Passage 2
Dear Linda,
I have been in England three months now. I hope you don't think I've forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters.
I shall soon be starting my studies at King's College. So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living. I won't tell you about London. There are plenty of books you can read and plenty of pictures you can look at. I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about the life here.
I find some of the customs (风俗) new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.
Yours,
Alice
【小题1】The writer came to London from _________.
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. America         
【小题2】The writer __________.
A. has never been of England
B. came to England three months ago  
C. will come to England in three months
【小题3】She has _________.
A. not written any letters
B. a little time to write letters
C. no time to write letters    
【小题4】She came to England to _________.
A. study
B. make a living
C. learn British ways of living
【小题5】 Englishmen ___________.
A. do not often shake hands with friends when they meet
B. often shake hands with friends when they meet
C. do not raise their hats to friends when they meet

Trudy’s class has a newspaper. The students write stories, articles and poems for it. Then one of them types their work into a computer and prints it out. The teacher puts up everything on the wall so that it looks like a large, open newspaper.

One day Trudy said to the teacher, “most newspapers have advertisements. Can we have our advertisements?

The teacher thought this was a good idea. She made Trudy the advertising manager and Trudy asked the other students to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the advertisements she received.

SONY WALKMAN FOR SALE: In good condition. Complete with earphones. Best offer. See Miriam.

GOOD HOME WANTED: Six lovely Persian kittens(猫崽) need good homes. They are the lovely things you’ve ever seen. Free to the right person. See John.

WORK WANTED: Strong boy is willing to work in a garden or do some housework. 3 hours a week. Not expensive. See Tom.

PC WANTED: In good condition. It must be at least Pentium IV(奔腾四代). See Alan.

CONCERT  TICKETS: Has anyone got a spare ticket for the Raiders’ concert next week? I’m eager and will pay well for a good ticket. See Sheila.

LOST: a silver ring with a blue stone in it. Reward. See Patricia.

FOUND: A silver ring with a stone in it. Reward. See Agnes.

1.What is Tom willing to do?

A．Other people’s homework.	B．Gardening or housework.
C．Sell six Persian kittens.	D．Fix broken PCs.

2.What does Alan want to buy?

A．A lovely Persian kitten.	B．A ticket to Raiders’ concert.
C．A PC in good condition	D．A silver ring.

3.why will Sheila pay well for a Raiders’ concert ticket?

A．Because she is thinking about going to the concert.

B．Because she has a strong wish to go to the concert.

C．Because her friends are going to the concert.

D．Because she does well in music.

4.Who will Patricia see to get her lost ring?

A．Miriam

B．Tom

C．Sheila

D．Agnes

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The students in Trudy’s class wrote advertisements for their newspaper.

B．Trudy’s class has a newspaper.

C．Trudy wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.

D．The teacher wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.

 

Dear Linda,
I have been in England three months now, and it’s my first time to be here. I hope you don't think I've forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters.
I shall soon be starting my studies at King's College. So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living. I won't tell you about London. There are plenty of books you can read and plenty of pictures you can look at. I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about the life here.
I find some of the customs (风俗) new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.
Yours
Alice
【小题1】The writer came to London from _________.

A．Asia

B．Europe

C．America

D．Africa

【小题2】The writer __________.

A．has never been to England before

B．came to England just now

C．came to England three months ago

D．will come to England in three months

【小题3】She has _________.

A．not written any letters

B．much time to write letters

C．no time to write letters

D．a little time to write letters

【小题4】She came to England to _________.

A．study

B．make a living

C．learn British ways of living

D．learn about life there

【小题5】Englishmen ___________.

A．do not often shake hands with friends when they meet

B．often shake hands with friends when they meet

C．raise their hats to all friends when they meet

D．do not raise their hats to friends when they meet

Trudy’s class has a newspaper. The students write stories, articles and poems for it. Then one of them types their work into a computer and prints it out. The teacher puts up everything on the wall so that it looks like a large, open newspaper.
One day Trudy said to the teacher, “most newspapers have advertisements. Can we have our advertisements?
The teacher thought this was a good idea. She made Trudy the advertising manager and Trudy asked the other students to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the advertisements she received.

SONY WALKMAN FOR SALE: In good condition. Complete with earphones. Best offer. See Miriam.

GOOD HOME WANTED: Six lovely Persian kittens(猫崽) need good homes. They are the lovely things you’ve ever seen. Free to the right person. See John.

WORK WANTED: Strong boy is willing to work in a garden or do some housework. 3 hours a week. Not expensive. See Tom.

PC WANTED: In good condition. It must be at least Pentium IV(奔腾四代). See Alan.

CONCERT  TICKETS: Has anyone got a spare ticket for the Raiders’ concert next week? I’m eager and will pay well for a good ticket. See Sheila.

LOST: a silver ring with a blue stone in it. Reward. See Patricia.

FOUND: A silver ring with a stone in it. Reward. See Agnes.

【小题1】What is Tom willing to do?

A．Other people’s homework.	B．Gardening or housework.
C．Sell six Persian kittens.	D．Fix broken PCs.

【小题2】What does Alan want to buy?

A．A lovely Persian kitten.	B．A ticket to Raiders’ concert.
C．A PC in good condition	D．A silver ring.

【小题3】why will Sheila pay well for a Raiders’ concert ticket?

A．Because she is thinking about going to the concert.

B．Because she has a strong wish to go to the concert.

C．Because her friends are going to the concert.

D．Because she does well in music.

【小题4】Who will Patricia see to get her lost ring?

A．Miriam

B．Tom

C．Sheila

D．Agnes

【小题5】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The students in Trudy’s class wrote advertisements for their newspaper.

B．Trudy’s class has a newspaper.

C．Trudy wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.

D．The teacher wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.

Mrs. Clark moved to the small village when she was twenty-four. And she has lived there for thirty-nine years. She has a poor farm. She works hard on it, but she is often hungry. Her son Henry joined the army(参军) eight years ago and then found a job at a post office in London after he left the army.

One day, he wrote to his poor mother and asked her to go to the capital. The old woman was very happy when she received the letter. The next morning she started. Because it was the first time, her daughter took her to a small station and bought a ticket for her. A train came and she hurried to get on. Before long, a conductor came up to her and said, ‘Ticket, please.’ The old woman showed her ticket to the conductor. The man looked at it and said, ‘You must take a train to London. But it is a train to Manchester. I am afraid you’ve taken a wrong train.’ ‘Is it possible?’ Mrs. Clark said angrily, ‘I am sure it’s your driver’s fault (过错).

1.Mrs. Clark is __________ years old now.

A．twenty-four

B．thirty-nine

C．sixty-three

D．eighty

2.The old woman took a wrong train because _______________

A．she had never taken a train before.

B．her daughter took her to a wrong train.

C．she never visited Manchester and she wanted to go there.

D．the driver is silly (愚蠢) and it was his fault.

3.A ‘conductor’ means _________

A．司机

B．售票员

C．检票员

D．乘警

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mrs. Clark took a wrong train.

B．The driver drove to a wrong place.

C．Mrs. Clark’s daughter bought a right ticket for her mother.

D．The conductor wanted to see Mrs. Clark’s ticket.