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It was at least tow months before Christmas, when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her Barbi bike was just too old, and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, so we thought, for she didn’t mention it again. We were busy buying some beautiful storybooks, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then much to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else.
Now we didn’t know what to do. It was just toot late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing children’s presents, parents’ presents, a brother’s present and friends’ presents till midnight.So there was no time to take to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we were parents who would make their children unhappy, we felt guilty and sad.
Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of clay(泥土) and write a note(便条) that she could trade in(交换) the model bike for a real one?” So he spent the next five hours carefully working with the clay to make a small bike.
On Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the note loudly.
She looked at me and Ron and said, ”So does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “Yes.”
Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on the Earth.Rose’s wish was to____ on Christmas Day.
| A．get a new bike | B．make a clay bike |
| C．receive a doll house | D．repair her old Barbi bike |
Rose’s parents didn’t buy her a bike because she____.
| A．didn’t want a bike any more |
| B．changed her idea to some story books |
| C．didn’t mention it in the last tow months |
| D．asked for it only on December 24 |
The word “guilty” in the third paragraph(段落) means____.
| A．unhappy | B．worried | C．happy | D．sorry |
Rose’s father got a good idea to____.
| A．spend five hours finishing making a small bike with clay |
| B．make a small bike red and white |
| C．make her old bike red and white |
| D．put the present in the box |
From Rose’s words in the last passage , we know that she____
| A．still wanted to get a real bike |
| B．didn’t know the meaning of the note |
| C．preferred a real bike to a model bike |
| D．was greatly moved by what her father had done |
Mrs Brown's telephone number was 3464, and the number of the cinema in her town was 5463, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted th
e cinema.
One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs Brown answered it. A tired man said, "At what time does your last film begin?"
"I'm sorry," said Mrs Brown, "but you have wrong number. That is not the cinema. "
"Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?" said the man. "I'm sorry about that. Goodbye! "
Mrs Brown was very surprised. So she told her husband. He laughed and said, "The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn't hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy! "
根据短文判断正误：（T or F）
( ) l. Mrs Brown knew a lot about The films, so people often telephoned her.
( ) 2. The man made a mistake and telephoned her.
( ) 3. The man didn't want to see a film because his wife was feeling tired.
( ) 4. The man and his wife didn't go to the cinema because the film had already
begun.
( ) 5. The man telephoned just to cheat (骗) his wife.
Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. “I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong.” said Zhang.
It is a mistake many teenagers make. It is said that about 40 million of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking. Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13. Those who live in big cities started even earlier. Many teenagers see people smoking in the movies. But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year one million people die from smoking-related(与吸烟有关的)diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.
Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.What kind of disease did smoking cause for Zhang Li?
A. Lung cancer. B. Blood disease. C. Heart disease.From the passage, we know Zhang Li started to smoke when he was years old.
A. 13 B. 14 C. 18 The city’s young people .
A. knew that smoking was a bad thing
B. tried smoking when they were in Junior 3
C. started smoking earlier than those in the countryWhich of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Zhang Li had a disease and lost his left leg.
B. Smoking may cause many kinds of diseases.
C. Smoking may make you have a shorter life. What does the underlined word “non-smokers ” mean in English?
A. People who like smoking.
B. People who smoke.
C. People who don’t smoke.
One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.
The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and American, though the British and Americans both speak English.
The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.
The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post. Simon went to London to .
A. spend his holiday B. visit his friend C. study EnglishWhich picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?
According to the passage, the British usually spend their time on the train.
A. playing cards B. talking loudly C. doing some reading What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 成果 B.术语 C. 学期What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Different culture between Britain and America.
B. The British and Americans have the same language.
C. The British and Americans have different words.
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If you want to have a piano lesson, you may .
A. call Susan at 7328059
B. surf the website: www.music.com.au
C. telephone Mr. White at 5132683 Who is the owner of the lost cat?
A. Mr. White. B. David. C. Susan.If you want the job as a guide, you should .
A. know the city very well B. be an experienced driver C. be a beautiful girlWhich information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?
A. It has a beautiful view.
B. It has three floors.
C. It has three bedrooms. How can you get in touch with the owner of the apartment for more information?
A. By sending an e-mail.
B. By going to visit it.
C. By making a phone call.
Train-spotting
Many people around the world have seen Danny Boyle’s movie Train spotting starring Ewan McGregor, but how many of us really know what train-spotting is all about? Now this is not considered cool in town and the word “train-spotter” in Britain is related to “geek” or “nerd” (someone who seems very ridiculous). But is this reputation really deserved?
First of all, let’s see what train-spotting is. It is said that there are some 100,000 train spotters in the UK. Exactly as the title suggests, they spot trains, that is, they stand in train stations, look at the number of each train that leaves and arrives and write it down. The eventual aim is to have seen every train in the country.
Being crazy about railways and trains is not modern and it dates back to 1804. As the number of trains grew and they got faster and faster, so did the interest in them grow? Is this any stranger than people who love cars?
So, what do you need to be a train-spotter? Well, all you really need is a pen or pencil and a notebook to write down the train numbers. Other equipment(装备) includes hot tea in a thermos, a camera and some sandwiches for those long afternoons spent on train platforms when you don’t want to risk the delights of railway station food.
It’s interesting to note that despite the “bad name” of train-spotting, there have been famous railway lovers in history, such as Alfred Hitchcock, who filmed them regularly, especially The 39 Steps. There is evidence, too, that being a train-spotter is not necessarily a strange phenomenon（现象）in Britain.
One glance at the US train stations should be enough to convince you that train-spotters there are alive and well. In America, they try to call rail lovers “train-fans” and talk of “train-fanning”. Don’t let this fool you—these people are train spotters and there are a lot of them. Each month, two million pages are visited on the website TrainWeb.org.
340wordsWhat is train-spotting according to the passage?
| A．A kind of hobby. | B．A type of sport. |
| C．A strange phenomenon. | D．A special job. |
Which of the following about train-spotters is true according to the passage?
| A．They number each train they see. |
| B．They keep a careful path of every train. |
| C．They count the trains passing in front of them. |
| D．They produce films about trains with video cameras. |
The writer writes the passage to .
| A．introduce some famous train-spotters |
| B．encourage readers to do more train-spotting |
| C．try to present a true picture of train-spotting |
| D．describe the necessary equipment in train-spotting |
What do we learn from the passage?
| A．Train-spotters in the UK want to fool people. |
| B．Train-spotting is more acceptable in America. |
| C．Train-spotters are much stranger than car lovers. |
| D．Train-spotting relates to（与…有关）a dangerous lifestyle. |
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