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Many years ago, whites ruled South Africa. Apartheid（种族隔离制度）was the   16  of the land. One evening, two middle-aged blacks met in a “whites only” section of Johannesburg. One of them had a permit to work in the area, the other did not, which   17  he could be put behind bars（关押）for staying in this zone.   18  they saw a policeman coming towards them, and   19 .

“Run!” whispered the man with the permit to his friend, “I’ll   20  .” They started running and the policeman began chasing them, shouting “stop, stop”. Finally he caught the second man.

“Did you think you could outrun me!” he snarled. “Show me your   21 ！”

The man, playing for time, began reaching in his pocket and finally took out his permit. The policeman was surprised and realized that he had been   22 . The man without the permit was now too far away to be caught.

“When you had a permit why did you run!” he shouted   23 .

“Doctor’s   24 ,” said the man. “He has asked me to run a mile every evening.”

“Oh, yes? ” Sneered the policeman. “Then why was your friend   25 ?”

“His doctor has also ordered him to run,” said the man.

The policeman became   26  with anger. “You think you’re very   27 , don’t you?” he snarled. “But tell me, if you were running   28  for your health why didn’t you stop when you saw me running after you? And don’t tell me you didn’t see me chasing you. I know you did!”

“Of course I   29  you were running after me,” said the man.

“Then why didn’t you stop?” asked the policeman.

“It was   30 of me,” said the man, “but I thought you too had been ordered to run by your doctor.”

1.                A．property        B．mistake         C．law  D．custom

 

2.                A．meant          B．showed         C．replied   D．imagined

 

3.                A．Happily         B．Suddenly        C．Finally    D．Generally

 

4.                A．hid            B．fell            C．cried D．froze

 

5.                A．fight           B．explain         C．follow    D．walk

 

6.                A．invitation       B．permit          C．pocket   D．ticket

 

7.                A．fooled         B．hurt           C．blamed   D．abandoned

 

8.                A．nervously       B．sadly           C．carefully  D．angrily

 

9.                A．attitudes        B．methods        C．orders   D．hopes

 

10.               A．stopping        B．missing         C．staying    D．running

 

11.               A．shy            B．strict           C．red   D．serious

 

12.               A．brave          B．healthy         C．native D．smart

 

13.               A．only           B．also           C．never D．often

 

14.               A．remembered    B．knew          C．believed   D．agreed

 

15.               A．stupid          B．rude           C．kind  D．wise

 

 

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew(摄影组) out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“No, sir,” the men answered.

The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked.

“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

“That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”

The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1. One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _________.

A．to film a scene on the sea	B．to find an actor and an actress
C．to watch a beautiful sunset	D．to meet the audience

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

B．Because he was angry with his crew.

C．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

D．Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.

3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ______.

A．it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C．it was more moving than a sunrise

D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

4.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ______.

A．because he was moved to tears

B．as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.

B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go.

C．The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”.

 

Teenagers in England do much the same as children in America do. They enjoy sending messages by their mobile phones and they also like swimming, listening to the latest music, watching TV and surfing the Internet.

How do teenagers in England spend their free time and holidays? Let’s follow Sally, a British teenager, and spend five days with her during her school holiday.

Day One

After breakfast, Sally’s mother went out and left her alone at home. She checked her mobile phone during lunch —one of her friends sent her a message early in the morning. Dinner was at 6:30 p.m. After that, she finished her English home-work. Then she surfed the Internet.

Day Two

Sally and her mother paid a visit to their friends and went swimming together. Later, they went shopping for clothes and books, and had dinner in a restaurant.

Day Three

She went to the supermarket with her mother to buy fish and chips for lunch as well as some pens. After she got back home, she spent the next few hours surfing the Internet and watching TV.

Day Four

She surfed the Internet. Her mother took her out for lunch before she went to work. She then read stories after lunch.

Day Five

She woke up at 2 p.m., and so did her mother. They went to a park. Her mother met some friends there. When they got home, it was already time for dinner. Afterwards, she did her homework until 10 p.m.

