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There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters(匪徒)in return 
for “protection”. If the money was not paid immediately, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Getting “protection money” is not a modern means. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
Then Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a group of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to those who were willing to pay the high price he demanded. In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood made large sums of money with this method. In spite of this, the Ita
lians regarded him as a sort of hero .When he died at eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had his picture painted, which was in memory of “this bravest man”.
1.What protection did Chicago gangsters give to those who paid them?
A. They saved those people’s businesses from destruction.
B. They left those people’s business unharmed much.
C. They sent soldiers to serve them no matter what help they needed willingly.
D. They didn’t take those people’s lives
2.Sir John Hawkwook's Italian name “Giovanni Acuto” was one which .
A. he gave himself in order to become better known to the Italians
B. he earned through his sharp practice of selling his ‘protection’
C. he needed so as to hire his soldiers to Italians
D. was given hi
m in telling his services to the others’
3.The Italians regarded Hawkwood as a sort of hero .
A. because they couldn’t help admiring his bravery and boldness(胆大)
B. as he aided the citizens in peacetime when business was bad for them
C. he had played an important role in their daily life
D. for he lived so long and was given a state funeral by the Florentines
4.From the passage, we can guess the gangsters were those .
A. who were of great importance to the poor
B. who made the businessmen do whatever they were in need of
C. who were always ready to be sent abroad
D. who did harm to others
5.According to the writer, Hawkwood was .
A. a sort of national hero B. an experienced leader C. a brave soldier D. a noble gangster
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What was the relationship between Pete and Ruth in the beginning?
A. Shop owner and customer.
B. Teacher and student.
C. Schoolmates.
2.When did Pete and Ruth start selling fresh foods?
A. In1989 B. In1990. C. In1995.
3.Why did Pete and Ruth borrow money from the bank?
A. To open a supermarket.
B. To build a food factory.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. What Pete and Ruth’s shop sold.
B. How Pete and Ruth’s shop developed.
C. Why Ruth opened the coffee shop.
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When I was in the seventh grade, I was a volunteer in a hospital. I spent most of the time there with Mr. Green. He never had any ______and nobody seemed to care about his living____.
I spent many days holding his hand, talking to him and ______anything that needed to be done. He became my close friend,_____ he only responded with an occasional (偶尔的) squeeze (捏) of my _________.
I left for a week to visit my parents. And when I came back, Mr. Green was _____. I didn’t have the _______ to ask the nurses where he was. I was afraid that they might _______ me that he had died.
Several _______ later, I became a college student. One day, I noticed a familiar face at a gas station. When I _______ who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was _______. He was Mr. Green. With an uncertain look _______ his face, he replied “yes”. I _______how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital, his eyes were full of tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever _______.
He began to tell me that _______ he lay there unconsciously (无意识地), he could hear me talking to him and could _______ me holding his hand all the time. He thought it was an angel (天使), not a person, who was there with him.
Mr. Green _______ believed that it was my voice and _______ that had kept him alive.
Although I haven’t ______ him after that, it fills my heart with ______ every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and death and more importantly, he made me an angel.
1.A. visitors B. relatives C. patients D. doctors
2.A. interests B. requests C. conditions D. opinions
3.A. talking about B. looking after C. pointing out D. helping with
4.A. so that B. even though C. soon after D. as if
5.A. hand B. head C. nose D. arm
6.A. killed B. lost C. gone D. changed
7.A. energy B. chance C. courage D. time
8.A. cheat B. tell C. remind D. warn
9.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
10.A. recognized B. wondered C. heard D. asked
11.A. well B. alive C. silent D. alone
12.A. at B. on C. behind D. in
13.A. apologized B. remembered C. explained D. required
14.A. dreamed B. saw C. wanted D. received
15.A. because B. if C. unless D. although
16.A. notice B. feel C. imagine D. watch
17.A. hardly B. quickly C. firmly D. nearly
18.A. humor B. duty C. touch D. success
19.A. forgotten B. called C. missed D. seen
20.A. joy B. regret C. respect D. sorrow
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Mrs Jack was always _______lots of time and money in _______the shopping.
