Mr. Green owned a few shops and was busy with his work. Once his wife had a fall and broke her leg. She was sent to the hospital and needed someone to look after her. They had several servants, but none of them could do the job. One of his friends brought a girl to Mr. Green. She looked beautiful and strong. Mr. Green liked her at the first sight, and wanted to hire (聘用) her.
When the girl went out of the room, the friend said, “I hear she’s a little foolish. You’d better ask her some questions. If she answers them well, you can hire her.”
Mr. Green agreed and called the girl in again. He asked, “What would you be a servant for?”
“My mother is often ill,” the girl said, crying, “I have to stop studying and find work. I want to get some money to buy some medicine for her.”
“Where’s your father, then?”
“He died last year.” answered the girl.
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,” said Mr. Green, “And how did he die?”
“He went to London on business and had a high fever. The doctor couldn’t save him and he died in the capital.”
“How many times had your father been to London?”
“Three times.”
Mr. Green was happy. He thought that the girl was not foolish at all, but he wanted to have a last try. So he asked, “Which of the three times did your father die in London?”
The girl thought for a while and said, “I’m sorry I don’t know. When he died there, I was at school.”
| A．Canada | B．America | C．England | D．Australia |
| A．she had a hard life |
| B．she hoped Mr. Green could hire her |
| C．her mother had broken her leg |
| D．she wanted to get some money from Mr. Green |
| A．to find out why she wanted to be a servant |
| B．to test her to see if she was foolish |
| C．to ask her some difficult questions |
| D．to know where her father had gone |
| A．had done some housework |
| B．had taken care of sick people in hospital |
| C．had been to London three times |
| D．had studied in a school |
| A．was very clever |
| B．could understand all the questions well |
| C．finally worked for Mr. Green |
| D．was a bit silly |
That was my grandmother's first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house ,we found she had waited up all night for us.
Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration (装饰物) of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the closet (贮藏室). But the star was missing. It was my grandmother's favorite part of the tree.
"Why? It must be somewhere in the closet," my grandmother said.
As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother's eyes were full of tears. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together. But on her first Christmas without him, the star was gone.
The next morning, my family sat down together to open the presents.
"The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather," Father said, in a strange voice.
"From whom?" There was surprise in my grandmother's voice.
"I found this gift in Grandfather's closet when we got the tree down," Mother explained.
My grandmother opened the box. There was a shinning (发亮的) golden star and a note in it:
Don't be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the decorations, and I couldn't bear to tell you. I hope it brings you as much happiness as the first one. Merry Christmas!
Love, Bryant
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。 The family couldn't find the star on the Christmas tree because _____.
| A．the grandfather had taken it away with him |
| B．the grandfather put it in a box |
| C．the grandfather had broken it |
| D．the family didn't look carefully enough for it |
Which of the following is TRUE about the grandmother?
| A．She lived with the author's family. |
| B．She felt sad when the star was missing. |
| C．She had never got a Christmas present from her husband. |
| D．She couldn't believe her husband's death. |
What would probably happen to the grandmother after she read the note?
| A．She would ask her children to buy a new star. |
| B．She would get angry with her husband. |
| C．She would be greatly moved (感动). |
| D．She would throw away the new star. |
What does the underlined word "missing" mean in Chinese?
| A．褪色的 | B．错过的 |
| C．想念的 | D．找不到的 |
What can we know from the story?
| A．The grandfather was afraid of his wife. |
| B．The grandfather loved his wife very much. |
| C．The grandmother didn't know how to spend Christmas Day. |
| D．The grandfather left home on Christmas Day. |
Finland is a great country to visit, especially for relaxing. You can easily find peace and quiet there because much of the country is covered with forests. It also has lots of hills and thousands of lakes and islands. Depending on the season, visitors can enjoy themselves in bird-watching, hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities. There is even a part of Finland where people can see the beautiful Northern lights.
If you are a nature lover, you will discover plenty to enjoy in Finland. You will also find that the people of Finland are easy-going. This might be because they spend a lot of time having a sauna（桑拿）to relax themselves together. Finland even has a competition that is about spending time in one sauna. In the Sauna World Championships, people try to stay as long as they can in a sauna. This is really a hot competition! Finland is always considered as one of the best places in the world to live in, from its capital, Helsinki, to its great number of lakes and forests.
Finland is truly one of the world’s greatest treasures. Forests much of Finland.
Depending on the season, visitors can in bird-watching, hiking, fishing and other outdoor activities.
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is a popular way for people to relax themselves in Finland.