1.When did Sally do her homework?

A．In the morning.                         B．In the afternoon.

C．At lunch time.                          D．In the evening.

2.Sally and her mother went shopping again to buy __________.

A．food for lunch and pens                  B．some books and pens

C．some fish and clothes                    D．food and books

3.Which of the following things did Sally do on Day Four?

A．She went swimming.                     B．She went out for breakfast.

C．She read books.                        D．She went shopping.

4.How many times did Sally and her mother meet their friends during the five days?

A．Once.            B．Twice.            C．Three times.       D．Four times.

5.According to the passage, it can be inferred that ________.

A．a park is the best place to meet a friend

B．parents shouldn’t leave teenagers alone at home

C．teenagers don’t usually do their homework during their school holidays

D．surfing the Internet has become an important part of teenagers’ lives

 

Tabb doesn't look like a typical music teacher. But every weekday evening in the French Quarter New Orleans, he beats out the rhythm on his music stand as students play their chosen instruments.

“I'm doing my best to take young people away from harmful things,” said Tabb. His program,  "The Roots of Music”, offers free music education to more than 100 students. He struggles to keep young people on the straight and narrow in the city with the nation's highest murder rate(凶杀率).

Tabb chose to target 9­to14­year­olds with his program. “That's a very important time in your life,” he said. “If I catch them then, I can hold onto them for at least four or five years and guide them the way that will lead them to success.”

Students meet from 4 pm to 7 pm every weekday, all year round. They work with tutors(助教) on schoolwork, practice their music and eat a hot meal before heading home. With the money provided by some people, Tabb's group is able to provide bus transportation, instruments and food for free. He calls it his “no excuse” policy. “You have no excuse why you're not here,” Tabb said. Tabb owes the success in part to the nature of music. “You're always learning something new,”he said. “That's what keeps the kids coming back every day.”

But the program isn't only about fun. “Music is about discipline (纪律),”said Tabb. He insists on good behavior and keeps kids in order with threats of sit­ups(仰卧起坐), pushups(俯卧撑) or tasks like picking up grains of rice — but these measures aren't just punishment. Tabb wants young people to realize that music can help them build a better future. “I don't say that I'm saving lives,” he said. “I say I'm giving life — a whole different life of music.”

1.The underlined phrase  "keep young people on the straight and narrow” may mean ________.

A．keep young people standing straight

B．keep young people on the correct life track(道路)

C．keep young people busy performing music

D．keep young people away from the dangerous parts of the city

2.Which of the following kids may NOT be included in Tabb's program “ The Roots of Music”？

A．Jack, 8 years old.                        B．Tom, 9 years old.

C．John, 11 years old.                      D．Linda, 13 years old.

3.What attracts children to join in the program to learn music?

A．The free food and transportation.           B．The famous music teacher.

C．The chance to learn new things.            D．The strict discipline rules.

4.By saying “music is about discipline”, Tabb means ________.

A．keeping discipline is more important than learning music

B．obeying(遵守) rules is important in playing music well

C．music is also connected with kids' grades

D．kids can learn how to behave through music

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Tabb's program offers young people help.

B．Kids improve grades through music learning.

C．Tabb offers kids free food to learn music.

D．Tabb performs music for street children.

 

Not many years ago，a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five， he gave ￡ 12，000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.

As a result of his kindness， many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk，Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humor.  He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection （注射） in my neck each evening.” he told the newspaperman，thinking of his evening glass of whisky.

The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain，asking him for the secret of his daily injection.

1.Johnson became a rich man through _________.

A．making whisky

B．doing business.

C．buying and selling land.

D．having an injection each night

2.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening， he really meant that ______.

A．he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.

B．he needed an injection in the neck.

C．a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.

D．there was something wrong with his neck.

3.Which words do you think can best describe Johnson according to the passage?

A．humorous and drunk	B．wealthy and honest
C．wealthy and humorous	D．drunk and clever