One evening Mr Green is driving his car in the country and looking for a small

hotel . When he sees an old man on the side of the road. Mr Green stops his car and says to the old man，“I want to go the Sun Hotel .Do you know how to get there?”

　 “ yes,of course.” The old man answers,I will show you the way.please let me sit in your car. I can go with you and tell you where to turn.”

He gets in Mr .Green's car,they drive about twelve miles.When they come to a small house,the old man says,“Stop here.”Mr.Green stops his car and says,“but this is not a hotel.”

“No,”the old man answers,“ This is my house.Thank you very much for driving me home. And I will show you the way to the Sun Hotel.turn around and go back nine miles. Then you will get to the hotel.”

(　 )41. What is M r.Green doing?　

A.. He is mending his car. B. He is driving his car and looking for a hotel

C. He is looking for his car. D. He is looking for a horse.

(　　 )42. Mr.Green asks _____ how to get to the Sun Hotel.

A. a young man.　 B. an old woman C. a child D. an old man

(　 )43. What does the old man ask Mr. Green to let him do first ?

A. The old man asks Mr Green to let him sit in his car.

B. The old man shows the way to the post office.

C. The old man shows the way to the Sun Hotel

D.The old man tells Mr. Green to turn right at the first crossing.

(　　 )44.How far does Mr.Green drive when he get to the Sun Hotel?

A. 9 miles. B. 12 miles.　 C. 21miles.　 D. 3 miles.

45.How does Mr.Green feel after he hears the old man's words?

A. Angry　　　 B .Hungry　 C.Happy　 D. Glad.

Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world" .He has written 3 books now.

    Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen .This kind of life gave him things to think

and write about.

    When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales

(童话).

    His fairy tales are all from his life. One day ,he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "lf we give mice the stomachs (胃)of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. " This was his first fairy tale Change, Stomach for Mice.

     At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.

     Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel- called Eyes of Childhood .He says ,"l am not different from other  children .I just wrote several books. "

1.How many books has Dou Kou written?

A. Three.     B. Four.     C. Five.  D. Six

2.Because of _____ Dou Kou could write his books.  

A. his mother     B. his father

C. school life     D. life in different cities

3.Dou Kou began to use a dictionary _____  

A. when he wrote fairy tales

B. before his father taught him to study

C. after he went to school

D. after his mother taught him how to learn something

4.The underlined (画线的) sentences at the end of the passage show us that _____ .   

A. Dou Kou is different from other children

B. Dou Kou doesn't tell the truth

C. Dou Kou is the same as other children

D. Dou Kou likes his books

5.Which is the best title (标题) of this passage? 

A. Three Books by a Child

B. How to Write Fairy Tales

C. How Clever the Boy is

D. Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer

Andrew Engel was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about. He had done his homework, paid attention to lectures, and taken notes, but nothing was familiar. “Everyone is so much cleverer than I am,” he thought. It was a strange feeling, as he was always a good student in high school.
He felt even more puzzled a few days later. He got lost on his way to his favorite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking. He asked, “What’s for dinner, Mom?” after he had just eaten. Poor Andrew, he was only 15!
His parents were worried and took Andrew to see a doctor. A brain scan（扫描） made it clear: Andrew had a malignant brain tumor(恶性脑肿瘤) . It was pressing on the part of the brain that makes new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!
Doctors removed the tumor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor. He was told he would probably never go back to school. Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.
“Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school,” Andrew said. “I wanted to get my memory back.”
Andrew began by auditing(旁听) an English class at a nearby school. In class, he took notes carefully and read his notes several times a day, then typed them again and again. He studied twelve hours a day, seven days a week. He worked ten times harder than other students. In 2007, at age 29, he graduated from a local university. Six months later, Andrew found a job.
【小题1】Andrew’s strange behavior(行为) including all the following except_________.

The Internet can show you lots of jobs all over the world. If you want to find a job on the Internet, use the words “job search” or “employment （职业）” to find the websites you need. Type in what you want and where you want to work. In a few seconds, a list of jobs will appear on the screen. You can also type in the name of a company to learn about jobs there. Many websites list full-time and summer jobs.
Job search websites can help you in other ways, too. They show you how to write a good resume（履历） and how to get ready for an interview（面试）. They also tell you what to say to an interviewer on the telephone. Some websites give you interview conversations to practice. One website even has a dictionary of interview words. A good employment website can be a big help in your job search.
Good luck with your job-hunting.
(    ) 11. What should you do first if you want to find a job on the Internet?            
A. To type in “job search” or “employment” to find the websites.
B. To write a good resume.
C. To get ready for an interview.
D. To get an English dictionary.
(    ) 12. Some employment websites tell you how to have a job interview            .
A. face to face       B. in an e-mail     
C. in a letter         D. on the telephone
(    ) 13. From the passage, we know that            .
A. you can’t look for a summer job on the Internet
B. Some websites show you how to write a resume
C. if you type in the name of a company, you will get a job there easily.
D. the Internet can only show you a list of jobs of your own country.
(   ) 14. The underlined word “job-hunting” means            .
A. searching a job       B. giving a job     
C. doing a job          D. changing a job
(   ) 15. What’s the main idea of the passage?            
A. The Internet lists a large number of companies.
B. You can find many websites on the Internet.
C. It’s about how you can use the Internet to find a job.
D. There are different ways for you to look for jobs.

Making sense of how the US shows humor

Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The first surprise was the way that the US people speak.

One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I thought it would be a serious speech. But I soon found it became a kind of entertainment show.

   The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words. Later he said some people’s behavior didn’t go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift’s song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.

   He said that since Swift doesn’t want to be with the boy any more, she doesn’t need to speak it aloud, she doesn’t need to sing unless she still keeps in touch with that guy. It sounds like she is a hypocrite.

   Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out loudly. I felt a little angry because Swift is my favourite star. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at Swift.

As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don’t mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour. And people who are laughed at seldom get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the square. Now I’ve got used to the way the US people speak.

   It’s easy to find culture shock when you’re in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs. 

1.The man in the square was _______________.

A. teaching people how to give a speech

B. calling on people to protect the environment

C. giving a singing show in public

D. criticizing the US government           

2. What does the underlined word “hypocrite” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. 会唱歌的人      B. 真诚的人       C. 虚伪的人       D. 爱护环境的人

3.From Paragraph 6, we learn that_________________.

A. many US people like to laugh at others  

B. many US people are friendly and humorous

C. the US people get angry at others easily  

D. the writer doesn’t like the way the US people speak          

4.Which is Not suitable for the passage?

A. The writer went to America and protect the environment.

B. Americans show humour in a different way from China.

C. It’s easy to find culture shock when you are in a new place.

D. Tailor Swift is an American famous singer.               

5.What does the article mainly talk about?

A. Differences between the Chinese and the US people.      

B. In what way the US people speak in public.

C. How to get used to life in the US.  

D. A Chinese girl’s culture shock experience in the US.