When my father married my mother in 1943, he gave my mother a 1937 crown coin and told her to keep it in the back of her purse and not spend it．This would mean that she always felt that she was protected and would always have money if she really needed it．
When I was married in 1970 my husband who had heard this story, obtained a 1937 crownfor me and I have always kept it in my wallet, and I have always had enough for my needs．
A friend recently fell on hard times, partly through external(外部的)circumstances and partly through poor planning．Friends and I have loaned her money, paid her bills, even given her food．tried to teach her budget techniques, and none of them has been a solution．She has just slipped deeper and deeper into financial trouble and depression．
Last week she looked pale and unwell, very depressed and hopeless．I then thought about how the crown．a reminder of another's care and love, had protected me, so 1 went to the bank for a＄100 dollar bill．I told my friend the story and asked her to keep the＄100 in the back of her wallet．It turned out that she didn't have a wallet, so she put the money in a little pencil case where she kept her coins．She immediately felt better．“I feel rich, and thank you for being a good friend”, she said, and we were both a bit teary．
The reason for passing this on is not to praise any generosity on my part, but to show the power of“random acts of kindness”．I went home and remembered a little wallet I had that I'd never used, and thought,“I'II give that to my friend”．I opened it, and inside, found ＄100．
The universe is very just and if your heart is open the reward always comes．
(1)
The writer's husband gave her a crown coin when they married because ________．
[ ]
A．
it was specially made of pure gold
B．
it was a reminder of care and love
C．
it was passed down from her parents
D．
it was a magic coin which can protect her．
(2)
The writer and her friends did the following to help the friend in trouble except ________．
[ ]
A．
paying her bills
B．
giving her food
C．
teaching her budget techniques
D．
working for her
(3)
Which of the following is true of the writer's friend?
[ ]
A．
Her trouble was partly due to her poor planning．
B．
She needed the＄100 badly in face of trouble．
C．
She refused our loan in spite of difficulty．
D．
Her friend's financial generosity helped her out finally．
(4)
The writer's friend immediately felt better after she got the＄100 because ________．
[ ]
A．
she had a rich and generous friend
B．
the ＄100 helped her a lot financially
C．
she felt rich from the heart
D．
she got what she wanted at last
(5)
What is the writer's purpose in writing this text?
[ ]
A．
To p raise her own generosity．
B．
To obtain rewards from others．
C．
To celebrate their marriage．
D．
To show the power of acts of kindness．
阅读理解
At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English．Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said．Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School．Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying．
“Why did they do this?” Kate wondered aloud．“I mean, you can't learn if you can't understand the teacher．”
Nadia's voice was a whisper．“I understand English．I will learn．” Nadia's English was perfect．
Kate was perplexed．She couldn't understand why Nadia did not like to speak．Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn't the easiest thing to do．There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn…all at the same time．
“There're a lot of new things to learn, huh?” said Kate．
Nadia nodded rapidly．In a quiet voice she replied．“Many things people say, I do not understand．I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life, but I do not know what some children are saying．For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying．Isn't a port a place for ships? It made no sense to me．”
“Don't worry．” said Kate．“You'll figure everything out in time．You see, that thin black box was a computer．A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer．”
Nadia and Kate were quiet after that．They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson．To Kate's surprise, Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard．
Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her．Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher．When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly, the whole class clapped their hands．
Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate．“Some things,” she said in a normal voice, “are the same all over the world．”
(1)
The underlined word “perplexed” probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
puzzled
B．
angry
C．
shocked
D．
serious
(2)
We can infer from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
Nadia did not like Kate
B．
Nadia had lived by the sea before
C．
Nadia had never seen a computer before
D．
Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness
(3)
Which of the following statements is true?
[ ]
A．
Nadia was better at maths than other students．
B．
Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult．
C．
Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class．
D．
Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers．
(4)
What is the message of the story?
[ ]
A．
Talking about something familiar gives you confidence in communication．
B．
Answering questions in class makes you better understood by classmates．
C．
Language plays an important role in communication between cultures．
D．
Mathematics helps to improve communication between cultures．
阅读理解
James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves．His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9．There, a school teacher asked the youth his name．
“J．C．”, he replied．
She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name．
Owens ran his first race at age 13．After high school, he went to Ohio State University．He had to work part time so as to pay for his education．As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later．
A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs．His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet．He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event．He did try, and the results are in the record book．
The stage was set for Owens' victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic(体育的)but also political．Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners．
“It was all right with me,” he said years later．“I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway．”
Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either．In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death．
Owens' Olympic victories made little difference to him．He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs．
“Sure, it bothered(烦扰)me,” he said later．“But at least it was an honest living．I had to eat．”
In time, however, his gold medals changed his life．“They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said．“Time has stood still for me．That golden moment dies hard．”
(1)
Owens got his other name “Jesse” when ________．
[ ]
A．
he went to Ohio State University
B．
his teacher made fun of him
C．
his teacher took “J．C．” for “Jesse”
D．
he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet
(2)
In the Big Ten meet, Owens ________．
[ ]
A．
hurt himself in the back
B．
succeeded in setting many records
C．
tried every sports event but failed
D．
had to give up some events
(3)
We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ________．
[ ]
A．
he was not of the right race
B．
he was the son of a poor farmer
C．
he didn't shake hands with Hitler
D．
he didn't talk to the US president on the phone
(4)
When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years,” he means that the medals ________．
[ ]
A．
have been changed for money to help him live on
B．
have made him famous in the US
C．
have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life
D．
have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
阅读理解
(1)
Which of the following best describes Roth's feeling in Book 1?
[ ]
A．
Painful．
B．
Curious．
C．
Frightened．
D．
Disappointed．
(2)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Animals are mentioned in Book 1 and Book 5．
B．
Book 3 introduces 40 inventive concepts．
C．
Alkaline batteries were invented by Dr．Banting．
D．
George Washington Carver was a black farmer in the US．
(3)
In Book 5, King Herbert and Queen Certrude are ________．
[ ]
A．
Newton's human friends
B．
the names of the time machine
C．
two dinosaurs
D．
the inventions of the time machine
(4)
If you are interested in native Americans, you may read the book by ________．
[ ]
A．
Elizabeth Macleod
B．
Eric Walters
C．
Rocky Landon ＆ David MacDonald
D．
Bev Spencer
阅读理解
For five days, Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves．Since its beginning in 1980, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating(纪念)the true feeling of what folk music is all about and that's the traditional togetherness(友爱)that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song．
This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up her time to the festival．“People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation,” Riedel said．“It's really east to relax, and it's great seeing family and friends have fun together．” These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes．People who take pleasure in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass．This festival does its best to develop everyone's musical interests．
With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible．There are free water stations throughout the venue(举办地)for people to fill up their travel cups．When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a ＄2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back．
The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time．But with big names such as Van Morrison and Jakob Dylan, it's easy to see how that was going to happen．There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park ＆ Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended．A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until 45 minutes after the gates close．
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug．4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund(基金)concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug．8．
(1)
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to ________．
[ ]
A．
gather people with different musical tastes
B．
remind people of the real sense of folk music
C．
exhibit good voices of great talents in folk music
D．
collect old stories of folk music
(2)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years．
B．
It's hard for people to appreciate Blues．
C．
It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations．
D．
People have to pay ＄2 for a plate of food．
(3)
We can learn from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
people can get tickets easily for the festival
B．
the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organized
C．
driving one's own car to the festival is highly recommended
D．
bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday
(4)
What would be the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
Folk Music of Blues
B．
the Edmonton Folk Music Festive
C．
Festival for Family Gathering
D．
Edmonton's Downtown Park
阅读理解
(1)
You may find the advertisements above ________．
[ ]
A．
in a store window
B．
in a school magazine
C．
in a newspaper
D．
on a company notice-board
(2)
The position of a(n)________ is a part-time job．
[ ]
A．
florist
B．
artist
C．
preschool teacher
D．
dental nurse
(3)
Which of the following is the most important for the childcare job?
[ ]
A．
Child food cooking skills．
B．
Childcare experience and outgoing．
C．
The ability to start work in 2 weeks．
D．
The ability to work well with other people．
(4)
The office cleaners will be required to work about ________ hours a week．
[ ]
A．
5
B．
10
C．
15
D．
20
阅读短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，
The summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art．My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant．What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum．Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles．It was almost as bad as being in school．Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?
First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人)and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum．My 12－year－old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested．Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing．We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(鬈曲的)hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings．I certainly couldn't see what was so great about art．
On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary．In it, a woman was reading to a child．The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother's expression how happy she was just to be with the child．I couldn't stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much．
(1)
The aim of the mother's plan was to ________．
[ ]
A．
take them to visit the museum
B．
introduce them to the world of art
C．
ask them to read about artists
D．
show them different painting styles
(2)
What was the writer's experience in the museum before the last visit?
[ ]
A．
She came to feel her mother's love．
B．
She liked many paintings．
C．
She hardly enjoyed herself．
D．
She could understand the pictures of fat babies．
(3)
What made the writer go through a change that summer?
[ ]
A．
One of Mary's paintings．
B．
A strange way of painting．
C．
Artists in the Middle Ages．
D．
Her mother's instruction．
(4)
From the text, we can see ________．
[ ]
A．
the importance of curiosity
B．
the effect of art
C．
the value of learning
D．
the power of family education
(5)
The writer and her brother had thought that they could ________ in their summer vacation．
[ ]
A．
visit some art museums
B．
go to Egypt for a visit
C．
take drawing or painting classes
D．
play with their friends．
阅读短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，
Learning a Second Language
Some people learn a second language easily．Other people have trouble learning a new language．How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting．
The first step is to feel confident about learning English．If you believe that you can learn, you will learn．Be patient．You do not have to understand everything all at once．It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new．We can learn from our mistakes．
The second step is to practise your English．For example, write a diary every day．You will get used to writing in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English．After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving．Besides, you must speak English every day．You can practise with your classmates outside class．You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English．
The third step is to keep a record of your language learning．You can write this in your diary．After each class, think about what you did．Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it．Write these achievements in your diary．
You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it．It is important to practise every day and make a record of your achievements．You will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident in yourself．
(1)
To feel confident about learning English means ________．
[ ]
A．
if you are patient, you will learn
B．
you can understand everything all at once
C．
if you make mistakes, you can learn from your mistakes
D．
if you believe in yourself, you will learn
(2)
When you learn English, you do not need to ________．
[ ]
A．
be patient
B．
make mistakes
C．
express your ideas in English
D．
understand everything all at once
(3)
What is not helpful for you to enjoy learning English?
