Having returned from her round trip,the angry woman stood outside the ticket office. "The railway owes (欠) me $12. "she said to Harry Jenks,the young man working at the office. " You sold me a ticket for May 22nd,but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me $12. "

Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. "Come into the office,Madam,"he said politely. "Fll check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd".

The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right,as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do,he smiled at the child. "You look sunburnt,"he said to her. "Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?"

"Yes"，she answered,shyly. "The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!"

"That's fine," said Harry. "My little girl can't swim a bit yet. Of course,she's only three."

"I'm four,"the child said proudly. "I'll be four and a half."

Harry turned to the mother. "I remember your ticket,Madam,"he said. "But you didn't get one for your daughter,did you?"

"Er,well," the woman looked at the child. "I mean. . . she hasn't started school yet. She's only four."

"A four-year-old child must have a ticket,Madam. A child's return ticket to Jersey costs. . . Let me see, $13. 5. So if the railway pays your hotel,you will owe $1. 5. The law is law,but since the fault (过错) was mine..."

(   ) 11. Which is the best title for the story?

   A. An Unpleasant Trip

   B. Harry and the Little Girl

   C. The Woman's Mistake

   D. Who Owes the Money

(   ) 12. Harry felt worried because         .

   A. he didn't change the timetable in time

   B. the woman was too angry with him

   C. he didn't do his work carefully enough

   D. the woman didn't buy a ticket for her daughter

(   ) 13. Harry started talking to the little girl because         .

   A. he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

   B. he wanted to find a way out from the little girl

   C. he was interested in the little girl

   D. he wanted to show his friendliness to the little girl

(   ) 14. When Harry said, "The law is law,but since the fault was mine.…"he meant that         ,

   A. they have to follow it without other choice,even though the fault was his

   B. the woman had to pay him $1. 5,and the railway would pay for the hotel

   C. she should pay $1. 5,but as he had made a mistake,she could go without paying

   D. he must be strict with the woman because of the laws,though he didn't want to

(   ) 15. We can infer that the end of the story should be         .

   A. Harry gave the woman $12 for her stay in a hotel

   B. the woman paid Harry $13. 5 for her daughter's ticket

   C. the woman got $1. 5 from Harry

   D. the woman's lie was out and she quickly left the office with her daughter

 Once,a group of boys decided to play a soccer game. Each of them would bring something used in the match. So one would bring the ball,another the whistle,others the goalkeeper gloves,the corner flags.

But while they were picking the teams,there was an argument. They decided that the boy who had brought the most important object would pick the teams. However they couldn't choose which had been the most important object,so they decided to start playing and gradually drop what they had brought,to see which things were truly needed.

The first thing they dropped was the whistle,because the judge could just shout instead. Then the goalkeeper gloves,they managed to save the ball just as well without them. Neither did they really notice when they stopped using the corner flags. Finally they even replaced the football with an old tin (易拉罐) ，and still managed to keep playing.

When they were playing with the tin,a man and his son passed by. Seeing the boys playing like that,the man said to his son, "Look,son. Learn from those kids. Without even a ball they're managing to play football,even though they're never going to be able to improve playing in that way."

The boys heard what he said,and realized that because of their pride,what could have been a great match had turned into a shameful display,which they were hardly enjoying at all. At that moment,they decided to give up their selfish opinions,and to start playing the match again,from the start and with all the necessary objects.

And it really was a great game. No one thought about who was playing better or worse. Rather,they just paid attention to having fun and improving their game.

When doing things together,the important thing is to make sure things turn out for the best,rather than argue about how much each person has contributed.

(   ) 6. The boys couldn't find the most important object,probably because -

   A. they thought all the objects were of no importance

   B. everyone believed his own object was the most important one

   C. no one wanted to get to pick the teams

   D. all of them wanted to give the chance to others

(   ) 7. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. The judge dropped the goalkeeper gloves.

   B. Football was the most important object in the game.

   C. None of the objects left as they went on the game.

   D. The father passed by thought highly of the boys.

(   ) 8. When hearing what the father said,the boys might feel very         .

   A. angry   B. proud   C. nervous   D. embarrassed

(   ) 9. We can see from the passage that finally the boys         .

   A. found the most important object

   B. decided whom to pick the teams

   C. played a great game and had fun

   D. went on the game without objects

(   ) 10. The writer mainly wants to tell us that         .

