In a big city, everyone is in a hurry in the early morning. This morning, people are hurrying out of the station, buses and cars. There is no time for breakfast for some people. By 8∶30, one after another, the shops along the streets open for business. People work busily all day.

　　At six o'clock in the evening, people hurry home after work. Most of the offices are closed, but some shops are still open. Many people work at night in big city. At night, bright lights are shining from the windows of the tallest buildings. In newspapers offices, reporters are working hard. In hospitals, night nurses are working for the sick. Taxis and buses take people around the city. You can hear the sounds of talking, laughing and singing. You can hear the music, too.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

(1) In the morning, many people in a big city go to work ________.

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A．By bus or car

B．By train

C．both A and B

(2) In the morning, some people have no time to ________.

[　　]

A．have sports

B．have breakfast

C．drive cars

(3) A reporter is a person who works for a ________.

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A．factory	B．newspaper office
C．hospital

(3) From the passage we know ________.

[　　]

A．how the reporter works

B．something about the busy life in a big city

C．where to wait for a bus

(5) Which of the following is true?

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A．The shops usually open for business at eight thirty

B．People stop work at nine in the evening.

C．People in a big city are free.

Ⅰ．听对话回答问题，注意对话中人物的身份及关系：

1．Who does the man want to talk to?

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A．Mr Smith.　　　　B．The woman.　　　　C．Nick.

2．Who did the man get a post card from?

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A．The woman.　　　　B．Tim.　　　　C．Connor.

3．Who works the hardest?

[　　]

A．The man.　　　　B．The woman.　　　　C．Jim.

4．What's the relationship(关系) between the two speakers?

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A．Neighbours.　　　　B．Classmates.　　　　C．Relatives.

5．What's the woman's job?

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A．Nurse.　　　　B．Waitress.　　　　C．Saleswoman.

Ⅱ．听对话回答问题，注意对话发生的地点：

6．Where did the man meet Jack?

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A．At the woman's.

B．At the man's.

C．At the man's sister's party.

7．Where does this conversation take place?

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A．In a teaching building.

B．At a department store.

C．On a sports ground.

8．Where does this conversation take place?

[　　]

A．In an office.　　　　B．In a bank.　　　　C．In a shop.

9．Where does this conversation take place?

[　　]

A．At home.　　　　B．In a stadium.　　　　C．At a hotel.

10．Where is Mr Smith now?

[　　]

A．In his office.　　　B．In a restaurant.　　　C．In a shop.

11．Where is the woman going?

[　　]

A．To the post office.

B．To the supermarket.

C．To the cinema.

12．Where is the man going to meet his wife?

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A．At a railway station.

B．At the airport.

B．At a bus stop.

13．Where does the conversation take place?

[　　]

A．On phone.　　　B．In a class.　　　C．At a meeting.

14．Where does the dialogue take place?

[　　]

A．At a cinema.　　　B．In an office.　　　C．In a hotel.

15．Where did the conversation take place?

[　　]

A．In a field.　　　B．On a farm.　　　C．On a train.

Ⅲ．听对话回答问题，注意对话的话题及事实细节：

16．What does the woman want to know?

[　　]

A．The weather.　　　B．The time.　　　C．The date.

17．What does the woman's hair look like now?

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A．Very long.　　　B．Long.　　　C．Short.

18．What will happen to the woman?

[　　]

A．Finish school soon.

B．Go for traveling.

C．Go to college.

19．What is the man going to do?

[　　]

A．To go skating.　　B．To go skiing.　　C．To get a chance.

20．What does Mr Plumber probably do?

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A．A seller.　　　B．A doctor.　　　C．A repairman.

21．Which is true?

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A．Her height is just all right.

B．She is too short.

C．She is taller than most of men.

22．What do you think of the son?

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A．Working hard.

B．Lazy.

C．Not clever.

23．What does the man think of the shape(外形) of the TV set?

[　　]

A．Wonderful.

B．Not good.

C．Not very good nor very bad.

24．What does the woman complain(抱怨) about?

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A．The dirty glass.

B．The dirty table.

C．The dirty floor.

25．What is the man going to do?

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A．Watch a play.　　　B．Play cards.　　　C．Smoking.

Ⅳ．听对话回答问题，注意对话人的说话目的或言下之意：

26．What does the woman mean?

[　　]

A．She doesn't know Rudolf.

B．No man named Rudolf.

C．Two men called Rudolf.

27．What does the man mean?

[　　]

A．No words can express his feelings.

B．He arrived at the Great Wall later on.

