One day at a park, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench (长椅) near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指着) a little boy in a red sweater.
“He’s a lovely boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter, “We have to leave for home now, Rosa.”
“Just five minutes, Dad,” Rosa said, “Please, just five more minutes.”
The man agreed and Rosa went to ride his bike happily. Five minutes later, the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”
“Five more minutes, Dad,” Rosa said again, “Just five more minutes.”
The man smiled and said, “OK.”
“Oh, you are really a patient father,” said the woman.
The man smiled and then said, “Her elder brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident (事故)last year when he was riding his bike near here,” the man said, “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d like to give anything for just five more minutes with him. I vowed (发誓) not to make the same mistake(错误) with Rosa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. In fact, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”
1.The woman’s son was wearing _______________.
A. a red T-shirt B. a red sweater
C. a white sweater D. a white dress
2.From the article, we know that Tommy was ____________.
A. the man’s son B. the woman’s son
C. Rosa’s younger brother C. the man’s elder brother
3.The underlined word “patient” means_____________.
A. 严格的 B. 勤劳的 C. 有耐心的 D.积极的
4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The man’s daughter and her brother played at the park.
B. Rosa agreed to go home when her father called her the first time.
C. The woman felt sorry that she didn’t spend any time with her son.
D. The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death(死亡).
A new survey of 100 hard-working mothers shows that they spend about 70 hours a week doing chores and looking after their families.
They spend more than ten hours a day cooking, cleaning the house, getting children ready for school and helping with homework. Cooking takes up (占用) about one hour and nine minutes a day. Doing the laundry takes about 61 minutes. Mothers also spend about 55 minutes getting children ready for school, about 53 minutes putting them to bed and about 47 minutes helping with homework.
However, 30% of those mothers with children under 16 get less than six hours’ sleep at night. 83% are not happy because they have less than an hour of their own(自己的) time every day. Only 17% are happy with this kind of life.
1.In the survey, mothers spend about 70 hours a week __________.
A. going shopping B. doing chores
C. looking after their families D. Both B and C
2.It takes mothers _________ to cook every day.
A. about 69 minutes B. about 55 minutes
C. about 47 minutes D. about 10 hours
3.In the survey, ________ mothers with children under 16 sleep less than six hours at night.
A. 100 B. 70 C. 83 D. 30
4.From the survey, we know that _________________.
A. no mothers like this kind of life
B. a few mothers are hard-working
C. most mothers want to have more time to do their own things
D. all mothers would like to work harder
Students learn many subjects at school, like Chinese, English, math and physics. Some students think it’s hard to do well in math. They say it’s boring. Why do they say this? First, some math problems are so hard for them. They spend a lot of time on them, but they can’t work them out, so they lost heart(失去信心). Second, they are afraid( 害怕) to ask their teachers for help. They think the teachers will laugh at them. Third, they think math class is very tiring because they need to use their brain(大脑)to find out the answers all the time.
How can you do well in math? Here is some advice from a math teacher:
1. Listen to the teacher carefully in class and do some extra(额外的) exercises after class.
2. Ask the teacher for help if you don’t understand anything. Don’t be afraid.
3. Don’t forget to go over (复习) your old lessons.
If you do these things, you will find it much easier to do better in math.
1.Doing _______ math problem can make students lose heart.
A. easy B. difficult C. many D. few
2.The advice is from ____________.
A. a math teacher B. an English teacher
C. a student D. a doctor
3.Some students think math class is very tiring because _____________
A. they have to listen to the teacher.
B. they have to look after themselves.
C. they need to use their brain to find out the answers all the time.
D. they need to help their classmates.
4.If you want to do better in math, you should NOT______________.
A. listen to the teachers carefully
B. ask the teacher for help
C. go over your old lessons
D. lose interest in studying math
1. From this driver’s license(驾照), we CAN’T know the girl’s _____.
A. name B. ID number C. eye color D. fax number
2.The woman lives in ______________.
A. London B. Beijing C. New York D. Paris
3.The second picture is ____________.
A. a driver’s license B. a film ticket
C. a club card D. a plane ticket
Jay Chou is a popular singer around the world now. He looks very cool 46 his songs sound beautiful. He is 47 with teenagers.
Jay Chou was born 48 January the 18th, 1979 in Taiwan. As a little boy, he showed great interest in music. His mother asked a teacher 49 him to play 50 piano when he was 3 years old. He also learned to play other musical 51 like the guitar and cello (大提琴). When he was 13 years old, his parents got divorced (离婚). Jay felt sad. He often 52 his time listening to music. During this time, he wrote his first song.
Jay’s first job was a waiter in a restaurant. Then he began to write songs for 53 singers. Many of the songs became popular, but nobody knew Jay wrote 54 at that time. In 2000, Jay’s first album (唱片集) came out. To everyone’s surprise, it was a great 55 . With his second album, Jay was among one of the stars.
1.A. if B. when C. and D. or
2.A. exciting B. creative C. interesting D. popular
3.A. in B. on C. at D. from
4.A. teach B. taught C. teaches D. to teach
5.A. the B. an C. a D. /
6.A. programs B. information C. instruments D. science
7.A. enjoyed B. spent C. took D. found
8.A. other B. the other C. others D. the others
9.A. it B. them C. him D. us
10.A. success B. problem C. future D. competition
－Sorry, Miss Liu. I forgot __________ my homework to school.
－__________ so careless, Sandy.
A. to bring; Don’t be B. to bring; Not be
C. bringing; Don’t be D. bringing; Not be
