In the city of Chicago I met a man I will never forget. He drove a bus that ran from downtown to the edge of the city. Each night I watched him. As the passengers got on the bus, he smiled at each one. It was fun to see how many passengers forgot their troubles and smiled back.
There was one passenger, I noticed, that had never smiled back. He usually coughed roughly through his mustache (胡子) as he got on the bus. And he never covered his mouth. But that wasn’t enough to stop the bus driver’s smile. He gave the man with the mustache and the rough cough his biggest smile.
The man with the mustache never seemed to see that smile. He would sit on the edge of his seat and complained about the way that the bus driver was driving. He only complained for a short time, but he spoke loudly enough so everybody could hear. It was enough to make me sick. But the driver never said a word. He just went on smiling at passengers as they got on the bus.
I wanted to get to know this bus driver better. One night I stayed on the bus to the end of the line. I asked the driver, “Why don’t you throw that man with the mustache out of the bus?” The bus driver looked at me and gave me one of his famous smiles. “I don’t care about that,” he said. “Let me tell you about my friend’s dog. The man next door to me has a dog. Every time the moon shines, the dog barks (狗叫) and barks all night.” “Well, what about the dog and the moon?” I asked. “Oh, the moon keeps on shining,” he said.The first paragraph mainly tells us .
| A．the writer was interested in the bus driver |
| B．there was a bus from downtown to Chicago |
| C．each night the writer watched the driver driving |
| D．it was fun for the driver to see passengers smiling |
What did the man with a mustache usually do on the bus?
| A．He never said a word. |
| B．He talked loudly to others. |
| C．He complained about the way to the city. |
| D．He complained that the driver didn’t drive well. |
The writer stayed on the bus to the end of the line because he wanted .
| A．to listen to an interesting story |
| B．to know more about the driver |
| C．to ask about the dog and the moon |
| D．to ask the driver to throw the man out |
What does the passage imply (暗示)?
| A．Bus drivers should smile at passengers. |
| B．It’s no good to be rough to others. |
| C．We should learn to be polite. |
| D．We should learn to be generous（宽宏大量的）. |
Hangzhou won its bid（申办） for the 2022Aian Games on September 16 th， 2015． It will be the third time that the Games are held in a Chinese city after Beijing in 1990and Guangzhou in 2010．
The well﹣known capital city of Zhejiang Province in the southeast part of the country has a population of 8.9million． It is a beautiful city with a long history and it has been developing rapidly in recent years． Hosting the Asian Games will give the city another chance to grow．
"We have seen here the strong wish and the great effort of Hangzhou to host the19th Asian Games，" The OCA（亚奥理事会） president praised．
The Games are set to include 36to 40sports． Thirty venues （场馆） have already been completed， while several others are still being built and will be put into use on year before the Games． The Asian Games will be held from September 10 to 25， when the temperature is around 20 0C．
"There is no doubt that the event will attract more visitors to experience the beauty and charm of this amazing city． At the same time， more roads will be built and the underground will be added， reducing heavy traffic． But the best part is that it will give us the chance to watch world﹣class competitions close to our homes．" Shao Lin， a local people， told the reporter excitedly．
With the Asian Games in Hangzhou in September and the World Cup in Qatar（卡塔尔） in November， 2022will be an exciting year for Asians， especially Chinese sports fans．
Hangzhou is trying its best to get ready for the big sports show．Hangzhou is waiting to see you in 2022．
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过六个词．
（1）In which province will the 2022Asian Game be held？
（2）How many Chinese cities have already held the Asian Game so far？
（3）Why will Hangzhou Asian Games be held in middle September？
（4）What is the best about Hangzhou Asian Games for Shao Lin？
（5）In which year will the World Cup be held in Qatar？
After coming to America， the use of "yes" and "no" brings me a lot of trouble， because the use in Korean （韩语） is a different from that in English． For example， if I am asked， "Haven't you had dinner yet？" and I have not had dinner yet， then in Korean I usually say "Yes， I haven't．" But in English， I have to say， "No， I haven't．"
Because of this， my friends often get the opposite meaning from what I want to give them． One day only a month after I came to America， I had dinner with an American student， Bob． He asked me some questions and I answered them sincerely． A few days later， I found some roommates thought that I came from North Korea． One day ，I stopped by Bob's room and asked why he was spreading the wrong information． "Oh， you told me that． Don't you remember？" he said， "When I asked you ，'You are not from North Korea，are you？'you clearly answered， 'Yes， of course．' Didn't it mean that you are from North Korea？"
The different use also causes problems between my friends and me． One weekend night， my roommate Mark brought his children into the dorm（宿舍）． They make some noise while playing． I did not mind the noise since I was just watching TV． The next morning， I met Mark． He asked me with a smile， "Didn't my children make noise last night？ Didn't it make you uncomfortable？" Because I did not mind the noise at all， I clearly said "Yes!" The smile suddenly disappear from Mark's face， and he said， "I am sorry about that． They are going right now． See you later．" I could not understand what he was sorry about， and I just said， "OK． Bye!" After a moment of thinking， I realized how stupid I was． That evening， I explained to Mark and said sorry to him． I knew he thought that I had been very rude．
Now to deal with this problem， I have set simple rules： First， take a five﹣second break if I am not sure of "yes" or "no"， Second， use "pardon me"， so the person may explain to me in a direct way．
（1）From the passage， we can infer （推断） that the writer comes from ．
A． North Korea
B． America
C． South Korea
D． China
（2）In Paragraph 3， when the writer answered "Yes"，Mark might think the writer was ．
A． rude
B． kind
C． helpful
D． polite
（3）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to （指的是） ．
A． "yes"
B． the noise
C． watching TV
D． the smile
（4）If the writer is not sure of "yes" or "no" next time， he will say ．
A． " pardon me"
B． "yes"
C． "no"
D． "I don't know"
（5）The writer writes the passage mainly to remind us ．
A． to work hard on English
