Even a child knows that nodding the head means" Yes"．But some people will probably be puzzled（迷惑的）when they first come to India．When they talk to an Indian，he often shakes his head．They might think that the Indian does not like what he said，but on the contrary，he is expressing agreement．
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody．It doesn't mean" No"，but" Yes"．
If a person doesn't know this，it might cause misunderstanding（誤解）．
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office．The driver shook his head．The foreigner said his request again and the driver still shook his head．At last，the foreigner shouted angrily，“Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice，" Yes，sir，"smiling and shaking his head again at the same time．
【小題1】In general，nodding the head means and shaking the head means_____．

A．"Yes"．．．" No"	B．"No"．．．" Yes"
C．"Yes"．．．" Yes"	D．"No"．．．" No"

【小題2】According to the habit of India，if someone agrees with you，he will ______．

A．nod his head

B．shake his head

C．neither nod his head nor shake his head

D．both nod his head and shake his head

【小題3】Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to
his office? Because_________．

A．the Indian driver had something important to do

B．the foreigner agreed to give him only a little money

C．the driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D．in India shaking the head means agreement

【小題4】The foreigner became angry because_______．

A．the Indian driver didn't want to send him to his office

B．he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India

C．he asked the driver to send him to his office，but the driver didn't say any words

D．the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

【小題5】The phrase" on the contrary" means_____．

A．正相反

B．總之

C．與之相同

D．在另一方面

What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage．
Escaping a fire is a serious matter．Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life．It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family，such as stairways and fire escapes，but not lifts．
From the lower floors of the buildings，escaping through windows is possible，learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury．
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground．An average（平均高度的）person，hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground．It is about the height of an average man．Of course，it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building．
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help．Be sure to keep the door closed．Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room．Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked（滲）into the room．
On a second or third floor，the best windows for escaping are those that open onto a roof．From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely．Dropping onto cement（水泥）might end in injury．Bushes（灌木叢）and grass can help to break a fall．
【小題1】It is important to _______．

A．put out the fire in the burning house	B．know the ways to escape the fire
C．jump off a burning house	D．keep the door closed

【小題2】It is possible to escape through the windows _______．

A．if there are some bushes on the ground	B．if you are strong enough
C．if you live on a lower floor	D．If you have a long rope

【小題3】Which of the following escaping way is NOT right? _______．

A．You can escape through stairways．

B．You can choose fire escapes．

C．Escape from the windows that open onto a roof．

D．Use a lift to come down at once．

【小題4】Open the window so that _______ if the building is on fire．

A．you can get fresh air	B．you can call for help
C．you can easily jump off	D．you can be seen first

【小題5】The best title of the passage is _______．

A．Escaping from the Windows	B．Save Yourself in the Burning House
C．Knowledge on Fire	D．Waiting for Help

More than 6000 children were expelled（開(kāi)除）from US schools last year for bringng guns and bombs to school，the US Department of Education said on May 8．
The department gave a report on the expulsions（開(kāi)除）as saying handguns accounted for 58 per cent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996—97，against 7 per cent for rifles or shotguns and 35 per cent for other types of firearms．
“The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking down（嚴(yán)懲）” on students who bring guns to school，“Education Secretary Richard Riey said in a statement．“We need to be tough-minded（堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的）about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe．”
In March 1997，an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old using hand-guns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro，Arkansas．In October，two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school．Two months later，a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Daducab，Kentucky．
“Most of the expulsions，56 per cent，were from high schools，which have students from about age 13，34 per cent were from junior high schools and 9 per cent were from elementary schools．” The report said．
【小題1】From the first paragraph we can see that in the US schools ____________．

A．students enjoy shooting

B．students are eager to be soldiers

C．safety is a problem

D．students can make guns

【小題2】The report from the US Department of Education shows that _____________．

A．the number of the expulsions is now large

B．the number of the expulsions is wrong

C．there are soldiers hiding among the students

D．guns are out of control in US schools

【小題3】The main idea of paragraph four shows us _____________．

A．some examples of shootings in US schools

B．the Americans’ feeling

C．some famous schools

D．that some teachers were killed by students

【小題4】How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?

