A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned. “We want to see the president,” the man said softly.  “He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “We’ll wait,” the lady replied.

For hours, the secretary didn’t talk to them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance didn’t have the time to spend with nobodies.

The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We can’t put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died, this place would look like a cemetery.

“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We don’t want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? The physical building at Harvard cost seven million and a half.”

For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university?” Her husband nodded(点头). Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name -------a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.

You can easily judge(判断) others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.

46. What did the old couple go to Harvard for?

A. They wanted to see their son.

B. They had an important meeting

C. They went to Harvard just to see start a university

D. They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.

47. Why didn’t the president come out to meet the couple?

A. He was really busy at that time.

B. The secretary didn’t allow the couple to meet the president.

C. He was important and didn’t have time for unimportant people.

D. He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.

48. From the passage, we can know ______.

A. the old couple were in fact rich people

B. the secretary was afraid of the old couple

C. the old couple’s son was killed in Harvard

D. the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone

49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. the old couple set up their own university.

B. the old couple set up a memorial to their son

C. the old couple gave a building to Harvard.

D. Giving a building to Harvard was easy and cheap at that time.

50. The best title of the passage is “______”.

A. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover     B. How the Stanford Was Built 

C.A Visit to Harvard University        D. A Strange Old Couple

D you want to do well in exams？Sometimes your knowledge is not enough，You also need

good strategies．Here are some for you：

    ●Before you answer the questions，if you feel a little nervous，take a few deep breaths to help you relax．

    ●Always read the question carefully and make sure that you understand it．Read it a few times if possible．

    ●Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need．

    ●If it asks to give one answer，only write one．

    ●If there is a difficult question，don’t worry．Go on to the next question and come back to iti if you have time later．

    ●Try not to leave questions unanswered when you finish the test．Sometimes a guess may get you points．

    ●When you finish，go back and check your answers．You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes．

    根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。

1．From the passage，we know we can _______to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous．

   A．tell ourselves not to be nervous     B．ask the teacher for help

   C．go out for a walk                D．take a few deep breaths

2．To make sure we understand the question，we had better __________．

   A．read it fast                                     B．read it till we finish it

C．read it a few times if possible        D．read it slowly

3．When we finish answering all the question．we need to ______．

   A．hand in at once                            B．check spelling mistakes

  C．worry about our points                D．check with classmates

4．The underlined word“strategies”in the passage means _________．

   A．策略    B．思维    C．途径      D．智慧

5．Which of the，following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?

A．Find out how many points we need or how much each question is worth

B．Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the test．

C．If it asks to give one answer，we’d better write more．

D．Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points．

If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle （吹口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal（信号）for three times is a call for help.
Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches（树枝. Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.
When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.
【小题1】If you get lost in the forest, you should___________.            

A．try to find your friends	B．stay in one place and give signals
C．walk around the forest	D．shout as loudly as possible

【小题2】Which signal is a call for help?    
A shouting here and there         B. shouting or whistling three times together
C. crying twice                   D. whistling every where in the forest
【小题3】When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that_____.

A．someone is afraid of an animal	B．people will come to help you
C．someone needs help	D．something terrible will happen

【小题4】What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?(划线句子)

A．Drop branches to find your way back

B．Pick off branches to build another house

C．Use branches to make a bed

D．Drop branches to look for water

【小题5】The main（主要的）idea of the passage is_____________.

A．how to travel in the forest

B．how to spend the night in the forest

C．what you should do if you want to get some water

D．what you should do if you are lost in the forest

“Homestay is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local(当地的) family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term.” Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed(失望的).”

After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.

As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.

The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.

The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.

1.In the “homestay” program, a visitor can _____.

A．learn more about holidays                B．understand his culture better

C．improve the language ability               D．take part in foreign meetings

2.The writer had wanted to visit London since _______.

A．last month                             B．years ago

C．the special meeting                      D．her stay abroad

3.The group leader should ______.

A．make plans for the family                 B．take care of the students

C．stay with different families                D．rent rooms to the students

4.The writer’s host family ______.

A．was very kind to her                     B．went sight-seeing with her

C．had two white daughters                  D．was interested in her activities

5.From the passage, we know that the writer ______ in London.

A．wished to stay a little longer

B．spent three weeks in her home

C．had classes in mnay interesting places

D．helped the teacher take the students in a car

 

If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle （吹口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal（信号）for three times is a call for help.

Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches（树枝. Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.

When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.

1.If you get lost in the forest, you should___________.            

A．try to find your friends                   B．stay in one place and give signals

C．walk around the forest                   D．shout as loudly as possible

2.Which signal is a call for help?    

A shouting here and there         B. shouting or whistling three times together

C. crying twice                   D. whistling every where in the forest

3.When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that_____.

A．someone is afraid of an animal             B．people will come to help you

C．someone needs help                     D．something terrible will happen

4.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?(划线句子)

A．Drop branches to find your way back

B．Pick off branches to build another house

C．Use branches to make a bed

D．Drop branches to look for water

5.The main（主要的）idea of the passage is_____________.

A．how to travel in the forest

B．how to spend the night in the forest

C．what you should do if you want to get some water

D．what you should do if you are lost in the forest