Tomorrow was a young man's girlfriend's birthday and he was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. He had a very special reason for a right gift: tomorrow he was going to make an offer of marriage to her.
He finally decided on perfume (香水) .All girls liked perfume. But what kind did she prefer? He couldn't ask her,because that would spoil the surprise.
At last he had an idea. That afternoon,pretending to take Fritz for a walk,he went to his girlfriend's house and got the little dog. Together,they went directly to the perfume counter of the town's biggest department store. He asked a clerk to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers (瓶塞) under the dog's nose.
Resting in the young man's arms,Fritz began to get tired and bored as this game went on. Then he suddenly became frisky (活蹦舌Li^的) ,wiggling in the young man's arms and barking excitedly,as the clerk waved one stopper under his nose. "I'll take that one," said the young man.
"My favorite perfume!”said the delighted girl the next morning. "How did you know?" she asked,putting some perfume behind each ear.
"Intuition (直觉) ,I guess," said the young man,deciding that it wasn't exactly wrong to tell a lie. One day,after they were married,he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog.
( ) 6. Fritz is the name of .
A. the young man B. the young man's girlfriend
C. a dog D. a department store
( ) 7. The young man felt difficult to choose a present for the girl because .
A. he didn't have much money
B. the present would be very important to him
C. he didn't know what his girlfriend preferred
D. he lived in a small town
( ) 8. The birthday present was actually decided on by .
A. the young man's intuition
B. the store clerk
C. the young man himself
D. the little dog
( ) 9. When she received the gift,the girl felt .
A. glad but surprised B. thankful but disappointed
C. surprised but unhappy D. delighted but unsatisfied
( ) 10. The underlined sentence "he was going to make an offer of marriage to her" in the first paragraph means .
A. he would send her a beautiful gift
B. he was going to give her a surprise
C. he would ask her to marry him and be his wife
D. he was going to hold a party to celebrate her birthday
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When you are learning English,you find it not clever to put an English sentence,word for word,into your own language. Take the sentence "How do you do?" as an example. If you look up each word in the d 1 one at a time,what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your o 2 language.
Language do not just have different s 3 they are different in many ways. It's i 4 to master (掌握) the rules (规则) for word order in the s 5 of English,too. If the sentences put words in a wrong o 6 the listeners can't understand the speakers' sentences e 7 . Sometimes when the order is changed,the m 8 of the sentence doesrft change. Let's see the difference b 9 the two pairs of sentences.
"She only likes apples." " Only she likes apples."
"I've seen the film already. " "I have already seen the film."
When you are learning English,you must do your best to g 10 the spirit (精神实质) of the language and use it as the English speakers do.
1. d 2. o 3. s 4. i 5. s
6. o 7. e 8. m 9. b 10. g
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A friend of mine was fond of drawing horses. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse,that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly (肚子) or the foot of the horse,if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar (奇特的) to himself;and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature (文学) .And the question, " How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is,you are not yet experienced (有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question,and I think that you will often begin at the tail―that is to say,you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.
( ) 1. A friend of the writer's drew the horses .
A. very well B. in the way of western rule
C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above
( ) 2. The writer was surprised because .
A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse
B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse
C. the artist made his own rule
D. the artist did not follow other people's rule
( ) 3. You are not yet experienced because .
A. you don't know where to begin
B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail
C. you always asked question
D. you do not trust to your own powers
( ) 4. When you become more experienced you .
A. never ask question B. often begin at the tail
C. should write the end of the story D. should think of the beginning
( ) 5. The topic of the passage is .
A. How to draw a horse B. How to write a story
C. How to make your own rules D. Trust to your own powers
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This story is about a beautiful,welldressed lady. She complained to her doctor she felt her whole life was e 1 and meaningless. So the doctor called over an old lady Mary who c 2 the office floors,and then said to the rich lady, "I've asked Mary here to tell you how she found happiness. All I want you to do is to 1 3 .”
Mary sat on a chair and told her story. "Well,my husband died of cancer and three months later my only son was k 4 by a car. I had nobody. I had nothing left. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat. I never smiled at anyone. I even thought of t 5 my own life. Then one evening a cat followed me home from work. Somehow (不知何故) I felt sorry for that cat. It was cold outside,so I decided to 1 6 it in. Igot it some milk,and it licked (漆) the plate clean. Then it rubbed (蹭〉a 7 my leg,and for the first time in months,I smiled. Then I stopped to think,if helping a cat could make me smile,maybe doing something for people could make me happy. Every day I tried to do something n 8 for someone. It made me so happy to see them happy. Today,I don't know who sleeps and eats b 9 than I do. I've found happiness,by giving it to others."
After the rich lady heard the story,she cried. She had everthing that money could buy,but she had 1 10 the things which money couldn't buy.
