题目内容
1. At that time one British pound $2.80. (exchange)
那时一英镑可以兑换2. 80美元。
1.can exchange for
Narrator(解说) ：(Scene shows an old woman, washing her supper dishes. ) For several years，a widow (寡妇) has lived in her own pleasant two-room and kitchenette apartment in a re?built brownstone near East River. Her late husband, Mr. H. T. Miller, had left a fair amount of insurance money before he passed away. Mrs. Miller is,in fact,not an average sixty-one-year-old woman;she has little interest outside her apartment, has no friends to speak of,and she only ventures out as far as a nearby grocery store. No one who lives near her has taken note of her existence，with her old-fashioned dress and old-fashioned hairstyle，and she never uses any cosmetics(化妆品) .Her daily activities are monotonous，smoking an occasional cigarette, preparing her own meals,feeding her canary (a kind of bird) named "Tommy"，and keeping her two-room apartment as clean as possible. (Mrs. Miller sits down on her couch, reading through the afternoon newspaper.)
Narrator： (Camera changes scene to Rod Serling, a glowing cigarette held in her hand.) One would think that her life would be as normal as anyone else's. She doesn't mind the wall of isolation(隔离) she has created around herself all these years. But all of this is going to change. Mrs. Miller is going to meet a person, a small child, who,like her,has no friends, goes through life unnoticed, and ventures only as far as Mrs. Miller. Would it be a dream of happi?ness come true? Or perhaps the worst nightmare(垂梦) Mrs. Miller has ever experienced ...In the Twilight Zone！
Title shows： " Miriam"
Act I：At the Theater
(Scene 1，at Mrs. Miller's apartment)
( ) 1. Where is the passage from?
A. It is from a science book. B. It is from a TV show script.
C. It is from a news report. D. It is from a textbook of history.
( ) 2. What does the underlined word "monotonous" probably mean in the passage?
A. various B. not changing C. special D. interesting
( ) 3. Which of the following statements about Mrs. Miller is true?
A.She lives a happy and calm life although she is lack of money.
B.She is not a sixty-one-year-old woman.
C.She spends most of her time doing her own things at home.
D.She is not fashionable but likes to decorate her own house.
( ) 4. Which of the following things is the thing that Mrs. Miller would NOT do?
A.She doesn't want to disturb her neighbours.
B.She always tries to keep her house clean.
C.She is not interested in fashion show.
D.She cares more about her neighbour's opinions.
6.We with friends. (spend)
我们和朋友谈话，度过了愉快的一两个小时。
OLYMPIA.March 24―Luo Xuejuan, a swimming gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games,became the first Chinese person to relay the Olympic Flame in Greece on Monday，receiving the flame from the first Olympic torchbearer(火炬手) ，Greek Alexandros Nikolaidis.
Despite her previous experience as a torchbearer in the Beijing leg of the Athens 2004 torch relay, Luo felt honored and proud of being chosen as the first Chinese torchbearer,the Xinhua News Agency reported Luo as saying in an interview.
She talked about the great responsibility that she felt，as she believed she was representing every Chinese athlete and even Chinese person by running her leg of the relay.
Regarding missing the torch lighting ceremony because she had to be in an assigned location to wait for the flame,Luo felt no regret. "Even though I couldn't see it,I was able to feel the flame light and knew that it was happening at a place nearby，" she said.
Luo expressed her belief that even if people couldn't communicate with words, the Olympic Flame enables the transmission of the Olympic spirit and brings smiles wherever it might go. In Luo's mind,the Olympic spirit represents purity,competition, friendship, enthusiasm, peace and harmony.
( ) 4. Why didn't Luo see the torch lighting ceremony?
A.She was late for the ceremony.
B.She was not allowed to go there.
C.She waited for the flame as the next torchbearer.
D.The ceremony took place at a place far away.
( ) 5. Choose the best explanation for the underlined word "leg" in Paragraph 3.
A.One of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body.
B.The part of a pair of trousers.
C.One of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table.
D.One part of a journey or race.
( ) 6. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Luo Xuejuan was the first Olympic torchbearer inGreece.
B.Luo had never been selected as a torchbearer before.
C.Luo believed that the Olympic flame helped communication among people.
D.Luo felt regretful because she missed the torch lighting ceremony.
( ) 7. What's the best title of the passage?
A.Luo Xuejuan：A Swimming Gold Medalist
B.The Torch Lighting Ceremony
C.The Torch Relay Had Begun
D.Luo Xuejuan;the First Chinese Torchbearer of Athens Torch Relay
( ) 8. This passage is most likely to be seen in a .
