Americans think much about time. From childhood(童年)they learn to value(珍视)time. As children their parents and teachers ask them to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying（死亡）, they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is knowledge（知识）. Time is everything in America. A working American often works hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time or on Saturday and Sunday, he also works hard for more money. In the street you seldom see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast.
They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they are the servants(仆人) of the clock.What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?
| A．It is not easy to make money. |
| B．It takes quite a lot of time to make money. |
| C．Working hard can bring people health. |
| D．If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money. |
Americans think it wrong _____________.
| A．to work late |
| B．to get up early |
| C．to be late for school |
| D．to be on time to do everything |
This passage says that a dying person___________.
| A．is having a good time |
| B．is living on a borrowed time |
| C．thinks time goes easily |
| D．is saving time |
From this passage we can be sure that
| A．Americans live a hard life |
| B．Americans always walk fast |
| C．Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏) |
| D．Americans are good at saving time |
Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
| A．Americans’ ideas about time |
| B．Never waste time |
| C．Time is money |
| D．Learn to be on time |
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People do not usually like floods but some farmers need floods when their fields are too dry.When there is a flood, the water carries mud and sand from the river bed to the field near the river. When the water goes away, the mud and sand become good soil.
People in many countries tell stories about a very big flood. The flood covered the world. Here is just one of those stories.
A long , long time ago there was a man called Noah(诺亚). He lived with his wife, his three sons and his sons’ wives. One day, Noah heard a voice. It said: “Noah, soon there will be a big flood. You must build a boat. You must put two of every animal and bird in the boat. Many, many people will die in the flood but you and your family will be all right.”
Noah and his family built a boat. They put two of every animal and bird in their boat. They put food in the boat, too. Then it started to rain. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights. The water covered the world. The hills and mountains looked like islands. Noah’s boat stopped on the top of the mountain. At last the rain stopped and the flood went away. There was a beautiful rainbow in the sky. And the animals and birds left Noah’s boat. They ran, jumped, walked and flew away to live on the mountains.
According to the story, answer the following questions:Can floods be good for farmers?
______________________________________________What did Noah build to protect his family from the flood?
________________________________________________How long did the rain last?
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D
Do you know what a castle is? A castle is a building special to Europe. Castles were built in the Middle Ages by king and other powerful people who live in. Castles were used by people to protect themselves from their enemies. They are big buildings made form stone and wood.
Today there are still castles all over Europe. Some are in ruins(废墟). But some built later are still in good repair and used even today. One example is Windsor Castle, which is a home to the British queen. It is in the country or Berkshire, not far from London.
Castles have walls around them. In the old days, soldiers would stand on the walls to guard the people in the castle. If enemies came they would shoot arrows(箭) and throw stones at them. Castles also had moats. A moat is a river around the wall that makes it difficult for enemies to get in. It could be either dry or filled with water.
Other people form younger countries love European castles. In the US there are rich people who have brought broken parts of castles to their country and rebuilt them. And some people build “replica” castles---modern copies of Castle.
You probably know the Disneyland Castle in California , US. But did you know it is based on a famous castle in Germany built by King Ludwig Ⅱof Bavaria? Which of the following is TRUE about the castle?
| A．It is a special American building. |
| B．It is made form stone and paper. |
| C．Only king used to live in one. |
| D．People used it to protect themselves. |
We can tell from the story that a moat is __________.
| A．a wall | B．a soldier | C．a river | D．a stone |
According to the passage we can know that______________.
| A．There are castles only in some European countries now. |
| B．In the US, there used to be castles in the Middle Ages. |
| C．In the US, the people rebuilt the old castles or build the modern ones. |
| D．The Disneyland castle is built in Germany. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．The history of castles. | B．Facts about castles. |
| C．The king and the castles. | D．How to build castles. |
C
“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say this to me.
After I graduated form college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(广播员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.
At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire(雇佣) a person without any experience and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no such jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I wanted this job, but I was refused again.
“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, I felt so frustrated. “How can I become a sports announcer if I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud.
While I was waiting for the elevator, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to have a try. He was pleased with my performance, and he offered me a chance to work there.
