People will like this kind of small cars better than the big ones．The car is as small as a bike．But it can carry two people in it．Everybody can drive it easily, just like riding a bike．Even children and old people can drive them to schools or parks．
If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air．There will be more space for all the cars in cities, and there will also be more space for people to walk in the streets．
The little cars of the future will cost less money to buy and to drive．These little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour, so driving will be safer．The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for a long trip．
This kind of cars can save a lot of gas．They will go 450 kilometers, then they have to stop for more gas．
They are nice cars, aren’t they?
(1)
If you drive this kind of little cars for four hours, you can probably go _________ at most．
[ ]
A．
260 kilometers
B．
65 kilometers
C．
450 kilometers
D．
130 kilometers
(2)
Why do these little cars have to stop after going 450 kilometers?
[ ]
A．
For more water．
B．
For more gas．
C．
To have a rest．
D．
To charge(充电)
(3)
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
Driving big cars can make the air dirtier．
B．
The little cars can make more space for other cars and people．
Languages keeps evolving(进化、发展), and English is no exception．It is a language that embraces(欣然接受)new words that may be cool today but gone tomorrow．
There are, however, some words and phrases that have stood the test of time．OK, which has become the international standard for expressing agreement, is a good example．
But why is this rather odd(奇怪的)expression so popular and so useful when we could use any number of other words to say the same thing?
Writing in The Times, Allen Metcalf, author of OK：The Improbable Story of America’s Greatest Word, writes：“What OK provided that the others did not was neutrality(中性), a way to express agreement without having to offer an opinion．”
For example, if someone asks you “Shall we go for a walk after lunch?” you can simply respond “OK”．There you go－no extra opinions．Just straight, plain old OK．
So just where did this rather curious expression come from? The origins of OK have been widely disputed(辩论，争论)．Some people have guessed that OK was the name of a person or a product．
Speakers of many different languages have had their say on this question, keen to claim the term as their own．
Writing an article for London’s Metro newspaper, Metcalf states：‘O and K are present in every language of the world, as expressions that can be abbreviated(缩写)OK．” For example：French－“O qu-oui”, “yes indeed”; German－“Ohne Korrektur”,“ without correction needed”; and in Latin or Greek, “Olla kalla”, “all good”．
But, does it sound a little too informal with this popular little expression?
Apparently not．
In a speech where he stated that his election(当选)would not be a radical(激进的)result to all problems, President Obama said：“…even though I am president…, AI-Qaida is still a threat(威胁)and that we cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything’s going to be OK,” he said．
So, there you go, straight from the president．It’s OK to say OK, and thanks to the expression’s widespread usage across the world, you can be understood anywhere．
(1)
Using the example of Obama, the author wants to show that _________．
[ ]
A．
there is still a long way to go to defeat Al-Qaida
B．
Obama likes to use OK when he speaks
C．
OK is widely used even on formal occasions
D．
the use of OK is encouraged in formal speech
(2)
According to Allen Metcalf, OK differs from other terms to express agreement, which of the following opinions is true?
[ ]
A．
It is easiest way to say．
B．
It doesn’t need emotion．
C．
It is the most commonly used．
D．
It doesn’t use in the formal speech．
(3)
What is the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Why OK is OK everywhere?
B．
It’s OK to say OK in the world．
C．
Where did OK come from?
D．
Everything is going to be OK．
阅读理解
When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents．The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket．
I drove him to a nearby supermarket．Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I wailed and watched in the car．It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents．Finally he came to the checkout counter(交款处)and reached into his pocket for his money．It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money．Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face．
Then a surprising thing happened．A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms．"You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman．"It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me．I only ask that one day you will pass it on．When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help．When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do no．"
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could．That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mm-k enjoyed giving them to us．
I would like to say "thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets(毯子)and clothes for the homeless people in the fire．And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on．
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
(1)
When did the story probably happen?
[ ]
A．
On Christmas Day．
B．
Before Christmas Day．
C．
On New Year’s Day．
D．
After New Year’s Day．
(2)
When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in _________．
[ ]
A．
with the writer
B．
by himself
C．
with the woman
D．
with his friends
(3)
What happened to Mark in the supermarket?
[ ]
A．
His gifts were stolen．
B．
He broke his basket．
C．
He lost his money．
D．
He lost his way．
(4)
Why did the writer want to say "thank you" to the woman?
