Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA  The city has comfortable weather all year round (15°C to 26°C ). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés(咖啡馆). Beautiful mountains are around the city. You can visit them easily from San Jose. So lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.

HONG KONG, CHINA This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population. Nearly seven million people live in Hong Kong! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

1. Which of the following is not mentioned about San Jose?

A. The weather.                 B. The mountains.        C. The air.        D. The traffic.

2. What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?

A. The lively city and the wonderful dishes. B. The beautiful mountains and the lively city.

C. The expensive housing and the food.           D. The city and the people.

3. The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because     .

A. it was a small fishing village              B. it is a mix of East and West

C. it is famous for its wonderful food       D. there are too many people in the city

4. What do the two cities have in common?

A. They both have beautiful mountains.      B. They both have a large population.

C. Air pollution is a problem in both.         D. They are both crowded.

5. From the passage, we can know that     .

A. San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best

B. San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does

C. the weather in both cities is fine

D. Hong Kong is the more popular city of the two

Last week, Richard’s wife Leila had an accident. Richard’s youngest child, John, was at home when it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Richard had given it to him a week before, for his third birthday.

   Suddenly John heard his mother calling “Help! Help!” He ran to the kitchen. His mother had burned herself with some hot cooking oil (油). She was crying and the pan (锅) was on fire.

   Richard had gone to his office. Both the other children had gone to school. John was too small to help his mother.   . She soon put out the fire and took Leila to the hospital.

   When Richard came home, Leila told him what had happened. He was very proud of his son. “When you are a man, you will be just like your father,” he said.

1. How old was John in this story?

  A. One.                     B. Two.                C. Three.               D. Five.

2. How many people were there in their family?

  A. Three.                  B. Five.                 C. Six.                  D. Seven.

3. Choose the right sentence to fill the blank (空白处) in the passage.

  A. The whole kitchen was on fire

  B. But John telephoned his father

  C. John stood there not knowing what to do but crying

  D. But he ran to the neighbor’s house and asked her for help

4. Which is the right order (顺序) according to the passage?

  a. Leila had an accident.

  b. John got his present, a new toy car.

  c. Richard was very proud of his youngest son

  d. John heard his mother calling “Help! Help!”

   A. a-b-c-d               B. b-a-d-c              C. c-a-b-d             D. c-b-a-d

 5. What’s the best title (题目) of this passage?

  A. A son to be proud of                          B. A little boy and his mother

  C. An accident                                      D. A proud father

阅读理解，阅读下面的广告和短文，从每题所给的三个或四个选项中选出最佳选项。

1. What do people want to do at Nancy’s Gym?

A. To enjoy swimming. B. To learn skating.

C. To become thinner.

2. Lucy likes skating. Which ad is she probably interested in?

A. Ice World. B. Water World. C. Nancy’s Gym.

3. You can call at when you want to swim.

A. 45562233 B. 88682526 C. 21518296

4. You can go to swim in Water World at .

A. 8:00 am B. 9:30 am C. 10:00 pm

5. Which costs the most for an adult?

A. Keeping fit at Nancy’s Gym. B. Skating in Ice World.

C. Swimming in Water World.

完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day a poor boy, who was selling newspapers from door to door to pay for his schooling, found he had only ten pennies（便士）left, and he was hungry. He decided to ask for a 1 at the next house. However, he had another idea when a young 2 opened the door.

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. But as he looked 3 , she brought him a large glass of 4 . He drank it, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?”

“My mother teaches me that I should 5 get money for any kindness,” she replied, “so you don’t owe me 6 .”

Many years later, the woman became seriously ill. Then she was sent to a famous 7 in London.

Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness. When he heard the name of the 8 which she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.

As soon as he walked 9 her room, he got to know her at once.

He did his best to 10 her. Then he gave special attention to her. After some time she got 11 .

Dr Kelly asked for her final bill (账单) before she left hospital. He 12 it, then wrote something on it 13 it was sent to her. She was afraid to open it, for she believed it would 14 the rest of her life to pay for it all. But 15 she opened it, and read these words on it: Paid in full with one glass of milk.

1. A. banana B. chocolate C. drink D. meal

2. A. father B. man C. teacher D. woman

3. A. excited B. hungry C. thirsty D. tired

4. A. coffee B. juice C. milk D. water

5. A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes

6. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something

7. A. park B. hospital C. hotel D. university

8. A. country B. house C. street D. town

9. A. from B. into C. off D. to

10. A. examine B. protect C. remember D. save

11. A. away B. back C. well D. worse

12. A. looked at B. looked after C. looked for D. looked up

13. A. after B. because C. before D. when

14. A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take

15. A. finally B. happily C. quickly D. soon

—Excuse me. Can you tell me     ?

   —Sure. There’s a good restaurant on Main Street.

A. where I can post letters                  B. what movie I can see here

C. how I get to the bus station             D. if there’s a good place to eat in

 — What do you think of talk shows?

   —    . They’re too boring.

    A. I love them      B. Pretty good    C. I don’t mind them          D. I can’t stand them

 I always remember what she     when I saw her for the first time.

A. does           B. is doing      C. was doing        D. has done

This toy bear      be Jane’s. She’s the only kid at the picnic.

    A. must           B. can                   C. need           D. have to

I don’t like to keep pets because they are     .

A. friendly         B. dirty            C. clever              D. interesting

Do you know when basketball     ?

A. is invented       B. was invented        C. has invented         D. had invented