From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. It depends on individual interest. There are many different ways to spend our spare time.
Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth $250！He was very happy about his purchase (buying) and thought the price was reasonable. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are extremely valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.
That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
小题1:The word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means .| A．different | B．strange | C．secret | D．one’s own |
小题2:According to the passage, most people are from Monday until Friday.| A．free to relax and enjoy themselves | B．busy working or studying | | C．free to take part in sports games | D．busy watching TV and going to the cinema |
小题3:Something that one enjoys doing in one’s spare time is a .| A．job | B．pleasure | C．hobby | D．contribution |
小题4:In the writer’s opinion, .| A．all hobbies are very expensive | B．some hobbies don’t cost anything | | C．hobbies are worthless | D．hobbies are valuable to everybody |
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小题1:D
小题1:B
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小题1:猜词题：根据上文不同的人有不同的兴趣，所以是根据个人的兴趣爱好。选D
小题1:推理题：从第一段的句子:From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying,可知人们从星期一到星期五在工作或学习。选B
小题1:细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it.可知答案是C
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：but others don’t cost anything at all. 可知答案B。 |
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Thomas Lagos graduated from Wittenburg University in Ohio in only one year. His father, a Greek immigrant（移民）, said, “Whatever Tommy do, he’ll like to do fast.”
Thomas studied at Showee High School. He taught himself to read 750 words a minute. While he was in high school, he took  of the 36 credits（学分）he needed to graduate from university. He took another 12 credits at the university simply taking examinations without attending the courses. The remaining credits he took by the old fashioned method of attending classes.
He studied very well, so he graduated with the greatest honours. Now at the age of nineteen, he has entered the graduate school of Michigan University. He is studying law.
小题1:Thomas Lagos is .| A．a Greek | B．an American in Greece | | C．an immigrant | D．an American |
小题2:Thomas’s father .| A．speaks English poorly | B．speaks English perfectly | | C．does not speak English | D．is an Englishman |
小题3:The number of credits Thomas took by attending university courses was .| A．36 | B． | C． | D．12 |
小题4:Thomas entered Wittenburg University .| A．at the age of 19 | B．in one year | | C．with the greatest honours | D．at the age of 18 |
小题5:Thomas’s course .| A．can hardly be taken in an ordinary way | B．is unworthy | | C．is good for boy students to take | D．should be widely taken |
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The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 36 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother hol ding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 37 and could hardly 38 .
The driver, Mr. White, 39 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 40 hospital, fighting against 41 . The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 42 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 43 , since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 44 , with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 45 his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a 46 . The driver had the windows 47 , since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.
The lights were 48 , so he drove straight 49 into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 50 little Ally was. He was 51 to see relief instead of fear in the face of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 52 again.”
“It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 53 the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was  crying in a loud 54 healthy voice.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 55 , the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
| 小题1: | | A．worried | B．excited | C．angry | D．surprised |
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| 小题2: | | A．mouth | B．nose | C．throat | D．ear |
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| 小题3: | | A．talk | B．breathe | C．cry | D．hear |
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| 小题4: | | A．turned on | B．opened on | C．turned off | D．sped up |
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| 小题5: | | A．best | B．biggest | C．first | D．nearest |
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| 小题6: | | A．time | B．cars | C．policemen | D．speed |
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| 小题8: | | A．stop | B．slow down | C．hurry | D．keep safe |
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| 小题9: | | A．lights | B．signs | C．policemen | D．marks |
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| 小题11: | | A．taxi | B．car | C．truck | D．train |
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| 小题12: | | A．up | B．down | C．open | D．covered |
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| 小题13: | | A．red | B．green | C．yellow | D．out |
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| 小题16: | | A．lucky | B．astonished | C．worried | D．happy |
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| 小题17: | | A．crying | B．breathing | C．smiling | D．talking |
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| 小题18: | | A．made | B．let | C．knocked | D．pulled |
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| 小题20: | | A．driver | B．accident | C．girl | D．reporters |
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“Mark Twain” was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835～1910) when he wrote books.His father was a lawyer，but a poor one，who lived in Florida，Missouri.The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching.He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met.His father died when he was very young，and then there was even less m oney than before.
Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great Mississippi River，and he did this himself at one time (1857).
Where did he find the nam e “Mark Twain”？ It came from the great river itself.It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships.When a man called “By the mark twain！” he meant that the river was “two marks deep” there，that is to say，six feet deep ( “Twain” is an old form of the word “Two”.) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young，and he used them as a pen name all his life.
During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds，and this helped him a great deal when he started to write.But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in Americ a in 1861.Many of the great ships on the river stopped work.Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother，who was at that time Governor of Nevada.There，near the town of Carson，Samuel became a gold miner，but he never made much money at the time.He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him.He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada，and this seemed more hopeful.He found that he could write.
He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy.In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon，and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing.Among his books is his own story (1908).
He is now always known as Mark Twain，and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens.He traveled in America and in England，and went to Oxford in 1907.He was one of the great American writers of the time，and could make his readers laugh—a thing which few writers can do.He died in 1910.