[ ]
A．
Because she bought Mark a nice present．
B．
Because she always paid money for others．
C．
Because she collected clothes for the homeless．
D．
Because she taught Mark to help people in need．
(5)
What’s the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
A big supermarket
B．
A kind woman
C．
A happy family
D．
A wonderful gift
阅读理解
Of course you don’t want to be sick in your vacation．So what can you do while traveling? There are three things you should remember：relax, sleep and eat well．
A vacation is a time for relaxing, but very often it is not．Think about what you do when you are a tourist．There are so many places to visit：shop, parks, churches and temples(寺庙)．You may spend most of the days walking around these places．This can be very tiring．Do not ask your body to do too much．A tired body means a weak body．A weak body gets dick easily．So sit down for a few hours in a nice place．In good weather, look for a quiet park bench．[来源：学&科&网Z&X&X&K]
Sleep is also important．If you want to stay healthy, you need to get enough sleep．Your hotel room may be noisy, or the bed may be too hard．Or you may want to stay out late at night．Then you should plan to sleep for an hour during the day．The extra hour can make a big difference．
Finally, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat well．That means eating the right kinds of food．Your boday needs fresh fruit, vegetables, mean, milk and cheese．
So, remember this：if you want to enjoy your vacation, take good care of yourself．Give your body some rest．Get enough sleep and eat healthy food．
(1)
You should _________ while traveling．
[ ]
A．
eat well
B．
walk all the time
C．
do shopping
D．
ask your body to do a lot．
(2)
Traveling is usually _________．
[ ]
A．
easy
B．
noisy
C．
tiring
D．
dangerous
(3)
You must _________ to enjoy your traveling．
[ ]
A．
visit parks
B．
stay healthy
C．
go to churches and temples
D．
sit down for a few hours
(4)
The underlined word “ extra” means _________ here．
[ ]
A．
one more
B．
more than one
C．
usual
D．
different
(5)
The text tells us _________ - in traveling．
[ ]
A．
how to rest
B．
what places to visit
C．
how to relax and sleep
D．
how to take good care of ourselves
阅读理解
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
By J．K．Rowling
Paperback, 784 pages．
Publisher：Arthur a Levine(07/07/2009)
Reading level：Age：9－12
Price：＄16.69
Deceptively Delicious
By Jessica Seinfeld
Hardcover, 204 pages．
Publisher(出版商)：Collins(09/01/2007)
Reading Level：Parents
Price：＄12.83
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
By Robert T．Kiyosaki
Paperback, 266 pages
Publisher：Business Plus(01/01/2010)
Reading Level：Age 20－25
Price：＄5.59
The Road
By Cormac McCarthy
Paperback, 304 pages．
Publisher：Vintage Books(09/11/2007)
Reading Level：Adults
Price：＄5.50
(1)
Which of the books above is the latest in print?
[ ]
A．
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows．
B．
Deceptively Delicious．
C．
Rich Dad, Poor Dad．
D．
The Road．
(2)
Among the books, there is/are________ written for adults．
[ ]
A．
one
B．
two
C．
three
D．
four
(3)
Who wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad?
[ ]
A．
J．K．Rowling．
B．
Jessica Seinfeld．
C．
Cormac McCarthy．
D．
Robert T．Kiyosaki．
(4)
If you buy two copies of The Road and one copy of Deceptively Delicious, you should pay________．
[ ]
A．
＄23.83
B．
＄18.33
C．
＄12.83
D．
＄11
(5)
We can learn from the form(图表)that________．
[ ]
A．
Deceptively Delicious and The Road came out on the same day
B．
J．K．Rowling's book is the most expensive among the four books
C．
The Road is the thinnest of the four
D．
Rich Dad, Poor Dad is hardcover
阅读理解(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)
About a year ago, a couple with 3 children moved into the apartment next door to me．I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always 1 them, in a frightening way．We met often in the hallway when we were coming or going．I always spoke, but the only answer I ever got was a hello from the 4-year-old girl．
I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I returned they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door open for the others．I remained in the car doing unnecessary things 2 I wasn't in a hurry．The parents were telling her to get in the car immediately．I looked up and saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me．
As a handicapped(有残疾的)man, I can't hurry at anything, but I hurried as much as I could and thanked her．She was smiling like a lovely angel．I was so touched but her small act of kindness．That afternoon I was shopping at the K-mart and I saw a white bear．I thought of the 3 and said to myself．“I believe she would like that” so I bought it．
The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father．She was so proud of her bear and thanked me like I had never been thanked before．The mother and father both thanked me．
Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a friendly manner I might add．As time passes, I don't hear that shouting as often． 4 , hardly at all．
Last night we had about four inches of snow．I looked out at my car and wondered how I was going to keep my doctor's appointment．
When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow cleaned．I can't express how I felt at that moment．The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building, so when I saw him the next day．I asked him if he was the good man that cleaned my snow．He said 5 ．He wanted to but his wife said she wanted to do it．
Isn't it amazing how a 4-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? My guardian angel(守护天使)says that good things usually come from 6 ．
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