Something interesting always happens（发生） in our life. John is a doorman(看门人) of a club in a big city. Every day hundreds of people pass his door and a lot of them stop and say to him, “①What’s the time, please?”
A few days later, John thinks, “②I don’t want to      this same（相同的） question, I’m going to the shop and        a big clock. Then I’m going to put it up on the wall here.” He buys a clock and puts it up on the wall.
“③No people are going to ask me the time again,” he says happily. But after that, a lot of people also stop every day, look at the clock and say to John, “Is that clock right?”
【小题1】写出划线部分①的同义句。                                    
【小题2】在②句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。                
【小题3】将句③译成中文。                                
【小题4】What’s John’s job?                                   
【小题5】找出或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子：                

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

This twelve - hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can't do and how to use them.

Course fee: $75  Jan. 4,7,11,14,18  Wed.& Sat. 9:00-11:30a. m. 

Equipment(设备) fee: $10

David is a professor of Computer Science at Beijing University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.

1.If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have classes_____.

A. from Monday to Sunday               B. from Monday to Friday

C. on Wednesday and Saturday              D. on Saturday and Sunday

2.How long will the STOP SMOKING course last?

A. for a day     B. for three hours   C. for a week         D. for four days

3.Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one course. What is suitable for him?

A. TYPING        B. UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS      C. STOP SMOKING       D. all courses

4.If you want to learn about computers and at the same time you want to improve your typing, how much will you pay for it?

A. $ 75                     B.  $ 150                            C.  $ 115                D.  $ 235

5. What’s the special difference between the TYPING course and the other two?

A. People with different skill levels may learn at different speed  

B. You’ll pay less money             

C. You will take a test after the course          

D. You will pay the fee before practicing

阅读理解

John is a paper boy. He delivers（投递）newspapers to different houses in his street every day. He has about 80 customers（客户）. Half of his customers only take the newspapers on weekdays, and about half take the newspapers on weekdays and on Sundays. Two of John’s customers only take the newspapers on Sundays.

John has to get up at 4：30 every morning to deliver his newspapers. It takes longer to deliver the newspapers on Sundays. The Sunday newspapers are twice as heavy as those on weekdays.

John is saving his money to buy a new bicycle. He is also saving money for college （大学）. He has already saved 500 dollars.

1.John ________________ every day.

2. How many customers does he have?

3. ______________ of his customers only take the newspapers on Sundays.

4. What time does he have to get up every morning?

5. John is saving his money to buy __________________.

1.John is a ______.

2.Who has a bookstore?

3.All of them like ______.

John is a famous writer now.But he said he was not a   1.  student when he was young.He was often late for    2.  and didn’t like doing his homework.

Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much,   3. he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher 4.  the students a question, ‘When Jack was ten years old,  5. brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and   6.  is his brother Bob?’ John said, ‘ That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack.So he is now thirty.’

Another time, the   7.  in a science class asked, ‘ When it thunders（打雷）,   8.  do we always see the light before we   9.  the sound?’ ‘But, Miss,’ said John quickly.‘ Don’t you    10. our eyes are in front of our ears?’

11.               A．good           B．tall            C．rich  D．fat

12.               A．sleep          B．lunch          C．class  D．play

13.               A．so             B．and            C．or    D．but

14.               A．sent           B．asked          C．told  D．found

15.               A．your           B．my            C．his   D．her

16.               A．how many      B．how old        C．what  D．who

17.               A．teacher        B．farmer         C．nurse D．policeman

18.               A．what           B．when          C．where D．why

19.               A．read           B．make          C．hear D．smell

20.               A．say            B．hope          C．study D．know