Last month the manager of a jewelry shop (珠寶店) received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:
Dear sir:
In 1935 I got engaged(訂婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.
Yours truly,
A customer (顧客)
【小題1】When did the manager open the letter?

A．In the morning	B．When he received the letter
C．At lunch time	D．Till tea-time

【小題2】The customer didn’t write the letter until_____.

A．he was dying	B．his wife’s death
C．he had enough money	D．he got a job again

【小題3】What happened in 1935?

A．The jewelry shop lost some rings.

B．The customer married a girl.

C．The customer stole a ring for his wife.

D．The customer stole a ring for his girl friend.

【小題4】Which of the following is Not true?

A．The customer was poor at that time.

B．The ring was bigger for his girl friend.

C．The shop assistant was careless.

D．The customer was too poor to buy a ring for his girl friend.

【小題5】What do you think of the customer?

A．Honest	B．Forgetful
C．Dishonest	D．Careless

從下面的方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全對話。（有兩項(xiàng)是多余的）

A: I don’t think I can finish all of that.

B: Did you enjoy the play?

C: Who is that?

D: Oh, that’s too bad.

E: Let me tell you.

F: This is Bob.

G: What about math?

(Bob is ill. He is phoning Ann for the school work.)

Ann: Hello.  

Bob: Hello. __1.__

Ann: Hi, Bob. How are you feeling today?

Bob: Oh, I’m fine now. Can you tell me what happened in our class?

Ann: Sure. __2.__, oh, yes. In history class we finished talking about World War II . We have to study Unit 7 and Unit 8 for an exam tomorrow.

Bob: __3.__I didn’t read Unit 8 yet. What did you do in English?

Ann: Not much. We worked on a play in groups. We don’t have any homework.

Bob: __4.__

Ann: We have a lot of math homework. We have to do the problems on page 17, 18, 19 and 20.

Bob: Oh, dear! __5.__ Maybe I can be ill tomorrow too.

 

"BANG !" the door caused a reverberation（回聲）. It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.

    We were both in great anger. "Never set foot in this house again!" stormed father. With tears  welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.

    The street lights were shining, causing rather sad feelings. I walked aimlessly.

    A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.

    But now ... I don't know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old.  We differ in our ways of thinking. He always puts his opinions of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never turns a blind eye to it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.

    I walked aimlessly on the streets, without an exact place in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to be with me. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived.

    I saw that all the lights were off except the father's.

    I thought to myself: "Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?" "Am I wrong?" I whispered, maybe... With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that there was no iron door between us at all. Love - it's second to none.

1.Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.

a. I opened the door and father was waiting for me.

b. I had a quarrel with my father.

c. I walked about in the street without any aim.

d. I returned to my house and saw it was still brightly lit.

e. Sadly I ran out into the street.

A. b, e, d, c, a    B. b, e, c, d, a    C. b, e, a, c, d    D. b, e, c, a, d

2.What made the writer think of his childhood?

A. The sight of the street lights.                        

B. The sight of the empty street.

C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.   

D. The sight of light in his own house.

3.What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?

A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.   

B. The father is actually kind to his son.

C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.   

D. The father is always finding fault with his son.

 

At a nation’s saddest moment, its greatest heroes are born.
On September 11th, 2001, many police officers and government officials in America worked day and night to save lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre. And in Japan, after the serious earthquake, a group of workers showed their courage.
The earthquake on March 11th made Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant(福島核電站) turn off and stop its protective cooling systems. And later, a fire broke out.  Workers were told that the plant’s radiation(輻射) could be harmful to human health. Hundreds of workers left the plant quickly. However, a group of workers decided to fight against the fire and the damage, though they knew it could cause very serious health problems. There were 50 workers in all, so they were also named the "Fukushima 50". The workers worked in shifts(輪班).
People knew little about the workers, who were mainly experts (專家) with the skills to control the situation. One woman said that her father had volunteered to stay there. "I heard that he volunteered even though he would retire(退休) in just half a year and my eyes were filled with tears. I am really proud of him. And I pray for his safe return.
【小題1】The passage mainly tells us       

A．what happened in America on September 1l th, 2001

B．"Fukushima 50" stayed in the nuclear power plant bravely

C．who saved many lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre

D．what Japanese government did after the nuclear power plant was turned off

【小題2】 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was turned off because

A．there were no heroes there	B．many workers left the plant
C．it was destroyed by a big fire	D．the earthquake damaged it heavily

【小題3】       workers stayed in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant after the earthquake.

A．11

B．50

C．100

D．150

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The woman learned something about her father.

B．A woman’s father who had retired from work still stayed there.

C．Little was known about the workers when the passage was written.

D．The workers didn’t know staying in the nuclear plant was harmful to their

health.
【小題5】 The writer thinks        

A．American police officers were very strong

B．the nuclear radiation would do no damage to humans

C．a(chǎn)ll the workers who stayed in the plant should return quickly

D．a(chǎn)ll the workers who stayed in the plant are great heroes