---Did you attend her birthday party last week?

---Yes, but I wish I ________．


  1. A.
    didn’t
  2. B.
    hadn’t
  3. C.
    wouldn’t
  4. D.
    wasn’t

---What is that building?

---________ the new equipment is stored.


  1. A.
    There's in which
  2. B.
    That's where
  3. C.
    The building is where
  4. D.
    That's the building which

---How much is your new bike?

---________．My friend gave it to me as a present．


  1. A.
    Nothing
  2. B.
    Very cheap
  3. C.
    Free of charge
  4. D.
    Little

Here in the hills were buffaloes (野牛). I had even, in my very young days — when I could not live till I had killed one of each kind of African animal — shot a bull out there. Later on, when I was not so interested to shoot as to watch the wild animals, I had been out to see them again. But twice I had to go back without success.
But one afternoon as I was having tea with some friends outside the house, Denys came flying from Nairobi and went over our heads westwards; a little while after he turned and came back and landed on the farm. I drove down to the plane to bring him back, but he would not get out of his plane.
“The buffaloes are out feeding in the hills,” he said, “come out and have a look at them.”
“I cannot come,” I said. “I have got a tea-party up at the house.”
“But we will go and see them and be back in a quarter of an hour,” he said.
This sounded to me like the suggestions which people make to you in a dream. So I went up with him. It did not take us long to see the buffaloes from the air; we counted them as they peacefully mixed and separated on the open ground closed in by bushes. There was one very old big black bull, and a number of young ones; if a stranger had come near to them they would have heard or smelt him at once, but they were not prepared for something from the air. They heard the noise of our machine and stopped feeding, but they did not seem to be able to look up. In the end they realized that something very strange was about; the old bull first walked out in front of the others. Suddenly he began to go down the valley side and after a moment he broke into a run. The whole group now followed him, rushing hurriedly down into the buses. In a small wood of low trees they stopped and kept close together. Here they believed themselves to be out of sight. We flew up and away. It was like having been taken there by a secret unknown route.
When I came back to my tea-party the teapot on the stone was still so hot that I burned my fingers on it.

  1. 1.

    The writer drove to the plane ______.

    1. A.
      to pick Denys up and take him back to the tea-party
    2. B.
      to have a talk with Denys
    3. C.
      to do some repairs for Denys
    4. D.
      because they wanted to go up in the plane
  2. 2.

    Denys said it would only take a quarter of an hour to go and see the buffaloes ________.

    1. A.
      but it took much longer than that
    2. B.
      and he was right
    3. C.
      if they went by a secret route
    4. D.
      but it wasn’t a serious suggestion
  3. 3.

    When the buffaloes heard the noise of the plane, they ______.

    1. A.
      looked up at it
    2. B.
      ran away immediately
    3. C.
      continued feeding
    4. D.
      were uncertain what to do

Francis Bacon, one of the most important philosophers(哲人) of England, was born in London and educated at Cambridge University. When he was only 15, he went to France to work for the English ambassador (大使) . Two years later he went back to England to study law. At the age of twenty-three he was chosen to parliament (议会). His ideas about how scientists should study things in nature help to bring the modern way of thinking, called the scientific method.
 One of the Bacon’s best-known books was his Essays. Each essay was a short piece of writing in which he tried to give a lesson by discussing sides of a subject such as studying, conversation, friends and healthy living. In many of his books, Bacon explained how scientists should study things as they really existed in nature and then tried to figure out what caused a particular thing to be as it was. Later, by doing experiments, the scientist could see that any one cause would always have the same result. This method, which is called inductive reasoning, is used by all the scientists today, but it was new in Bacon’s time.

  1. 1.

    According to the passage we know that ______.

    1. A.
      Francis Bacon was the most important philosopher of England
    2. B.
      Francis Bacon had good education
    3. C.
      Francis Bacon worked for a French ambassador at the age of 15
    4. D.
      Francis Bacon stayed in France until he was 236.
  2. 2.

    The underlined phrase “inductive reasoning” in the last paragraph means______.

    1. A.
      to discover general laws from particular facts or examples
    2. B.
      to reach a conclusion by reasoning from general laws to a particular case
    3. C.
      to study things as they used to be
    4. D.
      to study things in a particular way7.
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      Bacon was a learned man.
    2. B.
      Bacon did a lot of philosophy.
    3. C.
      The inductive reasoning was widely used both today and in Bacon’s time.
    4. D.
      Bacon gave scientists much useful advice.

