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It was my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frightened. On my way to school I wondered what sort of questions the other boys would ask me and rehearsed (practiced) all the answers: "I am nine years old. I was born here but I haven"t lived here since I was two. I was living in Farley. It"s about thirty miles away. I came back to London two months ago." I also wondered if it was the custom for boys to fight strangers like me, but I was tall for my age. I hoped they would decide not to risk it. No one took any notice of me before school. I stood in the center of the playground, expecting someone to say "hello", but no one spoke to me. When a teacher called my name and told me where my classroom was, one or two boys looked at me but that was all the curiosity my arrival aroused. My teacher was called Mr. Jones. There were 42 boys in the class, so I didn"t stand out there, either, until the first lesson of the afternoon. Mr. Jones was very fond of Charles Dickens and he had decided to read aloud to us from David Copperfield, but first he asked several boys if they knew Dickens" birthplace, but no one guessed right. A boy called Brian, the biggest in the class, said: "Timbuktu", and Mr. Jones went red in the face. Then he asked me. I said:"Portsmouth", and everyone stared at me because Mr. Jones said I was right. This didn"t make me very popular, of course. "He thinks he"s clever," I heard Brian say. After that, we went out to the playground to play football. I was in Brian"s team, and he obviously had Dickens in mind because he told me to go in goal. No one ever wanted to be the goalkeeper. "He"s big enough and useless enough," Brian said when someone asked him why he had chosen me. I suppose Mr. Jones remembered Dickens, too, because when the game was nearly over, Brian pushed one of the players on the other team, and he gave them a penalty. As the boy kicked the ball hard along the ground to my right, I threw myself down instinctively and saved it. All my team crowded round me. My bare knees were grazed and bleeding. Brian took out a handkerchief and offered it to me. "Do you want to join my gang (team)?" he said. At the end of the day, I was no longer a stranger. |
1. The writer prepared to answer all of the following questions EXCEPT "_______". |
A. How old are you? B. where are you from? C. Do you want to join my gang? D. When did you come back to London? |
2. We can learn from the passage that _______. |
A. boys were usually unfriendly to new students B. the writer was not greeted as he expected C. Brian praised the writer for his cleverness D. the writer was glad to be a goalkeeper |
3. The underlined part "I didn"t stand out" in paragraph 3 means that the writer was not _______. |
A. noticeable B. welcome C. important D. outstanding |
4. The writer was offered a handkerchief because _______. |
A. he threw himself down and saved the goal B. he pushed a player on the other team C. he was beginning to be accepted D. he was no longer a new comer |
1-4: CBAC |
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I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham"s for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can"t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I"ll never forget. I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn"t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in"seconds? (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply. When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous. When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn"t believe my eyes; this wasn"t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn"t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind. Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colors and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl (爬行) through people"s legs and get hold of things they couldn"t get near themselves. Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English Queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper (脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham"s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this. In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK. You won"t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale. |
1. Which of the following statements is true? |
A. The customers gave up the queuing for which the English are famous. B. The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted. C. Small children enjoyed crawling through people"s legs. D. The security guards were fearless of the crowd. |
2. In the author"s opinion, why were Graham"s happy to make their expensive store into"Battlefield? |
A. There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales. B. They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business. C. They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes. D. They wanted to make more money by having sales. |
3. The expression "crashed out" means _______. |
A. chatted with her friends B. slept soundly C. broke down D. dined out |
4. What would be the best title for the passage? |
A. The Best Bargain. B. Hunting for a job. C. Sale Fever. D. A Pleasant Fortnight. |
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A little boy invited his mother to attend his school"s first teacher-parent parent meeting. To the little boy"s 1 ,she said she would go. This 2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 3 his mother and he felt 4 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that 5 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were 7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 8 the car, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尴尬) and 9 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 10 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher. The teacher asked 11 ,"How did you get the scar on your face?" The mother replied," 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a loing piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 15 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She 16 the burned side of her face."This scar will be 17 , but to this day, I have never 18 what I did." At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 19 of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day. |
