“Why does the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side!”
That’s an old joke in the west, but it came to my mind again when I saw people crossing the road at the intersection of Shanxi Road and Huaihai Road in Shanghai.
When the traffic light was red, a group of people were waiting for the light to change. Suddenly one man began rushing to the other side of the road. Soon others followed him at the crossing and more people did the same. Just like chickens, they didn’t mind the honking horns(喇叭声) and kept crossing the road in a mess.
Every year several thousand people are either killed or hurt on the roads in Shanghai. And at least one third of them were jaywalking(乱穿马路). Jaywalking is very common in Shanghai. It seems that jaywalkers are not afraid of the danger to themselves.
Traffic laws are to keep people safe. So we should obey them, and have good road-crossing habits. When someone starts to jaywalk, we should stop him, and never follow him. That way we can avoid the traffic accidents.The underlined word “intersection” here probably means “ ”.
| A．road | B．bridge | C．crossing | D．traffic |
The writer saw people in Shanghai that day.
| A．crossing the road in a mess | B．waiting for the green light patiently |
| C．crossing the road with chickens | D．hurting each other in the street |
How does the writer like what he saw in Shanghai that day?
| A．He thinks it’s OK. | B．He thinks it’s wrong. |
| C．He has no idea of it. | D．He doesn’t mention it |
My name is Tom. I’m nine. This is my mother. Her name’s Linda Johnson. Her telephone number is 13052864515. A
nd this is my father. His name is Mike Johnson. His phone number is 13120884699. And this is my sister. Wh
at’s her name? Her name is Mary. Look! The boy is my brother Nick. Mary is eight and Nick is six.Mother is .
A. Mary Johnson B. Mike Johnson C. Linda JohnsonFather’s telephone number is .
A. 13120884699 B. 13120884966 C. 13052864515My family name is _______.
A. Johnson B. Nick C. Mike
| Children’s Training Center |
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| English |
Computer |
| Time: Mon. , Thurs.& Fri 9:00 am---11:00 am Room: 201 Teacher: Miss Liu Tel: 023-68209643 13698371652 |
Time: Tues. , Wed. & Fri. 9:00 am---11:00 am 3:00 pm---5:00 pm Room: 503 Teacher: Mr. Hu Tel: 023-68206162, 13708356472 |
| Drawing |
Swimming |
| Time: Mon. , Thurs.& Sun 9:00 am---11:00 am Room: 307 Teacher: Miss Yang Tel: 023-68206569 13783147258 |
Time: Thurs. , Sat. &Sun. 9:00 am---11:00 am 3:00 pm---5:00 pm Place: Swimming pool Teachers: Mr. Zhang & Miss Wang Tel: 023-68202280, 13057382119 |
Xiao Ming wants to learn computer, he can call up the number _______ .
A. 023-68206162 or 13783147258 B. 023-68206162 or 13708356472
C. 023-68206569 or 13708356472You want to learn drawing, you must go to _______ .
A. Room 201 B. Room 307 C. Room 503 If you are free on Thursday afternoon, you can go to learn _______ .
A. English B. drawing C. swimmingWhen is Children’s Training Center open every day.
A. 9:00 am---11:00 am B. 3:00 pm---5:00 pm C. 9:00 am---5:00 pmWhich of the following (下面的) is right ?
A. Mr. Zhang and Miss Wang can teach you swimming.
B. Miss Liu and Mr. Hu can teach you drawing.
C. Miss Yang and Mr. Zhang can teach you English.
Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his vacation, but last year he thought, “I’m never outside this country. All my friends go to Spain , and they like it very much. So this year I’m going there, too.”
First he went to Madrid (马德里) and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this and when he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked (撞) him down.
Nat lay (躺) on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,
“Where am I ?”
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once came
to Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir ?”Nat always spent his vacation______ .
| A．in Madrid | B．in Spain | C．outside his country | D．in England |
One year, Nat went to _______ .
| A．England | B．London | C．Spain | D．America |
The exact (准确) Chinese word for “busy” in this story may be “______”.
| A．忙碌的 | B．紧张的 | C．热闹的 | D．热烈的 |
“Map of the city, sir ?” means “______”.
| A．Do you have a map of the city |
| B．Show me a map of the city, please |
| C．Do you want to buy a map of the city, sir ? |
| D．Do you want to have a look at the map of the city |
The end (结尾) of the story is ______ .
| A．sad | B．happy | C．interesting | D．boring |
"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren't going my way. "Don't worry. One day your luck will change."
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn't got enough experience. "Get some work with a small station and work your way up," she said.
I went back home. I couldn't get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn't get the job.
I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, "How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can't get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. "What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?" He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom's words come back to me, "One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it'll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you've had." At that moment I knew just what she meant.
16. What's the writer's ideal job?
A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant.
C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman.
17. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
A. Because he was too young.
B. Because he didn't get college education.
C. Because he's got a good-looking person.
D. Because he hadn't got enough experience.
18. The sentence "But I got turned down every time. "means" ".
A. But I was refused every time
B. But I was successful every time
C. But I lost my way every time
D. But the door of every station was always closed
19. What made the writer succeed in the end?
A. His mother’s words. B. A kind lady’s help.
C. His father’s car. D. His own hard work.
20. What's the best title of this passage?
A. Mother's Words. B. Everything Happens for the Best.
C. No One Is Always Lucky. D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult.
When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn't want my parents to worry about me.
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy came into the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, without a word, only a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me!
It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
11. Why was the smile an important gift?
A. Because the writer's old school was far away.
B. Because the writer didn't know who the boy was.
C. Because the smile didn't mean anything to the boy.
D. Because it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm.
12.The writer didn't talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because .
A. she was always unhappy
B. she didn't have any friends there
C. she was in the first year at the junior high school
D. she didn't want her parents to worry about her
13. How did the smile change her life?
A. She started to make friends.
B. She became the best friend with the boy.
C. Her parents didn't worry about her any more.
D. She realized that she was lonely.
14. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?
A. From her old school B. From her parents.
C.. From herself. D. From her classmates at the new school.
15. Who has become the writer’s best friend now?
A. The writer herself B. The writer’s parents
C. The writer’s classmates D. The boy with the smile
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