A man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you want to know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man. “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.” How much does the man make if he works 10 hours?
| A．$20. | B．$50. | C．$100. | D．$200. |
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ___________.
| A．very angry | B．quite happy | C．too excited | D．a little tired |
The boy wanted to buy ___________ with twenty dollars.
| A．a new book for himself | B．a nice present for his father |
| C．a toy for his own birthday | D．an hour of his father’s time |
From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boy’s father __________.
| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son |
| C．didn’t love his son at all | D．often came back home early |
Dear Alan,
Guess what? I have a chance to choose my new place to live in! I’m excited and a little nervous. Could you please give me some help?
I’m not sure whether I will live in a house or in an apartment. On the one hand, a house will be too big for just one person, so maybe I should rent an apartment. On the other hand, if I rent a house, I could find someone else to share with me. The only problem is that a house full of people might be too noisy for me. I prefer to have my own space. The city has some nice apartments, but they are also too expensive. However, if I could find a two-bedroom apartment and get a roommate, that would make it more affordable. I just need to search for a roommate who is neat and quiet. You know I can’t live with someone who is loud and messy. I don’t have a car, so I also need to think carefully about the location. I probably need to look for somewhere near a bus stop or an underground station. That way I will have more time to study and spend less time travelling.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Love, VictorVictor feels excited because .
| A．he has a new house to live in |
| B．he can decide where to live |
| C．he is going to see Alan |
| D．Alan helped him out with his problem |
Victor wants to share the house with a (an) person.
| A．neat and quiet | B．outgoing and messy |
| C．neat and loud | D．quiet and messy |
If Victor finds a roommate, he will .
| A．waste money | B．buy a car |
| C．save money | D．have more time to study |
Victor doesn’t have a car, so he wants .
| A．a two bed-room apartment | B．to ask Alan for help |
| C．to have his own space | D．a place with convenient traffic |
According to the passage, the underlined word “travelling” means in Chinese.
| A．观光旅行 | B．路途奔波 |
| C．广为流传 | D．跋山涉水 |
An important part of learning something is making sure you plan your time and use it well. If you want to remember
things well, you need to review information you’ve learned. Try to follow the advice:
| DO |
DON’T |
| ●Make a study timetable at least three weeks before your exams and follow time to relax and have fun. ●Review little and often. ●While you’re studying, have short regular breaks. A short break every 45 minutes is good idea. Stand up and walk around— you will feel more awake. ●Try making a weekly plan showing what you do every day(school, travel, meals, etc). You might see where you’re wasting time that you could use to study or read. |
●Study for hours every night a week before your exam! Studying for hours the night before will make you tired and your brain won’t work well. ●Study for a long period of time without a break. You probably won’t remember information very well if you do this ●Worry too much. If you feel nervous, you won’t learn as well as if you’re relaxed. |
When learning something, you’d better make a plan first.
Make sure to review as much as possible every time.
You’ll feel more awake after a 45-minute break while studying.
If you worry too much, you can’t learn well.
You should stay up late the night before exams.
No one knows exactly when jazz was invented, or by whom. But it is said that it began in the early 1900s.
Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and New Orleans was its birthplace.
Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music was not written down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white musicians to learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz.
The popularity of this music spread. From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago, then to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians, both black and white. Many of them were famous. One man was better than the rest. His name was Louis Armstrong.
Louis Armstrong was a born musician. He was not only talented but also hard-working. He also had a good sense of humor and a big, good-natured smile. These personal qualities were valuable in his rise to fame. After he became famous, he traveled around the world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy, especially at the beginning.
Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and his mother could hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents separated, and Louis lived with his mother. How hard their life was can readily be imagined. And yet Louis smiled through everything. He later wrote, “My whole life has been happiness. Life was there for me and I accepted it. Whatever happened has been beautiful to me. I love everybody.”What can we know exactly from the first paragraph?
| A．Who invented jazz. |
| B．When jazz was invented. |
| C．Where jazz was invented. |
| D．Why jazz was invented. |
The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to（指）____ ____.
| A．New styles. | B．Jazz pioneers. |
| C．Black musicians. | D．White musicians. |
What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz musician?
| A．His family background. |
| B．His talent and hard work. |
| C．His good sense of humor. |
| D．His big, good-natured smiles. |
Which of the following best expresses Louis Armstrong’s attitude (态度) to life?
| A．He laughs best who laughs last. |
| B．Failure is the mother of success. |
| C．When you smile, the world smiles ba ck. |
| D．Without music, life is a journe y through a desert. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．The development of jazz. |
| B．The influence of jazz on Americans. |
| C．The achievements of Louis Armstrong. |
| D．The development of jazz and its best musician. |
There is an unusual holiday in the US that falls on the fourth Thursday of April every year. It is very different from Christmas, Thanksgiving, or other well-known holidays. It is called Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. This holiday is meant to be educational as well as fun. The idea is simple, and the name says it all. It is a day for working parents to show their kids what they do all day.
Although this holiday doesn’t seem very complex(复杂的), it has meaningful purposes. There are many
good reasons why a child should know what his or her parents do at work. For one thing, it is hard for children to understand the life of an adult when all they know is school. Therefore, this holiday helps children learn what it means to have a job. It also helps them learn about the differences and similarities between their world and the grown-up world. When young people know more about their parents’ lives, they can form stronger parent-child relationships. This alone is worth a day of celebration.This year’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day falls on _____ .
The underlined part in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ___ .
| A．every holiday needs a name |
| B．the name says it is known to all |
| C．the name explains the idea clearly |
| D．it is very different from Christmas |
The writer thinks the holiday is ____.
| A．usual | B．simple | C．complex | D．meaningful |
Do you still remember the great snacks in your childhood? Do they remind you of your happy childhood?
Sugar Figure（糖人）
In the old days, you could always find people making sugar figures at the school gate. First, the maker would take a little maltose(麦芽糖）with a small spoon, using
his hands to make a figure, such as the Monkey King, the White Dragonet, and so on. It was not expensive, only 1 yuan for one. If one child bought a sugar figure, many other children would crowd around and admire it.
Dada Bubble Gum（泡泡糖）
Almost every kid is fond of bubble gum. They often gather together to see who gets the largest bubble. I still remember my cousin once blew a big bubble and then it broke, covering her face with gum! It was cheap. I could get 2 for 1 yuan.
Baby Face Ice Cream
We prefer to call it snowman ice cream. It tastes very delicious. It was rather
expensive; I remember the price was 2 yuan for each piece, which was not easy for me to buy them those days. Each time I got one, the happiness would last for several days.
Malt Sugar Candy
Malt Sugar Candy is usually called Tangguar in northern China, and is offered during the days just before the Spring Festival. It’s delicious but cheap, and you could get five pieces for 1 yuan. My friends and I would get together to enjoy Tangguar. What happy time!A child who wants a cartoon character should choose ____.
| A．Sugar Figure | B．Dada Bubble Gum |
| C．Baby Face Ice Cream | D．Malt Sugar Candy |
If you had 10 yuan, you could buy ____.
| A．20 sugar figures |
| B．10 dada bubble gums |
| C．5 pieces of baby face ice cream |
| D．25 pieces of Tangguar |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．People made Sugar Figures mainly for boys. |
| B．Children usually enjoy blowing bubbles together. |
| C．The writer used to eat lots of baby face ice cream. |
| D．You can buy Malt Sugar Candy at any time. |
What is the purpose of the passage?
| A．To sell some popular snacks. |
| B．To tell some funny stories. |
| C．To remember the poor childhood. |
| D．To introduce some great snacks. |
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