A war broke out In the city of Jerusalem（耶路撒冷）in 1948 between the Arabs（阿拉伯人）and the Jews（犹太人）．An Arab woman。and her husband had to leave their home and never came back since then．In 1967，peace came．The Arab woman，who was now a widow（寡妇），wanted to see once more their house．

She knocked on the door of their old house，and a Jewish widow came to the door and greeted（打招呼）her．The Arab woman explained that she had lived there until 1948 and wanted to look around．She was invited in and offered coffee．The Arab woman said，“When I left here，I hid（藏）some gold coins．If they are still here，I will share them with you half and half．” The Jewish woman refused．“If they belonged to you and still here，they are yours．” The Arab woman found the coins under the door of the bathroom．

The two widows visited each other again and again，and one day the Arab woman told her，“You know，in the 1948 fighting here，my husband and I were so frightened（怕）that we ran away．We had a three-month-old son．I though my husband had taken him，and he thought I had．”

The Jewish woman turned white．After some time she said，“My husband was one of the Jewish soldiers that entered Jerusalem．He came into this house and found a baby on the floor．”

At that moment，a twenty-year-old soldier walked into the room，and the Jewish woman broke down in tears．“This is your son，” she cried．

Since then，the two mothers with their son lived happily together in the house．

1．When the Arab woman visited her old house，the Jewish woman invited her to some _______．

A．tea                      B．water                   C．coffee                    D．apple juice

2．When the war broke out，the Arab woman and her husband forgot to ________．

A．ask for help                                                B．take their baby away

C．take the gold coins away                             D．lock the door of their house

3．What did the Arab woman suggest when she told the Jewish woman that there might be some gold coins in the house?

A．Sharing them．                                       B．Keeping them．

C．Giving them away．                                   D．Hiding them again．

4．What did the Jewish woman’s husband find when he entered the house for the first time?

A．A baby．                B．A woman．         C．A soldier．             D．A cat．

5．At the end of the story，the two women _________．

A．lived together                                             B．were married again

C．visited each other often                               D．lived in different places

Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.

“I have been a taxi driver     1     nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night,     2    there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually    3    between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”

“Some     4     things happened late at night.     5     day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her     6     . So I waited in the car    7      she climbed in through the windows.”

    “I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out  8    was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to     9    in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”

    “Luckily the woman came downstairs. She     10     have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!”

1. A．in                B．for                  C．before             D．after

2. A．if                 B．so                   C．though             D．because

3. A．go home       B．go shopping     C．do sports         D．do housework

4. A．sad             B．good                C．strange            D．disappointing

5. A．The other   B．Another      C．The others           D．Other

6. A．money         B．bag                 C．box                 D．key

7. A．until             B．while               C．since               D．as soon as

8. A．what            B．which              C．who                D．that

9. A．drive            B．walk                C．climb               D．run

10. A．will            B．can                  C．may                D．must

When you sit and watch TV hour after hour, do you ever think of what it may be doing to your health?

　　More and more children are becoming overweight and near-sighted　 1　 they spend too much time in front of the TV. Also, they are growing less and less creative since watching TV doesn’t　 2　 any active thought．

　　Last week, the TV-Turnoff Organization began its ninth W-Turnoff　 3　 in the US. The organization encourages people to play games, read books, lie under trees, talk to family members and friends　 4　 watching TV.

　　American school children　 5　 , on average, 1,000 hours a year watching TV--- more time than they spend in school. That’s too much, say the doctors　 6　 organized this year’s TV-Turnoff Week.

　　Doctors say that the　 7　 children watch television, the more overweight they may become. The food children eat while they watch the television makes this weight　 8　 more serious.

　　To keep mentally and physically healthy, children need to take exercise, talk with friends and family, read, and　 9　 the world around them. Could you go a week without television? It might be　 10　 for many TV lovers, but why not give it a try?

　　1.A. because 　　　　　　　　    B. until 　　　　　　   C. whether 　　　　 D. though

　　2.A. find 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. need 　　　　　　  C. lose 　　　　　　   D. know

　　3.A. Day 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Week 　　　　　　 C. Month 　　　　   D. Year

　　4.A. together with 　　　　　　 B. because of 　　 C. lots of 　　　　   D. instead of

　　5.A. cost 　　　　 

　　　　　　　　 B. spend 　　　　    C. use 　　　　　　    D. do

　　6.A. whom 　　　　　　　　　　   B. whose 　　　　   C. which 　　　　    D. who

　　7.A. later 　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. earlier 　　　　    C. longer 　　　　    D. less

