Karnishakuji4- 162
Tokyo 145
October24,2007
Concord School of English
23 Essex St.
Concord,,NH03301
Dear Madam or sir , 
One of the teachers at my school in Japan told me that your school has summer courses . I’m planning to go to the USA next summer and would like to take a one- month course .
I’m 18 years old and have been studying English for six years . I’m going to study English at the university . I have ever been to a few countries , such as China , England ,Korea ,but never to the US ,and I think a trip will help me improve my English .
Could you send me a catalogue 目录and application 申请表？ I would also like information about New Hampshire and other places nearby .
I hope to do some traveling when the course is over .
Thank you . I look forward to盼望 your reply .
Yours ,
Mariko Kobori
小题1:From the passage we know that the writer is from __________.

A． Japan

B．the US

C．Korea

D．China

小题2:When will Mariko Kobori take the summer course ?

A．In June , 2006

B．In May , 2007

C．In June , 2008

D．In July 2007

小题3:Mariko Kobori  began to learn English at the age of _____________.

A．18

B．16

C．14

D．12

小题4:After the course is over, the writer may _________.

A．go back home at once	B．have a trip in the USA
C．meet some friends in the university	D．go on studying there

小题5:Mariko Kobori wrote the letter to ________________.

A．take the next summer English course

B．go to the USA for summer holidays

C．get some advice on how to learn English

D．know about the Concord School of English

阅读下面的短文，根据其内容回答问题。
How did the Golden Gate Bridge get its name ?
As we all know , the Golden Gate Bridge 金门大桥in San Francisco , the USA ,which took only 52 months to be designed and built and was opened in 1937, is probably the most beautiful bridge in the world . Since it was opened , it has been perhaps the best-loved sight of San Francisco. But whoever goes to see the bridge can see the bridge is red instead of golden . Do you want to know the reason why is called  the Golden Gate Bridge?
In fact the bridge isn’t named for its color .It is named for the Golden Gate. What is the Golden Gate? A gate is either an opening or the thing that closes the opening . the Golden Gate is an opening in the land . Water from the sea comes through this opening into San Francisco Bay 旧金山海湾And the bridge goes over the opening . And do you know why it is called the Golden Gate? Here is a story about it .
Many years ago ,men from some European countries came to California to look for gold . Many of them came by ship . When they came into the bay through the opening , they thought it was a gate to gold , so they named it the Golden Gate.
小题1:How long did it take to design and build the Golden Gate Bridge?___________________.
小题2:What is the Golden Gate Bridge? ___________________________________.
小题3:What is the Golden Gate Bridge named for ?________________________________.
小题4:What did the Europeans come to California to look for long ago ?
____________________________________________.
小题5:What did the passage mainly talk about ?___________________________________.

I returned home to spend the holiday with my mom excitedly. I was looking forward to sitting down on the sofa, watching TV and      until midnight with her.
However, things weren’t as I expected. Not long       I arrived home, mom got a phone call. One of her friends      her to play cards. She gladly accepted the invitation and went at once. I thought she didn’t like me.
During the following days, I deliberately(故意的)        to speak to her. Whenever she spoke to me, I just stood in silence. But later I began to feel       . Sometimes I really wanted to say sorry to her,       when I saw her making delicious food or buying me     favorite snacks. Maybe she felt sorry for    she had done that night. I began to think that I should do something to make the things    
At the end of the holiday, I began to help with some     from making the bed to cleaning the house, I did       I could when mom wasn’t around. When she returned, she smiled happily.
On the     day，she insisted (坚决要求) on driving me to the bus station. At first we said nothing, then mom said, “Sorry for that night. You know that you mean       than anything to me .”I couldn’t say a word as I tried to    back the tears. Before getting on the bus, I finally said sorry to her. Mom smiled, and there were tears        her eyes. But I knew they were tears of happiness.