A．10

B．9

C．12

D．22

【小題5】From this passage we know that ____________．

A．every American cannot have guns

B．only soldiers and police can have guns

C．American citizens can own guns

D．teachers have no money to buy guns

A small plane had some trouble with its engine while it was in the high sky．The pilot knew that there was nothing he could do to keep the plane long in the air，so he rushed back to where his three passengers sat and explained the dangerous situation．At last he said，“ I am a married man with three children．I am sorry to tell you that there are only three parachutes aboard．” With that he took up one and jumped out．
One of the passengers reacted quickly．“I am a great man，I am the smartest man and the world can not do without me．”With that he too jumped out．
The other two passengers，an old man and a young soldier，were quiet for a moment．At last the old man said，“Son，I’m old and have lived a full life．I am ready to meet my God．”
“You will have to give up that，”the young man said，smiling，“The world’s smartest man just jumped out with my backpack．”
【小題1】There was something wrong with the plane when _________．

A．it was at the airport	B．it was taking off
C．it was flying in the sky	D．it was landing

【小題2】How many people were there in the pilot family?

A．Four

B．Five

C．At least four

D．Three

【小題3】The word “pilot” in this passage means a man who ______．

A．repairs a plane	B．is on watch at the airport
C．travels on a plane	D．flies a plane．

【小題4】By saying I am ready to meet my God，“the old man” means _______．

A．he wanted the young man to use the last parachute．

B．he wanted to meet someone named God．

C．he wanted to kill himself

D．he wanted the young man to give him the parachute

【小題5】Who was sure to die?

A．The pilot	B．The old man
C．The world’s smartest man	D．The young man

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families，it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends．Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to tell their family members．
However，parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome．
【小題1】Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better．

A．friends

B．brothers

C．sisters

D．parents

【小題2】When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents， they usually____．

A．stay alone at home	B．fight with their parents
C．discuss it with their friends	D．go to their brothers and sisters for help

【小題3】The sentence “Your answers are welcome．” means _______．

A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us

B．We’ve got no idea，so your answers are welcome

C．Your answers are always right

D．You can give us all the right answers

【小題4】Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（態(tài)度）?

A．Parents should choose friends for their children．

B．Children should choose everything they like．

C．Parents should understand their children better．

D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help．

【小題5】Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___．

A．give information for the parents to make their own judgment

B．give advice to children who want to choose their friends

C．help parents to find better friends for their children

D．get some information from many readers

A．He is very kind and humorous． B．Would you like some cakes? C．What would you like? D．You know Sandy is quite popular among the students． E．I’d like something salty． F．You mean the man with glasses? G．I am not hungry．

A：It’s hard to believe there are so many people here．
B：Yes．（56）______
A：Who’s that man over there?
B：（57）________
A：Yes．Is he Sandy’s father?
B：No，he’s Sandy’s teacher．（58）_______．
A：And the room is very big and clean，and the music sounds good，too．
B：I agree．（59）_______ I’m a little hungry．
A：No，thanks．（60）______ Give me some chips，please．
B：OK．Here you are．
A：Thanks．
【小題1】_________
【小題2】_________ 
【小題3】_________
【小題4】_________ 
【小題5】_________

【小題1】The driver drove slowly because of the heavy snow．
_____________________________________________________________________
【小題2】The more you exercise， the healthier you’ll be．
_____________________________________________________________________
【小題3】I wonder where to live tonight．
_____________________________________________________________________
【小題4】The classroom was so noisy that Jim couldn’t study in it．
_____________________________________________________________________
【小題5】He joined the League two years ago．
_____________________________________________________________________

根據(jù)提示，在句中填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，補(bǔ)全句子。（每小題1分，共5分）
（Mr．Brown is a vistor to Shenzhen．Li Hai is a tour guide．Here’s is their conversation．）
A：Hello，Mr．Brown．Welcome to Shenzhen．My name is Li Hai，your tour guide．
B：Hello，Mr Li．I come to Shenzhen for pleasure．Would you please introduce some places
of interest to me?
A：OK．By the way，（66）_______ will you stay in Shenzhen?
B：For 3 days．
A：We can go to the Window（67）______ the world on the first day．There you will know the
whole world in one day．
B：It（68）_________ wonderful．Where shall we go on the second day?
A：We’ll go to Xiaomeisha beach．We can eat sea food there．
B：I lke（69）_______ very much．It’s delicious．
A：The last day，I’ll show you around North of Huaqiang Road．There is a big shopping mall
there．
B：Wow，can I buy CDs or DVDs there? I want to buy one as a present（70）_____ my wife．
A：Of course you can．You can also buy any electrical things there．

—Jim, is your brother in??
—No, he is reading in the library at the moment.?

A．right away

B．a(chǎn)t times

C．right now

D．a(chǎn)t once?