In the past, many people used horses for traveling, farming and other kinds of work. A lot of people still
like to ride horses. And horse racing is also popular. So it is not surprising that Americans use this animal
when they talk.
Long ago, rich or important people rode horses which were very tall. Today, if a girl acts like she is better
than everyone else, you might say she should get off her high horse.
Yesterday my children wanted me to take them to the playground. But I had to finish my work, so I said.
"Hold your horses. Wait until I finish what I am doing." My two boys like to compete against each other and
play in a noisy and not very careful way. I always tell them to stop horsing around or someone could get hurt.
Last night, I got a telephone call while I Was watching my favourite TV show. I decided not to answer it
because wild horses could not drag (拖, 拽) me away from the television. There was nothing that could stop
me from doing what I wanted to do.
Sometimes you get information straight from the horse"s mouth. Let us say your teacher tells you there
is going to be a test tomorrow. You could say you got the information straight from the horse"s mouth.
You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. That means you can give someone
advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do. |
A. horse around
B. straight from the horse"s mouth
C. get off her high horse
D. wild horses could not drag her away
E. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink | 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，
每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。 | | dirty with have always time they large want speak lesson first drop | | 完形填空。 | Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏). Our legs were so
heavy and cold that 1 felt like big pieces of ice. Have you 2 seen snowmen ride bicylces? That"s
what we looked like! Along the way children who were 3 long wool coats stopped to look at us.
In the late 4 we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰). However, the lakes 5
like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.
Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirt and I knew I didn"t need to 6 her.
To climb the mountains was hard work but as we 7 us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed
to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After
a while, we began going 8 the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much 9 .
At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green
grass. Then we had to 10 . Our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening we stopped to 11 . We put up our tent and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei
went to sleep but I stayed 12 . At midnight the sky became clearer and 13 and the stars grew brighter.
As I 14 below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.
We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We 15 hardly wait to see
them! | ( )1. A.we
( )2. A.never
( )3. A.dressed in
( )4. A.morning
( )5. A.shine
( )6. A.follow
( )7. A.looked at
( )8. A.up
( )9. A.colder
( )10. A.charge
( )11. A.make beds
( )12. A.alive
( )13. A.cloudy
( )14. A.lie
( )15. A.may | B.you
B.ever
B.put on
B.afternoon
B.shining
B.encourage
B.looked after
B.down
B.drier
B.check
B.make friends
B.alone
B.foggy
B.lied
B.can | C.they
C.even
C.taken off
C.evening
C.shines
C.remind
C.looked for
C.around
C.warmer
C.chase
C.make camp
C.away
C.noisy
C.lay
C.must | D.it
D.yet
D.dressed up
D.night
D.shone
D.discover
D.looked around
D.into
D.wetter
D.change
D.make money
D.awake
D.quiet
D.laid
D.shall | | 阅读理解。 | On a British Airways flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged, rich white South American lady found
herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin stewardess (机舱乘务员) over to complain about
her seating.
"What seems to be the problem, Madam?" asked the stewardess.
"Can"t you see?" she said. "You"ve sat me next to a black man. I can"t possibly sit next to this kind of
human. Find me another seat!"
"Please calm down, Madam," the stewardess replied. "The flight is very full today, but I"ll tell you what
I"ll do."
Will go and check to see if we have any free seats in Club (商务舱) or First Class."
The lady had an unfriendly look at the outraged (被激怒的) black man beside her.
A few minutes later the stewardess returned and said to the lady with a self-satisfied smile, "I"m sorry,
Madam, this Economy (经济舱) is full, and Club is also full. However, we do have one seat in First Class."
The lady could not help looking at the people around her. But before she had a chance to get up or make
any answer, the stewardess continued, "We seldom make this kind of upgrade (升级), however, and I had
to report it to the captain (机长)." When the captain heard this, he said that it was not proper to make
someone sit next to such an obnoxious (令人讨厌的) person. Having said that, the stewardess turned to
the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, "So if you"d like to get your things, sir, I have a seat ready
for you…"
At this time, the people around stood up and clapped their hands. The black man walked up to the front
of the plane.
That was an unforgettable flight for me, for I was the black man who had never flown First Class before. | | 1. Where did this story happen? | | [ ] | A. At the booking office.
B. In the Economy cabin.
C. In the Club cabin.
D. In the First Class cabin. | | 2. The black man was finally upgraded to the First Class cabin because ______. | | [ ] | A. the stewardess loved him
B. he was angry with the white lady
C. the captain knew him
D. the white lady was too impolite | | 3. What might be the correct order of the cabins from the front to the back on this plance? | | [ ] | A.Club→Pilots" →Economy →First Class
B. Pilots" →Club →Economy →First Class
C. Club→Economy→ First Class→ Pilots"
D. Pilots" → First Class →Club→ Economy | | 4. What can be the best title of this article? | | [ ] | A. Flying First Class
B. On a British Airways Flight
C. Sitting Next to a Lady
D. An Unforgettable Free Flight | | 完形填空。 | Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here"s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. 1 Sarah left
university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She 2 a job in a publishing house, but the salary
(薪水) was 3 $30, 000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah 4 live on her salary
and still saved $5, 000 in a year. How was that 5 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living 6 starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that 7 housing. So Sarah
chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 8 . When she ate out, she went to
cheap restaurants. 9 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 10 the chicken bones
(骨头) home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often 11 a lot of money on entertainment
(娱乐). But Sarah said, "I enjoy walking 12 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks." Did Sarah
feel poor 13 cheap living? Not really. She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 14 to
Portland.
"Don"t think of saving money as something 15 . It"s a kind of game," said Sarah. | ( ) 1．A．Until
( ) 2．A．found
( ) 3．A．more than
( ) 4．A．can
( ) 5．A．difficult
( ) 6．A．already
( ) 7．A．helps
( ) 8．A．food
( ) 9．A．Soon
( ) 10．A．prepared
( ) 11．A．pay
( ) 12．A．along
( ) 13．A．by
( ) 14．A．another
( ) 15．A．hard | B．Because
B．tried
B．less than
B．may
B．possible
B．sometimes
B．becomes
B．rest
B．Finally
B．took
B．lend
B．up
B．up
B．the other
B．interesting | C．After
C．asked for
C shorter than
C．could
C．useful
C．hardly
C．makes
C．studying
C．Once
C．caught
C．spend
C．down
C．at
C．others
C．nice | D．Unless
D．Iooked for
D．higher than
D．might
D．different
D．always
D．means
D．playing
D．Again
D．picked
D．save
D．around
D．between
D．the others
D．great |
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