It was winter, Mrs. Jack wanted to do a lot of shopping, she waited _______it was Saturday when her husband was _______, and she _______him to the shops with her and _______for everything. They went to a lot of shops and supermarkets, and Mrs. Jack _______a lot of things, and Mr. Jack certainly had to _______all these things. Mrs. Jack often____________and said, "Look, Jack! _______that beautiful! "He then answered, "All right, dear. How _______is it? " and took his money out to pay for it. It was dark when they came out of the last _______and Mr. Jack was so ________that he didn't stop _______about those things. Suddenly his wife looked up and said, "Look at that beautiful moon, Joe!" Without _______, Mr. Jack answered, "All right, dear, How much is it?"
1.A. spent B. spending C. spend D. to spend
2.A. do B. doing C. does D. did
3.A. for B. when C. until D. because
4.A. busy B. working C. free D. out
5.A. took B. brought C. let D. showed
6.A. sold B. bought C. saw D. paid
7.A. sold B. carried C. bought D. paid
8.A. give B. catch C. find D. carry
9.A. stopped B. asked C. went D. walked
10.A. Isn't B. Doesn't C. Aren't D. Don't
11.A. many B. much C. beautiful D. dear
12.A. money B. cinema C. shop D. hour
13.A. tired B. sad C. happy D. sorry
14.A. to think B. thinking C. thought D. think
15.A. to think B. thinking C. think D. thought
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There was a time in the 1960’s and 1970’s when some people believed that coffee would replace tea as Britain’s favourite drink, but that did not happen, and today, tea remains Britain’s favourite drink.
To say that the British are fond of tea is something of an understatement. From the Royal(皇室的) Family down to the homeless and the out-of-work, tea is more than just a pleasure. It is an important part of life!
The popularity of tea in the United Kingdom has a long history. It was in 1657 that Thomas Garway, the owner of a coffee house, sold the first tea in London. The drink soon became popular as another choice besides coffee.
In those days, however, tea was not something for anyone. For a century and a half, it remained an expensive drink. Many bosses served a cup of it to their workers in the middle of the morning, thus inventing a lasting British tradition, the “tea break”. But as a social drink outside the workplace, tea was served for the nobility(贵族) and for the growing middle classes. Among those who had the money for tea, it became very popular as a drink to be enjoyed in cafés and “tea gardens”.
It was the 7th Duchess of Bedford who, in around 1800, started the popular “afternoon tea”, which took place at about four o’clock. At about the same time, the Earl of Sandwich popularized a new way of eating bread with something (e. g. jam) between them, and before long, a small meal at the end of the afternoon with tea and sandwiches had become part of a way of life.
As tea became much cheaper during the nineteenth century, its popularity spread right through British society. In working-class households, it was served with the main meal of the day, eaten when workers returned home after a day’s labour. This meal has become known as “high tea”.
Today, tea can be drunk at any time of day. Most people in Britain drink tea for breakfast. The mid-morning “tea break”is an institution in British offices and factories. Later in the day, “afternoon tea” is still a way of life in the south of England and among the middle classes, while “high tea”has remained a tradition in the north of Britain.
1.Who played an important part in the beginning of tea time in England?
A. Thomas Garway. B. The Royal Family.
C. The Earl of Sandwich. D. The Duchess of Bedford.
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The “tea break” kept the workers from being sleepy after lunch.
B. Workers could enjoy a cup of tea in “tea gardens”at their workplace.
C. “High tea”was usually served with the main meal for the middle classes.
D. The “afternoon tea” together with sandwiches became popular in around 1800.
3.What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Popularity of Tea B. Tea and the British
C. Tea and the Middle Class D. The History of Tea
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There was a tree in front of the house, ___ owner was seen sitting under it, enjoying the shade.
| A．whose | B．where | C．which | D．that |
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Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. At any time of the day and night, he was always ready to go to help a sick person. Everyone in the town liked him and people always went to him when there was anything wrong.
The years went past, and the doctor became old. He began to lose his memory.When people noticed this, they didn’t go to him any more.
“He may give us the wrong medicine,” they said, and they were afraid.
The good old doctor noticed that people didn’t come to him any more but didn’t understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now?”
No one wanted to tell him the real reason because they didn’t want to make the good old man unhappy, so they said, “You have helped all the sick people in the town. There is no one sick now.”
The doctor was pleased when he heard that.
1.People always went to the doctor when they were____________.
A. wrong B.not right C.not well D.not happy
2. “He began to lose his memory.”means __________.
A. He couldn’t know his sick persons any longer.
B. He forgot everything in the past.
C. He couldn’t find anything.
D. He couldn’t remember things well.
3.The sick people didn’t come to the doctor any more because____.
