补全对话（5×1’）

A: Where do you live?

B: __1.__

A: __2.____

B: I live 10 miles from school.

A: How do you usually go to school?

B: __3.___

A: How long does it take?

B: Twenty minutes by bus and about 50 minutes by bike. __4.___  

A: It’s near to my school.

B: Do you usually go to school on a bike?

A: No. __5.___

A: What about you?                   B: I ride a bike.

C: By bus, but sometimes I ride the bike to school.

D: I live far from school.               E: I usually go to school by bus

F: I usually walk to school              G: How far is it?

 

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I’m a Chinese boy．My English name is Bob．I live far   1   school．I often go to school   2   a bike．I don’t like to be   3  ．I always get to school on time．

Last Wednesday morning, I rode my bike to school   4   usual．Suddenly there was something   5   with the wheel of my bike．I couldn’t ride it, so I got off the bike．I tried my best, but it still didn’t work．I was very worried and didn’t know what to do．

Just at the   6  , an old man came over．He asked me what had   7  ．I told him the sad thing．He said he could   8   me．A few minutes later, he mended the bike well．I was very glad and said, “Thank you very much!”

But the old man went away   9   saying any words．Then I rode to school as   10   as I could．Luckily, I reached the classroom in time．

I will never forget the old kind man!

One summer evening as I was cooking dinner, there was a knock at the door. I opened it and saw an old man. But his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good evening. I come to see if you have a room for just one night. I live far away from here, and there's no bus till next morning. ”

I told him we would find him a bed, but it was not comfortable. I went inside and cooked dinner. When we were ready, I asked him if he would like to join us. “No, thank you. I have plenty.” When I had finished the dinner, I went out to talk with him. He told me he fished for a living to help his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was ill and too weak to do anything.

At bedtime, we put a bed in the children's room for him. On his next trip, as a gift, he brought a big fish and some fresh vegetables. In the years he came to stay overnight with us, and there was never a time he did not bring us some fish or vegetables from his garden.

 I know it was thankful for our family to know him, from whom we learn what was to accept the bad without a complaint(抱怨) and the good with thanks.

1Why did the old man go to the writer's house?

A. To give a fish to the writer.                   B. To stay for the night.

C. To sell some fish.                             D. To ask for some money.

2 How many people were there in the old man's daughter's family?

A. Two.           B. Four.                 C. Six.           D. Seven.

3 Which of the following is true?

 A. The old man stayed for the night with the writer only once.

 B. The old man came to the writer's house to ask for some food.

 C. The old man came to stay with the writer for the night many times.

 D. The old man felt lonely because he had no son or daughter.

British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sarah and Bobby Green, became young millionaires(百万富翁) when they opened a chain of American-style coffee shops in the UK.

Having the idea: It started when Sarah took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sarah told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they started their own coffee shop. Sarah fell in love with the idea.

Doing the research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap (空缺) in the market.” In 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in the center of London.

Making it work: The first year was very difficult. British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has ￡30 million a year.

Advice for others: Sarah has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”

4What kind of company do they run?

A. A fast-food restaurant.                                B. A tea shop.   

C. A coffee shop.                       D. A big hotel.

5 Where are their Coffee Republic shops?

A. All over the UK.                        B. All over the US.

C. In the center of London.                D. In New York.

6Which information is mentioned in the passage?

A. Sarah was not interested in Bobby’s idea.

 B. British people never drank coffee before 1995.

 C. Sarah’s best-selling book is about how to make coffee.

 D. Sarah found a business chance while doing the research.

Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B. C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world's population is left-handed.

  Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person's two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain(脑). The right side of the brain, which makes a person's hands and eyes work together, controls(控制) the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.

No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged(伤害) when they are born. However, this doesn't happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因)for right-handedness, he/she may become either right-handed or left-handed according (根据)to the chance and the people they work or live with.

  Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don't have to.

7 After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists

found ____________.

A. the art began from 1,500 B. C.

B. the works of art ended in the 1950s

C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed

D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed

8 How many people in the world are left-handed now?

A. Less than one sixth.                 B. More than a half.

C. About 40%.                             D. The passage doesn't tell us.

9 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.

B. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.

C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.

D. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.

10 What is the best title for this passage?

A. Left-handed People                           B. Scientists' New Inventions

 C. Which Hand                         D. Different Brains, Different Hands

Dear Harry Potter,
       Hi! I'm Kevin from India. I really feel lucky to write you a letter.
      Though I live far away from your world, I think we are a little alike, You are a great wizard (奇才). You have done lots of magical things to be amazed at. Although I don't do magic. I do believe in it. Well, I'm also a wizard at school. And I can often get As, but I am not a bookworm. I like to play jokes in class, which sometimes make my teachers angry. I also have many friends. They often get me into and out of trouble. No matter what has happened, we still get close together.
      Oh, I almost forget to tell you that our school is almost like yours, Hogwarts. It's a special one for excellent students. We have modern classes and technology lessons. But when much is given, much is expected, so I often stay up late just to finish my homework. It really makes me tired and bored.
      Luckily, I can read your stories in my free time. I feel like I know you. You have a mind of your own. You are young, but you know how to take responsibility(责任) for your decisions. Also you think with a clear head even in danger. What a great boy you are ! How I wish I could meet you soon!
      May you have a nice time.

yours, Kevin

1. Kevin and Harry are a little alike because_______.
    A. they almost have the same experience
    B. their worlds are full of magic
    C. their schools are close to each other
    D. they both like the same subjects
2. In the passage, "a bookworm" means a person_______.
    A. who likes keeping worms      

B. who is loved by teachers at school
    C. who is nervous of reading books 

D. who enjoys nothing but reading
3. From the passage we know that Kevin_______.
    A. is a slow boy in class          

B. is fed up with much homework
    C. doesn't believe in magic       

D. likes to keep quiet in class
4. Kevin writes to Harry to tell him many things EXCEPT_______.
    A. his friends         B. his school life  

C. his trouble         D. his family
5. Which of the following is NOT the reason (原因) that Kevin likes Harry?
    A. Harry can do magical things.  
    B. Harry keeps a clear head in danger.
    C. Harry likes reading stories.  
    D. Harry takes responsibility for what he has decided.