Chris recently completed a very unusual journey.Our reporter Mary met him at his home in south London and he told her all about the trip.
Reporter：What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant，Chris？
Chris：Well，it all started two years ago when I was planning a trip to India.I visited a photographic （摄影的） exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.
Reporter：What did you do next？
Chris：I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant.I needed an elephant trained to carry people.I didn't know anything about elephants，so I asked an expert for help.He taught me how to ride an elephant.He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter：How long did it take to find a suitable elephant？
Chris：Not too long.I bought a female elephant called Tara for about USD 6，000.
Reporter：Can you tell me about the journey？
Chris：Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later.We were heading to Sonepur in northern India where there is a big elephant market and I could sell Tara easily.And what a ride!Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1，200 km away.It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter：Did you have any problems on your journey？
Chris：Yes，a few.But nothing serious.On the third day，Tara hurt her foot.But that got better quickly.Also，there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter：What happened when you reached Sonepur？
Chris：My plan was to sell Tara.But by now I was very fond of her.I couldn't take her back to Britain and I didn't want to sell her at the market.By chance，I met some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India.I knew that Tara would be safe with them，so I gave her to them.I was very sad to say goodbye.
（1）Chris got the idea to travel around India on an elephant from .
A.a visit to an Indian zoo
B.an elephant expert from India
C.an old friend who lived in India
D.a photographic exhibition of elephants
（2）The elephant expert told Chris .
A.the price of elephants
B.how to ride an elephant
C.where to sell his elephant
D.how to feed an elephant
（3）Chris decided to travel to Sonepur because .
A.it is a very interesting place
B.elephants can t be sold anywhere else
C.he would be able to sell Tera there easily
D.it would only take 64 days to travel there
（4）When Chris arrived at Sonepur market，he .
A.sold Tara to a national park
B.visited a national park
C.realized that he didn't really want to sell Tara
D.decided to take Tara home with him
（5）The best title for the passage is .
A.Selling an Elephant
B.An Unusual Journey
C.An Exhibition of Elephants
D.How to Ride an Elephant
Students who get tired of looking at the four walls of a classroom might like to take the nature course being offered by Carvel College again this summer．Groups of about a dozen students each，led by an experienced guide，will go on ten﹣day camping trips to the mountains to study the plants and animals that grow and live there．
Students carry their own things，which includes sleeping bags，warm clothing，food and water，and other useful tools．And what do the students do all day？Well，as soon as the sun comes up，they eat breakfast and start climbing up the mountain trail to the next campground，which is five to ten miles away．As the students take notes，the guide points out different plants and animals alongside the trail．The climb is usually over by early afternoon，so the group spends the rest of the day resting or swimming in a mountain lake．Before dinner each night，they all come together and discuss the day's activities．
At the end of the course，the students write reports using the information they have collected．But they don't mind at all．What they do mind is leaving the beauty of the wilderness and the good friends they've made to return to their normal lives in the city．
（1）What can the course offer to the students？
| A． |
Better grades in tests． |
| B． |
Free vacations in mountains． |
| C． |
A different learning experience． |
| D． |
Better chance to study in Carvel College． |
（2）How far does a student have to walk throughout the course？
| A． |
About five to ten miles． |
| B． |
About two hundred miles． |
| C． |
About fifty to one hundred miles． |
| D． |
About sixty to one hundred and twenty miles |
（3）What do the students have to do before dinner？
| A． |
Wash themselves up in a mountain lake． |
| B． |
Attend classes by the experienced guide． |
| C． |
Write about what they see along the trail． |
| D． |
Review what they learn through discussion． |
（4）What can we tell about the course？
| A． |
They will change campgrounds everyday． |
| B． |
The students have to learn all by themselves． |
| C． |
Pens and books will be useless in the course． |
| D． |
Carvel College will provide everything for the students． |
（5）From the last paragraph we know the students are ．
| A． |
serious with the final report |
| B． |
unwilling to go back to the city |
| C． |
looking forward to returning home |
| D． |
too tired to stay in the course any longer． |
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Got a bad grade，afraid to show my parents Report cards are going out this Friday，and I realized I had failed in chemistry．My parents are probably going to kill me for that．What should I do？ |
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It is better to be honest with them and tell them it is a very difficult course and you are trying your hardest．Promise them you will work harder．Study a little every night so when your next test comes you'll be much more prepared． |
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Let me guess，you have always been a great student and slipped up just this one time？Explain that to your parents． |
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You should learn from insects﹣when they try to cross a wall，they fall down again and again until at some time they get success． |
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Do what I did…show your parents your report cards and then simply ask them…"Did any one of you guys ever fail a test？" |
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I never showed my parents my test scores．It's none of their business! |
