"Well, just take a look at that wheel(航轮)!” Earl Cooper said to Candy, his wife. "It must be older than anything we have back home."

Earl was looking at the wall outside the pub(酒馆). The pub's name, The Old Swan, was on the wall. Next to the name was a wooden ship's wheel and in the middle of the wheel was the name of a ship, HMS Swan. The wheel was old, Earl could tell.

The next morning, Earl asked to see Tony Thatcher. The Old Swan was Tony's pub. He took Earl to his office while Candy had a coffee outside by the river. Earl said he could give Tony a lot of money for the ship's wheel. He told Tony that Benjamin Cooper, his grandfather, went to America on the ship HMS Swan. But Tony said no at first. After all, the wheel was very old and it was part of the pub's past.

"You can think of the past, Mr. Thatcher - can I call you Tony? - or you can think of today. And with the money, Tony, you can buy a good car. Maybe a new Jaguar? And, as I've told you, the wheel is part of my family's past too. So you could say it's going back home, in a way. So, what do you say?"

A month later, Earl and Candy were smiling as they looked at the wall of their house in Houston, Texas. Earl thought to himself that, at last, he had a piece of his family's past. He was happy.

In Portsmouth, Tony Thatcher was happy, too. He was putting his new Jaguar into his large garage(车库). He was careful not to drive into any of the six ship's wheels in the garage. A friend of his made the wheels for him. They were just like the one that Earl bought. And there was another wheel on the outside wall of The Old Swan now. Old or new - Tony thought there was no way that a tourist could ever know which was which. Never in a hundred years.

1.Why did Tony refuse to sell the wheel at first?

Because he thought it was old and part of the pub's past.

Because he wanted to show it was important to his pub.

Because he tried to sell it to someone else at a higher price.

Because he did not really believe what Earl had told him.

2.What can we infer(椎断) from the story?

Earl had looked for such a wheel for a long time before that.

Earl would soon find out the truth and become rather angry.

Tony had sold quite a few wheels like that ancl got wealthy,

Tony would play the same trick again to make more money.[来

3.Which ofthe following can be the best title ofthe story?

A. The Wheel on the Wall B. An Excellent Buy

C. Old or New - Who Knows D. the Family's Past

Imagine one day, the water taps(水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply(供应). Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water—at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.

The average (平均) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic(立方)meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty(贫困) line of 1,000 cubic meters.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1. _____________ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.

A. Sana B. Lahej

C. Hannan D. Times

2.A report shows that Sana will have ____________ as early as 2025.

A. enough drinking water to use

B. no drinking water to use

C. no private companies

D. more water pollution

3.What does the underlined word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 充足 B. 短缺 C. 干旱 D. 需求

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that _____________.

A. the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply

B. the 18-year-old boy is from a poor family

C. private companies make a lot of money

D. Lahej is a beautiful place

5. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A. How to Save Water

B. How to Make Use of Seawater

C. How People Use Water Fully

D. Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage

It was Friday.The football game was Saturday and we were very excited. My brother was going to be the quarterback(美式足球进攻组织者)for our team. It was the first time he would be in that . He had been hoping to be the quarterback ever since he joined the team. He said, “That’s the big job. That’s the one that makes the big difference.”

My mother said, “ , son. That’s the big target(攻击目标), too. You know the other want to knock you down. You can get hurt.”

“Don’t worry, I’m so and I’m fast. Besides, I have great players who will them from coming at me.” my brother said.

I couldn’t well the whole night. I worried about my brother. My mother was -- he could get hurt.

The next morning, he early to get to the game. When we got there, it was about to start. The ran out on the field. My brother looked great. He saw us and .

Then it started. They were playing hard. One player in particular from the other team kept at him. Then it happened. He knocked my brother down . My brother was slow to get up. My brother was screaming(尖叫). The coach ran out on the field. He told my brother to some time on the bench. He was afraid he had been hurt.

My mother ran down to on my brother . But all he did was a smile. “It’s just a bruise(瘀伤). I’m fine. And don’t worry , I’ll be back. This is . I love leading the team.”

After that game, my brother plays quarterback every Saturday. But my mother is still .

She can’t go to the games. She just waits at home and hopes to see him walking in smiling.

1.A. game B. list C. show D. place

2.A. Go ahead B. Take it easy C.Be careful D. Well done

3.A. parents B. players C. fans D. strangers

4.A. handsome B. healthy C. brave D. strong

5.A. stop B. help C. protect D. hide

6.A. behave B. play C.sleep D. dream

7.A. right B. sad C. angry D. excited

8.A. rested B. exercised C. left D. returned

9.A. family B. team C. coach D. crowd

10.A. laughed B. nodded C. greeted D. cheered

11.A. pointing B. shouting C. looking D. rushing

12.A. take B. waste C. save D. kill[来

13.A. call B. check C.operate D. breathe

14.A. funny B. easy C. great D. dangerous

15.A.proud B. disappointed C. anxious D. calm

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