My brother Tom was very selfish when he ...

单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1.The Great Wall of China is a         (象征) of ancient Chinese civilization.

2.The flood destroyed thousands of houses and made many people       (无家可归).

3.Have you          (体验) real hunger?

4.Hurricane is a very        (强烈的) wind or storm.

5.An unhappy home        （环境）can affect a child’s behavior.

6.The film was very          (恐怖的), I was scared to death when I was seeing it.

7.Your idea is         (绝对的) impossible.

8.He has just        (辞职) from the committee.

9.Alexander Bell       （发明）the telephone in 1879.

10.The building          (追溯到) back to 1823.

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not eave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in lines, others were walking about. There was a group of school-girls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in order. Tom looked around but there was nowhere for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down, facing a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, John, one of Tom's friends, came in and sat with Tom.

"What time is your bus?" asked John.

"Oh, there is plenty of time yet, "answered Tom.

"Oh, I'll get you some more tea then," said John.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again.

"Good heavens! It's going back-ward!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven."

"You are looking at the clock in the mirror," said John.

Tom wanted to kick(踢) himself for being so foolish. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. He has never liked mirror since then.

1.The London bus left ______________.

2.Tom went into the station cafe because ____________.

3.What time was it in fact when he looked at the clock in the mirror?

4.When Tom sat in the station café, who came in?

5.Which of the following is true?

Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air    pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world.

Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.

Many countries are making rules to flight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air.

We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw them on the ground, there will be less pollution.

Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.

1.Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because ______.

2.What is the biggest problem in today’s life?

3.The most serious kind of pollution is ______.

4.Factories must clean their water ______.

5.From the passage we know that ______.

Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would draw your attention to a few of our laws.

The first one is drinking. Now, you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.

Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don’t make unnecessary noise, particularly, at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful, the traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossing and don’t take any chance when crossing the road.

My next point is about rubbish. It isn’t lawful to drop rubbish in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a dustbin.

Finally, as regards smoking, it is against law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age.

I’d like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact the police, who will be pleased to help you. You can call, write or directly go to ask any policeman.

1.take any chance means       .

2.Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?

A. A guide                         B.A person who makes the law

B. A teacher                        D. An English officer

3.How many laws are there discussed in the speech?

4.The main purpose of this speech is to      .

5.From the speech we have learnt that     .

All children want to have pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount?   51 

The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family.   52   Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money. 

First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time.    53  

In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that.    54    

Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want.    55  Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children. 

A One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money. 

B They can save it for future use. 

C Timing is another consideration. 

D As helping at home is a normal part of family life. 

E Some children are not good at managing their pocket money. 

F Learning how to get money is very important for every child.  

G By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget.