Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1889. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music .Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.

  Hemingway had written many books in his life. The old man and the sea is one of the most famous and also my favourite . It came out in 1952 .The main c haracter in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck , becau se he does not get a fish in eighty-four days .Every evening ,he comes home with his empty boat .But the old man believes himself . Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up.

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1.Hemingway’s father was a fan of __________.

A.books     B. sports   C.  music    D. art

2.The old man and the sea was published in __________.

A. 1852     B.1899     C.  1952     D. 1989

3.The old man does not get a fish until the _______day.

A. fifteenth             B. eightieth

C. eighty-fourth         D. eighty—fifth

4.What does the old man do when he can not get a fish?

A. He has to look for food somewhere.

B. He does not give up fishing.

C. He does not fish any more.

D. He has nothing to do .

5.What can we learn from the old man ?

A. When we in trouble , we should not give up.

B. When we want to fish , we can get a big fish .

C. We can do everything well because we are  young .

D. We can live a better life if we like fishing .

It was Mary’s birthday．Her uncle wrote a letter and told her he would like to send her some chickens．She was very happy because she liked eggs and chicken．”I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them，”she thought．
When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box．Mary took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden，but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped（落下）it．The chickens all ran out．They ran here and there．Mary spent hours in trying to find them．
A few hours later her uncle came．He asked．”Did the chickens arrive safely?” ”Yes，but I dropped the box．The chickens ran everywhere．It took me the whole morning to look for them，”Mary said．
“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle．”I hope so，”Mary answered，”But l only caught（抓住）eleven of them” “That’s very interesting．I only sent you six．”her uncle laughed．
【小题1】Mary got a letter from her _____．

This summer, Liu Hongcan, a 30-year-old Chongqing woman, had to say goodbye to her daughter again. She sent her little girl to Guizhou province to stay with her daughter’s grandparents for the summer vacation ______________ in Chongqing.

A list of “hottest cities” in China came out last month. Chongqing is No.1 on the list. Fuzhou and Hangzhou take the second and third place.

The list is based on a “heat index”(热指数).It uses temperature and humidity date(湿度数据)1981 to 2011.The scientists tried to learn how hot the weather was over a period of time, and find out how people feel.

High humidity will stop heat leaving the body. It makes people feel worse on high-temperature. Dryness, on the other hand, can allow heat to leave the body.

In July this year, Chongqing saw 25 days of high temperature (over 35℃). Forty-eight people in the city had heatstroke from the start of April to the middle of August, the local health bureau(卫生局) said.

Chongqing people have to look for different ways to cool down. Throwing themselves into water is a good choice. Lin Jing, a worker at the Caribbean Water Park has received more guests this summer than before. About 15,000 people have visited the park a day during this year’s hot season.

1.Which one should be put in the underlined of the first paragraph?

A. because it is too dry?????????????????????? B. because it’s too hot???

C. because there is too much humidity?????????? D. because it is too wet

2.According to the temperature, the order is_________.

A. Chongqing,? Hangzhou,?? Fuzhou,???? Ningbo??

B. Fuzhou,???? Chongqing,? Hangzhou,?? Ningbo

C.Chongqing,? Fuzhou,????? Hangzhou,?? Ningbo??

D. Ningbo,??? Fuzhou,????? Chongqing,? Hangzhou

3.How can humidity make people feel?

A. High humidity can make people uncomfortable.

B. High humidity can make people comfortable.

C. Low humidity can make people uncomfortable.

D. Low humidity will stop heat leaving the body

4.How many days of high temperature (over 35℃) did Ningbo probably have in July?

A.20????????? B.25?????????? C.30????????????? D.24

5.Where is the passage probably from?

A. Movies.?????? B. Story book.???? C. Newspaper.??? D. Science book.

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Mr. Smith works in New York. Last month he had a fifteen-day holiday, but he didn’t know where to spend it. He spoke to his friend Bill,“I   1  the hot weather, but I can’t find a cool place in America. How should I spend my holiday?”

“That’s easy, ” said Bill, “You’d   2  to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now. ”

Mr. Smith agreed   3  his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon   4  Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he   5 . After lunch he went outside the city, he saw a dog  6  him while he   7  past(走过) a house. The dog was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at(对……大叫) him. He wanted to look for a stick but he couldn’t find anything   8  snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone on the ground. He hurried to  9 but failed.

“How strange Russians are!” Mr. Smith said to himself, “They don’t tie dogs, but firmly (紧紧地)  10  the stones. My God!”

1.                A．like            B．unlike          C．not like   D．hate

2.                A．would go       B．would not go     C．better go D．better to go

3.                A．to             B．with           C．at   D．about

4.                A．arrived in       B．arrive in        C．reach    D．reached in

5.                A．made a mistake   B．get into trouble   C．got into trouble D．find the trouble

6.                A．to follow        B．is following      C．followed D．following

7.                A．was walking     B．walked         C．was crossing   D．crossed

8.                A．except         B．besides         C．beside   D．without

9.                A．picked it up     B．picked up it      C．pick it up  D．pick up it

10.               A．tied           B．lied            C．tie   D．lie

People have their own ways of saying things with their own special expressions. Some of these expressions are easy to understand. “As Easy as Falling off a Log (圆木)” is one such expression. It describes a job that does not take much effort. If you ever tried to walk on a falling tree log, you may understand what the expression means. It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.

There are several other expressions that mean the same thing. And their meaning is as easy to understand as falling off a log. One is “Easy as Pie.” Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet juicy pie, unless it is a piece of cake. “A Piece of Cake” is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do.

Another expression is “As Easy as Shooting Fish in a Barrel (桶)”. Clearly, fish in a barrel will be much easier to shoot than fish in a river. In fact, it would be as easy as falling off a log.

Sometimes, things that come to us easily also leave us just as easily. In fact, there is an expression “Easy Come Easy Go”. Another easy expression is “To Go Easy on a Person”. It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might ask her husband to go easy on their son, because the boy did not mean to destroy the toy. If you want to borrow some money to fix the car, you should look for a friend who is an “Easy Touch”. An easy touch or a soft touch is someone who is kind and helpful.

And there is one more expression that means do not worry or work too hard. Try to keep away from difficult situations. “Take it easy”, until we meet again.

1.Which of the following expressions has the same meaning with “As easy as falling off a log?”

A. Shooting fish in a barrel                         B. Walking on a falling tree log.

C. Staying on a log                                    D. Shooting fish in a river

2.A friend might tell you that his new job was___________.

A. easy come easy go                                   B. as easy as shooting fish in a barrel             

C. to take it easy                                             D. to go easy on a person

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. That he goes easy on me means that he is angry with me.

B. He is always helping others, so he is an easy touch.      

C. When he asks me to repair his broken bike, I say, “A piece of cake. I can help repair it.”

D. When a girl loses her way, I say, “Take it easy, I will send you home.”