小题1:	A．speaking B．talking C．saying D．telling

小题2:	A．when B．before C．until D．after

小题3:	A．told B．asked C．invited D．ordered

小题4:	A．refused B．started C．liked D．wanted

小题5:	A．happy B．sad C．surprised D．excited

小题6:	A．actually B．totally C．especially D．really

小题7:	A．his B．my C．her D．our

小题8:	A．what B．when C．why D．that

小题9:	A．right B．wrong C．busy D．awful

小题10:

A．homework B．cooking C．housework D．exercise

小题11:

A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything

小题12:

A．first B．next C．third D．final

小题13:

A．most B．more C．best D．better

小题14:

A．give B．hold C．return D．get

小题15:

A．on B．out C．in D．over

Dear World,
My son starts school today. It’s going to be strange and new to him for some time. And I wish you would treat him gently.
You see, up to now, he has been king of his own room. He has been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to treat his wounds, and to comfort his feelings.
But now things are going to be different. This morning, he’s going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start his life.
So, World, I wish you would take him by the little hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him there are heroes, leaders and friends in this world. Give him quiet time to think over the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill.
Teach him to believe in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him he is wrong.
Teach him to stand and fight if he thinks he is right.
Teach him never to put a price on his heart and spirit.
Teach him gently, World, but don’t love him too much, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, and see what you can do. He’s such a little fellow.
小题1:From the second paragraph we know that the writer’s son       .

A．is often ill

B．rules the whole family

C．has been working at home

D．has been taken good care of

小题2:The writer wishes her son       .

A．to treat others gently

B．not to feel strange at school

C．to develop some good habits

D．to be better than other children at school

小题3:Which is the best title of this passage?

A．A great moment is coming!	B．How to teach my son.
C．A mother’s letter to the world	D．Don’t be rude to my son!

A rich man was ill in hospital, and the doctor feared that his life was ending soon. He called together his three sons and gave them the challenge, ‘One of you will get all my money. To decide which of you can get the money, I am going to give each of you a dollar. Go today and buy something that can fill this room.”
In the evening, they all came back. Child number one went to his friend’s farm and bought two bales of hay (两捆干草) with the dollar. He brought the hay and threw it up into the air. But it couldn’t fill the room.
Child number two went to a shop and bought two pillows made with feathers(羽毛). He then opened them and threw the feathers all over the room. All the feathers settled down on the floor and the room was still not filled.
The third son took out a candle and said, “I bought a box of matches and a candle then I gave the rest to a charity.” He lit the candle and turned off the lights, and the room was filled.
“ Well done, my son. You will get all my money because you understand a very important lesson about life. You understand how to let your light shine. That is good.” said the father.
小题1:The rich man wanted to give all his money to one of his sons because _______.

A．he was dying

B．he was too old to work

C．he wanted to know which son was the cleverest

D．he want something special

小题2:Child number two ________.

A．asked his father for help	B．bought nothing
C．gave the money to charity	D．got feathers in a shop

小题3:From the passage we can know _______.

A．the third son is honest and friendly

B．the father is satisfied with the third son

C．child number one is the cleverest

D．candle is a good gift for family

小题4:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Let Your Light Shine	B．A Rich Man and His Three Sons
C．How to Get Money	D．The Cleverest Son

在校园网上校长与学生在线对话引起了强烈的反响。下面是一些学生提出的问题和校长给予的回答，请你将学生的问题与校长的回答一一配对。

Students’  questions	Headmaster’s  answers
小题1:Which do you think is the best middle school in our town?	A. I think they are all very great. They work really hard. They are all good at teaching and they are good with you all.
小题2:In your dream, what are students in our school like?	B. We know it’s very important for everyone to study subjects and learn other things. I think you should know what you like to do first, and then try to do it better. But you should also try to study better. It’s good for you to find a good job.
小题3:What do you think of our teachers?	C. I think our school is the best. Because you are the greatest, and we also have so many great teachers here. And your parents send you here, because our school is the best.
小题4:I want to join some clubs, but there are not many clubs in our school. Why not have more clubs for us?	D. Every student likes our school and likes to study. They are good at schoolwork and other things. They are smart and healthy. They love their parents and teachers, too.
小题5:I’m not good at all subjects. I hate to study. But my parents want me to study. What can I do?	E. It’s a piece of good advice. We have some clubs for Grade 7 students now. And we are going to have more clubs for all students. I hope every student can have a good time at school.

Paul and I live in the same building. His room is on the sixth floor but mine is on the fifth. He’s very careless and sometimes he gets into trouble.
Last Friday afternoon the young man and his friends went to spend the weekend on a wild island. They could swim, fish, play the guitar and sleep in the quiet place at night. They enjoyed themselves there and could do anything they wanted. On the third morning they decided to get back to the land. But their boat hit a rock and soon went down. With the villagers’ help, they swam to the bank. Luckily none of them was hurt. They took a taxi and half an hour later they arrived at our town, but it was two in the night. The young man was hungry and thirsty. He wished to get home as soon as possible. Something was wrong with the lift, so he had to go up the stairs. He stopped by my door and brought out a key. Of course he could not open the door. Half an hour passed but he failed. He became angry and shouted, “I’ll cut you down with a knife!”
The noise woke me up and I opened the door. I understood at once what was happening and said, “You’re trying to open a wrong door, Paul!”
“Sorry, I can’t agree with you, Charlie!” said the young man, “It’s my room. You’ve entered it by mistake!”
小题1: Paul and his friends enjoyed themselves on the island because ______.

