We always celebrated Dad’s birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. When we knew it might be his last birthday, the whole family decided to get together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home.
Dad was a good storyteller and we were always his listeners. During a quiet moment, I announced it was now Dad’s turn to listen to stories for a change. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. The room became quiet. Then one after another, people told stories from their hearts, while Dad listened with tears in eyes.
Everyone seemed to have more than one story. Even the little grandchildren couldn’t wait to tell Dad why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many hundreds of people in his life, here was our chance to tell him how much we love him. A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we more fully realized what we had given to Dad that night. Those are the stories people normally tell at a funeral (葬礼) after a loved one is no longer alive to hear the words. They tell stories, full of tears. But we had given those memories to Dad in his life, and we had told them through laughter, together with hugs and joy. He had them to hold and enjoyed them from time to time in his mind during his last days and months.
Words do matter, and they are enough. We just need to say them or to speak them publicly the ones we love. That’s the ways to give back love and that’s our chance to celebrate a person in his or her life. The writer’s family decided to have a huge birthday celebration because______.
| A．Dad was to leave the hospital |
| B．it might be Dad’s last birthday |
| C．they would celebrate Thanksgiving Day |
| D．Dad was at the nursing home |
According to the passage, we know______.
| A．all the family loved the father, including the little grandchildren |
| B．the writer’s father was still enjoying good health |
| C．the party was held at the writer’s home |
| D．the doctor told the writer his father was going to die at once |
From the passage, we know the writer’s father was______ to hear
the stories.
| A．surprised | B．moved | C．sad | D．frustrated |
The best title of the passage can be______.
| A．An Amazing Story | B．A Kind Father |
| C．Say Our Love Publicly | D．A Big Party |
Last year in the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured (受伤的) in car accidents where drivers were using their mobile phones．Yet many people continue to use them while driving even though it’s dangerous.
Research has shown that it is difficult to concentrate on (专注于) driving and talking at the same time．It can even be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much. A recent study found that when drivers were talking on their mobile phones，their stopping times were 30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much—and nearly 50 percent slower than when they were driving normally. It also found that drivers talking on mobile phones were less able to control their cars than drunk drivers.
And talking isn’t even the most serious problem, but texting is. Unbelievably, another recent study reported that 22％ of adults admitted (承认) they had sent a text message while driving at least once in the past month. An average (平均的) text message takes 90 seconds to write and send. That means for one and a half minutes a driver is looking at their phone’s screen and not at the road. The arrival of new smart phones such as the iPhone will only make things worse as they will allow users to do more things than ever before．
Using a mobile phone while driving puts others’ lives at risk. No matter how well we drive，if another driver is not careful，we are put in danger by their actions. Such drivers are selfish，careless and should have their driving licences (驾照) cancelled (撤销).
There is no doubt that mobile phones can be fun and are useful，especially when you’re in trouble．But there is no need to use them while driving. Just wait until you stop or you will probably get into trouble of your own.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to _______.
| A．phone users | B．mobile phones |
| C．drivers | D．ears |
According to the passage，if a driver needs 10 seconds to stop when driving normally, they will need _______ seconds to stop when talking on a mobile phone．
| A．12 | B．13 | C．14 | D．15 |
According to the passage，in what order do the following activities influence driving?
Dangerous→More dangerous→Most dangerous
A. drinking→talking on phone→texting
B. texting→talking on phone→drinking
C. talking on phone→drinking→texting
. drinking→texting→talking on phoneWhy will new types of mobile phones make the driving problem worse?
| A．It will take longer to send text messages. |
| B．People will want to talk on their phones more often. |
| C．There will be more things for people to do with their phones. |
| D．People think the new phones are easier and safer to use. |
According to the writer, what should be done to people who use mobile phones when driving?
| A．They should be put into prison (监狱). |
| B．Their cars should be taken away. |
| C．Their phones should be taken from them. |
| D．They should not be allowed to drive any longer. |
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you. Well, ni-hao. (Laughter) It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you at this great university, so thank you so much for having me. I’m here today because I know that our future depends on connections like these among young people like you across the world.
That’s why when my husband and I travel abroad, we don’t just visit palaces and parliaments (国会) and meet with heads of countries. We also come to schools like this one to meet with students like you, because we believe that relationships between countries aren’t just about relationships between governments or leaders — they’re about relationships between people, particularly young people. So we view study abroad programs not just as an educational chance for students, but also as an active part of America’s foreign policy (政策).
Through the wonders of modern technology (科技), our world is more connected than ever before. Ideas can cross different countries with the click of a mouse. Companies can do business and compete with companies across the world. And we can text, email, skype with people in the world.
