閱讀理解

　　One day Mr. Jackson took Paul to his favourite restaurant. It was a French restaurant. The waiter was from France. But he didn't speak to them in French. “Would you like to see the menu?” he asked in a kind way. “Yes, please,” Mr. Jackson said.

　　The waiter gave them a menu each. They studied them. “You can spend only twenty-five dollars,” Mr. Jackson told his son. The waiter asked Paul, “What would you like, young man?”

　　“How much is the tomato soup?” Paul asked.

　　“Six dollars,” the waiter said. “It's very good.”

　　“How much is the duck with orange?” Paul asked next.

　　“Fifteen dollars,” the waiter said.

　　“How much is the chocolate ice cream?”

　　“Six dollars,” the waiter said.

　　Paul added(加) it up quickly. Six plus fifteen plus six is twenty-seven. He thought he could have the duck and the soup, or the duck and the ice cream. “I'll have the duck and the chocolate ice cream, please,” he said to the waiter.

　　Paul said to his father, “My meal will cost only twenty-one dollars. Can I keep the other four dollars?” His father laughed, “No, Paul,” he said. “Leave it for the waiter.”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

1．How did the waiter speak to Paul and Mr. Jackson?

[　　]

2．What did Paul have for dinner?

[　　]

A．The soup and the duck.

B．The duck and the ice cream.

C．The duck, the soup and the ice cream.

D．The soup and the ice cream.

3．How much did Paul's meal cost?

[　　]

4．What did Mr. Jackson tell Paul to do with the other $ 4?

[　　]

A．Keep it.

B．Give it back to him.

C．Spend it on something else.

D．Give it to the waiter.

5．What does this passage tell us?

[　　]

A．Paul and his father hate eating in restaurants.

B．Mr. Jackson's favourite food is English food.

C．Paul was careful not to spend more than $ 25 in the restaurant.

D．Paul didn't know what to choose from the menu.

閱讀理解

　�、� HOUSE TO RENT Older house to rent in city centre. One bedroom and one kitchen. Near important station. Buses pass back door. $ 475/mo. Phone 332－0178

　�、� WELCOME TO OUR DANCE CLUB Free lessons. Every Saturday evening a different lesson every week. Bring your favourite CDs. Call Bridget at: 520－1928

　　③ SWIMMING LESSONS FOR STUDENTS Newquay Training Centre

　　July 8－10

　�、� WORK WANTED Strong boy pleased to work in garden or do housework. 3 hours a week.

　　See Tom.

根據(jù)前面廣告的內(nèi)容及以下各題中所給提示，選擇正確答案。

Look at ad ① Susan is looking for a house to rent(出租). It doesn't matter how old and how expensive it is. She's got to study for her exams, so the house must be quiet.

1．Susan doesn't want to rent(租用) the house because ________.

[　　]

A．it's too old

B．it's too expensive

C．there is only one bedroom

D．it's too noisy

　　Look at ad ②

　　Mum：Look at that ad for the dance club! The lessons are free(免費(fèi)的). You can join it!

　　Daughter：My dear mum! You haven't read it carefully. On Saturday, I have an English lesson in the morning, an art lesson in the afternoon and a maths lesson in the evening. I want some free time.

2．Why can't the daughter join the club?

[　　]

A．She has no CDs.

B．She has an art lesson.

C．She has an English lesson.

D．She has a maths lesson.

Look at ad ③ Mr. Klip's children are going to learn swimming. They'll have a holiday from July 1 to July 14.

3．How long will it take the children to learn to swim in the Centre?

[　　]

Look at ad ④ Nick has always wanted to work in a garden. He thinks it's an exciting place. It's hard work, but he can do it.

4．What does he need to do if he chooses to do the garden work?

[　　]

A．To help Tom with his lessons.

B．To clean the kitchen and the rooms.

C．To look after the flowers and grass.

D．To do the washing for 3 hours a week.

Reading comprehension(閱讀理解)：

　　Winter is dangerous because it's so difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents take place so easily. Fog(霧) can be waiting to meet you over the top of a hill. Ice might be hiding under the melting(融化) snow, waiting ahead(前面) to send you off the road. The car coming to you may suddenly slip across the road.

　　Rule Number One for driving on icy roads is to drive smoothly(平穩(wěn)的). Sudden movements can make a car very difficult to control. So every time you either start or stop your car, increase or reduce your speed, you must be as gentle and slow as possible. Suppose you are driving with a full cup of hot coffee on the seat next to you. Drive so that you wouldn't spill(濺) it.

　　Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what might happen. The more ice there is, the further down the road you have to look. Test how long it takes to gently stop your car. Remember that you may be driving more quickly than you think. Generally, allow twice of your usual stopping distance when the road is wet, three times this distance on snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay in control of your car at all times and you will not get into trouble.

Choose the best answer(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?：

1．The writer tries to ________ in this passage.

[　　]

A．show his dislikes about bad winter weather

B．give information about winter weather

C．a(chǎn)sk people not to drive in winter

D．a(chǎn)dvise people about safe driving in winter

2．People can ________ after reading this passage.