　　8.A. problem 　　　　　　　　    B. question 　　　　 C. thing 　　　　　　 D. lesson

　　9.A. explore 　　　　　　　　　　 B. invent 　　　　    C. find 　　　　　　   D. make

　　10.A. easy 　　　　　　　　　　    B. happy 　　　　    C. dangerous 　　  D. difficult

 

What makes 15,000 men and women run for hours, and what makes them run through the streets on a cold day without coats? I was one of those runners.  The race is called marathon (马拉松).
I had never run more than eight miles before, and here I was training.  Since the race is in April, I had to run throughout the winter, and in Boston, winters are cold. For most people, just putting on their shirts, sweaters, jackets, and hats is exercise enough. I found myself out on the dark streets, running along ice sidewalks (人行道). Even in gloves, my fingers got so cold that they looked like red carrots. My nose didn't get warm until lunchtime !
Finally, the big day arrived. The weather was cold, with ice and rain. Bang! The gun sounded, and we started. I didn't go anywhere at first because I was standing behind so many people. I had to wait for them to move.
At first, the running was easy.  The other runners just seemed to pull me along. Somewhere around the 20-mile mark I even said to myself, "This is nothing, why did I train so hard?"
Then I hit "the wall". "The wall" is what marathon runners call the special point. I knew my body reached the point and I thought I couldn't go any more. I was out of breath and my legs turned into pieces of wood.  I was almost falling down.  I can't remember anything about the last five miles of the race.
I kept running though. At last, I heard a voice at the finishing line.
"You look good," my friend Ted said. "How did it feel?"
"Wonderful !" I replied.
For everything, if you devote yourself into it, there will be a way. I finished the race, at least, in my heart, I was the winner.
【小题1】Which one best describes the weather on the race day?

A．Cold and rainy.

B．Cold and sunny.

C．Dry and cloudy.

D．Wet and foggy.

【小题2】 How did the writer feel about the race during the first 20 miles?

A．Difficult.

B．Boring.

C．Easy.

D．Interesting.

【小题3】 According to the article, what must someone do to prepare for a marathon?

A．One must eat certain food and get plenty of sleep.

B．One must be willing to eat, sleep, and train twenty-four hours a day.

C．One must run along ice sidewalks every day.

D．One must be willing to train a lot and doesn't give up easily.

【小题4】Then I hit "the wall". What do you think "hit the wall" means here?

A．撞击墙壁

B．到达极限

C．抵达终点

D．中途加速

What makes 15,000 men and women run for hours, and what makes them run through the streets on a cold day without coats? I was one of those runners.  The race is called marathon (马拉松).
I had never run more than eight miles before, and here I was training.  Since the race is in April, I had to run throughout the winter, and in Boston, winters are cold. For most people, just putting on their shirts, sweaters, jackets, and hats is exercise enough. I found myself out on the dark streets, running along ice sidewalks (人行道). Even in gloves, my fingers got so cold that they looked like red carrots. My nose didn’t get warm until lunchtime !
Finally, the big day arrived. The weather was cold, with ice and rain. Bang! The gun sounded, and we started. I didn’t go anywhere at first because I was standing behind so many people. I had to wait for them to move.
At first, the running was easy.  The other runners just seemed to pull me along. Somewhere around the 20-mile mark I even said to myself, "This is nothing, why did I train so hard?"
Then I hit "the wall". "The wall" is what marathon runners call the special point. I knew my body reached the point and I thought I couldn’t go any more. I was out of breath and my legs turned into pieces of wood.  I was almost falling down.  I can’t remember anything about the last five miles of the race.
I kept running though. At last, I heard a voice at the finishing line.
"You look good," my friend Ted said. "How did it feel?"
"Wonderful !" I replied.
For everything, if you devote yourself into it, there will be a way. I finished the race, at least, in my heart, I was the winner.
【小题1】Which one best describes the weather on the race day?

A．Cold and rainy.

B．Cold and sunny.

C．Dry and cloudy.

D．Wet and foggy.

【小题2】 How did the writer feel about the race during the first 20 miles?

A．Difficult.

B．Boring.

C．Easy.

D．Interesting.

【小题3】 According to the article, what must someone do to prepare for a marathon?

A．One must eat certain food and get plenty of sleep.

B．One must be willing to eat, sleep, and train twenty-four hours a day.

C．One must run along ice sidewalks every day.

D．One must be willing to train a lot and doesn’t give up easily.

【小题4】Then I hit "the wall". What do you think "hit the wall" means here?

A．撞击墙壁

B．到达极限

C．抵达终点

D．中途加速