I had the meanest mother in the world.While other kids ate candy for breakfast.I had to have cereal, eggs and toast.Others had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich.As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'.But at least I was not alone in my suffering.My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times.She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing.We had to wear clean clothes every day.Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace （耻辱） because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come.We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning.So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law.She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us.Through the years, our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing.My mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marks.None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout （辍学者）.
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults.Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children.I'm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.

  1. 1.

    From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother was______.

    1. A.
      not generous at all
    2. B.
      very cruel to her children
    3. C.
      very mean with money matters
    4. D.
      very strict with her children
  2. 2.

    Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?

    1. A.
      Eating differently from other kids.
    2. B.
      Letting mother know where they were.
    3. C.
      Going to bed early and getting up early.
    4. D.
      Wearing clean clothes made by mother.
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the passage that______.

    1. A.
      the writer's family lived a miserable life
    2. B.
      all the other kids studied better than the writer
    3. C.
      Mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law
    4. D.
      the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The writer is very thankful to her mother.
    2. B.
      The writer has a deep hatred for her mother.
    3. C.
      Mother practiced economy in running her home.
    4. D.
      The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up.
  5. 5.

    The passage was written in a way of      tone.

    1. A.
      humorous
    2. B.
      hateful
    3. C.
      ridiculous
    4. D.
      impatient

Paula and Rory have fives kids, three dogs, and a rabbit. When the house is very noisy, Megan, one of the children, is quietly inventing. A year ago, the 10-year-old had to design an anti-smoking poster, she came up with the idea of creating something that shows the average amount of tar(尼古丁) a smoker collects from just four packs of cigarettes.
“I like people to play with things more than read and write,” she says. So she researched her idea on the Internet, found a company in China that could make it, saved up her pocket money and got her idea made.
Paula says her daughter “think differently”: Ideas jump into her mind. After she got sunburnt on holiday, Megan invented a small plastic bracelet(手镯) that changes colors in the sun, telling you when to put on sunscreen(防晒霜). Several sunscreen companies have expressed an interest in the idea. She also came up with an idea to make a ball filled with water to stop the dog from feeling thirsty. “But we didn’t do anything with it,” says Paula.
Then she pulls out a picture of a special fishing rod(钓鱼竿) she had designed. “There is a camera on the hook(钩),” she explains, “and the screen is on the handle, and it shows if you’ve caught a fish or not.”
Megan doesn’t want to go to university. She keeps her pink-and -cream bedroom tidy. Paula is amazed and a bit confused by her daughter. “Everything has to be in a certain order,” Paula says. “Her brothers and sisters go with the flow, but with Megan, it’s ‘What time will that be happening?’ or ‘Where am I being picked up from today?’”

  1. 1.

    From Paragraph 2, we can infer that Megan______.

    1. A.
      is not willing to go to school
    2. B.
      likes to play with her brothers and sisters
    3. C.
      prefers making something by herself
    4. D.
      is good at reading and writing
  2. 2.

    What did Megan invent after she got sunburnt on vacation?

    1. A.
      The anti-smoking poster
    2. B.
      The ball providing water for thirsty dogs
    3. C.
      The fishing rod telling whether you’ve caught a fish
    4. D.
      The bracelet telling when to put on sunscreen
  3. 3.

    The underlined phrase “go with the flow” probably means “______.”

    1. A.
      do what the most people usually do
    2. B.
      follow the fashion closely
    3. C.
      set an example to others
    4. D.
      do something differently from others
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which of the following about Megan is true?

    1. A.
      She has fives kids, three dogs, and a rabbit.
    2. B.
      She designed an anti-smoking poster when she was nine.
    3. C.
      She founded a company in China to get her idea made.
    4. D.
      She invented a small plastic bracelet to change the color of sunscreen.
  5. 5.

    The passage is mainly about             .