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if without the failure before.”Why couldn’t the writer find a job at big radio stations?
| A．Because he never graduated from college. |
| B．Because he didn’t work hard in college. |
| C．Because he didn’t have much experience. |
| D．Because he didn’t know about sports. |
Which of the following is the correct order of events?
a. The writer got a job as a sports announcer at a radio station.
b. The writer was refused when he wanted jobs in Chicago.
c. The writer graduated from college.
d. The writer went back to his hometown to look for a job.
| A．cbda | B．cbad | C．bcda | D．bcad |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The writer’s parents didn’t want him to be a sports announcer. |
| B．There were no radio announcer jobs in the writer’s hometown. |
| C．The writer became uninterested in being a sports announcer. |
| D．The writer got a job as a sports announcer in Dixon at last. |
According to the last paragraph, what did the writer’s mom want to tell him?
| A．He shouldn’t be a sports announcer. |
| B．Disappointment leads to failure. |
| C．He should be proud of himself. |
| D．Everything will be OK if he keeps trying. |
B
Sun Liping, 6 , lives in a small village in Yunnan. Her biggest wish is to have running water in her home. All 35 families in Sun’s village have a serious problem--- they don’t have enough water. Every day, the villagers have to walk 20 minutes to get water.
Last year, the worst drought since the 1950s hit Yunnan, making more than 2 million people short of drinking water. This year, the drought is even worse.
Not only Yunnan, but many other provinces in China are short of water as well, such as Gansu and Qinghai.
According to a report on February 17, each Chinese person has about 28% of the world’s average（平均的） person’s amount of available(可用的) water. Two thirds of China’s cities are short of water and nearly 300 million people in rural areas don’t have safe water for drinking.
Every drop of water is important. Waste a drop of water a day and you lose a bucket(桶) a year. How can we use water in a smart way? Here are some tips for you to save water in your daily life:
1. Put plastic bottles of water in your toilet to cut down the water waste when you flush (冲洗) your toilet.
2. Don’t keep the water running while you’re brushing your teeth or washing your face and hands.
3. Use low-flow(低流量) shower heads .
4. Use a bucket to collect shower water while you wait for it to warm up.
5. Make your shower time shorter.
6. Set up a rain bucket to collect rainwater for watering plants or flowers. What is the problem in Sun’s village?
| A．They don’t have enough food. |
| B．They don’t have enough water. |
| C．They have to walk far away to go to school. |
| D．There are fewer and fewer villagers. |
What does the underlined word drought mean in the second paragraph?
| A．饥饿 | B．干旱 | C．水灾 | D．贫穷 |
According to the report, __________________________________.
A. China has just 28 percent of the world’s available water.
Each Chinese person can use more water than the world’s average person.
There is not enough water in two thirds of China’s cities.
D. There are about 300 million people in China’s cities who don’t have enough water. Which of the following would lead to a waste of water?
| A．Using low-flow shower heads. |
| B．Collecting shower water while waiting for it to warm up. |
| C．Taking a quick shower. |
| D．Keeping the water running while brushing one’s teeth. |
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People say that George Washington, the first president of the United States, never told a lie. But it seems that the president was not without faults.
A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789. He didn’t return them.
If he were still alive, he would have to pay the library ＄300,000 for being 220 years late.
On October 5, 1789, when the first president borrowed the books form the New York Society Library, he didn’t sign his name in the borrower’s book. He just wrote “president” to show who had taken them out.
The two books should have been brought back a month later but were never returned. Workers at the library realized the books were missing.
The New York Society Library doesn’t expect anyone to pay the fine. But it hopes that someone will return the books. Gorge Washington is__________.
| A．the president of the US now |
| B．the first president of the US |
| C．the first black president of the US |
| D．the president who always borrowed the books without returning them back |
Gorge Washington borrowed a book from ________.
| A．the Washington Public Library |
| B．the New York Society Library |
| C．the Paris Society Library |
| D．the Chinese Public Library |
The library hopes _________.
| A．Gorge Washington will return the book. |
| B．Gorge Washington will pay the fine |
| C．someone will find the book and return it |
| D．someone will pay the fine for the president |
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