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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?

Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of   1  classmates.

"I was wrong. It was very different and much  2  than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom   3  "

Li is not ___4____. Many middle school students now have the same   5  : they can talk about their ideas freely   6  their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of 7  .

Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their  8  , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to.   9 he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should 10  more. When you're speaking in public, take it ___11___. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That  12 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. "

1.                A．Her            B．my            C．your D．his

 

2.                A．harder         B．easier          C．better'   D．later

 

3.                A．slowly          B．quickly         C．sadly D．happily

 

4.                A．lonely          B．alone          C．only D．just

 

5.                A．answer         B．subject         C．problem  D．question

 

6.                A．except         B．beside          C．from D．with

 

7.                A．listening        B．speaking        C．reading   D．singing

 

8.                A．mouths         B．eyes           C．minds    D．hearts

 

9.                A．But            B．So             C．And D．Or

 

10.               A．play           B．practice        C．write D．Watch

 

11.               A．nervous        B．easy           C．hard  D．funny

 

12.               A．reports         B．keeps          C．hears D．Makes

 

 

Zhongshan, China        Beijing is a beautiful city with a long history. There are many

Travel Agency          famous buildings and mystery stories here. It’s a good place to

Complaint telephone:       go sightseeing and relax. You will have fun if you join us.

400-581-278

Best of Beijing 5 Days

From ￥799

2 nights Beijing Hotel

&

2 nights Changcheng Hotel

Book online or call

400-581-467

www.zhongshantour.com   Beijing Hotel:

Close to Tian’anmen Square

Prize-winning garden

Bars&French restaurant

Swimming pool

Changcheng Hotel:

Gardens with mountain views

Restaurant & Cafe

Buses to the downtown   Departure Date     Price

Apr 8, 2013         ￥899

May 29, 2013       ￥999

Jun 30, 2013        ￥799

To book, choose your

Preferred date

Business Hours

Monday~Thursday:24 hours

Friday: 8:00 am~9:00 pm

Weekends: 8:00 am~6:00 pm

Zhongshan, China        Do you like beautiful sunshine? Do you want to see blue sea and

Travel Agency          colorful fish? Do you want to enjoy the fresh air? Do you want to

Complaint telephone:       relax yourself on the beach? Come and join us! Let’s go to Hainan.

400-581-258

Best of Hainan 5 Days

From ￥1,566

2 nights Haitian Hotel

&

2 nights Blue Sea Hotel

Book online or call

400-581-620

www.zhongshantour.com   Haitian Hotel:

Close to Yalong Bay

Delicious seafood

Swimming pool

Blue Sea Hotel:

Five minutes’ walk to the nearest beach

Breakfast is free

Night Club

Buses to the downtown   Departure Date     Price

Mar 6, 2013        ￥1,566

April 8, 2013       ￥1,666

May 10, 2013       ￥1,766

To book, choose your

Preferred date

Business Hours

Monday~Thursday:24 hours

Friday: 8:00 am~10:00 pm

Weekends: 8:00 am~6:00 pm

1.When you live in ______, you won’t pay for the breakfast.

A．Beijing Hotel       B．Changcheng Hotel   C．Haitian Hotel       D．Blue Sea Hotel

2.Sally wants to have fun swimming and enjoying beautiful sunshine, she should call the travel agency at _________.

A．400-581-620       B．400-581-258       C．400-581-278       D．400-581-467

3.Bill would like to visit the Palace Museum, he can book________.

A．at 9:00 pm on Sunday                    B．at 7:00 am on Saturday

C．at 10:00 pm on Monday                  D．at 9:30 pm on Friday

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．You can book tickets online or make phone calls.

B．It takes you five minutes to the nearest beach by bus from Haitian Hotel.

C．You can go to the downtown on foot in Blue Sea Hotel and Changcheng Hotel.

