Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia． Linda has promised（答应）her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely． This is something she had done ever since she was a child． David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much ,and to say so little．

"If there were an accident．" He says, “they’d know soon enough ． Bad news travels fast．”

But Linda has promised that she would ring ． "However," she says, "it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it′s the other side of the world．It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

　"If you′re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat, David says," And one minute’s nearly four pounds(英镑)．"

　"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," Linda answers．

　She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number ． The telephone rings．Linda picks it up．

　"Hello, Mum ．Is that you ?" She says．

　"Six pence per second ," David reminds(提醒) her．

　“Hello, love．” It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London． "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room ．It′s a better line than when you called me from your office． Do you remember? I shouted at that time ,and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes．"

　"Yes ,Mum ．"Linda puts in．． "I just wanted to ring to ……．"

　"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat , when you were a little girl．And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker

　"Nearly four pounds．" says David．

　Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye．

　"Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee ," But you will write, won′t you, as you did when you were at work …"

Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass．and there is no stopping her．

“Four pounds fifty,”says David．

　At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off．

"There! That wasn′t long, was it ?"
　　" Four pounds, ninety pence．" David answers． " And you didn’t even say that we′ve arrived．"

1．Linda is telephoning home to ________．

A．tell her mother some bad news

B．say that she and David have arrived safely

C．report an accident to her mother

D．say that she and David have left London

2．Linda does not think it expensive to ring , because _____．

A．it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B．it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C．she had telephoned home since she was a child

D．she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3．David says, “Nearly four pounds , ”because ______．

A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B．he wants to buy himself a new hat

C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

4．Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______．

A．she likes to hear all about the past ．

B．she likes talking

C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived

D．she is going to pay for the telephone call

5．Linda tries to stop her mother by ________．

A．telling her how much the call is costing

B．writing a letter as she has promised to do

C．telling her that they have arrived safely

D．promising to write, and ringing off

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　John began to be nervous (紧张) and he tried to remember what the radio had said earlier about a robbery (抢劫). Even though he had stopped smoking three months before, John felt like having a cigarette (香烟). He asked the man for one. But he was so nervous that he couldn't stop shaking (颤抖) to light it. At the next small town John stopped the car and said,“I just can't seem to stay awake (清醒). I think I'll try and find a hotel (旅馆) and spend the night here.”He apologized (道歉) nervously to the man for not being able to drive him to Woodsville.

　　The young man slowly reached into his pocket.“This is it!”thought John.“I'm a dead man.”At that very moment he thought of shouting for help, but instead of a gun or a knife, the man pulled out some money and handed it to John.“Oh, no. I don't want your money. Just get out, OK?”

　　The young man looked puzzled (迷惑不解的) , but insisted on (坚持) giving John the money－$500. “My father is John Baresford, the oil millionaire (百万富翁), you see,”he said.“Thank you for taking me this far.”

　　John waited until the young man had gone away, then he drove out of town. He was looking forward (盼望) to getting home.

1．John felt afraid and ________.

[　　]

A．he called for help

B．he felt like smoking

C．he begged the robber not to rob his money

D．he kept talking to the young man

2．John stopped the car at the next small town, because ________.

[　　]

A．he couldn't keep awake, and wanted to find a hotel and spend the night here

B．his home was at the small town

C．his car was broken at that moment

D．he wanted to leave the young man there

3.“This is it”maybe means ________.

[　　]

A．it's time for me to shout for help

B．it just serves me right

C．this is the end of my life

D．he's now taking out a gun or a knife to kill me

4．At last John found ________.

[　　]

A．the young man was the one wanted by the police

B．he was the son of a poor oil owner

C．he lived the small town

D．he was not a robber

5．From the story we know ________.

[　　]

A．John never smoked before

B．John was clever and brave (勇敢)

C．John didn't get any money from the young man

D．John wanted to get home as soon as possible

Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don't like the cold weather. And one day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel(旅馆). The next morning they rented(租) a car in the city and began their travel. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees (遮荫树) beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometre away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the water, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked, “Are there any sharks (鲨) in the river, boy?” “No, there aren't,” answered the boy. So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked loudly, “Is it true that there aren't any sharks in the river?” “Yes, sir,” said the boy. “There're a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼) in the water. All the sharks have swum away!”

1．The story happened when it was ________ in the two men's country.

[　　]

2．Mike and Dick went to Australia ________.

[　　]

3．The two young men went to Australia to ________.

[　　]

4．Mike and Dick couldn't drive any longer because ________.

[　　]

A．the sun was shining in the sky

B．there were no shade trees beside the road

C．the weather was very hot

D．they were too tired

5．Dick became afraid because ________.

[　　]

A．he saw a shark in the water

B．he thought it might be a shark that hit against this leg

C．he saw the boy laughing at the munder the big tree

D．he had been told there were some sharks in the river

6．Having heard the boy, the two young men began to ________.

[　　]

A．catch the crocodiles in the water

B．look for the crocodiles there

C．to beat the Australian boy

D．come out of the river at once

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　One morning Mr Black is driving in the country (乡村) and looking for a small hotel (旅馆) . When he sees an old woman on the side of the road, he stops his car and says to the old woman, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?”

　“Yes,”the old woman says, “I will show you the way.”She gets in Mr Black's car, and they drive about twelve miles (英里). When they come to a small house, the old woman says, “Stop here.”Mr Black stops and looks at the house. “But this isn't a hotel, ”he says to the old woman.

　“No,”the old woman answers, “This is my house. And I'll show you the way to the hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you'll see the hotel.”

根据以上短文，选择正确答案

1．What is Mr Black doing that morning?

[　　]

A．He is walking in the country

B．He is working for a restaurant

C．He is looking for a hotel to live in

D．He is driving a small bus

2．Mr Black asks the old woman ______.

[　　]

A．to take his car

B．the way to the hotel

C．to help him repair (修理) his car

D．the way back home

3．After she gets in the car, they drive ______ and stop.

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A．nine miles　　　　　　　　B．twenty miles

C．two kilometres (公里)　　　D．twelve miles

4．Why does the old woman stop him in front of the small house ? Because _____.

[　　]

A．the small house is hers

B．she is too hungry

C．there's something wrong with the car

D．they get to the hotel

5．Which of the following (下面的) sentences (句子) is right?

[　　]

A．The old woman doesn't know the way to the hotel

B．Mr Black wants to go to the Moon Hotel

C．The old woman doesn't get off and goes back to the hotel with Mr Black

D．At last Mr Black has to go back nine miles to find the hotel