I have a good friend，David．We work in the same police station．He is a young policeman．He is very fat．He can not catch（抓住）thieves because he runs slowly．I am a police supervisor（警督），but he doesn’t get any promotion．（提拔）

    One day we talked with each other on our way home．I said．“David．you should take exercise and make yourself healthy．”

    “I am a lazy man，as you know．Victor,”he said．“After work I always sleep．”

    “I think you will be a good policeman．”I told him．“I can help you．David．You should do as I tell you．”

    I bought a pair of shorts and a black T-shirt for him．I asked him to run every morning．

    Then one morning．I wanted to know if he ran or not．I drove my police car to the road．I saw a man sitting on the side of the road．It was David．I was a little angry．Just then David haw me．He began to run．I drove my car after him．He ran fast．

    There were some people watching us．They didn’t know what happened（发生）．Suddenly （突然）a young man ran to David and caught him．The young man took David to me．”I have caught the man for you，sir．You can bring him to your police station now．”I had to say，“Thank you，sir．You are a brave（勇敢的）man，

根据短句内容判断正（T）误（F）

1．David can’t run fast，because he is very fat．

2．David and Victor are both police supervisors．

3．Victor bought clothes for David，because he wanted to make David happy．

4．David was running when Victor saw him．

5．The young man thought David was a bad man．

A TV Talk Show—What do you think of TV?

Host：Hi，Judy．What do you think of TV?

Judy：I think it's a bad and dangerous “idol（偶像）”．

Host：How can you say such a thing，Judy? How can TV be dangerous? What do you mean by saying it's an idol?

Judy：I mean that it sits in the center of the living room，like a great idol．Think of all the time we waste watching it．And there's no time to collect family news or talk together because we always want to see what's on the box!

Host：OK．Let's see what David thinks of TV．

David：I don't agree with Judy．Think of all the educational programs．We can learn English，Japanese and lessons in other subjects．Think how helpful these could be．TV also keeps the family together! We stay at home and watch TV and don't go out drinking or dancing．And that saves money，too!

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．What is the TV talk show about?

A．travel．                                                  B．Idols．

C．TV．                                                        D．Judy and David．

2．How many people join the show except（除了）the host?

A．Second．            B．Two．                C．Three．                  D．Four．

3．Which of the following are Judy’s ideas about TV?

①It always takes a long time for people to watch it．

②There's no time for the family to talk with each other because of it．

③TV is helpful to people．

④We always want to know what's on TV．

A．①②③④              B．①②③                C．②③④                D．①②④

4．What does the underlined word “educational” mean?

A．教育的                B．宣传的                C．传统的                D．娱乐的

5．What can we infer（推断）from the passage?

A．Judy and David can't mind TV．               B．David doesn't like TV．

C．The host loves TV．                                   D．Judy can't stand TV．

“Would you tell me which way I should go from here?” asked Alice.

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat.

“I really don’t care where” replied Alice.

“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat.

--- from “ Alice in Wonderland ”

My name is David. And I have a brother called Mike.

One day, my brother called me and asked me for some advice. He was trying to decide between two job offers:

Job 1 – The first job was your typical 40 hour a week “office” job.

Job 2 – The second job was more of a career in the insurance industry(保险业), where he would start at the bottom, and after many years and many long hours eventually rise to the top (if he was good).

The second job did not pay as well as the first job (at the beginning), but the pay-off of the second job (in the future) was much greater than the first job. So which job should my brother take? Well the answer is…it depends.

Just like the Cat was trying to tell Alice, which road you take depends a great deal on where you want to end up.

Begin with the End in Mind

I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose was to “teach,” but he wanted to make a lot of money first. I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose. I then asked him which job best supported his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supported his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach. He continued on to say, “but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life.” I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money. Things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong!

You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well

It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything. I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supported that decision.

Tomorrow Never Comes

My brother was thinking that he could always start teaching later in life, but the reality is, tomorrow never comes. Unless you decide right now to follow your feelings, they will probably never be completed. You only live once, don’t go to the end of your life with one regret.

The Money Will Come

My brother seemed to be overly concerned with making money. I told him not to be anxious about making money. You will always have greater money when you’re doing what you love.

In a word, whenever you’re at a cross-road, be sure to make the decision that best supports the goal of your life. If you do, then you will be well on your way.

1.Mike ___________ David one day.

A．visited            B．met              C．made a telephone call to   D．found

2.Mike was trying to ____________.

A．look for a job                          B．start a career

C．wok in an office                         D．decide between two job offers

3.As for the life’s purpose, Mike ______________.

A．wanted to teach first                     B．wanted to make a lot of money first

C．wanted to work in the insurance industry     D．wanted to work 40 hours a day

4.You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well means _____________.

A．you’d better have two horses

B．you can only ride one horse well

C．you can do everything well.

D．you can’t do two things well at the same time

5.The best title of the passage is ______________.

A．How to choose a better job

B．It is more important to begin than to end

C．How to make a better decision

D．Make more money because tomorrow never comes

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下列问题或翻译句子。
It was very cold .It snowed heavily and blew very strongly . It was not a good night to go out . But David had to walk home from work ."I can be warmer ," he thought ,"I wear my coat backwards (反方向地)."He took off his coat and put it on backwards "That’s much better." He thought and walked on . About ten minutes later a car hit him. The driver stopped his car and got out of it .He ran to help David .
Soon a police car arrived .The policeman ran to look at David ."I’m afraid he’s dead. " The policeman told the driver .
The driver could not believe it ." He can’t be dead ."He cried, "I did not touch him. Look at my car. There is not a mark on it."
"He’s dead ." The policeman said again .
"I don’t understand it ." The driver said ,"As soon as I hit him. I ran to help him. He was lying on the road , but he was breathing and there was no blood."
"Did you touch him ? " The policeman asked .
"Yes," The driver said ,"but I only turn his head around the right way ."
【小题1】Why was David walking in such bad weather ?
【小题2】How did David make himself warmer ?
【小题3】Did the driver run to help David ?
【小题4】Who killed David ?
【小题5】把画线的句子译成汉语。