Ben is a 15-year-old schoolboy from the UK._______However, what he did on a train made a lot of people know him.
One day, Ben was on a train to Oxenholme, England._______Later the man opened his bag and tried to take out some paint. Suddenly, a few paint brushes fell out of his bag._______To Ben’s surprise, the man wrote Banks on a picture and gave it to him. “Do you know who Robin Banks is?” asked the man.
Ben said no, and then the man told him, “This will be worth about ￡20,000. Have a good life, brother.”
Since Ben didn’t know who Banks was, he searched for it on the Internet as soon as he got home. _______However, perhaps Ben would be disappointed because the spokeswoman for Banks said it wasn’t the real artist after she heard the story._______No matter what the result they got,Ben said it would always be his pleasure to help those in need of help.
Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English. Here are some information you need.
Global English Centre General English in all four skills：listening，speaking，reading，and writing． 3﹣month （700yuan ），6﹣month （1200yuan ）and one﹣year （2000）course． Choice of morning or evening classes，3hours per day．Mon～Fri． Experienced college English teachers． Close to city centre and bus stops． Tel：67605272 Add：105Zhongshan Road，100082 |
Modern Language School Special courses in English for business，travel，banking hotel management and office skills． Small classes （12﹣16students ）on Sat．Sun．from 2：00﹣5：00p．m． Native English teachers from Canada and USA． Language lab NDS computers supplied． 3﹣month course：1050yuan；6=month course：1850yuan． Write or phone：Modern Language School，675Park Road，100056 Tel：67383019 |
The 21st Century English Training Centre We specialize in effective teaching at all levels． We offer morning or afternoon classes，both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800yuan． We also have a six﹣week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays． Entrance exams：June I and Dec.1． Only 15﹣minute walk from city centre． Call 67801642for more information． |
The International House of English A six﹣month English course for students of all levels at a very low cost：60yuan for 12hours per week． Class hours：9：00﹣12：00a．m．and 2：00﹣5：00p．m． A four﹣month evening programme for developing speaking skills （same cost as day classes ）． Well﹣trained Chinese and foreign teachers with experience in teaching English as a second foreign language．Free sightseeing and social activities． Very close to the Central Park． For further information call 67353109． |
1.The 21st Century English Training Centre is different from the other three. It __________.
A. its teaching quality is better B. it is near to the city centre
C. its courses are more advanced D. it requires an entrance examination
2.Mr. Black want to learn English, but he works in the daytime every day. Which one will he choose bellow?
A. Global English Centre B. Modern Language School.
C. The 21st Century English Training Centre D. The International House of English.
3.Miss White works as a secretary, if she wants to improve her English, she will call __________.
A. 67605272 B. 67383019 C. 67801642 D. 67353109
4.If you attend the course at The International House of English, you will pay about__________.
A. 60 yuan B. 240 yuan C. 720 yuan D. 1,440 yuan
5.Where can you probably find the information?
A. English book B. TV C. Newspaper D. Magazine
With long curly blond hair and an amazing voice, Taylor Swift has stolen the hearts of millions of people around the world.
Born on December 13th, 1989, Taylor grew up in Pennsylvania, in the US. Singing seems to be in
her blood because she started writing songs and singing them at the age of ten. At about eleven years old she was asked to perform at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. She started to become well-known
from then on and gave her first concert at Bloomsbury Fair at the age of 12. When Taylor was 13 years old, she began to work with a famous record company, RCA Records. Two years later, she left, because the company wanted her to sing the work of other songwriters, but she wanted to sing her own songs. At 15, Swift signed with Scott Borghetto, who planned to start a new recording company, Big Machine Records. Swift’s first song with Big Machine Records was Tim McGraw in 2006. Later in the same year she released （发行）her first album, Taylor Swift.
The album broke many records and reached the top of the Billboard Top 200 Album charts. Her second song, Teardrops on My Guitar released in February 2007, reaching Number 2 on Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The third song, Our Song, was reached Number 16 on Billboard’s Hot 100 charts.
Her second album, Fearless, released on November 11th, 2008, was well received by people around the world. The most famous songs from that album were Love Story and Romeo and Juliet. So far, she has achieved a lot, both as a songwriter and singer. What’s more, she acted in the movie Valentine’s Day, in 2010.
1.How long did Taylor work with RCA Records?
A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years. D. Four years.
2.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Taylor is a hard-working girl. B. Taylor has a great talent for music.
C. Taylor suffers from a strange illness. D. Taylor practises singing every day.
3.Why did Taylor leave the company, RCA Records?
