A student in a university was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they was a pair
of old shoes lying in the path, which they supposed to belong to a poor man.
     The student turned to the professor, saying, "Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and hide
ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see his perplexity (窘迫) when he cannot find them."
     "My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never play jokes on others because of their being
poor. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how the discovery affects him."
     The student did so, and they both hid themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work,
and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he slipped
his foot into one of his shoes and found the coin. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to
be seen. He put the money into his pocket. When he put on the other shoe, he found the other coin. He fell
upon his knees, looked up to the sky and said aloud a fervent (热诚的) thanksgiving to the person who gave
him the coins.
     The student stood there deeply moved, and his eyes was filled with tears. "Now," said the professor, "are
you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick?"
     The youth answered, "You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of these
words, which I never understand before: It is more blessed to give than to receive."

1. Which of the following sentences can be the main ideas of the passage?

A. It is more blessed to give than to receive.
B. A joke can't be made to a poor man.
C. Never play jokes on others because of their being poor.
D. The student received a good lesson.

2. From the passage we can know that the professor was ______.

A. kind-hearted
B. hard-working
C. strong-minded
D. bad-minded

3. What did the poor man do when he found the second coin in his shoe?

A. He put it in his pocket without saying a word.
B. He looked around him and hid it in the bushes.
C. He thanked the person who gave him the coins very much.
D. He picked up the coin and ran away quickly.

4. The passage tells us a truth that ______.

A. giving is more pleasant than receiving.
B. playing tricks on others is playing tricks on yourself.
C. a professor is always wiser than a student.
D. no pains, no gains.

    Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. "I don't
understand,but I frightened (使害怕) your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a purse from
Suzhou, she looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider on the table so I killed it for
her and she seemed very unhappy. Do English people like spiders?"
    "Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop front, so there was a ladder. Grandmother
stopped me from walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought some lovely
rose soap for my mother, a smart umbrella for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got
back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to check if it was all right. Your grandmother
came in and screamed (尖叫)!" 
    "Then I broke a small mirror in the bathroom.Your grandmother's face went white. I felt very sorry.
When I left I gave your grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were l 3. She didn't like it. I
think she was happy l was goin9."
    I explained to Lu, "My grandmother follows the old customs (习俗). You must not give someone an
empty purse or they will have no money. You must not kill a 'money spider' or the same will happen. Also
it is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table.An open umbrella in a house
means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years' bad luck, and 13 is also a very unlucky
number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid."

1.Why did Lu frighten the writer's grandmother?

A.Because he could not speak English.
B.Because he did many unlucky things.
C.Because he understood British customs.
D.Because he went shopping in England.

2.What do many British people think of spiders?

A.They are afraid of them.
B.They keep spiders as pets.
C.They think some kinds of spiders are lucky.
D.They hope to see every kind of spiders in their houses.

3.What did the writer's grandmother feel when she saw the umbrella?

A.Excited.
B.Angry.
C.Happy.
D.Afraid

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Thirteen is an unlucky number in England
B.People never give purses as presents in England.
C.For most British people,breaking a mirror means bad luck
D.It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder or put new shoes on the table in England.

5.How many wrong things did Lu do altogether?

A.5
B.7
C.8
D.10

    A couple (夫妇) have travelled around the world in 297 days-without taking any planes Tom Fewins and
Lara Lockwood used 78 buses, 61 trains, 34 cars, 18 boats, six bicycles, and even one elephant. They wanted
to prove that tourists can still be well travelled without damaging the environment. They aimed to product less
than 3,000 kg of carbon dioxide (二氧化痰), compared with six times that amount if they had gone by plane.
    They spent ten months travelling 44,609 miles through l8 countries on land and sea.The couple's world tour
began in June 2008 with a two-hour bus journey to London from their home in Oxfordshire. They took the
train, Eurostar, to Brussels and then caught a bus and train to Hamburg before going to Copenhagen. The
couple even rode on an elephant for l5 miles through the Chinese part of the Mekong River (湄公河).
    The couple hoped to write a book based on their journey to teach other travellers how to travel without
damaging the environment.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。
1.How long did it take the couple to travel around the world?
                                                                                                                                                         