C．The Great Wall is very great.

28．What does the woman want to be?

[　　]

A．A doctor.　　　B．A nurse.　　　C．A teacher.

29．What does the man mean?

[　　]

A．He doesn't like to go to see a doctor.

B．He is going to the hospital to see a doctor.

C．He doesn't like doctors.

30．What does the man mean?

[　　]

A．He dislikes her suggestion(建议).

B．He likes her suggestion.

C．He generally agrees with her.

Ⅴ．听对话回答问题：

31．Whose umbrella is that?

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A．The man's.　　　B．The woman's.　　　C．Henry's.

32．Who is the shortest?

[　　]

A．The woman's brother.

B．The man.

C．Tom.

33．What does the man want to drink?

[　　]

A．Black coffee.

B．White coffee.

C．Tea with milk.

34．Who does the man want to talk to?

[　　]

A．Mr Smith.　　　B．The woman.　　　C．Nick.

35．How much did the man get on the Final Test?

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A．115.　　　B．145.　　　C．97.

A blind boy sat there with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins and dropped them into the hat .He then turned the sign around and wrote something on it. He put the sign back and walked away.
　　Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you do?”
　　The man said, “I only wrote the truth in a different way.”
　　What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
　　Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second one told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
　　The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second one told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
　　There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
　　Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
　  Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
【小题1】From the passage we know that________.

A．the boy is the man’s son.

B．the man is one of the boy’s neighbors.

C．the boy is blind and needs help.

D．the boy works for the man.

【小题2】On the sign what the man wrote was, “________”

A．Treasure what we have already had.

B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.

C．We are so lucky that we are not blind.

D．Try your best to help those who need your help.

【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.

B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat.

C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.

D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.

【小题4】The word “recognized” here in Chinese means________.

A．承认	B．接受
C．表扬	D．辨认出

【小题5】 The best title for this story is _________.

A．Giving makes receiving!	B．Be kind and creative!
C．Be kind to the blind!	D．Do not always get, but offer!

阅读理解

　　Laws(法律)for children are good things. One hundred years ago in some countries, children worked eighteen hours a day in a factory at age seven. The factory owner could beat a child who fell asleep or was not fast enough. Both parents and teachers could do the same.

　　Today, there are many laws about children all over the world. Some people think if children do something wrong, they should be punished(惩罚). Other people do not agree. The Inuits or Eskimos in Alaska almost never punish their children. The parents do not beat them. If the children go too far, their parents will punish their children by making fun of(取笑)them.

　　Children in other parts of the world are not as lucky as Eskimo children. American parents can beat their children at home, but a teacher can’t beat a child in school. This is also true in Germany. Instead, in Sweden it is against the law for anyone to beat a child. Swedish parents can’t beat their children. The children also have a government official(政府官员)who works for their rights(权力). There is even a plan(计划)for children to leave their parents, though this is not a law yet!

1．Which is the best title(题目)for the passage(段落)?

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A．Children In Different Countries

B．Children In Different Times

C．Laws About Children

D．Laws In Different Countries

2．Where and when did children work eighteen hours a day?

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A．In factories all over the world now.

B．In some countries a hundred years ago.

C．On farms in America hundreds of years ago.

D．At the age of seven in Germany today.

3．“If the children go too far”means ________.

[　　]

A．if the children make so many mistakes

B．if the children are far away from home

C．if the children do something against the law

D．if the children walk farther than others

4．From the passage, We know parents can beat their children ________.

[　　]

A．all over the world

B．in Eskimo families in Alaska

C．in Sweden

D．in Germany

Dear Reader,
Imagine an 11-year old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.
Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.
Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.
Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?
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For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout(施舍物), but a “handup”. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.
It can make such a difference in her life and yours.
【小题1】We can most probably read the letter in __________.

A．somebody’s diary	B．a newspaper
C．a progress report	D．a storybook

【小题2】From the passage, we can infer （推断）that _________

A．Maria is an 11-year-old girl.

B．Maria’s family is very poor.

C．Maria has to do a lot of hard work.

D．Maria is hoping to get schooling.

【小题3】What is “Save the Children”?

A．An organization to help poor children go to school.

B．An office of the government to collect money.

C．A program shown at theatres to help the poor.

D．A group who works for children in poor places.

【小题4】The underlined word “sponsor” means “__________” in Chinese.

A．回报

B．资助

C．感恩

D．抢救

【小题5】What does the last sentence in the letter mean?

A．If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded.

B．What you give is more than what you take.

C．Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot.

D．Marie and you can help each other at school.