D．Tian’anmen Square is far away from Beijing Hotel

5.This passage is a/an ________

A．story                                 B．newspaper report

C．advertisement                          D．traveling diary

 

Come And Join Us!
We warmly welcome you to the Shine Sports Centre!
All the young people in this city can become members of the Shine Sports Centre and each member should pay $10 every year. To be a member of us and get your membership card（会员卡），you need to come to us between 2 pm and 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. I have to tell you that we don't accept new members on Friday. Now, there are three things that you must remember to bring with you when you come for a membership card. They are your ID card, a recent passport-sized photo of yourself and the money. We can't give you the card unless
you bring all the three.
Once you have got your membership card, you need to bring it with you whenever you come to book or use any facility(设备）in Shine Sports Centre. Booking over the phone is not allowed, so you have to come here with your card when you want to book. There is one more thing I have to tell you. Our opening hours is from 9 am to 10 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 6 pm on weekends. We hope that every member can have a great time in the Shine Sports Centre.
【小题1】You can use the facilities in the Shine Sports Centre at_______.

A．9 am on Sunday	B．5 pm on Wednesday
C．7 am on Thursday	D．9 am on Saturday

【小题2】You and your classmate have to spend ______ on the membership card for two years.

A．$10

B．$20

C．$30

D．$40

【小题3】What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese in this passage?

A．书

B．账册

C．预定

D．记录

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．All people have the chance to be members of the Centre.

B．You can get the membership card at 6 o'clock in the morning.

C．You can't book the facilities over the telephone.

D．You don't need to bring the membership card when you need to use the facilities.

【小题5】Who is the advertisement written for?

A．Young people.

B．Old people.

C．Couples.

D．Little kids.

1. HOUSE FOR SALE     Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, dining-room, bathroom. Offers over $ 35,000.
2. ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSH RESTAURANT
Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.
3. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM       Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team.
Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
4. ROOM to RENT (出租)
Small room to rent in city center flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture(家具). Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108.
Mr. Black wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Black wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Rose, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. it’s hard work, but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Sundays and Saturdays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money?
Jack is a middle school student. He is thirteen years old. He finishes school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Bob, Mr. Black’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.
【小题1】Why didn’t the Blacks buy the house in Advertisement 1?

A．It was on the north side of town.

B．There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C．There was no dining- room.

D．The garden was too big.

【小题2】Why does Rose want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It’s an easy job.

B．She can get a lot of money.

C．She thinks it will be interesting.

D．She can get long holidays.

【小题3】Why can’t Jack play for the new football team?

A．School finished too late.	B．It’s in different village.
C．He’s not old enough	D．He has to do his homework.

Collecting Barbie Dolls is a favorite hobby of many women and girls throughout the world. Since Barbie first appeared (出现) at the American International Toy Fair in 1959, she has become the most popular doll in the world.
Many collectors of Barbie Dolls collect the dolls just for fun. They often collect some dolls they like or think are special. However, there are some serious collectors. They have hundreds of dolls, and spend almost thousands of dollars each year.
Many Barbie collectors not only collect the dolls, but also collect items (部件) of the dolls. Many collections include different items of Barbie’s fashion clothes. If you become a serious collector of Barbie Dolls, you will be likely to want to join a Barbie collectors’ club. The more you know about Barbie and her history, the more you want to grow your collections. 
No matter which kind of collector you are, casual (随意的) or serious, Barbie dolls can be a fun and interesting hobby for girls and women of all ages.
【小题1】How many years of history do Barbie Dolls have?

A．More than eighty years.	B．About one hundred years.
C．Less than ten years.	D．About fifty years.

【小题2】What does the word “include” mean in Chinese?

A．包括

B．酝酿

C．生产

D．分配

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT right about the serious collectors of Barbie Dolls?[来源:学#科#网]

A．They have great interest in Barbie Dolls.

B．They sometimes even collect items of Barbie Dolls.

C．They spend much money on Barbie Dolls.

D．They don’t like Barbie Dolls from America.

【小题4】 What do we know from the passage?

A．Barbie Dolls first appeared in England.

B．Casual collectors may just collect Barbie Dolls for fun.

C．Collectors collect items in order to repair the dolls.

D．Old people didn’t like Barbie Dolls before 1959.

【小题5】What is the passage mainly about?

A．Barbie Dolls.	B．Different hobbies.
C．How to repair a toy.	D．How to be a collector.