In ancient China, the State of Wu made an attack on the State of Yue. The king of Wu was badly hurt and soon died. His son Fu Chai became the new king. Fu was very sad and angry and he decided to fight back for his father’s death. He trained his army strictly until it was very strong. Three years later, he led his army against the State of Yue and caught its king Gou Jian, who was taken to the State of Wu.
Gou Jian was put into a small black stone house which was full of terrible smell and was made to raise(饲养) horses. Gou worked hard and tried to keep himself quiet, but he never forgot his pain. Many years later, he was set free. Gou secretly trained his army after he went back to his own state. In order to make himself strong-minded he slept on firewood and ate a gall bladder before having dinner and going to bed every night. After a few years, his country became strong once more. Then Gou took hold of a golden chance to fight against Wu and won the war in the end.
If one voluntarily(自愿) works very hard and voluntarily stands up to pains and difficulties in order to succeed, we might call him a“Gou Jian”, and his story, a“Gou Jian’s story”.
【小题1】 Three years later _______ was caught and taken to the state of Wu.

A．Gou Jian

B．Fu Chai

C．Gou Jian’s father

D．Fu Chai’s father

【小题2】Gou Jian ________ when he was in the state of Wu.

A．ate gall bladders	B．raised horses
C．trained his army	D．forgot his pain

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE ?

A．The gall bladders tasted good.

B．Gou Jian loved horse-raising.

C．Finally Gou Jian was set free.

D．Finally Fu Chai was set free.

【小题4】The story mainly tells us that________

A．a country without a strong army is easy to defeat

B．if someone attacks you , you should just fight back

C．if you fail in doing something, it’s better for you to forget the pain

D．if you face difficulties bravely without giving up , you’ll finally succeed

Nigel is our new next-door neighbour. He’s a pilot(飞行员). He was in the R.F.A. He will fly to New York next month. The month after next he’ll fly to Tokyo. At the moment, he’s in Madrid. He flew to Spain a week ago. He’ll return to London the week after next . He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world. Nigel is a very lucky (幸运的)man. But his wife isn’t very lucky. She usually stays at home!

1. Nigel’s job is a ________.

A．teacher           B．doctor            C．actor             D．pilot

2. ____ Nigel will fly to Tokyo.

A．Next month

B．The month after next

C．A week before

D．We don’t know in the text.

3.What does Nigel’s wife usually do?

A．Goes to every country in the world with Nigel.

B．Goes to work

C．Flies to New York and London.

D．Stays at home.

4. Is Nigel’s wife lucky?

A．Yes, she is.                             B．No, she isn’t.

C．She is lucky.                            D．No, she is.

 

Mr. George used to __________ a walk along the river after supper when he was in the countryside. Now he gets used to _________ a walk in the garden.

A.take; taking              B. taking; take             C. take; take

 

Mr. Carrey worked at a big company. He went to work by bus. One day when he was standing at the bus-stop, he watched cars go by. Many of the cars were new Sherry 700s, and most of them were yellow.

Mr. Carrey was a person who did not like to be different from other men. He always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work as they did.

Two months later, Mr. Carrey bought a new yellow Sherry 700. He was very pleased with it, and drove to work in it the next morning. When he saw all the other Sherry 700s, in front, behind and on both sides of him, he was even more pleased with his car.

Mr. Carrey parked his car in a big car-park near the office building, and walked to his office. But when he came back at five o’clock, there were so many yellow Sherry 700s in the car-park that Mr. Carrey did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look which he did not like. So he stopped.

Mr. Carrey could do nothing but wait nearly forty minutes until his car was the only yellow Sherry 700 left in the car-park.

1.Mr. Carrey bought a new yellow Sherry 700 because__________________ .

A．he did not like taking a bus

B．he liked to be different from other men

C．he liked to do the same things as other people

D．the bus did not always come on time.

2.In the car-park, “people gave him a look” because _____ .

A．he could not open the door of his car

B．he was trying to open the door of more than one car

C．he was in the wrong car-park

D．he had a new yellow car

3.Mr. Carrey had to wait until _____ in the car-park.

A．there was only one car left

B．there was no one about to look at him

C．there was only one yellow Sherry 700 left

D．there were no yellow Sherry 700s left

 

One day three Frenchmen who did not know English very well were talking about the English language.
The first Frenchman said, ‘I heard someone shout ‘look out’ ,I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that ‘look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out!’
The second one followed, ‘ I was once on a ship and heard the captain（船长） shout, ‘All hands on the deck(甲板)’ I put my hands on the deck and someone trod(踩)on them.’
The third one told his friends his experience too, ‘One early morning I called on my English friend and the maid(女佣) said, ‘He is not up yet, come back in half an hour.’ When I went again for him, she said, ‘He’s not down yet.’I said, ‘If he’s not up and he is not down, where is he then?    What a strange language it is!’
【小题1】What is the possible meaning of “look out” in this passage?

A．Put your head out and look outside	B．Be careful
C．Come out and have a look	D．Both A and B

【小题2】When the captain shouted. “All hands on deck”, he really meant to tell____________.

A．Everyone on the ship to put his hands on the deck

B．All the sailors(水手)to put their hands on the deck

C．All the sailors to come up to deal with (处理)some trouble

D．Everyone on ship to gather (集合)on the deck

【小题3】What did the maid mean when she said, “He’s not up yet”?

A．He has not risen to his feet yet.

B．He’s not back yet.

C．He has not got up yet.

D．He was ill in bed.

【小题4】Where was the third Frenchman’s English friend then?

A．He was at a party.

B．He was at work.

C．He was in his bedroom.

D．He was in the bathroom.

【小题5】What do you think was the three Frenchmen’s real trouble?

A．English is too difficult to understand.

B．They didn’t use the language so often.

C．They knew nothing about the English idioms.(成语\习惯用语)

D．They were not sure about the English grammar.