A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.
“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”
Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.
The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝贺),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A.”
【小题1】This story most probably took place       .

A．at the beginning of the term	B．in the middle of the term
C．at the end of the term	D．at the beginning of the school year

【小题2】Most of the students got Grade ______.

A．‘A’

B．‘B’

C．‘C’

D．‘F’

【小题3】Why did some students stay in their seats?

A．Because they wanted to take the exam.

B．Because the teacher told them to stay in their class.

C．Because they were afraid to leave.

D．Because they didn’t have anything to do.

【小题4】The teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom A because ______.

A．the teacher liked them

B．they were cleverer than the other students

C．they believed in themselves

D．they studied hard

A few years ago, Dave Stirling had the idea of selling CDs over the Internet. The business he started from his home in Ohio, the USA, now sells 500,000 CDs a year and has made him into a millionaire(百万富翁)at the age of 24.
“I could see that this was the future of shopping,” says Stirling. “Why should you pay $15 for a CD and spend the time and the money getting into the store and parking your car? You can have the same CD for half of the price by clicking(敲击)on your computer. And we can find any CD you want and bring it to your door in 24 hours!” 
According to Stirling, this is the only beginning, “I believe that one day we’ll do our shopping over the net: it’s easier, quicker and cheaper. Shops and supermarkets will be the past.” 
【小题1】Dave Stiring started his business from______.

A．his home

B．his company

C．the office

D．the country

【小题2】How has Stirling become so rich?

A．By making ice cream.	B．By making advertisements.
C．By selling ideas to others.	D．By selling CDs over the Internet.

【小题3】If you pay $15 for a CD in the store, how much should you pay for it over the net?

A．$15.

B．$12.

C．$7.5.

D．$30.

【小题4】By shopping over the net, you won’t_____.

A．spend the time and the money	B．drive your car any more
C．click on your computer	D．get into the store by yourself

【小题5】 What can we learn from the passage?

A．More than half of the Americans prefer to shop over the net.

B．Shops and supermarkets will be the past in the future.

C．Some people don’t like to go shopping over the Internet.

D．It’s easier, quicker and more expensive to do our shopping over the net.

A very young boy, Tom, lives a long way from the city. One day he goes to the city to visit his friend, Jack. Jack asks Tom to have lunch together. They go into the restaurant and sit down at a table. Tom looks around and he sees some old people put eye glasses on before reading their books, so after lunch he goes to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walks along the road, and soon finds a shop. The man in the shop makes him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always says, “No, I can’t read with these.”
The man in the shop becomes more and more puzzled (困惑的). At last he says, “Excuse me, but can’t you read at all?”
“No, I can’t.” Tom says, “If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses?”
【小题1】Tom meets some old people ____________ .

A．far away from the city	B．in the shop
C．in the restaurant	D．in the village

【小题2】When does Tom go to the shop?

A．After lunch.	B．Before lunch.
C．In the morning.	D．In the evening.

【小题3】Tom goes to the restaurant to ___________.

A．buy eye glasses	B．have lunch
C．buy some books	D．sell eye glasses

【小题4】Before reading their books, the old people in the restaurant ____________.

A．put their glasses on	B．drink tea
C．take their glasses off	D．buy glasses

【小题5】In fact(事实上), Tom _______________.

A．likes eye glasses	B．goes to the wrong shop
C．can’t read at all	D．knows the man in the shop

A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.
“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”
Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.
The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝贺),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A’s.”
【小题1】This story most probably took place       .

A．at the beginning of the term	B．in the middle of the term
C．at the end of the term	D．at the beginning of the school year

【小题2】 Most of the students got Grade ______.

A．‘A’

B．‘B’

C．‘C’

D．‘F’

【小题3】Why did some students stay in their seats?

A．Because they wanted to take the exam.

B．Because the teacher told them to stay in their class.

C．Because they were afraid to leave.

D．Because they didn’t have anything to do.

【小题4】 The teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom A’s because ______.

A．the teacher liked them

B．they were cleverer than the other students

C．they believed in themselves

D．they studied hard

【小题5】 The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “______”.

A．students staying in their seats	B．students leaving the classroom
C．their seats	D．all the students

A small plane had some trouble with its engine while it was in the high sky．The pilot knew that there was nothing he could do to keep the plane long in the air，so he rushed back to where his three passengers sat and explained the dangerous situation．At last he said，“ I am a married man with three children．I am sorry to tell you that there are only three parachutes aboard．” With that he took up one and jumped out．
One of the passengers reacted quickly．“I am a great man，I am the smartest man and the world can not do without me．”With that he too jumped out．
The other two passengers，an old man and a young soldier，were quiet for a moment．At last the old man said，“Son，I’m old and have lived a full life．I am ready to meet my God．”
“You will have to give up that，”the young man said，smiling，“The world’s smartest man just jumped out with my backpack．”
【小题1】There was something wrong with the plane when _________．

A．it was at the airport	B．it was taking off
C．it was flying in the sky	D．it was landing

【小题2】How many people were there in the pilot family?

A．Four

B．Five

C．At least four

D．Three

【小题3】The word “pilot” in this passage means a man who ______．

A．repairs a plane	B．is on watch at the airport
C．travels on a plane	D．flies a plane．

【小题4】By saying I am ready to meet my God，“the old man” means _______．

A．he wanted the young man to use the last parachute．

B．he wanted to meet someone named God．

C．he wanted to kill himself

D．he wanted the young man to give him the parachute

【小题5】Who was sure to die?

A．The pilot	B．The old man
C．The world’s smartest man	D．The young man