— What happened?

— The owner changed his mind and refused 　　　　 his house.

A．sell              B．sold              C．selling            D．to sell

 

Bob was cutting a branch（树枝） off a tree in his garden. While he was sawing（锯）, another man passed in the street. He stopped and said, “ Excuse me, but if you continue (继续)to saw（锯） that branch like that, you will fall down with it.” He said this because Bob was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk（树干） of the tree.

Bob said nothing. He thought, “ This is some foolish（愚笨的） person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.”

The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes. The branch fell and Bob fell with it.

“My God!” he cried. “That man knows the future!” and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live. But the man had gone.

1.One day Bob was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．off

2.While Bob was sawing, another man_______.

A．told him to stop working	B．told him he would fall down
C．would borrow something from him	D．would help him saw that branch

3.After hearing the man’s words, Bob thought that________.

A．that was a foolish person.	B．that was a wise person
C．that was a proud person	D．that fellow cheated him

4.What happened to Bob after a few minutes?

A. The branch fell.             B. Bob fell down to the ground.

C. Bob was hurt himself. 　　         D. Both A and B.

5.This story is about ________.

A．a foolish man

B．a wise man

C．cutting a tree

D．that we need to take good advice

 

I remember the first time I met Alfred after years. He was sitting on a bench in the park. He looked very sad and cold. He hadn’t got a coat on and it started to rain. Usually, I don’t like to stop to speak to a stranger who looked like that. His shoes were well-cleaned and his clothes were quite smart, but he did not have an umbrella with him and he was getting wet in the rain. I stopped walking and said to him in a nice voice. “ Are you OK?” he looked up, and was surprised to see me. He cried out. “ Are you …” he couldn’t remember my name. I was also surprised. He was Alfred! “ I’m Tom, Alfred, what are you doing here?” I asked. He did not explain to me, but caught my hand, and asked how my life was like. I told him that I was out of job. I suggested that we go somewhere warm and dry.
So we found a café nearby and continued our conversation. I learned that he married with two children, and his wife was Sherry. I could not believe my ears. Twenty years ago his best friend was Linda, and Sherry was his worst enemy! They often had quarrels ( 争吵) and fights in the play.
Alfred told me that he became a businessman when he graduated from the school and owned two companies in the city. I asked him why he was sitting in the rain in the park. He said that he had just had a quarrel with Sherry, and acting in the same way as when she was young, threw him out of the door and locked him　out. He was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was waiting for her to be calm and let him in again.
【小题1】What did Alfred look like?

A．Pleasant

B．Smart

C．Hungry

D．Well-dressed

【小题2】Alfred was ___ them.
A married B. nice C. weak D. strong
【小题3】 How was Alfred when he was Tom?

A．Happy

B．Surprised

C．Glad

D．Angry

【小题4】The writer ________

A．liked to speak to a stranger	B．met Alfred in a café
C．thought Alfred’s wife was Sherry	D．hadn’t met Alfred twenty years.

【小题5】What happened to Alfred?

A．He lost his wife	B．He lost his job
C．His wife didn’t let him go home	D．His friend didn’t want to see him.

Sophia Wu, 25, is a young Chinese woman who does business with her family in Santiago, Chile (智利). On February 27, she experienced a night that she will never forget.

　　"I was asleep and was woken up by powerful shaking at around 3:30 in the morning. My whole room was moving and I couldn't stand still. I wanted to run downstairs and go outside, but suddenly the wall got broken and the lights in the room went out. The room became so shaky that I couldn't move at all."

　　That night an 8.8-magnitude (震级) earthquake hit Chile. Buildings and bridges fell down. Electricity (电) and water services shut down. The Chilean Red Cross reported that about 500,000 homes were destroyed and more than 800 people died.

　　The earthquake has been the fifth strongest since 1900. More than 90 aftershocks (余震) followed the earthquake. A tsunami (海啸) was set off in the Pacific Ocean by the earthquake.

　　Scientists say that there are about 500,000 earthquakes in the world each year. Of these, only 20% are felt, and 100 of them cause damage.

　　So far, scientists haven't found a way to predict earthquakes. But you can learn to protect yourself during an earthquake. The most important thing to remember is to drop, cover and hold on. So remember to drop to the floor, get under something for cover and hold onto something strong during the shaking.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。（10分）

1. What happened to Sophia Wu on February 27?

A．Her house was burned in a fire.

B．She dreamed a terrible dream.

C．Her family died in a terrible accident.

D．A serious earthquake hit the city she was in.

2. Which is the correct order (顺序)?

a. Wu got up and found her whole room was moving.

b. Wu wanted to run downstairs and go out.

c. The wall got broken and the lights went out.

d. Wu was woken up by shaking.

A．a-b-c-d	B．d-a-b-c
C．d-b-a-c	D．c-a-b-d

3. Which is TRUE about the Chile Earthquake？

A．It had no aftershocks.

B．It destroyed five million homes.

C．It caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean.

D．It has been the fourth strongest earthquake since 1900.

4. From the passage, we know that about 　　　 of the earthquakes cause damage every year.

A．20%

B．10%

C．1%

D．0.02%

5. How should we protect ourselves during an earthquake?

A．We should run outside as quickly as possible.

B．We should drop, cover and hold on.

C．We should shout loudly for help.

D．We should call 120 quickly.