At the Barber's Shop（理发店）

Jack Went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut，but when he came out，he was not happy with the result（结果）．When his friend Bob saw him，he laughed and said，“What has happened to your hair，Jack?”

Jack said，“I tried a new barber's shop today because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one，but this one seems even worse．”

Bob agreed（同意）．“Yes，I think you're right，Jack．Now I’ll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time：look at all the barbers' hair，find out whose hair looks worst，and then go straight to him．”

“Why shall I go to him?” Jack asked．“But that would be foolish!”

“Oh，no，it wouldn't，” answered Bob．“Who cut that man’s hair? Just think it．He couldn't cut it himself，could he? Another of the barbers cut it．So you know he can't be the worst barber．”

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1．When Jack went out of the barber's shop，he was not happy because ________．

A．nobody cut his hair                                     B．the barber didn't cut his hair well

C．the barber cut his hair carefully                    D．he was not satisfied with his old barber

2．“I tried a new barber's shop today．” means ________．

A．this barber's shop was a new one

B．this was the only barber's shop in this town

C．Jack often went to this barber's shop

D．Jack didn't go to this barber's shop before

3．After Jack had his hair cut，he thought ________．

A．the new barber's shop was the best one

B．the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one

C．the new barber's shop was worse than the old one

D．the old barber's shop was the worst one

4．Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him，Why?

A．Because he was certainly the best barber．

B．Because he was free all the time．

C．Because he was the worst barber．

D．Because he wasn't the worst barber．

5．From the story we know that

A．it's foolish to have one's haircut at a barber's shop

B．barbers cut each other's hair

C．barbers never have their hair cut

D．a barber cut his hair himself

At the Beijing time 14:28 May 12, 2008, a strong earthquake suddenly happened in Sichuan Province.

As they saw a young woman in broken houses, the rescue (营救) workers were sad to find that she had already been dead, yet surprised to notice her kneeling down with her hands touching the ground to support her weight – and right under her shelter of flesh and blood (血肉), her several – month – old baby was sleeping, safe and sound.

The baby was put around carefully in a little quilt (被子), with a mobile phone inside. An unsent text message was found that read:

“Dear Baby, if you Could Be Alive, Please Remember That Mum Always Love You!”

As it was too young to know what was really going on, the baby’s dream must have been free from nightmare (恶梦), though a nightmare was taking place. However, it was the mother’s love that prevented the nightmare from falling upon the young dreamer.

Mother’s love at her last breath!!!

1．It was        when the baby was found.

       A．crying                 B．dying                  C．sitting                 D．sleeping

2．The mother knelt down with her hands touching the ground in order to         .

       A．have a rest                                          B．save her baby

       C．protect herself                                     D．prevent the nightmare

3．Which of the following is true about the text message?

       A．It was a message to the baby’s father.

       B．It had already been sent out when found.

       C．The mother hoped that her baby could live.

       D．The mother wouldn’t like the message to be found.

4．The passage is mainly about         .

       A．mother’s love   B．Sichuan earthquake  C．a lucky baby    D．the last breath

At the Beijing time 14：28 May 12，2008，a strong earthquake suddenly happened in Sichuan Province．

When they saw a young woman in broken houses，the rescue（营救）workers were sad to find that she had already been dead，yet surprised to notice her kneeling down with her hands touching the ground to support her weight --and right under her shelter（隐蔽处）of flesh and blood（血肉），her several-month-old baby was sleeping，safe and sound．

The baby was put around carefully in a little quilt（被子），with a mobile phone inside．An unsent（未发出的）text message was found that read；“Dear baby，If You Could Be Alive，Please Remember That Mum Always Love You!”

As it was too young to know what was really going on，the baby's dream must have been free from nightmare（噩梦），though a nightmare was taking place．However，it was the mother's love that prevented the nightmare from falling upon the young dreamer．

Mother’s love at her last breath!!!

