Jane often do her homwork after supper?

1. A.
   Do
2. B.
   Is
3. C.
   Does
4. D.
   Shall

__ Jane often do her homwork after supper?

A. Do    B. Is    C. Does     D. Shall

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dear Jane,

    I'm pleased to receive your letter __21__ about information about China's high-speed trains and the Qingming Festival.

    With the developing of China’s __22__, more and more high-speed railways are under __23__. There are several advantages for high-speed trains. The reasons are as follows:

    First, it's more __24__ for us to go travelling by high-speed train, because they can run as fast as 350 kilometers per hour!

    Second, you may find it's more comfortable when taking such a train, with more space for more passengers to sit __25__, and more security measures are taken to make it safer.

Further more, high-speed railways __26__ only half of the land as freeways need. At the same time they make less __27__ because they use less energy and make less noise!

Next I’ll __28__ you something about the Qingming Festival.

The Qingming Festival, also __29__ the Tomb-sweeping Day, coming __30__ April 5 every year, is one of the most important __31__ in China.

On this important day, people, often with a __32__ family, go to sweep their ancestor’s __33__. Meanwhile, they will __34__ sacrifices before the tombs to show their respect __35__ the deceased. At the same time, many people will present flowers and some other __36__ before the tombs of the martyrs in __37__ of their heroic deeds.

However, the Qingming Festival is also __38__ with happiness and joy when all the members of a family get __39__. Children are pleased when they are going hiking in the mountain, flying kites with their fellows, or having a big meal with their family members who have been __40__ for a long time!

I'm looking forward to your letter.

Best wishes.

    Yours

Li Hua

A. asked        B. asking       C. to ask          D. ask

A. economy     B. inspiration    C. industry        D. agriculture

A. pressure      B. discussion    C. consideration    D. construction

A. comfortable   B. mysterious    C. convenient      D. eager

A. on           B. in           C. at             D. out

A. cover        B. take in        C. look up        D. stare at

A. dust         B. effect         C. advantage      D. pollution

A. look for      B. introduce      C. judge          D. go through

A. called        B. saw          C. calling         D. seeing

A. on          B. around       C. in             D. out of

A. days        B. inventions     C. festivals       D. preparations

A. all          B. single        C. whole         D. frightened

A. tombs       B. houses        C. buildings      D. mountains

A. send        B. cut in        C. clear           D. provide

A. for         B. to           C. at              D. from

A. roses       B. rice          C. items           D. pieces

A. front       B. case          C. heart           D. memory

A. filled       B. full          C. covered         D. shortened

A. in          B. together      C. away           D. up

A. parted       B. party        C. parting          D. apart

It happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President. A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was ,in his words, “a brilliantly（精彩地）written book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.

And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In the World Book Day’s “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The report lists ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading, and as I’m not one to lie too often (I’d hate to be caught out ),I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire top ten . But I am pleased to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s really brilliant.

The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it. It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky(I haven’t read him,but haven’t lied about it either )and Herman Melville.

Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more in –depth!

But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J. k. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story(I’ll come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).

64. How did the author find his friend a book liar?

A. By judging his manner of speaking.

B. By looking into his background.

C. By mentioning a famous name.

D. By discussing the book itself.

65. Which of the following is a “guilty secret”according to the World Book Day report?

A. Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list.

B. 42% of people pretended to have read 1984.

C. The author admitted having read 9 books.

D. Dreams From My Father is hardly read.

66. By lying about reading, a person hopes to      .

A. control the conversation

B. appear knowledgeable

C. learn about the book

D. make more friends

67. What is the author’s attitude to 58%of readers?

A. Favorable.

B. Uncaring

C. Doubtful

D. Friendly

While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.

Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me.

During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”. I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about.

Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor (分娩), so I was unable to read. The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives.

We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son. Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly.

1.Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?

A. Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time.

B. Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby.

C. Because she had nothing else to do except reading.

D. Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.

2.According to the story, we can know that the Harry Potter books _________________.

A. made the family’s trip more exciting

B. include five books all together

C. have someone called Seamus in them

D. can help people deal with their problems

3.The writer named her son Seamus because ___________________.

A. she wanted to keep her trip in memory

B. she loved this name very much

C. her son doesn’t have Irish blood

D. it is a perfect name for a boy

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

A. They planned their trip after getting the shocking news.

B. They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on.

C. They felt excited when they almost finished the trip.

D. They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Funny Stories Of My Family           B. Seamus And Harry Potter

C. How We Got To Louisiana              D. How My Son Got His Name