One day James came up to Dick and said, “Look what I’ve found in Mr. Trotter’s rubbish bin.” It was a piece of paper. On it were some test questions for history. “That’s our history paper. I am sure of it,” said James. “It’s Mr. Trotter’s handwriting.” “Yes, I think so,” said Dick. “I’ll sell the paper for ＄1.00 to each of our classmates,” said James. So in the next three days he went round the class and sold the “test paper” to his classmates. James felt happy because he got ＄40.00. All the students were sure that these questions would be in the test paper. The questions were quite difficult so they had to work hard on them.

The day for the exam came. Mr. Trotter walked into the classroom. “History test,” he said and then he gave out the test paper. Oh dear! It was different from the paper that James had found． None of the questions were the same. None of the students did well. James had to give all the money back to his classmates. Ever since he has never looked in teacher’s rubbish bins again.

1．In Mr. Trotter’s rubbish bin James found the paper with______ on it.

A．a telephone number

B．some exercises

C．some answers to the questions

D．some test questions for history

2．Who wrote the test questions on the paper?

A．Mr. Trotter        B．James.       C．Dick.         D．The headmaster

3．In the end, James got _______from his classmates

A．＄40.00          B．＄1.00       C．no money      D．some money

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The questions in the test paper were quite easy.

B．James never sold the test paper to his classmates.

C．The test paper Mr. Trotter gave out was different from the one James had found．

D．Some students did very well in the history exam.

5．The best title for this passage is “________”.

A．History Test

B．A Lucky Boy

C．A Good Way to Make Money

 D．The Best Way to Pass an Exam

仔细阅读，请从A—F选项中选择合适的信息与下面小题配对。选项中其中有一项为多余。

1.Greoge loves drums and his favorite is classical music.

2.Robert plays the violin, his favorite style of music is country music.

3.James loves the sound of the drum and he likes rock.

4.Harry says the best instrument is the piano. He likes to listen to opera.

5.Kevin’s favorite instrument is the guitar and his favorite style of music is jazz.

A．He loves to listen to drums. He says he’s not a player, just a listener. He claims to like rock.

B．He is violinist, so it’s natural that he should favor the violin. He prefers country music.

C．His favorite is the guitar. However, he hasn’t played for years, so he keeps hoping to start again. His favorite style of music is classical music.

D．He says jazz is his favorite music. He goes to listen to jazz every Friday evening. He also likes opera, heavy metal, classical but jazz is the best. He plays the piano, but his favorite instrument is the guitar.

E. He claims the piano is more versatile than any other instrument. He loves to go to see a performance. He says opera has everything, color and spectacle and theatre and great music.

F. He played drums when he was at primary school, and now he plays drums with his friends at weekends. They have a band. His favorite style of music is classical music.

 

My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, WE USED 2go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ KIDS FTF. ILNY its gr8.

    Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it ’s great.

    Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming(破坏)the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted(面目全非的).

    Everyone should just relax, say linguists(语言学家)．They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says. "Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents."

    Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs.

    However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future."

    Perhaps, we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Text is just for fun."

1.What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To give an example of foreign paragraph.   

B. To show an example of creative method.

C. To express worries about using Netspeak.   

D. To lead in the topic of Netspeak.

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Cynthia McVry points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.

B. Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.

C. David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.

D. James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.

3. The expression "bet your bottom dollar" in paragrap5 means_______.

A. be fairly sure    B. be greatly surprised

C. think it a pity    D. find it interesting

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet

B. Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?

C. Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning?

D. Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages

 

根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Dear James,

My name is Bob. I live in Toronto, Canada. Toronto is a beautiful and ___1.__(干净的) city. It’s a good place for us to live. My house is __2.__ (在……之后) the airport. In my neighborhood there is a big park. It’s in the __3.__(中心) of my neighborhood. In it, there are many trees. The ___4.__(树叶) on the trees are always green all the year. When it is sunny and __5.__ (暖和的) , my sister and I go to the park and __6.___(躺) on the grass. I often read some __7._ (故事) books and my sister just_8.__ (睡觉). When it is __9.  (夏天) , we go to the beach to play volleyball. When we are playing volleyball, my mother is _10.___(惊讶的) we can play in this heat.

I hope you can come to my home on vacation!

Lilei

 

完形填空

Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   1  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   2   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally   3   a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go  4 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱),   5  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   6  

James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   7  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   8  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

  9  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  10 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear   11    He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   12   will come true. I will take care of you. "

But Jack said   13  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too   14   Now I can' t even hold a glass. "

To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   15  towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.                A．painting        B．books          C．school    D．money

 

2.                A．any            B．all             C．both D．neither

 

3.                A．looked out      B．worked out      C．took out  D．got out

 

4.                A．off            B．away           C．up   D．down

 

5.                A．support        B．agree          C．follow    D．let

 

6.                A．home          B．mine           C．college   D．school

 

7.                A．better          B．worse          C．cheaper  D．older

 

8.                A．arrived         B．graduated       C．walked   D．waited

 

9.                A．Before         B．When          C．Though   D．While

 

10.               A．picked         B．turned         C．looked    D．stood

 

11.               A．brother        B．sister          C．father D．mother

 

12.               A．way           B．idea           C．dream D．practice

 

13.               A．happily         B．surprisedly      C．angrily    D．softly

 

14.               A．early          B．late            C．good D．helpful

 

15.               A．legs           B．feet           C．arms  D．fingers