As we know, museums are building where many valuable and important objects are kept so that people can go and see them. For example, art museums are places where people can learn about v 1 cultures. More and more popular “design museums” that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. U 2 most are museums, the design museum shows objects that are easily found in our daily life, such as fridges and washing machines.

The a 3 of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits(展品). Being different from the art museum visitors, design museum visitors s 4 feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-products(批量产品) work and look as they do, and how design has i 5 the quality of our lives. Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something b 6 their understanding.

Several new design museums have opened their doors in r 7 years. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy(满足) the public’s growing interest in the field with new i 8 . London’s Design Museum, for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem f 9 less strict than those to art museum, and visitors may also sense(感觉到) the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys c 10 from our everyday life. 

The clock struck(敲) eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly at a huge pile（堆） of those trouble things —books.
I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed（祈祷）, “My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the books, I fell asleep.
【小题1】The word “wretched” in Line 6 means _______.

A．very happy	B．forgetful
C．unlucky	D．hopeful

【小题2】What do you think happened to the writer?

A．He was late for the exam.	B．He passed the exam luckily.
C．He failed in the exam.	D．He fell asleep during the exam.

【小题3】The best title for the passage is _______.

A．The Night Before The Exam	B．Working Far Into Night
C．A Slow Student	D．Going Over Lessons

根据短文内容，选择正确最佳答案。

American Classroom Rules

1. If the teacher asks a question, you should give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you don’t know the answer, it’s all right to tell the teacher that you don’t know. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.

2. There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you can not go to school, you should call your teacher or your classmate and ask for the homework. It is your responsibility（责任）to find out what homework you have missed. It is not the teacher’s job to remind you of missed homework.

3. You must not be absent(缺席) on a test day. If you are badly ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you to take a makeup, you should take the test within one or two days after you return to class. Bad illness is the only reason for missing a test.

4. Be on time! It’s not polite to be late. Also, it bothers other students. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books out of your bag before you come into the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the US, it is not necessary to knock at the door before you come into the classroom. 

1.If you can not go to school, __________.

        A. the teacher will remind you of the homework

B. the teacher will call you to tell you what your homework is

C. you should find out what your homework is

D. you don’t have to do your homework

2.If you are badly ill, _________.

        A. you can’t be absent on a test day

B. you should take the test within one or two days

C. you should let your teacher know that you will be there for the test

D. you can miss the test

3.In the US, __________ if you are late.

        A. it’s all right to come into the classroom without knocking at the door

B. take your books out of your bag after you come into the classroom

C. it’s not necessary to keep quiet when you enter the classroom

D. it’s not polite to knock at the door

4.The underlined word “make up” in the 3rd paragraph means _______.

        A. 化妆         B. 编造         C. 组成         D. 补考

5.The main idea of the passage is ________.

        A. that you should answer the teacher’s questions in class

B. that you have the responsibility to do your homework

C. the rules you should follow as an American student

D. that it’s polite to be on time for class

 

阅读理解

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked(敲) at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch: “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up(被叫醒) again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told him it was half past eight. In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note(纸条) and stuck(贴) it on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t know the time.” Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It’s a quarter to nine.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.How many persons asked the driver about the time?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. The first person knocked at the window of the car _________.

A．at five to eight	B．at half past eight
C．at five past eight	D．at a quarter to nine

3. Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?

A．Because he didn’t want anybody to trouble him.

B．Because he didn’t know the time.

C．Because he needed somebody to wake him up.

D．Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time.

4. The third person knocked at the window to __________.

A．tell him what time it was	B．ask him not to sleep
C．see if the driver was sleeping	D．ask him the time

5.  The driver ________ in his car.

A．had a good sleep	B．had no seat
C．didn’t have a good rest	D．always closed his eyes

 

根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。

1.What do you like to do in your f______(空闲的) time?

2.I could hear her sweet v______ (噪音) from the next room.

3.Travelling by plane is expensive, but it s______ (节省) time.

4.Would you please make a shopping l________ (清单) for the picnic?

5.It's polite to k______ (敲) on the door before entering a room.