Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties at which guests are served tiny cakes filled with cream from her own cows. Cakes and sandwiches are bought in by footmen, yet you never see the Queen touch a thing. She simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and carefully avoiding the cakes.
At cocktail parties the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of diet drink to last a whole evening. Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to believe the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets(宴). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much. During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially-prepared dinner was set up in a hut made of wood and bamboo leaves. Deep holes were dug in the ground, filled with hot stones and baby pigs, and the pigs were slowly cooked with dry heat over several days. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a whole roast(烤) pig was her serving.
Then she became uneasy when a turkey, some meat, bananas and an apple were also carried in for each guest. So she depended on her old favourite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, carrying on a warm conversation. At the same time she pushed her food around her plate and only ate a piece of turkey and some fruit.
Reporters traveling with her have noticed that the Queen will sometimes seem so interested in a foreign leader’s political(政治的) chat that she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork, then put it down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal untouched.The Queen talked with her host and carried on conversation with him. The purpose of doing this is ________.
| A．to show her politeness |
| B．not to eat much |
| C．to show her great interest in food |
| D．to hide her dislike to the food |
We can infer(推断) from the passage that tours are difficult for the Queen, because ________.
| A．she has to meet with so many important leaders |
| B．she has to eat much oily food |
| C．hosts always give wonderful state banquets |
| D．she has so many reporters to travel with her |
What probably is the Queen’s art of acting at state dinners?
| A．Appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much. |
| B．Drinking much water. |
| C．Eating a piece of turkey and some fruit. |
| D．Eating much without being noticed. |
Do you believe in love at the first sight? Many people answer "No, we don’t", but I say I do.why? I’ll tell you my story.
From childhood, I like people with blue eyes. I had a few dolls and I painted their eyes blue. I was really very happy with my blue-eyed dolls. Time rushes by quickly, and soon I was not a child any more. I had finished my studies as I was 20.
I liked to drive my father’s old car. Once I went to a nearby town .I was busy that day.I left my car near the office where I had to go. In a few minutes, I came back and a young policeman was waiting for me near my car. I was not happy to see him. He tried to explain that I had parked my car in the wrong place, but I couldn’t pay my attention to his words. I had to stare at his beautiful blue eyes. He repeated his words but I did not bear him well. He became serious and began to speak in a loud voice.I paid him the fine(罚款)and I said to him" Your eyes are so nice."
He smiled and said goodbye to me.
In the evening this blue-eyed policeman called me up. The following day we went to the cinema. After that, my story has a happy ending. We married and we now live happily together.
( )6.Does the writer believe in love at the first sight?
A.Yes B.No C.Yes or No D. It’s difficult to say
( )7.When the writer was young, she liked .
A. dolls with black eyes B. people with blue eyes
C. her few dolls D.boys with grey eyes
( )8.A young policeman was waiting for her, because
A. he wanted to tell her that he loved her too
B.he wanted to sit in her car
C.she had stopped her car in the wrong place
D.they had an appointment
( )9.she didn’t hear the policeman well because .
A.she was not interested in his words B.she was not happy to see him
C.she paid a lot of attention to his blue eyes D.he became serious
( )10.we can see from the passage that love at the first sight
A.can sometimes have a happy ending
B.can always have a happy ending
C.can have a happy ending if the man is a police man
D.can sometimes lead to a sad marriage
Look at the photo of a boy. Do you know who he is? Many Chinese people know him very well now. His name is Lin Hao. He is only nine years old now, but he can save his two partners during the earthquake in Sichuan on May 12, 2008. He carried his two partners with his weak back at that dangerous time. And they got nothing about his parents then. His fourteen-year-old sister took them away and walked seven hours difficultly. At last, they got to Du Jiangyan City safely. He was very calm when he appeared in the picture of the reporter’s cameral. Just as his brave behavior, we are all moved. And he was named “Ten Little Heroes during the Earthquake” by CCTV.
At the same time, another nine children were named “Ten Little Heroes during the Earthquake” by CCTV. Lei Chunian, a 15-year-old child, is a middle school student. He did not run out when the earthquake happened, instead he ran into the classroom and found his seven classmates were sitting at the corner of the classroom. He took them away at once. On the half way, he found there were only six. At that very dangerous time, he ran back to the classroom again. He found a girl crying there because of fearing. He asked her to run away quickly. But she was too afraid to move. So he carried her and ran out of the classroom. A few seconds later, the building fell down and they were all safe.
Let’s remember all these little heroes for ever. They are Ren Dong, Ning Jiaci, Dong Yupei, Liu Li, Tang Fuwen, Kang Jie, Zhou Wen, Yin Quankui and Zhu Hualin. We should learn their spirit of helping others during the dangerous time. Among them, Liu Li and Zhou Wen lost their lives. Zhou Wen is a Tibet (藏族) girl.
( ) 1. Lin Hao saved ________ during the earthquake on May 12, 2008.
A. one boy B. one girl C. two partners of his D. two teachers of his
( ) 2. We all moved by little Lin Hao because he was _______ when he appeared in the picture of the reporter’s camera.
A. brave B. angry C. frightened D. calm and brave
( ) 3. Lei Chunian didn’t _______ when the earthquake happened.
A. run out B. wake up C. go to school D. stand up
( ) 4. _______ and _______ lost their lives among these ten little heroes.
A. Lei Chunian; Lin Hao B. Liu Li; Zhou Wen
C. Kang Jie; Tang Fuwen D. Dong Yupei; Zhou Wen
( ) 5. Lei Chunian ran back to the classroom because one of his classmates was ______ in the corner of the classroom because of fearing.
A. sleeping B. crying C. reading D. lying
If you want to take English classes, you should pay______ an hour.
A. $8 B. $10 C. $18You want to work in a restaurant, so you should call________.
A. Lisa B. John C. Sue You can see a new play at Bay College Theatre at________ on Saturday.
A. 8:00 p.m. B. 5:00 p.m. C. 9:00 p.m.Dave worked in Center’s Restaurant from Monday to Friday last week, 2 hours every night, so he could get______ _last week.
A. $8 B. $80 C. $16 You can help the book sale every day except__________
A. Sunday B. Monday C. Saturday
At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立性)is learned from childhood. From an early age, American children learn responsibility. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend of save it, usually with little guidance(指导) from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions-and make mistakes. Failure(失败) often teaches more than success. Many American young people begin to live on themselves _____ .
| A．at eighteen years old | B．from childhood |
| C．after they get married | D．from an early age |
An American child learn to _____ at the age of 2 .
| A．find a full-time job | B．from childhood |
| C．put away his or her own clothes | D．do lots of chores |
The word “allowance” (in paragraph 3 ) means ______ in Chinese.
| A．奖品 | B．零花钱 | C．财产 | D．礼物 |
A child can get some more money by ______.
| A．understanding the value of money | B．helping the rich |
| C．reading many books | D．doing extra chores |
The passage is mainly about ______ .
| A．the independence of American children | B．the value of money |
| C．the guidance from parents | D．failure and success of American children |
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the books says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.Your dreams can be very ____, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
| A．big | B．small | C．high | D．low |
Follow Your Heart is a ______ .
| A．movie | B．song | C．book | D．dream |
What idea stops you from realizing your dream?
| A．I can’t be a writer. | B．I am good at some school subjects. |
| C．I think I am very great | D．I am the best student in our class. |
Don’t let ____ leave your heart.
| A．your idea | B．your decision | C．your dream | D．your book |
Studying TV will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.
| A．with | B．instead of | C．without | D．by |
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