Soll is a village in the mountains in Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local family, is clean and not expensive. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃to25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening.
Enjoy Thailand
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating Market(漂浮的市场) just outside the city and you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat. The sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃at mid-day.
Visit Hawaii
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, as well as mountains and forests in the north, but be careful, there are many mosquitoes(蚊子), and don’t be surprised if it rains in the center of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.
| A．shopping | B．food | C．travel | D．hotels |
| A．climb mountains |
| B．enjoy the scenery of the forests |
| C．live in the Post Hotel |
| D．buy fruits while sitting in your boat |
| A．Going to the sandy beaches |
| B．Wearing a hat |
| C．Climbing up the mountains |
| D．Staying in the forests |
| A．Soll in Austria | B．Bangkok in Thailand |
| C．the Floating market | D．Kauai in Hawaii |
| A．the hottest travel place is Soll |
| B．maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai |
| C．the Floating Market is the middle of Bangkok |
| D．the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high |
It is not easy to be a vet (兽医).You never know when you will be called upon to take care of a sick animal. You also do not always know that kind of animal you will be asked to take care of or what you must do to help the sick animal.
Once, when some children were playing with a dog, they threw a ball into its mouth. The ball got stuck (卡住) in the dog’s throat (喉咙) and the dog could not breathe. The dog would die if they did not remove the ball quickly. The dog’s owner took the dog to a vet called Robert Smith. Mr. Smith put his hands on the dog’s neck. He could feel the ball. He was not sure what to do. He pressed (压) a little harder. The dog opened its mouth and the ball came flying out! No one was more surprised than Mr. Smith.
Another vet, peter Brown. Worked with sea animals. One day, he was called upon to take care of a dolphin. The dolphin had something in its mouth that had to be taken out, but it did not want to open its mouth. Nineteen men had to hold the strong and slippery(滑的) dolphin so that the vet could open its mouth.Which of the following is the writer’s opinion?
| A．No one wants to be a vet. |
| B．Everyone wants to be a vet. |
| C．It is difficult to be a vet. |
| D．It is easy to be a vet. |
How did the ball get into the dog’s mouth?
| A．Someone pressed it into the dog’s mouth. |
| B．The dog’s owner threw it into the dog’s mouth. |
| C．It got into the dog’s mouth when the dog was playing with it. |
| D．Some children threw it into the dog’s mouth. |
What would have happened if the vet did not remove the ball from the
dog’s mouth?
| A．The ball would go into the dog’s stomach. |
| B．The dog would die. |
| C．The dog would bite someone. |
| D．The dog would spit (吐) it out. |
How did Mr.Simth feel when the ball came flying out?
| A．He was more surprised than anyone else. |
| B．He was very excited. |
| C．He suddenly felt very tired. |
| D．He felt that he was the greatest man in the world. |
We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.
It stood outside a furniture(家具) shop.” Buy it,” she said at once.”We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack(车顶架)。I’ve always wanted one like that.” What should I do?Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer,and the bookshelf was tied onto the roof-rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.As it was getting darker, I drove slowly.Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police evenstopped teaffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After some time my wife said,”There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake(超车)” Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past.But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church(教堂).One of the officers came to me.
“Right, sir!”he said,”Do you need any more help now?” I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.”
He was looking at our things, first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was… er …, something else.” My wife began to laugh. Suddenly i understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as i could.From the story we know that .
| A．the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife |
| B．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all |
| C．the writer was always willing to buy something for his wife |
| D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife |
What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?
| A．He could drive slowly and it was safe. |
| B．Other drivers would let him go first. |
| C．His wife could use a new bookshelf. |
| D．He could save a lot of money and time. |
Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?
| A．Because they thought that the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf. |
| B．Because they didn’t think that it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it. |
| C．Because they thought that somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help. |
| D．Because they thought that it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car. |
When did the officers begin to realize that they were wrong?
| A．Before they arrived at the church. |
| B．Before they overtook the writer’s car. |
| C．After they looked at the car carefully at the church. |
| D．After the writer’s family left the church. |
In an American classroom, a teacher asked a Chinese girl to answer a question. She stood up and smiled, without making any sound. The American teacher looked at himself and didn’t see anything funny.
