(A)
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humour, you can always have a good laugh when you make mistakes(错误). Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: \because everyone makes mistakes.\
1. The writer thinks that the most important thing for you to learn a language is_______.
A. reading B. practising C. talking about it D. listening
2. If people laugh at the mistakes you make, you should _________.
A. be angry with them B. be angry with yourself
C. believe you are right D. not care
3. The story tells us:\
A. It is normal (正常的) that we make some mistakes in learning English
B. Everyone must make mistakes
C. We should try not to make mistakes in learning a language
D. Laughing can help one learn English well
(B)
Captain Good Fellow
Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, Free.
Walking Tour of the Town
Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!
Films at the Museum
Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.
Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”
“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.
4. You can eat Chinese, Japanese, and Italian food_______.
A. at the front entrance of City Hall B. at the Ballgame
C. at Central Park on Saturday D. at 5:00 pm
5. You can see movies at _______.
A. the City College B. the Museum Theatre
C. the City Theatre D. the Central Park
6. If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget_______.
A. your comfortable shoes B. your beautiful walk
C. your learning about local history D. your worries
(C)
Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he made a lot of money. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. So Mr. Lang had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and did nothing except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police and
the police put him into the lockup(拘留所). After he came out of lockup, he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. So he called his friends to gamble again. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly the door opened and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “So I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
7. Mr. Lang made a lot of money because _______.
A. he was a driver B. he worked in a factory
C. he had a lot of work to do D. he had worked there for a long time
8. _______, so the police put him into the lockup.
A. Mr. Lang often gambled
B. Mr. Lang was late for work
C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home
D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police
9. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.
A. she didn’t want to work in the factory any more
B. he had no money any more
C. the police put him into the lockup before
D. he didn’t love her any longer
10. Which of the following is right?
A. The boy wished his father to be put into lockup again.
B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.
C. The boy hoped his father would stop gambling soon.
D. The boy wished his mother to come back.
六、缺词填空 先通读短文，然后根据短文内容和所给的首字母在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答卷标有题号的横线上完整写出。（本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）
Air is very important to everything that lives. But the air is g 1 dirtier and dirtier. People all over the world are looking for w 2 to make it clean again.
Have you e 3 watched the smoke from chimneys（烟囱）rising high in the air? Have you s 4 the smoke from cars and trucks on the roads or the smoke from the planes? The smoke isn’t g 5 for our health. If we want to keep well and strong, we
n 6 clean air.
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