[　　]

A．find out about the weather

B．get some information of driving lessons

C．learn about better driving

D．decide which is the best season for travelling

3．According to the passage, the writer thinks that ________.

[　　]

A．people should not drive in the snow

B．drivers should think more about problems in winter driving

C．people drive too fast in winter

D．winter drivers should stop their cars less

4．In the passage the writer talks about a cup of coffee ________.

[　　]

A．to show how important smooth movements are

B．to ask the drivers to bring some soft drinks with them

C．to tell the drivers to be more relaxed

D．to show how it can be spilled

5．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

[　　]

A．Traffic accidents take place easily in winter.

B．Fog and melting snow often cause car accidents.

C．The stopping distance on ice is as long as the usual one.

D．In winter you should drive your car with great care.

6．Which traffic sign(標(biāo)志)shows the main idea of the passage?

Reading Comprehension

　　People are wiser and can do more things than other animals because of their wonderful brains. We can talk, read, write, build houses, and invent things. Your brain has three main parts：the front brain, the hind brain, and the middle brain.

　　The front brain is the largest. It is gray outside and white inside. This is the part of the brain where you remember, think, and plan. With this part of your brain you make your arms and legs do what you want them to do. Here is where the messages from the eyes, ears, and nose let you see, hear, and smell. The hind brain is smaller than the front brain and is more like that of other animals. This part of the brain gives you balance and control of your muscles. You walk without tripping and skip without falling because the hind brain is doing its job. If it were not, you would lose your balance and fall over.

　　The middle brain is the smallest of all, but very important. It controls the beating of your heart, swallowing food, breathing, and other things you do without thinking. The middle brain is a small swelling where the brain joins the spinal cord——a large bundle of nerves in your backbone. The spinal cord is the main road to and from the brain. It comes into the middle brain bringing messages from all parts of your body. It also takes charge when some part of your body is in danger. If you touch a hot iron, the message to the spinal cord makes you pull your finger away even before you feel the pain of the burn. This is called a reflex. Never connect most parts of your body to the spinal cord.

1．The middle brain is ________.

[　　]

A．not as important as the front and the hind ones

B．more important than the two

C．a(chǎn)s important as the two

D．more important than the hind one, but less important than the front one

2．Which brain controls your body when you run fast?

[　　]

A．The front.

B．The middle.

C．The hind.

D．Both A and C.

3．The spinal cord leads to your ________.

[　　]

4．Which part takes charge when you drink coffee?

[　　]

5．If you cut your finger, how can your brain know it?

[　　]

A．Your nerves will send the message to the brain.

B．Your heart will feel it and let your brain know.

C．When you see the blood, your eyes will send the message.

D．Your backbone will collect the message and send it to the brain.

Reading Comprehension

　　A magnet has an attractive force on magnetic substances placed near it. The force is greatest at the poles of the magnet. The force is in the magnet itself. The force is also felt outside the magnet. The region around the magnet in which the magnetic force can be felt by a magnetic substance is called the magnetic field of the magnet. You cannot see a magnetic field but you can see what the force in a magnetic field can do.

　　When a bar magnet is hung freely, it comes to rest in a north-south direction. Another bar magnet hung in the same way, some distance away, will also come to rest in the same direction as the first magnet. The reason the bar magnets come to rest in a north-south direction is because of the Earth's magnetism. There is a very large magnetic field all around the Earth. The magnetic field seems to be produced by a huge magnet in the Earth, with its South Pole pointing towards the north and its North Pole pointing towards the south all the time.

　　The magnetic poles of the Earth are not at the same positions as the geographic poles. They are a short distance away from each other. The small angle between them is called the magnetic declination. The magnetic declination is different at different places on the Earth. It also changes slightly from year to yeas because of the changes in the Earth's magnetic field. Navigators must consider magnetic declination in their calculations.

1．When the magnetic needle of a compass is allowed to move freely, it will come to rest in line with the Earth's ________.

[　　]

2．In paragraph 1, magnet means any object that can ________ and attract small pieces of iron.

[　　]

A．produce a magnetic force

B．form a magnetic field

C．use a magnetic field

D．change magnetic substances

3．The geographic North Pole is ________ the magnetic north pole.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)t the same position of

B．different from

C．a(chǎn)t the opposite position of

D．the same as

4．Magnetic compasses are used by travellers and navigators to ________ in which they are travelling.

[　　]

A．indicate the South Pole

B．indicate geographic poles

C．tell them the declination

D．tell them the direction

5．Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．A magnet has an attractive force on every substance placed near it.

B．When a bar magnet is hung freely, it comes to rest in a north-south direction.

C．The magnetic poles of the Earth are at the same positions as the geographic poles.

D．The magnetic declination is same at different places on the Earth.

Reading Comprehension

　　Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they don't have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines(標(biāo)題).

　　There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed(印刷) weekly.

　　Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement(娛樂) page, a business page and so on.

1．People read newspaper to ________.

[　　]

A．learn about the most important news

B．be pleased

C．learn about whatever they want

D．get some information (信息)

2．Reading the headlines, people can know ________.

[　　]

A．what the passages are about

B．what is going on

C．a(chǎn)bout the most important news

D．a(chǎn)bout sports

3．In big cities newspapers are usually printed ________.