A. there was no sick man in the town
B. he might give them the wrong medicine
C. they were afraid of him
D. he was old and no longer a doctor
4. The old doctor was _________ when he heard that there was no one sick in the town.
A. sorry B. angry C. glad D. surprised
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Long long time ago, in a small and distant _______, there was a place known _______ the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and _______ to visit it. When he arrived, he _______ happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail _______ as fast as it could. To his great _______, he found himself staring at 1000 other _______ little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was _______ with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he _______ the House, he thought to himself, “This is a ________ place. I will come back and visit it often.”
In the same village, ________ little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, was determined to visit the house. He ________ climbed the stairs and ________ his head low as he looked into the door. ________ he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was ________ to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a terrible place, and I will ________ go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are ________. When you smile at the world, the whole world will ________ at you, and vice verse (反之亦然). ________, it is you who can choose to be happy or to be upset. And what kinds of reflections (思考) do you see in the ________ of the people you meet?
1.A.province B.village C.county D.city
2.A.as B.for C.in D.to
3.A.decided B.chose C.pretended D.devoted
4.A.lay B.escaped C.sped D.jumped
5.A.shaking B.running C.wagging D.hanging
6.A.relief B.comfort C.joy D.surprise
7.A.upset B.happy C.scared D.angry
8.A.concerned B.offered C.answered D.charged
9.A.left B.visited C.entered D.approached
10.A.terrible B.wonderful C.common D.beautiful
11.A.other B.others C.another D.the other
12.A.slowly B.gradually C.immediately D.finally
13.A.seized B.lifted C.hung D.touched
14.A.Although B.If C.While D.When
15.A.excited B.frightened C.disappointed D.surprised
16.A.ever B.already C.just D.never
17.A.guidances B.magazines C.mirrors D.machines
18.A.cry B.smile C.stare D.weep
19.A.Therefore B.Besides C.However D.Instead
20.A.identities B.eyes C.opinions D.faces
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Mr Black lived in a city and he had a few shops there. His wife often _______ him when he was poor. So he loved her very much. One _______morning the woman _______her car on an icy road and it fell into a river and she _______ in the accident. He was very _______and always felt alone. His friends advised him to _______two weeks in a small town _______was by a forest and had much _______in it . He agreed with them and went there by himself. But there he often cherished the memory of (怀念) his late wife.
One afternoon he was walking in the town while he saw an old man _______ some parrots. He stopped to look at them and the old man asked him to buy one. He ________the most beautiful parrot and asked, “Can it speak?”
“Yes, sir,” answered the old man.
“How much does it ________?”
“Forty pounds.”
“It’s too ________,” said Mr Black. “Is it ________forty pounds?”
The old man said ________and turned to the bird and repeated the question, “Are you worth forty pounds, dear?”
“Certainly,” the bird answered ________.
Mr Black loved it at once and bought it. When he got home, he wanted to ________it more, but it couldn’t learn anything ________ “Certainly”.
One morning he ________the bird say “Certainly” again, he became angry and________, “Only a fool (傻瓜) spent forty pounds on such a stupid (愚蠢的) bird!”
“Certainly.” answered the parrot.
Mr Black began to ________and set it free.
1.A. saved B. saw C. helped D. protected
2.A. rainy B. snowy C. windy D. cloudy
3.A. mended B. repaired C. washed D. drove
4.A. hurt B. ill C. died D. disabled
5.A. sad B. lucky C. happy D. pleased
6.A. take B. spend C. have D. own
7.A. which B. who C. where D. /
8.A. trees B. birds C. flowers D. wildlife
9.A. selling B. catching C. feeding D. showing
10.A. bought B. touched C. pointed to D. looked after
11.A. fly B. cost C. pay D. give
12.A. cheap B. expensive C. nice D. bad
13.A. worth B. cost C. worthy D. take
14.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
15.A. clearly B. carefully C. angrily D. recently
16.A. ask B. tell C. teach D. think
17.A. without B. but C. except D. besides
18.A. saw B. heard C. watched D. listened to
19.A. smiled B. jumped C. replied D. shouted
20.A. control B. escape C. laugh D. believe
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The owner of the restaurant was afraid of ___________ in debt and decided to do some research _______ healthy foods to change the situation.
| A．to be; on | B．being; to |
| C．to be; in | D．being; into |
for “protection”. If the money was not paid immediately, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Getting “protection money” is not a modern means. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
lians regarded him as a sort of hero .When he died at eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had his picture painted, which was in memory of “this bravest man”.
m in telling his services to the others’