—Is Mrs. White really badly ill?

—      ．She’s been in hospital for three days．

A．All right                                                     B．It doesn’t matter

C．I’m afraid so                                              D．I hope not

—Shall we play basketball this afternoon?

—      ．I need to exercise very much．

A．No, I don’t want to                                    B．I agree with you

C．You are lucky                                             D．Why not?

We got up late as usual．My 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 time．We checked in and went to a big hall to   45   our flight to be called．We waited and waited but no announcement was made．In the end there was an announcement   46   us that passengers could get a free meal．The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems．We 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 again．All 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．

1．A． after                       B． until               C． before                  D． since  

2．A． herself                    B． himself           C． itself                    D． themselves

3．A． So                          B． Unless            C． Although              D． Because 

4．A． Friendly                  B． Luckily           C． Terribly                D． Possibly

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

6．A． agreeing                  B． telling             C． asking                  D． shocking

7．A． where                     B． which             C． when                   D． what

8．A． bad                         B． good              C． dangerous            D． interesting

9．A． home                      B． hotel               C． station                 D． airport

10．A． 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 past．The 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 himself．But a few minutes later, he was sad． “This man was caught this morning,” answered the police．

1．In 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．

2．Why 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．

3．Who 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．

4．Who 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 in．Here 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 Jose．Also, many of the city’s old neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafes．Beautiful 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 new．Modern 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 day．But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing．Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes．There’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 expensive．Traffic and air pollution are also a problem．

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

A． The weather．                               B． The mountains．

C． The air．                                      D． The traffic．

2．What 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．

3．The 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

4．What 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 life．It’s everywhere．For example, if someone does better than you, you will get annoyed because you want to be No．1．We 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 time．We get annoyed because these good things are happening to someone else but not to us．

It’s bad to feel jealous．We 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 person．Instead of sharing their happiness, we just feel jealous and unhappy with ourselves．And, 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 others．We see that other people have styles and talents different from our own．By 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 like．It can push us to become what we really want to be．

1．According 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．

2．If 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

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

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

4．What 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．

1．She just wanted to help you．You shouldn’t r         her．                 1．          

2．Qian Xuesen was c       “the father of China’s guided missile”．          2．         

3．You have seen the thief．Please d         him for us．                       3．          

4．Go on with your speech．We are your honest l         ．                   4．          

5．She o        and was late for work this morning．                              5．          

6．The Jupiter（木星）is the largest p        in the solar system．           6．          

7．Police dogs are very smart and have a keen sense of s        ．            7．           

Christmas was coming．Mr. Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children．His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her m  （1）  ．And the harvest（收成）was bad and all his family were going to be h  （2）  the next spring．He was q  （3）  worried about it．

“We have only a cock,” said Mrs. Smith one day．“You’d b  （4）   take it to the town．Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our c  （5）  ．”

“It’s a good idea!” the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box．It was d  （6）   to walk on the road covered with thick snow．Two hours l  （7）  he was very tired and wanted to have a rest．He put the box to the ground and sat down．

“The air in the box must be close,” the man said to h  （8）  ． “I’d better let the cock walk outside for a while, or it’ll die．”

So he put the cock to the ground．When he started again, he couldn’t catch it any l  （9）   

“How foolish you are!” Mr. Smith called out a  （10）   ．“You can herald（预示…来临）the break of day at night but you can’t find the way to the town in the daytime!”

Now and then we all get ill．Then we usually go to see the doctor． Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill．They may give us something to take．The medicine often makes us well again．

But sometimes the doctor’s medicine doesn’t work．A sick person does not get well．The pain will not go away．This happened to one man．He 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 films．He read funny books．And something wonderful happened． Laughing took away his pain．Then he was able to sleep and rest．（1） His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again．He said laughing was his best “medicine”．His doctor said so, too．

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

These stories may surprise you． But more and more people are getting well in this way．（2）So 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”?

2．Who 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

3．                                                                       

4．                                                                       

C．请给短文拟一个适当的标题

5．                                                                       

根据汉语意思用英语完成句子，将答案写在横线上。

1．姚明和叶莉2007年在上海结婚。

Yao Ming and Ye Li                   in Shanghai in 2007．

2．茶产自南方，但大多销往北方。

Tea is          in the south, but                  to the north．

3．她在当地一所医院当护士。

She works          a nurse in a                     ． 

4．如果我要是你的话，我就要和他争论一下这件事。

If I          you, I          argue with him about it 

5．你不能总是给孩子糖果吃。

You shouldn’t always give children                         ． 

6．我们强烈反对在学校附近建工厂。

We are strongly                   factories near the school．

7．他们感到机场时，飞机已经起飞了。

The plane had already taken off                      we got to the airport．

8．经过红星商场，在十字路口向左拐。

Go past Hongxing Supermarket, and               at the crossing．