Henry found work in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich. Mr. King thought he was too lazy and was going to send him away. Henry was afraid and had to work hard.

It was a cold morning. It was snowing and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.

“It must be full of expensive things,” Henry said to himself. “I have to get it, or others will take it away. ”

He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove aside, hit a big tree and was hurt in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.

“But you’ve heard me this time.” said the judge.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”

“Cover the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf (聋的)one. Well, can you hear me? ”

“No, I can’t, Sir.”

1.What was Mr. King?

A．a driver           B．a doctor           C．a policeman        D．a shopkeeper

2.Why did Mr. King want to send Henry away?

A．Because Henry was too lazy.               B．Because Henry hoped to be rich.

C．Because Henry finished middle school.       D．Because Henry sold few books.

3.What did a driver do when he saw Henry run across the street?

A．He drove aside and hit a big tree.           B．He began to whistle to him.

C．He went out of the bookstore.              D．He shouted at him.

4.Why did Henry say that he was deaf?

A．He wanted to have a joke with the judge.

B．He wanted to get the judge’s help

C．He wanted to find another piece of work

D．He didn’t want to pay for the accident.

 

When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago. Why? Because I don’t need one. I have a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or something like that. All these devices（装置）tell the time—which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007. 

But while the wise have realized that they don’t need them, others—apparently including some distinguished men of our time—are spending total fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to £250.000 for a piece.

This is ridiculous. Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars. Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes. But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches. Expensive watches come with extra functions—but who needs them? How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole? So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?

If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note. Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it. Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world. 

Watches are now classified as“investments”(投资). A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly £350, 000, while the 1960s Rolexes have gone from £15, 000 to £30, 000 plus in a year. But a watch is not an investment. It's a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion. Prices may keep going up—they’ve been rising for 15 years. But when fashion moves on, the owner of that £350, 000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex.

1.It seems ridiculous to the writer that_______________.

A．people dive 300 meters into the sea

B．expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones

C．cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones

D．expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

2.What can be learned about Swiss watch industry from the passage?

A．It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors.

B．It targets rich people as its potential customers.

C．It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising.

D．It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches.

3.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．Watches? Not for Me!                    B．My Childhood Timex

C．Timex or Rolex?                        D．Watches—a Valuable Collection

 

On Christmas Eve a few years ago an English couple received a very special telephone call. It was only a 20-second call but it was very important. The Haydens’ 15-year-old daughter had disappeared six months before. On Christmas Eve she rang them. “I’m phoning to wish a happy Christmas,” she said, “I love you.”

Ronals and Edwine Hayden were so happy that they started a special telephone service called “Alive and Well”. The service helps parents to get in touch with children who have run away from home.

Young people can phone “Alive and Well” and leave a message for their parents. The telephones are answered by answering machines. So no one can speak to the child of making him return home.

Parents of runaway children who are under eighteen can ask the police to bring their children home, so children do not want to tell their parents where they are. Through “Alive and Well” they can telephone their parents without worrying about this or giving out their addresses.

The Haydens and their helpers write down the tape recorded telephone messages and connect the address given. Many of the 30,000 British teenagers who have left home are probably in London. For only two pence they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents. They can dial (拨) 5675339 and stop a parent’s worry: Is he dead or alive?

1.The Haydens’ daughter rang her parents         .

A. because she knew she had done something wrong

B. in order to give them her address

C. to say she was coming home soon

D. in order to comfort her worried parents

2.If you ring “Alive and Well”,         .

A. you will get the information you want

B. your message will be passed over to your parents

C. the police will bring you home

D. your parents will know where you are

3.From the passage, we can know that ________.

A. the Haydens received an “Alive and Well” call before Christmas

B. an “Alive and Well” call usually costs a lot

C. 30,000 British teenagers enjoyed the “Alive and Well” service

D. an “Alive and Well” call is very important for worrying parents

4.Through “Alive and Well”, parents of runaway children         .

A. often fail to persuade their children to return home

B. know nothing from their children

C. can say nothing to their children

D. can ask the police to help them to find lost children

5.What can we know about the Haydens’ daughter from the passage?

A. She died six months ago.

B. She had a quarrel with her parents.

C. She worked in “Alive and Well”.

D. She ran away from home half a year ago.

 

短文填词（满分5分，每小题0.5分）

1.When I found out that my train would be three hours late, I changed my idea and would take a bus _____(代替).

2.I was about to rush out of the train station ______ a

3.well-dressed old man took me ____ the arm, "Young

4.lady," said the gentleman, "Shouldn't you f____ out

5.the bus schedule before you rush out to c   (赶上)the

6.bus ". I stared at him with my mouth o    . How did  he

7.read my m______? Before I could say a word, he added, 

8. "You see, my train is ______(也) running late. The same idea

9.came to me. But I think a good conversation can help ____

10.the time. B_____ you know it, your train will be there." 

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to  1  her. One day, he went to the farmer to  2  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  3  . I’m going to release (释放)  4  bulls, one at a time. If you can  5  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”

  6 , the young man got out and stood in the field,  7   the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   8    and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   9    that one of the next bulls had to be a better   10   than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   11   .

A few   12    later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   13   and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   14  and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   15   was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.

The door opened a third time. A   16    came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   17    to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   18    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   19   , the bull had no tail.

Life is full of opportunities.    20  catch the first one.

1.                A．call            B．recognize       C．respect   D．marry

 

2.                A．remember      B．copy           C．ask  D．answer

 

3.                A．field           B．forest          C．river D．building

 

4.                A．two            B．three          C．four D．five

 

5.                A．see            B．cut            C．catch D．discover

 

6.                A．Immediately     B．Quietly         C．Finally    D．Proudly

 

7.                A．talking about     B．thinking of       C．looking for    D．waiting for

 

8.                A．moved         B．opened         C．broke    D．closed

 

9.                A．decided        B．noticed         C．suggested D．learned

 

10.               A．rule           B．help           C．choice    D．reason

 

11.               A．get up          B．go back         C．fall down  D．pass through

 

12.               A．seconds        B．days           C．hours D．months

 

13.               A．famous         B．big            C．short D．beautiful

 

14.               A．house          B．wall            C．ground    D．door

 

15.               A．fish            B．horse          C．bird D．bull

 

16.               A．pity           B．shame         C．smile D．tear

 

17.               A．explained       B．said           C．sang D．flew

 

18.               A．jumped         B．escaped        C．stopped   D．shouted

 

19.               A．anger          B．surprise        C．joy   D．excitement

 

20.               A．Never          B．Often          C．Seldom    D．Always