I’m Jack. I’m a middle school student. I have lessons from Monday to Friday. At weekends, I usually get up very late. I wash my face, brush my teeth and then go out to do morning exercises. I eat my breakfast at about nine o’clock. After that, I often go to the park with my parents. The park is a little far from our home, so we go there by bus. It often takes us about twenty minutes to get there by bus. The park is very beautiful. There are always lots of people in the park. There are men and women, old and young. Parents must take good care of their children. There is a large lake in the middle of the park. I often go swimming there. Sometimes, I fly kites. We always have a good time there.What time does Jack have breakfast at weekends?
| A．At about 7:00. |
| B．At about 8:00. |
| C．At about 9:00. |
| D．At about 10:00. |
Where does Jack often go at weekends?
| A．To the bookstore. |
| B．To the cinema. |
| C．To the museum. |
| D．To the park. |
Who does Jack go to the park with?
| A．His parents. |
| B．His brother. |
| C．His cousin. |
| D．His mother. |
How long does it take them to get to the park by bus?
| A．For about forty minutes. |
| B．For about twenty minutes. |
| C．For about ten minutes. |
| D．For about five minutes. |
What is in the middle of the park?
| A．A small hill. |
| B．A big library. |
| C．A large lake. |
| D．A beautiful square. |
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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving through a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows 1 . When the train reached a bend(弯道)，it slowed down and then a simple house 2 . It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a discussion about it. The young man was also 3 by the scenery. On his return he 4 the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 5 of the train. He wanted to sell the house, but 6 would buy it.
7 the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was a good place for 8 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the tired passengers would 9 the house.
He tried to 10 some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 11 . To everyone’s surprise, the young man was afforded 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.
This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very 12 . Many people have got new ideas from it.
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There was a story many years ago of a school teacher—Mrs. Thompson．She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same．But that was a lie．There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard．He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath．She did not like him．
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother．Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself．She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present, too．It was his mother’s perfume（香水）
Teddy said ,“Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to．”After the children left , she cried for at least an hour．On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math．Instead, she began to teach children．
Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy．The boy’s mind seemed to come alive．The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved．By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class．
Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy．He wrote that he had finished high school and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life．He went to college．Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed: Theodore Stoddard ,M．D．（医学博士）．
The story doesn’t end there．On his wedding day, Dr．Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear ,“Thank you, Mrs.Thompson, for believing in me．You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference．”
Mrs.Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back ,“ Teddy, you have it all wrong．You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference．I didn’t know how to teach until I met you．”Did Mrs. Thompson like Teddy at first?
When did Teddy give his teacher a present?
What did Mrs. Thompson do after the children left the classroom?
Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding?
What does the passage want to say?
When you read an article you will understand and remember it better if you can work out how the writer has put the ideas together．Sometimes a writer puts ideas together by asking questions and then answering them．For example，if the article is about groundhogs（土拨鼠），the set of questions in the writer’s head might be：
What does a groundhog look like？
Where do groundhogs live？
What do they eat？…
In the article，the author might answer those questions．
Sometimes an author writes out her questions in the article．These questions give you signals．They tell you what the author is going to write next．Often an author has a question in her head but she doesn’t write it out for you．You have to work out her question for yourself．Here’s a sample reading for you to practice this method.
Earthworms
Do you know how many kinds of earthworms there are？There are about 1800 kinds in the world！ They can be brown，purple，green．They can be as small as 3 cm long and as large as 3 m long．
The best time to see earthworms is at night，especially a cool，damp night．That’s when they come up from their burrows（地洞）to hunt for food．Earthworms don’t like to be in the sun．That’s because they breathe through their skin，and they can’t breathe if their skin gets too dry．Earthworms must come out of the earth if it rains a lot，because they can't breathe in their flooded burrows．What a dangerous life！
Earthworms don't have eyes，so how can they tell when it's dark？ They have special places on their skin that are sensitive to light．These spots tell whether it’s light or dark．If you shine a flashlight on an earthworm at night，it will quickly disappear into the ground．
Earthworms don't have ears either，but they can hear by feeling movements in the earth．If you want to hear like an earthworm，lie on the ground with your fingers in your ears．Then have a friend stamp his or her feet near you．This is how earthworms feel birds and people walking，and moles digging，near them．
Earthworms are useful．Farmers and gardeners like having lots of earthworms in their land because the worms help to make better soil when they dig．That digging keeps the soil loose and airy（通风的）．In one year earthworms can pile up as much as 23,000 kg of castings in an area about the size of a football field．What’s the purpose of reading Earthworms?
| A．To show the special life facts of earthworms. |
| B．To explain the differences from the groundhogs. |
| C．To put the writer’s idea into real use. |
| D．To make the readers think more clearly. |
Which question CANNOT be answered in the passage?
| A．How do earthworms help with gardeners? |
| B．What life are earthworms living with? |
| C．When may people observe earthworms? |
| D．Why can human listen like earthworms? |
How can you understand Earthworms better according to this passage?
| A．Read, ask and answer questions in your own head while reading. |
| B．Read to work out all the questions in the writer’s head while reading. |
| C．Read and check all the things that are not clear to you again and again. |
| D．Read for general ideas and discuss or compare with other similar topics. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．One way to help with understanding |
| B．One way to practice with a new idea |
| C．One way to learn to be a wise writer |
| D．One way to be clearer about worms |
Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.
Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
| A．Fewer and fewer people will buy books. |
| B．A good dictionary should be kept in every home. |
| C．Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks. |
| D．More people like TV programs about famous men. |
What does the sentence “Television has not killed reading, however.” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?
| A．People only need reading, though. |
| B．Reading is still necessary today. |
| C．Reading is more fun than television. |
| D．Watching television doesn’t help reading. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge. |
| B．Cinemas are the best choice in getting information. |
| C．Reading is cheap way of learning and having fun. |
| D．Newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself. |
British people are famous for drinking tea. But both Sahar and Bobby Green became young millionaires（百万富翁） when they opened a chain of American-style（美国风味的） coffee shops in the U.K.
Having the idea：It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening , in a Thai restaurant，Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London . Bobby suggested they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea.
Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I know there was a gap （缺口） in the market.” In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.
Making it work：The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like Latte and Macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up . Today , there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues（收入） of $30 million a year.
Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”What kind of company do these people run?
| A．Travel. | B．Tea. | C．Coffee. | D．Hotel. |
What relationship is between Sarha and Bobby?
| A．Teacher and student. | B．Sister and brother. |
| C．Doctor and patient. | D．Mother and son. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Sahar’s trip to America. |
| B．Sahar’s wonderful life story. |
| C．The American – style coffee shop |
| D．The success of a family business |
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