Tom was seven years old. He went to a school near his house. He could go there and come home by bus or by school bus every day, but he always went to school and came home on foot. He usually got home on time, but last Friday he came home late from school when he ran into the house, his mother was in the sitting room. When she saw him, she said, “Why are you late today?”

“My teacher was angry and sent me to the headmaster after school,” Tom answered.

“To the headmaster?” his mother said in surprise, “why did she do that?”

“Because she asked a question in class,” Tom said, “and none of the children gave her the answer except me.”

His mother was angry, “But why did the teacher send you to the headmaster then? Why didn’t she send all the other children?” she asked.

“Because her question was ‘who put glue (胶水)on my chair?’”

A．读后判断正（T）误（F）

1.Tom was a middle school student.

2.Last Friday he was late because he caught the bird in the tree with other children.

3.All the children didn’t answer the teacher’s question.

4.Tom did the bad thing so the teacher sent him to the headmaster.

5.Tom’s mother was angry with the teacher at last.

B．读后完成句子

6.Tom went to school______.

7.Tom usually got back home______, but last Friday he was late.

8.When he ran into the house, Tom saw his mother_______.

9.The teacher was so angry that_______.

10.The teacher sent Tom to the headmaster because_______.

 

Bicycles, a long-forgotten vehicle that seems to belong to the last century, are returning to the streets of Guangzhou, as the city starts to ban the running of motorcycle in urban Guangzhou.

“Business has never been so good for my shop,” said Chen Yongwu, a bicycle shop owner at the city’s Donghua West Road, “I have to work 12 hours a day to meet the demand of my customers. ”

“Even my wife and brother-in-law have to give me a hand lately. ”

Chen originally ran a motorcycle repair shop.  He grasped the opportunity of the motorcycle ban, and started his bicycle business soon after hearing about the banning.

“I sold 23 bicycles on January 2 alone. ” Said Chen.

Bicycle is more convenient and healthier

“My home is one kilometer from the metro station,” said a middle-aged man who is waiting for his bicycle at Chen’s shop, “it is too tiresome to walk to the station, but taking a bus for such a short distance is a waste of money. ”

“So I decided to buy a bicycle. ”

The bicycle costs around 600 yuan, which is equal to the bus fare of half a year.

“Besides, riding a bicycle to work is much healthier than riding a bus. ”

The bicycle buyers can be categorized into two groups.  One group of buyers buy the bicycles for the transportation of small commodities; the other ride the bicycles to work.

Arising problems

Riding a bicycle to work may be healthy, but it is not without problems.

The lack of bicycle lanes has posed a big threat to the safety of the bicycle riders in Guangzhou.

“I was riding my bicycle on Huifu West Road on day,” said Mr.  Zhang, “then suddenly the bus pulled over besides me near the bus station. ”

“I was so frightened at the time, because the bus nearly hit me. ”

The sideways in Guangzhou are usually crowded with foot passengers, so citizens also could not use the sideways.

“It is worse than walking. ”

Besides, finding a place a park the bicycles could be very difficult, much more difficult then finding a place to park your car.

1.What is the min topic of the passage?

A．Motorcycle ban.

B．Bicycles’returming

C．Convenience of riding a bicycle

D．Problems brought by bicycles

2.What is the purpose of the 2^nd paragraph to the 5^th paragraph?

A．To prove that more people choose to ride bicycles.

B．To persuade people into buying bicycles.

C．To ensure that there are enough bicycles to buy.

D．To prove that the bicycle business helps get a lot more profit.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．A lot of motorcycle repair shop started their bicycle business after the ban.

B．Taking a bus is much healthier than riding a bike.

C．Guangzhou has designed lanes particularly for bicycle riders.

D．Finding a parking space for bikes can be more difficult than for cars.

4.Where can the passage most likely come from?

A．A magazine        B．A newspaper       C．A textbook        D．A booklet

 

 

   “I don’t want to move!” Fred said to his father. “I like living here in New York City. And I like to play in the streets. My friends are here.1 want to stay!” “We have to move, Fred.” Mr Sparks said, “I have a new job on the island. Why don’t you go with us?”

    “No.” Fred answered.

    After a few weeks, the Sparks family left the city by plane. They flew over water. At last they saw the land. “That is Hawaii. It is beautiful!” Mr Sparks said.

   “I don’t care what it is like,” said Fred, “1 wish I could go back to New York City right now!”

    They lived in their new home near the sea. It rained a little every day. When the sun came out again, they could see a rainbow every day. Mr Sparks said, “We could see rainbows only once in a while before.” People nearby came to visit them. The visitors brought fruit from their gardens.

    Weeks went by. One day Fred wrote to Bob and in the letter he said. “I still miss my old friends. But I guess these are our happy islands. Please come to see me. I know you will like Hawaii, too.” 

1. The Sparks family had to move to Hawaii because            .

   A. Fred had friends there                    B. Mr Sparks didn’t like living in New York

   C. Fred wanted to play in the streets           D. Mr Sparks had work there

2. The Sparks family went to Hawaii            .

   A. by air         B. by sea          C. by train              D. by ship

3. How often could the Sparks family see rainbows in Hawaii?

   A. Once in a while.                     B. Once a week.

   C. Twice a year.                        D. Almost every day.

4. People in their neighborhood were very            .

   A. strict            B. serious        C. friendly          D. funny

5. Which of the following is not true?

   A. At first Fred wished to stay in New York City.

   B. The Sparks family don’t like the weather in Hawaii.

C. People on that island grew fruit in their gardens.   

   D. Fred began to like his new home after a few weeks.

Henry was from the United States and he had come to London for a holiday.

One day he was not feeling well.  So he was to the clerk at the desk of his hotel and said, “I want to see a doctor. Can you give me the name of a good one?”

The clerk looked in a book, and said, “Dr. Grey.”

“Is he expensive?”

“Well,” the clerk answered, “he always asks for his patients two pounds for their first visit to him, and 1.5 pounds for later visit.”

Henry decided (决定)  to save 50 pence. When he went to see the doctor he said, “I’ve come again, doctor.”

For a few seconds the doctor looked at his face carefully without saying anything. Then he nodded and said, “Oh, yes.” He examined (检查) him and then said, “Everything’s going as it should do. Just continue (继续)with the medicine (药) I gave you last time.”

1.Henry came to London___________.

A．to do some shopping	B．to visit friend
C．to spend his holiday	D．to find a job

2.He wanted to see a good doctor because__________.

A．he was feeling bad

B．he could save 50 pence

C．he wanted to take some medicine home

D．a good doctor was very expensive

3.The first visit to the doctor cost_____________ later visit.

A．as much as	B．less than
C．more than	D．no more than

4.Henry tried to make the doctor believe that___________.

A．he wasn’t ill

B．It is the second time for him to go to his clinic(门诊部).

C．he saw a friend of his

D．he wasn’t feeling well