A complaint was received by the president of ...

A complaint was received by the president of a major car company:“This is the fourth time I have written to you, and I don’t blame you for not answering me because I must sound crazy, but it is a fact that we have a tradition in our family of having ice-cream for dessert after dinner each night. Every night after we’ve eaten, the family votes on which flavor(味道)of ice-cream we should have and I drive down to the store to get it. I recently purchased a new Pantsmobile from your company and since then my trips to the store have created a problem. You see, every time I buy vanilla(香草)ice-cream my car won’t start. If I get any other kind of ice-cream, the car starts just fine. I want you to know I’m serious about this question, no matter how silly it sounds: What is there about a Pantsmobile that makes it not start when I get vanilla ice-cream, and easy to start whenever I get any other kind?”

The Pantsmobile company president understandably doubted about the letter, but he sent an engineer there anyway. The engineer had arranged to meet the man just after dinner time, so the two got into the car and drove to the grocery store. The man bought vanilla ice-cream that night and sure enough, after they came back to the car it wouldn’t start for several minutes. The engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, the man got chocolate. The car started right away. The second night, he got strawberry and again the car started right up. The third night he bought vanilla and the car failed to start.

There must be a reason why the man’s car wouldn’t start when he bought vanilla ice-cream. What was it? After doing more research into the case, the engineer eventually found out the cause. Vanilla ice-cream was the most popular flavor and was on display in a little case near the express check out, while the other flavors were in the back of the store and took more time to choose and check out. This mattered because the man’s car was experiencing vapor(蒸汽) lock, which is excess(过度的) heat boiling the fuel in the fuel line and the resulting air bubbles(气泡) blocking the flow of fuel until the car has enough time to cool. When the car was running, there was enough pressure to move the bubbles along, but not when the car was trying to start.

1.What is the best title for the passage?

A. After Dinner Ice-cream Comes

B. After Dinner Family Votes

C. After Complaints Company Responds

D. After Shopping Complaints Go

2.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “express” in paragraph 3?

A. Rapid.

B. Reliable.

C. Various.

D. Extra.

3.What advice should the car company give to such car owners?

A. Walk to buy vanilla ice-cream every time.

B. Leave your car working when buying vanilla ice-cream.

C. Restart your car after it’s cool enough.

D. Think twice before buying vanilla ice-cream.

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. Even crazy-sounding problems are real.

B. Chocolate helps fix vapor lock.

C. Whoever loves doubt can be creative.

D. The customer is always right.

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An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”

“Why, no,”she answered.

“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”

1.The policeman stopped the car because_____

A. it was an expensive car　　　　

B. the driver was a proud lady

C. the driver was driving beyond the speed limit

D. the driver was going to make trouble for the police

2.The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.

A. the policeman didn’t know her friends　　

B. the policeman didn’t accept her kindness

C. the policeman was going to punish her　　

D. she didn’t know the policeman’s name

3.The policeman was _______.

A. an honourable fellow　　 B. a stupid fellow　 C. an impolite man　　　 D. a shy man

4.The woman was _______.

A. kind-hearted　　

B. a person who depended on someone else to finish her work

C. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positions

D. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer

5.The policeman _______.

A. had no sense of humor　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had s sense of humor

C. had no sense of duty　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was senseless

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An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon over-taken by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to take out the ticket, the woman in the car said proudly, “ Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor(市长) of this city is a good friend of mine.”

The officer did not say a word, but kept writing.

“I am also a friend of Chief of Police Barnes,” continued the woman, getting angrier each moment.

Still he kept on writing.

“Young man,” she said, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator Patton.”

Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly, “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson?”

“No. Why?” she replied.

“Well, this is the man you should have known,” he said, going back to his motorcycle, “I am Bill Bronson.”

1.The policeman stopped the car because ____.

A. it was an expensive car　　 B. the driver was a proud lady

C. the driver was driving too fast　　 D. the driver was going to attack him

2.The woman was getting angrier each moment because ____.

A. the policeman didn’t know her friends

B. the policeman kept writing the ticket for her

C. the policeman refused to accept her money

D. she didn’t know the policeman’s name

3.The policeman was ____.