So studying abroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a time of learning; it is quickly becoming the key to success in our times. Because getting ahead in today’s workplaces isn’t just about getting good grades or test scores in school, which are important. It’s also about having real experience with the world beyond (超出) your borders—experience with languages, cultures and societies very different from your own. Or, as the Chinese saying goes: “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books.”Where did the speaker probably give the talk to the audience?
| A．In a university. | B．In the Parliament Hall. |
| C．On the Internet. | D．In a place of interest. |
The passage shows that the world’s future depends on _______.
| A．getting good grades |
| B．traveling abroad |
| C．connections among young people |
| D．texts and emails |
What is the meaning of the underlined word “compete” in Paragraph 3?
| A．完成 | B．比较 | C．竞争 | D．抱怨 |
In the speaker’s opinion, what is the key to success in our times?
| A．Going to a university. |
| B．Doing more exercises. |
| C．Studying abroad. |
| D．Getting good test scores. |
Where may the passage come from?
| A．A story. | B．A news report. |
| C．A scientific magazine. | D．A speech. |
Live Music---Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet(号手). He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.
| PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15---23 June PRICE: ￥100-150 TIME: 10 p.m. till late! TEL: 4668736 |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from England will be given.
| PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10-20 May PRICE: ￥150 TIME: 7-10 p.m. TEL: 4021877 |
Shows---Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.
| PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1Mar-30 Jun PRICE: ￥130 TIME: Mon-Fri 9a.m-5p.m. Saturday 9a.m.-9p.m. TEL: 4886888 |
Your pen friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about the hotels.
| SUN HOTEL Dates Prices(a night) 1Oct-31Dec ￥168 1Jan-31Mar ￥148 1Apr-30Apr(closed) …… 1May-31May ￥188 1Jun-30Sep ￥208 |
ROSE HOTEL Prices(a night) ￥198 ￥178 …… ￥218 ￥248 |
TEL: 4686788 E-mail: Li Hong@163.com.If you want to watch dancing, you can call______.
| A．4668736 | B．4021877 |
| C．4886888 | D．4686788 |
You can’t see the whole of Chinese history at____ in April in Anhui Museum.
| A．3p.m. on Sunday |
| B．11:30a.m. from Monday to Friday |
| C．10a.m. on Saturday |
| D．4p.m. on Thursday |
You can enjoy ______ at Jack Stein’s.
| A．American Jazz | B．Scottish dancing |
| C．12,000 pieces on show | D．yourself all night |
Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for______ months of the year.
| A．twelve | B．ten | C．eleven | D．nine |
ou have ￥140, and you can ______ in May.
| A．watch Scottish dancing |
| B．go to Anhui Museum |
| C．listen to Jazz |
| D．stay in Sun Hotel for a night |
This is my school. There are many trees and flowers. The teaching building is big and tall. There is a big playground in our school. It’s very nice to have it. After 4:30 in the afternoon, many students often come to the playground to play football and some students play table tennis in the table tennis room.
There are 1,200 students in 25 classes in our school. The students all like to study. The teachers in our school are very good. They help the students to study and sometimes play with them. All the students like them.The teaching building is _____.
| A．small | B．old |
| C．big and tall | D．big |
It’s very nice for this school to have ____.
| A．trees and flowers | B．a playground |
| C．students | D．teachers |
There are at least (至少) _____ students in one class.
| A．45 | B．65 | C．75 | D．48 |
After class the students often go to _____.
| A．their classroom | B．their homes |
| C．the playground | D．tennis room |
What may(可能) teachers NOT DO?
| A．Give the students lessons. |
| B．Play football and table tennis with the students. |
| C．Don’t like some students. |
| D．Help students study |
Miss Liu is an English teacher. She is very young. She works very well and the students all like her. There are twenty-six boys and twenty-four girls in her class. Now some of them are playing on the playground. Jim and Bill are jumping. Sam and Mike are running. Lucy and Simon are singing. The other girls are playing games with their teacher. They’re happy. Miss Liu is______.
| A．a Chinese teacher | B．very old |
| C．an English teacher | D．not good |
There are _____ students in Miss Liu’s class.
| A．forty-five | B．fifty-one |
| C．forty-eight | D．fifty |
The students are ______.
| A．at work | B．at home |
| C．all happy | D．in the classroom |
Who is singing?
| A．Miss Liu | B．Lucy and Simon |
| C．Sam and Mike | D．Jim and Bill |
All the students _________.
| A．like Miss Liu | B．are running |
| C．like English | D．are jumping |
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