Mr Smith had a few days' holiday, so he said to his wife , " I'm going to the big city by  train." He put
on his best clothes, took a new book, went to the station and got into the train. He  had a beautiful hat,
and he often put his head out of the window and liked at the beautiful  scenery. Suddenly the wind pulled
his hat off .
     Mr Smith quickly took his new book and threw it out of the window, too .
     A young man on the train said with a smile, "Is your book going to bring your. beautiful hat  back ."
     "No," Mr Smith answered, " but I haven't written my name and address on my hat while  there's my
name and address on my new book. Someone is going to find both of them near each  other. Maybe he's
going to go send me the new book and the beautiful hat . "

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷句子正（T ）誤（F） 。

(     ) 1. Mr Smith went to a big city on a train . 
(     )2.  He often put his head out of the window because he wanted to enjoy the beautiful  scenery.
(     ) 3. Mr Smith asked the driver to stop the train to get his hat back . 
(     ) 4. Mr Smith's  new  book  was  going  to  take  his  hat  back . 
(     ) 5. Mr  Smith  got  his  new  hat  in  the  end .

     One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat
was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was
told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
     In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is
the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.
     The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and American, though the
British and Americans both speak English.
     The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on
the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different.
They're more active and easier to talk with.
     The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football,
eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post.

1. Simon went to London to _______.

A. spend his holiday
B. visit his friend
C. study English

2. Which picture shows us where Rick's flat was?

A. B.C.

3. According to the passage, the British usually spend their time _______ on the train.

A. playing cards
B. talking loudly
C. doing some reading

4. What does the underlined word "terms" mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 成果
B. 術(shù)語
C. 學(xué)期

5. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Different culture between Britain and America.
B. The British and Americans have the same language.
C. The British and Americans have different words.

     My friend Matt and I arrived at the Activity Centre on Friday evening. The accommodation wasn't
wonderful, but we had everything we needed (beds, blankets, food), and we were pleased to be out of the
city and in the fresh air. 　　
     On Saturday morning we met the other ten members of our group. Cameron had come along with
two friends, Kevin and Simon, while sisters Carole and Lynn had come with Amanda. There were some
other members I didn't know. We had come from different places and none of us knew the area. 　　
     We knew we were going to spend the weekend outdoors, but none of us was sure exactly how.
Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock-climbing and then we changed at
lunchtime. Matt and I went to the caves (巖洞) first. Climbing out was harder than going in, but after a
good deal of pushing, we were out at last. Though we were covered with mud, we were pleased and
excited by what we'd done.

1. The writer spent the Saturday morning _____.

A. rock-climbing　　　
B. sleeping　　
C. meeting friends　　
D. caving

2. There were _____ members in all in the writer's group. 　

A. 6　　
B. 8　　　
C. 10　　
D. 12

3. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. some of the group had been there before
B. the group had done rock-climbing many times
C. some of the group already knew each other
D. group all came from the same city

4. The write thought her weekend was _____.

A. interesting
B. relaxing
C. frightening　　
D. unpleasant

5. This passage mainly talks about _____.

A. the writer's friends at the Activity Centre
B. the writer's experience at the Activity Centre
C. outdoor sports at the Activity Centre
D. how to go rock-climbing and caving

     An English traveler spent a few weeks in Sweden (瑞典). When he was about to return home he
found that he had only enough money left to get a ticket back to England. He decided to get home
without eating. So he bought a ticket with that little money and went on board.
     He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell, and when dinnertime came, he refused (拒絕)
to go down to the dinner-room.
     The following day he did not get up until breakfast was over. At lunchtime, too, he kept out of the
way. But, by the time of dinner, he became very hungry.
      "I can't stand this any longer," he said to himself. "I must get something to eat. "At a dinner table
he ate everything put in front of him. When he was quite satisfied (滿意), he felt stronger (強(qiáng)壯) and
at once went to see the waiter.
      "Bring me the bill." he said to the waiter.
      "The bill?" said the waiter in surprise (吃驚).
      "Yes." answered the traveler.
      "There isn't any bill here," said the waiter. "On this ship, meals are already included (包括) in the ticket."

1. When the English traveler was about to leave Sweden , he found ______.

A. that he had enough money back to England
B. that he didn't have enough money for a ticket back to England
C. that he had only enough money left to get a ticket back to England

2. He bought his ticket with all his money, because he thought that ______.

A. he could get home without eating
B. he could borrow some money from others
C. he could get something to eat without paying

3. On the ship he didn't eat anything until the next day because ______.

A. he wasn't hungry
B. he thought he didn't have .money to pay the bill
C. he was ill

4. ______ the next day, he was so hungry that he decided to get something to eat.

A. At breakfast time
B. At lunchtime
C. At dinnertime

5. After the meal he knew he needn't pay the bill, because ______.

A. meals were included in the ticket 
B. someone would pay for him
C. he could pay the bill after he got to England

     John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited his father's $1,000,000 when he was 23.
He didn't feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn't have to. John
decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn't tell any of his friends and gave $100.000 of his
money to a charity that helped poor children live better lives. Today he is 36,and he still wears cheap shoes and
clothes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier. Up to now John has helped 15 children from poor
countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash (現(xiàn)金).The
money pays for the child's school expenses, food, medicine care and clothes. John receives a re- port each year, but usually the children do not speak English. When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help the
m. "It was not anything special," he said. "Until I had the chance to go to these countries and meet the children
I was helping, I did not know anything about their type of life they had." Once John went to meet a little girl in
Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. "When I met her, I felt very, very happy," he said. "I saw
the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the children in a way that giving money alone
can-not." "I want to do everything I can I will go on helping these children in need," he added.

1. What kind of life is John living?
    _______________________________________________________________________
2. What's the Chinese meaning of the word "inherited"?
    _______________________________________________________________________
3. Did John want to find a job or stay at home after he got the money?
    _______________________________________________________________________
4. Does John only help the poor children in Africa? 
    _______________________________________________________________________
5. How do you like John Brown? 
    _______________________________________________________________________

        On Nov. 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon(氣球). They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.
        Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope(繩子), and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight(重量). It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.
        After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold.    The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground.The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard.They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
        At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land.    They came down in Polandheavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London!

1.Three men flew in balloon ________.

A.for nearly 1,800 kilometres
B.to another city
C.to visit Poland`
D.more than a century ago

2.The metal box was used for ________.

A.carrying the bags of sand
B.keeping drinking-water
C.carrying ropes of the basket
D.changing weight

3.When the balloon went up higher,________.

A.the temperature of the balloon began to fall
B.They saw the sun go down
C.They made a hole in the basket with their knives
D.They could see a black hole on the ground

4.The balloon landed ________.

A.in London
B.on the sea
C.on a lake
D.in a foreign country

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The three men started their journey before the sun rose.
B.The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.
C.When they pulled the box into the basket,the balloon began to climb up.
D.The three men had to land because they felt cold.