Martin had just finished high school. He would go to college at the far end of the city. He didn’t want to live there, and he didn’t want to take the bus either. So his father agreed to buy him a car.

His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ. Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver’s license just before his eighteenth birthday.

The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop. Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another. Finally he saw a red Blue Bird. He had a test drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad!” When everything was done, they were ready to leave.

Martin climbed into the front seat. He said excitedly, “It’s my first day driving alone. Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it!”

His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver. Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front.

So he said, smiling, “I’m sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive.”

“No,” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way!”

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Martin’s father agreed to buy him a car?.

A．Martin would go to college and it was far from home.

B．Martin preferred living at home to living at college.

C．Martin didn’t want to take the public transport.

D．Martin was able to learn how to drive very quickly.

2.In which order did Martin do the following things?

a. He finished his high school.               b. He test-drove driving the new car.

c. He got his driver’s license.                d. He decided to buy the Blue Bird.

e. He kicked the front seat while his father was driving.

A．e—a—c—b—d     B．a—c—b—d—e     C．e—c—a—b—d     D．a—c—d—b—e

3.How would the whole family probably feel on their way back home?

A．Angry            B．Sad              C．Cheerful          D．Shocked

 

The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition.
Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue about which side will win.
Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.. The stronger team is a shoo-in. There is no way that it can lose.
The expression “shoo-in” comes from horse racing. It comes from the world “shoo”. That is not the shoe we wear on our feet. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.
Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.
The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. The public soon learned about such about such race. They began to call the winners of such a race a “shoo-in”
These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.
American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.
阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案
【小题1】One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.

A．be used to be the best in riding

B．the pubic had belief in him

C．he could not control his horse easily

D．the other riders had agreed to fail in the race

【小题2】The reason why American runner Edewin Moses was regarded as a
“Shoo-in” is _________.

A．due to his honest in the races he ran in

B．duo to his great effort(努力) shown in more than one hundred races

C．that he won over 100 competitions before the 1984 Olympic Games

D．that the old meaning of “shoo-in’ had changed

【小题3】Which is the following statement is not true?

A．“Shoo-in” came from the word “shoo”.

B．The US runner Moses was worthy of (配得上 ) a shoo-in.

C．The public did not know they were being cheated

D．Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse.

【小题4】The main idea of the passage is that “shoo-in” is_______.

A．used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game

B．used to admire( 钦佩 ) a person who seems to be sure to win a race

C．A word used to describe a dishonest person

D．used for any athlete or competitor that too clever to be cheated

【小题5】In the last paragraph the author means to tell us ________.

A．who Edewin Moses was

B．Moses won a lot of races

C．Moses was the best runners in America

D．We can use “shoo-in” to describe an excellent runner.

Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.

About money

Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.

American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.

American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.

About school

Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.

Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.

American parents and Chinese parents

American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.

1.What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?

A．Study at home                          B．Do part-time jobs

C．Take part in sports groups                 D．Do chores

2.Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because _______.

A．they usually spend less than they have

B．they spend more than they have

C．they don’t like spend money at all

D．they make a lot of money

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money.

B．American children love to make money by themselves.

C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.

D．Americans usually spend more money than they have.

4.The underlined word “academic” probably means _________ in Chinese.

A．学术的           B．娱乐的           C．运动的           D．休闲的

5.The best title for the passage would probably be _______.

A．Differences between Chinese and Americans.

B．Chinese students and Americans

C．Chinese parents and American parents.

D．Chinese values and American values

 

Frogs are animals that can live both in water and on land. There are more than 5,000 kinds of frogs on the earth. The earliest known frogs lived about 190 million years ago and the frogs today still look the same. Here are some fun things that you might not know about frogs. Enjoy!
The Biggest and the Smallest Frogs
Some frogs can be very big. The biggest kind of frog is the Goliath Frog in West Africa. Its body can be nearly 30cm long, about the size of a large cat. The Gold Frog and the Poison Frog are the smallest frogs in the world. They are less than 1cm long. Though the Poison Frog is very small, it is not weak at all. It is dangerous. Any animal that eats it will die very soon.
The Best Jumpers
Frogs are very good at jumping. They developed jumping legs so that they would not be eaten by other large animals. Using their big strong legs, more frogs can jump over 20 times their own length. The Australian Rocket Frog can even jump over 2m, which is 50 times its body length (5.5 cm). That might be the reason why frogs are called the best jumpers on the earth.
The Cryogenic Animal
Some frogs like the Common Wood Frog have a special ability to live in very cold places. When the temperature goes down, they become ice frogs. 2/3of their body water freezes. Their hearts stop, and their breathing stops too. You may think they are dead, but in fact they are not. Maybe we humans can learn the way that the frogs do for medical purpose.
【小题1】The earliest frogs lived about          million years ago.

A．20

B．30

C．50

D．190

【小题2】      can jump over 2m.

A．The Goliath Frog

B．The Common Wood Frog

C．The Poison Frog

D．The Australian Rocket Frog

【小题3】What will happen to a Common Wood Frog at very low temperature?

A．It will die very soon.

B．It will be an ice frog.

C．It will become dangerous.

D．It will become very small.

Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?

To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That’s why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.

Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.

Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.

What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won’t. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.

1.What things don’t most plants need to grow well according to the passage?

A．Warmth.              B．Food.                C．Sandy beach

2.What does the underlined word “cracks” mean in the passage?

A．表面             B．缝隙                 C．夹层

3.From the passage, we know that it is        for plants to grow in dry places.

A．difficult                B．impossible           C．important

4.The reason why most plants can’t grow on the sandy beach is that       .

A．there isn’t enough sunlight

B．there is too much water

C．it has little food for plants

5.The passage can most probably be found in a        book.

A．science              B．history              C．travel