We got up late as usualMy husband decided to water the flowers in the garden    41    

leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage(处理)by   42   , he asked me for help at the last moment   43   now we had an hour to get to the airport   44   , there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in timeWe checked in and went to a big hall to   45   our flight to be calledWe waited and waited but no announcement was madeIn the end there was an announcement   46   us that passengers could get a free mealThe plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problemsWe waited again for a long time until late evening   47   we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel

The next morning after a   48   night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the   49  Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off againAll the other passengers had been   50   in the night to catch the plane, but for some reason or other we had been forgotten You can imagine how we felt

1A after                       B until               C before                  D since  

2A herself                    B himself           C itself                    D themselves

3A So                          B Unless            C Although              D Because 

4A Friendly                  B Luckily           C Terribly                D Possibly

5A look after                B wait in            C look at                 D wait for

6A agreeing                  B telling             C asking                  D shocking

7A where                     B which             C when                   D what

8A bad                         B good              C dangerous            D interesting

9A home                      B hotel               C station                 D airport

10A woken up              B paid for          C given up               D agreed with

The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pastThe American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly

“Where have I seen that face before?” he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now It was in the newspaper!” He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page There was a picture of the face in it Yes, it had a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses

“Wanted by the police,” read by Jack “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man

“Call the police at once,” he said to himselfBut a few minutes later, he was sad “This man was caught this morning,” answered the police

1In which country did the story happen?

A It happened in America               B It happened in Australia

C It happened in England               D The story didn’t tell us

2Why did Jack stop his car?

A He wanted to see who the driver was

B He didn’t want to pass by first

C The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time

D Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go

3Who was wanted by the police in this passage?

A Jack                                         B The driver in the American car

C Either Jack or the driver             D Neither Jack nor the American driver

4Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

A The police                                  B Jack

C Nobody                                     D The American driver

Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live inHere are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best”

San Jose, Costa Rica(哥斯达黎加,圣何塞)The city has comfortable weather all year round 15 to 26 ).Housing is not very expensive in San JoseAlso, many of the city’s old neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafesBeautiful mountains are around the city Lots of people go sightseeing there every year But air pollution is a problem in the city center

Hong Kong, China  This lively city — once a small village — is today an international business center It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and newModern tall buildings are next to small temples(庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the dayBut outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxingHong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishesThere’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is very expensiveTraffic and air pollution are also a problem

1Which of the following is not mentioned about San Jose?

A The weather                               B The mountains

C The air                                      D The traffic

2What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to the passage?

A The lively city and the wonderful dishes

B The large population and the traffic

C The expensive housing

D The beautiful temples

3The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because           

A it is a small fishing village                    B it is a mix of East and West

C it is a beautiful city                              D there are too many people in the city

4What do the two cities have in common?

A They both have beautiful mountains    B They both a have large population

C Air pollution is a problem in both       D They are both crowded

Jealousy(妒忌)is a very common problem in daily lifeIt’s everywhereFor example, if someone does better than you, you will get annoyed because you want to be No1We may become jealous of a best friend’s top marks in an exam, or of the girl in art class who is praised by the teacher all the timeWe get annoyed because these good things are happening to someone else but not to us

It’s bad to feel jealousWe should be pleased with the things that we have But we still wish we had the money of this person and the talent of that personInstead of sharing their happiness, we just feel jealous and unhappy with ourselvesAnd, too often, these feelings are expressed by speaking ill of the people we envy

However, envy is also a kind of compliment(敬意)to othersWe see that other people have styles and talents different from our ownBy comparing ourselves with others, we can know the lack(缺乏).And we can turn this comparison, the envy of others, into a kind of power

Therefore, being a bit jealous of others lets us know what we are like and what we want to be likeIt can push us to become what we really want to be

1According to the first paragraph, why do you get annoyed?

A Because the teacher dislikes others

B Because others do something better than you

C Because you are an annoying person

D Because you want to be No 1 in the exam and you do

2If we feel jealous, it shows that           

A we aren’t pleased with the things we have

B we wish we had little money

C we get good remarks in our exams

D we can share our problems with others

3The Chinese meaning of the underlined part “speaking ill of” is “          ”

A 赞美.             B.说……的坏话          C.憎恨                     D ……病了

4What should be the right attitude towards jealousy?            

A It’s a good thing

B It’s just a bad thing

C It’s a kind of compliment to others

D It makes us know what we are like and what we want to be like

Now and then we all get illThen we usually go to see the doctor Doctors know a lot about what makes us illThey may give us something to takeThe medicine often makes us well again

But sometimes the doctor’s medicine doesn’t workA sick person does not get wellThe pain will not go awayThis happened to one manHe was in hospital, but he was not getting well Then he found a new doctor inside himself This doctor was his own sense of humor He saw funny filmsHe read funny booksAnd something wonderful happened Laughing took away his painThen he was able to sleep and rest.(1 His own happy feeling helped him to feel well againHe said laughing was his best “medicine”His doctor said so, too

Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his backThe doctors could not stop it from hurtingSo the man began to picture his pain In his head he “drew” a picture of a dog He imagined it as a real dogAnd he made friends with the dogAnd his pain went away

These stories may surprise you But more and more people are getting well in this way.(2So visit the doctor inside your own head and you can stay happy and well 

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题

1 Who is the first sick man’s new “doctor”?

                                                                         

2Who made the second patient well again, the doctor or the “dog” in his head?

                                                                         

B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语

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4                                                                       

C.请给短文拟一个适当的标题

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