Today Chinese people can enjoy longer and more holidays, such as the two“Gold Week Holidays” — the Spring Festival, National Day and Mid-autumn Festival and so on. They have more time to travel. Rising incomes(收入)also make it possible for ordinary(普通的) Chinese people to travel abroad .

Zhang Haitao, a middle school student in Shanghai will go to Japan with his par­ents during the Spring Festival. “Overseas(海外) touring has always been a dream of mine ,”Zhang Haitao said. “ How will you go to Japan, by air or by ship?” I asked him. “By ship. Traveling by ship is more enjoyable than a rushed trip by air.”“But a plane is much faster than a ship. ”“Yes. but you can't see much during the flight while a sea trip will make you happier, because you can see waves, islands and even big fish.”

"Will you travel at your own expense(费用) ?"

"Certainly. Though my father's job is to recycle rubbish, I'm very proud of him. He has saved lots of money in the last three years. What's more, he has made a contribution（贡献）to protecting our environment.”

1.Now it is possible for the Chinese people to travel abroad（国外）because of  _______

2.Zhang Haitao will go to Japan __________.

3.Zhang Haitao is__________.

4.Zhao Haitao is proud of his father because his father ________.

A boy and a girl catch(捉住) a bird and put ____ __ in a birdcage(鸟笼). They ________ it very much and look at it every day. A cat _______ the bird and wants to eat it ________ dinner. ______ the bird is in the cage. She can’t catch it. So she is very ________.One day, she __________ the door of the cage and tries to (尝试) catch it. But the bird can fly, so it flies away(飞走). The cat can’t _______, and she _______ have ways(办法). The two children come back home and see the bird isn’t in. They are very angry and put the             into the cage.

Have successful people ever felt sad? Do they have any "secrets" to success? The answers to these questions can be found in US president Barack Obama's "back to school" speech. Here is a small part of his speech.

I know that sometimes, after watching TV, you may feel that you can be rich and successful without any hard work--that your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐) or basketball or being a TV star. But when chances come, you may not succeed.

The truth is, being successful is hard. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try. That's OK. Some of the most successful people in the world have had the most failures. JK Rowling's first Harry Potter book was rejected(退稿)12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career (职业生涯). But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

These people succeeded because they understand that you can't let your failures beat you--you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.

No one's born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.

And even when you're struggling(挣扎), even when you're discouraged(泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on you--don't ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

1.Why does Barack Obama talk about JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the second paragraph?

A. To show that these two famous persons are different.

B. To show that writing and sports are difficult skills.

C. To show that the two persons were treated unfairly.

D. To show that being successful is hard.

2.Barack Obama believes ____________ in his speech.

A. you can be rich and successful without any hard work

B. you may succeed at everything the first time you try

C. you can't let your failures beat you

D. you shouldn't ask other people for help

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. If you're discouraged, you should give up on yourself.

B. You should believe in yourself no matter how difficult it is.

C. When you're struggling, you'll feel like other people have given up on you.

D. If you are not struggling or discouraged, you can give up on yourself.

4.What's the best title of this small part of Mr. Obama's speech?

A. The way to succeed               B. Failures can help you

C. Don't give up on yourself            D. Barack Obama's success

A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.

1.The people in the story are from ______ countries.

   A. one             B. two           C. three          D. four

2.The four people are traveling by _______.

   A. bus             B. air            C. train          D. sea

3.Vodka is a kind of _______.

   A. treasure(珍宝)    B. wine          C. food          D. medicine

4.The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.

   A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich

   B. prove(证明) that they were rich

   C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries

   D. make the businessman happy

5.What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?

A. I want to buy some vodka.                

B. We have too many lawyers in my country.

C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.

D. If you need lawyers, come to America.

　　A passenger (乘客) watched a man coming toward him with two big heavy bags. As the man came near, the passenger asked if he had the time.

　　“Certainly”, the man answered, then he pushed a button on his watch and a voice rang out, “Eight fifteen”. Then he pushed another button on his watch, and a tiny TV screen appeared (出现) with morning news. Another button produced music.

　　“I'll have the watch”, said the passenger, “I'll give you 500 dollars for it.” The man agreed and handed over the watch. Just then a voice came from the speaker on the wall. “The train for London is arriving. Please go through Gate 4.” As the passenger started to leave, the man called after him, “Don't you want extra batteries (额外电池) ?”

　　“Sure. Where are they?”

　　“In the bags. I'm going to London, too.”

(1) The story happened ________.

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A．on a train

B．at an airport (机场)

C．in a hotel (旅馆)

D．in a railway station waiting-room

(2) By asking “if he had the time”, the passenger wanted to know if the man ________.

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A．had spare (多余的) time

B．was free

C．could tell him the time

D．had a watch

(3) The two bags the man carrying were ________.

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A．heavy

B．full of watches

C．expensive

D．full of something stolen

(4) The last sentence shows ________.

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A．the man was going to London

B．the man wanted the passenger to help him with the bags

C．the man needed money for the ticket

D．the man wanted to make more money

(5) Which of the following is true?

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A．The man bought a watch from the passenger.

B．The passenger bought a watch from the man.

C．The man stole a watch.

D．The passenger stole a watch.