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Mr. Jenkins lives in a town. He works in a m__ . There are a lot of old wonderful things in it. He likes his work and often goes to his office on time.
One day he left his office at twelve. He went to have l_____ . As soon as he went out of the gate. He met an old friend of h____ . They hadn’t seen each other for about five years. Of course they were very h_____ . His friend asked him to d_____ . He agreed with him, and they went into a restaurant. There they drank a lot. Then his friend said, “Perhaps you’re drunk (喝醉了) now. Let me help you to your o______.”
“No, no,” said Mr. Jenkins. “My office is only two minutes’ walk. I can go there by myself.” When his friend left. It was d______ for him to stand. He was afraid to be l_______ and stopped a taxi. When he got on. The driver asked, “Where are you going, sir?”
“To the Park street.”
“Oh! Sorry, sir, ”the driver said in a h_____ . “It’s just the Park Street.”
“OK!” Mr. Jenkins said and got off the taxi. He brought out some m______ and threw it to the driver. He shouted, “But don’t drive so fast next time!”
--- It’s too hot. Would you mind _____ the door?
--- ______. Please do it now.
A.to open ; OK | B.to open ; Good idea |
C.opening ; Of course | D.opening ; Certainly not |
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There are four people in my family. Every day my parents are very busy trying to make m ▲ in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They hardly say “I love you” or send flowers to each other. Besides, my father has a bad temper (脾气). It is e ▲ for him to lose his temper w ▲ he’s very tired from the hard work. I didn’t know whether there was love between them until one spring. At that time, my father s ▲ got badly sick. My mother had to stay with him in theh ▲ for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very weak as if both of them had a serious illness.
After they were back, my mother helped my fatherw ▲ slowly on the country road every day in the morning and dusk. H ▲ , after two months my father still couldn’t walk by h ▲ . All of us were worried about him.
”Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’tw ▲ about me.” he said in a low voice. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother very much.
Once I thought love meantf ▲ , presents and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is inside, making life strong and warm.
To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades, and tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different.
Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want. There are no teachers, only “staff members (职员)”. The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway. “You do not need to say to a three-year-old. ‘Go explore your environment.’ You can’t stop them!” says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school. “But if you make children do what you want all day, they will lose all taste for learning.”
At Sudbury Valley School, you will allow children to talk, read, paint, cook, work on computers, study French, play the piano, climb trees, or just run around. Two boys spent three years just fishing!
The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote each — even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school budget(预算), and even which staff they want and do not want any more.
When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200 students, and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.
What does the school believe?
A.Teachers cannot teach children well. |
B.Children learn best when they do what they want to do. |
C.Learning is for adults — children should only play. |
D.Children should only learn about one thing at a time. |
What does Daniel Greenberg say about three-year-olds?
A.They love learning. |
B.They are very naughty. |
C.They want to be outside all the time. |
D.They are too young to learn anything. |
What happens to the children after they leave this school?
A.They do the same things as children from other schools. |
B.They have problems getting into college or getting a job. |
C.They usually do very unusual jobs. |
D.They are not successful in their business. |
What is the main topic of the article?
A.Children’s hobbies | B.Education in the US |
C.A school without rules | D.An unusual school |
Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are much stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students attend nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.
The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的). They have a speed limit of 80 km per hour on highways and 60 km per hour on normal roads.
There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.
Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.
Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?
A.School buses must not be overloaded. |
B.School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on normal roads. |
C.School buses can go first when there are other cars. |
D.School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on highways. |
The phrase “keep an eye on” in Paragraph 6 has a similar meaning to “__________”.
A.look after | B.play with | C.look for | D.chat with |
According to the new rule, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT __________.
A.a GPS |
B.more than seven seats |
C.a parent of one of the students |
D.a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit |
The government made new rules for school buses because __________.
A.21 students died in school bus accidents last year |
B.the government encourages all students to take school buses |
C.200 million children in China go to school by bus every day |
D.school buses in China were not safe enough before |
—John has hurt his leg.
—Really? ?
A.Who did that | B.Why was he so careless |
C.What’s wrong with him | D.How did that happen |
They say this kind of fruit good and well.