A. an honest and fair fellow　　 B. a foolish and proud fellow

C. a silly and rude fellow　　 D. a kind-hearted fellow

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At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After ______ for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up ______ all our family. ______, he didn’t know any of us. Doctors said his brain was hurt so ______ that he had lost all his memory. And his mental age(心理年龄) was only five. We were sorry to hear about the bad news.

Since I was his only child, it was my ______ to look after him. He forgot______ everything, but he did remember he liked sweets. I used the sweets as a way of _____ bad behaviors. I would gave him one sweet ______ he didn’t sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog.

Dad became the ______ child in town. He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldn’t get down after it ______ away. He broke my window with a ball and _____ our telephone in water like washing clothes. When I told him he was doing ______ things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!” My son, then aged five, and two eight-year-old daughters, welcomed their ______ playmate. He would happily make them real cigarettes, ______ his sweets with them, and carry them high in the apple tree to ______ apples.

It is eight years since the ______. Dad has accepted the fact that he is the ______ of his three playmates but not a brother. He has also accepted that they grow taller but his _______ stays the same. Though it is still ______ to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun. In some way I think it is a(n) ______ thing to look after dad like looking after a child. How many people can have the chance to care for a child-like parent?

1.A. lying　　 B. waiting　　 C. staying　　 D. sleeping

2.A. excited　　 B. calmed　　 C. hurt　　 D. protected

3.A. Luckily　　 B. Amazingly　　 C. Unfortunately　　 D. Regularly

4.A. slowly　　 B. strangely　　 C. lightly　　 D. seriously

5.A. turn　　 B. duty　　 C. favor　　 D. habit

6.A. almost　　 B. half　　 C. truly　　 D. simply

7.A. stopping　　 B. performing　　 C. accepting　　 D. planning

8.A. so　　 B. though　　 C. if　　 D. before

9.A. cleverest　　 B. oldest　　 C. bravest　　 D. kindest

10.A. flew　　 B. jumped　　 C. drove　　 D. walked

11.A. repaired　　 B. designed　　 C. answered　　 D. cleaned

12.A. useless　　 B. wrong　　 C. dangerous　　 D. impolite

13.A. foolish　　 B. big　　 C. shy　　 D. foreign

14.A. show　　 B. lend　　 C. share　　 D. sell

15.A. pick　　 B. hide　　 C. buy　　 D. plant

16.A. graduation　　 B. invention　　 C. mistake　　 D. accident

17.A. teacher　　 B. grandfather　　 C. doctor　　 D. uncle

18.A. weight　　 B. age　　 C. height　　 D. look

19.A. tiring　　 B. relaxing　　 C. amusing　　 D. interesting

20.A. perfect　　 B. important　　 C. easy　　 D. happy

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By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world's population will be living in the cities ______ in the country.

A. other than　　 B. more than

C. better than　　 D. rather than

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The large orchestra was very ______ by Arturo Toscanini, who received enthusiastic applause from the audience. This was truly a concert ______.

A.well conducted；to remember B.well conducting; remembered

C.well conducted；remembering D.well conducting; remembering

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I was very fortunate to be selected by Kindspring to receive $100 for the monthly kindness competition and it has helped to make a beautiful difference in people’s lives.

The idea is simple. I took a lot of fallen branches and hung them from the ceiling with the help of volunteers and friends. Then we hung strings with pins attached to them from the branches. I got a whole lot of art supplies and as people came in for the art exhibit, they were encouraged to create a piece of art or a positive message to hang from the tree.

The tree changed into this really fun way of exchanging positive messages. If you were to hang a message up, you had to take a message down for you to keep. The experience was really amazing. People of all ages and from all walks of life were sharing art and encouragement through the tree.

With the $100 I received from Kindspring, I made a total of seven more trees. I am putting them all over our community（社区）. One will go to a youth shelter for homeless teens and one will be put right in the middle of town on our public square. They will have paper and art supplies at the base for people to use in creating a message or piece of art. For the classroom I was able to provide them with new colored pencils, markers, and some sketchbooks, which they all loved. The act is to create communications that are positive and can influence people’s lives in great ways just by doing a simple act of kindness. The messages people receive can be kept with them forever as a reminder of the good in the world, or they can pass them along to others. The beauty of the idea is that the messages have unlimited possibilities.

1.The author received the award for 　　　　　　 .

A. making more trees　　 B. passing on positive messages

C. holding an art exhibition　　 D. protecting the environment

2.What is people’s attitude towards the practice?