A．It was very quiet there

B．there were many fish there

C．they could forget all the trouble

D．they could do what they wanted

小题2: Paul couldn’t open the door because ______.

A．it wasn’t his room	B．he couldn’t find the right key
C．he didn’t find the keyhole	D．he was too hungry to do it

小题3:Charlie opened the door to ______.

A．help Paul	B．stop Paul making the noise
C．see what happened outside	D．call the police station

小题4:Which of the following is WRONG?

A．Paul thought he did right.

B．Paul didn’t know where he lived.

C．Paul stopped by a door on the fifth floor.

D．Paul thought he had reached the sixth

I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed（储藏室）. She could see it from the bedroom window. As I looked for myself, I saw that there were thieves in the shed taking things. I phoned the police, but they told me that no one was in this area to help at this time, but they would send someone over as soon as they were free.
I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute, then phoned the police back, “Hello, I just called you a minute ago because there were thieves in my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I’ve killed them all.”
Within five minutes there were six police cars in the area. Of course, they caught the thieves very quickly. One of the officers said: “I thought you said that you’d killed them!” I replied with “I thought you said there was nobody free!”
小题1:There were thieves in the        .

A．shed

B．bedroom

C．kitchen

D．garden

小题2:The man        when he found the thieves.

A．caught them by himself	B．called the police at once
C．did nothing but wait	D．killed them

小题3:The police said that        so they couldn’t come and help at first.

A．it was too far	B．the car was broken
C．they were all busy	D．it was too cold

小题4:The police        when the man called them again.

A．found it boring	B．took it serious
C．let it go	D．have a rest

小题5:The thieves were        at the end of the story.

A．lost

B．killed

C．caught

D．away

Once there lived a man in a small town. He often said, “If I have lots of gold, I shall be the happiest man in the world.”
One day he was traveling in North Africa. He lost his way and he was so hungry and thirsty that he couldn’t walk any more. There were only stones and sand around. Just then he saw a bag on the sand. He took it up. But when he opened it, he saw it was full of gold.
He left the bag on the sand and cried, “ What is the use of gold to a hungry man?”
小题1: What did the traveler love best?

A．Food

B．Drinks

C．Stones

D．Gold

小题2: “He lost his way” means____________________.

A．“he didn’t know where he was and where to go

B． “he didn’t know where he came from”

C．“he didn’t know how to return home”

D． “he lost what he had on the way”

小题3: When he found a bag full of gold he felt______________.

A．happy

B．hungry

C．thirsty

D．sad

小题4: What’s the most useful to a hungry man?______________.

A．Food

B．Gold

C．Money

D．Stones

Walt Disney was born in Chicago in 1901. when he was young, he lived in Kansas City. He wanted to be        . Disney was very poor. He drew pictures in his father’s garage(车库). One day a mouse came into the garage and played on the floor. Disney gave the mouse some bread. The next day the mouse came in again and played on the floor. Again Disney gave him some     . Then the mouse came up on his desk.         this way, the mouse and the poor artist became good friends. Some years        , Disney went to Hollywood. He worked very hard but he was not        to many people. One morning he remembered the Kansas City        . “I will draw it,” he said to himself. “I hope every child in this country will like my mouse.” He drew pictures of the mouse day after day.       , he was happy with one of his pictures. The mouse was called Micky Mouse. Soon Micky Mouse was famous all over the world. He is still        by many children and old people, too. Now the name of Walt Disney is known (被谁所熟知) to many people in        . And Disneyland is the world’s greatest park for       . It is called “The Happiest Place on Earth”.

小题1:	A．a singer B．a doctor C．an artist D．a teacher

小题2:	A．water B．bread C．fish D．rice

小题3:	A．On B．By C．To D．For

小题4:	A．ago B．before C．after D．later

小题5:	A．known B．liked C．told D．sure

小题6:	A．garage B．floor C．mouse D．friend

小题7:	A．First B．At first C．At last D．Late

小题8:	A．interested B．surprised C．loved D．excited

小题9:	A．the USA B．Kansas City C．Chicago D．the world

小题10:

A．children B．the old people C．Hollywood D．Americans