In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning, someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.
Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.
| A．has learnt to drive in a driving school |
| B．has a full driving license |
| C．has a full license and a teacher’s license |
| D．is given a special two-year driving license |
In the driving test, one _______________________.
| A．mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road |
| B．is usually asked to drive on roads for some time |
| C．has to be examined only in car driving skills |
| D．must drive around for more than an hour |
When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?
| A．a few years later |
| B．right after the first test |
| C．a few weeks later |
| D．never |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car. |
| B．One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it. |
| C．There was a speed limit to cars before 1878. |
| D．A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935. |
The best title for the passage is _____________.
| A．Driving Licenses in Britain |
| B．Tests for Britain People |
| C．Driving Cars |
| D．Young Men’s Driving Licenses |
In Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.
Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever believe that they can give their children a better education in the west. In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must first pass the strict national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.
The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East. Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes. Because of these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the west. Therefore, these children become satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.
Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kids” problem. Because these children do mot speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school. To be a “satellite kid” means growing up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well. Also, it means growing up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere. What these “satellite kids ”will probably say to their parents is that it’s better to have parents around than to have a university education.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because______．
| A．they hope their children may easily find a job there |
| B．the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countries |
| C．all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countries |
| D．the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends |
”Satellite kids ”refer to Asian kids ______．
| A．without parents | B．want them to go to university |
| C．with university education | D．speaking no English |
Some Asian immigrant children become “satellite kids” because their parents ______．
| A．want to leave their own country | B．want them to go to university |
| C．return to their country to work | D．want them to be independent |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Parents want better education for their kids. |
| B．Parents feel lonely and miss their families. |
| C．Canadians and Americans begin to notice the “satellite kids ” problem. |
| D．Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need of care from family. |
Choose the best title for the passage _____.
| A．How to Immigrate Abroad. |
| B．A New Group-satellite Kids. |
| C．It’s Better to Get a University Education |
| D．Making Money Is Easy in the East. |
| Trip 1 The Green Mountain Bring your strong shoes for the hiking in a beautiful area of the Green Mountain. You can also find many kinds of wild animals living in this area. Time: May 8~ May 14 Tel: 64639818 Adult: $110 Child: $55 |
Trip 2 The Heaven Garden This is a beautiful garden with different kinds of flowers. Take your camera and enjoy the wonderful sights here. It is also a good place for fishing. Time: May 20~ May 22 Tel: 63986432 Adult: $50 Child: $25 |
| Trip 3 The Dungog Valley Put on your warm clothes and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. Many of the plants you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. Time: May 16~ May 18 Tel: 63875629 Adult: $30 Not for Children. |
Trip 4 By the sea Wear your sun hat and enjoy wonderful sunshine all the time from morning to evening. You can also take the boat to different places for swimming. Time: May 23~ May 27 Tel: 67538293 Adult: $80 Child: $40 |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。David has no classes from May 8 to may 11. He can ______.
| A．go hiking in the mountain | B．go fishing in the garden |
| C．watch plants at night | D．go swimming at night |
Mr and Mrs Smith want to visit the Heaven Garden with their seven-year-old son and eleven-year-old daughter. They need to pay ______ for the trip.
| A．$50 | B．$100 |
| C．$150 | D．$240 |
Lucy is interested in the plants which can only be seen at night. Which of the following is her best choice?
| A．Trip 1. | B．Trip 2. |
| C．Trip 3. | D．Trip 4. |
You’d better take ______ for the sightseeing in the Heaven Garden.
| A．a sun hat | B．a camera |
| C．warm clothes | D．strong shoes |
You should call ______ if you want to enjoy the sunshine at the seaside.
| A．64639818 | B．63986432 |
| C．63875629 | D．67538293 |
One night, I was sitting in my room half listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20mintes later, as I was walking up-stairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No answer.
I tried again, “Why don't you come out of there?”
Again, on answer.
I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, on answer.
So, looking around, I grabbed a stack of(一摞) cards and a pencil and wrote, “if you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other..”
An hour later, I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feeling into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “No-body in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it . I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of words wrote on a torn paper cup. “Thanks.”
I wrote back, “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me.” On it.
Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?
| A．The writer didn’t help him beat Tommy. |
| B．He felt no love from the family members. |
| C．He hurt himself when rushing up stairs. |
| D．He wanted to be alone. |
The underlined word “yucky” most probably means ______.
| A．terrible | B．exciting |
| C．amazing | D．interesting |
What could the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?
| A．Kevin is not as clever as his brother. |
| B．Kevin is not good at playing basketball. |
| C．Kevin doesn’t like to make friends with others. |
| D．Kevin isn’t interested in playing basketball. |
What do we know about the writer?
| A．She has two children in her family. |
| B．She used to show her love to Kevin. |
| C．She didn’t pay enough attention to Kevin before. |
| D．She was friendly to all the family members. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．It’s important to keep peace in the family. |
| B．It’s hard to get on well with family members. |
| C．Everyone should show how they love their family members. |
| D．Everyone should hide their love deeply. |
It is easier to find songs for adults than for kids. The market in children’s music is growing, however. Babies learn about music from the simple songs that their parents sing to them. When the children are older, their parents might teach them songs as part of a game. BB King’s recording of Rainy Day Blues follows this tradition. Most of BB King’s fans, however, may not know about his recordings for children. They only know that he writes very popular blues(布鲁斯乐曲) songs for adults.
BB King, a great blues musician, recorded Rainy Day Blues for a company called Music for Little People.
The company began when a man named Leib Ostrow was looking for songs for his children. He looked for them in stores and looked through books. He could not find anything that he really liked, so he decided to begin a recording company of his own. Soon he was recording music for children. Many parents thought it was a great idea. So did many recording artists.
Music for Little People is located in northern California. It started as a mail-order business in 1985.Today it is one of the largest children’s musical and educational companies in the United States.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Rainy Day Blues is a (n) ______ .
| A．book | B．article | C．company | D．song |
______ creates a lot of music for children in the United States.
| A．Music for Little People | B．BB King |
| C．Leib Ostrow | D．California |
The underlined word “located” probably means “ ______” in Chinese.
| A．起源于 | B．坐落于 | C．追随与 | D．针对于 |
If people wanted to buy music from Music for Little People in 1985, ______ could help them.
| A．pilots | B．waiters |
| C．singers | D．postmen |
Which would be the best title for this passage?
| A．Rainy Day Blues. |
| B．Music for Little People |
| C．Lelb Ostrow, a Kind Father. |
| D．BB King, a Great Blues Musician. |
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He is known to play well into the early hours, so you won’t want to get sleep.
| PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES:1—15August PRICE: ￥150 TIME:10pm till late! TEL: 3946578 |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
| PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10--28 June PRICE: ￥200 weekdays TIME: 1pm-10 pm TEL: 4278916 weekends TIME: 8am-8pm |
Shows-Renmin Museum
There are 10,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.
| PLACE: Renmin Museum TIME: Monday-Friday PRICE: ￥80(￥40 for students) 9am-9pm DATES: 1Mar.-30June. TEL: 4928713 |
Your pen pal is coming from Singapore to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about hotels.
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TED STAR HOTEL |
ROSE HOTEL |
| Dates l Oct.-31 Dec. l. Jan.-31 Mar. l. Apr. –30 May. (closed) l. May. –31 May. l June.- 30 Aug. 1 Sep.-30 Sep (closed) |
Prices (a night) $168 $148 - $188 $208 - |
Prices (a night) $198 $178 - $218 $248 - |
| TEL: 4976321 E-mail: Tracy@ 163.com |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。If you want book a room, you can call .
| A．4278916 | B．3946578 |
| C．4976321 | D．4928713 |
You can watch dancing at .
| A．7 pm every day | B．9 am from Monday to Friday |
| C．11 pm at weekends | D．7 am at weekends |
You can learn something about in Renmin Museum.
| A．American jazz | B．Scottish dancing |
| C．Chinese history | D．above all |
The two hotels are closed for __ _months in one year.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
A teacher with two students wants to visit Renmin Museum and watch dancing, how much should they pay?
| A．￥840 . | B．￥200. | C．￥690. | D．￥ |
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