A. Because she wanted to sing her own songs.
B. Because she was too young to write songs.
C. Because the company didn’t give her very much money.
D. Because RCA Records was a new recording company.
4.Which song is included in Taylor’s album, Fearless?
A. Teardrops on My Guitar. B. Tim McGraw.
C. Our Song. D. Love Story.
5.In what order did the following take place in Taylor’s life?
a.Released（发行）her first album.
b.Signed with Big Machine Records.
c.Acted in the movie Valentine’s Day.
d.Gave her first concert at Bloomsbury Fair.
e.Performed at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament.
A. b, e, d, c, a B. b, e, c, d, a C. e, b, d, a, c D. e, d, b, a, c
There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.
First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one．It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.
Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind' and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.
The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs.
According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.
1.The purpose of the second paragraph is to tell us __________.
A. a red box is heavier than a white one B. a color has weight in one’s mind
C. white paper is lighter than red paper D. you can know the weight of a color by holding it
2.Why did the scientist say colors have smell?
A. Because people can sense the light from colors.
B. Because we can smell colors with our nose.
C. Because every color has its own sweet smell.
D. Because every color can give off light of the same length.
3.If a person walks from a blue room to a red room, his body temperature will __________.
A. rise B. fall C. stay the same D. change now and then
4.It can be implied from the text that __________.
A. colors have orders in weight
B. colors can change the weight of an object
C. people would stay longer in a room with red windows
D. colors can affect our mood and health
5.This passage is probably a __________.
A. book review B. fiction novel C. fairy tale D. science report
Hold your head up high
I was 15 months old, a happy carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, so my injured sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me. Sometimes people asked me embarrassing questions. When kids played games, I was always the “monster”. I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet Mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” I began to rely on that saying. As a child, I thought mum meant, “Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.”
As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school I even became the class president, but on the inside I still felt like a monster.
All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and
she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside instead of your appearance.”
My mom’s love was the spark that gave me confidence. I had faced hardships, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion (同情) for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I say it to my children. The gift my
Mom gave me lives on.
1.The word carefree in the first line probably means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 无忧无虑的 B. 无拘无束的 C. 小心翼翼的 D. 与众不同的
2.Why did the writer imagine that everyone looked down on her?
A. She felt bad about her appearance.
B. She found it hard to act as a monster.
C. Kids refused to play games with her.
D. People always asked her embarrassing questions.
3.Why did the writer’s mum say “Hold your head up high” to her?
A. To tell her to be careful. B. To help her hide the shame.
C. To stop her from getting hurt. D. To make her more confident.
4.From the story, we can know that__________.
A. the writer understood the saying very well as a child.
B. the writer felt like everyone else in high school.
C. the writer is living with a warm and brave heart now.
D. the writer has deep compassion for other all her life.
5.The passage is mainly about__________.
A. what the writer experienced when she was 15.
B. what the writer did to show thanks for mum’s gift.
C. how the writer changed herself with mum’s love.
D. the writer has become confident with her great efforts.
When I was 14 years old, I made some friends in school but they turned out to be bad. They were some boys who stole____and sold them. Whenever we were stealing a bike, a boy named John would break
the lock while two other boys were watching out. Then one of us would___the bike to a cave. The next day, we would meet there and repaint the bike. When we stole four or five bikes, we would sell them for a few hundred dollars.
One____afternoon, we went to an apartment in Bukit Batok. We found a bike on the fifth floor and started to work on the____. It was hard to break. We spent 10 minutes____it. We were about to escape with the bike when the owner of the bike came out of the elevator. “My bike!”
he shouted We ran away____, but two policemen nearby caught us. Our parents were_____and our teachers were told what had happened.
The police took down what we had done. The next day, a bright Sunday, I was sent to the Boys’ Home.
Life in the Boys’ Home was very hard but it____me a very important lesson. I learnt that
stealing was not right. At the Boys’ Home, the officers helped me and encouraged me to change my ways.
I decided to____stealing.
To this day, I feel so ____for what I have done. I hope you will learn something from my story.
1.A. bikes B. books C. suitcases D. backpacks
2.A. make B. pull C. fill D. take
3.A. Tuesday B. Friday C. Saturday D. Sunday
4.A. floor B. lock C. elevator D. bike
5.A. breaking B. to break C. break D. broken
6.A. sadly B. happily C. easily D. quickly
7.A. happy B. busy C. sad D. excited
8.A. offered B. taught C. told D. passed
9.A. pick up B. put up C. look up D. give up
10.A. bored B. sorry C. confident D. lucky
