The death list in a school bus accident that happened on Wednesday morning in the northwest province of Gansu has risen to 20 following the death of one child later Wednesday.
It’s known that the accident happened around 9:40 a.m. in Yulinzi town of Zhengning county, according to a report from the police. The report said five people including four children and their bus driver died just at the moment that the accident happened. While 15 others, their teacher included, were sure to be dead by the afternoon.
It’s reported that another 44 children were injured in the accident and have been sent to hospital. Twelve of the injured are in badly hurt. The truck which caused the accident was carrying coal. Another reason for the accident was the bus itself. The police has blamed(譴責(zé)）overloading for the accident, saying that the bus -- a van with nine seats -- was carrying 64 people.
【小題1】Where did the accident happen on a Wednesday morning?

A．In Yushu,Gansu

B．In Yulinzi county,Gansu

C．In Zhengning,Gansu

D．In Zhengning town,Gansu

【小題2】How many more people did the bus carry than it could be carried in?

A．9

B．15

C．64

D．55

【小題3】What does the underlined word“ovrerloading” mean ?

A．loading on the Internet

B．carrying much more than usual

C．carrying coals

D．carrying people

When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker. I said in a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn’t send me the cheek. It’s already two weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? I’ll come to New York and say it in front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t accept any more excuses. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
【小題1】Why was the author’s mother poorly treated?

A．She couldn’t speak English well.

B．Her English was very good.

C．She was not clearly heard.

D．She was not very polite.

【小題2】From Paragraph 2, what can we know about the author?

A．She was good at pretending.

B．She was rude to the stockbroker.

C．She was ready to help her mother.

D．She was unwilling to phone for her mother

【小題3】What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A．It confuses her.

B．It embarrasses her.

C．It helps her understand the world.

D．It helps her forgive rude people.

【小題4】What can we infer from the passage?

A．Chinese English is clear and natural to native speakers.

B．Chinese English may bring inconvenience in America.

C．Chinese English has a very bad name in America.

D．Chinese English is impolite to native speakers.

【小題5】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Great Mother	B．A Chance
C．Mother’s Chinese English	D．Perfect English

Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm his flight home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to improve his Spanish. When he was speaking to people face to face, he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However, when he was speaking on the phone, he still had a problem. Andy called the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She also told Andy to be at the airport two hours earlier in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was leaving in three days, Andy didn't lose any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in Spain.
Too quickly, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to rush. He went to the clerk to show his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket in surprise. "Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and now it is eight in the evening." "But I confirmed my flight," insisted Andy. "Will I have to pay for another ticket?"
"No, Sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now."
Andy's look of shock turned to pleasure as he realized that now he could continue his vacation.
【小題1】Why was Andy in Spain?

A．He was there on a business trip.

B．He hoped to learn Spanish better.

C．He liked to visit places of interest in Spain.

D．He was visiting friends there

【小題2】Andy missed his flight because________

A．he forgot his flight time

B．the clerk gave him the wrong time of his flight

C．the clerk misunderstood him

D．he misunderstood the clerk

【小題3】Which word can best describe the feeling of Andy when he came to know that his stay in Spain would be longer?

A．happy

B．shocked

C．upset

D．a(chǎn)ngry

【小題4】What would Andy do next?

A．He would stay in Spain for another three days.

B．He would go to another country.

C．He would stay at the airport.

D．He would pay for another ticket.

【小題5】What can we know from the passage?

A．Travelers always have to confirm the time of flight with airline companies by phone call

B．It’s more difficult for Andy to understand others in Spanish face to face than on the phone

C．Andy was enjoying himself when visiting places in Spain.

D．Andy would be worried.

It was the last day of the final examination(考試)in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence(自信).
They knew the exam would be easy. The professor(教授) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.
Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.
Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked. “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent(沉默). The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected(期盼). I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”
The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
【小題1】Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?

A．Because it was their last exam in the college.

B．Because they knew there were only five questions.

C．Because they thought they were clever and talented.

D．Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test.

【小題2】How many students have finished all the five questions?

A．All of them.

B．Some of them.

C．None of them .

D．Only one of them.

【小題3】What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?

A．模糊

B．回憶

C．提醒

D．改變

【小題4】What could the students learn from the last exam?

A．He laughs best who laughs last.

B．A good beginning is half done.

