Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country go to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It’s very hard to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for travelling.
Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a farm. It was clean and beautiful. The animals were very lovely, we thought it was a nice place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down under a big green tree and began to eat. Suddenly, a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and had our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a bad trip it was!
【小题1】Many people don’t like to stay at home on holidays because_______________.

A．they have much money

B．the weather is pretty poor

C．they want to see something new

D．they want to see different people

【小题2】Last May Day, the trip of my family was _______________

A．interesting	B．relaxing
C．unpleasant	D．exciting

【小题3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “blew”?

A．蓝色	B．刮风
C．吹起	D．卷起

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect．I
often wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he’s so special and so good at
everything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football
team．
Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something
special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class．”
When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0，I
wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he
hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I
was going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．
My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big
hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．
The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．
1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this
is the proudest moment of my life．’’
It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a
Nobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．
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【小题1】The writer felt it       to be the son of a famous person．

A．1ucky

B．natural

C．hard

D．pleasant

【小题2】In order to_       the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．

A．become astronaut	B．become a great hero
C．be made school team captain	D．be made class president

【小题3】What did the boy probably write in his composition?

A．A lot of special things he had done．

B．The story of his father as an astronaut．

C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．

D．The experiences his father had in middle school．

【小题4】The writer felt proud when he          ．

A．got a prize in a writing competition	B．won a Nobel Prize
C．saved a child from a burning building	D．discovered a new star

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．My daydream	B．My father’s son
C．My famous father	D．My happy family

Accident Report Form

Accident	A car crashed into a tree. People were all trapped in the car.
Weather conditions	There was a heavy snow.
Date of call	December 3,2009
Time of call	9:30 pm
Name of caller	Mrs. Green
Place	Zhongshan Road, Harbin
Conditions of victims	Mr Green hurt his head. Mrs Green hurt her left leg. Their daughter felt terrified.
Action	Policement arrived at 9:40 pm and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 pm.

【小题1】What time did Mrs Green call the police?
A.At 9:30 am          B.At 9:30 pm           C.At 9:40 pm
【小题2】How many people were trapped in the car?
A.One                 B.Two                 C.Three
【小题3】Whose left leg was hurt?
A.Mrs Green’s         B.Mr Green’s           C.Mrs Green’s daughter’s.
【小题4】How was the weather that day?
A.It was sunny         B.It was snowy         C.It was rainy.
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The car crashed into a wall.
B.The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital.
C.The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Harbin.

I’m seventeen. I worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter (柜台) and I put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.
While working, I wore a plate with my name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, “Mr. Castle, how are you?” We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, “It was nice talking to you, Brett.” I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate. If he’d have said, “Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?” I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here.
The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn’t accept tips(小费). Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction(反应)is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, “Oh, thanks a lot.” When you say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” they feel a little put down. They say, “No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket. You say, “I really can’t.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put a tip in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I was puzzled and didn’t know what to do. Should I d have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something?
I decided that one year had been enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.
【小题1】. From the second paragraph, we can infer (推断) that ________.

A．the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job

B．people can easily start talking with a name plate

C．Mr. Castle mistook Irving for Brett

D．Irving was the writer’s real name

【小题2】. The box boy refused to accept tips because ________.

A．customers only gave small tips to

B．some customers had strange ideas about tipping

C．he didn’t want to fight with the customers

D．the store didn’t allow the box boys to take tips

【小题3】. The underlined phrase “put down” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．relaxed	B．upset
C．bored	D．surprised

【小题4】What can be the best title for this text?

A．How I Could Find a Job

B．How I Got along with Customers

C．Why I Gave up My Job

D．Why I couldn’t Take Tips

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”

“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks (卡住) in the car door.”

“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. “I’ll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.

“Right,” the man said. “I’m ready,” and he began to push the box hard.

For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.

They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let’s try again. One, two, three!” They went on moving the box.

At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”

“Get it out?” the woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in! You know?”

1.Where did this story happen?

A．At a bank.	B．In a shop.
C．In the street.	D．In the woman’s car.

2.Who got in the car to move the box?

A．The woman.	B．The man.
C．Both of them.	D．Neither of them.

3.The underlined word “exhausted” means “________” in Chinese.

A．精疲力竭的	B．激动的
C．充满希望的	D．沮丧的

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the story?

A．The man stuck in the car door.

B．The woman asked the man for help.

C．The man refused to help the woman.

D．The woman tried to get the box into the car.

5.What do you think of the man?

A．He is a helpful man.	B．He looks very strong.
C．He is funny and stupid.	D．He likes to play jokes