小题1:“Mark Twain” was .| A．a famous American writer | | B．name of a book | | C．a great river in America | | D．a large ship |
小题2:As a child，Samuel did not get much education because .| A．his father died too early | | B．the family was very poor | | C．he disliked school very much | | D．he could learn what he liked from the people he met |
小题3:What gave him a great deal when he started writing?| A．His poor childhood. | | B．The Mississippi River. | | C．All kinds of travelers he met. | | D．His brother. |
小题4:We can infer（推断）from the passage that .| A．Samuel loved writing from his early age | B．S amuel did not love writing at the beginning | C．his writings to  the newspaper were successful | | D．his brother encouraged him to write more |
小题5:According to the writer of the passage，a good writer could .| A．write a lot for his readers | | B．make a lot of money for his family | C．cause his readers to l augh | | D．travel everywhere he wanted |
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The Rolls Royce logo(标志)consisting of the two Rs clearly stands for Rolls and Royce, the two founders of this manufacturing company.In 1884 Frederick Henry Royce started an electrical and mechanical business. He made his first car, a “Royce”, in his Manchester factory in 1904.
He was introduced to Charles Stewart Rolls in a Manchester hotel on May 4 that year, and the pair agreed a deal where Royce would manufacture cars, to be sold by Rolls. A clause(条款) was added to the contract, saying the cars would be called “Rolls Royce”.
The current Toyota logo consists of three ovals: the two perpendicular(成直角的)ovals represent a relationship of trust between the customer and Toyota. These ovals combine to symbolize the letter “T” for Toyota. The space in the background implies a global expansion of Toyota’s technology and unlimited potential for the future.
The Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) is a South Korean company manufacturing automobiles. Their automobiles are available in many countries around the globe. In 2003 it was South Korea’s largest car maker and the world’s seventh largest car maker. The Hyundai logo appears to be an H (symbolizing Hyundai). The oval shape indicates the company’s global expansion and the ‘H’ is symbolic of two people (especially the company and customer) shaking hands.
The Mercedes-Benz logo represents one of the most famous brands in the world. The Benz logo is a three-pointed star that represents its domination of the land, the sea, and the air. The famous three-pointed star was designed by Gottlieb Daimler to show the ability of his motors for land, air and sea usage. It was first seen on a Daimler in 1909, and was combined with the Benz laurel wreath in 1926 to symbolize the union of the two firms. Mercedes-Benz is one of the world’s oldest automobile manufacturers.
小题1: Which company’s logo is a symbol of two people shaking hands?| A．Rolls Royce’s | B．Toyota’s | C．Hyundai’s | D．Mercedes-Benzs. |
小题2:According to the text, _______.| A．Rolls Royce was founded in 1884. | | B．Toyota is having difficulty expanding its technology | | C．Hyundai has the same long history as Mercedes-Benz | | D．Mercedes-Benz originally produced motors |
小题3: Which company’s logo stands for both the manufacturer and the seller?| A．Rolls Royce’s | B．Toyota’s | C．Hyundai’s | D．Mercedes-Benz’s |
小题4:We can learn from the text that_____.| A．the ovals in the logos have the same meaning | | B．Hyundai is SouthKorea’sseventh largest car maker | | C．the three-pointed star of the Mercedes-Benz logo was first seen in 1926 | | D．the Mercedes-Benz logo is a symbol of the combination of two companies |
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I cry easily. I cried when a boy in the film suffered from an incurable disease. I cried when an athlete brok e a world record.
One night my wife and I were going to dinner at a friend " s．As we went towards the house, I noticed a car pulling out from the sidewalk．Just ahead, another car was waiting to back into the parking space．But before he could do so a yellow car came up from behind and sneaked into the space．
While my wife went ahead into our friend" s house, I stepped into the street．
“Hey,” I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy．” I gestured towards the man ahead, who was looking back angrily．At that moment I was feeling pretty manly．
“ Mind your own business!” the driver told me．
“No,” I said．“You don" t understand．That fellow was waiting to back into this space．”
Things quickly heated up, until finally he jumped out of the car．My God, he was extremely large．He grabbed me and shook his rock of a fist at me．I tasted blood．I was terrified．
Almost in a panic, I ran to my friend " s front door．As a former Marine （海军） , as a man, I felt absolutely embarrassed as my wife and  friends asked me what had happened．All I could say was that I had had an argument about a parking space．They were sensitive and let it go at that．
Perhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rang．For some reason I was sure that the huge man had returned for me．My blood ran cold．My hostess got up to answe r it, but I stopped her．I knew I had to face up to my fear．
I opened the door．There he stood．“I came back to apologize,” he said in a low voice．“I am ashamed of myself．The Brooklyn Navy Yard where I"ve worked for ten years is closing．Today I got laid off．I" m not myself．I hope you’ ll accept my apology．”
I remembered that after I closed the door, I stood there for a few minutes alone with tears in my eyes．
小题1:What did the author do when a yellow car drove into the parking space?| A．He beat the driver． | | B．He blamed the driver． | | C．He asked the driver to apologize． | | D．He ran to his friend" s house for help． |
小题2:What do we know about the yellow car" s driver?| A．He was rude and liked fighting． | | B．He was famous for his bad temper． | | C．He lost his job and felt terrible that day． | | D．He tried to get the author" s parking space． |
小题3:What does the underlined sentence mean?| A．I became quite calm． | | B．I felt extremely frightened． | | C．I couldn"t move with cold． | | D．I was too angry to say anything． |
小题4:What kind of person is the author?| A．Direct and serious． | B．Humorous and open - minded． | | C．Honest and ambitious． | D．Warm - hearted and understanding |
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