BASEBALL. It’s just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings much more than a word.
Hot dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons catch with each other on lawns (草坪) in the US. A father’s favorite team becomes his son’s. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons about games played long ago.
Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In school, friends trade (交换) baseball cards just like they trade their lunches.
Players are known as “the boys of summer” because people often play the sport mostly in warm months. You don’t need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball. You don’t have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer. You just need to want to have fun.
Baseball is not as fast-paced (快节奏的) a game as basketball. But when you go to see a game, there’s time to relax, talk and get to know other people.
Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US, but it is the most traditional. It’s not just a game any more, but an important part of American culture, like apple pie and grandma’s house.
小题1:Many American kids like to collect _______________.

A．baseballs

B．baseball cards

C．lunches

D．apple pies

小题2:People like to play baseball in _____________.

A．wet months

B．cool months

C．warm months

D．cold months

小题3:Most of the Americans play baseball just want to _______________.

A．enjoy themselves	B．make money
C．keep warm	D．make friends

小题4:Which one is WRONG in the article?

A．We can find many children’s favorite baseball players on their cards.

B．If you are not strong enough, you can’t play baseball.

C．When you go to watch a baseball play, you’ll relax and have time to talk to other people.

D．Baseball is the most traditional sport in the US.

A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had   16  to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well   17  it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted. Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how   18  he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.   19 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his  20  to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very   21 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family.  22  that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him   23 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a phone telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him. When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible,   24   as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the    25   of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.            

小题1:	A．expected B．believed C．enjoyed D．felt

小题2:	A．afford B．spend C．cost D．pay

小题3:	A．excited B．proud C．angry D．anxious

小题4:	A．Interested B．Tired C．Surprised D．Relaxed

小题5:	A．hand B．head C．voice D．sound

小题6:	A．careful B．helpful C．wonderful D．successful

小题7:	A．Wanting B．Suggesting C．Noticing D．Realizing

小题8:	A．on B．since C．after D．from

小题9:	A．just B．only C．always D．already

小题10:

A．place B．date C．test D．name

When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never imagined that she would become a writer one day. Like many 16  writers on the Internet, the  17  woman got into this online world accidentally(偶然地).
Three years ago, Amy worked in a medical industry. Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost  18  to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing  19  on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life 20  she is familiar with.
Amy has been interested in writing  21  she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels  22  people she knew. Then one day an editor of a famous website emailed her, asking her 23  she would like to sell the electronic copyright(授权) of one of her novels. She  24  immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $ 1,500 for that.
Now Amy is a full-time  25 . So far her eight novels have come out online, and five of them 26 .
“The Internet made me famous and brought me  27  ,” she said. “I earn much more money now— about $60,000 a year. I am 28 with my career, but there is one problem — that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to  29 to work in the medical industry.”
“Before that day comes, I’ll keep  30 for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life writing style,” said Amy with a smile.

小题1:	A．other B．others C．another D．the other

小题2:	A．28-year-old B．28-years-old C．28 years old D．28-year old

小题3:	A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

小题4:	A．reports B．novels C．diaries D．plays

小题5:	A．who B．which C．that D．whom

小题6:	A．when B．while C．since D．until

小题7:	A．about B．of C．to D．with

小题8:	A．that B．if C．why D．how often

小题9:	A．agreed B．disagreed C．refused D．left

小题10:

A．housewife B．editor C．saleswoman D．writer

小题11:

A．will print B．were printing C．printed D．were printed

小题12:

A．success B．succeed C．successful D．successfully

小题13:

A．unhappy B．angry C．satisfied D．proud

小题14:

A．come B．go C．return D．get

小题15:

A．to write B．writing C．write D．written

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the nine o’clock Mystery Hour. Today we’ll show you two British stories. We hope you’ll enjoy them.
About 900 years ago two green children arrived in a small village in south England. Their eyes and skin were green and they spoke a strange language. They were very tired and weak, so the people of the village looked after them. The boy died a year later, but the girl grew strong and lived the rest of her life there. And her skin colour turned back to normal day by day. Scientists say that sometimes of people don’t have enough food to eat for a long time, their skin goes very pale and can even turn green.
Loch Ness is the largest lake in Scotland. It’s a very deep and cold lake. For hundreds of years, people have talked about a monster(怪物) called Nessie which lives in the lake. About seventy years ago, two people saw something moving in the lake. They said that the animal was playing and rolling around in the water. Since then many people say they have seen the monster. Their descriptions are always the same. It looks like a dinosaur, with a very long neck and a small head. It has a big bump(包，肿块)on its back. People have tried to photograph the animal, but the pictures have not been very clear. Scientists don’t know whether there is a monster or not. Some say it may be a whale or a very large fish. Some think it’s a snake. Others say there’s nothing at all— nothing but people’s imagination. Maybe we’ll never know what’s in Loch Ness.
小题1:What kind of story is talked about in this programme?