   A. we should improve playing rather than compare contributions

   B. we should do our best to beat others in a match

   C. we should not show off our own contributions

   D. We should not compare with others when playing in a game

A man fell out of his plane and fell back into it again. Two people rowed (划) a small boat from New York to England in 56 days. One person was so big that he couldn't get into any hospital room. Would you believe these stories? Well,they may sound strange but they really happen. James Cornell has many strange but true stories like these in a book Very Strange People.

Here is a part of the contents (目录) of Very Strange People.

Very Strange People Chapter page One A Dog's Life ...........................  3 

Two A Fallen Pilot  ............................  14 

Three High Wire Act (走钢丝) ................... 33 

Four Fat Men  .................  41 

Five Over the Falls  ...............................  43 

Six The Unending (无终止的) House .......... ....................  53 

Seven Row,Row,Row Your Boat ....................... ...  60 

Eight The Tower Builder ......................................  85 

Unlike many reference (参考;) materials,the stories are listed in the book according to when they happened.

(   ) 1. In 1918,Captain Hedley fell off his plane in the sky,and soon he fell back into it again!You would most likely read about this story in Chapter         .

   A. 2   B. 3   C. 14   D. 6

(   ) 2. One morning in New York City,people saw a man walking on a rope (绳子) between two tall buildings.  You would most likely read this story in Chapter      

   A. 33   B. 3   C. 5   D. 6

(   ) 3. The Earl feeds his dogs better than most people feed their friends.  This story probably begins on Page       .

   A. 3   B. 33   C. 1   D. 53

(   ) 4. Sarah thought she would die as soon as her house was finished. So she kept on adding more and more rooms. Her story most likely appears on Page .

   A. 3   B. 43   C. 53   D. 85

(   ) 5. Because of his great size,Robert could not enter any hospital room. Which story appears behind this one?

   A. A Fallen Pilot. B. The Tower Builder.

   C. High Wire Act. D. Over the Falls.

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great wish：to be the 1 1       customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was w 2       the notice just inside the entrance promised (承诺) . It said, "Remember,o 3       a week,one of the customers gets free goods. It may be your lucky day."

For several weeks Mrs Edwards had h 4       ,like many of her friends,to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends,she n 5       gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were f 6       of things which she didn't need. Her husband tried to stop her,but he failed. She dreamed of the day w 7       the manager of the supermarket would come to her and say , "Madam,this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket is free."

One Friday morning,after she had finished her shopping and had taken the goods to her car,she found that she had f 8       to buy some tea. She rushed back to the supermarket,got the tea and went towards the cash desk (收4艮台) .As she did so,she saw the manager w 9      towards her. "Madam,"he said,holding out his h 10      ，"I want to congratulate you...”

1. 1       2. w        3,o        4. h       5. n         

6. f       7. w        8. f        9. w       10. h       

c Pollution means adding dirty or harmful (有害的) things to land,air,water and so on. As a result,they are no longer pleasant or safe to use. Pollution is bad for animals and plants,and it even makes people's health in danger. In our daily life,we can see different kinds of pollution in many places. There are three main forms of pollution;land pollution,air pollution and water pollution.

Land pollution is caused by solid waste,such as cans,bottles and some plastic things which aren't broken down quickly. It makes the environment look very bad. However,air pollution is more serious than land pollution. It is much worse in cities and towns because of the fumes (废气) from traffic and the waste from human (人类) activities. When people drive their cars ,fumes which are most made up of C0₂，N0₂ and S0₂ are given off. After the gases get into the air,they may mix with clouds. Then they will become some harmful chemicals falling on the ground with rain. It is one of the reasons for soil erosion ( 土壤侵烛) which is one example of water pollution.

Various kinds of pollution will cause many health problems. People have realized they must change this serious situation. There are many ways to control pollution. To develop alternative energy (替代能源) is very popular in many countries. China,for example,has made up its mind to be a leader in this field. It is trying hard to make full use of energy from the sun and wind. It has paid plenty of money to make electric cars and trains instead of traditional traffic. We should also take action to make our environment cleaner every day. Take cloth bags while going shopping and drive cars less. We have only one earth. We must take small steps now to help protect our environment for the future wherever we are.

(   ) 11. The underlined word "solid" in the passage means "         ”in Chinese.

   A. 气体   B. 液体   C. 固体

(   ) 12. When people live in a polluted area, .

   A. they will control the use of alternative energy

   B. their health will be in danger

   C. they will get stronger and stronger

(   ) 13. Picture        tells us how harmful chemicals pollute our environment.