( )1.A. enjoyment ( )2.A. would ( )3.A. noticed ( )4.A. sick ( )5. A. included ( )6. A. talk about ( )7. A. impressed ( )8. A. in sight of ( )9. A. hid ( )10. A. understanding ( )11. A. carefully ( )12. A. As ( )13. A. so ( )14. A. out of control ( )15. A. helpless ( )16. A. pointed ( )17. A. ugly ( )18. A. forgot ( )19. A. honor ( )20. A. quietly | B. disappointment B. could B. greeted B. ashamed B. passed B. think about B. surprised B. by means of B. protected B. reminding B. seriously B. When B. much B. under control B. hopeless B. showed B. lasting B. recognized B. sense B. slightly | C. surprise C. should C. accepted C. afraid C. covered C. care about C. excited C. by way of C. separated C. hearing C. nervously C. Since C. quite C. in control C. senseless C. wiped C. serious C. considered C. happiness C. tightly | D. excitement D. must D. met D. tired D. shaded D. hear about D. comforted D. in spite of D. escaped D. learning D. anxiously D. While D. too D. over control D. useless D. touched D. frightening D. regretted D. pride D. suddenly | 完形填空。 | Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible trouble-especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great 1 between human beings and insects. The former 2 every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quickly 3 attention to themselves. We can only show mercy to the 4 man who had to stop his car soon after 5 from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the 6 of the car, he naturally got out to 7 the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he 8 his way. Again the noise began 9 and became even louder. Quickly 10 his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great 11 cloud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen been must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees 12 . On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible. After an hour"s 13 driving, he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car outside a 14 and went in. It was not long 15 a customer who had seen him arrive 16 in to inform him that his car was 17 with bees. The poor driver was 18 that the best way should be to call a 19 . In a short time the man arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this 20 gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box. | ( )1. A. connection ( )2. A. do ( )3. A. give ( )4. A. unfortunate ( )5. A. passing by ( )6. A. front ( )7. A. clean ( )8. A. drove ( )9. A. normally ( )10. A. hiding ( )11. A. black ( )12. A. below ( )13. A. boring ( )14. A. hotel ( )15. A. when ( )16. A. broke ( )17. A. crowded ( )18. A. advised ( )19. A. bee-keeper ( )20. A. unfamiliar | B. difference B. take B. keep B. careless B. leaving out B. back B. change B. continued B. gently B. turning B. beautiful B. ahead B. careful B. museum B. after B. moved B. covered B. required B. policeman B. unknown | C. communication C. make C. pay C. unpleasant C. setting out C. left C. test C. pushed C. actually C. shaking C. white C. nearby C. exciting C. hospital C. until C. hurried C. filled C. ordered C. waiter C. unexpected | D. similarity D. try D. draw D. hopeless D. getting up D. right D. examine D. forced D. immediately D. raising D. colorful D. behind D. hard D. school D. before D. dropped D. equipped D. requested D. repairman D. uncertain | 完形填空。 | The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn"t until October 26 that Vice-Admiral (海军中将) Collingwood was 1 to send off his report to Britain 2 tile victory and Nelson" s death. He chose 3 the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle. 4 by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of 5 winds and rough seas, Pickle made the 6 of more than 1,000 miles in just over eight days, 7 Falmouth on the morning of November 4. From there, Captain Lapenotiere 8 a fast post chaise (轻便马车) to London, traveling 9 for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6--less than 11 days after he had. 10 Collingwood. Most of the officials had gone to bed 11 , but the secretary was still 12 in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiere hurried in and 13 the report with the simple words: " Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have 14 Lord Nelson." Copies of the report were quickly made and 15 to the Prime Minister and King George III. A special edition of a 16 was rushed out and delivered all over the country. The atmosphere of public 17 for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow for the 18 of Nelson. As one poet later wrote: "The victory of Trafalgar was 19 . indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing (欢庆), 20 they were without joy." | ( )1. A. eager ( )2. A. announcing ( )3. A. with ( )4. A. seated ( )5. A. strong ( )6. A. distance ( )7. A. leaving for ( )8. A. made ( )9. A. freely. ( )10. A. seen ( )11. A. long before ( )12. A. on leave ( )13. A. took over ( )14. A. defeated ( )15. A. sent ( )16. A. book ( )17. A. hope ( )18. A. return ( )19. A. congratulated ( )20. A. and | B. anxious B. telling B. from B. brought B. weak B. flight B. arriving at B. took B. aimlessly B. found B. long ago B. on business B. handed over B. beaten B. carried B. newspaper B. search B. failure B. celebrated B. so | C. able C. mentioning C. for C. owned C. warm C. voyage C. staying in C. kept C. slowly C. told C. before long C. at work C. gave out C. missed C. suggested C. weekly C. desire C. death C. gained C. for | D. sure D. warning D. among D. led D. light D. march D. sailing for D. sat D. continuously D. left D. long after D. at sea D. turned out D. lost D. written D. magazine D. happiness D. injury D. reported D. but | 阅读理解。 | Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I" m not a football commentator (评论员), though--just an English teacher in Japan. I came to Japan two years ago, and didn" t think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you. People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think it" s best to teach, in a bigger city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for tile nightlife factor. But I" d say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices. I teach English privately, which means I" m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it"s well worth doing a TEFL course first, because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule (日程表) of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part-time. Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on, but whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here. The schools are reluctant to take time off -- even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off. | 1. From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in _______. | A. Tokyo B. a small town C. a city of middle size D. a big city | 2. According to the writer, one had better _______ first to do private teaching better. | A. take a TEFL course B. decide his or her own lessons C. find students D. build up a full schedule | 3. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that _______. | A. there are many foreigners in Japan B. Japan is good for nightlife C. they can teach English privately in Japan D. Japan has something more attractive than expected | 4. The underlined word "reluctant" in the passage may probably mean _______. | A. kind B. unwilling C. free D. careless |
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