A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven (天堂) or hell (地狱). He saw an extremely grand palace half way and the owner of the palace asked him to stay and live in the palace.

The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.”

The owner of the palace said, “If so, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There is plenty of seafood and delicacies (美味佳肴) in my palace, and you can eat whatever you like without anyone stopping you. And nothing needs to be done by you.” Then, the man settled down (安定) in the palace.

At the beginning, the man felt very happy at the cycle of eating and sleeping. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and void. So he went to the palace owner and said, “It is very bored to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job?”

The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here at all.”

After another several months, the man could not go on with the life and went to the palace owner again, “I really can not stand this kind of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would prefer to go to hell instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously (蔑视地), “Do you think it is heaven here? It is actually hell!”

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。（10分）

1.The man saw a really grand palace ______.

A．on his way home

B．on his way to hell

C．on his way to heaven

D．on his way to another world after his death

2.The man could stay in the palace ______.

A．where he had to work hard                B．where he couldn’t eat much food

C．where he did nothing but eat or sleep        D．where he had no seafood or delicacies to eat

3.The underlined word “void” means “     ” in Chinese.

A．活泼的           B．空虚的           C．困倦的           D．激动的

4.Why did the man want to find a job in the palace?

A．Because he was too poor to live.

B．Because there were many jobs for him.

C．Because he wanted to make more money.

D．Because he felt lonely and bored with the life.

5.Where did the man think he was?

A．In heaven.         B．In hell.            C．At his home.       D．On the Earth.

 

When do you go to school? Maybe this is a very  26  thing for you.  27  for the students in Fujian Province, it’s a really big problem. As everyone  28  , the strong Typhoon(台风) in Fujian not only destroyed(破坏)a lot of  29  there, but also made many students lose  30  family members, teachers and classmates.

With the  31  of people from all over our country and the world, most broken schools in Fujian  32  their new term. Among them, 132 students  33  Chenmei Primary School  34  began their study. Some other  35  of this school started their new term in other places, too. All of them are happy to be back to school. 

1. A. easy	B. difficult	C. sad	D. happy
2 . A. When	B. And	C. But	D. Then
3. A. asks	B. says	C. thinks	D. knows
4. A. shops	B. schools	C. zoos	D. hospitals
5. A. their	B. our	C. your	D. my
6. A. help	B. wish	C. thanks	D. invitation
7. A. forgot	B. left	C. finished	D. started
8. A. about	B. for	C. from	D. to
9. A. only	B. also	C. hardly	D. usually
10. A. students	B. teachers	C. workers	D. people

 

 

完成对话：（10分）

A. He is proud of her. B . How long will she stay there? C What’s her job in the team? D . I hope she will return safely. E Working there as a nurse may be dangerous. F I’m sorry to hear that.

 
A : Look! The report says that a medical team was sent to Heidi last week.
B: Yes, do you know my aunt was a member of it?
A: Really? (1)__________________
B: For about twenty days.
A: (2)_____________________
B: She is a nurse. She will help to cure the people who were hurt in the earthquake.
A: The work will be dangerous. The conditions in Heidi are terrible.
B: Yes. Heidi is in a mess(混乱). (3)____________________
A: Does your uncle agree to let her go there?
B: Yes. (4) ______________
A: They’re so great. (5) __________________-
B: I hope so. And our school will invite her to give us a speech then.

A: Hello! Is that Mike speaking?

B: ___1.___

A: Mike, do you enjoy your new school?

B: Yes, very much. But things are quite different here.

A: Really? ___2.___

B: Yes, I go to school every day. But on Friday afternoon we do a lot of activities in the school clubs.

A: Sounds great! ___3.___

B: Seven subjects. They are English, math, history, science, physics, art and P.E..

A: __ 4.___

B: I like math best. My math teacher says I am doing well in it.

A: __ 5.___

A.Yes, this is Mike speaking.

B.Well done!

C.Do you go to school every day?

D.What is your favorite subject?

E.That’s too bad.

F.Yes, I am.

G.How many subjects do you have?

 

 

Who are the top students in the world, do you know? Last week the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (经济合作与发展组织) picked the best students in the world. They are Finnish (芬兰的). The OECD gave a test to 280 000 15-year-old students from more than 40 coun­tries and regions (地区) last year. The OECD wan­ted to know how well students were doing at school.
Finnish students were No. 1 in the reading test and second in maths after Hong Kong students. Those from Japan and Finland were top in science. In the problem solving, Finnish students came sec­ond to those from South Korea. The test also showed Finland had more top students than the other countries.
Finns (芬兰人) of your age have done a really good job but don’t have a sense of envy. You can learn from them. Most Finnish students make good use of the Internet. Of course not for computer games, but for doing more exercises and finding out more information.
Libraries are also important. Finland spends a lot of money on them. Many students have a free card. They read for at least one or two hours a day.
What do you usually do on the Internet? How often do you go to libraries?
【小题1】Students from which country or region did best in the reading test?

A．South Korea.

B．Hong Kong.

C．Finland.

D．Japan.

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Hong Kong students were No. 1 in maths.

B．Finnish students were the first of all the tests.

C．Finnish students did well in the problem sol­ving.

D．Japanese students were top in science.

【小题3】From this passage we know that_________.

A．the test can make the students lose their in­terest in learning

B．the test is designed to find out good ways to use the Internet

C．it’s hard to tell who the best students in the world are

D．Finnish students make better use of the In­ternet and libraries