(   ) 14. Which of the following is true according to the passage

   A. There are only three forms of pollution.

   B. China doesn't want to develop other kinds of energy.

   C. Water pollution includes soil erosion.

(   ) 15. The main idea of this passage should be         .

   A. to introduce the kinds of pollution and the ways to control it

   B. to introduce the harmful chemicals and soil erosion

   C. to introduce the alternative energy and the ways to use it

B Mother's Day is coming. A gentleman stopped his car out of a flower shop. He wanted to order a bunch of flowers and asked them to deliver them to his mother,who was far in his hometown.

He saw a girl crying on the road when he was about to enter the shop. The gentleman walked up to her and asked, "Little girl,why are you crying?"

"I want to buy a rose for my mother,but I don't have enough money," said the girl.

Hearing that,the gentleman felt sorry for the girl. "It was so. . . " Then he grasped the girl's hand and entered the flower shop. He first ordered the bouquet (;花束) for his mother and then bought a rose for the girl.

Walking out of the shop,the gentleman planned to drive the girl home.

"Would you really like to drive me home?"

"Of course！”

"Then would you please drive me to my mother? But sir,the place where my mother lives is very far from here."

Following the way the girl showed,the gentleman drove out of the downtown along the winding mountain road and finally came to the cemetery (墓地) .

The little girl put the flower close to a new grave. In order to present a rose to her mother who just passed away a month ago,she took a long journey.

The gentleman drove the girl to her home,and then he returned to the flower shop. He canceled the flower bunch to his mother but bought a big bunch of fresh flowers instead. He drove directly to his mother's home,a fivehour drive from here. He would present the flowers to his mother in person.

No matter how far your mother is away from you,it's never too late for you to send a bunch of flowers to her.

(   ) 6. Why was the little girl crying on the road?

   A. Because she lost her purse there.

   B. Because she didn't know the way to her mother.

   C. Because her mother left her alone there.

   D. Because she didn't have enough money to buy her mother a rose.

(   ) 7. It was not until the gentleman drove to the cemetery did he come to know that

   A. the girl's mother was working in the cemetery

   B. the girl's mother was no longer living there

   C. the girl's mother had already been dead for a month

   D. the girl's mother lived really far away

(   ) 8. The word "canceled" probably means         .

   A. gave up   B. gave away   C. called off   D. called for

(   ) 9. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. The gentleman changed his mind to send the flowers to his mother in person.

   B. The gentleman knew the girl's mother very well.

   C. It's about a fivehour drive from the flower shop to the girl's hometown.

   D. The gentleman bought a bouquet for the girl.

(   ) 10. Which would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Always Remember to Help Others   B. A Rose for Mother

   C. Mother's Day Is Coming   D. Mother Is Not Far Away

提示：CF = cheap fare C = change at Poncaster S = Saturday only MF = Monday to Friday

(   ) 1. There are no trains from Leeds to London on         .

   A. Monday   B. Friday

   C. Saturday   D. Sunday

(   ) 2. There are        trains to go from Leeds to London on weekday.

   A. one   B. two

   C. three   D. four

(   ) 3. Of all the MF trains,the        train takes the least time to get to London.

   A. 10：45   B. 09：10

   C. 08：45   D. 07：25

(   ) 4. If you want to go from Leeds to Poncaster,you can go there on         .

   A. Monday   B. Saturday

   C. Thursday   D. Friday

(   ) 5. Which of the following best explains the word "MF" in the train timetable?

   A. Monday's fare.

   B. Both Monday and Friday.

   C. Between Monday and Friday.

   D. From Monday to Friday.

When I opened the first "Body Shop" in 1976,what I wanted to do was to m 1 enough money to feed my children. Today " Body Shop" is a great company growing fast all around the world. In the years since we began,I have 1 2 a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book,because I believe that we,as a company,have something worth saying about how to r 3 a successful business without g 4 up what you really believe in.

It's not an o 5 business book. It is not just about my life,e 6 . The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun,a business can be run with love and it can do well. In business,as in life,I n 7 to enjoy myself,to have a feeling of my family and to feel e 8 by something unusual. I have always wanted the people who work for "Body Shop" to f 9 the same way.

Now this book sends these ideas out into the world,and makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits to our "family"，no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I h 10 you do,too.