2.Where did the tour begin? 
                                                                                                                                                         
3.How many ways of transportation did the couple use to travel around the world according to the passage? 
                                                                                                                                                          
4.How was the travel different?
                                                                                                                                                          
5.What did the couple hope to do?
                                                                                                                                                           

       Jane is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university.
But her family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. 1.           So she spends a lot of time on
her QQ. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made lots of friends.
       Last year Jane made a very special friend on QQ. 2.            He and Jane were both interested in rock
music. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Of course, they wanted to know more about each
other. 3.           He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became
good friends. 
       4.           Jane asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. But
when David finally stood before her, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
A. David sent a picture of himself.
B. In fact, Jane is quite lonely.
C. One day Jane's father was going on a business trip to San Francisco.
D. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco.
E. Jane and David chatted on QQ happily and became good friends.

     Mr. Brown was the manager (经理) of an office in London. He lived in the country and came up to
work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him
some exercise.
     One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him. "You may
not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets. I stopped
you in the street and asked you to lend me some money, and you gave me five pounds, because you said
that you were willing to take a chance so as to (为了) give a man start on the road to success."
     Mr. Brown thought for a few minutes and then said, "Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story."
     "Well," answered the stranger, "are you still willing to take a chance?"

1. Mr. Brown ______.

A. lived in the city of London
B. worked in an office
C. walked to London every day
D. was a train driver

2. Mr. Brown liked walking because ______.

3. Mr. Brown walked to his office ______.

A. every day
B. when he went to work early
C. when it wasn't raining
D. when it was raining

4. What do you think about the stranger?

A. Perhaps he was a clever but lazy man.
B. He knew Mr. Brown very well.
C. He was one of Mr. Brown's neighbours.
D. Mr. Brown knew him.

A. Mr. Brown was kind-hearted.
B. The stranger got another five pounds at last.
C. Mr. Brown was not willing to help others.
D. Mr. Brown believed the stranger very much.

       Michael Forster was a young film produce (制作人), He wanted a famous actress (女演员), Sarina Chan,
to act in his next film. However, Sarina always chose her films very carefully and worked only with famous
people. 
       Michael was not at all famous. In fact, he was still planning his first film. He knew it would be hard to
persuade (说服) the actress to work for him. He decided to take her out for dinner. 
       "I'm try to impress (留下极深的印象) her," he thought. 
       "Then she'll act in my film."
       Sarina agreed to have dinner with him. He chose the most expensive restaurant in the city and paid the
waiter to greet them by name and give them the best table. When Michael and the actress arrived, the head
waiter hurried up to them. "Good evening, Mr. Forster. Good evening, Miss Chan," he said. "Please come this
way. Your table is ready for you." He led them to a table near the window, and then another waiter came up and
took their order. During the meal, Michael noticed that Herbert Grange was in the restaurant. Grange was a very
famous producer. When Grange left his table to go to the rest room. Michael asked Sarina to excuse him, and
went to the rest room as well. As Grange was washing his hands, Michael said, "Mr. Grange, please help me.
I'm trying to persuade Sarina Chan to act in my film, but she doesn't think I'm important enough. Would you
be kind enough to come over to my table, slap me on the back and say," Good to see you. Michael. We must
have lunch again soon." Herbert Grange smiled. "OK," he said. "Anything to help an ambitious (有野心地) young
man." Michael returned to his table. 
      A few minutes later, Herbert Grange came up to him, slapped him on the back and said, "Good to see you,
Michael. We must have lunch again soon." Michael looked up at him angrily and said, "Oh, go away, Herbert,
can't you see I'm busy!"

1. Was Michael Forster a famous producer?

A. yes, he was
B. No, he wasn't
C. Yes, she was
D. No, she wasn't

2. _______ was a famous actress?

A. Michael Forster
B. Sarina Chan
C. Herbert Grange
D. The head waiter

3. What was Grange?

A. An actor
B. An actress
C. A famous producer
D. A singer

4. Grange _______ help Michael Forster at last.

A. didn't
B. agreed to
C. couldn't
D. didn't agree to

5. What do you think of Michael Forster?

A. A foolish man
B. A clever man
C. A shy man
D. A rude man