36、My Uncle John used to live in a beautiful little house by the sea in Hong Kong．He was killed two years ago．Uncle John wrote novels and made a lot of money．

He used to work in a big room with the beautiful scenery of the sea．On his desk there was a huge computer．Uncle John loved this machine, and he had used it for about ten years．“I couldn’t work without this old friend,” he used to say．Uncle John’s books were all detective(侦探)novels．So, when he was found in his room one morning with a bullet (子弹)in his head, it seemed just like one of his own novels．After Uncle John’s death, I came to stay in his house to do something for the funeral (葬礼)．

I had been there for two days when 1 noticed a message on the screen of the old computer．I was very surprised, because I thought the computer had been turned off．The message said, “You have a new e--mail!” When I read it, I thought it looked like the beginning of a novel．It must be from one of Uncle John’s novelist friends．I decided I should reply to the e-mail to tell him or her that Uncle John was dead．However, the computer told me, “Invalid(无效) Address”．Every day for the next three weeks, more e-mails kept arriving．The story was about Jane Pendle, a young writer working on her first novel．

She sent her novel to lack Tanner, an older writer, and asked him to help her publish(出版)it．However, he published the novel himself and told others that he had written it．The novel was very successful．Tanner made a lot of money, and bought himself a house by the sea in Hong Kong．Then I realized “Jack Tanner” and “Jane Pendle” weren’t their real names, “Jack” was meant to be Uncle John．Three weeks later, I received the last one．It described how, after many years, Jane came to Jack’s house, they quarreled, and she pulled out a gun(枪) and shot him．

I did not know what to do with this story．Should I show it to the police or not? If it was true, it might help the police catch Uncle John’s killer．However, it also showed that Uncle John himself was a thief．

1．The writer went to Uncle John’s house         ．

A．to sell the house                                         B．to find out who had killed him

C．to help the police                                       D．to make plans for his funeral

2．The writer was surprised when he noticed a message on the computer because he thought         ．

A．the computer had been turned off

B．everyone knew Uncle John was dead

C．the computer had been broken

D．John’s e-mail address was invalid

3．What made the writer realize that Jack was meant to be Uncle John?

A．Uncle John had used his huge computer for about ten ),ears．

B．Uncle John's books were all detective novels．

C．“Jack Tanner” bought a house by the sea in Hong Kong．

D．Many e-mails kept arriving after Uncle John died．

4．The writer was not sure if he should show the e-mails to the police because he didn’t want people to know that         ．

A．he shot his uncle                                             B．his uncle was a thief

C．Jane was the killer                                     D．Jack shot himself

5．         is the best title(题目)for the passage．

A．Death of A Writer                                    B．Uncle John and His Computer

C．Some Strange E-mails                                D．A Successful Detective Novelist

35、Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true．Communication is a problem for parents anti children of all ages．If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it．Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟)．

Don’t argue (争辩)with your parents．Don’t get to your parents when you are angry．Your parents probably won’t consider your idea．If you are shouting at them, and you can’t express yourself well if you are angry．Go some place to cool off．Make sure you understand why you are unhappy．Then think about what you want to say to your parents, if you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter．

      Try to reach a compromise (和解)．Perhaps yon and your parents disagree on something．You can keep your disagree and try your best to accept each other．Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle．They argued over it．But they finally came to a compromise．Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days．

Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something．In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them．Showing respect will keep your relationship strong．

Talk about your values．The values of yours parents are probably different first those of your own Tell your Parents what you care about and why．Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life．

A good relationship with your parents can make, you a better and happier person．It is worth having a fry!

1．The passage tells us       have a communication problem．

A．Parents anti other People                          B．school kids and their Parents

C．teachers and their students                               D．parents and children of all ages

2．Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you      ．

A．don’t get to them often                                 B．write a letter to them

C．don’t speak to them politely                        D．express yourself well

3．The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “     ”

A．to make yourself happy．

B．to get you quiet and relaxed．

C．to have a good rest．

D．to hide yourself quickly．

4．If there’s really a generation gap between you and your Parents, you’d better      ．

A．have a talk with them often

B．keep away from them

C．agree with them all the time

D．know about their values

5．From the passage we learn that      ．

A．parents anti children should not have a generation gap

B．parents should show love and respect to their children

C．there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap

D．there are so many serious problems in families today

34、My favorite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyers by Mark Twain．Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St Petersburg, Missouri．He’s a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures (冒险)．He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days．With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold．

