I’m Mary. I have a piece of good news to tell you. My parents bought a new flat in the centre of the city. The rooms are not big, but they are all comfortable. There are more rooms than our old flat. I am excited(激动) because I have my own bedroom. In the old flat, I share the bedroom with my sister.
My favourite room in the new flat is my bedroom. I can be alone (单独) in it. It is my own small world. I can listen to music, read comics and chat with my friends on the phone. I can also look for things on the Internet and send e-mails to my e-friends.
Kitchen is my favourite room, too. I like helping my mother with the cooking. She is not only a good teacher but also a good cook. She often teaches me how to make some different dishes. She lived in Sichuan when she was a child. So she likes hot food and she can cook very delicious hot food.
【小题1】What’s Mary’s new flat like?

A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项                              

A

1 How much are the musical tickets for two children?

A. 16 pounds,      B, 35 pounds.      C. 30 pounds.      D. 40 pounds.

2When will the Teenage Drawing Competition be held?

A. On June 7th.                        B. On August 6th.

C. On September 20th.             D. On April 25th.

3 Where can you watch Adele's performance this Sunday afternoon?

A. At St. James' s Park.                 B. At Westfield Theater.

C. At Westfield Shopping Center.        D. At Cambridge Theater.

B

     When I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn (喇叭),  It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw, He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages, When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If your miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads (装载)all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload, No other type of public transport offers this kind of service.

    From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood (水淹), and anything with an engine(发动机) is useless, But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them.

    But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw, If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw.

   4What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

    A. The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata.

    B. Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata.

    C. Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.

    D. Rickshaws are very useful for the people' s daily life in Kolkata.

  5 What does the underlined word "ban" mean?

    A. make       B. increase     C. forbid      D. collect

  6What can we learn from the passage?

    A. The rickshaws in Kolkata have loud horns.

    B. The rickshaw is still a part of public transport in Kolkata.

    C. The local government offer many other jobs to the rickshaw driven.

D. The people in Kolkata are supposed to take rickshaws instead of cars.

                               C

     Nathan Sawaya's childhood was a lot of fun. He drew cartoons, wrote stories, and played with plastic toy bricks (积木). His grandparents bought his first set of toy bricks when he was five years old and he's been building with toy bricks ever since. He even took his building bricks to college with him! Instead of books and a computer, he had a model of Greenwich Village made of bricks on his desk.

     Nathan started as a lawyer but gave up His highly-paid (高薪的) job to become an artist that uses toys in his art. He uses toy bricks to build everything from the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) to Superman! He has more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his working room in New York which he uses to make pieces of art. He started by building small models but then decided to do something big and created a self-portrait (自画像). It took him two days just to build the eyes.

     Nathan's work has appeared in museums around the world. Children love his art because it is made out of the same toys that they play with at home and adults love his work because it is fascinating. Since it began in2007, Nathan's exhibition "The Art of the Brick" has been very popular with museum visitors everywhere.

     "I'm proud that I took a dream I had as a child, to become an artist, and I have actually made a job out of it," says Nathan. "To do what you love in life is the most important thing."

   7What did Nathan put on his desk at college?

    A. The Statue of Liberty.

    B. Superman.

    C. His serf-portrait.

    D. A Greenwich Village modal.

  8Why did Nathan give up his job as a lawyer?

    A. Because he made little money out of a lawyer.

    B. Because he wanted to make toys for the children.

    C. Because he decided to become an artist of toy bricks.

    D. Because he was going to work in the museum instead.

  9What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

    A. Nathan's work.                 B. Nathan's exhibition.

    C. Nathan's art.                   D. Nathan's self-portrait

   10 What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. The Brick Artist                B. The Brick Exhibition

C. Toy Bricks for Adults           D. The Artist's Childhood

    HOUSE FOR SALE. Comfortable family house with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchens, dining-room, bathroom. Offers over 35000 dollars.

    ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSY RESTAURANT. Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.

    JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM. Boys and girls wanted to play in a local football team. Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.

    ROOM TO RENT. Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.

    Mr. Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard word but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?

    Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.

    Jack, Mr. Brown’s brother is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.

1. Why didn’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement1?

    A. It was on the north side of town.

    B. There weren’t enough bedrooms.

    C. There was no dining-room.

    D. The garden was too big.

2. Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

    A. It’s an easy job.

    B. The place is good and the food is free.

    C. She thinks it will be interesting.

    D. She can get long holidays.

3. Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

    A. He is not old enough.

    B. It is an different village.

    C. School stops too late.

    D. He has to do his homework.

4. What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement1?

    A. It’s too small.

    B. The walls are the wrong colour.

    C. The man likes old furniture better.

    D. It’s too noisy.

5. What does the sentence“All meals free”mean?

    A. Assistants can have meals at any time.

    B. Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.

    C. Customers can have the meals for free.

    D. Assistants need to pay for their meals.

Mr. Brown wants to live near his workplace．Mrs. Brown wants a house with four bedrooms．The Brown children don't care what the house is like and if the garden is big enough．Ann．their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant．She thinks it is an exciting place．It's hard work．but she isn't lazy．You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays．but you get other days off．It's not very well-paid．But who cares about money?

Tom is a middle school student．He is twelve years old．He stops school at half past three．so he has plenty of time to finish his homework

Jack, Mr. Brown's brother，is looking for a room to rent．He doesn't care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture is．He is getting ready for his drawing．So the house must be quiet．

1．Why didn't the Browns buy the house in Advertisement 1?

    A．It was on the north side of town．

    B．There weren't enough bedrooms．

    C．There was no dining-room．

    D．The garden wag too big．

2．Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

    A．It's an easy job

    B．The place is good and the food is free．

    C．She thinks it will be interesting

    D．She can get long holidays．

3．Why can't Tom play for the new football team?

    A．He's not old enough．                              B．It's in a different village．

    C．School stops too late.                                D．He has to do his homework．

4．What's wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement 4?

    A．It's too small．                                        B．The walls are血e wrong colour．

    C．The man likes old furniture better．              D．It's too noisy．

5．What does the sentence “All meals free” mean?

    A．Assistants can have the meals at any time

    B．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money．

    C．Customers（顾客）earl have the meals freely．

    D．Assistants need to pay for their meals．