Mike found a job in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich.

It was a cold morning. It snowed and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.

“It is full of expensive things.” Mike said to himself. “I have to get it right now, or others will take it away.”

He went out of the bookstore and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove to the side, hit a big tree and hurt himself in the accident. Two weeks later, Mike was taken to the court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.

“But you heard me this time,” said the judge.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”

“Cover (盖住) the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf (聋的) one. Well, can you hear me?”

“No, I can’t , sir.”

“You told a lie. There is nothing wrong with either of your ears,” the judge said.

1.Mike found a job as a _____________ when he left school.

A．driver

B．judge

C．policeman

D．bookseller

2.One day he saw __________ in the street.

A．an accident

B．a thief

C．a lost bag

D．a lot of money

3.The traffic accident happened because _____________.

A．Mike was running to the street

B．the driver was deaf and couldn’t hear anything

C．the car hit the bag in the middle of the street

D．the driver wanted to pick up the bag

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Mike didn’t do well in his work.

B．The judge believed Mike’s words.

C．Mike told a lie.

D．The car hit a tree beside the street.

 

Dear Editor

I am writing to you to  1  you about my problems with my family. I am very   2  now and I need your help.

I don’t think my parents  3   me. They don’t care what I like doing, but always talk about how   4  study. They don’t let me  5  out with my friends at weekends. They always ask me   6   home and study. I’m sure I could still study very well even if I had more time to play, but they just  7   me. We often argue(争论) with  8 .

I really hope that my parents can 9  my friends. What shall I do ? How can I get them to understand me? Please give me   10  . Thank you !

Yours

Michael

1.	A．talk B．say C．tell D．speak

 

2.	A．happy B．cheerful C．unhappy D．comfortable

 

3.	A．love B．understand C．hate D．like

 

4.	A．I should B．should I C．I to D．do I

 

5.	A．go B．to go C．going D．go to

 

6.	A．staying B．to stay at C．stay at D．to stay

 

7.	A．hear B．don’t hear C．listen to D．don’t listen to

 

8.	A．others B．the other C．each other D．another

 

9.	A．do B．become C．as D．being

 

10.	A．an advice B．some advices C．some advice D．some piece of advice

 

Students learn many subjects at school, like Chinese, English, math and physics. Some students think it’s hard to do well in math. They say it’s boring. Why do they say this? First, some math problems are so hard for them. They spend a lot of time on them, but they can’t work them out, so they lost heart(失去信心). Second, they are afraid( 害怕) to ask their teachers for help. They think the teachers will laugh at them. Third, they think math class is very tiring because they need to use their brain(大脑)to find out the answers all the time.

How can you do well in math? Here is some advice from a math teacher:

1. Listen to the teacher carefully in class and do some extra(额外的) exercises after class.

2. Ask the teacher for help if you don’t understand anything. Don’t be afraid.

3. Don’t forget to go over (复习) your old lessons.

   If you do these things, you will find it much easier to do better in math.

1.Doing _______ math problem can make students lose heart.

A. easy             B. difficult               C. many      D. few

2.The advice is from ____________.

A. a math teacher       B. an English teacher

C. a student        D. a doctor

3.Some students think math class is very tiring because _____________

A. they have to listen to the teacher.

B. they have to look after themselves.

C. they need to use their brain to find out the answers all the time.

D. they need to help their classmates.

4.If you want to do better in math, you should NOT______________.

A. listen to the teachers carefully

B. ask the teacher for help

C. go over your old lessons

D. lose interest in studying math

 

When I was about 12, I had an enemy (敌人), a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much;  I was too proud (骄傲), and so on. I tried to hear all these as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

     He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are the thing she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever think about what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

     I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could --- and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a very clear picture of myself.

     I brought the list back to Daddy. He wouldn’t like to take it. “That is just for you,” he said, “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you will find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do the right thing.”

      Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important periods. In my life, I have never had a better piece of advice.

1.Which do you think would be the best title (标题) for this passage?

A. Not An Enemy, But the Best Friend             B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C. My Father                                  D. My Childhood

2.Why did the writer’s father listen to her quietly? Because__________.

A. he believed that most of what his daughter’s “enemy” said was true.

B. he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping quiet for some time

C. he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment

D. he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth

3.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.

B. He criticized(批评) her and told her to overcome (克服) her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He wouldn’t like to take the list and have a look at it.

4.What does “I got a very clear picture of myself” mean?

A. I had my picture taken and this time it was a very clear one.

B. I asked someone to draw a very clear picture of myself.

C. The picture I got this time was clearer than those I had got before.

D. I came to know myself very clearly this time.

 

I like to get up late, so my ideal school starts at 9 a.m. It finished at 3 P.m., so we will have lots of time for after-school activities. There is a big dining hall.

We have an hour for lunch. We eat lunch and chat there. We can also listen to pop music in the hall. We eat fruit and vegetables every day.

We have Maths every day because I think Maths is very interesting to us. I love computers, so we have Computer Studies every day. We wear school uniforms, but we do not wear ties. The classes are quite small. There are 15 students in each class.

There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library with lots of useful books. We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.

There are lots of clubs and after-school activities. We only have half an hour of homework every day, and we do not do homework at weekends. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater.

1.How many hours for lessons are there in my school?

A. Five hours.      B. Six hours.     C. Four hours.                D. Three hours.

2.How many hours for lunch are there in my school?

   A. Half an hours.   B. One hours.     C. One and a half hours.      D. Two hours.

3.Why do we have Maths every day?

A. Because it is useful.             B. Because it is the main subject.  

C. Because we’re interested in it.     D. Because I’m going to be a Maths teacher.

4.How many students are there in my class?

   A. Ten.          B. Sixteen.    C. Fourteen.            D. Fifteen.

5.The underlined word “with” means_______.  

A. 用               B. 在……下    C. 和……一起               D. 有

6.How often do we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater?

   A. Every week.       B. Every day.       C. Every month.             D. Every two months.

7.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. My school.                       B. My ideal subject.   

C. My ideal school.                 D. My ideal park.