Mr. Gao lives in a town. When he was twenty-five, his son was born. He calls him Gao Ling. The little boy is clever. He and his wife love him very much. It’s September 1st today. A new school year begins. Gao Ling is happy and wears his most beautiful clothes. He’s going to school with his new bag. “Let me take you to school, dear.” said Mrs. Gao. “Thank you, Mummy,” said the boy. “The school is not far from here. I can go there myself.”

At school a teacher met the  little boy and asked, “What’s your name, my little friend?” “Gao Ling, sir.” answered the boy. “How old are you?” “Six, sir.” “What’s your father’s name?” “Gao Daling, sir.” “How old is  he?” “He is six, too, sir.” “Oh,” the teacher said in surprise. “Is he as old as you?”

“Yes, sir,” said the boy. “He became a father only on the day when I was born.”

1.Mr. Gao is _____now.

A．six

B．twenty-five

C．thirty one

D．thirty-five

2.Mr. and Mrs. Gao love their son because_____.

A．the boy is clever	B．he can go to school himself
C．he likes to go to school	D．he can answer their question

3.Gao Ling didn’t let his mother take him to school because_____.

A．she was too busy

B．his friends could took him

C．the policeman could help him

D．the school is near and he could take care of himself

4.Gao Ling went to school_____.

A．by car

B．on foot

C．by train

D．by bike

5.Gao Ling thought_____.

A．his father and he were born on the same day

B．his father was younger than him

C．his father forgot to tell him about his age

D．Gao Daling became a father only for six years

 

I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, I was surprised to see a big foreigner coming out of the house next door to ours. He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses.

The first time I saw him, I was too shy to speak to him. “My English is too poor!” I thought. My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “I don’t like it!” she said. “Foreigners aren’t like us. Maybe he’ll play loud music and parties every night! I’m sure he’s going to cause trouble.”

Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work. “Hello!” he said (in Chinese！). “My name’s Tony. I’ve just moved into the house next door to yours.” While I was wondering what to say, he continued, “There’s a nice bar down the road. Why don’t you and your family come and have dinner with me?” “Bars are bad places,” said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go.

The bar was not at all what I had expected. It was in a beautiful little yard house, with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls. Several Chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking Chinese in a low voice to each other! “Oh, what a civilized place!” my grandmother exclaimed.

The bar served special “hutong pizzas”. As we ate, Tony told us about himself-he is an English expert in environment. He always likes to be quiet. My grandmother said to me, “He really seems like a very nice young man.”

1.When the writer first saw the foreigners, she______.

A．was frightened to him

B．wanted to practice English with him

C．felt too shy to speak to him

D．hoped to invite the foreigner to the bar

2.From the sentence “Bar are bad places”, we can know that the grandmother______.

A．was very excited	B．didn’t go to the bar
C．didn’t like bars	D．was angry with Tony

3.What’s the meaning of the word “civilized” in the passage?

A．文明的

B．喧闹的

C．野蛮的

D．讨厌的

4.Which of the following sentence is Not true?

A．Tony made a lot of noise every night.

B．Tony was an English expert in environment.

C．There were some foreigners speaking Chinese in the bar.

D．The grandmother thought Tony might cause some trouble.

5.The best title for this story is______.

A．A Bar in Tibet

B．A Foreigner in Beijing

C．Bars are Bad Places

D．Foreigners Like Bars

 

An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s.”
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no, I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s,” or “I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They are great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”
American custom(风俗) about who pays for dates(约会) are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the date. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest(客人).” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．how to eat out

B．where to eat out

C．what to eat out

D．who pays for the meal in different situation

【小题2】The underlined phrase “go Dutch” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.

A．去订餐

B．共同就餐

C．去饭店

D．各自付款

【小题3】Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means _________.

A．he’s going to pay for your meal

B．he’s going to lend some money to you

C．he can’t understand you

D．he’ll be angry with you

【小题4】In America, some girls and women _________ now.

A．ask men to pay for their clothes

B．try to pay for their own meals

C．never have anything outside

D．try to pay for the men’s meals

【小题5】We can infer(推断) if a man asks a woman for a dance outside the working hours _________.

A．the man will pay for it

B．the woman will pay for it

C．they will go Dutch

D．another person will pay for them

Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.
The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me.
Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby in different seasons.
She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy.
“I said ‘That’s not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he’s going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Hug(拥抱)him! And she started to do that. They just want a little hugging and a little love. And it works!” Delores Clemens said.
Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. “I’m doing something for them that never has been done for them before.”
In class, with her baby son, is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in looking for a safer life.
“Did you go to high school?”
“Yes.”
“Did you graduate?”
“No, I didn’t. I was in my last year and then, I got pregnant(怀孕)and I got lazy.”
“You look like you are willing to accept responsibility(责任)for that.”
“Yes, I am, and I would like to finish.”
Some teenage mothers wish they themselves could be children again. 18-year-old Placida knows that feeling. “Because you have to get up every two hours in the middle of the night, and you can’t go out and say ‘I am going to buy this for myself.’ No. I have to buy pampers, clothes and food. So now it’s two. So it’s very hard.” Placida said.
【小题1】What did Natasha want to finish high school for?

A．To bring her high school life to an end.

B．To accept the responsibility to look after her baby.

C．To stop the chatting with Adam.

D．To end the relationship with her boyfriend.

【小题2】From what Placida said, we know that she thinks _______.

A．looking after a baby needs love

B．having a baby costs more

C．being a mom is hard

D．loving comes from responsibility

【小题3】The passage is mainly about _______.

A．a class where teen parents are looked after

B．a class where parents are teaching their children

C．a class where homeless mothers learn to find a job

D．a class where teens learn mothering and are mothered

A frog (青蛙) is born in a small river．When he is young，the river is his home．He doesn’t know his parents，but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters．He swims about and plays with them all the time．At that time，he doesn’t look like his parents．He has no legs and he has a big tail (尾巴)．So he looks like a fish．
Later，his tail gets shorter and shorter．And he has four legs and a very short tail．He looks like his parents now. Then, he’s going to eat a lot of bad insects (害虫)．
【小题1】Where is a frog born?

A．On a farm.

B．On the land.

C．In the river.

D．In the sea.

【小题2】 Which of the following is right.'?

A．A baby frog stays at home and knows only his parents.

B．A baby frog looks like a bird and he knows his parents.

C．A baby frog looks like his parents but he doesn't know them.

D．A baby frog looks like a fish and he has a lot of brothers and sisters.

【小题3】Who does a frog play with all the time?

A．His parents.

B．His brothers and sisters.

C．Fish.

D．Insects.

【小题4】A frog has              .

A．four legs and a very short tail

B．four legs but he has a long tail

C．no legs but he has a long tail

D．no legs and he looks like a fish

【小题5】A baby frog              .

A．can't swim

B．can't eat bad insects

C．has no tail

D．can eat bad insects