23、Here is the timetable of Yu—Huai Railway in Huaihua Railway Station．Read the information and then answer the following two questions．

1．When should you get on the train if you go to Huaihua from Chongqing?

    A．Before nine o’clock．     B．After nine clock．       C．At 9：45．

2．How long does it take you to go to Chongqing from Huaihua by train?

   A．About 9 and half hours．      B．About 10 hours and a half．

    C．More than 11 hours．

(Read the following information on the left and answer the two questions．)

3．What do you know from the information on the left?

   A．It’s a price list in a shop．

   B．It’s a menu in a restaurant．

   C．It’s a list after having a meal in a restaurant．

4．Which is RIGHT according to the information?

   A．Chinese dishes are mainly offered here．

   B．Qingdao beer is a little dearer than tea there．

   C．The Food Festival is held for Chinese only．

5．When we want to express ideas．we often move our hands to mean something besides language．Do you know the meaning of this gesture (手势)?

   A．Good luck．      B．We’ve won．      C．Everything is all right．

22、Meet Beijing’s Mascots

     BEIJING surprised the world last Friday，by unveiling(揭晓)five 2008 Olympic mascots. The doll—like figures represent the Olympic Flame and four of China’s most popular animals. Their design represents a circle of five children at play．

    The fish and water are symbols of prosperity and harvest in Chinese traditional culture．A  fish is a symbol of surplus in China，a measure of a good year and a good life．

    Jingjing makes children smile and that’s why he brings the blessing of happiness wherever he  goes．He is noted for strength

    Huanhuan is the big brother．He is a child of five，symbolizing the Olympic flame and the  pillion of sport．He stands in the centre as the core of the Olympic spirit．Huanhuan is open and  inviting．

    Yingying，an antelope is a symbol of the vastness of China’s landscape．He carries a wish  for harmony with nature．The figure shows Beijing’s commitment to host a green Olympics．

    Nini is a lovely and happy swallow．Her design draws on the shape of a kite．In traditional  Chinese thought，the swallow stands for good luck．

1．How many animals are there among the mascots?

   A．4            B．5                  C．3              D．none

2．What does the word“surplus”mean?

   A．充足的     B．多余的                 C．不足的         D．强盛的

3．Based on the passage，what’s Jingjing noted for?

   A．He is very weak                   B．He is very clever

   C．He is very strong                    D．He is very lovely

4．What place does Yingying like to live in possibly?

   A．山东       B．北京             C．蒙古    D．西藏

5．What does Nini stand for?

   A．Surplus          B．Happiness     C．Harmony D．Good luck

21、    In Singapore，many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies．Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future．So．many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations．They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache．Sometimes，some of them are even made to go to remedial(补习的) classes after school．

    Schools run programs outside school hours．The students can take part in sports and games，music and dance，hiking and rock—climbing，etc．They are also very active in community service (社区服务)．

    In their spare time，most students like to listen to pop music．Hollywood blockbusters(大片)，Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them．They understand IT very well．Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet，e—mailing their friends，playing computer and video games．

    They sometimes go to cafes，fast—food restaurants，shopping centers and big bookstores．

    So．it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.

1．Many students want to get good education to be        in the future．

   A．popular           B．successful    C．comfortable     D．generous

2．        go to remedial classes after school in Singapore

   A．All of the students                B．Few of the students

   C．Not all the students          D．Most of the students

3．In the school，the students can’t        outside school hours．

   A．have sports      B．dance           C．go hiking D．go to a restaurant

4．According to the passage，most students in Singapore like      ．

   A．Hollywood blockbusters        B．writing to their friends

   C．talking to their friends             D．having exams

5．The meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage is           ．

   A．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is easy

   B．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is amazing

   C．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is boring

   D．the middle school students’ lire in Singapore is hard，but it’s interesting

20、    Henry was a carpenter(木匠)of our village．Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I arrived home that evening，Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work．

   My wife said to me，quickly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said loudly．“It’s a beautiful table. dear．isn’t it?”

“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill．”I said．

Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work．It said：

    When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，“it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny．”

    “Yes．”I said．”I’m glad it is only the 10th of June．”

    “Me．too．”Said Henry．”You wait—it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month．”

    “Yes．Hotter—and more expensive．Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，  won’t they，Henry?”

    Henry looked hard at me for half a minute．There was a little smile in his two blue eyes．I  gave his bill back to him．

    “If it isn’t too much trouble，Henry，”I said，“Please add it up again．You can forget the    date．”

    I paid him 26．50 and he was happy to get it．

1．Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

   A．Because it was a fine day indeed．

   B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully．

   C．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like．

   D．Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully．

2．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end    of June?

   A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table．

   B．Because it was difficult to make dining table in hot weather．

   C．Because paint would be more expensive．

   D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive．

3．The writer thought Henry would ask for      if he made a dining table on the last day of June．

   A．26．50           B．56．50         C．46．50    D．20．00

4．When the writer gave him the money，Henry was happy because      

   A．he got the money easily

   B．he didn’t have to add up the cost again

   C．he got what he should get for his work

   D．he got much money for his work

5．From the story we know that       ．

   A．Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home

   B．Henry still wanted to get 36．50 for his work in the end

   C．Henry made a mistake in the bill

   D．Henry tried to get more money for his work

18、根据所提供的对话情景，在空白处填入一个合适的句子，使其意思连贯，完整。

A：What call I do for you?

B：Yes，please．1．           ．But what kind of flower shall I buy，roses or  carnations (康乃馨)?She likes roses best while today is Mother’s Day．

A：I think carnations are special and better today．They show happiness，sweetness and love．They aid for mothers．

B：All right．Can I have a look at those carnations?

A：Sure．2．                          ?

B：Red．

A：What about these?

B：Great．3．                              ?

A：30 yuan．

B：OK．4．                           ．Here is the money．

A：Thank you．Here’s the change and a card from our shop to your mom. Best wishes to her!

B：5．                ．

17、He found learning English is difficult because the teacher’s     was poor．

A．pronounce           B．pronunciation       C．noise       D．voice

16、He’s never been to Japan，       ?

A．hasn’t he        B．has he                  C．is he        D．isn’t he

15、They      stay at home and read a book than go sightseeing ．

A．would like       B．preferred       C ．would rather  D．will like

14、一Bill has finished his homework．

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A．So does Mary B．Nor does Mary    C．Neither has Mary．D．So has Mary