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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

The other day, I told Connie that I'd rather take the bus to work than ride in my comfortable limousine, because of the high cost of gasoline. But today, I discovered how wrong I was.

When I got into my limousine this morning, my driver told me that the motor didn’t sound like it was running well.

“Look,” I said, “I have an important meeting at 9:00. I have to be on time!”

We drove about three blocks—then the motor died.

“Sorry, Mr. Foster. I thought this might happen. But look! There’s the downtown bus. Maybe you should take it. So you don’t miss your meeting.”

“Well, I…I…Oh! I suppose I have to.”

I got on the bus and gave the driver my money.

“Mister, are you serious? We can’t make change for a $100 bill!”

“I AM CHARLES K. FOSTER. AND I ORDER THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE CHANGE!”

“Mister,” said the driver, “I don’t care who you are. You will have to get off the bus.”

Well. I was so mad when I got off that bus that I didn’t watch where I was going, and I was almost hit by a car! So now, all I have to say is this: My business may be killing me, but riding the bus certainly will.

1. The word “limousine” in Paragraph 1 most probably means a ______.

A. motorbike         B. truck       C. car             D. bus

2. Why did the writer’s driver suggest him taking the bus?

A. The bus would stop at the meeting-room.

B. The limousine completely broke down.

C. The driver had an important meeting.

D. The motor was not running very well.

3. the writer failed to catch the bus because _______.

A. there were too many passengers

B. it was heading in the wrong direction

C. the driver couldn’t change his money

D. he was rude in the bus driver

4. How did the writer feel when he had to get off the bus?

A. Angry.     B. Uneasy.       C. Shameful       .D. Funny.

5. What can we guess from the last paragraph?

A. The writer was doing well in his business.

B. Connie would lose his job as the writer’s driver.

C. The writer was sure that he would be killed by a bus.

D. The writer wouldn’t take a bus to work after that.

Smart Kids Club

l         For age group: 5-15

l         Open to the members from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. On Sat. & Sun.

l         100 yuan each week

l         Tel: 0816-2018367

l         Add: 102 Park Road

Body-building Club

l         All facilities(设备) supplied

l         On the top floor of Xiayi Hotel

l         Every afternoon from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Sat & Sun.

l         Drinks and fruits ready for you during breaks.

l         Tel: 0816-2515868

l         Add: 104 Tanyuan Road.

Piano Club

l         One-to- one training on Sat & Sun. from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (150 yuan per hour)

l         Experienced teachers

l         Piano offered for free

l         Convenient transportation

l         Tel: 0816-2676911

l         Add: 318 Renmin Road

Global English Club

l         English training in four skills –listening, speaking, reading and writing

l         4-month(600 yuan), 6-month(900 yuan), and one year (1,500 yuan)courses

l         Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day. Mon.-Fri.

l         All native teachers from UK and USA.

l         Tel: 0816-2878806

l         Add: 612 Hongxing Road

1. Which club can you join on weekdays?

A. Smart Kids Club.                  B. Global English Club.

C. Body-building Club.               D. Piano Club.

2. In which club can you drink and eat fruits while having a rest?

A. Smart Kids Club.                 B. Global English Club.

C. Body-building Club.               D. Piano Club.

3.How many choices does Lucy have if she wants to join two clubs at weekends?

A. 1          B. 2              .C. 3.            D. 4.

4.If you want to talk with native English speakers, please ring ______.

A. 0816-2878806                                   B. 0816-2515868

C. 0816-2676911                                    D. 0816-2018367

5.What can be the best title for the above four ads?

A. Build Your Body with Us.

B. Best Clubs Available in Town

C. Enjoy Your Weekends in Clubs

D. Fascinating Activities on Weekdays

A long time ago, there lived a very old man. He was so old that he could not see or hear very well. He also could not walk very well, or eat very well for his hand shook. The old man's son and daughter-in-law thought he might make trouble at table. So, they had him eat his meals in the corner of the kitchen without a table.

They gave him very little to eat. The old man would have a sad look on his face as he looked at his son and daughter-in-law’s dinner table. One day the old man’s hand shook so terribly that he dropped his dish on the floor. The daughter-in-law became angry and shouted at the old man. And after that, his meals were served in a broken dish.

