A man was telling one of his friends the secret of his contented (满足的) married life. “My wife makes all the small decisions, ”he explained, “and I make all the big ones, so we never interfere (冲突)in each other' s business and never get annoyed (不愉快的) with each other. We have no complaints and no arguments. ”

　　“That sounds reasonable,” answered his friend. “And what sort of decisions does your wife make?”

　　“Well,” answered the man, “she decides what jobs I apply for, what sort of house we live in, what furniture we have, where we go for our holidays, and things like that. ”

　　His friend was surprised. “Oh?” he said. “And what do you consider important decisions then?”

　　“Well,” answered the man, “I decide who should be Prime Minister, whether we should increase our help to poor countries, what we should do about the atom bomb, and things like that. ”

1．What was the secret of the man's happy marriage?

2．What sort of decisions did the wife make?

3．What sort of decisions did the husband make?

4．Which of the two was able to carry out his or her decisions?

　　A young man was called pup for army service and had to go to be medically examined. The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man, “Take your coat and shirt off, loosen your belt and sit on that chair. ”

　　The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, “All right. Put your clothes on again. ”

　　“But you haven't examined me at all! ” the young man said in a troubled voice.

　　“It isn' t necessary, ” the doctor said gently. “When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so you aren't deaf. You saw the chair I pointed to, so your eyesight's good enough for the army. You managed (做成某事) to take your clothes off and to sit on the chair, so your body must be healthy, and you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake, so you must possess (具有) enough intelligence (智力) for the army.”

1．What was the young man being medically examined for?

2．What worried him?

3．How did the doctor know that the young man was not deaf?

4．How did the doctor know that the young man could see all right?

5．How did the doctor know that the young man's body was all right too?

6．How did the doctor know that the young man was intelligent enough for the army?

　　Can you think of a sentence in which the word “and” appears five times, without any words in between? There is one at the end of this story.

　　There was once an inn (旅馆) which was called “The Horse and Cart”. It had a sign (招牌) outside it which had a picture of a horse and cart on it, but the sign was getting very old, so the owner of the inn decided to have a new one made. He went to a painter and asked him to paint one, and to write “The Horse and Cart” on it in large letters.

　　A few days later, he went to see how the painter was getting on. He liked the picture of the horse and cart very much, but he did not like the writing at all. He said to the painter, “ No, no! There's too much space (空间) between HORSE and AND and AND and CART! ”

1．What is strange about the last sentence in this story?

2．Why did the inn sign have a picture of a horse and cart on it?

3．Why did the owner of the inn want a new sign?

4．What didn't he like about the writing on the new sign?

　　Some villagers were going to celebrate an important wine festival in a few days' time, so they borrowed a huge barrel from the nearest town, put it in the village square, and determined that each of them should empty a bottle of the best wine he had into it, so that there should be plenty at the feast.

　　One of the villagers thought he would be very clever. “If I pour a bottle of water in, instead of wine, no one will notice it, ” he said to himself, “because there will be so much excellent wine in the barrel that the water will be lost in it. ”

The night of the feast arrived. Everybody gathered in the village square with their jugs and their glasses for the wine. The tap on the barrel was opened－but what came out was pure water. Everyone in the village had had the same idea.

1．Why did the villagers borrow the barrel?

2．How did they plan to fill it?

3．What did the villager who put the water in expect the others to do?

4．What did they in fact do?　　

阅读理解

　　When I was at university (大学) I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just enough to pass the exams. Others didn't do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time drinking in the Tea House than working in the library.

　　Once, at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in Chinese. The test had a hundred questions. Beside each question we had to write “True” or “False”. While I was studying in my room the night before the test, Fred was watching TV. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked very calm (镇静). Then he told me of his idea.

　　“It's very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty right to pass the test. I'll take a coin (硬币) into the room. I haven't studied a Chinese book for months, so I'll toss (掷、扔) the coin. That way, I'm sure I'll get half the questions right.”

　　The next day, Fred came happily into the examination room. As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he wrote down his answers. Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us.

　　The next day, Fred saw the Chinese teacher at the school gate. “Oh, good,” he said. “Have you got the results of the test?”

　　The teacher looked at him and smiled. “Ah, it's you, Baines. Just a minute.”

　　Then he reached his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it. “I'm terribly sorry, Baines. You failed!”

根据上面短文内容，按要求完成第1～5题。

将下列句子译成汉语。

1．But a lot of my friends did very little work.

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2．Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test.

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简要回答下列问题。

3．What did Fred spend more time doing?

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4．How did Fred decide the answer to the test?

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5．How long did the exam last?

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阅读理解

阅读下面短文，然后按要求做题．

　　The Youth Hostels Associations of England and Wales and Scotland have more than 400 hostels, many of them in lovely countryside. They're a very good idea for travelers of all ages and families too, not only are they cheap and friendly, they're also good places to visit. Everyone in a Youth Hostel helps with the housework and prepares their own meals, though some hostels offer cheap meals too. As Youth Hostels are popular, especially in summer and at I3ank Holidays, it's a good idea to book. The YHA also organizes special interest holidays for different outdoor sports, activities and interests.

　　To use the hostels you have to be a member. The cheapest way to do this is to join a YHA in your own country that is a member of IYHA. This makes finding a hostel and booking easy too, these association can offer you with the International Handbook, which has addresses and information about youth hostels in many countries, and with advance booking vouchers forms you can use to book a place in youth hostels in other countries.

　　If you can't join in your own country, you can ask for an International Guest Card, either before you come or when you're in Britain. Write to or visit YHA Services for International Guest Cards, maps and handbooks, they can also offer information about booking hostels, travel and special interest holidays.

　　注释：association n．联合；联盟　　advance adj．提前的　　voucher n．证件；证明

根据短文内容回答下列问题．

1．Where are most of Youth Hostels?

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2．Why are youth hostels cheaper?

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3．Who can use youth hostels?

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4．What is IYHA short for?

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5．Where can we find addresses and information about youth hostels?

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阅读短文，并完成表格．

　　One of the most popular American singers of the 20th century was Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley made the music called rock ‘n’ roll popular around the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

　　Born in a small town called Tupelo, in Mississippi in the southern United States on January 8,1935. He came from a very poor family. His parents were simple country people who often took Elvis to church where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the songs he learned to sing in church as a child. He moved to a high school in Memphis in Tennessee and began to sing in the style that is popular there. There was something different in his songs. Which was about the country, the western and the back people.

阅读短文，并完成下列要求：

1．在时间轴上标出时间点：1972．

2．在图中画出中国近几年来向日本出口筷子的曲线(或折线)图．

3．在图中的方框处填入筷子出口的数量单位．

阅读短文并选择．

　　Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare(业余) time? Then join us and be an volunteer(志愿者)!

　　We are a non-profit organization(非营利性组织). We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.

　　You can help people in many ways.

　　School need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.

　　“As a volunteer, I don't want to get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces, I am happy, too.” said Carlos Doming, an old woman of the organization.

　　“I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.

　　If everyone helps out a bit, we'll all have a better world to live in.

　　Interested? Call us on 1-800-555-5756.

　　Or visit our, website：www. activol. com.

阅读下面的短文并画村庄图．

　　My village is small but beautiful. To the north of the village there is a big lake. We can drink the water from the lake. There are many kinds of fish in it. To the south and the west are mountains. You can see a lot of green trees on them The trees give us a lot of wood and clean air, too. There is no pollution in our village, We have a tower in the center with many houses around it. My house is behind it. On the top of tower you can see all of the village, the mountains and the lake, In my village there is no bus, but there is a railroad which connects with Leeds and London lying to the east of the village. I like my hometown better than the big city of London.