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　　As you know, the great American writer Jack London was often in need of money when he began to write his books. He worked very hard but it did not help him.

　　Once he promised(允诺) a New York magazine(杂志) to write a story for it, but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise. The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times to ask him to send the story. At last he went to Jack London's room and left him a note(字条).

　　“Dear Jack London, if I don't get the story in twenty-four hours, I'll come to your room and kick you downstairs, and I always keep my promise.”

　　Jack London read the note and answered: “Dear Dick, if I could do my work with my feet like you, I could keep my promise, too.”

1．Jack London ________ when he began to write his books.

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A．had much money

B．didn't have enough money

C．didn't have any money

D．didn't need any money

2．Once Jack London was ________ busy ________ write a story for a New York magazine as he promised.

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3．The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London to ________ the story.

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4．At last the boss ________ left a note in Jake London's room.

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5．Jack London's answer meant he ________ do his work with his feet.

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　　In some magazines, tables of contents(目录) list articles in numerical order. The football article begins on page 5, the baseball article begins on page 7, the football story begins on page 13, and so on.

　　Other magazine table of contents are organized by subjects(题目), by columns(栏目) and by features(特写). Subjects are the topics covered in the articles. A feature is a specific(特殊的) kind of article, such as an article about sports or about cooking. “Feature” also has another meaning. A “regular feature” is something that appears in every issue(期), such as letters to the editor, movie reviews, sports statistics(统计) and other things. Some magazines also call regular features “departments”.

　　Columns are another kind of “regular feature” published in every issue. Columns are often written by the same person each time. A person who writes columns is called a columnist!

　　Most magazine tables of contents will also give you an idea of what a story is about. Look at the sample(例子) below.

1．What page does the sports section begin on?

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2．List the titles of the regular feature in this magazine: ________.

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A．Your Health, Sports, Letters to the Editor

B．Summer Camp, Little People, Skatin' Sam

C．Your Health, Sports, Double Trouble

D．Sports, Letters to the Editor, Summer Camp

3．What was the Battle of Gettysburg according to the table of contents?

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A．The name of an American.

B．The name of an American city.

C．A battle of the World War Ⅱ.

D．A battle in the American Civil War.

4．Is there any information in this magazine about roller skating?

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A．There is a lot of information.

B．It's under the health heading.

C．Not unless it's under the sports heading.

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　　It was almost two. A cold wind had come up over the lake. As a black cloud moved across the sun, Walt, a small boy, looked up. “I smell a storm(暴风雨),” he thought.

　　Shortly, a man of forty, had gone into town. He had said he would be back before two. He had told Walt to watch the boats and the shop. There were no people around. They had all gone out on the lake to fish.

　　So Walt went to work on one of the boats. From there he could hear the telephone if it rang. And he could watch the door.

　　It was after two when the stranger came. Walt saw him stop by the shop. The stranger looked in for a minute. Then he went down to the boats. He was a big man in a coat.

　　Walt called to him, “Do you want something, sir?”

　　The stranger looked at Walt and said, “No, thanks.” Then the stranger moved slowly away. As he went on, he looked at the boats one by one.

　　Walt sat there with his eyes on the back of the stranger's coat. He thought, “I can smell something as I smell that storm. I hope Shortly comes back soon.”

1．The story happened ________.

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A．on the lake at night

B．by the lake in the afternoon

C．along the river in spring

D．near the river in summer

2．Walt stayed because ________.

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A．there were no people around

B．Shortly had gone shopping

C．people went fishing on the lake

D．Shortly had asked him to watch the boats and the shop

3．What do you think of Walt?

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4．Which of the following is true?

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A．The stranger came to see Walt.

B．Shortly came back on time.

C．Walt worked far away from the shop.

D．Some people lived around the shop.

5．At the end of the story Walt thought ________.

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A．the stranger would not came back again

B．Shortly would not return soon

C．trouble might happen around the shop

D．Shortly would lose his life in the storm

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　　On the first day of class, Roni's foreign students fill out forms and give information about themselves.

　　Name Claude Ansari

　　Country France

　　Native Language Arabic

　　Time in U. S. 10 months

　　Please tell me a little about yourself.

　　Family：I live with my wife and 2-year-old daughter.

　　Work：I was an art school student in France. But now, I'm working as a cook.

　　Interests：I love to cook (and eat). I also like to go mountain climbing.

　　Name Su Chen Wang

　　Country Taiwan, China

　　Native Language Chinese

　　Time in U. S. 4 years

　　Please tell me a little about yourself.

　　Family：I have 3 boys and 2 girls. They're all attending school(上学) here.

　　My husband is a businessman and lives in Taiwan.

　　Work：I was a maths teacher but now I'm a housewife.

　　Interests：I like indoor activities: reading, drawing, listening to music.

　　Name Norma Ruiz

　　Country Guatemala

　　Native Language Spanish

　　Time in U. S. 2 years

　　Please tell me a little about yourself.

　　Family：My family－my mother and 4 brothers-lives in Guatemala. I'm here by myself.

　　Work：I worked as a nurse in my country. Here I'm a tailor.

　　Interests：I like to go to movies(看电影) and buy videos. I love to study.

1．Su Chen Wang has ________ children.

