Franz Schubert was a well-known musician in the world. But he lived a very hard life and often went hungry. One day, being very hungry, he went into a small restaurant in Vienna, hoping he might meet some friends there. He looked around and saw nobody he could borrow any money from. Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables. In it was a little poem. He took the paper with the poem. After he composed a piece of music for the poem, he took his work to the owner of the restaurant. He only received a dish of beef and potato for it. thirty years after his death, this manuscript(手稿) by Schubert was sold for 40 00c francs. it was his famous berceuse(摇篮曲).
1.Schubert often
A．had his meal in restaurants
B．looked for his friends there
C．ate beef and potato there
D．had not enough food to eat
2. Schubert went into a restaurant because he thought
A．the owner might give him some food
B．he could eat the food without money
C．some friends of his might be there and lend him some money
D．he could write his famous berceuse there
3. From the passage we didn't know that____________.
A．where Schubert composed his famous berceuse
B．why Schubert composed his famous berceuse
C．whether it was hard for Schubert to make a living
D．who bought his famous berceuse for 40 000 francs
4. The best title for the passage should be_________.
A．the hard life of Schubert
B．Schubert and restaurant owner
C．Franz Schubert in a hotel
D．Franz Schubert and his berceuse
in order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must do much reading. Finally, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.
There are no shortcuts to succeed in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. it is not much learning by heart long lists ( 一览表 ) of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must "learn through use". Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.
1. the most import things to learn a foreign language are
A．understanding and speaking
B．listening,speaking,reading and writing
C．writing and understanding
D．memorizing and listening
2. Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because_____________.
A．he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken
B．he doesn’t have a good memory.
C．he always remembers lists of words and their meanings
D．he often hesitates to practice speaking it.
3. Which is the most important in learning a foreign language?
A．a good memory. B．speaking.
C．practice. D．writing.
4. “Learn though use” means___________.
A．we use a language in order to learn it
B．we learn a foreign language in order to use it
C．we can learn a language well while we are keeping using it
D．both b and c.
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy．After all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happy．
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy．However，they sing most of the time for a very different reason．Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory
Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims(声称)as its own．Only he and his family are welcome there．No other families 0f the same species(物种)are welcome．Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome．If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you，you might shout．Probably this would be enough to frighten him away．
If so，you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him．A bird does the same thing。But he expects an outsider almost any time，especially at nesting(筑巢) season．So he is screaming all the time，whether he can see an outsider or not This screaming is what we call a bird’s song，and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away．
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs．
You can see that birds have a language all their own．Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories．
1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually．
A．an expression of happiness
B．a way of greeting
C．an expression of anger
D．a way of warning
2.What is a bird’s “territory”?
A．A place where families of other species are not accepted．
B．An area which a bird considers to be its own
C．an area for which birds fight against each other．
D．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its Voice．
3.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A．Because they want to invite more friends
B．Because their singing helps get rid of their fears．
C．Because they want to find outsiders around．
D．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away．
Nobody likes staying at home in a public holiday, especially when the weather is fine. Last august we decided to spend the day in the country. The only difficulty was that millions of other people had exactly the same idea. We moved out of the city slowly behind a long line of cars. But at last we came to a quiet country road and after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We had brought plenty of food with us and we got it out of the car. It was very peaceful in the cool grass until we heard ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up our things and run back to the car as quickly as possible. There were about two hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
1. Nobody likes staying at home on a public holiday because ________.
A．the weather is especially fine that day
B．everyone is afraid of being busy at home
C．he feels too crowded at home that day
D．each wants to have a good time in the country
2. The family stopped at a lonely farm__________.
A．to watch sheep B．to have a meal
C．to visit someone D．to find something
3. They ran to their car_________.
A．to hide themselves
B．to enjoy their dinner
C．so as not to be in the way
D．to get their guns and shoot at the sheep
4. Which of the following is true?
A．the road to the country is very busy on a public holiday.
B．the cars were too many to move that day.
C．seeing 200 sheep coming, they were very afraid.
D．that day they didn’t have any meal.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 3 6 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 3 7. So both of them agreed not to 3 8 after choosing a 3 9 at every fork (岔路口). A road sign at the first fork 4 0 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 4 1 after a 4 2 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 43 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 44 what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and 45 , for it brooked(容忍) no delay. If they hesitated (犹豫不决) they would miss 46 . Only 47 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 48 possible regret. Life is 49 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 50 jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you 51 give up the other——you can get half of it. If you 52 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 53 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 54 you have got half of the desirable things in life——something that is 55 to come by.
1. A．easy B．eager C．impossible D．possible
2. A．enough B．limited C．tight D．plentiful
3. A．retrace（折回） B．come C．go D．go back
4. A．main road B．branch C．crossing D．highway
5. A．showed B．pointed C．intended D．made
6. A．former B．later C．last D．the third
7. A．brief B．long C．no D．heated
8. A．hoped B．wanted C．favored D．got
9. A．getting B．taking C．grasping D．giving up
10. A．slowly B．immediately C．timely D．easily
11. A．less B．more C．most D．least
12. A．high B．slow C．short D．rapid
13. A．increase B．rid C．reduce D．raise
14. A．just exactly B．more or less C．hardly D．most
15. A．unwanted B．rejected C．enjoyable D．desirable
16. A．wish B．want C．must D．have to
17. A．spend time B．kill time C．have a hard time D．hope of
18. A．start with B．get up C．succeed in D．end up in
19. A．By no means B．Not in the least C．At most D．At least
20. A．stupid B．delighted C．hard D．supported
It is in Qingdao _____ you’re going to pay a visit to _____ this kind of washing machine is produced.
A．/ , that B．where, which
C．/ , where D．that, which
