2、----Could you tell me       ?

----About two hours .

A. how long it takes to fly to Guilin     B. how long it took to fly to Guilin

B. how long does it take to fly to Guilin    D. how long did it take it fly to Guilin

1、----Have you decided which you’d like to buy , the black shirt or the pink shirt ?

----Of the two , the pink one is       .

A. the nicest     B. the nicer     C. the more nice      D. nicer

39、Dear Harry Potter,
       Hi! I'm Kevin from India. I really feel lucky to write you a letter.
      Though I live far away from your world, I think we are a little alike, You are a great wizard (奇才). You have done lots of magical things to be amazed at. Although I don't do magic. I do believe in it. Well, I'm also a wizard at school. And I can often get As, but I am not a bookworm. I like to play jokes in class, which sometimes make my teachers angry. I also have many friends. They often get me into and out of trouble. No matter what has happened, we still get close together.
      Oh, I almost forget to tell you that our school is almost like yours, Hogwarts. It's a special one for excellent students. We have modern classes and technology lessons. But when much is given, much is expected, so I often stay up late just to finish my homework. It really makes me tired and bored.
      Luckily, I can read your stories in my free time. I feel like I know you. You have a mind of your own. You are young, but you know how to take responsibility(责任) for your decisions. Also you think with a clear head even in danger. What a great boy you are ! How I wish I could meet you soon!
      May you have a nice time.

yours, Kevin

1. Kevin and Harry are a little alike because_______.
    A. they almost have the same experience
    B. their worlds are full of magic
    C. their schools are close to each other
    D. they both like the same subjects
2. In the passage, "a bookworm" means a person_______.
    A. who likes keeping worms      

B. who is loved by teachers at school
    C. who is nervous of reading books 

D. who enjoys nothing but reading
3. From the passage we know that Kevin_______.
    A. is a slow boy in class          

B. is fed up with much homework
    C. doesn't believe in magic       

D. likes to keep quiet in class
4. Kevin writes to Harry to tell him many things EXCEPT_______.
    A. his friends         B. his school life  

C. his trouble         D. his family
5. Which of the following is NOT the reason (原因) that Kevin likes Harry?
    A. Harry can do magical things.  
    B. Harry keeps a clear head in danger.
    C. Harry likes reading stories.  
    D. Harry takes responsibility for what he has decided. 

38、It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. "I'll send Mum some roses (玫瑰). "
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. "How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?" he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).
"No, I have to have red roses. " He said, "My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favourite. "
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, "Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you. "Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses," Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you ? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her. "
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
1. The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_______.
    A. carnations were nicer than roses B. roses were saved for John
    C. roses were more expensive than carnations
    D. carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day
2. John spent _______ altogether (总共) in the flower shop that day.
    A. $5       B. $25      C. $ 30     D. $ 55
3. The young man cried at the tomb because he _______.
    A had spent all his money on the roses
    B. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself
    C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
    D. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother
4. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to_______.
    A. tell his mother he loved her himself
    B. ask his mother for more money
    C. tell his mother the young man's story
    D. ask his mother if she liked roses
5. The writer writes the passage to tell us"_______".
    A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
    B. Let your mother know how much you love her
    C. Work hard to get more money for your mother
    D. Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

37、Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers (顾客) all over the world.
He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge, the history of his family and the ethics (道德准则) of his father came into play. It made him a person who studied and explored the secret in the food business.
Walter's learning never stops. He says, "The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind. " So he spends more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work.
Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is innovative (创新的), who believes in the Italian cooking culture (文化) in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says, "Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I'm a happy man. "
1. The underlined (划线的) phrase" came into play" means_______.
     A. played a joke on him          

B. needed to be used

C. gave him much help           

D. began to be studied
2. The secret of Waiter's success is_______.
     A. building a bridge to the country
     B. keeping on learning without any stop
     C. getting new cooking ideas from his family
     D. bringing the Italian cooking culture into America
3. From the last sentence of the passage, we can infer(推断) that it is _______.
     A. rewarding to make a lot of money
     B. exciting to have more and more customers
     C. important to make the customers pleased
     D. impossible to make 15 or 20 customers happy every day
4. We can learn from the passage that_______.
     A. the lifetime education is important
     B. innovative spirit always comes first
     C. exploring the food business is more difficult
     D. new ideas are necessary in running a restaurant
5. The best title (题目) for the passage is_______.
     A. Culture is Important for Cooks  

B. A Cook and His Customers

C. The Story of Three Restaurants  

D. A Winner is Made, not Born

35、根据已给出的首字母，在短文空白处填入适当的单词，使其内容通顺。每空限填一词，将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。

Skin-diving(潜游)is a new sport today. This sport takes you into wonderful new w  1  . It is like a visit to the moon. When you are u  2 

the water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no l  3 

heavy.

Here, under water, e  4   is blue and green. During the day there is plenty of light. When fishes swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.

When you have tanks(罐)of air on your back, you can stay in deep water

 for a long time. But you must be c  5   when you dive in deep water.

To  catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport.

B  6  , there  are  more  uses  of skin-diving. You can clean ships w  7 

taking them out of water. You can get many things from the deep sea.

Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.

1.            2.             3.             4.           

5.             6.             7.             

33、The Red Cross Society of China(RCC)(中国红十字会）has so far received 150 million yuan(18 million US dollars)in donation(捐款)for tsunami-hit(遭受海啸袭击的)countries, reports from the RCC said on January 14,2005.

2.66 million US dollars of the money were sent to Indonesia,Sri Lanka, Thailand and Maldive(马尔代夫) soon after they were hit by the killer disaster(灾难)late last month. The rest of the money will be sent for rebuilding villages, schools and orphanages(homes for children who lost their parents)in the disaster area, the reports said.

According to the reports, two RCC's rescue(营救)teams have arrived in Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Friday. A third team will go to Thailand early next week.

The RCC will report how much money has been collected and the uses of the money on its Website on time, the reports said.

1.The countries were hit by         .

A.a forest fire   B.a tsunami    C.a big flood    D.a drought disaster

2.The RCC collected money for         , Thailand and Maldive.

A.Indonesia, China               B.Indonesia, Sri Lanka

C.China, Sri Lanka               D.Indonesia, America

3.The rest of the money will NOT be used to rebuild          in the disaster area.

A.villages        B.schools      C.airports       D.orphanages

4.Which statement(陈述)is true according to the passage?

A.The RCC has so far received USD 20.66 million in donation for tsunami-hit countries.

B.Two RCC's rescue teams have arrived in Thailand.

C.A third team will be sent to Maldive next week.

D.The uses of the money will be reported on its Website on time by the RCC.

5.The passage is probably from         .

A.a newspaper                    B.an advertisement

C.an instruction book            D.a storybook