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(A) Have you ever had an embarrassing(尴尬的)experience?
Tony: I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn't ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing and laughing! Why? Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: After seeing a film, we decided to walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife's hand. There was a loud scream(尖叫), and a girl slapped(掴) my face!I hadn't taken my wife's hand. I'd taken the hand of a girl!
James: I had decided to buy a new house, and I'd made an appointment (约定)to see our bank manager. I'd never met him before. I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank. I'd just started reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was so angry! I shouted at the man in the car. He ignored(不理) me and walked away. It took me twenty minutes to find another place. I was ten minutes late for my appointment. I went to the manager's office, knocked and walked in. The manager was sitting behind his desk. He was the man who had taken my parking space!
【小题1】Tony is ______.
| A.a student |
| B.lazy |
| C.a teacher who has taught for years |
| D.a young teacher. |
| A.wearing a wrong shoe | B.carrying an alarm clock |
| C.looking down suddenly | D.rushing into the classroom |
| A.heard his wife screaming in the street |
| B.slapped the girl in the face |
| C.took the hand of a complete stranger |
| D.knocked over some watches in the shop |
| A.put money in the bank | B.meet the bank manager |
| C.look for a job | D.buy a new car |
| A.James couldn’t borrow money from the bank, because the manager was angry with him. |
| B.In the office, when the manager saw James, he ignored James and walked away. |
| C.James didn’t dare to meet the bank manager |
| D.We don’t know what will happen next. |
Tony: I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn't ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing and laughing! Why? Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: After seeing a film, we decided to walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife's hand. There was a loud scream(尖叫), and a girl slapped(掴) my face!I hadn't taken my wife's hand. I'd taken the hand of a girl!
James: I had decided to buy a new house, and I'd made an appointment (约定)to see our bank manager. I'd never met him before. I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank. I'd just started reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was so angry! I shouted at the man in the car. He ignored(不理) me and walked away. It took me twenty minutes to find another place. I was ten minutes late for my appointment. I went to the manager's office, knocked and walked in. The manager was sitting behind his desk. He was the man who had taken my parking space!
小题1:Tony is ______.
| A.a student |
| B.lazy |
| C.a teacher who has taught for years |
| D.a young teacher. |
| A.wearing a wrong shoe | B.carrying an alarm clock |
| C.looking down suddenly | D.rushing into the classroom |
| A.heard his wife screaming in the street |
| B.slapped the girl in the face |
| C.took the hand of a complete stranger |
| D.knocked over some watches in the shop |
| A.put money in the bank | B.meet the bank manager |
| C.look for a job | D.buy a new car |
| A.James couldn’t borrow money from the bank, because the manager was angry with him. |
| B.In the office, when the manager saw James, he ignored James and walked away. |
| C.James didn’t dare to meet the bank manager |
| D.We don’t know what will happen next. |
“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . So it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong.”
【小题1】The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbour.
| A.happy about | B.angry about | C.sorry for | D.excited about |
| A.The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all. |
| B.The wise man was not kind enough. |
| C.The woman found all the feathers at last. |
| D.The woman was given a lesson. |
| A.覆水难收 | B.无中生有 | C.欲速不达 | D.得道多助 |
Have you ever heard of the group Westlife? Maybe you have, but I’m sure many of you don’t know very much about it.
Westlife is an Irish boy band group, which was made up of 6 boys in the beginning and called IOU. The group quickly became popular with young people thanks to their song Swear It Again, which was at the top of the UK charts (排行榜) in April 1999.
Chinese fans got their first chance to see Westlife on March 6th, 2006 in Beijing. Although the four-member group has been singing pop for seven years, the young boys have all since grown up and their songs are still very popular. When they performed in Beijing, Westlife released (发行) their new album Face to Face in China. Face to Face has been at the top of the British charts for a long time. The album’s most popular song You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.
Although hip-hop is quite popular among the young, Westlife has no plans to change. They said, “Hip-hop is for the young, but pop can be enjoyed by moms who are busy cooking meals and raising the kids.
【小题1】Westlife is from _________.
| A.America | B.China | C.Ireland | D.Germany |
| A.went from 6 to 4 | B.went from 4 to 6 | C.went from 5 to 4 | D.didn’t change |
| A.Chinese fans fell in love with Westlife. |
| B.Chinese fans were first introduced to Westlife. |
| C.Chinese fans first heard Westlife’s songs. |
| D.Chinese fans could see Westlife in Beijing. |
| A.Swear It Again is one of the songs in the album. |
| B.You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music. |
| C.The new album came out in 2006. |
| D.Face to Face was popular in Britain. |
| A.Hip-hop music | B.Pop music | C.Rock music | D.Classical music |
A young girl called Ida in Sweden decided to travel to a place she hadn't seen for 22 years. She had a happy life until some kids asked, "Why don't you look like your mom?" Ida was sent to her adopted(收养) family in Sweden right after she was born.She really didn't know anything about her birthplace, Korea, except for some information she recently heard about her birthparents.
During her schooldays, she was often questioned about her looks. Ida considered herself a normal Swedish person. She tried to be part of the group in her school, but she found it hard. She was still seen as an outsider.
As she grew older, she accepted(接受)who she was. Still, she
wanted to find the missing piece of the puzzle (困惑). After finding out the place of her birthparents, Ida went to Korea in 2008. When she first arrived, she was surprised to see so many people who looked like her. However, apart from her looks, not much could be shared (分享) with others. She knew little about the culture, food, especially the language. Being in Korea wasn't always easy for her.
Perhaps Ida can never truly fit in either culture, but it's worth visiting her birthplace because she finally realized how special and different she is. She has two loving families, and most of all a better understanding of who she is. This helps her to have a positive view of her life.
【小题1】 Where was Ida born?
| A.In Japan. | B.In Sweden. | C.In England. | D.In Korea. |
| A.Because of the culture. | B.Because of her looks. |
| C.Because of the food. | D.Because of the language. |
| A.except | B.as for | C.as well as | D.besides |
| A.Ida hadn't seen her birthparents for at least 22 years. |
| B.Ida found it easy for her to get used to living in Korea. |
| C.Ida still couldn't accept who she was after she went back to Sweden. |
| D.Ida realized she can't live a happy life either in Sweden or in Korea. |