A little girl was given so many picture books on her seventh birthday that her father. Who should have run his office and let her mother run the home, thought his daughter should give one or two of her new books to a little neighbor boy named Robert, who had visited their home sometimes.

   Now, taking books, or anything else, from a little girl is like taking sweets from a baby, but the father of the little girl had his way and Robert got a couple of her books. “After all, that leaves you with nine,” said the father, who thought he was a child psychologist（心理学家）,and couldn’t shout his big stupid mouth on the subject.

  A few weeks later, the father went to his library to look up “father” in The Oxford English Dictionary, eager to enjoy the praise of fatherhood through the centuries, but he couldn’t find volume（册）F-G and then he discovered that others were missing too. A-B,L-M, V-Z. He looked everywhere for them, and learned what had happened to the four missing volumes.

   “A man came to the door this morning” said the little daughter, “and he didn’t know how to get from here to Torrington or from Torrington to Wintec, and he was a kind man, much nicer than Robert, and so I gave him four of your books After all, there are thirteen volumes in the Oxford English Dictionary, and that leaves you with nine.

According to the writer’s opinion,      

A. a mother should keep house and father educate the children

B. A father should run the home as well as his office

C. A father should run his office and leave his children to his wife

D. A father shouldn’t only run his office but educate his children

“The father of the little girl has his way” means       

the father went out to work in his office 

B. the father decided to the girl a lesson

C. the father still did what he wanted to.

Considering himself a psychologist, the father        

couldn’t stop discussing the subject    

B. couldn’t helping（禁不住）talking about the subject

couldn’t refuse to listen to the subject  

D. couldn’t give an explanation of he subject

What’s still unclear to us in the story?

A. The exact number of the picture books the girl had received.

B. How many volumes the Oxford English Dictionary includes.

C. Whether each volume of the dictionary includes entries beginning with two letters.

D. Whether the father knew his daughter’s mind well

What do we know about the little girl?

A. She liked Robert very much.            B. She liked reading dictionary

She dislikes what her father did to her picture books.  

D. She is a kind and helpful girl.

Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have prevented students from carrying mobile phone during school hours.

  Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

  Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction(伤心的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

  She said some schools had tried not to let students use mobile phones at school. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

  Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school. They were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

  Many people say that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

Middle schools are prevented from carrying mobile phones      .

A. because they often talk with their friends   B. when they are free from homework

C. when they are at school                 D. because they cheat in exams

Some children get mobile phones      .

A. by telling lies to their parents            B. by making trouble in class

C. from their parents and friends            D. from some mobile phone users

Which of the following statements is true?

A. No school in Australia has done anything about the mobile phone use among students.

B. Teachers don’t allow the students to leave their mobile phones at school offices.

C. Some students had their mobile phones stolen at school.

D. Parents give their children mobile phones for no good reason.

It is implied（暗含） in the passage that      .

A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B. it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phone at school

C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so _6_ that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was _7_ for her.

Then a pretty girl rushed towards me，saying，“Hi，where are you going？”I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to _8_ her. Clearly she had taken me for somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness，_9_ to give explanation to my girlfriend later.

Noticing my dialogue with somebody else，my girlfriend raised her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously，“who’s she？” The pretty girl，quite _10_ of the situation，spoke out first，“Hi，let me _11_ myself. I’m Nancy，used to be _12_.Very glad to meet you.” She behaved very _13_.

But I was at a loss to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend _14_ the pretty girl again turned to me，“Will you give me your cellphone number so that we can keep contact(联系) later？” I had to submit to her _15_.

Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop. A minute later I got a short _16_ on my phone from a stranger. My girlfriend _17_ my phone and read the note. It was from the girl，who said，“Just now，two thieves tried to pick your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the _18_ stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also _19_ to leave at the same stop. Because of the _20_ I delayed my departure. Now you’ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck.”

1.                A．tiring          B．slow           C．crowded D．messy

 

2.                A．ready          B．available        C．special   D．suitable

 

3.                A．identify         B．realize          C．remind   D．judge

 

4.                A．preferring      B．planning        C．managing D．promising

 

5.                A．proud          B．careful         C．afraid    D．aware

 

6.                A．explain         B．enjoy          C．introduce D．help

 

7.                A．partners        B．neighbors       C．friends   D．colleagues

 

8.                A．naturally        B．generously      C．cautiously D．normally

 

9.                A．while          B．before         C．when D．until

 

10.               A．request        B．question        C．command  D．opinion

 

11.               A．suggestion      B．warning        C．notice D．message

 

12.               A．removed       B．seized          C．found D．caught

 

13.               A．terminal        B．former         C．previous   D．latter

 

14.               A．pretending      B．intending       C．demanding D．announcing

 

15.               A．incident        B．matter         C．accident   D．affair

 

 

Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have prevented students from carrying mobile phone during school hours.

  Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

  Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction(伤心的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

  She said some schools had tried not to let students use mobile phones at school. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

  Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school. They were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

  Many people say that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1.Middle schools are prevented from carrying mobile phones      .

A. because they often talk with their friends   B. when they are free from homework

C. when they are at school                 D. because they cheat in exams

2.Some children get mobile phones      .

A. by telling lies to their parents            B. by making trouble in class

C. from their parents and friends            D. from some mobile phone users

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A. No school in Australia has done anything about the mobile phone use among students.

B. Teachers don’t allow the students to leave their mobile phones at school offices.

C. Some students had their mobile phones stolen at school.

D. Parents give their children mobile phones for no good reason.

4.It is implied（暗含） in the passage that      .

A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B. it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phone at school

C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours