Mary was an operator(接话员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a little girl. She said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill,’ again and again, Mary soon found the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open. They couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears were running down her face.
The doctors gave the women some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people, “Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it. ” Mary was surprised, too. “It’s the first time I have seen a two-year-old child call 911.”
1.What did the girl really want to say?
A. “Mom, I’m ill.”
b. “My mom is ill.”
C. “Mom and I are ill.”
2. How did the policemen feel when they got into the room?
A. Strange. B. Normal. C. Surprised.
3.How did the policemen get into the room?'
A. By breaking the door.
b. With the girl’s help.
C. Through the window
4.What does the underlined(下划线的) word “it” mean?
A. 911. B. Calling 911. C. Walking.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The little girl was so clever that she could call 911 when she was 2.
B. The love for her mother created the miracle(奇迹).
C. The mother knew she had to teach the little girl how to call 911.
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things to quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem t be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is, “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
1.What is the best way for you to learn a language according to the writer?
A. writing. B. using it. C. listening.
2.What should you do in learning English?
A. Write as quickly as you can.
b. Speak English as much as you can.
C. Laugh more often.
3. When people laugh at your mistakes, what should you do?
A. Not care. B. Be happy. C. Feel worried.
4. What should you do when you make a mistake?'
A. Keep quiet.
b. Get angry.
C. Keep your sense of humor
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Anyone will make mistakes.
B. People never make mistakes.
C. Few people make mistakes.
Mr Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night
One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”
1. Where did Mr Scott live?
A. By himself. B. In his shop. C. Above his shop.
2. How much money did he have that day?
A. ＄10,000. B. ￥10,000. C. 10,000.
3.Why did Mr Scott sleep with he money that night? '
A. Because he loved money very much.
b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.
C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.
4. Why did the policeman wake him up? '
A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .
b. Because he wanted to remind Mr Scott
C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.
5.How did Mr Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.
A. Excited. B. Angry. C. Stressed.
Welcome to the Blue Moon Beachland!
Check out the COOL things you can enjoy here in the HEAT of August, 2011!
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Week 1 The welcome party in the Boating Club Opening of the Water Park |
Week 2 Fresh seafood at Fishermen’s Market Bike riding along the beach |
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Week 3 Music shows in moon light Street dance in Gold Street |
Week 4 Cold drinks in Sand Garden Swimming competition |
Take Bus 201, 306 or take a taxi. Call 203-2228888 or surf http://www.blue moon. com for more information.
1. What can we do on the Blue Moon Beachland in the first week of August?
A. Enjoy the welcome party.
B. Go bike riding
C. Have cold drinks.
2.When will we enjoy the music shows on the Blue Moon Beachland? '
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
3.Where can we have fresh seafood on the Blue Moon Beachland?
A. In Sand Garden.
b. At Fishermen’s Market.
C. In Gold Street.
4.How can we get to the Blue Moon Beachland?
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By subway.
5.How can we get more information the Blue Moon Beachland?
A. Send an email.
b. Write a letter.
C. Call the phone or surf the Internet.
Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But 31 you use the phone, you can’t see the person you are talking with. That 32 change in the future.
Now some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or a vision phone(视频电话). Two people 33 are talking can see each other with it.
Picture phones can be useful when you have 34 to show the person you are calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a 35 and ask to see a book. Then you’ll be able to 36 the book over your picture phone. Also you may be able to do shopping through your picture phone. If you see something 37 the newspaper that you want to buy, you can 38 the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re 29 in over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over the town and never even leave your room.
The picture phone is really a 40 phone. More and more people will use it.
1. A. if B. when C. before
2.A. can’t B. must C. may
3. A. whom B. who C. which
4. A. something B. nothing C. everything
5.A. shop B. school C. library
6.A. read B. see C. watch
7.A. in B. about C. on
8. A. visit B. go C. call
9. A. interested B. bored C. interesting
10. A. useless B. helpless C. helpful
Everyone has his dream. ＿21＿do I .In ten years, I think I will be a reporter. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I want to Shanghai and ＿22＿in love with it last year. I think it’s a really beautiful city. ＿23＿ a reporter, I think I’ll meet lots of interesting ＿24＿.I think I’ll live in 25 apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living 26 . I will have pets. I can’t have 27 pets now because my mother hates them and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I’ll have many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot. I’ll probably go skating and swimming 28 . During the week, I’ll look smart, and probably will 29 a suit. On weekends, I’ll dress more casually. That’s my dream. I’ll work 30 to make it come true.
1.A. Neither B. So C. Nor
2. A. were B. fell C. fall
3.A. As B. For C. Like
4. A. men B. women C. people
5. A. an B. a C. the
6. A. alone B. together C. lonely
7. A. some B. no C. any
8. A. all day B. every day C. everyday
9. A. dress B. wear C. put on
10. A. hardly B. freely C. hard