A. Worried.　　 B. Doubtful.　　 C. Favorable.　　 D. Disappointed.

3.What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A. To explain how to grow trees.

B. To call for the young to create art works.

C. To advise more children to be volunteers.

D. To encourage people to do a simple act of kindness.

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Riding was the favourite activity of Thomas Jefferson, who was the third President of the United States. He usually rode good horses.

One day, he was riding outside Washington, when a jockey (赛马师) came near. He did not know the President, but his professional eye was attracted by Mr. Jefferson’s horse. He stopped and said that he wanted to buy the horse, but Mr. Jefferson politely refused his offer.

The jockey offered more money for the horse, because the closer he looked at the horse, the more he liked it. All of his offers were refused, which made him angry. He then became rude, but his rudeness left as little an impression as his money, for Jefferson had a very good temper. At last, he hit Mr. Jefferson’s horse with his whip, getting it to run suddenly. This would have thrown a less skillful rider to the ground, but Jefferson stayed on his seat, and controlled his horse well.

The jockey then gave up. He rode with Mr. Jefferson side by side and began to talk with him about politics. Jefferson joined in the conversation. When they got into the city and came close to the gate of the presidential mansion (总统府), Mr. Jefferson stopped, and politely invited the man to enter.

The jockey was surprised and asked, “Why? Do you live here?”

“Yes” was the simple reply.

“Why, stranger, what’s your name?”

“My name is Thomas Jefferson.”

Embarrassed, the man quickly left, while the President looked at him with a smile and then rode through the gate.

1.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Jefferson and the Jockey   B. Jefferson’s Interest

C. Be Polite to Everyone     D. No Pain, No Gain

2.Which word can best describe the jockey?

A. Professional.                    B. Skillful.      C. Impatient.       D. Impolite.

3.The underlined word “embarrassed” can be replaced by “__________”.

A. worried           B. pleased       C. hurried         D. ashamed

4.We can infer from the passage that __________.

A. the jockey had once bought a horse from another stranger

B. Mr. Jefferson was very good at riding a horse

C. Mr. Jefferson would invite the jockey to his own house later

D. the jockey would not talk about this experience to others

5.According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?

A. The President of the US is fond of riding.

B. The jockey managed to buy the horse from Mr. Jefferson.

C. Mr. Jefferson, the third President of the United States, was a man of good manners.

D. All the presidents of the US have expensive horses.

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－What do you think of the speech given by the president?

－I like_________of what he said.

A．more                              B．many                              C．few                                 D．Much

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When it comes to President Obama，most of his personal business is already known by the public. Personal information about his children, Malia and Sasha，however，has been kept a little more under wraps.

The New York Times recently released a list of rules that Michelle Obama has mentioned over the years that Malia and Sasha must follow during their time in the White House，as well as in general. See how the first family educates their children：

The girls must write reports about what they've seen on their trips，even if it's not required by their school.

Malia may use her cell phone only on the weekend，and she and her sister cannot watch television or use a computer for anything but homework during the week.

Malia and Sasha have to play two sports：one they choose and one selected by their mother.

Malia must learn to do laundry(洗衣服)before she leaves for college.

The girls have to eat their vegetables，and if they say they are not hungry，they cannot ask for cookies or chips later.

While these might be shocking to some，Michelle said，“They're not little princesses. It's just basic rules，boundaries, and expectations that we would have normally.”

Michelle also mentions another set of rules：

The girls must do their chores(家务)，though the White House has a large staff. Malia and Sasha have chores of their own.

They must play a team sport, because it's about learning how to play on a team，how to lose and how to win gracefully.

It sounds like Michelle and Barack want the best for their kids and to make them as well ­rounded as possible. What are your thoughts on the Obama family rules?

1.What's the passage mainly about?

A.The first family rules.

B.The first family daily life.

C.How to be good parents.

D.How to be good children.

2.What do the underlined words “under wraps” in Para 1 probably mean?

A.Attractive.　　 B.Secret.　　 C.Calm　　 D.Public.

3.What has to be followed after the girls' every trip?

A.Emails.　　 　 B.Reports.

C.Homework.　　 D.Photos.

4.Which of the following is the exception for the girls?

A.To learn to do laundry.

B.To play two sports.

C.To use cell phone freely.

D.To eat their vegetables.

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