46．It was ________ when the baby was found．

A．crying                 B．dying                   C．sitting                    D．sleeping

47．The mother knelt down with her hands touching the ground in order to ________．

A．have a rest                                                     B．save her baby

C．protect herself                                         D．prevent the nightmare

48．Where did the rescue workers see the mother?

A．In a broken house                                    B．In a tall building

C．In an old office                                              D．Under a bridge

49．Which of the following is true about the text message?

A．It was a message to the baby's father．

B．It had already been sent out when found．

C．The mother hoped that her baby could live．

D．The mother wouldn't like the message to be found．

50．The message is mainly about ________．

A．mother's love         B．Sichuan earthquake  C．a lucky baby D．the last breath

The nose is important for everyone. It can help a person breathe and smell. In fact,it can also be used in many popular expressions.
Some people can lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she can ask him to do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard--nosed. They will not change their opinions of anything.
If some people keep their noses out of other people’s business, they do not interfere
(     ) in anything that has nothing to do with them. The opposite kind of people are those who nose around all the time. They are interested in other people’s personal life.
If someone works hard, he can keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble. How ever, more problems will be caused if a person looks down his nose at others or some things. He thinks they are unimportant. This kind of person might also turn up his nose at anything that he doesn’t consider good enough. He thinks he is better than anyone else.
At school, some students thumb their noses at their teacher. They refuse to follow what their teacher says or do any work. Of course, it is not right for students to do like this.
根据材料内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的短语完成下面五个小题，使句子通顺、意思完整。每个短语限用一次。

A. be hard—nosed     B. nose around     C. keep his nose clean D. turns up his nose     E. thumb their noses

【小题1】 I don’t want to make friends with David because he always       
【小题2】 Maggie likes to talk about others and      
【小题3】My brother used to       , but now he can listen to others’ advice.
【小题4】 Bob and Andy usually        at their parents.
【小题5】Michael works hard all the time, so he can        

The water tap was leaking(漏水) again, and the noise was driving Cassie crazy. Cassie looked at her watch. It was nearly nine o’clock. She climbed out of bed and stood on a chair by the shelf. Her mother’s Mr. Fix-It Book was on the top shelf. Cassie stepped down quietly. She read the book quickly until she found the page she was looking for, and then began to read carefully.
Next, Cassie opened a box in the kitchen and picked out the tools she needed--- a hammer, a wrench, and several small things. It was so easy job for her to do the repair, and she tried several times. Finally, the water tap was in pieces. One by one, she carefully laid them out on the table. That way she would know how they went back. While this was going on, her cat walked over to watch what she was doing.
Cassie worked late into the night. At one point, she thought she was done. Oops! A small piece that she had forgotten still lay on the table. Slowly Cassie took the water tap apart(分开) one more time. This time she made sure everything was in place. She turned the water tap on and then off. One…two…three… She waited a full minute. There was no leak! Cassie smiled and put the tools back into the box. Then she went back into bed.
The next morning, Dad was in the kitchen when Cassie got up.
“Notice anything, Dad?” she asked.
He looked around and listened. “Hmm, something’s missing… I can’t find out what it is… Wait, it’s too quiet in here!”
“That’s right,” Cassie said. ‘Something is missing. I fixed the water tap. It doesn’t leak any more.”
“That’s my girl,” Dad said.“It’s a good thing you are really like your mother.”
【小题1】Mr. Fix-It Book is probably a book on how to ________.

A．train pets

B．fall asleep

C．fix things

D．cook food

【小题2】Cassie took the water tap apart again because_______.

A．she had forgotten one piece	B．the tap was still leaking
C．the cat had taken one piece away	D．she hadn’t understood the book

【小题3】The water tap wasn’t fixed until_______.

A．nine o’clock

B．late that night

C．the next morning

D．the next afternoon

【小题4】We can learn from the last sentence of the passage that ________.

A．Cassie’s mother is good-looking	B．Cassie likes her mother very much
C．Cassie’s mother is good at fixing things	D．Cassie looks quite like her mother