A．Romantic stories.

B．Mysteries.

C．Horror stories.

D．Comedies.

小题2:Which sentence is TRUE about the two green children?

A．They both enjoyed a long and happy life.

B．The girl’s eyes and skin were green all her life.

C．At first they spoke the same language as people in the small village did.

D．Maybe they hadn’t eaten enough for long before they reached the village.

小题3:What does Nessie look like according to some witnesses? 

小题4:What can we learn from the second story?

A．Scientists are still not sure whether there is a monster or not in Loch Ness.

B．Loch Ness is very deep and warm lake in Scotland.

C．People have taken very clear pictures of Nessie.

D．In fact Nessie is a whale or a snake.

Paul had just left college and was offered an interview for a position in a company in New York. As he needed to move from Texas to New York if he got the job, he wanted to talk about the decision with someone before accepting it. But his parents had died. He remembered that his father had suggested he should turn to an old friend of his family if he needed advice.
The older man said, “Go to New York and have the interview. But I want you to go on a train and I want you to get a private compartment(车厢). Don’t take anything to write with, anything to listen to or anything to read, and don’t talk to anybody except when you order the meal. Call me when you get to New York and I will tell you what to do next.”
At first, Paul followed the advice closely. The trip took two days. As he had brought along nothing to do, he quickly became bored. He realized he was being forced into quite time – he could do nothing but think. About three hours outside New York City he broke the rules, asked for a pencil and paper and kept writing down the thoughts until the train arrived in New York.
Paul called the family friend from the train station.
“Thank you, Uncle I know what you wanted. You wanted me to think. And now I know what to do.”“I guessed you could understand my idea, Paul,” came the reply, “Good luck.”
Now, years later, Paul runs a company in New York. And he always spends a couple of days being alone with no phone, no television and no people to think quietly.
小题1:Paul would go to New York for __________.

A．a conference

B．a visit

C．education

D．an interview

小题2:We can know from the passage that _______.

A．Paul had worked in Texas for three years.

B．the older man advised Paul to go by air

C．Paul broke the rules before arriving in New York.

D．Now Paul runs companies both in New York and Texas.

小题3:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Paul had a talk with a clever man during the trip.

B．The older man’s advice influenced Paul greatly.

C．Paul only brought a pencil and paper with him.

D．The older man lived in New York.

小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Time to be quiet	B．You’re not alone
C．Studying in the Journey	D．Friends are useful

Peter is from Japan. He went to America last month. One day, he walked into a small restaurant for dinner. He wanted to eat eggs, but he didn’t know how to say them in English. He looked around, and he saw a girl eating eggs. So he pointed the eggs on the girl’s table. The waiter knew what he would like. After some time, he brought eggs to Peter.
Then Peter wanted to eat mushrooms(蘑菇), but nobody ate mushrooms in the restaurant. He took out a pencil and drew a picture of a mushroom on the menu. The waiter saw the picture and then went away. After some time, he got back. He didn’t bring mushrooms to Peter, but he gave him a black umbrella(雨伞).
小题1:Where did the story take place(发生)?
A. In a library           B. In a hospital                C. In a restaurant
小题2:How did Peter get the eggs ?
A. He pointed the eggs on the girl’s table. and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.
B. He told the waiter what he wanted to eat.
C. He drew a picture of an egg and the waiter understood what he wanted to eat.
小题3:What’s the Chinese meaning(意思) of “point”?
A. 扔                       B. 卖                   C. 指向
小题4: Why did the waiter bring an umbrella to Peter?
A. Because Peter wanted an umbrella.
B. Because the waiter thought the picture on the menu was an umbrella.
C. Because Peter drew an umbrella on the menu.
小题5:What can be the best title(标题) for the story？
A. A happy Trip             B. A Hard Dinner            C. A Bad Restaurant