1. m          2. 1        3. r       4. g       5. o      

6. e        7. n        8. e        9. f      10. h       

A wishing tree in Fong Ma Po village is covered with so many red papers that it looks red not green!For many people in Hong Kong,there is a custom of writing one's wish on a piece of red paper and hanging it on a wishing tree. This custom,as people say,goes back to the year 960. The custom came to village about 40 years ago. A very sick fisherman hung a wish on the tree. When his wish came true and he got better,he told all the other fishermen that this was a magical wishing tree.

In 1998,the first tree caught fire because there were so many flames under the tree. The next year a second tree was planted. However,so many wishes were hung on it that it fell over. In the year 2000,a third tree was planted.

One story has made the tree even more popular. A father made a wish for his son,the boy was very slow at learning and was having problems at school. Soon after the father had made the wish,the boy began to get much better at all his school subject. Since that time,more and more people have come to the tree to make their wishes.

Mrs. Fung,one of the village people,has a stall next to the tree where she sells red paper. "I don't make money," she says. "I do it to help people make their wishes."She says that all kinds of people come to the tree,rich and poor,young and old,married (结婚) and single (单身) people. One of the people was Lee Chunyu,aged 41. "I came here a year ago. There were so many people here that I could hardly reach the tree!I had started a new job and hoped that the boss would not tell me to leave. In fact,my work there has gone very well,so I've come here today to redeem a vow (还愿) .”

(   ) 11. When did the custom in Fong Ma Po village start?

   A. After the fisherman got better.

   B. The passage does not say.

   C. When people started writing wishes on red paper.

   D. In the year 960.

(   ) 12. How many of the wishing trees have been destroyed by the wishes?

   A. Only the second.

   B. Only the first.

   C. Two.

   D. One.

(   ) 13. What happened after the father made a wish?

   A. The father made more wishes for his son.

   B. People started coming to the tree to make wishes.

   C. The boy had no more problems.

   D. The boy had more success with his studies.

(   ) 14. What kind of people visit the tree?

   A. Only the village people.

   B. All kinds of people.

   C. Only people with new jobs.

   D. Only people with work problems.

(   ) 15. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. The Best Wishes

   B. Planting Trees

   C. Making Wishes on the Red Paper

   D. Making Wishes at the Magical Tree

The barks of dogs surrounded (围绕) me as I walked into the animal shelter. They ran around their cages jumping up and down. My heart became soft when I saw these poor animals. I entered the building and saw more unwanted animals. A white rabbit jumped around in its cage. I walked around the cages,saying "oh" and "ah" to every animal,as they looked out of their cages,waiting for love and help. A little dog particularly attracted me. She was as gentle as a baby. I slightly touched her head as she sat on the floor. She licked (铬) my hand with appreciation. I could feel that she longed for an owner who would take good care of her.

Another small group of little animals were in the cage in the corner. They stayed together to keep warm. One of them let out a weak sound,as if it was calling to its mother. Recognizing my love and willingness (乐意) to help these little animals,the director suggested I give them a bath. I lifted one of them,Yukie,from his brothers and sisters. His black fur was as soft as cotton candy. I held him carefully in my hands. The sweet smell of soap surrounded the wash area. The little dog looked like a tiny fish,swimming happily in a pool. Water dropped down his black soft ears as he tried to shake off the heavy water. I covered Yukie with a towel so he wouldn't get a cold. After all the cleaning and drying,he looked as if he came from an expensive pet shop. I kissed his little face as I unwillingly placed him back.

Next,I walked some dogs around the building. When I opened the cages,they jumped out quickly,unable to hold back their urge for exercise. I ran around with them,touched them gently and talked to them.

It was time to leave. I quietly said to these poor animals that I would come again and look after them with love. The sad eyes and the faces of these lovely animals made quite an impression on me.

(   ) 6. Where did the story happen?

   A. In the zoo.

   B. In an animal shelter.

   C. At the writer's home.

   D. In the hospital.

(   ) 7. The phrase "longed for" in the first paragraph probably means "         

   A. confused   B. offended   C. lost   D. wanted

(   ) 8. What can we infer about Yukie?

   A. It enjoyed the bath very much.

   B. The writer decided to adopt it.

   C. It got a cold after the bath.

   D. It could be sold at a high price.

(   ) 9. The writer did all the things except         .

   A. bathing a dog   B. feeding the dogs

   C. walking some dogs   D. talking to the dogs

(   ) 10. The writer probably wrote the passage to         .

   A. tell people some animals came from expensive pet shops

   B. show people that animals are not taken good care of in the animal shelter

   C. encourage people to show care and love to unwanted animals

   D. give some advice on how to take care of little animals