A. novel B. newspaper C. magazine D. textbook
Nancy and her family moved into a new house with a big garden. She didn't have many friends in her new neighborhood，so after she sent her husband and children to work and school， she spent a lot of time in the garden. She loved the flowers, shrubs(灌木) and trees.
One day，when Nancy was expecting some special visitors，she took extra care of the gar?den. She pulled the weeds, trimmed(修剪) the shrubs,cut the grass, and carefully cleaned all the dry autumn leaves. As she was working, an old woman was watching her with interest over the fence. Nancy had met this woman several times in the streets. She seemed to be friendly to everybody.
When Nancy had finished, she stood back to admire her work. " Isn't it beautiful?" she called out to the old woman. "Yes”， replied the old woman, "but there is something missing. May I come in? I'll put it right for you.”
Nancy opened the gate for her and let her in slowly, the old woman walked to the tree near the center of the garden, held it by the trunk,and shook it. Leaves showered down all over the garden. "Now," said the old woman, "isn't it much better?"
Nancy looked at her garden for a while and said, "Strange. The leaves make the garden look more beautiful?"
The old woman smiled and said, "When you are as old as me,you'll understand life can't be perfect. The fallen leaves are part of nature's beauty.”
( ) 6. Why did Nancy spend most of her time around her house?
A.She was very busy with her work.
B.She had to take care of her children.
C.She thought the neighborhood unsafe.
D.She had few friends in the neighborhood.
( ) 7. What did Nancy do in the garden before the visitors came?
A.She picked some flowers in the garden.
B.She invited a neighbor to give her advice.
C.She moved tables and chairs into the garden.
D.She tried to make the garden tidy and beautiful.
( ) 8. From the text,we can learn that the old woman was .
A. rich and energetic B. wise and friendly
C. quiet and sensitive D. lively and humorous
We're always being sent contributions(稿件) for our popular Laughter,the Best Medicine section. Some of the jokes are obvious winners. Some of the jokes are ancient, unfit for public consumption，or just don't make the grade(符合要求) .And then there are the rest：the jokes that get our editor scratching his chin and wondering, "Is this one good enough to print?" Now you can help him choose. We've picked five jokes from the "Maybe" pile. Vote for the one you think is the best. The top-rated joke as of July 20,2007 will be published in the magazine and net its author $ 150.
(1)
A boy goes to a bookshop with his birthday money and chooses a book titled Advice to Young Mothers. "Why would you want this book?" the assistant asks him. "Because I collect moths(飞蛾) ，"the boy explains.
Derek Blew，Lane Cove，NSW
(2)
Father："So you want to be my son-in-law?"
Young man："Actually I don't,but I want to marry your daughter and I don't see how I can avoid it."
Kimberley McEwan，Southland，NZ
(3)
How many politicians does it take to change a light bulb(灯泡) ? ―None. They only promised they would do it.
Lisa Bluthal，Umina Beach，NSW
(4)
A couple of country boys driving a semitrailer(半拖车) down the highway come to a bridge with a sign saying："Clearance 3. 1 metres.”They stop,take out a tape measure and find the truck is 3.5 metres high. "I don't see any police around," one says. "Let's go for it."
Loretta Fonseca，Otago，NZ
(5)
There are only two people who really know how to run this country. Sadly, one is cutting hair and the other is driving a taxi.
James White, Belmont, NSW
Click here for Poll Archives(投票档案) .
( ) 5. The writer's purpose in writing the passage is to .
A.ask readers to judge which joke is the best
B.provide readers with some jokes for entertainment
C.collect contributions for a magazine
D.show us laughter is the best medicine
( ) 6. What do the underlined words " ' maybe' pile" in the first paragraph mean?
A.Jokes which are obvious winners.
B.Jokes which don't make the grade.
C.Laughter, the Best Medicine section.
D.Jokes the editor isn't sure of printing.
( ) 7. We can learn from the first joke that .
A.the book is very popular with readers
B.the assistant is very embarrassed
C.the boy misunderstands the title of the book
D.the boy wants to buy the book for his mother
( ) 8. What can we infer from the jokes?
A.The young man doesn't want to marry the girl. (Joke 2)
B.Politicians seldom keep their promises. (Joke 3)
C.The boys often break traffic rules. (Joke 4)
D.Hair dressers and taxi drivers know politics better than anyone else. (Joke 5)
6.We were all amazed/surprised at the fact that he 100 kilometers in the day. (cover)
我们对他一天设法走完100公里路的事实感到惊讶。
6.I always your sister―you look so alike. (confuse)
因为你和你的妹妹长得很像，所以我常把你们搞混。
3. —Hurry up!We are all waiting for you.
—I am (come) .