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6. 1 7. a 8. n 9. b 10. 1
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Cannon has shown a great interest in collecting flags. At the young age of four,Cannon began studying flags,d 1 them in his coloring books and putting them up on his walls. Throughout school,he studied flags and tried to find out all he could about them. After university,Cannon s 2 to be a lawyer. Throughout law school,he continued to collect flags. His classmates,friends,and family started c 3 him "the flagman".
Cannon now has more than 200 flags in his collection. He shows many of them in his downtown law office. Once he d 4 country flags for an exhibition on the Olympics.
In addition to collecting flags,Cannon also w 5 about them. He has published three books about flags. He loves to h 6 from friends who see his b 7 in stores all over the world. A few years ago,Cannon's hobby r 8 a new level. He entered a flag design contest and won. The country he lives in asked him to design its f 9 Cannon explains his hobby this way, "Collecting flags is 1 10 collecting pieces of history."
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6. h 7. b 8. r 9. f 10.1
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Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big,beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.
One day,though,I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn't talk to anyone. At lunchtime,I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. u You look very unhappy," she said.14 What's wrong?" I looked at her,but said nothing. I knew Vanilla had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent,but Vanilla didn't go away. She kept asking me questions, "Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answer?" I looked away from her. When I looked up again,Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper!I didn't know what to do. I looked everywhere for my paper,but couldn't find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam papers back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her when she was so nice. I wanted to hug her,but all I did was to hold her hands and say, uThank you. " That afternoon,Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I thanked her again. We were still best friends.
( ) 6. The writer felt sad because in the Chinese test.
A. she got a good mark
B. Vanilla had done better than her
C. she didn't have a good mark
D. the teacher was angry with her
( ) 7. Vanilla really came to the writer to .
A. make fun of her
B. find out what had happened to her
C. play with her
D. show her the right answers
( ) 8. Vanilla left the writer because she .
A. wanted to write the right answers for the writer
B. didn't know what to do to help her friend
C. was angry with the writer
D. wanted to go home for lunch
( ) 9. The underlined word "mean" probably means .
A. helpful B. friendly C. unkind D. useless
( ) 10. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The writer thought Vanilla came to laugh at her.
B. Vanilla is a friend in need.
C. Vanilla was helpful.
D. The writer was still angry with Vanilla.
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My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced, u Get up,you're going with me to cut grass."
The idea that my father actually thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunrise,my father,my younger brother and I worked in the large yards,in a rich part of Atlanta,Georgia. By the end of the day I was tired out,but I felt well. I had put in a day's hard work and had earned $6.
One day my father found some leaves I'd missed and pulled me aside. uClear away these leaves," he said seriously, "and don't make me have to tell you to do it again."The message was clear. Today I value the importance of doing a job right the first time. It will never fail to impress (给. 留下印象) the person you are working for.
After two years my father told my brother and me that he felt we were old enough to do lawns (草坪) on our own. Every Saturday during my last year of high school,when I was 18 ,we set out early in the morning every day.
Taking care of lawns was not exciting or highpaying,but that didn't matter. It taught me that any job's a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.
A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live on a forty-hour-a-week minimum (最低) pay, "My father never worked just forty hours a week,and neither have 1 ," I replied, "If you're only working forty hours a week,you probably don't want to do any better than you are doing."In every job I've had,from doing lawns to washing dishes,I have learned something that helps me in my next job. If you work hard enough,you can learn from any job you do.
( ) 11. Why did the writer feel proud and excited when asked to cut grass?
A. Because he was old enough to help his family.
B. Because he became important to his father's business.
C. Because he was able to take care of large yards.
D. Because he could earn $6 that day.
( ) 12. The word "message" in the third paragraph probably refers to .
A. not leaving behind
B. giving no excuse for your mistakes
C. doing a job good at the very beginning
D. missing things which can be found out
( ) 13. What does the underlined sentence "My father never worked just forty hours a week,and neither have I" in the last paragraph mean?
A. My father worked more than forty hours a day and so have I.
B. My father didn't work forty hours a week and neither have I.
C. My father worked less than forty hours a week and neither have I.
D. My father worked more than forty hours a week and so have I.
( ) 14. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. My Father and I
B. Jobs and Pay
C. Experience is Wealth
D. Jobs and Life
( ) 15. Which of the following is the most important thing that the writer has learned from his father?
A. Be strict with yourself while doing any job.
B. Set out early for work.
C. Keep learning from any job you do.
D. Work over 40 hours every week.
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At the age of 16,Einstein failed in several courses because he was with a group of naughty kids. One weekend morning,Einstein was about to fish with those kids,his father stopped him and said to him calmly, " Einstein,you're so fond of playing all day that you failed in the examination. I'm so worried about your future,so is your mother."
"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed,but don't they still go fishing as usual?"
"My boy,you can't think so," Looking at Einstein,his father said patiently, "There goes a story in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully."
