阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, 15th May and stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two matters we should bring your attention.
1. We had hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your advertisement said “comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?
2. We had hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment(失望), we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.
I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation. As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other fields.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours sincerely
Mr Hector Bradley
根据材料内容选择最佳答案, 并将其标号填入题前括号内。Whom is Mr Hector Bradley probably writing this letter to?
| A．His friend. | B．The owner of a hotel. |
| C．An editor. | D．His father. |
When did they get to the hotel?
| A．On 15th May. | B．Three days ago. |
| C．Last year. | D．On a cold winter morning. |
What’s the main idea of the second paragraph (段落)?
| A．The hotel was very comfortable and quiet. |
| B．The workers in the hotel were very hard-working. |
| C．He thought the hotel hadn’t provided them a quiet place. |
| D．The service in the hotel was very excellent. |
What did Mr Bradley think about the swimming pool?
| A．He felt disappointed because the swimming pool was closed for the whole time of their stay. |
| B．He felt disappointed because the swimming poop was too small. |
| C．He felt pleased with it because he had a good time there. |
| D．He found it really wonderful, just like what was said in the advertisement. |
What kind of letter is it?
| A．An invitation letter. |
| B．A thank-you letter. |
| C．A recommendation letter |
| D．A complaint letter. |
Mei Qiyue, 13, of Chongqing, leaves her dorm(寝室) early every morning and doesn’t return until late at night. She feels stressed in the dorm. “My roommates look down on me. When I say something, they never agree with me. Sometimes, they even laugh at me together,” said Mei. “The dorm is like hell. I want to leave the moment I walk in.”
Mei is not alone. Many middle school students lave such problems. Plans, opinions and other small differences can create conflict(冲突). “Most teenagers are the only child in the family where they are the ‘King’ or ‘Queen’. They can’t stand other kids’ different ideas, so conflicts between them come out in the dorm,” said Sun Yunxiao, a professor in Beijing.
According to Sun, roommate relations are important in schools, and students should be serious about them. He suggests that students should be patient, sincere(真诚) and cooperative in dealing with their roommates.
Zou Ming, 14, of Shanxi, and his roommates didn’t clean their dorm for a long time during their first semester. “Later, we began to hate each other because nobody would clean,” said Zou. “One day, we had a dorm meeting. At the meeting we discussed the problem seriously and decided each other of us would clean for a week.” After the meeting, they cleaned the dorm for the first time together, and the boys have become good friends.
“I think we should take care of the dorm like our family and our roommates like our brothers,” said Zou. “Only in this way can we have a happy dorm like and make lifelong friends.”Why does Mei Qiyue dislike staying in her dorm?
| A．Because she always thinks differently from others. |
| B．Because she thinks her roommates always look down her. |
| C．Because the condition of her dorm is very poor. |
| D．Because she is too shy to talk with anybody. |
What makes students in dorms have conflicts, according to Professor Sun?
| A．That they want to be the only one in the dorm. |
| B．That they hope to study in dorms rather than in classrooms. |
| C．That they are not used to hearing different ideas. |
| D．That they haven’t learned how to care about each other. |
What was the original problem in Zou Ming’s dorm?
| A．No one cleaned the dorm. |
| B．They hated each other. |
| C．They had no similar interests. |
| D．They didn’t help each other. |
What problem does the story mainly talk about?
| A．Students can’t make friends easily in a new school. |
| B．Chinese middle school students are not really to be independent. |
| C．Keeping good roommate relations is not easy for some students. |
| D．Students still need their parents’ help even when they are in middle school. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Mei Qiyue’s roommates enjoy laughing at her, because she is different. |
| B．Most teenagers will be the “Kings” or “Queens” of our country. |
| C．Students should take roommate relations seriously. |
| D．Zou’s brothers should take care of the dorm with him. |
My name is Sam. I joined a club called “passing help” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broken down (出故障). It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car. I also wanted to take a taxi. But it was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.
After a while, a bus came, but it did not go to my town. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.
“When I reached the bus station, I got to know that the bus to your town couldn’t come, so I returned here. I just can't leave you here,” she said, “Get in my car and I will take you back to your home.”
“It is a long way.”I said.
