We are the cartoon makers in Washington. Welcome to join our team and you’ll find it a good place to work in.

1.Where is the workshop?

A. In America. B. In China. C. In Britain. D. In Canada.

2.If you want to get one of the four jobs, you should _______.

A. be careful B. speak English C. be experienced D. be young

3.The artist must have worked as a cartoon drawer for at least _______.

A. there years B. four years C. five years D. two years

4.Ken is 24 years old. He has worked for a magazine for five years.

Which job can he do in this workshop?

A. An artist B. An editor C. An assistant D. A driver

5.Which is NOT needed as an assistant?

A. He/she is good at computer.

B. He/she can speak English.

C. He/she must be creative.

D. He/she must be very careful at his/her work.

A famous speaker was in such a hurry to go to an important dinner. When he arrived and sat down at the head table, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his false teeth.

Turning to a man next to him, he said, “I forgot to take my teeth. Could you help me?” The man said, “No problem.”He took out a pair of false teeth from his pocket.

“Try these”, he said. The speaker tried them. “Too loose,” he said. The man then replied, “I have another pair. Try these.” The speaker tried them and said, “Too tight.

The man seemed very patient and then said, “I have one more pair of false teeth. Try them.”After wearing them, the speaker cheered,” Perfect! They fit very well.”

Then he gave his address to the man and began enjoying his meal. After the dinner meeting, the speaker went over and thanked the man who had helped him. “I want to thank you for your help. Where is your office? I’ve been looking for a good dentist.”

The man’s face turned red, “Sorry, I’m not a dentist. I’m the local undertaker（殡仪员）.”

1.How many pairs of false teeth did the speaker try in total?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

2.What did the speaker think the man might be?

A. A dentist. B. A speaker. C. A teacher D. An undertaker

3.Why did not the speaker take his false teeth? Because he _______.

A. knew someone would help him

B. was too hurried to remember it

C. didn’t need them for the dinner

D. wanted to buy another new pair

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The man was strange to the speaker.

B. The man was friendly to the speaker.

C. The speaker enjoyed his dinner though he didn’t wear the false teeth.

D. The speaker thanked the man for lending him a pair of perfect false teeth.

5.How would the speaker feel after he heard the last words?

A. Relaxed B. Tired C. Pleased D. depressed

Have you ever wished you could read someone’s mind? Well, you can, just by picking up some messages their bodies give you.

How can you tell if a friend is lying to you? They’ll often start becoming red in their faces, because they know they’re not telling the truth. They’ll probably look away while they’re talking. That’s because our eyes can “tell” what we’re thinking about.

Boys usually look at the ground when they’re lying, while girls look at the ceiling（天花板）. If they put a hand over their mouths, it’s another sign that they’re lying. It is as if they’re trying to cover up the lie.

Imagine you’re asking your teacher for a few more days to finish your homework. As you talk, she starts rubbing her ear. This is a sign that she doesn’t want to listen to what you’re saying.

We use folded arms to protect ourselves when we don’t feel good. So, if you’re making a point in a discussion, and the others fold their arms, you’d better give up! They don’t agree with you—even if they say they agree with you.

1.How can you read someone’s mind according to the passage?

A. By reading their diaries.

B. By picking up some messages that their bodies send.

C. By watching their faces.

D. By reading the messages that they write.

2.What does a boy usually do when he is not telling the truth?

A. He looks at the ground. B. He looks at the ceiling.

C. He raises his head. D. He closes his eyes.

3.What do the underlined words “rub one’s ear” probably mean?

A. It means “I want to listen to you carefully”.

B. It means “I agree with you”.

C. It means “I don’t want to listen to you”.

D. It means “I can’t hear you clearly”.

4.If you are at a meeting, what should you do when the others fold their arms?

A. Make them accept your ideas.

B. Put your hand over your mouth.

C. Fold your arms to protect yourself.

D. Give up your ideas.

5.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A. Telling the truth. B. Reading others’ mind.

C. Finishing your homework D. Protecting yourself.

John spent years walking into a supermarket in his neighborhood. There he often waved to a friendly saleswoman. Recently, John got some news. To his surprise, he found the saleswoman in the supermarket was his sister Buddline.

Altogether, John has a brother and three sisters. So far he has found all of them. The children were all given up over 50 years ago by their mother. At that time, their mother lived a very hard life and had to give them to an organization.

One of the children, Deidre found their mother later in life and took care of her until her death last year. Buddline, 56, knew their mother’s name and was found by Deidre after their mother died. One by one, they found all the rest except John. They called the organization, which called John and told him about his family this summer.

When Deidre told him about their other siblings（兄弟姐妹）and showed him Buddline’s picture, John couldn’t believe his eyes because he then knew Buddline was the saleswoman in the supermarket. Soon John and Buddline made up for the lost time they spent as just a customer and a sales woman.

All five siblings met face to face for the first time in October. “I walked in and I was just kind of speechless,” John said. “The conversation got going after a while, but we all just looked at each other and we all look alike.”

In just a matter of weeks, John, who had no kids of his own and lost his adoptive parents（养父母）last year, got four siblings and “at least” ten nieces and nephews. “I gained a huge family,” said John, the eldest sibling.

1.We can know from the text that the five brothers and sisters _______.

A. were found by their mother

B. were helped by a supermarket

C. grew up in different families

D. set up an organization together

2.Who looked after their mother at the end of her life?

A. John B. Deidre C. Buddline D. Nobody

3.How did John feel when he recognized Buddline in the picture?

A. Sad B. Worried C. Angry D. Shocked

4.When the five brothers and sisters finally met face to face in October, they _______.

A. held together and cried B. kept in silence all the time

C. didn’t know what to say at first D. didn’t think they were really a family

5.The underlined word “gained” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. got B. saw C. needed D. introduced

书面表达

校报将出版一期以computers 为主题的专刊，号召全体同学积极投稿。请你根据以下要点，写一篇文章。

要点：

1. 计算机是最伟大的发明之一，计算机在我们的日常生活中越来越重要，在生活和学习中帮助我们很多。

2. 几乎每个家庭都有计算机，人们可以通过计算机给外国朋友发送电子邮件，计算机能够开拓我们的视野，让我们学习更多的新知识，我们要充分利用计算机。

3. 每天使用计算机的时间不宜过长，记住不要浪费太多时间玩电脑游戏，注意保护眼睛。

4. 你使用计算机的心得。（一、二点）

要求：80词左右，可适当发挥。

词汇：broaden horizons 开拓视野 make use of 利用

The students shouldn't ________ to take mobile phones.

A. allows B. allowed C. be allowed D. allow

Don’t forget ____ the lights when you leave.

A. turning off B. closing C. to turn off D. to close

He can’t ________ how happy he is now.

A. enter B. express C. examine D. expect

— Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there?

— No, it ____ be him—I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses.

A. can’t B. must not C. won’t D. may not

You'd better read today's newspaper，because there is ________ in it.

A. something interesting B. anything new

C. important thing D. nothing special