"There were two cats playing on the roof. Accidentally,one of them fell into the chimney pulling the other down as well. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney,one cat's face was polluted with the soo"烟灰) while the other's face was clean. Seeing the sootfaced cat,the clean one thought its face was dirty and ugly too,so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed it. At the same time,the sootfaced cat saw the cleanfaced one,thinking its face was also clean,so it wandered in the street without washing its face."
"Einstein,no one can be your mirror except yourself. Taking other people to be your mirror will give you a wrong idea of yourself and behave like a fool."
Hearing this,Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then,Einstein often reflected on himself and kept reminding himself:I was special,so I needn't be as ordinary as others. This was why Einstein succeeded.
Different lifestyles and wishes will produce different attitudes towards life. You can consult other people's attitudes to decide your own,but you can never follow others to live in the world.
You must see yourself clearly and know what your aim is. Your future doesn't depend on how others do,but on how you are going to do yourself.
( ) 6. What was the cause of Einstein's failure in his several courses?
A. He spent too much time fishing with his friends.
B. He found his courses too hard for him to deal with.
C. He spent too much time playing with some naughty kids.
D. His parents gave him too much pressure.
( ) 7. From the story,we can know that
A. the clean cat regarded itself as its mirror
B. the sootfaced cat washed its face by the riverside
C. both of the two cats made the right decision
D. the two cats didn't know whether their own faces were clean or not
( ) 8. Why did Einstein's father refer to the story?
A. To tell his son to be his own mirror.
B. To warn his son to keep away from those naughty kids.
C. To remind his son to study hard.
D. To ask his son not to listen to others' advice.
( ) 9. The underlined word "consult" is the closet in meaning to .
A. 复制 B. 咨询 C. 商量 D. 参考
( ) 10. The writer wants to make us realize that .
A. we should not make friends with bad kids
B. we should have our own attitudes towards life
C. we should be different from others
D. we should study hard to have a bright future
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A World Made Fat Han Longwei,a Junior 2 student at Jinan No. 1Middle School in Shandong,faces a challenge every day. A McDonald's restaurant has opened near his house. It's a great temptation (谤惑) because he loves hamburgers.
"I love fast food,so I always want to go into McDonald's whenever I pass it by ,"he said.
Han Longwei is 1. 57 metres tall and weighs 80 kilograms. He is just one of the many overweight students inChina.
A new Ministry of Education (教育部) report says about half of middle school students do not weigh a normal amount. The number of overweight middle school students has increased to nearly 24 percent. " Obesity (过度肥胖) may become a new student killer," said Liao Wenke,a ministry official.
Why have so many students started to become overweight?
Like many teens at his age,Han spends too little time exercising and too much time playing on his computer,watching TV and,of course,eating fast food.
Students often watch many advertisements on TV which make unhealthy food look delicious. Many students are crazy about snack food (快餐) such as fried chicken,hamburgers and coke. This type of food is very bad for you and makes you fat.
Not exercising enough and spending too much time watching TV are the other two main reasons why students are getting fatter. Students have to spend a long time studying and this makes it difficult for them to find time to exercise. The Ministry of Education report shows that middle school students spend about 10 hours a day sitting down and more than 13 hours each week watching TV.
What can happen to your health if you eat too much fatty food?
Eating too much fatty food can make your body produce a lot of cholesterol (胆固醇) . Too much cholesterol can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and some kinds of cancer (癌症) .
Han Longwei would like to lose weight but finds it difficult. His father said that Han doesn't like to do certain sports. "Because he is fat,his classmates often laugh at him,"he said. Han is going to try and stop going to McDonald's. "I want to lose weight to improve my health,"he said,"I just wish I didn't like the taste so much!"
( ) 11. Why does Han Longwei face a challenge every day?
A. Because a McDonald's restaurant has opened near his house.
B. Because he loves eating fast food.
C. Because he wants to go into McDonald's as he is hungry.
D. Because he is overweight.
( ) 12. What does the underlined sentence " about half of middle school students do not weigh a normal amount" mean in the passage?
A. About half of middle school students are too thin.
B. About half of middle school students are too fat.
C. About half of middle school students are either too thin or too fat.
D. About half of middle school students are neither too thin nor too fat.
( ) 13. All the following are the reasons for students getting fatter except .
A. not enough exercises B. eating fast food
C. too much homework D. watching too much TV
( ) 14. Why shouldn't we eat too much fatty food?
A. Because it can make our body produce a lot of cholesterol.
B. Because it will lead to many serious health problems.
C. Because others will laugh at us.
D. Because it will prevent us from doing certain sports.
( ) 15. What does Han mean when he says "I just wish I didn't like the taste so much!"?
A. He likes the taste so much that he can't get away from it.
B. He didn't like the taste but now he does.
C. He likes the taste but he didn't like it before.
D. He hopes that one day he will like the taste.
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