Mr. and Mrs Black live in a small house near London with their children. Usually Mr Black comes back from work very late. At that time, his wife and the children are sleeping. So he opens the front door of his house with his keys and comes into the house quietly.

One night he comes home very late. It is 11:00 p.m. But he can’t find his keys. He rings the bell(門(mén)鈴). Nothing happens(發(fā)生). He rings it again. Again nothing happens. No one can hear it. Mr. Black knocks on the bedroom window. He calls his wife’s name. He shouts but his wife doesn’t wake up. At last he stops and thinks for a few minutes. Then he begins to speak like a small child. “Mother,” he says. “I want to go to WC.” Mrs Black wakes up at once (立刻). Then he speaks to her, and she opens the door for him.

（　　）36.Mr. Black and his wife live in ______.

　　　　 A. a small country　 B. London city C. a house but not big　 D. a small town

（　�。�37. Mr. Black usually comes back______.

　　　　 A. not very late　　　　　　　　　　　 B. before his family go to bed

C. after his family go to bed. D. at about 10.p.m.

（　�。�38. Why can’t Mr. Black open the door?

A. Because he comes home late.

B. Because he can’t find the key to the door.

C. Because his wife is not at home.

D. Because he doesn’t ring the bell.

（　�。�39. Mr Black speaks like a little child because ______.

A.he looks like a child

B.he wants to wake up his children

C.he wants to wake up his wife

D.he wants to go to WC

（　�。�40. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Mr Black often can’t come into the house.

B. One night Mr Black comes back early.

C. Mrs Balck often waits for Mr Black at night.

D. At last Mrs Black opens the door.

A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.

Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has much interest in 36. One day, he was sending an e-mail to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he 37 a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”. The message was from Finland（芬蘭）, 38 of kilometers away from America.

“I didn’t know what I should do,” Dean said to a reporter later. “It was really 39 to tell if the message was real.” So Dean did 40 at first. But the message kept coming.

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean 41. He replied and discovered that sender was a student called Tarja, who was 42 in a university library. She was ill. What was worse, there was no 43 around her. Her only way of 44 with the world was by e-mail. Dean got in touch with the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance（救護(hù)車(chē)） rushed to the library. Luckily, she was still alive and was sent to the hospital 45.

“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but e-mail saved her life.”

（　）36. A. computer                       B. sport                               C. art

（�。�37. A. received                        B. left                                  C. sent

（　）38. A. hundreds                       B. thousands                        C. millions

（�。�39. A. difficult                         B. easy                                C. sad

（�。�40. A. nothing                          B. everything                       C. something

（�。�41. A. explained                       B. answered                         C. asked

（�。�42. A. angry                                   B. tired                                C. alone

（�。�43. A. phone                            B. computer                         C. television

（�。�44. A. communicating                     B. talking                             C. chatting

（　）45. A. slowly                           B. quickly                            C. quietly

       In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.

Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

(   )38. In the driving test, one _______________________.

A. mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road   

B. is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

C. has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills

D. must drive around for more than an hour

(   )39. When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?

A. a few years later                                 B. right after the first test 

C. a few weeks later                         D. never

(   )40. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.

B. One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

C. There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.

D. A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.

(   )41. The best title for the passage is _____________.

A. Driving Licenses in Britain　　        B. Tests for Britain People 

C. Driving Cars　　　　　　　　           D. Young Men’s Driving Licenses

In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save(節(jié)省) time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.

　　Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of（很好地利用） our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.

36. What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?

A. Watching TV.　　　　  B. Playing computer games.

C. Doing their homework.  D. Doing housework.

37. Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?

A. Their parents.　　　　　　B. Other students.

C. The children themselves.　 D. Nobody else.

38. How many hours of sleep is good for students' health?

A. Less than 9 hours.　　B. Over 9 hours.　　 C. Only 9 hours.　   D. 8 hours.

39. What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?

A. He would fall asleep in class          B. He would do well in study.

C. He would finish his homework fast.　　D. He would have good health.

40. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework.

B. All the students stay up late for their homework.

C. Children should be given less homework.

D. Schools and parents should take care of children