In two days, I will be turning 30. And I was not looking forward to a new decade (十年). I was afraid that the best years of my life were behind me.
One day, I met with my friend Nicholas. He was a 79-year-old man. He noticed something was different about me and asked if anything was wrong. I told him what I was anxious (焦虑) about and asked him： “What was the best time of your life?”
Without hesitation, Nicholas replied： “Well, Joe, when I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me, that was the best time of my life.”
“When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.”
“When I got my first job and got paid for my work, that was the best time of my life.”
“When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.”
“World War Ⅱcame, and my wife and I had to leave Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship, that was the best time of my life.”
“When I became a young father and watched my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”
“And now, Joe, I am 79 years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am just as in love with my wife as I was the day we met. This is the best time of my life.”
How did the writer feel about his upcoming 30th birthday?
| A．Excited. | B．Worried. | C．Angry. | D．Tired. |
Where did the old man live when he was a kid?
| A．In Austria | B．In Canada |
| C．In Australia | D．In North America |
From the passage, we can learn that .
| A．the writer didn’t know how to spend the rest of his life |
| B．the writer was an easy-going person |
| C．the old man was not in good condition |
| D．the old man has a very happy family |
From the passage, we can learn that .
| A．it’s never too old to learn |
| B．believing in yourself is the key to success |
| C．be thankful for what you have today |
| D．time and tide (潮水) wait for no man |
I really enjoyed this movie. It's a fun move for the whole family. I had really good laughs and enjoyed being there. -- James
I would recommend (推荐)this movie to everyone. Whether you go with family or friends, I honestly think this movie has something you will really enjoy! -- Sam
I've seen several movies of this kind, but this one is the best. It is so well made, some of the scenes are so beautiful. -- John
I went to see this movie with my five-year-old daughter this Tuesday, really without knowing too much about it. My daughter and I were pleasantly surprised at how funny it was. We just couldn't help laughing. I would recommend this movie to the whole family. --Mary From the poster, we can tell that is spoken in the movie.
| A．Chinese | B．English | C．Japanese | D．French |
The poster shows that the movie lasts _______.
| A．25 minutes | B．60 minutes | C．85 minutes | D．125 minutes |
John likes the movie because of _______.
| A．the funny actors | B．the wonderful music |
| C．the sweet voices | D．the beautiful scenes |
Mary and her daughter spent watching the movie.
| A．$30 | B．$40 | C．$45 | D．$60 |
According to the passage, the movie most probably tells a story.
| A．funny | B．sad | C．terrible | D．tree |
Do you like dogs? Do you know the following things about dogs?
The first pet dog
Dogs are meat-eating animals. They belonged to the family of wolves (狼) a long time ago. About 15,000 years ago, people started keeping wolves for hunting (狩猎). Over the time, the wolves began to look like dogs and they became people’s pets.
What a dog looks like
Dogs come in different sizes, colors and shapes, but they’re the same in some ways. All kinds of dogs have a set of forty-two strong teeth for eating. They have sharp claws (利爪) at the end of their feet for digging up soil (挖土) and holding onto the ground when they walk. They have very good eyesight. They also have high ability (能力) to hear and smell.
How a dog grows
A mother dog gives birth to one to twelve babies at a time. New-born baby dogs cannot see or hear until they are two weeks old. The mother dog gives the baby dogs milk. When they are four weeks old, they start eating soft food. When they’re eight weeks, the baby dogs have very strong legs and they can go for long walks.
How to read a dog’s feelings
Dogs act differently when they have different feelings. When a dog is angry, it opens its mouth and shows its teeth. When a dog is frightened, it lowers its ears and holds its tail (尾巴) between its legs. A happy dog always wags (摇摆) its tail.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。People have started keeping dogs as pets since .
| A．there were humans |
| B．15,000 years ago |
| C．there were wolves |
| D．the wolves looked like dogs |
What can the sharp claws of dogs be used for according to the passage?
| A．Climbing a tree. |
| B．Looking for food. |
| C．Digging up soil. |
| D．Fighting against other animals. |
When does a dog start to eat soft food?
| A．When it’s 2 weeks old. |
| B．When it’s one month old. |
| C．When it’s 2 months old. |
| D．When it’s 8 months old. |
What does a dog do when it is frightened?
| A．It opens its mouth. |
| B．It shows its teeth. |
| C．It wags its tail. |
| D．It holds its tail between its legs. |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．Some facts about dogs. |
| B．The history of dogs. |
| C．Something interesting about dogs. |
| D．Dogs are human beings’ friends. |
One day my chair had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty getting it fixed (修理) as there were many furniture shops nearby. So I left home with the chair. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop was just the same, and the third and the fourth.
I entered another shop with a plan in my mind. I said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy the chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty dollars,” I said. “OK,” he said. “It’s got a broken leg,” I told him. “Yes, I noticed that. It’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to the plan. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, I’ll sell it after fixing it.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, but I’ve changed my mind.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped (目的达到).“I know what you want. You want me to fix the chair,” he said. “We don’t do repairs (修理), not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll fix this for you.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。
阅读下面材料，根据其内容，判断所给句子的正(T)误(F)。
| I grew up in a hard neighborhood. It was very noisy－the streets were always full of people! The traffic was terrible, and parking(停车) was a big problem! I could never park on my own street. Several robberies(抢劫) happened here five years ago. But now the living conditions have improved a lot. ——Noel |
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| I live in the village, and it’s just very quiet! There aren’t many shops, and there are no clubs or theaters, but there is a park and a good school. I really love to live here. It used to be under poor conditions. Most people lived in low houses; a family of five even lived in a small room. Few children could go to school. Luckily, our living conditions are changing all the time. ——Jeff |
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Noel lives in a hard neighborhood all the time.
There used to be some robbers in Noel’s neighborhood.
Parking was a big problem for Noel in the past.
There is a park and a good school in Jeff’s village.
In the past, there were many students in Jeff’s village.
The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. At fast food restaurant, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurant, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars. There are many kinds of fast food restaurant in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburger, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurant that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice-cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.
Fast food restaurant are popular because they reflect(反映) American life style. Customer can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurant, food is not expensive. Therefore, people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.In the United States the favorite food is ____.
| A．Chinese food | B．Mexican food |
| C．French fries | D．the hamburger |
Americans like to fast food restaurant because_____.
| A．they can easily find fast food restaurant |
| B．they like to eat hamburger and French fries |
| C．they are too busy to want to spend time preparing or waiting |
| D．they are so rich that they don’t want to do cooking themselves |
_____ of fast food restaurant sell hamburger, French fries.
| A．All | B．Most | C．Few | D．None |
The food in fast food restaurant is ____ ready before the customers order it.
| A．always | B．usually | C．seldom | D．never |
The best title for the passage is _____.
A. The Fast Food Restaurant in the U.S.A.
B. The Hamburger in the U.S.A.
C. American Life Style
D. All Kinds of Food in the U.S.A.
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