“Come on, sir,”she said, “Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story. A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油）in her car . An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home, I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn't accept her. “I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” She said.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
| A．He lost his way. |
| B．His car broken down. |
| C．He was hurt in an accident. |
| D．He couldn't reach the gas station. |
Sam didn’t think of going home_______ that evening.
| A．by train | B．by bus |
| C．by car. | D．by taxi. |
From the passage , we know that the young woman was _______.
| A．a club boss. | B．a taxi driver |
| C．a bus driver. | D．a gas station worker. |
The young woman wanted Sam to _______.
| A．give her some money. |
| B．get on her bus. |
| C．take her to her house. |
| D．help others just as she did. |
The best title (题目）of the passage is _______.
| A．A kind old man. | B．Getting a ride. |
| C．Passing help. | D．A broken car. |
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because the stories finished with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because _______.
| A．they had surprising endings. |
| B．they were easy to understand. |
| C．they showed his love for the poor. |
| D．they were about New York City. |
O. Henry went to prison because _______.
| A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper. |
| B．he broke the law by not using his own name. |
| C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners. |
| D．people thought he had taken money that was not his. |
What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
| A．He was well-educated. |
| B．He was very good at learning. |
| C．He was devoted to the poor. |
| D．He was not serious about his work.. |
Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
| A．His life inside the prison. |
| B．The newspaper articles he wrote. |
| C．The city and poor people in New York. |
| D．His exciting early life as a boy. |
Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!
Archery
Archery has a 10,000 year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war. Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1990. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972.
Did you know?
In the 14th century, archery was so important that as English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practise it.
Badminton
This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived. It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best.
Did you know?
The best balls are said to be made fromthe feathers of the left wing of goose.
Football
There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men's teams and one for women's. Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for Los Angeles 1932.
Did you know?
Hungary has won three football gold medals-more than any other country.
Taekwondo
This Korean sport's name means"the way of the hand and foot". The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn't lie on the floor and no equipment can be used. Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Did you know?
Over 60 million people from 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport.Which sport was first named after a town?
| A．Badminton. | B．Football. | C．Taekwondo. | D．Archery. |
Who invented the sport of badminton?
| A．Indians. | B．British |
| C．Chinese. | D．Koreans. |
Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?
| A．Archery. | B．Badminton. |
| C．Taekwondo. | D．Football. |
Which of the following pictures shows the sport of "Taekwondo"?
Where can you most probably find this web page?
| A．www.sydney2000.com | B．www.beijing2008.com |
| C．www.guangzhou2010.com | D．www.london2012.com |
Many young people want to become pop-stars. It is their great ambition（雄心） in life. They think pop-stars earn a lot of money, they lead interesting and exciting lives, thousands of fans love them, and they become famous!
Yes, but first they must become stars. Most performers star life with a group. This is the pattern nowadays. But there are many groups and competitions are hard. Groups appear and disappear almost overnight. Only a small number survive. Almost without exception they have to work very hard before they reach the top.
And very few reach the top and stay there. In England there are perhaps thirty or so groups at the top. Most of these do not earn so much money, perhaps 500 pounds each time they perform. What’s more, they have quite a lot of expenses(开销). They have to pay a manager, for example. He is the key person in their lives and takes about 20% of their earnings-perhaps more. Then there are their clothes, their instruments and their van. Sometimes they are still playing for the last two items.
And don’t forget, they have to travel a great deal-sometimes 2,000 miles in one week. At times they even sleep in their van instead of a hotel, just to save money.
So now, what do you think? Are pop-stars so rich? And do they have such exciting lives?Which of the following is the reason that many young people want to become pop-stars?
| A．Living an exciting life. |
| B．Becoming a rich man. |
| C．Being loved by thousands of fans. |
| D．All of the above. |
Why is the group’s manager well paid? Because __________.
| A．he runs this group |
| B．he looks after them |
| C．he is important to them |
| D．he buys them clothes and instruments |
The writer makes us believe ___________.
| A．it is pleasant to become a pop-star |
| B．if you work very hard in pop groups, you will reach the top |
| C．pop-stars are neither too rich nor too happy |
| D．general persons had better not dream of pop-stars |
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