[　　]

4．Most papers have ________ on Sundays than usual.

[　　]

5．If you want to see a film, you'd better read ________ in a newspaper.

[　　]

Reading Comprehension(閱讀理解)：

　　A person's voice can travel, as an electric current, all the way around the world. Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth.

　　Being able to listen to and talk to a person far away is important. It's almost as nice as visiting the person. But it is not really the same thing. When you visit, you see a person, but when you use the phone, you don't see the person you're talking with.

　　That may change in the near future.

　　Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision-phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.

　　Picture phones can be very useful when you have something to show the person you're calling. They may have other uses in the fixture. One day, you may be able to call up a library and ask to see a book. Then you'll be able to read the book right over your picture phone.

　　Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. Suppose you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy. You will go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you're interested in right over the phone. You'll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room!

Choose the best answer(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?：

1．People can talk with a person very far away ________.

[　　]

A．because a person's voice can travel fast

B．because a person's voice is an electric current

C．by using a telephone

D．by making a person's voice

2．Today people can use a vision-phone to ________.

[　　]

A．visit a person far away

B．travel round the world

C．see each other

D．shake hands with each other

3．Listening to and talking to a person far away is ________ visiting him.

[　　]

4．Which is NOT TRUE?

[　　]

A．You will be able to see the thing that you want to buy over a vision-phone.

B．You will be able to read the book that you want to borrow over a vision-phone.

C．You will be able to get a picture of what you are interested in over a picture phone.

D．You will be able to show something to the person you are calling over a picture phone.

5．The best title for this passage is “________.”

[　　]

A．The Telephone Is Useful

B．The History of the Telephone

C．The Importance of the Telephone

D．The Future Phone

6. You'll be able to buy anything ________.

[　　]

A．even without leaving your home

B．on TV

C．by asking someone else

D．by asking your mother to buy

閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)：

1．As for Question Items ________, pupils' evaluations(評(píng)價(jià)) can be said to rise at a steady rate(比率) as their teachers' experience increases.

[　　]

2．In contrast(對(duì)比) to the new teachers, the middle-standing and veteran teachers seem to have made a remarkable(顯著的) improvement in their ability to ________.

[　　]

A．be fair to any pupil

B．evaluate pupils' progress

C．present materials clearly

D．understand and play with pupils

3．Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle-standing teachers as being more ________ than the veterans.

[　　]

A．relaxed in class

B．interested in pupils' ideas

C．neat in appearance

D．skillful at explaining

閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)：

　　Scientists can tell just how hot the surface of the moon get when it faces the sun, and how cold it becomes it turns away. The side of the moon toward the sun gets two degrees hotter than boiling water, while the night side reaches 243 degree below zero.

　　In an eclipse(月蝕), the earth's shadow falls on the moon. Then the moon's temperature may drop 300 degrees in a very short time.

　　A temperature change like this cannot happen on the earth, but why does it happen on the moon? Scientists think that the surface of the moon is dust. On the earth, rocks store heat from the sun. When the sun goes down, the rocks stay warm. But the dust of the moon cannot do this. So when the moon becomes dark, the heat goes away quickly, and it gets very cold.

1．Scientists have found that the moon's surface is ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)lways hotter than 100 degrees

B．either very hot or very cold compared with the temperature on the earth

C．usually many degrees below zero

D．a(chǎn)bout the same as that of the earth

2．Temperatures on the moon change ________.

[　　]

A．very rapidly

B．by only a few degrees

C．very slowly

D．only when there is an eclipse

3．The surface of the moon is probably ________.

[　　]

A．rock that stores heat

B．dust that cannot store heat

C．dust that stores heat

D．rock that does not store heat

閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)：

　　The following form shows the result of a survey(調(diào)查) of parents from five countries, who were asked why children are important to them. They were required to choose three main reasons from seven dealing-with personal interests, family relations and social responsibility(責(zé)任). Each number in the form is the percentage (%) of who chose what particular item(項(xiàng)目) as one of their three reasons. The three most important reasons for each country are shown by the boldface(黑體的) numbers. Therefore, the most common for Japanese parents are strengthening family ties (Item D, 51%), learning from the experience (Item E, 60%), and raising response citizens (Item G, 45%).

1．According to this survey, Korean parents are most interested in ________.

[　　]

A．continuing their family

B．receiving care in old age

C．strengthening family tie

D．enjoying raising children

2．The total number of items which more than two countries share as main reasons is ________.

[　　]

3．From the percentages in Item ________, we can see the following difference between the Asian and the European countries; the Asian parents want to find satisfaction in devoting themselves to future societies through children; the European parents enjoy the course of raising children.

[　　]

4．According to the form, which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．From the main reasons shown in the form it seems that in every country parents do not expect care from children in their old age.

B．Japanese parents share two of their main reasons with the British and American parents, and the third one with Korean parents.

C．More than half of the from each country chose the reason”to strengthen family ties” and far each it was one of the three main reasons for having children.

D．The percentage of French parents selecting the reason”to see oneself continuing in future” is about as high as that of the other countries.