A.tastes; is sold | B.is tasted; sells |
C.tastes; sells | D.is tasted; is sold |
— Steve is good at writing short stories.
— Yes, he is. But he writes than us, so he doesn’t get good marks in writing.
A.most carefully | B.more carefully | C.less carefully | D.least carefully |
BALTIMORE. MARYLAND—An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman. The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic. The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world. It hit an iceberg(冰山)and sank on April 14. 1912. More than 1,500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed.
The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 years. Then it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect postcards. An eleven-year-old boy, Joey Russell, came to the show with his grandfather. His grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York. “Let’s buy that postcard.” he told Joey. “It will be important someday.”
Two years later, Joey’s grandfather took him on a special trip. They went on a trip to the North Atlantic ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom of the ocean. Joey put his special postcard in his bag for the trip. On the ship, Joey met Edith Haisman. This woman was on the Titanic when it sank. She was one of the people who were rescued. Joey pulled the postcard out of his pocket. “Please sign this, Mrs. Haisman.” he said. She was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard.
When Joey got home, he put the postcard away and forgot about it, Then Kate Shelley, one of Joey’s friends, told him that her mother was very sick. She needed an operation, but there was a problem. The operation was very expensive, and the family needed $80, 000 to pay for it. Friends and relatives tried to help. But where could they get so much money?
Then when Joey went to see the new movie “Titanic”, he had an idea. “Millions of people are seeing this movie and reading about the Titanic.” Joey thought. He remembered the old postcard with Edith Haisman’s signature on it. “Maybe I can sell it for some money. Then I can help Kate’s mom.”
Joey told his mother and father about his idea to help Mrs. Shelley. His parents helped him try to sell the postcard to the person who would pay the most money for it. Joey’s story was on television and in newspapers. Joey and Kate even went to New York to be on a national TV show. After the show, many people called in to offer money for the Titanic card. Someone bought it for $60. 000.
Joey’s kind heart and the old Titanic postcard worked together to save a woman’s life.
Which of the following is NOT true about the old postcard?
A.The Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912. |
B.The steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago |
C.Over two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident. |
D.More than eighty years had passed before the postcard belonged to Joey. |
Joey Russell _________.
A.decided to buy the postcard at a shop |
B.showed great interest in collecting postcards |
C.took the postcard with him to see Mrs. Shelley |
D.asked Mrs. Haisman to sign her name on his postcard |
What does the underlined word “rescued” mean in the sentence?
A.Be made safe from danger. |
B.Be on an ocean trip. |
C.Be working on board. |
D.Be asked to sell the postcard. |
When did Joey Russell have the idea of selling his old postcard for money?
A.When Kate Shelley told him of her mother’s sickness. |
B.When he went to see the new movie “Titanic”. |
C.When he was reading the new book of Titanic. |
D.When he remembered Mrs. Haisman’s signature on his card. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Titanic arrived in New York at the end of April, 1912. |
B.At the age of 13, Joey Russell got Mrs. Haisman’s signature. |
C.Joey Russell sold out his postcards on a national TV show. |
D.The Titanic card was sold to many people for $60, 000. |
— We must stop the hunters hunting the Tibetan antelopes(藏羚羊) in Tibet.
— I agree with you. If it ________, they will ________ soon.
A.goes, disappear |
B.goes up, are disappearing |
C.goes on, be disappeared |
D.goes on, disappear |
—I will go to Shanghai Disneyland next month.
—______.
A.Good luck | B.Best wishes |
C.Enjoy yourself | D.Congratulations |
---Could you dance well when you were young?
---- ____________. I began to have dancing lessons at the age of 5.
A.Yes, I can | B.No, I can’t |
C.No, I couldn’t | D.Yes, I could |
----Would you please help me with my spoken English?
----__________. First you should know practice makes perfect.
A.That’s right | B.No problem | C.Quite well | D.No, thanks. |
I think running is an easy way to keep healthy.
----_______, but Bill doesn’t think so.
A.No problem | B.I hope not | C.I agree | D.I’m afraid not. |