A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, “Can you see that young man at the other side of the square?”

“Yes,” said the taxi-driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.

“Take me over there.” said the young lady.

There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi- driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street.”

‘Oh, no !” said the young lady. “But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”

1.How did the young woman get to the square?

A.She arrived in a taxi

B.She got there by bus.

C.She got there on foot.

D.The story didn’t tell us about it.

2. The young lady was ___________.

A.45 minutes late                         B.not late at all

C.l5 minutes late                         D.one hour 1ate

3.She wanted to take a taxi because she .

A.didn’t want to be late for the date.

B.thought the square was too crowded.

C.wanted to be seen in a hurry.

D.was too tired to walk.

4. Has she tried not to be too late ?

A.Yes, she took a taxi there.

B.Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn’t succeed.

C.No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.

D.No, she was just going to pretend(假装) that she had tried.

 

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son.Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was monitor and captain of the football team.

Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school.“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”

When I got home,I started to think about what to write.My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him.How did I see my father?

Hmm…I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream.I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me,he wasn’t just a famous astronaut. He was my dad.

My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).

The third prize was announced and it was not me.1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed(失望) at the same time. The second prize was announced. it was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had written,“My father’s son”.When I finished,Dad put his hand on my shoulder.“Son,this is the proudest moment of my life.’’

It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son.

1.The writer felt it        to be the son of a famous person.

A.1ucky            B.natural            C.hard             D.pleasant

2.In order to_       the writer would like to save a child from a burning building.

A.become astronaut

B.become a great hero

C.be made school team captain

D.be made monitor

3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?

A.A lot of special things he had done

B.The story of his father as an astronaut.

C.The unforgettable time he spent with his father.

D.The experiences his father had in middle school.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A.My daydream                          B.My father’s son

C.My famous father                       D.My happy family

 

What’s language for?Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules(规则) and learning lists of words --the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas and information. It’s meaningless if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can’t speak correctly or fluently(流利地). They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native(本土的) speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Saw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They’re English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. So Chinese students should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo(做过头)it. They should put communication(交际)first.

1. Language is used to __________ .

A.express oneself

B.practise grammar rules.

C.talk with foreigners only

D.learn lists of words

2. If too many native speakers break a rule,________ .

A.what they use will become right.

B.they are against the law

C.they should say sorry to others.

D.they will become heroes

3. When we speak a foreign language, we should________ .

A.speak in Chinese way

B.speak by the rules

C.speak to native speakers

D.not be afraid of making mistakes

4.What should Chinese students put first?

A.Language         B.Communication     C.Rules             D.Grammar

 

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Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.

Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.   

Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.

Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.

Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.

Minoru Yamasaki died on Jun,2 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.

The title            A     1    American architect

Be born              In   2  in Seattle, Washington

In college           Studied  architecture  in college

                  Worked in a fish factory to  3  for college

                     4   a room with 100 other men

His design of buildings Made people feel   5  and happy

                  Had   6 opinions about his buildings

                  The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion

Successful  career    Was not the   7   as other architects

                  Didn’t begin his successful career    8  he started his own company

                  Won    9   Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life

     Date of  10        Died on Jun,2  1986

 

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