John and Bobby joined the same company together just after they completed their university studies the same year. Both of them worked very hard. Several years later, however, the boss promoted(提拔) Bobby to manager but John was still a worker. John could not take it, and gave his resignation（辞职书） to the boss. He complained that the boss did not think much of those who were hard -working, but promoted only those who flattered him.
The boss knew that John had worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, “Thank you for what you said, but I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave”
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much they cost every kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 every kilogram.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went and returned, saying, “Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 every kilogram, and $10 for 10 kilograms. The seller has 340 melons. On the table there are 58 melons, and each weighs about 2 kilograms. They were brought from the South two days ago. They are of good quality.”
Hearing what Bobby said, John realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided to stay and learn from Bobby.
1.How did John feel when Bobby was promoted to manager?
A．Angry. B．Nervous. C．Unlucky. D．Helpless.
2.The boss gave John a task because______________.
A．he wanted John to do more for his company
B．he wanted John to learn more about himself
C．he wanted to punish John for what he said
D．he wanted to prove what John said was right
3.We can infer from the passage that_____________.
A．Bobby was unselfish B．John was lazy
C．the seller was dishonest D．the boss was wise
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A．The boss should treat all his workers in a fair way.
B．The boss should not promote one who flatters him.
C．One should not only work hard but also use his head.
D．One should try to get every detail of watermelons.
If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person's not asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular gesture (动作). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping (拍) of each other's raised (举起的) right hands together.
People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket (彩票).If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.
This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword (刀) in his hand.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
1.“Give me five” is a gesture to _______.
A．make people laugh B．ask for money
C．celebrate success D．search one’s pocket
2.The gesture “give me five” is the clapping of _______.
A．toes B．hands C．arms D．legs
3.The gesture started in _______ according to the story.
A．Rome B．America C．China D．Britain
4.What is double “high fives”?
A．Both kids clap their left hands.
B．Both kids clap their right hands.
C．Both kids do high fives several times.
D．Both kids do high fives with both right and left hands.
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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A On a Quiet Night Tang Li Bai I saw the moonlight before my couch, And wonder if it were not the frost on the ground, I raised my head and looked out on the mountain moon, I bowed my head and thought of my far-off home. |
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B Homesickness -- by Yu Guangzhong In my childhood, Homesickness was a small stamp. I was here. And my mother was over there， When I grew up, Homesickness was a narrow ship-ticket. I was here And my bride was over there: And then Homesickness was ___47________. With me outside And my mother inside: But now, Homesickness is a shallow strait. I am on this side. And the mainland is on the other side |
1.PoemA was written by in Dynasty.
A．Du Fu, Tang B．Bai Juyi, Tang C．Li Bai, Tang D．Sushi, Song
2.Choose the best phrase to fill in the blank.
A．a big rock B．a huge mountain C．a small tomb D．a long river
3.What’s the theme of the two poems?
A．Missing hometown B．Talking about friendship
C．Missing mother D．Talking about city
书面表达
昨天，你班就“你愿意做班干部吗？”的话题开展了一次讨论，结果见下表。请你根据表格内容用英语写一篇短文，并谈谈你的看法。
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绝大部分同学认为好的 |
少数学生认为不好 |
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帮助老师，为同学服务 提高交际能力，对今后有利 |
太忙，难以完成作业 …… |
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我的观点… |
注意：1. 文章必须包括表格中的全部内容，可适当增加细节；
2.文章开头已给出，不计入总词数，只需接着写；
3. 词数：80—100个。
Will you be the leader of your class?
Yesterday, our class discussed whether you would be the leader of your class.__________________________________________________________________________
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任务型阅读
根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出最佳选项填入文中相应的位置。
下面文章中有5处（第71—75题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项中选出符合各段意思的小标题。
Have you ever rubbed(擦) your hands together when they get cold? Why do we do that? We do that for friction(摩擦). Friction happens when two things that aren’t very smooth rub together to make heat energy. The faster you rub two things together, the more friction (and heat) you can make. Let’s discover friction!
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Soap Water Your hands
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(1). Make sure your hands are dry.
(2). Rub your hands together until you feel the heat of your hands.
(3). Now, use soap and water to get your hands very slippery(滑的).
(4). Try to make friction happen while your hands are slippery.
(5). Please write down what has happened.
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Friction is an energy that happens when two things rub together. When friction happens, it makes heat! When your hands are slippery, they won’t make very much friction and your hands won’t get so hot.
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(1). Friction happens when you stop your fast running bike.
(2). Ancient people made fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together. Friction happened though they didn’t know it.
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Friction is everywhere. Have you ever noticed situations where friction is happening? If not, ask your parents to take you out in a car. If it is not too hot, touch the tires(轮胎) of the car before and after a short drive to see how much warmer they get from friction.
根据所给中文的适当形式填空，每空一词。
Nobody can be happy all the time. You may become __1.___(不高兴)sometimes, for example, when you fail in an exam. __2.__(或者) you may become sad when you lose one of your friends or relatives. It’s normal to have these feelings. If you don’t know how to ___3.___(处理) with these problems, you may learn something from Jeff.
Jeff almost went mad after his elder brother’s ___4._(死). He__5.___(拒绝)to play soccer or go to the movies with his friends. _6.__(代替), he just sat in his bedroom and didn’t talk to ___7.____(一些人), even his parents. Jeff felt that the world was unfair. After a few months, Jeff began to understand___8.__(慢慢地). It wasn’t useful to be sad. Now he still misses his brother, but he is beginning to talk with his parents and this makes __9.__(他们) happy again. He doesn’t stay in his room by ___10.___(他自己) any longer. He goes to the movies or plays sports with his friends and he is feeling better now.