So he asked her the question again.The girl just smiled but said nothing. The teacher was angry. He didn’t know that the girl smiled to cover her embarrassment(尴尬)because she didn't know how to answer the question.
In a dining room in Beijing, an Englishman was careless and dropped(掉)a plate. The Chinese who saw this began to laugh. The Englishman felt uncomfortable and even got angry.”They are laughing at me,” he thought. In fact ,the Chinese laughed not at the Englishman or his bad luck---whether(是否) he is a foreigner or a Chinese. The laughter has some feelings, don’t take it so seriously(严重)；laugh it off, it’s nothing；such things can happen to any of us,etc.The Chinese girl smiled in an American classroom because_______
| A．the teacher asked her to answer a question. |
| B．The teacher asked her to stang up. |
| C．She couldn’t answer the question. |
| D．The teacher looked funny. |
Which feeling is NOT included(被包括) in the laughter when the Englishman dropped a plate?
| A．Don’t take it seriously. |
| B．Bad luck! |
| C．It’s nothing. |
| D．It can happen to any of us. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．Chinese students are impolite. |
| B．Smiles and laughter always bring happiness. |
| C．American people are easy to get angry. |
| D．Smiles and laughter don’t mean the same thing to different people. |
Danel has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities,but they are all friendly and helpful.He’d like to introduce some of them to us.
| Name |
Age |
Appearance and hobbies |
| Amy (volleyball player) |
17 |
She is very tall(1.87 meters)!She has a baby face.Her fans say she’s very beautiful. She likes listening to pop songs and drawing. |
| Tom(skiing player) |
18 |
He is always smiling so people say that he is a “sunshine boy”.She is a “black horse”.He won the first gold medal(金牌)for his city this year. He likes reading and playing games. |
| Millie(singer) |
16 |
People call her “Baby”.She’s a cool girl with black glasses and short hair.She likes wearing men’s clothes, so she looks like a boy. She likes singing, of course. She is good at playing basketball! |
How many friends does Bob introduce in this passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
What does Amy do?
| A．She is a volleyball player. |
| B．She is a skier. |
| C．She is a pop singer. |
| D．She is a basketball player. |
Why do people say Tom is a “sunshine boy”?
| A．Because he likes reading. |
| B．Because he likes playing games. |
| C．Because he is always smiling. |
| D．Because he is a skier. |
Which sentence is wrong?
| A．“Baby” does well in playing basketball. |
| B．Millie is the youngest of the three. |
| C．Amy has a baby face. |
| D．Tom likes black horses. |
One day, a middle school teacher comes into the classroom and says to his students, “Today I want you to write about yesterday’s football match. I'm going to take your exercise books home with me. Now please begin.”
The students all take out their pens and exercise books and begin to write. A boy called Tom thinks hard.At first he doesn't write down a word.But Five minutes later, he finishes. He stands up and looks at the teacher. The teacher asks, “What is the matter, Tom?” “I have finished, sir.” says the boy. “Well, give me your book.” The boy goes to the teacher and gives him the exercise book. The teacher opens it and reads, “Rain, no match. ”What does the teacher ask the students to do?
| A．To read the text |
| B．To write about a match |
| C．To do their homework |
| D．To have a lesson |
Where is the teacher going to read the students' exercise books ?
| A．In class | B．At home |
| C．At school | D．In the classroom |
What does Tom write after he thinks hard ?
| A．Many things | B．Ten words |
| C．A word | D．Rain, no match. |
Tom is to give the exercise book to the teacher..
| A．the third | B．the last |
| C．the first | D．the second |
Tom writes about the match.
| A．nothing | B．a lot |
| C．a little | D．much |
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