A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew busily. She was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the airline hostess passed the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid attention to her. When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the airline hostess to hand him the passengers’ brochure（小册子）. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him. Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and broke a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?” That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?
【小题1】What did the passenger need when the plane just took off?

A．A booklet to write something.

B．A cup of water to take his medicine.

C．The stewardess to make an apologize.

D．To get off the plane at once.

【小题2】Why did the air hostess forget to give him the water?

A．Because the passenger was angry.

B．Because the passenger was very cruel.

C．Because she was very busy.

D．Because she was not friendly to the passenger.

【小题3】The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “sincere” is ________.

A．自豪的

B．婉转的

C．真诚的

D．委屈的

【小题4】Why was the air hostess very sad?

A．She thought the passenger would write down bad words.

B．She thought she couldn’t give the passenger any help.

C．She thought the passenger would tell her manager.

D．She thought she should say sorry to the passenger again.

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Maria家楼上搬来了新邻居，他们的某些行为经常影响Maria和她家人的休息。因此她给邻居写了一封信。请根据这封信，完成下面表格。

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Green, Welcome to our neighborhood. I’m very glad that you and your family become our neighbor. However, I am sorry to say that you have brought some trouble to us. Mr. Green, would you please not play the drum late into the night? We can’t fall asleep until you stop it. Mrs. Green, you are always like the early bird. So would you please not sing so loud in the early morning? And your son Paul is playing balls at home all day. Would you please ask him not to play there? There is a big playground in front of our building. What’s more, your daughter Emma plays music too loud. She makes so much noise. My little baby starts to cry as soon as she plays the crazy music. Thank you for your understanding! Yours, Maria

 

To whom	Complaint	Suggestion	To whom
Mr. Green	Plays the drum late into the night	1.	Mr. Green
Mrs. Green	2.	Please don’t sing so loud in the early morning.	Mrs. Green
Emma	3.	Please don’t play music too loud.	Emma
Paul	4	5.	Paul

 

用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

1.Mr. White gave Lucy a nice gift and she ___________ (thank) him very much.

2. —What do you think of my plan?

—Sorry. What’s that? I ___________ (listen) to my favourite song.

3. —Did Leonard enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?

—Yes, he did. He ___________ (not meet) his old friends for a long time.

4.Shouldn’t he ___________ (pay) more though he doesn’t mind doing extra work for the company?

5.The suspect was seen ___________ (hit) that young woman in the street at that time.

6. Daniel told me that he ___________ (take) care of my pet for me in the next few days.

7.It is the second time Lucy __________ (ride) to school on her own.

8. To do this would be __________ (cut) the foot to fit the shoe.

9.The paintings he devoted all his life to ___________ (show) successfully last week.

10.If I ___________ (have) a rest when he comes, please ask him to wait for a while in my office.

 

The clock struck（敲）eight，but I was still on the bed．I could hear it was blowing strongly．“It must be windy outside，” I thought． I came to the small town a week ago． I sold some clothes to a ten and friends．So I tried to meet the manager and ask him to pay for them．I was out of luck（运气不好）．He went to London and I had to wait for him here．There was no theatre here but a cinema．The films were all too old．I preferred staying in the small hotel to sitting in the cold cinema． Half an hour later，I felt hungry．I had to get up．It was white everywhere and some children were skiing down the hill．On my way to the small restaurant，I saw a boy fall on to a rock （岩石）．I ran to him quickly and carried him to a hospital．Soon his parents came here．Now I knew the boy was just the manager's son．He thanked me very much and gave me the money after we had a dinner．
【小题1】What was the weather like ？
______________________________
【小题2】What did the writer come to the town for？
______________________________
【小题3】Why did the writer prefer staying in the hotel？
______________________________
【小题4】When did the writer get up？
______________________________
【小题5】Why did the manager thank the writer？
______________________________  

Dear Mr Zhu,
I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn’t even love us at all.
Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!
What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.
How can I help my son without harming our relationship?
Yours
Liu Zhenhua
【小题1】 What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

A．A teacher.	B．A magazine columnist.
C．A youth worker.	D．A doctor.

【小题2】From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu’s son is _______ to his parents.

A．friendly

B．thankful

C．polite

D．rude

【小题3】What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?

A．To blame his son.

B．To ask for help with his son.

C．To say something about his son.

D．To complain to him about his son.

【小题4】What do you think is the possible answer for the father?

A．The father should let the son alone.

B．The father should give his son a beating.

C．The father should allow his son his freedom.

D．The father should be patient enough to have communication with the son.