C．One is never too old to learn.

D．The early bird catches the worm.

【小題5】What’s the best title for the article?

A．Some Confident Students.

B．An Engineering Professor.

C．An interesting Professor.

D．An Unforgettable Lesson.

I will never forget the year when I was 12.My mother told us that we would not get Christmas gifts because there was not enough money .I felt sad and thought, ”What shall I say when the other kids ask me about my gifts?” I started to hope the Christmas wouldn’t come that year. Just then three women came to our house with gifts for all of us. For me，they brought a doll .I felt so happy.
Years later, my life changed a lot. So one Christmas, I wanted to do something special. I asked forty friends to help me. We visited 125 orphans(孤兒)to come to our Christmas party. For every child, we prepared a beautiful gift.
Finally the moment came. I called out,” One, two, three. Open your gifts!” As the children opened their boxes, the whole room was full of their bright smiles. The feeling I got from that Christmas so long ago came again.
【小題1】___gave the writer a Christmas gift when she was 12.

A．Nobody

B．Her mother

C．Three women

D．An old man

【小題2】From the sentence “Years later, my life changed a lot.” we can guess that _____.

A．the writer didn’t get Christmas gifts any more.

B．the writer became rich.

C．the writer didn’t like Christmas gifts at all.

D．the writer hoped to help more orphans.

【小題3】The writer was so _____when she got a Christmas gift.

A．sad

B．bored

C．tired

D．happy

【小題4】Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．The writer’s family was very poor when she was a child.

B．The writer wanted to do something special for the old people at Christmas.

C．The three women taught the writer how to help others.

D．The writer and her friends invited 125 orphans to come to the Christmas party.

【小題5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A special Christmas

B．How to choose Christmas gifts.

C．Three kind women.

D．My first Christmas.

There are many kinds of cars in this world. My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with him.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!
My friend Mike is an artist. He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black. Mrs. Bates has a very, very old car. It often has some trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank. My uncle Joe has a very small car. Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog.
Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?
【小題1】The writer’s grandfather thinks ___.

A．a(chǎn) person has the same kind of car as himself (herself)

B．different people have cars of the same kind

C．poor people have large cars

D．a(chǎn)rtists have black cars

【小題2】Mrs. Bates has an old car ___.

A．because she is poor

B．because she is rich

C．because she likes old cars

D．a(chǎn)nd the passage doesn’t tell us why

【小題3】Though Uncle Joe has a very small car, ___.

A．he has a dog

B．he has a large family

C．he has no children

D．he has few members in his family

【小題4】The writer’s friend Mike paints ___.

A．pictures in black

B．colorful pictures

C．colorless pictures

D．pictures with only a few colors

【小題5】The writer thinks ___.

A．his grandfather’s idea about cars is right

B．cars are often the same as their drivers in many ways

C．a(chǎn)rtists shouldn’t drive black cars

D．a(chǎn) car doesn’t say anything about its owner

Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive.
A week before her mother’s birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheep umbrellas（傘）, and decided to take a black one, since her mother had lost hers the month before.
She thought, “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to school with her until her classes had finished.
On her way back home in the train that evening, she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car（餐車） for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment（車廂）, but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers（乘客） in it, but now there were three.
Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it, they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could sent the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.
The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”
【小題1】Which of the following is the best for the sentence “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color?”

A．You can carry it when you are wearing any clothes.

B．Any color of your clothes will be all right.

C．The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colors.

D．You can take any clothes that you like to wear.

【小題2】What does the story infer（推斷）?

A．Her mother would write to her if she didn’t receive the presents.

B．The three umbrella were sent by the girl.

C．Only four people had ever been to the compartment.

D．Nobody brought the umbrella back.

【小題3】How many umbrellas did Sally’s mother get at last?

A．No.

B．Only one.

C．Three.

D．Four.

【小題4】The best name of the story is ________.

A．A Lucky Girl	B．The Missing Umbrella
C．A Happy Mother	D．Mother’s Present

【小題5】What does the writer want to tell us?

A．You should take care of your things when you are traveling.

B．Show your love to others, and they will bring you love.

C．Children should often come back to see their parents.

D．It’s no use crying when you are in trouble.

