July 16th was a bad day for Arthur Johnson. I...

July 16th was a bad day for Arthur Johnson. In the morning, he set off from his home in Santa Barbara, California. It was the start of his summer holidays, and he decided to visit his friends at Las Vegas. Then he hoped to go fishing at Lake Mead.

Johnson’s troubles started while he was driving happily across the Mojave Desert. His car was broken and he tried to repair it, but he failed. He telephoned a workshop to ask it to send a tow truck (拖车) to pull the car away and repair it.

When waiting for the tow truck, he fell asleep. While he was sleeping, a tow truck arrived from San Pedro and pulled his car away. Later on, Johnson woke up and thought that somebody stole(偷,盗) his car. Unwillingly, he started to walk back towards San Pedro, but a police car stopped him to find out why he was walking in the desert. Johnson looked like a man wanted in California for robbery(抢劫), so the police kept him at San Pedro for the night.

At last, Johnson’s friends came from California the next day. They proved(证明) that Johnson was not a harmful salesman(销售员), so they let him go.

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—Jack got up late this morning. And his bike was broken on the way to school.

—　　　　 . What a bad day for him!

A.No pain, no gain B.It never rains but pours

C.Practice makes perfect D.Burn the candle at both ends

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July 20th, 1969 was an important day. Two Americans landed on the moon. Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin. They went there in a spaceship. Its name was Apollo 11.

Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometers. It took the two Americans three days to get there. On July 20th the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility (宁静). Armstrong first stepped onto the moon. They picked up some rocks and put them in the spaceship. They jumped up and down. They were tired after their moonwalk, so they rested.

On July 21st Apollo 11 left the moon and returned to the earth. Three days later, it came down in the Pacific Ocean. A ship took the men to America.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The moon is _____________ kilometers away from the earth.

A. 385　　 B. 3850　　 C. 385000　　 D. 3850000

2.The two Americans stayed on the moon for about _____________.

A. three days　　 B. six days　　 C. one day　　 D. four days

3.“The Sea of Tranquility” here means ______________.

A. the earth　　 B. the moon　　 C. the world　　 D. the Pacific Ocean

4.July 20th, 1969 was an important day because_______________.

A. Apollo 11 landed on the moon　　 B. it was the first time for man to land on the moon

C. man couldn’t get to the moon　　 D. Americans were the first men to get to the moon

5.The best title for this passage is ______________.

A. Two Americans on the Moon　　 B. An important day

C. On the Moon　　 D. The First Men on the Moon

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-----When were you born?

----I was born _____ the morning of October 16th,1998.

A. in　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　 D. by

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Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Canada .She was feeling bad for several days. The doctors found out that she had cancer (癌症 ) .

Linda’s life changed. She began to go to hospital often for treatment （治疗）, and she also became depressed .

The hospital and doctors were good, but Linda didn’t have hope herself. Linda’s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital “I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter .She is a teen girl with cancer.” She told the shop owner.

Later, the flowers arrived. Then Linda saw something unusual. It was a card. It read: I own this flower shop. I had cancer when I was fifteen years old, I am 24 years old now .Good luck to you. My heart goes out to you.

Yours　　 Alice

Linda smiled. She finally felt some real hope .She found the will to live.

Little things make a big difference .All of us can give little things like kindness , encouragement（鼓励） and hope to others .

1. Why was Linda feeling bad for several days?

A. Because she was seriously ill

B. Because she had no friends

C. Because her life changed

2. What does the underlined word “ depressed “ mean in the second Paragraph(段)?

A.Safe　　　　 B. Serious　　　　 C. Sad

3.Who sent Linda a card?

A. Her mother　　 B. A doctor　　　 C. A flower shop owner

4. What happened to Linda after she read the card?

A. She became hopeful（希望） about life.

B. She wanted to work with Alice

C. She thanks her mother a lot.

5.Which of the following can be the best title（题目） for the passage?（文章）

A. Be kind to yourself

B. Little things make a big difference

C. Try something different

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1.The 30th Olympic Games was held in______.

A.Paris            B.London                C.Beijing                D.France

2.How many times did London host the modern Olympic Games?