A farmer asked his son, a fifteen-year-old boy to work on the farm for one year. Every day the boy got up early and worked  41  until evening, just like his father. Time passed quickly. The boy’s crops(庄稼)grew well.   42  the last day of the year, the father called his son to him, “I’m very happy to see that you have done well for the whole year”, said the father, “I’ll give you a present, tell me  43  you want ”.The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦). “I’ve already got the  44  present. No pains, No gains. I think this is what you wanted   45   to know”. His father was quite pleased to hear that.
小题1:A. hard           B. slowly          C. hardly
小题2:A. At             B. On              C. In
小题3:A. what           B. how             C. where
小题4:A. worst          B. least             C. best
小题5:A. I              B. my              C. me

Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China. His parents left mainland China for Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents named him “Chan Kong-sang”, which means “born in Hong Kong”. They wanted to celebrate a safe trip to Hong Kong.
At first, Jackie’s family lived in the French Embassy(大使馆).His father was a cook, and his mother was a housekeeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job in the American Embassy. Later, back in Hong Kong, Jackie’s father sent him to the China Drama Academy. Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day. The students practiced Kong Fu and learned how to do many stunts(特技表演)there.
When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous stunts for films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood, but he wasn’t very successful. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success.Finally,in 1995,Jackie Chan became famous in the United States.Today,Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American fans and his films make millions of dollars. 
小题1:When did Jackie Chan’s parents move to Hong Kong?
A. They moved to Hong Kong a short time after Jackie Chan was born.
B. They moved to Hong Kong a short time before Jackie Chan was born.
C. They moved to Hong Kong after they came back from America.
小题2:What did Jackie Chan learn in the China Drama Academy?
A. Dramas        B. Dancing        C. Kong Fu and stunts
小题3:Which is true according to the passage?
A. Jackie Chan is about forty years old.
B. He wasn’t very successful when he first went to Hollywood.
C. He became famous at the age of 17.
小题4:From the passage we know that_________.
A. neither his American fans nor his Chinese fans like his films.
B. everybody in the world likes his films very much
C. his films are popular not only in China but also in America
小题5:We can learn from the article that _____.
A. Jackie Chan’s mother was also born in Hong Kong .
B. At first, Jackie’s family lived in France.
C. the time when his family moved to Australia was around 1961.

" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"
The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was  36 , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a   37 ？" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.
No one could know how   38  I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully   39 the violin away.
Now   40  this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the   41  , walked to the telephone and called the number.
Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting
someone can answer my advertisement.  My daughter wants a violin so   42  ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"
I said, "   43 dollars. "
"Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I  44  and then added, "I hope your daughter will be   45  to have it and enjoy it as I did. "
I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.

小题1:	A．rich B．poor C．large D．small

小题2:	A．drum B．guitar C．violin D．piano

小题3:	A．surprised B．excited C．bored D．interested

小题4:	A．carried B．put C．took D．threw

小题5:	A．about B．by C．in D．for

小题6:	A．ad B．violin C．case D．newspaper

小题7:	A．badly B．easily C．quickly D．luckily

小题8:	A．Ninety B．Twenty C．Seven D．Five

小题9:	A．repeated B．showed C．reminded D．suggested

小题10:

A．clever B．sad C．afraid D．happy

The food in White Rose Restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there. There were very few people going to eat there. The owner was very worried about it.
Then he thought of a good idea. A few weeks later, his restaurant was always full of men and their girlfriends.  Whenever a gentleman came with a lady, a kind waiter would give each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter handed to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu that he handed to the lady gave a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was! The man could make a good impression on the lady.
小题1:How was the food in White Rose Restaurant?

A．Cheap and good.	B．Cheap but bad.
C．Expensive and bad.	D．Expensive but good.

小题2:When a gentleman and his girlfriend went into the restaurant, the waiter would give            a beautiful menu.

A．the gentleman

B．the lady

C．each of them

D．neither of them

小题3: According to the passage, when a gentleman and his girlfriend had a meal at the restaurant, the meal would be paid by     

A．the lady only	B．the gentleman only
C．both of the gentleman and the lady	D．the gentleman or the lady

小题4:What might the lady think of her boyfriend after having a meal together at this restaurant？

A．She thought he wanted to impress her.

B．She thought he pretended to be rich.

C．She thought he was very generous.

D．She thought he was the owner of the restaurant.

小题5:What does the story mainly suggest?

A．People like to go to expensive restaurants.

B．A restaurant owner should design different menus for different guests.

C．The men should pretend to be generous before their girlfriends.

D．It’s helpful for businessmen to learn customers’ thoughts