A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings (先令)an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings.”

1.
The actress bought a house in the center of the city because .
1. A.
  she liked to live in the busiest place
2. B.
  she didn’t like to live in the country
3. C.
  she wanted to work harder than before
4. D.
  she didn’t want to live in old house
2.
In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress .
1. A.
  gave him two tickets for her show
2. B.
  sang and danced for four hours
3. C.
  decided to give him 3 pounds
4. D.
  invited him for a big dinner
3.
The actress got the painter’s bill .
1. A.
  to ask for the money of his painting work
2. B.
  to ask her to pay for his watching her show
3. C.
  in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
4. D.
  in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
4.
It can be learned from the text that one pound is shillings.
1. A.
  10
2. B.
  12
3. C.
  15
4. D.
  20
5.
What kind of man was the painter?
1. A.
  He was a careful man.
2. B.
  He was a poor man.
3. C.
  He was not friendly to others.
4. D.
  He knew little about music and dance.

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A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years.
Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.
Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.
Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.
Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "

1.
How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
1. A.
  4.
2. B.
  6.
3. C.
  10.
4. D.
  14.
2.
When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
1. A.
  When she was born.
2. B.
  After she had a brain tumor.
3. C.
  After she became an interpreter.
4. D.
  When she was on holiday with her parents.
3.
Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
1. A.
  Richard.
2. B.
  Isabelle.
3. C.
  Melissa.
4. D.
  Robert Sturdy.
4.
What is right about Alexia Sloane?
1. A.
  She can speak five language fluently.
2. B.
  She is a talented language learner.
3. C.
  She is the only child in the family.
4. D.
  She went to France on holiday after she won the award.
5.
What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?
1. A.
  Never give up.
2. B.
  Believe in yourself.
3. C.
  Nothing is impossible.
4. D.
  Failure is the mother of success.

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A week ago, Columbus Middle School asked the parents of their school to choose a sport for their child to play. Here’s some information about the sports.
Sports 1: Basketball
We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should sign up (报名) as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $ 10 each time for the cost of the bus. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.
Sports 2: Gym
We will use St. Peter’s Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 p.m. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent from being thirsty. All the activities here are free. And there will be a teacher on duty for each activity.
Sports 3: Hiking
Hiking (远足)will be at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. There will be 15 students in each group. And three teachers will be with the students. This sport will cost $ 75 per hour. Students should take plenty of water and sunglasses.
Sports 4: Swimming
The Kowloon City Swimming Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and watch the students from the poolside. We will only be able to use the pool for one hour (2: 45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards on watch. Girls must wear swimming suits. The cost is $ 15 per visit.

1.
The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.
1. A.
  sign up as soon as possible
2. B.
  choose a sport to play
3. C.
  ask their parents to play a sport
4. D.
  pay money for each sport
2.
According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.
1. A.
  gym
2. B.
  hiking
3. C.
  swimming
4. D.
  basketball
3.
One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.
1. A.
  There is a lot of shade there
2. B.
  all the activities there are cheap
3. C.
  the park is very busy before 6: 00 p. m.
4. D.
  there aren’t many people after 6:00 p. m. there.
4.
A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..
1. A.
  $ 10
2. B.
  $ 15
3. C.
  $ 45
4. D.
  $ 75
5.
From the passage, we know that __________.
1. A.
  students are able to take part in one of the four activities.
2. B.
  students will take a free bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park.
3. C.
  students should take plenty of water and sunglasses at St. Peter’s Park.
4. D.
  students can take a 10-minute walk to the Kowloon City Swimming from home.

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A Trap
Mr. Smith left his car outside his apartment one night as usual, but when he came down the next morning to go to his office, he discovered that the car wasn’t there. He called the police and told them what had happened, and they said that they would try to find the car.
When Mr. Smith came home from his office that evening, the car was back again in its usual place in front of his house. He examined it carefully to see whether it had been damaged, and found two theater tickets on one of the seats and a letter which said, “We’re very sorry. We took your car because of an emergency.”
Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to the theater with the two tickets the next night and enjoyed themselves very much.
When they got home, they found that thieves had taken almost everything they had had in their apartment.

1.
What did Mr. Smith find one morning?
1. A.
  His car was missing.
2. B.
  The door of the car was open.
3. C.
  His car was in the garage.
4. D.
  His car was outside of the garage.
2.
What did he do then?
1. A.
  He got in and drove it.
2. B.
  He closed the door of his car.
3. C.
  He called the police.
4. D.
  He looked everywhere for it.
3.
What happened when he came home from his office that evening?
1. A.
  The police was waiting for him.
2. B.
  His car was back.
3. C.
  His car was damaged.
4. D.
  His car was stolen.
4.
What did Mr. Smith find on one of the seats in his car?
1. A.
  Some books.
2. B.
  Some tickets.
3. C.
  Some money.
4. D.
  Some food.
5.
What did Mr. and Mrs. Smith do with the thing(s) they found in their car?
1. A.
  They sold them.
2. B.
  They gave them to their friends.
3. C.
  They threw them away.
4. D.
  They went to the theater with them.

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(B) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
【小题1】Our country ___________ (进口) wool and other goods from Australia every year.
【小题2】The police looked for the lost boy ____________________ (遍及) the town.
【小题3】We are not sure if the man has a criminal ______________ (记录).
【小题4】The silk shirt feels much ___________ (光滑的) than the wool one. 查看习题详情和答案>>

The actress bought a house in the center of the city because .

In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress .

The actress got the painter’s bill .

It can be learned from the text that one pound is shillings.

What kind of man was the painter?

How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

When did Alexia Sloane become blind?

Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?

What is right about Alexia Sloane?

What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?

The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.

According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.

One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.

A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..

From the passage, we know that __________.

What did Mr. Smith find one morning?

What did he do then?

What happened when he came home from his office that evening?

What did Mr. Smith find on one of the seats in his car?

What did Mr. and Mrs. Smith do with the thing(s) they found in their car?

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