It was Mother's Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs (丁香) in the garden. Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, "I know where we can find all that you want. Get our children Peter and Lily, and come on." So they went, driving down the country roads．

  There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs, The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

   When they were passing a nursing home (敬老院), the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

   When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, "Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?"

   "I don't know her," their mother said. "But it's Mother's Day, and she has no children. I have both of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her."

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. Why was the young woman a little unhappy on Mother's Day?

2. How many children did the young woman have?

3. Where did they find many beautiful purple lilacs?

4. Why did the young woman give the flowers to the old granny?

5. What do you think of the young woman?

    It was Mothers' Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mothers' Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香) in the garden. Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said," I know where we can find all that you want. Get our children Peter and Lily, and come on," So they went, driving down the country roads.

    There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

    When they were passing a nursing home(敬老院), the young woman saw and old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped, the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

    When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, "Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?".

     "I don't know her," their mother said. "But it's Mother's Day, and she has no children. I have both of you, and I still have my .mother. Just think know much those flowers meant to her."

1. Why was the young woman a little unhappy on Mother’s Day?

2. How many children did the young woman have?

3. Where did they find many beautiful purple lilacs?

4. Why did the young woman give the flowers to the old granny?

5. What do you think of the young woman?

Can you make a telephone call? Of course you can make it in Chinese. But a call in English is quite different from one in Chinese. If you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you can not say. "Please ask Mr. XX to answer (接) the telephone. "Instead (代替), you must say, "May I speak to Mr. XX ?"If you want to ask who is answering the phone, you should say ,"Who is that?" "Is that Mr. XX (speaking)?"Instead of "Who are you ?"If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say, "This is XX (speaking)instead of（而不是）"I am XX."

( ) 26. An English telephone is ____________ a Chinese one.

A. as good as　 B. better than　 C. the same as D. not the same as (与)

( )27. If you want to tell the people who you are, you should say, " _____　 "

A. This is XX　　 B. I am XX　 C. That is XX　 D. He is XX

( )28. If you want to ask who is answering the phone , you should say, " __　 ".

A. Who am I?　　 B. Who is he?　 C. Who are you?　 D. Who is that?

( ) 29. If you want to ask someone to answer the call, you can say, " _______ ".

A. May I speak to Mr. XX　 B. Please tell Mr. XX to answer the call.

C. I want to talk to Mr. XX?　 D. Are you Mr. XX?

( ) 30. Which is right about the passage?

A. It tells the difference between making a call in Chinese and one in English.

B. We know how we call in English.

C. We don't understand how we call in English. D. It's easy to call in English.

　　阅读理解

　　　　Can you make a telephone call? Of course you can make it in Chinese. But the call in English is quite different from the one in 　　Chinese. If（如果） you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you cannot say, "Please ask Mr...to answer the telephone." Instead（相反）, you must say, "May I speak to Mr...?" If you want to ask who 　　is answering the telephone, you should say, "Who is that?" or "Is that 　　Mr...(speaking)?" instead of （不能说） "Who are you " If you want 　　to tell the other who you are, you should say, "This is...(speaking)"instead of "I'm..."

　　判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

　　1. You are able to make a telephone call in Chinese.

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2. An English telephone call is the same as a Chinese one.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　[　　]

　　3. If you want to ask someone to answer the call, you should say,"May I speak to Mr...?" 

　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　]

　　4. If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you should say, "Who's that?" 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　]

　　5. If you want to tell the other who you are on the phone you should say, "I'm...". 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　]

It was Mother's Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs (丁香) in the garden. Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, "I know where we can find all that you want. Get our children Peter and Lily, and come on." So they went, driving down the country roads．

  There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs, The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

   When they were passing a nursing home (敬老院), the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

   When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, "Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?"

   "I don't know her," their mother said. "But it's Mother's Day, and she has no children. I have both of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her."

根据短文内容回答下列问题。请将答案填写到第Ⅱ卷答题区相应位置。

1. Why was the young woman a little unhappy on Mother's Day?

2. How many children did the young woman have?

3. Where did they find many beautiful purple lilacs?

4. Why did the young woman give the flowers to the old granny?

5. What do you think of the young woman?