阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was very difficult to find jobs in the northeast of England, and when John lost his job, he found it was impossible for him to get a new one．He had soon spent all his money, so he decided to go down to the south of the country．He was told that the things there were better, and that it was easier to find work．The best way to get there was by train．He went to the railway station and got into a train for the south．
He was the only passenger in his compartment （车厢）when another man came in．He was carrying a gun and said to John, “Your money or your life!”
“I haven’t got a penny,” John answereD．
“Then why are you shaking so much?” the man with a gun asked angrily．
“Because I thought you were the ticket-collector and I haven’t even got a ticket,” answered John．
1. It wasn’t very to find jobs in the northeast of England．
A． difficult
B． easy
C． simple
D． possible
2. John wanted to find a new job in the south because ．
A． he had no money left
B． it was easier to find a job there
C． things were better in the south than in the northeast．
D． he liked to work in the south
3. He didn’t buy a ticket because ．
A． he forgot to buy
B． the ticket-collector didn’t find him
C． he had no money to buy
D． He left his money home
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
There was a man who had a little son．He loved him very much．Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy．
When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do．And he wasn’t able to play with his little son．He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy．So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover．He got an ideA． He patiently tore the map up into pieces．Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table．He explained to the boy that it was a map of the word． He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished． Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought．
After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad． Can we play now?”
The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy．On the back of the page was a picture of a man．When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely．”
1. Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night?
A． He had to read a magazine．
B． He had some extra work to do．
C． He had to learn something about a map．
D． He had to stay at his office for extra work．
2. What did the man ask his son to do?
A． To read the magazine to find the map．
B． To tear the map of the world up into pieces．
C． To put the pieces of the map of the world back together．
D． To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the worlD．
3. How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
A． A few hours．
B． About an hour．
C． About half an hour．
D． The whole night．
4. Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
A． It’s a report about a father’s extra work．
B． It’s a story between a father and his clever son．
C． It’s an advertisement for the map of the worlD．
D． It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’problems．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Mary is getting married next Saturday．Today she asks her best friend Lucy to shop for clothes to wear at the wedding．‘So what are we looking for, Mary,’ Lucy asks．
‘Well, my parents want me to wear a traditional Chinese dress, but I prefer a more modern style．I think I’ll buy two dresses and wear them at different times on my wedding day．’ Mary answers．The girls look in many shops．At one shop, Mary tries on a Chinese-style dress．‘I like it,’ Lucy says．‘Red is a very strong color and represents love and prosperity(繁荣) for Chinese weddings．I think your parents will be pleased． ’
Mary does not look happy．‘I don’t think I look good in red． I think it makes me look too od． What about this blue one?’ ‘Well, that’s a nice dre ss too, but blue is a calm color．It could help you feel calm, but I think you want a happier color for your wedding．If you don’t like red, what about orange? It represents joy and it is a good color for weddings,’ Lucy explains．
After listening to Lucy’s opinions, Mary says, ‘Even though the orange dress would be the best for my wedding because it represents joy, I’ll choose the red dress because it will remind my mother of her own wedding and will make her happy．’
1. What would Mary prefer to wear at the wedding?
A． A Chinese dress
B． A modern-style dress
C． A Chinese-style suit．
D． A traditional Western dress．
2. Why will Mary buy two dress?
A． Because she is greedy(贪心的)．
B． Because she likes shopping so much．
C． Because she has lots of money．
D． Because she wants to keep her parents and herself happy．
3. What is good about the blue dress?
A． It makes Mary look young．
B． It represents love and prosperity．
C． It will keep Mary calm．
D． It will make Mary happier．
4. What is the passage about?
A． Different colors for different situations．
B． How color affects one’s moods．
C． Mary’s choice for a wedding dress．
D． Mary’s and her mother’s preferences．
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off．She told him that she would bring him the soon．Twenty minutes , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once．She was kept so busy that she to bring him the water．Therefore, the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine．She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he it．In the following hours on the flight, time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile he needed help or not．But the passenger never her words．When he was going to get off the , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿)．She was very ．She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her the job． with a smile she handed it to him．Off the plane, she the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times ．How can I refuse twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!
1.A． milk B． juice C． coffee D． water
2.A． late B． later C． ago D． after
3.A． remembered B． forgot C． wanted D． learned
4.A． accepted B． took C． refused D． received
5.A． some B． either C． another D． each
6.A． why B． when C． whether D． how
7.A． paid attention toB． thought of C． heard of D． worried about
8.A． coach B． bus C． train D． plane
9.A． happy B． cheerful C． sad D． excited
10.A． lose B． loses C． losing D． lost
11.A． And B． So C． Then D． But
12.A． opened B． closed C． destroyed D． hid
13.A． at all B． in all C． of all D． all over
14.A． her B． your C． their D． our
15.A． peacefully B． comfortably C． deeply D． slowly
You needn’t worry about _______food to eat this evening．
A． not have B． not to have
C． not having D． have no
Not all the students would rather computer games than ．
A． play, study B． playing, studying
C． to play, to study D． playing , study
