Chris Rock was born in the state of South Carolina in the United States. When he was a child, his family moved, and he grew up in a poor area in Brooklyn, New York.
As a teenager, Rock left high school and started telling jokes in comedy clubs in New York City, Even at age 18, Chris Rock was very funny. He told jokes about his family (his parents were very strict) , and about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s. Many of his jokes were also about high school, which Rock says was terrible.
Famous comedians went to see Rock’s performances. One comedian (Eddie Murphy) helped him get work on television and in the movies. Chris Rock still acts in movies, but he does not want to be a serious actor. For him, comedy is more important. It makes people laugh, but it can also make people think.
Today,Chris Rock still does live comedy shows around the world. He also created a TV show called "Everybody Hates Chris. " It is about his teenage years growing up and going to school in Brooklyn. In 2006, it was considered as one of the best comedy shows on American television.
1.Chris Rock was ____
A.born in America B ,from London
C,from a rich family. D. from Canada
2.What is this passage mainly about?
A.How to tell a good joke,
B.Where the best comedy clubs are.
C.One comedian's life,
D.The funniest people in the United States,
3.Chris Rock tells a lot of jokes about_________.
A.South Carolina B.Brooklyn
C.Los Angeles D.Texas
4.Which sentence about Chris Rock is true?
A.As a teenager, he was not funny.
B.He started working in clubs after he graduated from college.
C.He loved going to high school.
D.A famous comedian helped him get work on TV and in the movies.
5.Today, what does Chris Rock say is the most important?
A.Being a serious actor. B.Making people laugh.
C.Helping teenagers. D.Having his own club.
How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.
London has about 7, 000, 000 people. About the year 1800 , London was a very big city in the world.
London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and listen to the famous clock, Big Ben.
Like many big cities, London has problems. there are to many cars and people. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isn’t clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.
For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.
1.Maybe London became a very big city in the world in______.
A. 1750 B. 1820 C. 1950 D. 1980
2. What does the underlined word “underground” mean?
A. Ship. B. Car. C. Subway. D. Taxi.
3.What are the best things in London for the writer?
A. Famous buildings. B. Parks.
C. Cars and buses. D. Toys.
4.---What’s Hamleys in London according to the passage? www.21-cn-jy.com
---It’s a______.
A. toy shop B. museum C. park D. clock
5.Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________.
A. London has a population of about 7, 000, 000
B. London is famous for buildings and Big Ben
C. The traffic in the city is easy because of the underground
D. The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” asks Tom.2·1·c·n·j·y
“I don’t know,” says Fred.
“What do you think?” asks Tom.
“Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess,” says Fred.
“In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problem. We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends,” says Tom.
“A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there,” says Fred.
“And I hope I will be able to live under the sea,” says Tom. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish.”
1.Tom and Fred are talking about _______.
A. their school life B. some interesting information
C. their life now D. their life in the future
2.Machines will do _______ of the work.
A. most B. some
C. much D. little
3.In 2020, we’ll talk to friends at all times and everywhere, because we’ll have ______.
A. pocket computers B. more holidays
C. pocket telephones D. Go on sale
4.Tom says _______.
A. he likes fish very much
B. he’d like to live under the sea like a fish.
C. he will go fishing under the sea.
D. he will spend holidays on the moon.
5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A. People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship.
B. People will have more holidays.
C. Many people will live and work under the sea.
D. People will build farms under the sea.
Mr. Black works in a hospital in a town. He is a good , and people in the town like him very much. He is very to his patients, many people like to ask him for help.
One day, Mr. Black got to the hospital and a fat woman in the waiting room. He asked her to his office ,
“ What’s with you?，madam?” Mr Black asked .
“It’s my birthday today, sir”said the woman.“My husband me a present. But I can’t go in it.”
“It doesn’t matter, madam,” said Mr. Black. “You lose some weight. Then, you can go in your coat.” “You are ,doctor, ”said the woman. “He bought me not a coat, but a !
1.A. doctor B. nurse C. office worker D. teacher
2.A. friend B. bad C. sorry D. kind
3.A. because B. before C. after D. so
4.A. finds B. looked at C. listened to D. saw
5.A. matter B. your name C. wrong D. doing
6.A. took B. gave C. went D. came
7.A. like B. want C. should D. would like
8.A./ B. a C. an D. the
9.A. right B. wrong C. easy D. difficult
10.A. bike B. car C. lamp D. computer
----Tell me something about your cousin, he is so clever now.
----Yes .But ___ the age of nine, he didn’t learn to write _________ read.
A. at, and B. at, or
C. in, so D. at, but
— Can you tell me the short _____ of London?
—The best way to see London is by boat. After _____off the boat at Tower Bridge, you can have a walk around the Tower of London .
A.tour, get B.touring, getting
C. tour, getting D. tour got
