Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
| A．Because he could eat well there. |
| B．Because he could earn more about nuns. |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
| A．was still the same as usual | B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school | D．worked hard but said little |
“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．用功 | B．捶书 | C．发泄 | D．振作 |
The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.
In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA, they eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham (火腿) is a kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake hamburgers are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia. Italians like to eat __________.
| A．dumplings | B．pizza | C．hot food | D．fish |
Fish and chips are very popular in _____.
| A．England | B．Australia | C．the USA | D．Canada |
In different countries people eat ______ food.
| A．different | B．the same |
| C．the different | D．same |
The hamburger does not have any _____ in it.
| A．beef | B．pork | C．fish | D．chips |
Hamburger is a kind of ______.
| A．meat | B．drink | C．food | D．vegetable |
Mr. Jackson is a worker in a computer factory. Every day it takes him 45 minutes to go to work by bike. It’s Monday today, but his bike is broken(坏了), so he has to go to work by bus. But there isn’t a bus stop near his home. He has to ask a policeman，He tells him that there is a bus stop in front of a bookshop about 500 meters . Then Mr. Jackson begins to walk there and finds the bus stop. Oh, good! A bus is coming! He gets on the bus（上车）. It takes him 10 minutes to go to his factory. He isn’t late for work! How happy he is!Mr. Jackson often goes to work by bike.
Mr. Jackson takes a bus because he likes buses.
He finds a bus stop near his home.
His factory is far from his home.
Mr. Jackson is late for work today.
Jim, with his father, goes to see his grandfather. In the train Jim often puts his headout of the window. His father says,“Jim! Don’t put your head out of the window!”But Jim goes on putting his head out of the window.
Here his father takes Jim’s cap quietly, hides（藏）it behind his back and says,“You see your cap is gone.”Jim is afraid.His father says,“Well, whistle（吹口哨）once. Perhaps your cap will come back.”Jim whistles. His father puts quickly the cap on Jim’s head.Oh! It’s wonderful! Jim laughs. He quickly takes his father’s cap and throws it out of the window. “Now it’s your turn to whistle, Dad!”He says happily.
Write T or F.Jim and his father go to see his grandfather by bus.
Jim’s father tells Jim not to put his head out of the window.
Jim’s father takes Jim’s cap and hides it behind his back.
Jim doesn’t want to have his cap back.
Jim takes his father’s cap and throws it out of the window.
American football
In almost every big university(大学) in the USA, football is a favourite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it If they move it to the end of the field, they win six points. This is called a touchdown.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man with the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.Each university wants its team win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell (助威，加油）for their favourite team. Young men and women from the cheer
Team dance and jump while they yell.Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best team plays again on January 1st,the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television.American football is ____________.
| A．the same as soccer |
| B．only popular in the big universities in the USA |
| C．a game played only with feet |
| D．a game with ten players |
To win six points the players in a team must ____________.
| A．kick the ball ten yards |
| B．kick the ball to the other team |
| C．move the ball to the end of the field |
| D．throw the ball to the sky |
If the man does not move the ball ten yards,____________.
| A．his team loses a point |
| B．the other team kicks the ball to the end of the field |
| C．his team kicks the ball to the other team. |
| D．his team wins six points |
.Each university will have ____________ to help them win the game.
| A．thousands of people | B．a cheer team |
| C．a favourite team | D．a good player |
It is a very important sport because ____________.
| A．many people like it |
| B．thousands of people play it |
| C．the best team will play on New Year's Day . |
| D．many universities have this game |
My grandfather Jack is 96 years old，and he has had an interesting life.He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East.He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt.He hunted (狩猎) lions in Africa，and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert.He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.
Jack has married twice.His first wife died when she was 32.He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France.They have been married for 50 years，and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married. Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health，according to my grandfather，is exercise. He goes swimming every morning .He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night！Perhaps that is his secret!What kind of life has Jack lived?
| A．A short life. | B．An interesting life. |
| C．A lonely life. | D．A poor life. |
Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place?
| A．Kathmandu. | B．The Pyramids. |
| C．The Sahara Desert. | D．Taj Mahal. |
How many times has Jack married?
| A．Once. | B．Twice. |
| C．Three times. | D．Four times. |
Where did Jack meet Maria?
| A．In India. | B．In Nepal. |
| C．In France. | D．In Egypt. |
What does Jack do every night?
| A．He has a glass of wine. | B．He goes swimming. |
| C．He hunts lions. | D．He rides a camel. |
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