A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.

After a few days he decided to see a doctor.

"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.

"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "

The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.

"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"

The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "

1.Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?

A．Because he didn't finish his lessons.

B．Because he worked too hard.

C．Because he was worried about his homework.

D．Because there was a lot of noise.

2. What did the doctor ask the young man to do?

A．To drink much water before going to bed.

B．To count numbers while he was lying in bed.

C．To count numbers before he went to bed.

D．To take some medicine and go to bed earlier.

3. The young man returned to the doctor's office the next day because_____

A．he wanted to thank the doctor

B．he felt better and wanted some more medicine

C．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

D．he still couldn't go to sleep at night

4.The young man counted_______

A．from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

B．from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

C．from 1 to 1,000 and fell asleep

D．from 568 to 1,000

5. In fact the young man ______

A．didn't understand the doctor's suggestion

B．was not able to count numbers

C．was very afraid to stay at home by himself

D．wasn't sleepy at all

 

Last year I travelled to Paris by plane. I was very excited because I knew I would meet a lot of interesting people and see some amazing things there. On the night before I left, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep at all. When I sat on the plane the next day, I felt very tired. I wanted to have a good sleep during the 9-hour flight. Unluckily, there was a baby sitting next to me. It cried and screamed during the whole trip. How could I fall asleep with all of that noise?
When I arrived in Paris at last, it was already 8 o’clock in the evening. I felt even more tired. After getting off the plane, I went to my hotel at once. I paid no attention to the beautiful evening scenery of Paris. I just wanted to have a good rest in my room. When I lay down on the comfortable bed, I fell asleep very quickly.
A sudden noise woke me up at midnight. I didn’t know what happened, so I turned on the light. What did I see? You wouldn’t believe it! I saw two mice playing on the floor!
What a terrible trip!
【小题1】How did the writer travel to Paris?

A．By train.

B．By plane.

C．By boat.

D．By car.

【小题2】When did the writer probably start his trip?

A．At about 9 a.m.	B．At about 10 a.m.
C．At about 11 a.m.	D．At about 12 a.m.

【小题3】Why did the writer feel even more tired when he arrived in Paris?

A．Because he didn’t sleep well the night before.

B．Because he didn’t want to go to Paris.

C．Because a baby sang songs all the way during the whole trip.

D．Because the flight was too long and a baby cried and screamed during the whole trip.

【小题4】What did the writer see in the hotel room at midnight?

A．A mouse.

B．A cat.

C．Two cats.

D．Two mice.

【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The writer had a good rest in the hotel room.

B．The writer couldn’t sleep well in the hotel room, either.

C．The writer enjoyed the first night in Paris a lot.

D．The writer would never travel by plane again

0ur village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife.  He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window.  When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 账单) for his job.
My wife said to me quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today. ”But she said in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said.  John laughed and gave me his bill for the work.  I read:
One dining table                 10^th November, 2011
Cost of wood                    $ 17:00
Paint                           $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour)          $8. 00
Total                           $36. 50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said.  “I’m glad it’s only the 10^th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute.  Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) it up again, You can forget the date-------”
I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
【小题1】Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A． Because he didn’t want the writer to check the bill carefully.

B． Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.

C．Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other.

D．Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like.

【小题2】How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?

A．$ 26. 50

B．$36. 50

C．$56. 50

D．$57. 50

【小题3】When John got the money, he was happy because__________________________.

A． he felt lucky to get the money for his work

B． he got paid a lot more than usual for his work

C． he got as much money as he had expected

D． he didn’t have to add up the costs any more

【小题4】Which word can best describe John?

A． Clever

B． Silly

C． Dishonest

D． Humorous(幽默的)

【小题5】What can we learn about John from the passage?

A． He made a mistake carelessly in the bill

B． He tried to get more money for his work.

C． He had written the bill before the writer got home

D． He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife.

Last year I travelled to Paris by plane. I was very excited because I knew I would meet a lot of interesting people and see some amazing things there. On the night before I left, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep at all. When I sat on the plane the next day, I felt very tired. I wanted to have a good sleep during the 9-hour flight. Unluckily, there was a baby sitting next to me. It cried and screamed during the whole trip. How could I fall asleep with all of that noise?
When I arrived in Paris at last, it was already 8 o’clock in the evening. I felt even more tired. After getting off the plane, I went to my hotel at once. I paid no attention to the beautiful evening scenery of Paris. I just wanted to have a good rest in my room. When I lay down on the comfortable bed, I fell asleep very quickly.
A sudden noise woke me up at midnight. I didn’t know what happened, so I turned on the light. What did I see? You wouldn’t believe it! I saw two mice playing on the floor!
What a terrible trip!
【小题1】How did the writer travel to Paris?

A．By train.

B．By plane.

C．By boat.

D．By car.

【小题2】When did the writer probably start his trip?

A．At about 9 a.m.	B．At about 10 a.m.
C．At about 11 a.m.	D．At about 12 a.m.

【小题3】Why did the writer feel even more tired when he arrived in Paris?

A．Because he didn’t sleep well the night before.

B．Because he didn’t want to go to Paris.

C．Because a baby sang songs all the way during the whole trip.

D．Because the flight was too long and a baby cried and screamed during the whole trip.

【小题4】What did the writer see in the hotel room at midnight?

A．A mouse.

B．A cat.

C．Two cats.

D．Two mice.

【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The writer had a good rest in the hotel room.

B．The writer couldn’t sleep well in the hotel room, either.

C．The writer enjoyed the first night in Paris a lot.

D．The writer would never travel by plane again

阅读理解

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked(敲) at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up(被叫醒) again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight. In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note(纸条) and stuck(贴) it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t know the time.” Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It’s a quarter to nine.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.How many persons asked the driver about the time?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. The first person knocked at the window of the car _________.

A．at five to eight	B．at half past eight
C．at five past eight	D．at a quarter to nine

3. Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?

A．Because he didn’t want anybody to trouble him.

B．Because he didn’t know the time.

C．Because he needed somebody to wake him up.

D．Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time.

4. The third person knocked at the window to __________.

A．tell him what time it was	B．ask him not to sleep
C．see if the driver was sleeping	D．ask him the time

5.  The driver ________ in his car.

A．had a good sleep	B．had no seat
C．didn’t have a good rest	D．always closed his eyes