Not long afterwards, the family was sitting having their dinner while the four-year-old grandson was sitting on the floor carefully checking pieces of wood. The father asked, “What are you doing?” “I am making a small bowl.”

“Why are you making it?” The son answered. “So that I can fill it with your and mother’s food when I grow up.”

The old man’s son and daughter-in-law looked at one another and without saying a word started crying. The two quickly brought their old father to their dinner table. From that day on, the old man sat with the family when they had their meals. Even when the old man’s food fell here and there, the son and the daughter-in-law did not say anything.

1.The son and his wife made their father eat in the kitchen to ______.

A. teach their son a good lesson          B. stay away from trouble

C. punish him for his shaking hand        D. give him peace and comfort

2.The old man dropped his dish _______.

A. out of carelessness B. to ask for a new one

C. against his own will D. to draw his son's attention

3. By making that small bowl, the grandson wanted to ______.

A. follow his parents' example B. eat the way his grandfather did

C. enjoy making things with his own hands D. show his parents how clever he was

4. The end of the story suggests the old man would _______.

A. no longer drop his dishes B. continue to eat in the kitchen

C. stop shaking his hands while eating D. live a comfortable life in the family

5.What does the writer want to tell us with the story?

A. The young should look after the old.

B. Family members should have meals together.

C. It's terribly wrong to serve meals in broken dishes.

D. Parents should set a good example for their children.

There is a popular belief that goldfish only have a three-second memory. But a 15-year-old schoolboy from Adelaide has just finished an experiment(实验) to tell us that it is not true. He shows everybody that the goldfish is smarter than we think.

“I don’t believe that they had a three-second memory because animals need their memory, so they build up over time a knowledge of where the food is,” said Roy Stokes, a student at the Australian Science and Mathematics School.

He did the experiment in small tank(鱼缸) of goldfish. “I decided to get a bit of red Logo and just feed them next to that. Every day I’d put it in and spread food around it.” He said.

“At first they were a bit scared of it, but by the end of the three weeks, they were actually almost coming before I put the food in.”

After leaving the fish alone for a week, Rory placed the red Logo block in the tank again.

“They remembered perfectly well,” he said.

“They actually had a time faster than the average of the three feeds before I left.”

The goldfish showed that not only could they store information, they also had the ability to get it back as a later date.

Culum Brown, a research fellow at Sydney’s Macquarie University, has studied fish behavior for more than ten years.

He says his studies of Australian native fish show fish were intelligent creatures that know how to avoid enemies and catch food like any other animal.

“The thing that I really liked about Rory’s experiment is he not only got that classical conditioning going but the fact that he could get them next just to that specific coloured market. I thought it was really good.” He said.

1. Rory began his research by ______.

A. discussing with his classmates B. making friends with goldfish

C. asking his teacher for advice D. questioning a popular belief

2. Rory put a red Logo in the tank to ______.

A. connect food with the color B. make the tank nicer to look at

C. feed the fish at the same place D. give the fish something to play with

3. What’s the right order of Rory’s experiment?

A. adbecf        B aebdcf         C. dabefc         D. adebcf

4. What do the last three paragraphs tell us?

A. Rory’s research was highly praised by experienced experts.

B. Rory’s experiment failed to meet the scientific standard.

C. Many scientists had already done the experiment before.

D. Fish are the cleverest animal in Australia.

5. What can we learn from the story?

A. Fish can become smarter with the help of red color.

B. What everybody believes is not necessarily true.

C. Scientists should learn from middle school students.

D. Young people are generally smarter than aged ones.

Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week. On one of those days, he reads to his friend Martin. On the other afternoon, he plays cards and talks with Mrs. Johnson. Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way. He is a volunteer. A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid. A volunteer donates his or her time for free.

Everyone else in Steve's family is also a volunteer. Steve's mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital. She talks to patients, delivers flowers, and helps the nurses with odd jobs. Steve's sister Gina volunteers two afternoons at the museum. She welcomes visitors and answers their questions. Steve's father David also is a volunteer. He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live.

Steve's family thinks volunteering is very important. Steve's parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values. Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people.

Steve's family does volunteer work to give something back to the community. They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are.

A family of volunteers