An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home, As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell(鈴子). When dinner time came, he didn’t go to dinner room, saying that he was not feeling very well.
The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinner time he was so hungry that he went to the dinner room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel(吵架).
“Bring me the bill (賬單),” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise, “There isn’t any bill, On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.
【小題1】The story happened_________.

A．in England	B．on a ship from Norway to England
C．in Norway	D．on a ship from England to Norway

【小題2】Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinner room first?

A．Because he had no money	B．Because he didn’t feel very well.
C．Because he didn’t want to eat anything.	D．Because he didn’t hear the sound of the bell.

【小題3】The traveler went to the dinner room to eat something because__________

A．his friend had given him some money	B．The waiter had asked him to change his mind
C．he learned that there was no bill on the ship	D．he was too hungry

【小題4】How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?

A．Only one.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．None.

【小題5】After the traveler finished eating,___________.

A．he had a quarrel with the waiter over the bill

B．he drank a lot

C．he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零錢)

D．he came to know that travelers on the ship had free (免費的)meals

閱讀理解
Mr. White works in an office. One day, when he had lunch, a friend came to visit him . They were very happy and talked a lot. Then they looked at the clock on the wall. It was time to go to office. He had to say goodbye to his friend and left. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove too fast to see the red lights . And he couldn’t stop his car and hit a car in front of his. An old man got off and called out angrily, “ What are you doing? Do you want to hit me to death?”
“I’m sorry , sir,” said Mr. White . “I didn’t find the lights turned red.” Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man .
“ It’s very cold today , sir ,” said Mr. white . “Please drink a little , then you’ll be warmer.” The old man drank some wine and became happy. “I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you drink any?” he asked.
I can’t drink anything now ,sir,” answered Mr. White.
I’m waiting for the policeman to come. Only drunkards (酒鬼) cause accidents, you know!”
【小題1】 The story happened________________.

A．in the morning	B．in the afternoon
C．in the evening	D．at night

【小題2】Mr White drove too fast because _______________

A．he was happy that day

B．he was good at drinking

C．there were few cars in the street

D．he was afraid to be late

【小題3】Mr White hit the car because  ________.

A．he didn’t see it

B．it was raining hard

C．he couldn’t stop his in time

D．he couldn’t drive at all.

【小題4】 Mr. White gave a bottle of wine to the old man ________.

A．to put the blame onto the old man

B．to make him happy

C．to make him warm

D．to leave there before the policeman

【小題5】At last ___________________.

A．the old man felt much better

B．the old man was friendly to Mr. White

C．Mr. White drank some ,too.

D．Mr. White fooled the old man .

 

This is a talk by a London taxi driver.

     "I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."

    "It's a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles (???) outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."

    "I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."

    "Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."

    "I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on . I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(С?).

    Luckily the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"

1..The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.

A. drive      B. make money     C. climb in through the window    D. meet a lot of people

2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____.

    A. she wanted to have a sleep      B. her husband didn't open the door for her

    C. she didn't want to pay the driver  D. she couldn't find her key

3..The story happened _____.

A. early in the morning         B. late at night

C. 20 miles outside London    D. near the police station

4.Which of the following is wrong?

A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning. 

B. The police made a mistake.

  C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.

  D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

5..The driver climbed in through the window to

  A. get money from the woman          B. return the dog to the woman

  C. see what was happening in the house   D. phone the police

 

A. 根據句意和提示寫出單詞，完成句子。

1.—I can’t stand it any more. The computer is so slow.

—Perhaps you need to    ▲      (重啟) it. 

2.Many of the Australians like to take some ___▲_____(戶外) exercises.

3.I believe you will enjoy your ________（成功）if you don’t give up.  

4.His father promised to buy him a ___▲___ (筆記本) but he didn’t keep it.

5.The story happened on a cold windy     ▲    （十一月）afternoon.

6.Thank you. Your explanation is so ___▲____ (清楚) that I am sure I’ve completely got it.

7.Mr Zhang bought a car yesterday. It is the    ▲    (最新的) of all the cars in our school.

8.Mrs Wang came to see me      ▲      (不久)after Mr Zhang left my house.

9.The girl couldn’t wait to share her    ▲       (happy) with her family.

10.All the farmers in my country are enjoying a cheap    ▲      (medicine) care now thanks to the party’s great policy(政策).

11.He said he was terribly sorry for the few   ▲     (mistake) he had made the day before.

12.The king decided to build a big palace     ▲       (special) for his new daughter.

13.All of us must do the washing and cooking by     ▲      (we) so that we can live better in the future.

14.In his speech he said that all his Chinese friends are worth    ▲     (make) and he would come back to see them in a short time.

15.Xiangshui Senior High School will celebrate its   ▲      (sixty) birthday this coming October.

 

閱讀理解

Mr. White works in an office. One day, when he had lunch, a friend came to visit him . They were very happy and talked a lot. Then they looked at the clock on the wall. It was time to go to office. He had to say goodbye to his friend and left. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove too fast to see the red lights . And he couldn’t stop his car and hit a car in front of his. An old man got off and called out angrily, “ What are you doing? Do you want to hit me to death?”

“I’m sorry , sir,” said Mr. White . “I didn’t find the lights turned red.” Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man .

“ It’s very cold today , sir ,” said Mr. white . “Please drink a little , then you’ll be warmer.” The old man drank some wine and became happy. “I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you drink any?” he asked.

I can’t drink anything now ,sir,” answered Mr. White.

I’m waiting for the policeman to come. Only drunkards (酒鬼) cause accidents, you know!”

1. The story happened________________.

A．in the morning                         B．in the afternoon

C．in the evening                          D．at night

2.Mr White drove too fast because _______________

A．he was happy that day

B．he was good at drinking

C．there were few cars in the street

D．he was afraid to be late

3.Mr White hit the car because  ________.

A．he didn’t see it

B．it was raining hard

C．he couldn’t stop his in time

D．he couldn’t drive at all.

4. Mr. White gave a bottle of wine to the old man ________.

A．to put the blame onto the old man

B．to make him happy

C．to make him warm

D．to leave there before the policeman

5.At last ___________________.

A．the old man felt much better

B．the old man was friendly to Mr. White

C．Mr. White drank some ,too.

D．Mr. White fooled the old man .