Jay, an American, wanted to write a book about famous churches (教堂)around the world. Firstly, Jay bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Columbus, Ohio, USA, thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from East to West.
On his first day he was inside a church taking photos when he noticed a golden telephone on the wall with a sign that read "$10,000 per call". Jay was intrigued so he asked a priest (牧师) what the telephone was used for. The priest told him that it was a direct (直接的) line to heaven（天堂） and that for $10,000 you could talk to God. Jay thanked the priest and went along his way.
Next stop was in Des Moines, and there at a very large church, he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same sign under it. A nearby nun（修女）told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God.
Jay decided to travel to Australia to see if they had a similar phone. He arrived at Western Australia, and again, in the church he entered, there was the same looking golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "40 cents per call."
Jay was a little surprised and asked the priest about the sign. 'Father（神父） Brian, I travelled all over the world and I saw this same golden telephone in many churches. I know it is a direct line to Heaven, but in all of them price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?'
Father Brian smiled and answered, 'My son, you're in Australia now - this is Heaven, so it's only a local call.'
1.How many churches did Jay go to in the passage?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six
2.The underlined word ‘intrigued’ in Paragraph 3 may mean ‘ ’.
A. 恐惧的 B.欣喜的 C.犹豫的 D. 好奇的
3.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Jay was a singer.
B. In all of churches, the price was $10,000 per call
C. All the telephones look the same.
D. Jay travelled in America by car.
4.We can infer (推断) from the Father Brian’s words in the last Paragraph?
A. Jay was from Australia.
B. Jay would spend less money in Australia because everything was cheaper there.
C. Australia is as beautiful as Heaven.
D. Father Brian found his real son at last.
A businessman lost his wallet. There was much money in it. So he makes a promise(诺言), “If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him.” A dustman(清洁工) found the wallet in a dustbin(垃圾箱). He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.
“There was still a diamond ring(钻戒) in my wallet,” said the loser. “I won't give half the money in my wallet to you before you return it to me!”
“I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet,” said the dustman.
They began to quarrel. The businessman didn’t do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge (法官).
After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, “I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!”
Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, “Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!”
1.The wallet the businessman lost __________.
A. was found in a shop B. was sent to the judge
C. was found in a dustbin D. was never to be found
2.The businessman was eager (渴望) to get back the wallet because __________.
A. there was the address of an important judge in it
B. there was a lot of money in it
C. he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought
D. it was a very expensive one
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. The businessman broke his promise.
B. The dustman asked the businessman to give him more money.
C. They began to quarrel because the wallet got dirty.
D. The dustman kept the diamond ring for himself.
4.Where do you think the diamond ring was?
A. The businessman hid it.
B. The dustman kept it.
C. The judge stole it.
D. The story of the ring was nothing but a lie.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two children, Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes for each other. Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions.
3：30 pm To Mike， Mr. Tyler rang. No football practice today. I’m going to Donna’s house to play and be back at 5：00 pm Liz | 4：00 pm To Liz， It’s your turn to walk the dog. I have to do my homework after school. Remember to play with Teddy when you get home! Mike |
6：45 pm Has anyone seen my tennis shoes? I’m in my bedroom doing my homework. Mike | 9：00 pm I saw your shoes this morning. They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door. Good night, dears! Mum |
1.When will Liz be back home?
A. At 3：30 pm. B. At 4：00 pm.
C. At 5：00 pm. D. At 9：00 pm.
2.What is Mike doing at 6：45 pm?
A. Practicing football. B. Going to Donna’s house.
C. Playing tennis. D. Doing his homework.
3.According to the notes, Teddy is __________.
A. Mike’s mother B. Mike’s brother
C. Mike’s football couch D. the dog in the family
完形填空,阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to make use of time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never .
He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he some rocks and carefully put them into the jar, one at a time. When rocks would fit inside, he , “Is this jar full?”
Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group ，“Is this jar full?”
“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the question, “Is this jar full?
“No,” the class shouted. Again the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar it was full. Then he asked, “What is the point (要点) here?” One student his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can put more things in.”
“No,” the teacher answered,“That’s not the . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all. are the “big rocks” in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the in first, or you’ll never get others in at all."
1.A. remember B. like C. forget D. think
2.A. took off B. took out C. gave away D. put away
3.A. no more B. not more C. no many D. not many
4.A. answered B. read C. asked D. said
5.A. no B. few C. any D. some
6.A. up B. out C. down D. away
7.A. no more B. again C. a third time D. a fourth time
8.A. sent B. put C. bought D. collected
9.A. same B. different C. difficult D. common
10.A. as B. until C. while D. because
11.A. put out B. put off C. put up D. put on
12.A. always B. seldom C. never D. hardly
13.A. point B. example C. way D. story
14.A. When B. What C. Who D. Why
15.A. sand B. small stones C. big rocks D. Water
--Our team won the basketball final today! -- ___________
A. I hope not. B. I'm not sure.
C. I know. D. That's great
If I ________ busy next Sunday, I ________ to the farm with you.
A. won’t be; go B. am not; will go
C. don’t be; will go D. aren’t; will go
