A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “Ah!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “Ah!” Then the boy shouted. “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so he shouted, “Foolish (愚蠢的)!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”
He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” His father smiled and said, “My son, listen.” And then he shouted to the mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man shouted, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”
The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained, “People call this ‘Echo’, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection (反映) of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
1. At first the boy cried because _________.
A. he hurt himself and felt bad
B. he wanted to give himself a surprise
C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain
D. he hoped his father would help him
2.When the boy heard the voice repeating, he felt _________.
A. happy B. afraid C. angry D. sad
3.The father shouted to the mountain to _________.
A. find out who was repeating his voice
B. play a joke on other people in the mountain
C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer
D. let his son know whose voice was louder
4.The word “Echo” means _________.
A. 回音 B. 低语 C. 风声 D. 山谷
5. From the story we know _________.
A. the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all
B. the father had his own way to teach his son
C. it is not polite to repeat others’ voice
D. the boy and his father were very tired
Arriving in New York There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York.
Public Transport (交通) In New York there’s a good bus and subway (地铁) service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like The Empire State Building (帝国大厦), 5th Avenue (大街) and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!
Hotels There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city. There are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA(国际青年旅社) near Central Park is great for young people.
Eating out There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonalds every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.
Shopping Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices. You have to pay a special 8% tax(税) on everything you buy in New York.
Places to see Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.
1.How many kinds of public transport are mentioned (提到) in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2. “The Plaza” here is the name of _________.
A. a restaurant B. a hotel
C. an airport D. a shop
3. How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of 10 dollars in New York?
A. 10.80 dollars. B. 10.08 dollars.
C. 18.00 dollars. D. 10.00 dollars.
4.When you visit New York, you should _________.
A. eat at McDonalds every day
B. take a taxi whenever you go out
C. stay at the best hotel
D. climb the Statue of Liberty
5. From the passage, we can learn that _________.
A. people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot
B. people must travel by public transport in New York
C. New York is not a good place for shopping
D. people have to eat only one kind of food in New York
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Umbrellas are common in daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent (阻挡) the . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella if there is rain and strong wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company six years inventing (发明) a hand-free umbrella. , they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button (按钮), and the Nubrella will open . With the help of the “shoulder support”, the umbrella can rest on the user’s . So the user needn’t hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is 59.94 dollars each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart invention, they can use their phones to talk and send short in the rain now. in the rain under a Nubrella is really cool, isn’t it?
1.A. snow B. water C. sun D. ice
2.A. heavy B. heavily C. strong D. big
3.A. by B. without C. with D. at
4.A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost
5.A. At first B. At last C. At most D. At least
6.A. easily B. hardly C. nearly D. mostly
7.A. feet B. legs C. shoulders D. arms
8.A. free B. busy C. difficult D. good
9.A. information B. magazines C. messages D. texts
10.A. Lying B. Flying C. Walking D. Singing
---- My mother says that we won’t go on a trip to Hong Kong.
---- _________. You were looking forward to it.
A. Never mind. B. Don’t worry about it.
C. What a pity! D. Enjoy yourselves.
_________, and you will be healthier.
A. Keep exercise B. Keeping exercising
C. Keep exercising D. Keeping exercise
---- I’m feeling so tired now.
---- _________ stop and have a rest?
A. What about B. Why not you
C. Why don’t D. Why not
