A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith decided to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman jumped up from the back seat. He held a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.
“All right”, Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine, pulled away from the side of the street and drove down. Being eighty-one years old, he knew he could not fight the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove through a crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see nothing. “Just my luck,” he thought, “If I was driving too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”
Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator(油门), and the car ran much faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car back there.”
He ran lights, drove the wrong way on one-way streets. On two-way streets he drove on the wrong side of the road. Not one policeman saw him. Again Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan. He turned a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he reached back to grab(夺) the man’s gun. At the same time the policeman heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.
1.Why did Mr. Smith drive much faster suddenly?
A. Because he wanted to keep off the police.
B. Because he saw a police car behind his.
C. Because his plan was working.
D. Because he wanted the police to see him.
2.Which of the following is not TRUE?
A. Mr. Smith ran lights, drove the wrong way on one-way streets.
B. Mr. Smith knew he didn’t need any help.
C. Mr. Smith drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate.
D. Mr. Smith looked up and down the side street, hoping to meet a police car.
3.From the passage, what can we infer(推测)?
A. Mr. Smith is a strong man.
B. Mr. Smith is a shy man.
C. Mr. Smith is a wise man.
D. Mr. Smith is a stupid man.
One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
◆ “What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I…”
◆ “I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better…”
◆ “Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…”
You can see from the above three examples that the context(上下文)helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.
1.This passage tells us mainly about _______.
A. the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language
B. how to guess what one is going to talk about
C. some examples of right guessing
D. how important it is to guess all the time
2.Which of the following best finishes the sentence in EXAMPLE 3?
A. She is one of the most famous film stars.
B. She is one of the most beautiful women.
C. She is one of the most famous speakers.
D. She is one of the most talkative women.
3.From the passage we can infer(推断)that guessing is _______ in learning a foreign language.
A. the only way
B. more important in spoken English than in written English
C. more important than any other way
D. more important in written English than in spoken English
Time flies so quickly! We become mature(成熟的)girls or boys, or at least we we are. At the same time, our parents are no longer young.
They all they have to us but never look forward to getting back. When we are ill in bed, they stay with us day and night. When we’re hungry or cold or sad, they offer help.
But what have we done for our parents? we grow up, we have our own ideas and we believe we are enough to think and act by ourselves, so we usually dislike their care. ___, we don’t listen to them; sometimes even quarrel with them!
We must something now, letting them know that we love them too. Try our best to understand our parents, and not to make them feel hopeless. In a word, make it a duty to bring __ to them because that’s the sign that we are really mature.
Children are parents’ and we are carrying both our dreams and theirs. The pleasure of our parents is what we should try to achieve!
1.A. think B. advise C. talk D. explain
2.A. pass B. give C. show D. take
3.A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
4.A. never B. hardly C. seldom D. always
5.A. If B. Before C. As D. Though
6.A. careful B. old C. young D. patient
7.A. At first B. As a result C. So far D. At once
8.A. throw B. ask C. read D. do
9.A. stress B. money C. happiness D. complaint
10.A. hope B. award C. task D. aim
--- Bill, can I get you anything to drink?
--- __________.
A. You are welcome B. No problem
C. I wouldn’t mind a coffee D. It doesn’t matter.
The time he has devoted in the past years __________ the disabled is now considered
to be __________ great value __________ him.
A. to help; of; for B. to helping; /; to
C. to help; in; of D. to helping; of; to
Elvis Presley was famous _______ the king of rock and roll while Bruce Lee was famous _______ his kung fu.
A. for; for B. as; as
C. for; as D. as; for
