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Many people in the world have not seen snow. Some countries never have snow; some have only a little on top of the high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every winter, but in the south of England, there is usually little.

  When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold at first. There are often clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students from warm countries do not like this.

  But snow is different. It is beautiful. Perhaps, after several mornings, the student wakes up one day, and there is a lot of light in his room. He thinks, “Is it so late?” and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere.

1.In the ________ of England there is little snow in winter.

A. east     B. west     C. south    D. north

2. In the autumn of England, we can often see ________.

A. cold rain    B. grey sky   C. dark clouds     D. all of the above

3. Snow is __________.

A. beautiful    B. dark    C. warm    D. happy

4.The sentence “Is it so late?” means ___________.

A. it’s very late    B. he wants to go to school

C. he wants to catch a bus    D. he usually gets up early

5. Which of the following is true?

A. Everyone in the world has seen snow.

B. It often sunny in the south of England.

C. Foreign students like the weather in England.

D. The light of the room comes from clean, beautiful snow.

 

口语应用。(每小题1分，共5分)

阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。

A. How much does a ticket cost?

B. Can you tell me when it arrives in Beijing?

C. Yes, please!

D. How to get a ticket, please?

E. Then the time of the first train tomorrow morning?

F. You are welcome.

G. All right. 

A: Good morning! Can I help you, sir?

B:        1       Could you tell me the time of the last train to Beijing this evening?

A: There’s one at 8:30. But I’m afraid all the tickets have been sold out.

B:        2       

A: The first train leaves at 9:15.

B:       3      

A: It arrives at 12:30. But may be a little late because of the bad weather.

B: OK!       4      

A: 418 yuan and half of it for a child below 12.

B:          5         I’d like two tickets and another one for a child at the age of ten. Here is the money.

A: Thank you!

 

Mr. and Mrs Black live in a small house near London with their children. Usually Mr Black comes back from work very late. At that time, his wife and the children are sleeping. So he opens the front door of his house with his keys and comes into the house quietly.
One night he comes home very late. It is 11:00 p.m. But he can’t find his keys. He rings the bell(门铃). Nothing happens(发生). He rings it again. Again nothing happens. No one can hear it. Mr. Black knocks on the bedroom window. He calls his wife’s name. He shouts but his wife doesn’t wake up. At last he stops and thinks for a few minutes. Then he begins to speak like a small child. “Mother,” he says. “I want to go to WC.” Mrs Black wakes up at once (立刻). Then he speaks to her, and she opens the door for him.
【小题1】Mr. Black and his wife live in ______.

A．a small country	B．London city
C．a house but not big	D．a small town

【小题2】Mr. Black usually comes back______.

A．not very late

B．before his family go to bed

C．after his family go to bed.

D．at about 10.p.m.

【小题3】Why can’t Mr. Black open the door?

A．Because he comes home late.

B．Because he can’t find the key to the door.

C．Because his wife is not at home.

D．Because he doesn’t ring the bell.

【小题4】Mr Black speaks like a little child because ______.

A．he looks like a child

B．he wants to wake up his children

C．he wants to wake up his wife

D．he wants to go to WC

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr Black often can’t come into the house.

B．One night Mr Black comes back early.

C．Mrs Balck often waits for Mr Black at night.

D．At last Mrs Black opens the door.

1. HOUSE FOR SALE     Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, dining-room, bathroom. Offers over $ 35,000.
2. ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSH RESTAURANT
Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.
3. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM       Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team.
Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
4. ROOM to RENT (出租)
Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture(家具). Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.
Mr. Black wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Black wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Rose, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. it’s hard work, but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Sundays and Saturdays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?
Jack is a middle school student. He is thirteen years old. He finishes school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Bob, Mr. Black’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.
【小题1】Why didn’t the Blacks buy the house in Advertisement 1?

A．It was on the north side of town.

B．There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C．There was no dining- room.

D．The garden was too big.

【小题2】Why does Rose want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．She can get a lot of money.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

【小题3】Why can’t Jack play for the new football team?

A．School finished too late.	B．It’s in different village.
C．He’s not old enough	D．He has to do his homework.

A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, “Can you see that young man at the other side of the square?”

“Yes,” said the taxi-driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.

“Take me over there.” said the young lady.

There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi- driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street.”

‘Oh, no !” said the young lady. “But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”

1.How did the young woman get to the square?

A．She arrived in a taxi

B．She got there by bus.

C．She got there on foot.

D．The story didn’t tell us about it.

2. The young lady was ___________.

A．45 minutes late                         B．not late at all

C．l5 minutes late                         D．one hour 1ate

3.She wanted to take a taxi because she .

A．didn’t want to be late for the date.

B．thought the square was too crowded.

C．wanted to be seen in a hurry.

D．was too tired to walk.

4. Has she tried not to be too late ?

A．Yes, she took a taxi there.

B．Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn’t succeed.

C．No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.

D．No, she was just going to pretend(假装) that she had tried.