[ ]
A．
To communicate in English．
B．
To worry about making mistakes．
C．
To think about what has been done after each class．
D．
To make a record of the achievements．
(4)
What is the main idea of this passage?
[ ]
A．
How to avoid making mistakes．
B．
What to write in your diary．
C．
How to learn a second language more easily．
D．
How to be confident about learning English．
(5)
You may find the summary or conclusion in ________．
[ ]
A．
the first paragraph
B．
the third paragraph
C．
the fourth paragraph
D．
the last paragraph
阅读理解
The International Olympic Committee Executive Board(委员会，董事会)announced that the sport of women's boxing will be added to the schedule for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England．Boxing was previously the only summer sport on the Olympic history without a female participant．
“We are excited that the IOC Committee Executive has voted to add women's boxing events to the 2012 Olympic program．The ‘yes' vote means that women boxers will now be able to share in the dream of standing on the world's most prestigious sporting field, ” said USA Boxing Women's Task Force Chair and AIBA Women's Commission member Christy Halbert．“ It's a historic event, marking the first time that all of the summer Olympic sports will have female participants．The Olympic Games, will from now on truly show the world's best talent．”
Female boxers will compete at three weight classes in London：flyweight, lightweight, and middle weight, with 12 boxers boxing in each of three parts．“The addition of women's boxing means we finally have truly universal Olympic Games,” AIBA President Dr．Chung-Kuo Wu said．“However, we will try to make sure it is a very successful first Olympic Games for women in London in order that the number of women participating in future Olympic Games may increase．”
Halbert shares the same idea as President Wu on the future growth of women's boxing within the Olympic Games．” With the announcement of only a small amount of weight classes for women, the work toward fairness continues．”Halbert added．“This is a first step toward recognizing that women boxers are an important addition to the Olympic family．The 2012 Olympics will undoubtedly send a strong and inspiring message that all athletes are valued in Olympic sports, regardless of their gender．”
The addition of the 36 female boxers will cause to remove one weight classes in men's competition, meaning there will be only ten men's weight classes．
(1)
What can we know from the passage?
[ ]
A．
No women have ever won medals in Olympic boxing．
B．
The Committee decided by voting in London．
C．
The Committee announced the news in London．
D．
Women's boxing is the most important for London Olympics．
(2)
How many weight classes altogether will there be at the 2012 Olympic Games?
[ ]
A．
10．
B．
12
C．
13．
D．
36
(3)
Which one of the following might be the best title of this passage?
[ ]
A．
Women's Boxing Will Brighten 2012 Olympic Games
B．
Women's Boxing Will Be More Exciting that Men's in the 2012 Olympic Games．
C．
What the 2012 Olympic Women's Boxing Events are?
D．
How Women's Boxing Became 2012 Olympic Events?
(4)
What do Halbert's words “the work towards fairness continues” in paragraph 4 mean?
[ ]
A．
Fewer women boxers want to take part in the games．
B．
Women boxers are looked down upon．
C．
Women's boxing came to the Olympics too late．
D．
There is still a bit long way to go for women boxers to be treated equally with men．
阅读理解
“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼,人体骨架)in the closet(衣橱)?” Jessica asked．“A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully．“Well, it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about．For example, if in the past, someone in Dad's family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family's closet'．He really wouldn't want any neighbor to know about it．”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica's father said with anger．“Your family history isn't so good．you know．Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners．” “Gosh, sorry I asked, I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse．
After dinner, the house was very quiet．Jessica's parents were still quite angry with each other．Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read．When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's closet．Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor．Jessica's mother sank into a faint(晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead．She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter．
“What happened?Where am I?” she asked．“You just destroyed the school's skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica．“I brought it home to help me with my health project, I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad．” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly．“they're both crazy,” she thought．
(1)
According to Jessica's mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ________．
[ ]
A．
a family honor
B．
a family secret
C．
a family story
D．
a family treasure
(2)
What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors from Paragraph 2?
[ ]
A．
They were brought to Australia as prisoners．
B．
They were the earliest people living in Australia
C．
They were involved in some crimes in Australia．
D．
They were not regarded as criminals in their day．
(3)
Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was ________．
[ ]
A．
knocked
B．
frightened
C．
injured
D．
surprised
(4)
Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ________．
