It is eight o'clock on a Monday morning, and it is ___1_____ A cold wind is ___2_____ and the sky（天空） is grey（灰色的）. Men and women are going ___3_____ work. Some are walking. Some are riding on bikes. Some are waiting for buses on windy corners（角落）in the rain. ____4____ are driving their cars, or riding ____5____ the cars of their neighbours（邻居）and friends. The city streets are ____6____ of cars and buses. All are moving slowly, one after another（一个接一个）, ___7_____ the city streets and on the roads between cities and towns.

　　Children are going to ___8_____ . Some are riding on school buses. Some are riding in ____9____ parents cars. Many are walking, and they are ____10____ very happy. Life is not beautiful on a rainy Monday morning.

（　）1. A. fine　　　　   B. sunny　　　　　　　　　　  C. raining　　　　　　　　　　 D. snowing

（　）2. A. going　　　　 B. blowing　　　　　　　　    C. welcome　　　　　　　　  D. reading

（　）3. A. to　　　　　　  B. at　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. before

（　）4. A. Another　　  B. Other　　　　　　　　　　   C. Others　　　　　　　　　　 D. Rest

（　）5. A. in　　　　　　  B. by　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. with

（　）6. A. little　　　　   B. few　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. empty　　　　　　　　　　  D. full

（　）7. A. to　　　　　　  B. along　　　　　　　　　　   C. up　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. out

（　）8. A. play　　　　   B. work　　　　　　　　　　   C. town　　　　　　　　　　   D. school

（　）9. A. the　　　　    B. their　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. our　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. his

（　）10. A. all　　　　    B. always　　　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　   D. not

We got home by 6 o'clock, but ______ didn't get back until about 8 o'clock.

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A. another　　B. the other　　C. the others　　D. other

The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
（  ）6.When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.
　　     A. both day and night              B. day
　　     C. neither day nor night            D. night
（  ）7. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.
　　     A. the pushing                    B. the pulling
C. the spinning                    D. the passing
（  ）8. At the equator day is as long as night ________.
　　        A. sometimes     B. never       C. usually        D. always
（  ）9. When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.
　　    A. less           B. more       C. all            D. no
（  ）10. When it is winter in China,  ________.
　　    A. the USA is tilted toward the sun
　　    B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun
　　    C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun
　　    D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

　The word“day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year,  we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night,  we are using“day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball,  the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1.When the Western Hemisphere is having day,  the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

　　A. both day and night　　　　　　　B. day

　　C. neither day nor night　　　　　　D. night

2.A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.

　　A. the pushing　　B. the pulling　　 C. the spinning　　D. the passing

3.．At the equator day is as long as night ________.

　　A. sometimes　　 B. never　　　　 C. usually　　　　D. always

4.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun,  the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.

　　A. less　　　　　B. more　　　　 C. all　　　　　　D. no

5.．When it is winter in China,  ________.

　　A. the USA is tilted toward the sun

　　B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

　　C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

　　D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses. 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 White House to meet the President 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 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.’”

1.This story happened in ________.

A. U.N.                         B. U.S.A.                              C. U.K.         D. P.R.C.

2.There are________in this passage.

A. three men        B. three women and one man　

C. four men       D. three men and one woman

3.The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world ________.

A. had similar opinions about the reporter’s question　　        

B. disagreed with each other  

C. had been invited to the White House many times      

D. didn’t reply to the reporter

4.The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.

A. he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world

B. the President was really important because the president of another country called him

C. the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country

D. none of them was really important

5.The underlined word you in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ________.

A. the television reporter　　                    B. the owner of many buildings

C. the President                   D. the visitor to the White House