41．Lady Rita put her question here to ．
| A． |
ask for help |
| B． |
draw others'attention |
| C． |
please her parents |
| D． |
share her grades with others |
42．How many people advised Lady Rita to tell the truth？
| A． |
Five． |
| B． |
Four． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Two． |
43．According to Butterfly， ．
| A． |
nobody can do well in chemistry |
| B． |
better preparation may lead to better grades |
| C． |
you won't get bad grades if you do your best |
| D． |
parents don't care how their kids do at school |
44．What can we learn from Male T's suggestion？
| A． |
Good news never goes beyond the gate． |
| B． |
Knowledge is power． |
| C． |
Failure is the mother of success． |
| D． |
There's no smoke without fire． |
45．What do we know about Naughty？
| A． |
He does well in all his subjects． |
| B． |
His parents used to be great students． |
| C． |
He thinks it's normal to fail sometimes． |
| D． |
He dare not show his grades to his parents． |
Josh and Amy are like many teenagers these days．They have jobs to do to help out around the home．Josh washes cars for his neighbors while Amy helps their neighbor's kids with their homework．Like many families，both of Josh and Amy's parents work outside the home．
Everyone in Josh and Amy's family is busy．Their mom works in an office and often has to stay late for meetings．Their father owns his own small business and stays late to finish his work．Josh and Amy go to school．Both belong to clubs and sports teams．They also have lots of friends with whom they want to spend time．
Josh and Amy's mom leaves for work at 7：00in the morning and does not get home most days until 6：30pm．The same is true for their dad，but he leaves home in the morning even earlier．
Josh and Amy's parents work to be able to provide for their family．They need money to pay for their home and to pay their bills．Next year they want to buy a new car．The family also wants to go on a vacation to California．Josh and Amy need clothes，books，and other things for school．Their parents are also saving money so Josh and Amy can go to college when they finish high school．
36．How many people are there in the family？
| A． |
One． |
| B． |
Two． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Four． |
37．What does the father do？
| A． |
Work in an office． |
| B． |
Run his own business． |
| C． |
Plan vacations to California． |
| D． |
Drive kids to school． |
38．What do the kids do to help their parents？
| A． |
Take part﹣time jobs． |
| B． |
Join clubs and sports teams． |
| C． |
Spend time with their friends． |
| D． |
Go to school early． |
39．Where do the parents spend most of their daytime？
| A． |
At home． |
| B． |
At workplace． |
| C． |
In their kids'school． |
| D． |
On business trips． |
40．What's the best title for this passage？
| A． |
Lovely kids |
| B． |
Hard﹣working parents |
| C． |
Family wishes |
| D． |
A busy family． |
Last week we went lo the countryside to have a picnic．We bought some sandwiches，fruits and water for lunch．We started out quite early before there was too much traffic．After two hours' driving，we came to a nice place．It was at the foot of a hill and near a river，with some large trees beside it．As it was a very hot day，we parked the car under a large tree and went for a swim in the river．The water was refreshing．After having a swim we had lunch in the cool shade under the trees．
Then we went for a walk．We saw some beautiful birds and butterflies．After walking for about an hour we returned to the car．However，we couldn't get the car started．Finally we had to push the car off the road and wait for help．Of course，the car's breaking down spoilt（破坏）our picnic in the end!
66．When did they go to the countryside？
67．How long did it take them to get to the fool of the hill？
68．How was the weather that day？
69．What did they see when they went for a walk？
70．Why did they have to push the car off the road？
An old man was sitting on the sofa with Mike，his 45﹣year﹣old son．Suddenly a dove（鸽子）landed on the ground．
The father asked his son，"What is this？"
The son replied，"It is a dove．"
After a few minutes，the father asked his son for the second time，"What is this？"
The son said，"Father，I have just told you．It's a dove．"
After a little while，the old father asked his son for the third time，"What is this？"
This time Mike could not control his anger and shouted，"It's a dove，a dove．Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again？I have told you so many times'IT IS A DOVE'Don't you understand this？"
The old man silently took out an old diary，turned to a page and showed it to Mike．Though a little impatient （不耐烦），Mike began to read it．
"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa，when a dove landed on the ground．and my son asked me what it was．I smiled at him，said it was a dove and hugged him．After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same．Pointing to the same dove，little Mike asked me what it was 23 times and I kept on answering his question and hugging him every time．"
Something gently touched Mike's heart．His face turned red with shame for being so impatient to his father and he hugged him tightly（紧紧地）．
Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime，but you may not realize that until they are gone．
46．Why did the old man ask his son the question again and again？
| A． |
He didn't know the dove． |
| B． |
He liked to ask questions． |
| C． |
He couldn't remember anything． |
| D． |
He tried to teach his son something in his lifetime． |
47．How many times did the father ask his son the same question？
| A． |
Twice． |
| B． |
Three times． |
| C． |
Five times． |
| D． |
Twenty﹣three times． |
48．What did the father do after Mike asked him the question？
| A． |
Shouting at him． |
| B． |
Hugging him． |
| C． |
Keeping silent． |
| D． |
Being angry with him． |
49．Why did Mike's face turn red？
| A． |
He was shy． |
| B． |
He felt surprised． |
| C． |
He felt shamed． |
| D． |
He was afraid of his father． |
50．What really touched Mike's heart according to the passage？
| A． |
His father's diary． |
| B． |
His father's love． |
| C． |
His father's answers． |
| D． |
His father's hugs． |
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