Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.
"If there were an accident. " He says, ‘they’d know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. "
But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "‘it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it‘s the other side of the world. It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"
"If you‘re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat,‘ David says, "And one minute’s nearly four pounds. "
"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," ‘’Linda answers.
She has asked the man at the hotel desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.
"Hello, Mum. Is that you ?" She says.
"Six pence per second," David reminds(提醒) her.
“Hello, love. " It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London. "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It‘s a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes. "
"Yes, Mum. "Linda puts in. . "I just wanted to ring to ……. "
"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker
"Nearly four pounds. " says David.
Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.
"Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee," But you will write, won‘t you, as you did when you were at work …"
Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass. and there is no stopping her.
"Four pounds fifty, ’says David.
At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.
"There! That wasn‘t long, was it ?"
“Four pounds, ninety pence.” David answers. "And you didn’t even say that we‘ve arrived."
1.Linda is telephoning home to ________.
A. tell her mother some bad news
B. say that she and David have arrived safely
C. report an accident to her mother
D. say that she and David have left London
2.Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _____.
A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence
B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat
C. she had telephoned home since she was a child
D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other
3.David says, ‘Nearly four pounds’, because ______.
A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call
B. he wants to buy himself a new hat
C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived
D. he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs
4.Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______-.
A. she likes to hear all about the past.
B. she likes talking
C. Linda had not told her that she has arrived
D. she is going to pay for the telephone call
5.Linda tries to stop her mother by ________.
A. telling her how much the call is costing
B. writing a letter as she has promised to do
C. telling her that they have arrived safely
D. promising to write, and ringing off
The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly.
"Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.
"Wanted by the police," read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. "
"Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police.
1.In which country did the story happen?
A. It happened in America.
B. It happened in Australia.
C. It happened in England.
D. The story didn‘t tell us.
2.Why did Jack stop his car?
A. He wanted to see who the driver was.
B. He didn’t want to pass by first.
C. The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time.
D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.
3.Who was wanted by the police in this passage?
A. Jack.
B. The driver in the American car.
C. Either Jack or the driver.
D. Neither Jack nor the American driver.
4.What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?
A. He drove to the City Bank.
B. He drove to the police.
C. He made a telephone call.
D. He stopped the American car.
5.Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?
A. The police. B. Jack
C. Nobody. D. The American driver
书面表达
公共秩序，你我有责。假如你是阳光中学的张涛，请根据表格内容，描述不文明行为，并倡议同学们遵守公共秩序(obey public rules)，共创良好公共环境。
不良 行为 | spit(吐痰)here and there play with public facilities (设备) | |
文明 行为 | 校内 | 图书馆：保持安静；及时归还图书。 食堂(canteen)：排队等候；不浪费食物。 教室：不在课桌上涂画；不追逐打闹。 |
校外 | 1． 马路上：…… 2． 公园里：…… | |
要求：1. 所写内容必须包括表格中的信息，可适当发挥；
2. 自拟至少两点文明行为的倡议，不重复所给信息；
3. 文章不少于80词，开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数:
4. 语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，条理清楚，字迹工整；
5. 文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名及地名。
My dear friends,
Each of us has the duty to obey public rules. Let’s say no to the bad behavior.
.
Finally. I'd like to say, the more efforts we make, the better public places we will have.
Zhang Tao
短文填空
The environment is becoming worse and worse. There are many k 1. of pollution that I worry about. The most terrible two are w 2. pollution and air p 3. , because people can’t live healthily with dirty water and polluted air. Animals can’t live in the world, either. More and more people are becoming i 4. because of polluted air. I think factories shouldn’t put dirty water i 5. rivers directly or produce so much waste gas. We’d better go on foot or by bike i 6. of by car. Finally, everyone must pay attention to rubbish(垃圾) pollution. I 7.everybody makes so m 8. rubbish, one day we may live in a world which is full of rubbish. H 9. terrible it will be! We should take a 10. to make our world cleaner and more beautiful.
任务型阅读。
Success is not easy to talk about because for some people it means power(权力), for some people it means wealth(财富), for others it is fame(名声) or great achievements(成就). But I have my own understanding of it. There are different ways to succeed.
Success means to try your best. Many people believe that success means to win. In my opinion, it means to try your best when you do everything, no matter you will win or not. When you are taking part in a long-distance race, if you keep on running as fast as you can, you are successful, although you may be the last to pass the finishing-line.
Success means to work hard. No one can be successful without any hard work. Tomas Edison succeeded, because he had experimented(实验) thousands of times to find the best material for lights. Every success calls for hard work.
Success means not to lose heart. No one can always be the winner. You will certainly lose or fail some day. It is important for you not to lose heart. Nobel had failed many times when he was doing his experiments. Sometimes his lab was on fire and he was nearly killed. But he never lost heart and kept on trying. Finally he invented a new explosive（炸药）. So when you fail or meet any difficulty, just believe in yourself, stand up and give the difficulty a heavy strike(一击).
How to succeed
Success means power , wealth , fame and achievements, but I have different understanding . | ||
1. of success | Trying your best | Whatever we do, we should do our best, no matter we will win or not. |
When you 2. part in a long-distance race, if you keep on trying your best to run, you are successful, although you may be the last to pass the finishing-line. | ||
Working hard | Hard work 3. to success. | |
N 4. losing heart | 5. of us can always be the winner, so it is important for us not to lose heart. | |
Nobel didn’t succeeded in doing his experiments many times, but he never lost heart and kept on trying. Finally he invented a new explosive（炸药）. | ||
动词填空:
1.—Your city looks beautiful!
—Yes. Lots of trees (plant) last year.
2.The teacher needs us (express) our true feelings about her class.
3.He decided to give up (smoke).
4.They are talking about how (translate) the sentence into English.
5.Many children in Britain (allow) to have their own bank cards these days.