A woman repeated a bit of gossip（流言） about a neighbor. Within a few days, the whole village knew the story. The person she talked about was deeply hurt and angry.
Later, the woman spreading the rumor（謠言） learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
"Go to the marketplace," he said, "buy a chicken, and have it killed. Then on your way home, pick its feathers and drop them one by one along the road." Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, "Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me."
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown the feathers all away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
"You see," said the wise man, "it's easy to drop them, but it is impossible to get them all back. So it is the same with gossip. It doesn't take much to spread a rumor, but once you do, you can never completely undo（ 彌補(bǔ)） the wrong."
【小題1】Why did the the woman feel sorry ?

A．She didn’t know the story.

B．She hurt her neighbor deeply.

C．She was hurt deeply.

D．She was told an untrue story.

【小題2】What did the wise man tell the women to do?

A．Kill a chicken.

B．Drop the feathers of a chicken.

C．Collect the feathers of a chicken.

D．All above.

【小題3】The underlined word “discouraged” might mean       .

A．surprised

B．excited

C．upset

D．pleased

【小題4】Which of the following statements is true?

A．The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.

B．The wise man was not kind enough.

C．All the feathers had been blown away.

D．The woman was given a lesson.

【小題5】What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase______.

A．覆水難收

B．欲速不達(dá)

C．無中生有

D．得道多助

I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, I was surprised to see a big foreigner coming out of the house next door to ours. He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses.
The first time I saw him, I was too shy to speak to him. “My English is too poor!” I thought. My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “I don’t like it!” she said. “Foreigners aren’t like us. Maybe he’ll play loud music and parties every night! I’m sure he’s going to cause trouble.”
Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work. “Hello!” he said (in Chinese！). “My name’s Tony. I’ve just moved into the house next door to yours.” While I was wondering what to say, he continued, “There’s a nice bar down the road. Why don’t you and your family come and have dinner with me?” “Bars are bad places,” said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go.
The bar was not at all what I had expected. It was in a beautiful little yard house, with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls. Several Chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking Chinese in a low voice to each other! “Oh, what a civilized place!” my grandmother exclaimed.
The bar served special “hutong pizzas”. As we ate, Tony told us about himself-he is an English expert in environment. He always likes to be quiet. My grandmother said to me, “He really seems like a very nice young man.”
【小題1】When the writer first saw the foreigners, she______.

A．was frightened to him

B．wanted to practice English with him

C．felt too shy to speak to him

D．hoped to invite the foreigner to the bar

【小題2】From the sentence “Bar are bad places”, we can know that the grandmother______.

A．was very excited	B．didn’t go to the bar
C．didn’t like bars	D．was angry with Tony

【小題3】What’s the meaning of the word “civilized” in the passage?

A．文明的

B．喧鬧的

C．野蠻的

D．討厭的

【小題4】Which of the following sentence is Not true?

A．Tony made a lot of noise every night.

B．Tony was an English expert in environment.

C．There were some foreigners speaking Chinese in the bar.

D．The grandmother thought Tony might cause some trouble.

【小題5】The best title for this story is______.

A．A Bar in Tibet

B．A Foreigner in Beijing

C．Bars are Bad Places

D．Foreigners Like Bars

閱讀下面兩篇短文，從各小段所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。
Let’s meet the Johnson’s family. Mr.Johnson is a manageer(經(jīng)理)in a big company(公司). He works very hard. He is very busy. He makes much money.But he is always tired(勞累的). He says to his friend,“I want to be a reporter because I like talking to people.”
His wife Mrs. Johonson is a good doctor .She works in children’ Hospital. She likes Chinese medicine(中醫(yī)) very much.
The Johnsons have a daughter called Salina.She is a teacher of French. She always tells her students many interesting stories.They are good friends. They like her.
【小題1】There are ______ people in the Johnsons.

A．four

B．three

C．two

D．five

【小題2】Mr.Johnson is a ______.

A．worker

B．doctor

C．reporter

D．manager

【小題3】Mr.Johnson ______.

A．can make much money	B．is very tired
C．wants to be a reporter	D．A,B and C

【小題4】How does Mrs.Johnson like Chiese medicine?

A．She likes it a lot.	B．She likes it a little.
C．She does n’t like it at all.	D．She doesn’t like it.

【小題5】What does Salina do?

A．A doctor

B．A student

C．A teacher

D．A reporter