My favorite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead．He decides to go to his own funeral．He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears．Everyone is surprised to see him but they’re also pleased to see him alive．

Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters．Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him．Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom’s best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story．

The theme of the story is about children growing up．It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America．Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished (惩罚)for bad behavior．

Why do I think The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the starry in 1876, but it’s still read anti loved by people all over the world today．And although it’s only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real．Today it’s thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature．Go on—read it! I know you’ll enjoy it, too．

1．Where does Tom run away with his two friends?

A．To a quiet street．                                    B．To a small town．

C．To an island．                                            D．To a forest．

2．Who is the bad man in the story?

A．Huck Finn．          B．Injun Joe．            C．Becky．                 D．Polly

3．How did people feel when Tom appeared at his own funeral?

A．They were surprised and pleased．

B．They were surprised and sad．

C．They were worried and excited．

D．They were frightened and happy．

4．The whole book is mainly about         ．

A．freedom and social rules

B．children’s bad behavior

C．the growth of young children

D．strangers in American small towns

65．The writer writes the article to         ．

A．ask us to read the fork

B．tell us how popular the book is today

C．tell us when Mark Twain wrote the story

D．tell us why the story sounds very real

32、

1．Prof． G． White teaches middle school students English          ．

A．in the afternoon   B．in the morning         C．in the evening        D．on Friday

2．Miss Yang's painting class is just for        ．

A．swimmers                              B．middle school students

      C．beginners                               D．the children in school

3．Mr. Brown is the coach of         ．

A．a swimming club    B．a dolphin            C．a painting club       D．the champion

4．If you like swimming, you have to learn it for         ．

      A．ten weeks           B．nine weeks         C．six weeks           D．seven weeks

5．You have to learn painting every Friday for          ．

A．two hours                              B．one hour

C．one and a half hours                       D．two and a half hours

31、In the world today, all of the people need recreation (消遣)．We can't work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life．

Everyone has his own(自己的) way of relaxing．Maybe the most popular form (形式) is to take part in sports．There are team sports, such as basketball and football．There are also individual (个人的) sports, such as swimming and running．Skating and mountain climbing(爬) are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor．

Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them．Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio．So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing．

It doesn't matter whether (是否) we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports．It's important for everyone to relax from time to time (不间断的) , and enjoy some forms of recreation．

1．The most popular form of recreation is          ．

A．watching TV                                              B．sleeping

C．singing and dancing                              D．sports

2．People want to take part in sports to         ．

A．keep healthy and enjoy life                        B．make friends

C．find a good job                                 D．make more money

3．Outdoor sports include (包括)            ．

A．watching TV                                          B．singing and dancing

C．listening to the radio                             D．skating and mountain climbing

4．Many people like watching sports on TV and listening to them on the radio because         ．

A．they don't enjoy sports

B．they like sports, but they don't like to take part in them

C．they don't enjoy life

D．they don't need recreation

5．The passage (文章) mainly (主要地) tells us           ．

A．basketball is a kind of team sport

B．everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them

C．different people have different ways of relaxing

D．indoor recreation is not as important

30、David and Allan work in the same office．As their father often smokes(吸烟), they both like smoking very much．Sometimes they smoke in the office．Their two workmates(同事) are unhappy because it makes them uncomfortable．They ask them to give up(放弃) smoking, but they can't．One morning Allan coughed(咳嗽) for a long time and his face(脸) turned red．He looked sad the whole morning．

“Smoking is bad for your health, Allan, ”One of his workmates said．“You'd better give it up．”

“You're right, madam, ”Said Allan, “but it's difficult for me to do that．I tried to stop smoking a few times(次), but I failed(失败)．”

“I don't think so．”said David．“it's easy for me．”

“Have you stopped smoking?” asked the woman．

“No,” answered David．“but I can give up smoking twenty times a day!”

根据短文内容，完成下面的句子。

1．David is Allan's           ．

2．There are                people in the office．

3．Their workmates ask David and Allan to give up smoking because                ．

4．Allan looked sad the whole morning because                     ．

5．David said he could               a day．