B． to learn to respect others
C． never to use "yes" or "no"
D． to know culture differences
That year， I was a Junior 2student． Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head． Almost everyone thought I was dead． But they were wrong． However， it was difficult to get back to normal （正常的） life． I had to leave school and learn everything， walking， talking， and yes， maths．
To help me with that task， Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week． We began with basic maths skills， As time passed by， I made progress．
I remembered very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays， sat with me at the kitchen table， and threw different coins on the table． She asked me to show her 38cents， 17cents， 63cents． It was challenging， but she also made it fun．
After a year and a half， I had progressed a lot， both in body and mind， to return to school． Seven years later， I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class．
As year went by， I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar． Unluckily， one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke（中风）．
Now it was my turn to help her． Mrs． Pillar lay in bed， unable to speak and know anybody around． I pulled some coins out of my pocket， dropped them on her bed， and asked her to show me 12cents． The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her﹣just as she had worked with my years before． She make progress every day and was moved out of ICU（重症监护室） and finally out of hospital．
One day， I called to wish her a happy New Year． She spoke into the phone excitedly， "Happy New Year to you and your family， Michael． Thank you for everything you've done for me．" I quickly said， "Thank you for everything you've done for me．"
Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2teachers， but she taught me so much more about life than only maths．
（1）Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story？
a． Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital．
b． I fell of the stairs and had to leave school．
c． I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar's help．
d． Mrs. Pillar got better with my help．
A． b﹣c﹣d﹣a
B． c﹣a﹣b﹣d
C． b﹣c﹣a﹣d
D．b﹣d﹣c﹣a
（2）What does the underlined word "vividly" mean in Paragraph（段落） 3？
A． 模糊的
B． 清晰地
C． 彻底地
D． 感激地
（3）What does the writer mean by saying "…I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class" in Paragraph 4？
A． He was clever than his classmates．
B． He worked very hard on maths．
C． His classmates failed to graduate．
D． Mrs. Pillar's help greatly influenced him．
（4）The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12cents in the hospital in order to ．
A． help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped him
B． play an interesting game with Mrs. Pillar
C． see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting better
D． make the nurse in the hospital feel strange
（5）What is the best title for the passage？
A． A Great Teacher
B． Always Have A Dream
C． Never Give up
D． Kindness Makes Wonders
As you enjoy the great beauty of Big Bend National Park， Safety comes first． By giving careful thought to your actions， you can have a safe，exciting， and happy time in it．
Driving
• Be careful with the speed limit in the park， and look out for monkeys and rabbits along roads， especially at night．
• Stop on the side of the roads when you want to take pictures﹣do not stop on roadways．
• Take more than enough water， food， and sleeping bags． If your car breaks down， stay with it． It is much easier for others to find a car on a road than a person walking through the forest．
Fire
• Wood fires and ground fires are not allowed in the park．
• Pay more attention when smoking．
Wildlife
• Never feed wildlife．
• Watch your children closely．
• If you meet a tiger or a lion， back away． If you think it may attack you，wave your arms， throw stones， and shout but never run．
• Poisonous（有毒的） snakes are active during warmer months． Carefully check your shoes before putting them on and your sleeping bags before using them． Carry a flashlight （手电筒） at night． Keep away from bushes．
（1）From the passage we can know that in Big Bend National Park．
A． lions won't attack tourists
B． there is danger for tourists
C． snakes are active during winter
D． you can't find monkeys or rabbits
（2）When your car breaks down in Big Bend National Park， you can ．
A． stay with it waiting for help
B． make a fire with wood
C． walk through the forest
D． go and find someone to fix it
（3）If a lion or a tiger attacks you in Big Bend National Park， you can ．
A． run away quickly
B． let children play with them
C． throw stones at them
D． use a flashlight to scare them away
（4）According to the passage， you might in Big Bend National Park．
A． drive as fast as you can
B． take sleeping bags with you
C． give food to wild animals
D． walk around in bushes in summer
（5）What's the passage mainly about？
A． How to protect yourself against wildlife．
B． The great beauty of Big Bend National Park．
C． Big Bend National Park's safety instructions．
D． Things to do while driving in Big Bend National Park．
Life offers so many lessons， both practical and personal， that you're never too young to begin learning them． Here are some skills to learn as soon as possible．
Money Management 
When you start receiving money of your own． It's time to start understanding your relationship with money． In a world where you can buy any and every object， the key is to save money by buying only essentials （必需品） and a treat sometimes．
Cooking 
One great way to save money is to learn to cook for yourself． Beyond that， cooking at home also helps you control your diet for better health． If you start doing this at an early age， you will not have to depend on your parents too much．
Keeping Promises： 
Promises are a matter of honesty and should be made with care． We must learn from an early age that our word must be followed up by action． When it isn't， others will quickly lose trust in us and not respect us．
Accepting Rejection （拒绝） 
Though you must． be careful not to break your word， others' promises aren't always kept． Learn about it early， and you won't be hurt easily． Also， not every job application or desired （渴望的） friendship will work out， so remember that there are more fish in the sea．
Lifelong Learning 
No matter how old you get， there will always be things beyond your understanding． It's better to learn to be modest now rather than take a proud fall later in life． Be open to new experiences and keep learning． And it's never too late to start．
（1）How many skills are talked about in the passage？
（2）Which two skills can help you save money？
（3）If one of your friends breaks his promise to you， will you be angry？ Why or why not？
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