Last weekend, Tom and Linda went shopping outside and went on spending until their money was_________.
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A．at the end |
B．at an end |
C．by the end |
D．in the end |
I don’t like the way ______ you speak to your mother.
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A．which |
B．in that |
C．by which |
D．/ |
The people below are all looking for someplace to visit in Beijing. Read the following descriptions and help them make proper choices.
65______. Stephen studies art in Beijing University. He shows great interest in paintings and he is especially interested in those oil paintings that reflect the variety of life.
66______. Mark has just come to China and he is very interested in Chinese culture. He has been waiting for a long time to have a chance to see a wonderful Chinese acrobatic （杂技的）performance in China.
67______. Oscar is a student from Yangzhou University, visiting his friends who share the same interest in music. They are planning to find someplace to enjoy rock and roll and pop songs.
68______. Carol studies Chinese in Beijing. She is free recently during the day time, so she would like to find someplace where she can attend some kind of activity so that she can learn some details about Chinese modern literature.
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A．Capital Theatre: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills (寒战 ) will run down your spine (脊柱 ) as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and the bodies to the edge. Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13-19. |
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B．The Wangfung Art Gallery: A joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists will be hosted by the gallery. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the variety of life in unique (独特的) styles. |
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C．Huangshicheng Gallery: A group ink painting exhibition is running. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display. Time:9 a.m.—5p.m. until September 10. |
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D．Anyuan Museum: |
The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an indepth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949. Time: 9a.m.---4p.m., daily.
E. The Olympic Center:
“The Fashionow Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring back fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm. Time: September 16.
After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(阻碍) and going for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion（冠军）. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed
away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I
will never get to do that. However, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Yours,
Matthew
1. How old was Matthew when they met?
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A．Five. |
B．Ten. |
C．Thirteen. |
D．Eighteen. |
2.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that _______.
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A．the boy never complained about not getting a medal |
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B．the boy never complained about not being able to go to school |
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C．the boy never complained why the author had never come to see him before |
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D．the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease |
3.Matthew didn’t accept the author’s medal because _________.
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A．he thought it was too expensive |
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B．he was sure that he could win one in the future |
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C．he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon |
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D．he would not be pitied by others |
4.From the passage we learn that _________.
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A．Matthew was an athlete |
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B．Matthew was an optimistic and strong-minded boy |
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C．The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had |
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D．Matthew became a champion before he died |
Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous (宽宏大量的)；be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money or your clothes, or enjoy, like your hobbies and your interests. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them you help your friend know you better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve . Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are ever exactly alike (相同). But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friendships, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.
1.Some friendships don’t last very long because .
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A．there are too many people who want to make friends. |
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B．they don’t know friendship is something serious |
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C．they receive others’ friendships but never give others friendships |
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D．they always give other people friendships |
2.According to the passage , honesty is .
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A．as important as money |
B．more important than anything else |
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C．something countable |
D．the base of a friendship |
3.Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?
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A．A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend. |
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B．Always tell your friend the truth. |
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C．Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem. |
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D．Sharing your mind with your friend is of great value. |
4.The best title of this passage is .
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A．A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed |
B．Honesty Is the Best Habit |
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C．How to Be a Friend |
D．Three Important Points in Life |
Not many years ago，a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five， he gave ￡ 12，000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness， many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk，Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection （注射） in my neck each evening.” he told the newspaperman，thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain，asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
1.Johnson became a rich man through _________.
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A．making whisky |
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B．doing business. |
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C．buying and selling land. |
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D．having an injection each night |
2.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening， he really meant that ______.
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A．he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening. |
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B．he needed an injection in the neck. |
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C．a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well. |
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D．there was something wrong with his neck. |
3.Which words do you think can best describe Johnson according to the passage?
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A．humorous and drunk |
B．wealthy and honest |
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C．wealthy and humorous |
D．drunk and clever |
