One day three Frenchmen who did not know English very well were talking about the English language.
The first Frenchman said, ‘I heard someone shout ‘look out’ ,I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that ‘look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out!’
The second one followed, ‘ I was once on a ship and heard the captain（船长） shout, ‘All hands on the deck(甲板)’ I put my hands on the deck and someone trod(踩)on them.’
The third one told his friends his experience too, ‘One early morning I called on my English friend and the maid(女佣) said, ‘He is not up yet, come back in half an hour.’ When I went again for him, she said, ‘He’s not down yet.’I said, ‘If he’s not up and he is not down, where is he then?    What a strange language it is!’
【小题1】What is the possible meaning of “look out” in this passage?

A．Put your head out and look outside	B．Be careful
C．Come out and have a look	D．Both A and B

【小题2】When the captain shouted. “All hands on deck”, he really meant to tell____________.

A．Everyone on the ship to put his hands on the deck

B．All the sailors(水手)to put their hands on the deck

C．All the sailors to come up to deal with (处理)some trouble

D．Everyone on ship to gather (集合)on the deck

【小题3】What did the maid mean when she said, “He’s not up yet”?

A．He has not risen to his feet yet.

B．He’s not back yet.

C．He has not got up yet.

D．He was ill in bed.

【小题4】Where was the third Frenchman’s English friend then?

A．He was at a party.

B．He was at work.

C．He was in his bedroom.

D．He was in the bathroom.

【小题5】What do you think was the three Frenchmen’s real trouble?

A．English is too difficult to understand.

B．They didn’t use the language so often.

C．They knew nothing about the English idioms.(成语\习惯用语)

D．They were not sure about the English grammar.

 “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I walked around aimlessly.
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.
But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits(容许) it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.
I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”
In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps.      
All the lights were off except father’s.
Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any moments of regret. However, after an argument he has the habit of tucking me underneath the covers (掖被子) while I am sleeping.
This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.
The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my face. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it’s second to none!
【小题1】Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
a. I opened the door and entered the house.
b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.
e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A．b-e-d-c-a

B．b-e-c-d-a

C．b-e-a-c-d

D．b-e-c-a-d

【小题2】What made the writer think of his childhood?

A．The sight of the street lights.

B．The sight of the empty street.

C．The sight of a father with a child in his arms.

D．The sight of light in his own house.

【小题3】What can we infer about the reason why the father often shouts at his son?

A．The father is getting older and older.

B．The son has more fashionable opinions than his father.

C．They usually disagree with each other.

D．The father has got used to being a leader for long.

【小题4】What conclusion（结论）can be drawn after reading the passage?

A．The father treats his son in an unfair way.

B．The father is actually kind to his son.

C．The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.

D．The father is always finding mistakes with his son.

【小题5】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A． The Generation Gap	B．ASleepless Summer Night
C．An Iron Doorinside	D．Father’s Love

根据短文内容及首字母提示完成短文。
Round eyes, round head, round ears, round body! What is this lovely little animal? He looks l  1 a bear. But he is not a bear. He is a KOALA(考拉).
People in Australia love koalas and take care of t  2 .They have set up places for koalas to live s  3 . No one can kill them for their pretty fur. When a koala is b  4 ,he has no fur. And he is not as big as your little toe! The mother koala has a pocket in the front of her b  5 . The baby goes into this warm pocket. There he stays for six m  6 .
The koala could not live w  7  a special kind of tree. The tree gives him both his home and his food. For most of the day the koala s  8  in the tree. At night the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it. He likes eating only the bark (树皮) and the l  9 of the trees. He eats n  10  else. And he eats more than two pounds each night!
How lovely the koalas really are!

A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don’t smile because they think they ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mile, doesn’t have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. he even says that he has lost confidence because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people inherit teeth problems from their parents, while others’ teeth are damaged because of bad habits, like heavy smoking, eating too much sugar or not brush-ing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of then.

Smiling can help you to feel more confident and make other people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Katarina said that young children should laugh about 300 times a day, wile adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now!

根据短文内容，选出一个最佳答案填入题前括号内。

1. What has made Mike lose his confidence?

A. His bad habit.  B. His bad teeth.       C. Not smiling.         D. Eating too much sugar.

2. Many people don’t smile because     .

A. they don’t like smiling                     B. they think they are ugly 

C. their teeth are not beautiful                D. they can’t open their mouths

3. What can a dentist do according to the passage?

A. A dentist can tell you how to improve your bad teeth.

B. A dentist can help you to take care of your bad teeth.

C. A dentist can tell you how to brush your teeth.

D. Both A and B.

4. If you want to keep healthy, you had better     .

A. not smile often                          B. laugh all the time 

C. neiter smile nor laugh                   D. smile and even laugh often

5. How many times should a child laugh every day in doctor Kataria’s opinion?

 

A. Either 300 or 30 times a day.                B. Between 7 and 15 times a day.

C. Around 300 times a day.                      D. Only 30 times a day.