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 quier lift in it .
But to his great surprise , many tourists 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. David’s garden . This was too much for Mr. David . He decided to drive the visitors away . So he put a notice on the window . The notice said “If you want to satify your curiosity (好奇心) , came in and look round . Price : twenty dollars .” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming , but he was wrong . More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house . “I came here to recite , not to work as a guide , ” he said angrily . In the end , he sold the house and moved away .
1.Mr. David’s house was so ________ that many tourists came to see it .
A. small B. quiet C. interesting D. surprising
2.Mr. David put a notice on the window in order to _________ .
A. drive the visitors away B. satisfy the visitor’s curiosity
C.let visitors come in and look round D. get some money out of the visitors
3.The notice made the visitors___________.
A. more interested in his house
B. lose interest in his house
C. angry at the unfair price
D. feel happy about the price
4.After Mr. David put up the notice ___________ .
A. the visitors didn’t come any longer
B. more and more tourists came for a visit
C. no tourists would pay the money for a visit
D. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
5.At last he had to sell his house and moved away because _________.
A. he did not like it at all
B. he could not work as a guide
C. he wanted to buy a new expensive house
D. he could not live a quiet life in it
There are some special traditions in Hawaii . People there are very friendly and always welcome visitors . They give visitors a lei , a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers . Men wear bright flowered shirts , and women often wear long flowered dresses .
In Hawaii you may find some traditional Chinese , Japanese and Philippine holidays . Of course , many holidays are from the United States . People call Hawaii the Aloha State . Aloha means both “hello” and “good--bye”. It also means “I love you ” .
Usually when people from different countries , races or traditions lives together , there are serious problems . But in Hawaii there are few problems , people have learned to live together in peace .
Hawaiians earn most of their money from tourists , most of whom come from the mainland and from Japan . The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies . Japanese are also starting business and buying more and more land .
1.The underlined word “lei” in Paragraph One means ____________.
A. a necklace of flower B. a plant in Hawaii.
C. a group of flower D. a flowered dress
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the people in Hawaii according to the passage?
A. They live together in peace.
B. There are no problems at all in Hawaii .
C. It is difficult for them to live together .
D. There are serious problems among them .
3. Most of the rich men in Hawaii are _____________ .
A. Japanese B. Americans and Chinese
C. Japanese and Americans D. Chinese and Japanese
4.The holiday in Hawwaii come from ______________ .
A. America B. Philippines C. China and Japan D. All the above
5.From the passage we know that Hawaiians are mostly __________.
A. rude to others
B. friendly to others
C. visitors from the mainland
D. tourists from Japan
完形填空。(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
More than three thousand languages are spoken in the world today . Many of these languages are spoken _36 small groups of people . On the 37 ,hand , over two hundred languages are spoken by one million or more people . Chinese is the language spoken by the ___38 ___number of people in the world . But English is most 39 spoken in the world .
English is spoken by more than four hundred million people 40 their first language . It is 41 by most people in the U.S.A. , Great Britain , Canada , Australia and New Zealand . And it is 42 used very widely in many other countries of the world . Look at the back of your watch . You may see the English words “Made 43 China” , or “Japan” , even “Germany” .
English is the first language in 44 of these . Why are English words 45 on it ? That is because in the modern world English is widely used for business between different countries .
1. A. as B. by C. for D. with
2. A. other B. others C. another D. the second
3. A. biggest B. bigger C. largest D. larger
4. A. wide B. wider C. widest D. widely
5. A. of B. in C. by D. as
6. A. spoke B. spoken C. speak D. speaking
7. A .either B .as well C. also D. too
8. A. at B. of C. with D. in
9. A. no one B. none C. nothing D. no
10.A. written B. wrote C. write D. writing
Have you ever _________ an athlete named Beckham ?
A. heard B. heard of C. listened from D. listened to
I don’t know if my uncle _______ . If he _______ , I will be very happy .
A. comes; will come B. will come; will come
C. comes; comes D. will come; comes
—Will you go shopping tonight ?
--If you go , ________.
A. so do I B. so will I C. so I go D. that I’ll go