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2．Who has lived in America for the shortest time?

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3．________ worked in a hospital a few years ago.

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A．Claude Ausari

B．Su Chen Wang

C．Norma Ruiz

D．Su Chen Wang's husband

4．Su Chen Wang's children are attending school in ________.

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5．These three people will ________ together.

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A．go mountain climbing

B．listen to music

C．go to movies

D．study in the same class

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　　The largest animal ever to live on the earth is the blue whale(蓝鲸). It weighs about 80 tons－more than 24 elephants. It is more than 30 metres long. A newborn baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant.

　　Cats can survive(存活) falls from a very high place because they can turn themselves up the right way so as to keep their bodies safe. One cat fell 32 floors on to the street, but was just hurt a little.

　　A bear can run as fast as a horse.

　　A newborn panda is smaller than a mouse(老鼠), and weighs about 100 grams(克).

　　Elephants are the most careful animal in their love. A male(雄性的) elephant may show his lady love for up to three years until the lady takes his love. They often show their love by touching each other's body.

　　Usually, wolves(狼) do not attack(袭击) people. For years a Canadian newspaper says that they would give anyone quite a lot of money if he could show that a wolf had attacked a person. But nobody could do that. Wolves usually do not go together though they may do this in winter.

1．How much does a newborn blue whale weigh? ________

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A．10 tons.

B．As much as a small whale.

C．As much as 10 elephants.

D．More than 3 tons.

2．Cats can survive falls because ________ in the fall.

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A．they can keep themselves safe

B．they are small

C．they can keep themselves away

D．they can put something under their bodies

3．Elephants show their love by ________.

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4．A male elephant ________ keep following a lady elephant to show his love for a long time until the lady takes his love.

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5．A wolf won't attack people except ________.

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When I was at the age of thirteen, I began to keep diary in English. At First it seemed difficult to me, but now it has begun to be easy. I know it's not possible to learn English well without more practice. I like reading, listening, and speaking. After school I often go to the school library to read English stories. My English teacher always helps me put some passage into English. I have little time to watch TV. After I finish writing my diary, I always try to correct mistakes with the help of the dictionary. I think that keeping diary is one of the best ways to improve(改善) our English study.

1．I began to write diaries ________.

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2．________ it was not easy for me to keep diary in English.

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3．It's impossible to learn English well ________ more practice.

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4．The writer likes reading, speaking and listening in his ________ study.

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5．From this passage we know ________ is one of the best ways to improve English.

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　　Most children like to watch TV. It's very interesting. By watching TV they can see a lot, learn a lot and know many things about their country and about the world. Of course they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily on TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can't see anything over radio.

　　TV helps to open children's eyes. TV helps to open their minds(智力), too. They learn newer ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before.

　　Many children watch TV on Saturday or Sunday evenings. They are always busy with(忙于) their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They usually go to bed very late. They can't have good rest. How about you?

1．________ is very interesting.

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2．Many children can see a lot and know many things ________.

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A．by listening to the radio

B．by singing English songs

C．by listening to the tape

D．by watching TV

3．TV can help children open their ________.

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4．Most children watch TV ________.

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A．on weekend evening

B．on weekend morning

C．every night

D．On Saturday

5．________ are busy with their classes.

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Bill, Tom and Li Lei are students. They study in the same school. But they are not in the same class. They are all in Grade Two. They are good students. Bill can ride a bike. But he can't swim. Tom can ride a bike like Bill. He can swim, too. Li Lei can play football. He can fly a kite and throw a frisbee(飞盘). They all like sports. They play games at school from Monday to Friday.

1．Who is in Grade Two?

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2．Who can ride a bike?

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3．Who can swim?

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4．Who can fly a kite and throw a frisbee?

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5．They don't play games at school on ________.

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There are forty－eight students in our class. There are twenty－three boys and twenty－five girls. Some students live near the school. But some others live very far from the school. About half of the students come to school by bike. They often go to school very early too. Another ten students come to school on foot. Their homes are near the school. But they are often late for school, because they get up very late.

1．About half of the students usually come to school ________.

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2．Some students are often late for school because ________.

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A．their homes are far from the school

B．they go to school on foot

C．they get up very late.

D．they don't like going to school.

3．About ________ students go to school by bike.

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4．About ten students often come to school by bus because ________.

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A．their homes are not near the school

B．they don't have any bikes, I think.

C．they can't ride bikes, I think

D．they want to go to school very early

5．How many students live far from the school?

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Look at this picture. This is my friend. He is an American boy. His name is Tom. He is twelve. He is in No. 1 Middle School. He is in Row Three. Lin Tao and he are in the same class. Lin Tao is in Class Three, Grade One. He is twelve, too. Miss Gao is their English teacher. She is a good teacher. They love her.

1．The boy in the picture is an ________ boy.

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A．English　　B．American　　C．Chinese

2．His name is ________.

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A．Jim　　B．Lin Tao　　C．Tom

3．How old is Lin Tao? He is ________.

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A．12　　B．13　　C．9

4．Tom is in Class ________.

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A．3　　B．2　　C．1

5．Miss Gao is Lin Tao's ________ teacher.

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A．American　　B．Chinese　　C．English