A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅館) near the railway station (火車站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I'll take the five o'clock train."

"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I'm afraid I can't. I won't be able to get up so early."

The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (鬧鐘)? Maybe it can help me."

"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."

"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (銹的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"

"I don't know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn't matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time."

1.   The student stayed at the inn because ____.

A. it was in the cool mountain village he was going to     

B. the boss of the inn was kind to him                 

C. the boss could wake him up at the right time

D. it was near the railway station 

2. The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.

A. the boss had the habit (習(xí)慣) of getting up early   

B. the boss had promised (答應(yīng)) to help him in every possible way (千方百計(jì)地)

C. he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train

D. it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station

3.  The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.

A. five o'clock             B. a quarter to five   

C. half past four               D. a quarter to six

4.  The student was disappointed because ____.

A. he had to buy an alarm-clock

B. the boss refused to wake him up             

C. he would take another train                 

D. he had to go to the village on foot

5.   From the story we know the ____.

A. clock would wake the student up in time     

B. student certainly missed his train the next morning

C. alarm-clock was no use for the student          

D. student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理)

 

Dear Annie,

I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.

Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.

I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (帶大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.

But now I have a serious problem: the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Internet every day , He chats with people that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.

I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldom does his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.

What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I

wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

Yours,

Ellen Smith

1.Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

     A. she often asked others for help

     B. she thought she was a great mother

     C. she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet

     D. she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive

2.What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?                       

     A. Send e-mails to his friends         B. Prepare for his lessons

     C. Chat with strange people           D. Read the news

3.What does the phrase “he sees red” mean in this passage?                   

     A. He feels sorry                    B. He feels happy

     C. He becomes frightened             D. He becomes angry

4.What do you think of Mr.Smith?                   

     A. An irresponsible(不負(fù)責(zé)任的)father who never taught his son

     B. A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach

his son

     C. A very kind man who loved his son

     D.A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed

 

根據(jù)以下有關(guān)Alan 的個人情況的介紹， 用英文寫一篇介紹他的短文。詞數(shù)： 80 左右。

Name: Alan Brown

Age : 16

Appearance: tall , round face, short hair

Personality: generous , humorous

Address : 69 Park Road, Sydney; live with his parents

School: No. 4 High School

Nationality ( 國籍 )： Australian

Occupation ( 職業(yè) ) ： student

Favourite subjects: Art, Music

Weekday activities ( 活動 ) ： swimming and walking

Usual Saturday activity : having parties

Usual Sunday activity : watching TV

His dream: be a social worker

 

Dear Annie,

I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.

Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.

I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (帶大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.

But now I have a serious problem:the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Tnternet every day , He chats with pelple that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.

I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldomdoes his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.

What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I

wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

Yours,

Ellen Smith

 

(   ) 1. Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

     A. she often asked others for help

     B. she thought she was a great mother

     C. she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet

     D. she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive

(   ) 2.What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?                        

     A. Send e-mails to his friends         B. Prepare for his lessons

     C. Chat with strange people           D.Read the news

(   ) 3. What does the phrase “he sees red”mean in this passage?                   

     A. He feels sorry                    B.He feels happy

     C. He becomes frightened             D. He becomes angry

(   ) 4. What do you think of Mr.Smith?                   

     A. An irresponsible(不負(fù)責(zé)任的)father who nerver taught his son

     B. A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach

his son

     C. A very kind man who loved his son

     D.A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed

 

 

How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. What’s more, life is always giving new things to the child--- things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is repeatedly being told not do something or being punished for what he has wrongly done.
When a young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he worked hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the greatest happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
【小題1】What is the happiest person according to the passage?

A．A child who can do whatever he likes.

B．An old person who lives in a comfortable life.

C．A grown-up who no longer expects other to pay for him.

D．A person who never wastes his time in his whole life.

【小題2】What pains does a child have?

A．He has few responsibilities to make life difficult.

B．He doesn’t have to do anything in return.

C．He is not so free to do what he wishes to do.

D．He has to work if he wants to live comfortably.

【小題3】Which of the following is true, according to the second paragraph?

A．Life for a child is fairly easy.

B．A child is always loved whatever he does.

C．If much is given to a child, he must do something in return.

D．Only children are interested in life.

【小題4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Life is not enjoyable since each age had some pains.

B．Young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard.

C．Childhood is the most enjoyable time in one’s life.

D．One is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life.

【小題5】What will the fourth paragraph most probably discuss following this passage?

A．Examples of successful young men.

B．How to build up one’s position in society.

C．Joys and pains of old people.

D．What to do when one has problems in life.