1.If you want to eat some seafood, you can go to ________.
A. Willie Mae's B. Natasha's Kitchen
C. EIFFEL SOCIETY D. HOSHUN RESTAURANT
2.You can call ________ if you want to have a taste of Southern home cooking.
A. 540-302-9717 B. 504-525-2951 C. 504-410-9997 D. 504-822-9503
3.You can eat some ________ food in EIFFEL SOCIETY.
A. Indian B. Russian C. Chinese D. Japanese
4.The latest business hour lasts until ________ among the four restaurants.
A. 2 am B. 3 am C. 3 pm D. l0:30 pm
5.You can have ____ choices if you want to have dinner at 6 pm on Saturday Evening.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
Some people have a very poor sense(感觉) of direction. Unlucky, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!
1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because .
A. she’s a strange to the city B. she doesn’t know the people
C. she has no time to help others D. she’s afraid of giving
wrong directions.
2.A man stopped the writer on the way to .
A. sell her something B. ask for the time
C. make friends with her D. ask for the directions.
3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer .
A. lives B. studies C. works D. teaches
4.The word “embarrassed” in the last paragraph means “ ”.
A.尴尬 B. 困惑 C. 激动 D. 拮据
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer is too shy to give others directions
B. The writer has a very poor sense of directions
C. The writer never got lost when she was young.
D. The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.
This year, who “entertained us, challenged us and changed our world”? Absolutely(毫无疑问地), Jeremy Lin, an Asian-American NBA rising star, is one of those people. On April 18, TIME Magazine named him one of 2012’s Most Influential People in the World.
Lin, 23, is not just a good basketball player, but also a graduate of Harvard University, one of the best universities in the world.
“Lin has broken the idea that one can’t be a world-class athlete on the court and an excellent student off the court at the same time.” US Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote in the TIME article about Lin.
At 191cm, Lin isn’t especially strong, compared with other point guards (组织后卫) in the team. What makes Lin stand out from other players is his hard work and never-give-up spirit.
“I know how the team works. I may not get an opportunity, but I’m just going to put it all into this and see what happens.” Lin once said. He kept arriving early, leaving late, practicing hard and learning from other experienced players. Finally, when his opportunity came, he started to shine.
“He earned(赚得) it.” Duncan said. “He lives the right way, and he plays the right way. He works hard and stays modest. He sets a good example for young people today. ”
1.What did TIME Magazine name Jeremy Lin?
A.He is one of the most influential people in the USA.
B.He is one of the most influential people in 2012.
C.He entertains us, challenges us and changes our world.
D.He is an Asian-American NBA basketball player.
2.What makes Lin stand out from other players?
A.His hard work.B.Never-give-up spirit. C.His opportunity.D.Both A and B.
3.Why did Lin start to shine when his opportunity came?
A.Because he graduated from Harvard University.
B.Because he knew how the team worked.
C.Because he practiced hard and learned from other experienced players.
D.Because he is an Asian-American NBA rising star.
4.What does the underlined word “influential” mean?
A.有影响力的 B.有价值的 C.有意义的 D.流行的
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A.Jeremy Lin’s School Life B.Harvard Owns the Best
C.Hard Work Paid Off D.Teamwork Comes First
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Hi, Susan. What movie are you watching tonight?
B: 1. It’s my second time watching it.
A: Man on Wire...Hmm...
B: 2.
A: Yeah, I do. It’s a great movie.
B: I agree. 3.
A: Oh, I remember. And it was in New York. I love that city.
B: Me, too. 4.
A: I’d love to, but I have to stay at home with my mom. 5.
B: Sorry to hear that. Hope your mom will be better soon.
A: Thanks. Enjoy your night.
The little boy entered the house，unhappy．His mother was making cakes in the kitchen．She smiled as she turned around, but when she saw his face, “Tyler, happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, Mom.” said the boy, “Today in our science lesson, Mrs Green was talking about the ．She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are ．She wants us to think of something we can do to help them．I thought all the way home．But there is nothing I can do to make a difference.”
“ Let me tell you a story,” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach，there he saw dying starfish covering the beach，they were pushed up by the waves and it was too far up for them to make their way back by themselves. The man shook his head as he walked along. ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very for those starfish．He went on walking and just at that time he was to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as as he could
．‘How silly you are! My son,’ the man said, ‘there are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing. ‘Though I can’t help them all, I can help this one，and this one, and this one.’ said the boy. Thinking for a moment, the man to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the person.’”
1.A. shouted B. stopped C. asked D. cried
2.A. who B. what C. where D. when
3.A. air B. land C. water D. environment
4.A. dying B. death C. dead D. die
5.A. two thousands B. thousands of C. thousand D. two thousands of
6.A. happy B. angry C. sorry D. tired
7.A. afraid B. surprised C. sad D. happy
8.A. slow B. soon C. fast D. far
9.A. began B. continued C. forgot D. remembered
10.A. happiest B. smallest C. kindest D. smartest
The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up(折叠) so it is to carry them.
However, the umbrella has not always been as as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this .Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.
England was the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very and umbrellas are very useful.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you’ll feel you are important people, too.
1.A. rain B. could C. air D. water
2.A. lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy
3.A. light B. heavy C. common D. special
4.A. way B. size C. reason D. place
5.A. discover B. use C. examine D. discuss
6.A. walked B. travelled C. rode D. flew
7.A. children B. parents C. men D. women
8.A. probably B. already C. suddenly D. immediately
9.A. sunny B. rainy C.snowy D. windy
10.A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry
