Driver wanted ①Clean driving licence ②Must be of smart appearance ③Aged over 25 Apply to(申请): Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road , Ruston.

Air Hostesses(空姐) for International Flights Wanted ① Applicants(申请者) must be between 20 and 33 years old. ②Height 1.6m to 1.75m. ③Education to GCSE standard. ④Two languages, must be able to swim. Apply to: Recruitment office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK.

Teachers Needed For private language school, teaching experience unnecessary. Apply to: The Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd, 279 Canal Street, Ruston.

1.Why can’t John, an experienced taxi driver, work for Capes Taxi?

A．Because he doesn’t have college education.

B．Because he likes doing sports.

C．Because he is unable to speak a foreign language.

D．Because he was punished for speeding and wrong parking.

2.Tom, aged 22, has just graduated from a college. Which job may be given to him?

A．Driving for Capes taxi.                    B．Working for Southern Airlines.

C．Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.           D．None of the three.

3.Why can’t Lucy, aged 27, become an air hostess?

A．Because she can speak only Japanese        B．Because she is 27 years old.

C．Because she can swim.                   D．Because she likes junk food.

4.Which of the following is not mentioned in the three advertisements?

A．Marriage.         B．Male or female.     C．Education.         D．Working experience.

 

Do you know why different animals or insects have their special colors? Colors are used mainly to protect themselves.

Why can’t some birds easily catch locusts（蝗虫）? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as autumn comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other insects with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives in the day and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals can’t be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.

Have you ever noticed an even more strange thing? A kind of fish in the sea can send out black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies can’t find it. And it quickly swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.

1. From the article we learn that locusts 　　　　　　　　　.

A. are dangerous to their enemies           B. are easily found by birds

C. change their colors to protect themselves   D. are small animals

2.How can insects with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A. They have to move quietly.

B. They hide themselves in the day and appear at night.

C. They have the colors much like their enemies.

D. They run away quickly.

3. Bears and lions can keep safe because 　　　　　　　　　.

A. they live in forests                  B. they like brown and grey colors

C. they move quietly　                   D. they have the colors similar to the trees

4.What does the word “liquid” mean in the last paragraph?

A. 气体          B. 固体　       C. 液体　       D. 水蒸气

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Insects

B. Colors of Different Animals and Insects

C. The Change of Colors for Animals and Insects

D. The Change of Different Animals and Plants

 

 

动词填空  用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(本大题共8分，每小题1分)

1.The teacher told me I __________(not improve) my English greatly unless I tried my best.

2.Mr. Sun told us that seven kinds of colored light___________ (make) up sunlight.

3.I don’t know if they ___________(show) around the History Museum after they visit the Science Museum tomorrow.

4.Why can’t you just believe me? I ______________ (tell) you everything I know!

5.The reporter __________(interview) three people before he came here.

6.As soon as the curtain  _________ (rise), the audience screamed with joy.

7.When I arrived at the office, Mr. Green _____________just ___________(leave), so we had little time to chat.

8.How happy the students from different countries were ________(see) each other yesterday！

 

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地); the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
【小题1】The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.

A．be afraid of difficulties	B．be afraid to learn
C．run through life so fast	D．compare yourself with others to look down on your worth

【小题2】 The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that .

A．Nothing is possible	B．If we don’t give up, there is always hope
C．You should learn to give up	D．Although you try, nothing will change.

【小题3】Why can’t we use time carelessly? ___________

A．Because time is too expensive.	B．Because time never returns.
C．Because we are too poor.	D．Because times will get back.

【小题4】 If you run through life so fast, you will ____________.

A．lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily

B．lose love by holding it too tightly

C．forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

D．not afraid of the difficulties

【小题5】According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________

A．Nothing is impossible.	B．Glass balls are easy to be broken.
C．Things you can’t do.	D．Treat your life in a right way.

“Mr. Mott often forgets important meetings. The robot will go after him all the time. It listens to everything he says. It sees everything he does. At night, it watches him sleep. It knows everything about Mr. Mott…”
It sounds like a wonderful idea, doesn’t it? But I’m afraid that Mr. Mott will not get on well with the robot, because everyone has something he doesn’t want others know. It is privacy. Just imagine that there is a video camera around you all day. How do you feel? When you are taking an exam, a teacher sits in front of you and watches you all the time. How do you feel?
Mr. Mott doesn’t lose all his memory. At least he remembers that he always forgets. So why can’t he do something for this HIMSELF? He can keep a notebook with him, like most people do. In the notebook he can write down the things he should do, the persons he should meet and the places he should go. Isn’t the notebook much cheaper and safer than the robot?
【小题1】“It” in the first paragraph(段落) refers to______________.

A．Mr. Mott

B．Mrs. Mott

C．the robot

D．a video camera

【小题2】Why does the writer think Mr. Mott will not always get on well with the robot?

A．Because it is invented by others.	B．Because it can talk with Mr. Mott.
C．Because it can remind(提示；提醒) Mr. Mott of something he forgets.
D．Because it knows something Mr. Mott doesn’t want others know.

【小题3】The underlined word “privacy” means _______________in Chinese.

A．提供

B．丧失

C．特权

D．隐私

【小题4】Mr. Mott is_____________.

A．handsome

B．forgetful

C．a scientist

D．kind and friendly

【小题5】From this passage we know that the writer__________________.

A．doesn’t like the robot to follow Mr.Mott all day.

B．thinks it is a good idea to have a robot like Mr Mott’s.

C．If we always forget something important,we should have a robot.

D．A notebook is cheaper than a robot but a robot is better than a notebook.