    1. A.
      how Megan helps people give up smoking
    2. B.
      a little girl’s dream to be a world-famous inventor
    3. C.
      a 10-year-old inventor’s story
    4. D.
      Megan’s relationship with her family members

Jesse Owens is recognized as a hero not just because he is fast. Some people might say that they know him for just that reason. However, there are lots of fast people who are not known. Jesse Owens is known because Chancellor Adolf Hitler did not shake the hand of Jesse Owens or even recognize his feat of winning four gold medals, because Owens was an African American.
Jesse Owens owed much of his success to his coach Charles Riley, who probably was the most important one making him have the career that he did. Owens came from a background that required him to work after school in a shoe shop. He couldn’t attend the regularly scheduled track practices organized by his school. However, Charles Riley saw the boy had both a passion(热情) and a talent for running, and so arranged for him to be able to practice before school instead.
Jesse Owens achieved this success despite(尽管) his racial background, which at the time was a huge limitation to him. He could only eat in certain restaurants and sleep in certain hotels, as could all African Americans of the time. He was also never offered a scholarship for school despite setting records for NCAA(美国全国大学生体育协会) championships.
The Berlin Olympics in 1936 is where his star rose as high as it would ever be able to. These Olympics were during the height of Hitler’s rule. It took courage to race in front of Hitler and many other racist(种族主义者). It took time, determination, and perseverance(坚持不懈) to race like him. He won four gold medals at those Olympics. It would take almost fifty years for someone else to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals. He passed away at the age of 66 from lung cancer.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “feat” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “______ .”

    1. A.
      chance
    2. B.
      happiness
    3. C.
      success
    4. D.
      hope
  2. 2.

    We know from paragraph 2 that Jesse Owens______.

    1. A.
      did not need to work after school
    2. B.
      took part in the regular track practices
    3. C.
      did not get along well with his coach
    4. D.
      was arranged to practice before school
  3. 3.

    Jesse Owens was well-known around the world mainly because he             .

    1. A.
      sets records for NCAA championships
    2. B.
      was brave enough to race in front of Adolf Hitler
    3. C.
      didn’t want to shake hands with Hitler
    4. D.
      is recognized as a hero of the white Americans
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which of the following about Jesse Owens is true?

    1. A.
      Hitler recognized his feat of winning four gold medals.
    2. B.
      He was offered a scholarship for setting records for NCAA championships.
    3. C.
      He could only eat in certain restaurants like many other African Americans.
    4. D.
      It took him almost fifty years to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals.
  5. 5.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Sport hero ---- Jesse Owens
    2. B.
      The Berlin Olympics in 1936
    3. C.
      Charles Riley ---- Jesse Owens’ s coach
    4. D.
      Jesse Owens’s childhood

Read the following advertisements and then choose the correct answers.

  1. 1.

    If an Englishman who has worked in China for 3 years comes to English Newspaper office to ask for the job in April, he will ______.

    1. A.
      get the job
    2. B.
      not get the job
    3. C.
      be a good editor
    4. D.
      not be useful
  2. 2.

    If three adults and six students went to watch the match, the tickets would cost them ______ yuan.

    1. A.
      165
    2. B.
      135
    3. C.
      196
    4. D.
      255
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

    1. A.
      The shopping center is at NO. 6 Xidan road.
    2. B.
      The telephone number of English Newspaper is 3890666.
    3. C.
      The match was between Beijing Team and Guo'an Team.
    4. D.
      Xu Genbao is a coach.

When you are in a place where you are hunting for a new job or career, you will find that there are several things that you should pay attention to. Jobs and careers are fewer than you expect, especially when satisfying employment is something you need to seriously think about.  How are you going to find the job that you want and what should you avoid on your way? When you want to make use of your job search, take a moment and think about the things that you must avoid at all costs.
One of the most important rules is never to compromise(妥协) on the things you ask for or desire or it will have a bad effect on your life and peace of mind. Keep in mind your basic expectations of a dream job. They might be something about money or you might find they have something to do with time off. Whatever they are, make sure that you do not accept a job without them. Your requirements might not be easy to meet, but you have the right to try and achieve them.
What’s more, don’t go away from odd (临时的)jobs that might actually take you to the place that you want to be in. Sometimes, finding the right job is a matter of luck and chance after you have been searching and putting in a lot of effort. And if something unexpected happens, remember that taking the chance is of great importance and is something you might want to seriously consider. As long as you keep your goals in mind , you are going to be doing much better than other people during the job search.
If you are looking for the right job, another thing that you can do to make sure that you get the right kind of employment is to market yourself. When you do nothing to push yourself forward, you will be the one suffering for it. If required, give enough encouragement to yourself and try to confidently look at all that you have. Make sure that you can show your skills and abilities. If the jobs that you have set your sights on are challenging , set goals for yourself and work hard at them. The more efforts you put in marketing yourself, the more your chances of obtaining the job you like will be.
Remember that when you are working on a job search, you should not short-change yourself. This is because you will only harm yourself by setting low goals.

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