1、一、 Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in l
2、ine. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Toms workmates came in and sat with Tom.“What
3、time is your bus?” asked Mike.“Theres plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.“Well, Ill get you some more tea then,” said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! Its going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now its half past eleven.”“
4、Youre looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.根据以上短文内容,从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。1、Tom went into the station cafe because .AMike asked him to have a cup of teaBit was quite early and he coul
5、d find a seat thereChe didnt like to stay with the schoolgirlsDhe wanted to have a drink with his workmate there2、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?AHalf past twelve BTwenty to twelveCHalf past eleven DHalf past one3、From the story we know that when we look at a clo
6、ck in a mirror, we will find .Athe time is right Bits going slowerCits going backward Dits going faster4、Which of the following is true?ATom arrived in Paris on timeBThe next bus would leave in half an hourCAfter that Tom didnt like clocks any longerDTom looked at the clock in the mirror only once5、
7、Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?AThe Mirror of the StationBNot A Careful ManCMissing A BusDThe Clock In The Mirror二、When Mr. David retired(退休),he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many tour
8、ists(游客)came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Davids garden. This was too much for Mr. Da
9、vid. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), came in and look round. Price(价格): twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr
10、. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide(导游).” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.根据短文内容,从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。1、Mr. Davids house was that many tourists came to see it.Aso small Bso quiet Cso interest
11、ing Dsuch interesting2、Mr. David put a notice on the window in order .Ato drive the visitors away Bto satisfy the visitors curiosityCto let visitors come in and look roundDto get some money out of the visitors3、The notice made the visitors .Amore interested in his houseBlost interest in his houseCan
12、gry at the unfair priceDfeel happy about the price4、After Mr. David put up the notice .Athe visitors didnt come any longerBfewer and fewer visitors came to see his houseCmore and more tourists came for a visitDno tourist would pay the money for a visit5、At last he had to sell his house and move away
13、 because .Ahe did not like it at allBhe could not work as a guideChe made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive houseDhe could not live a quiet life in it三、Sigmund Freud was a world-famous doctor of Vienna(维也纳). He was also a man full of humour(幽默). Once, at his 70th birthday party, a frien
14、d asked Freud if he could put his work into several words. “Well,” said Freud, “we take the sick out of their trouble and return them to the common suffering.”As a devoted(忠实的)son, Freud often visited his old mother. His mother usually spent her summers in a small mountain town in Austria(奥地利). The
15、King Josef usually spent his summers there, too. One day in the summer, a band(乐队)was playing a lively tune(曲子)when Freuds mother was sitting at the window and watching the people singing and dancing on Main Street. The old woman had a poor memory. She heard the band playing, but forgot it was the K
16、ings birthday. Freud was visiting his mother on her 95th birthday. He told his mother, “Mama, the band is playing for your birthday.” She believed him and had a wonderful day.根据短文内容,从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案。1、Freud was a famous of .Adoctor, Austria Bgeneral, ViennaCKing, Austria Ddoctor, Australia
17、2、From what Freud said at his 70th birthday party, we can see that he was .Aa brave man Ba sick manCa devoted man Da man full of humour3、One day Freud came to the small mountain town for .Ahis 70th birthday Bthe King Josefs birthdayChis mothers birthday Dfor his holiday4、Which of the four sentences
18、is wrong?AFreuds mother and the King Josef usually spent their summers in the same place.BFreud mothers birthday and the Kings birthday were on the same day.CFreuds mother was so old that her memory was very bad.DShe knew that the band was playing for the King.5、Freuds mother felt very happy on her
19、95th birthday because .Athe King Josef himself came to celebrate(庆贺)her birthdayBthe people of the town came out to celebrate her birthdayCshe believed that the band was playing for her birthdayDshe heard the band playing a lively tune so wonderfully四、We each have a memory(记忆力). Thats why we can sti
20、ll remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.A good memory is a great help i
21、n learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak
22、 two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。1、Some people can easily learn m
23、any things by heart because .Athey always sleep very well Bthey often eat good foodCthey read a lot of books Dthey have very good memories2、Everybody learns his mother language .Aat the age of six Bwhen he is a small childCafter he goes to school Dwhen he can read and write3、Before a child can speak
24、, he must .Aread and write Bmake sentencesChear and remember the sounds Dthink hard4、In school the pupils cant learn a foreign language well because .Athey have no good memories Bthey have no recordersCthey have too much time for it Dthey are busy with other subjects5、Your memory will become better
25、and better .Aif you have plenty of good food Bif you do more and more exercisesCif you do morning exercises every dayDif you get up early五、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 wif
26、e saw the bookshelf.It stood outside a furniture(家具)shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “Well carry it home on the roof-rack(车顶架). Ive always wanted one like that.”What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, qu
27、ite heavy too.As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said, “Theres a long line of cars behind. Why dont they overtake(超车)?”Just at t
28、hat time a police car did overtake. The two officers(警官)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. “
29、Do you need any more help now?”I didnt quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “Youve 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. “Its a bookshelf youve got there! We thought it waser, s
30、omething else.”My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, its a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.1、From the story we know that .Athe writer was poor and didnt buy the bookshelf for his wifeBthe writers wife did
31、nt like the bookshelf at allCthe writer was always glad to buy something for his wifeDthe writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife2、What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?AHe could drive slowly and it was safe.BOther drivers would let him go first.CHis
32、 wife could use a new bookshelf.DHe could save a lot of money and time.3、Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?ABecause they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.BBecause they didnt think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.CBeca
33、use they thought somebody in the writers family had died and he needed help.DBecause they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.4、Why did the writers wife begin to laugh?ABecause now she knew what mistake the police had made.BBecause at last her husband understood why the police had
34、 driven to the church.CBecause the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.DBecause the police had helped them a lot.5、When did the officers begin to realize(意识到)they had made a mistake?ABefore they arrived at the church.BBefore they overtook(overtake的过去式)the writers car.CAfter o
35、ne of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.DAfter the writers family left the church.六、Mr. and Mrs. Bell are very forgetful(健忘的). For example, Mr. Bell sometimes goes to his office for work on Sunday morning, for he thinks it is Monday. And Mrs. Bell sometimes forget
36、to cook supper for the family.One summer they planned(计划)to fly to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten minutes before the plane took off. So time was short. But suddenly Mrs. Bell said she must tell Alice, their daughter,not to forget to lock the front door when she went to
37、 school. As Alice was then at school, they couldnt tell her about it by telephone. So they hurried to the post office. Mrs. Bell wrote a short note to Alice while Mr. Bell bought a stamp and an envelope(信封). Soon the note was ready. They put the stamp on the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the
38、 letter box, but suddenly Mrs. Bell began to cry. The short note was still in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the envelope.根据短文内容判断各句是否符合短文意思,符合的划“”,否则划“”。1、Mr. Bell is so forgetful that sometimes he takes Sunday for Monday and goes to work on Sunday morning.2、One summer they planned to fly to New York to see their daughter.3、There was no telephone at the airport, so they had to write a note to Alice.4、In a hurry they dropped their tickets in the letter box.5、Suddenly Mrs. Bell began to cry because she had forgotten to put the stamp on the envelope.