题目内容
B. August
C. September
New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.
The cost of shoing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.
A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horse’s foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of the horse’s leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very storng. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses---for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg.
One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country from Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmithing because his father did it, and,as the puts it, “It’s a good way to make a living.”
【小题1】According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.
| A．clever | B．rich | C．strong | D．lucky |
| A．was interested in horses | B．was needed by the policemen |
| C．drew a picture of the horseshoe | D．had a make a living |
| A．fit it on the horse’s foot |
| B．use it for two or three hours |
| C．make the from of a horseshoe from a piece of metal |
| D．draw a picture of the shoe |
| A．Policemen on Horseback | B．Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing |
| C．James Corbin, a Blacksmith | D．Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make a Living |
| A．Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback. |
| B．New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback. |
| C．Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. |
| D．Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars. |
【小题1】The match is between Brazil and ___________.
| A．Argentina | B．China | C．Germany | D．Japan |
| A．833059 | B．383539 | C．383359 | D．330859 |
| A．It’s by Longwo Lake. | B．It’s in Biguiyuan village. |
| C．It’s far from the city. | D．It’s in the center of the city. |
| A．at 9:30 am, Wednesday | B．at 10:00 am, Monday |
| C．at 1:00 pm, Thursday | D．at 11:30 am, Tuesday |
| A．2 years | B．one year | C．10 months | D．13 months |
British people are famous for drinking tea. But both Sahar and Bobby Green became young millionaires（百万富翁） when they opened a chain of American-style（美国风味的） coffee shops in the U.K.
Having the idea：It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening , in a Thai restaurant，Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London . Bobby suggested they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea.
Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I know there was a gap （缺口） in the market.” In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.
Making it work：The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like Latte and Macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up . Today , there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues（收入） of $30 million a year.
Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”
【小题1】What kind of company do these people run?
| A．Travel. | B．Tea. | C．Coffee. | D．Hotel. |
| A．Teacher and student. | B．Sister and brother. |
| C．Doctor and patient. | D．Mother and son. |
| A．Sahar’s trip to America. |
| B．Sahar’s wonderful life story. |
| C．The American – style coffee shop |
| D．The success of a family business |
| Volleyball Final China VS the USA The National Olympics Sports Center Stadium (体育馆) 6:00, Sunday | Office for Renting On Beach Road 1,200 / month Near the subway station, five minutes’ walk from the center of the city. |
| Dolphin Show On Sunshine Road 8:00 am-10:00am; 2:00-4:00pm Every day except Monday and Thursday | Woman teacher wanted Linda Language School At least 5years’ experience in teaching English Call 56789999 for more information |
A. Canada B. America C. England
【小题2】The office for renting is_________
A. On Sunshine Road
B. near the center of the city.
C. next to Linda Language School
【小题3】You can watch the dolphin show______.
A. at 8:00am on Monday
B. at 8:30am on Wednesday
C. at 3:00pm on Thursday
【小题4】With 12,000 yuan, you can rent the office for____.
A. half a year B. a year C. ten months
【小题5】Who can become a teacher at Linda Language School?
A. Lisa, 20 years old, studies in Beijing University.
B. David, 28 years old, has 4 years’ experience in teaching English
C. Miss Wang, 30 years old, has 6 years’ experience in teaching English