A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist(珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.
| A．refused | B．accepted | C．forgave | D．doubted |
The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.
| A．brave | B．patient | C．clever | D．honest |
What may be the best title for this passage?
| A．An Experienced Gemologist | B．Experience, the Best Teacher |
| C．Experience of a Young Man | D．A Confident Teacher |
One day, in an English class, the students are having their lessons. Their teacher, a young woman is very happy. She sings some nice songs with them and then she goes to the blackboard and writes “SMILES” on it. “This is the longest（最长）word in English,” she says to the class.
A girl stands up and says, “It has only six letters. How can it be the longest word in English?”
The teacher smiles and says, “Oh, look! There is a mile（英里）between the first letter and the last one.”
( )6. One day, the students are having _________.
A. a good time B. a big meal C. a long meeting D. an English lesson
( )7. The young woman sings some nice songs with __________.
A. her children B. her students C. the teacher D. a girl
( )8. What does the teacher write on the blackboard?
A. A letter. B. A word. C. A song. D. Her name.
( )9. A girl _________ what the teacher says.
A. asks B. believes(相信) C. doesn’t D. doesn’t believe
( )10. Is the word “SMILES” the longest in English?
A. Yes. B. No. C. Certainly. D. Sure.
Hi! My name is Hunt. Here is a picture of my class. Joan is short and is wearing a yellow dress. She is good at maths. David is tall and has black hair. He is good at playing basketball. He is on the school team. Mike is big. He has small eyes. He is funny. He can play football. Lily has long hair, she can speak Japanese.
Helen is a black girl. She has short hair. She likes swimming. She is on the swimming team. I like music. Can you find me? I’m the boy with glasses. Becky is new here. She comes from Hong Kong. She has black hair and black eyes. She speaks English well. And she is very good at computer.
( )1.The colour of Joan’s dress is ________.
A. blue B. black C. red D. yellow
( )2. ________ has long hair.
A. Joan B. Lily C. Helen D. Becky
( )3.Which is right?
A .David is short. B. Mike has long hair.
C. Helen is a white girl. D. Becky is good at computer.
( )4.Hunt likes ________.
A. basketball B .football C .music D. computer
( )5.Helen is on the ________team
A. music B. football C. bashetball D. swimming
He was driving home one evening when he saw an old lady standing by the road. He could tell she needed help. So he stopped his car in front of her car and got out.
He smiled at her, but she was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry.
He said: “I’m here to help you ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car? By the way ,my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire（轮胎瘪了）. Joe crawled under the car and soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. She said that she couldn’t thank him enough for his help. Joe just smiled as he closed her trunk（后备箱）.
She asked him how much she owed（欠）him. But Joe wasn’t thinking about the money. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should lend a hand.
He waited until she had driven off and felt good as he headed for home.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small café. She went in to get a bite to eat. The waitress brought a clean towel for her to wipe her wet hair. The waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（怀孕的）.It was tiring for her to move about. But she did it all with a sweet smile on her face. The lady was moved by the wonderful service the waitress was giving. After the lady had finished her meal, and the waitress had gone to get her change（零钱）from a ￥100 bill, the lady slipped（溜）out the door. At her table, the waitress found something written on a napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady had written. It said: “You don’t owe me a thing. I know life is hard for you right now. Someone once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain（链）of love end with you.”When the old lady first saw the man, she was .
| A．scared | B．excited | C．interested | D．relaxed |
Joe wanted the old lady to for his help.
| A．pay money back | B．see someone who needed help |
| C．lend him a hand | D．help someone else in need |
The old lady was moved by the waitress because .
| A．she was nearly eight months pregnant | B．it was tiring for her to move about |
| C．there was a sweet smile on her face | D．she offered him a wonderful service |
The old lady helped the waitress by .
| A．drawing something on a napkin | B．buying something to eat |
| C．giving her some money | D．giving her a ride |
What’s the best title（标题）of the article?
| A．A man, an old lady and a waitress. | B．Helping someone in need. |
| C．Love is really important. | D．Unbroken chain of love. |
If we are driving a car or crossing a street, we will stop when the traffic lights turn red. Why do we use red rather than other colors?
As we know, scattering (散射) happens when light goes through the air. For the same media, if the wavelength (波长) is long, the scattering will be short. If the wavelength is short, then the scattering will be long.
Of all light we can see red has the longest wavelength, so the scattering is the weakest. That means the red light travels far. In fact, it travels farther on rainy days.
Using the red light can help drivers in farther areas see the lights. It helps drivers slow down or stop in time. If drivers don’t see the red light until they are close, they may not be able to stop the car in time. An accident may happen. Red can also excite people. We can act more quickly when we see the color red.
In a word, red light helps drivers stop in time and help prevent accidents.______ has the longest wavelength of all light we can see.
| A．Red | B．Green | C．Yellow | D．Black |
Red light travels farther on ______ days.
| A．windy | B．sunny | C．rainy | D．cloudy |
Red can make people act more quickly because ____________.
| A．red can make people happier | B．the scattering of red is very short |
| C．the scattering of red is very long | D．red can make people more excited |
The underlined word “prevent” means ______ in Chinese.
| A．逃避 | B．防止 | C．处理 | D．检查 |
The passage mainly tells us ____________.
| A．why accidents happen | B．how the red light travels |
| C．why we use red traffic lights | D．how to stop in time at traffic lights |
One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought , “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”
“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.The writer was puzzled because .
| A．the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him. |
| B．the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!” |
| C．the foreigner was not polite. |
| D．the writer was very clever |
What made the foreigner laugh?
| A．The English idioms | B．The writer’s talking about the Great Wall |
| C．The writer’s explanation | D．The writer’s question |
The story probably happened in .
| A．China | B．America | C．England | D．Canada |
The writer was puzzled in the passage.
| A．once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “ ”
| A．Thank you | B．OK | C．Really | D． Sorry |
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