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A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury (埋葬) it in the garden and wait for it to flower（开花）. A biodegradable (生物可降解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage users to recycle. Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and able to change shape. Overtime it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous（有毒的）chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that includes a sunflower seed .When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸盐). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. Engineers have designed a small transparent (透明的) window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the cover so far. But we are working with scientists to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time.” said one scientist.
As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly（不断）throwing their mobiles away. This means producers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can change this, according to the scientists.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。 After you have finished using the new type of mobile phone, _______.
| A．the phone will do harm to the environment |
| B．the phone cover will break down easily in the soil you bury it |
| C．it will be recycled by the producers |
| D．it can be sent back to the shops. |
Which of the following is wrong about the cover of the new type of phone?
| A．It can help the sunflower seed after the mobile phone breaks down. |
| B．It looks like normal plastics but it can break down. |
| C．It includes a sunflower seed. |
| D．It makes sure the seed only grows after the phone is thrown away. |
The new type of phone can reduce the harm to the environment mainly ______.
| A．because of the material of its cover |
| B．because of the sunflower seed |
| C．because it’s made of no poisonous chemicals |
| D．because you bury it in the soil after you finish with it |
This type of research is done because ________.
| A．the technology that produces mobile phones is changing quickly |
| B．users are constantly throwing their mobiles away |
| C．nobody has ever thought of recycling mobile phones |
| D．producing mobile phones uses a lot of energy, so this has become a very big problem for the environment |
We can guess from the story ________.
| A．the new type of mobile phones is already on the market |
| B．the new type of mobile phones will sell very well |
| C．recycling mobile phones is not useful to the environment |
| D．other flowers may be used in the new type of mobile phones |
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| From: anne1@freemail4all.com To: tss_liam@kidsstarmail.net Sent: Tues., Nov. 12 Subject: Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico! |
| Hello again. We’re on holiday! My family won a prize – tickets for a round-world-trip on the Freedom of the Seas! Can you believe it? This is one of the biggest cruise（巡游）ships in the world – it‘s huge! It’s as long as 37 buses and can carry more than 4,000 passengers. That’s a lot of people! You know that I like to be very active, so at first I thought this cruise was going to be a little boring … I was so wrong! The ship has an ice-skating rink, an outdoor climbing wall (more than 13 meters high), two swimming pools, a water park and even a boxing ring. But best of all … the Flowrider! It’s a surfing attraction at the top of the ship. I tried it yesterday but I kept falling! I must try again this afternoon. Mom and Dad were also pretty impressed（印象）by the shopping mall on the ship. You’ve really got to see this fantastic ship – it’s truly spectacular（壮观）. I’ll write again when I get home (Sunday) and tell you more about the cruise. Bye! Anne |
根据表格内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。 The Freedom of the Seas is _______.
| A．a ship with 40,000 passengers | B．as long as 37 buses |
| C．a water park | D．a shopping mall |
The climbing wall is _______.
| A．the biggest in the world | B．boring |
| C．outdoors | D．indoors |
The name of the surfing attraction is _______.
| A．the Freedom of the Seas | B．the Flowrider |
| C．boxing ring | D．the Gulf of Mexico 8 |
The surfing attraction is _______.
| A．at the top of the ship | B．inside the ship |
| C．as long as 37 buses | D．next to the ice-skating rink |
Anne will go on surfing on _______ afternoon.
| A．Monday | B．Tuesday |
| C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a beach near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding(滑行) down the slide. “He’s a fine-looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my son on the swing(秋千) in the blue sweater.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his son,” What do you say if we go, Todd?” Todd pleaded(恳求), “Just five more minutes, Dad. please? Just five more minutes.” The man nodded and Todd continued to swing to his heart’s contently(尽兴地).
Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his son. “Time to go now?” Again Todd pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.” The man smiled and said, “Okay.” “Oh, you are certainly a patient father,” the woman said. The man smiled and then said ,”My older son Tommy was killed by a drunken driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed(发誓) not to make the same mistake with Todd.” “He thinks he has five more minutes to swing. The truth is …I get five minutes to watch him play.”
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。The woman’s son was________ .
| A．in red | B．wearing a blue sweater |
| C．called Todd | D．playing on the swing |
According to the passage, the man had________ son(s) the year before.
| A．one | B．two |
| C．three | D．four |
The woman thought the man was ________ with his son.
| A．angry | B．strict |
| C．pleased | D．patient |
Tommy died when ________ .
| A．hiking | B．swinging |
| C．cycling | D．driving |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．The man felt guilty(内疚) about not to spending much time with Tommy. |
| B．The man didn’t allow Todd to swing for another five minutes. |
| C．The man’s older son Tommy had been dead for about a year. |
| D．The man would like to give anything for five more minutes with Tommy. |
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