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).
【小题1】Mrs. Clark is __________ years old now.

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 _______________

3.A ‘conductor’ means _________

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

XI′AN ------ Today more than 2000 people have written their names on a paper. They promise to use less energy and live a low-- carbon(低碳) life. Let′s follow them. Cut off the power of your computer when you don′t use it. Turn off the lights when going out. Use buses more. Share your cars with others. Eat less meat. Let′s do our best to stop the earth from warming.

XINING ------ A special train is now leaving Xining for Shanghai. It carries the last 300 Tibetan(藏族的) children. The platform is crowded with people. Most of them are parents . These children will study in some famous schools in Shanghai until they finish high school. Those schools will pay all their expenses(费用). The children will get 100 yuan as pocket money each month. Many parents asked us to give their thanks to the Party.

40.   Where can you see these articles ?

A. In a book.   B.  In a magazine.  C. In a newspaper.   D. In a paper

41.   Which of the following is a way of low-carbon life ?

A. Never turn on your computer.  B. Always keep the lights off.

C. Never drive to work .   D. Eat less meat.

42.   The second news says that ________ .

A. the children will get 100 yuan from their parents each month

B. there are only parents at the station

C. all the children will go to the same school

D. the parents are very thankful

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. 1.

   Mrs. Clark is __________ years old now.

   1. A.
      twenty-four
   2. B.
      thirty-nine
   3. C.
      sixty-three
   4. D.
      eighty
2. 2.

   The old woman took a wrong train because _______________

   1. A.
      she had never taken a train before.
   2. B.
      her daughter took her to a wrong train.
   3. C.
      she never visited Manchester and she wanted to go there.
   4. D.
      the driver is silly (愚蠢) and it was his fault.
3. 3.

   A ‘conductor’ means _________

   1. A.
      司机
   2. B.
      售票员
   3. C.
      检票员
   4. D.
      乘警
4. 4.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      Mrs. Clark took a wrong train.
   2. B.
      The driver drove to a wrong place.
   3. C.
      Mrs. Clark’s daughter bought a right ticket for her mother.
   4. D.
      The conductor wanted to see Mrs. Clark’s ticket.