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

3.The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway was put into operation at the end of______,2011.

A.June        B.July　　 C.August    D.September

4.The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be held in______.

A.Brazil            B.Mexico        C.Italy        D.France

5.Brazil hosted the competition for the first time in______.

A.2014            B.2011            C.1978                    D.1950

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Mike's diary entries<简短记录>

1.Where did Mike go on July 25?

A. To Beijing. B. To Shanghai.

C. To Hainan. D. To Hangzhou.

2.How was the weather in Beijing?

A. Too cold. B. Cloudy and raining.

C. Too hot. D. Fine, but not too hot.

3.When did Mike go on a trip to Hainan?

A. On October 2. B. On September20

C. on July25. D. On october20.

4.Who did Mike go to Hainan with?

A. His friends. B. His family.

C. His classmates. D. His aunt and uncle.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to Mike's diaries?

A. Mike went shopping in Shanghai.

B. Mike could speak Chinese very well. *

C. Mike went to see the beautiful sand in Hainan.

D. Mike went to Beijing by plane.

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Mr Johnson had a hotel in the UK. It was near the airport， so a lot of foreigners stayed for night there. They think it is very convenient. He didn't know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the body language to “talk” with them， and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood（误解）and it brought him a lot of trouble.

A friend of his who learned a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some， but soon he found it wasn't easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.

One evening there were plenty of people in the dining room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was walking around there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr Jackson thought to himself， “The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”

As he knew only a little Japanese， he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man， pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry”. The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.

1.Mr Jackson knew only English so __________.

A. he had a hotel in the UK.

B. he went to study in a university.

C. he couldn’t understand his foreign visitors.

D. he wouldn’t go abroad.

2.Mr Jackson often 　　　　　　 to “talk” with foreigners with the body language.

A. succeeded　 B. failed　　 C. feared　　 D. hated

3.Mr Jackson learned foreign languages by __________.

A. remembering words and expressions.

B. writing down words and expressions in his notebook.

C. talking with foreign visitors in the hotel.

D. guessing the meaning of the visitors’ words.

4.The meaning of the underlined word “convenient” is __________.

A. 便利的　　 B. 廉价的　　 C. 附近的　　 D. 舒适的

5.The Japanese thought __________， so he gave him two pounds.

A. Mr Jackson wanted to get some money for food.

B. Mr Jackson wanted him to pay some money.

C. Mr Jackson could bring his wife downstairs

D. Mr Jackson could help him order the food.

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Mr Johnson had a hotel in the UK. It was near the airport, so a lot of foreigners stayed for night there. They think it is very convenient. He didn't know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the body language to “talk” with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood（误解）and it brought him a lot of trouble.

A friend of his who learned a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some, but soon he found it wasn't easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.

One evening there were plenty of people in the dining room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was walking around there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr Jackson thought to himself, “The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”

As he knew only a little Japanese, he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man, pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry”. The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.

1. Mr Jackson knew only English so __________.

A. he had a hotel in the UK.

B. he went to study in a university.

C. he couldn’t understand his foreign visitors.

D. he wouldn’t go abroad.

2.Mr Jackson often 　　　　　　 to “talk” with foreigners with the body language.

A. succeeded　 B. failed　　 C. feared　　 D. hated

3. Mr Jackson learned foreign languages by __________.

A. remembering words and expressions.

B. writing down words and expressions in his notebook.

C. talking with foreign visitors in the hotel.

D. guessing the meaning of the visitors’ words.

4.The meaning of the underlined word “convenient” is __________.

A. 便利的　　 B. 廉价的　　 C. 附近的　　 D. 舒适的

5.The Japanese thought __________, so he gave him two pounds.

A. Mr Jackson wanted to get some money for food.

B. Mr Jackson wanted him to pay some money.

C. Mr Jackson could bring his wife downstairs

D. Mr Jackson could help him order the food.

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---When will the plane arrive　　　　　 Shanghai?

--- 　　　　　 the morning of March 13th .

A. at, for　　　 B. in, in

C. in, on　　　　 D. to, on

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