The Flying Hat By Shannon Blackman

“The most sidesplitting story I’ve ever read. I couldn’t help laughing after I finished it. Be ready to laugh your heart out.”

Willy King, Best Book winner

“It’s a story that makes you smile in your dreams. Blackman’s excellent writing cheers you up.”

The Tide, London

“One of the best-selling books of the year. More than two million copies have been sold.”

The Sunday Reader, New York

“This book has become the talk of the country. The story is making its way into movie theaters. I can’t wait to see it!”

Marian Miller, author of Ms. Lilly

根据以上书评内容，回答下列问题。

1.Who is the writer of The Flying Hat?

A. Marian Miller                                                                 B. Willy King

C. Shannon Blackman                                                        D. Ms. Lily

2.Which is said about The Flying Hat?

A. A movie about the story is coming out.

B. People can buy the book all over the world.

C. The writer started the book because of a mistake.

D. The story is about a boy with a magic book.

3.What does sidesplitting mean?

A. Simple.                    B. Funny.                               C. Serious.                            D. Difficult.

阅读理解

We spent a few days in Paris last week. We visit the famous city quite regularly. After all, it only takes three hours from London to Pairs. It’s always a pleasure visiting places we really like, exploring areas we’ve never been.

The only unlucky thing this time was the weather. As soon as we got there the temperature reached almost 35 degrees C (which lasted until we left). It was so hot that Matthew just couldn’t stand it — for him, it wasn’t the most enjoyable trip. I felt sorry for him because every time we go there he has to put up with (忍受) my endless shopping spree (狂欢) …

Because of the heat, we ended up just having lots of ice-cream and drinks most of the time, although we managed to pay a few visits to the new Herme shop on rue de Vaugirard at least. It’s not as busy as the shop on rue Bonaparte so you can choose whatever you like without worrying about a queue behind you! I really enjoyed his bread this time as well as the cakes. And I must say that his Croissant aux Amandes and Bostock were simply the best I’ve ever had.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

2. The underlined word “stand” in the second paragraph means ____.

3. What can you know about Matthew from the second paragraph? 

4. The shops on rue Bonaparte ____.

5.What’s the best title for the passage? 

When I was about 12, I had an enemy (敌人), a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much;  I was too proud (骄傲), and so on. I tried to hear all these as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

     He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are the thing she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever think about what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

     I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could --- and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a very clear picture of myself.

     I brought the list back to Daddy. He wouldn’t like to take it. “That is just for you,” he said, “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you will find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do the right thing.”

      Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important periods. In my life, I have never had a better piece of advice.

1.Which do you think would be the best title (标题) for this passage?

A. Not An Enemy, But the Best Friend             B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C. My Father                                  D. My Childhood

2.Why did the writer’s father listen to her quietly? Because__________.

A. he believed that most of what his daughter’s “enemy” said was true.

B. he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping quiet for some time

C. he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment

D. he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth

3.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.

B. He criticized(批评) her and told her to overcome (克服) her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He wouldn’t like to take the list and have a look at it.

4.What does “I got a very clear picture of myself” mean?

A. I had my picture taken and this time it was a very clear one.

B. I asked someone to draw a very clear picture of myself.

C. The picture I got this time was clearer than those I had got before.

D. I came to know myself very clearly this time.

词汇运用  (本大题共8分，每小题1分)
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
【小题1】What you said will change none of our __________（决定）.
【小题2】 I am often ___________ (提供) some useful help by my teachers and classmates.
【小题3】 Mr Wu is the ___________(严格的) teacher I’ve ever met in my life.
【小题4】 Jeremy Lin said in a recent magazine ___________(采访) that he is still sometimes affected by
racism(种族歧视).
(B) 根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
【小题5】 Many Chinese students choose to study abroad for ___________(far) education.
【小题6】 The police __________(success) solved all the mysteries and found the killer at last.
【小题7】The result of the experiment was really ___________(surprise) to everyone.
【小题8】 It gave me much ___________(please) to see so great changes in my hometown.

1He is the only student______ I've ever met ______ could answer this question .

A. who ;  /  B. / ; whom  C. whom ;  /  D. /  ;  who