Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker. The banker thought for a few moments and then said,” I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked. The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it. ”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ”“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, “It’s for you.”
【小题1】There are _______ in this passage.

A．two men and two women	B．three men and one woman
C．three women and one man	D．four women

【小题2】The banker thought _______.

A．he was really important because he was a rich banker

B．the visitor to the White House was really important

C．the visitor who met the President of the United States

D．the reporter was really important

【小题3】 The owner of many buildings thought _______.

A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

B．the owner of the very large company was really important

C．the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

D．the person who worked in the White House was really important

阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Three men were t____1.______ about the world’s greatest wonders.

  The first man said, “I think the pyramids are the greatest. Though people b____2.___ them thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And just think: people at that time didn’t have our m___3.__ machines(机器). How could they build them so long ago?”

  “ I a__4.__ that the pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ but I think computers are more wonderful. Everyone knows computers have changed the world a lot since people i5.___ them.”

  Then the t_____6.____ man said, “ I d___7._____ with you two. I think the most wonderful thing is the Thermos(真空瓶).”

  The other two men were very s_____8._____. “A Thermos!” they said. “Why? It ‘s a simple (简单) thing.”

  “Oh, no,” the man said. “In w_____9.___ you put in hot water and it stays hot. In summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the Thermos know w____10.______ it is winter or summer?”

 

选择括号内恰当的单词或词组填入空白处，使句意完整、正确。（5分）

1.Are you going to               （join / take part in）the school rowing club?

2.I think the computer is               （used / useful）.

3.I spent two hours                （sweep / sweeping）the house yesterday.

4.The house is so expensive that I can’t               （share / afford）it.

5.Even scientists aren’t sure               （if / whether）or not there are UFOs.

 

Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult. However, is it truly like what they imagine? As a boy who lives in modern times and in a modern city, I feel greater pressure on me with the city’s development. Although we seldom(很少) worry about money, we still have a lot of others such as competition among classmates and expectations(期待) from parents. These experiences are very useful to our future, but in fact, they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly remembered the happiness of my childhood. Unluckily, we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to feel this invisible pressure come upon us. We get up before sunrise and return after sunset. We work and study like an adult, even harder. What we do is in order to get an excellent mark. Oh, growing up is completely boring. We must try to find happiness while growing up. I think the friendship among our friends, the support(支持) from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?

1.The Chinese for the underlined word "invisible" is __________.

A．不显眼的         B．无所谓的          C．无形的           D．不露面的

2.What do you think the writer is?

A．A parent.          B．An adult.          C．A teacher.         D．A student.

3.How does the writer think we can find happiness?

A．From friends, parents and teachers.

B．By studying hard like an adult.

C．With the help of classmates.

D．Through talking with parents.

4.The best title of the text is “__________”.

A．My dream         B．My worries        C．My pleasure       D．My school life

 

首字母填空。（10分）

  Three men were t__1.__ about the world’s greatest wonders.

  The first man said,” I think the pyramids are the greatest. Though people b__2.__ them thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And just think: people at that time didn’t have our m__3.__ machines(机器). How could they build them so long ago?”

  “I a__4.__ that the pyramids are wonderful.” The second man said. “ but I think computers are more wonderful. Everyone knows computers have changed the world a lot since people i__5.__ them.”

  Then the t__6.__ man said, “ I d__7.__ with you two. I think the most wonderful thing is the thermos(热水瓶).”

  The other two men were very s__8.__ , “ A thermos!” They said. “ Why? It’s a simple(简单) thing.”

  “Oh, no,” the man said.” In w__9.__ you put in hot water and it stays hot. In summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know w__10.__ it is winter or summer?”