Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky carne up，my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house．Walking together，my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences．He always told me，“You should have goals like climbing the mountain．”Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed，we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy．I really got a lot from mountain-climbing．It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience(耐力) ．

    Once we climbed a very high mountain．It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old．During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees，and the birds singing，but as time passed，I got a pain in both of my legs．I wanted to quit climbing．In fact，I hated it at that moment，but my father said to me，“You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain，but you can’t see it before you reach the top．Only there at the top，can you see all of the nice things，just like in life．”

    At that time，I was too young to understand his words．But later after that，I got to know hope and confidence．I found myself standing at the top of the sky，which was as clear as crystal(水晶) ．

1．The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for Father and Son．

  A．hard    B．enjoyable    C．painful    D．comfortable

2．The word“quit”in the passage means“________”．

  A．carry on    B．put off    C．give up    D．pick up

3．Which of the following is the closest(最接近的)in meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?

  A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain．

  B．The sky is always as clear as crystal．

  C．You can find life is full of nice things．

  D．Never give up half-way．

4．The best title(題目)for the passage is“________”．

  A．Reaching the Top of the Mountain      B．Standing at the Top of the Mountain

  C．Conversations between Father and Son  D．How to Get to the Top of the Mountain

Hilton English Language Center Information for New Students

   CLASS TIME：9:00 am-10;30 am，11:00am-12:30 pm．

   The Language Center opens from Monday to Friday．On the first day，you can go to the lecture hall to check your timetable．

   SELF-ACCESS(自行選擇)：The language lab(Room 1110)opens from Monday to Friday from 3:15 pm to 5:00 pm for all full-time students．

   There are tapes for you to borrow in the lab．Go in and ask the teacher to show you．If you plan to take public examinations，there are listening tapes for you to practice with．Them are some exercises on the computers．Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam articles．Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned in two days．

   A TTENDANCE(出勤)：All students are expected to attend all the classes．80％attendance is required(要求)for students to receive their certificates(結業(yè)證書)when they finish their courses．

BOOKS：If students are given course books，the books should be taken good care of．Anyone who loses a book should pay for it．If students wish to buy books，there is a bookshop in the college with a lot of English books(Room 3520)．

1．A student can keep a borrowed tape for________ days．

    A．two        B．three        C．four        D．five

2．Which of the following is TRUE?

  A．No teachers are in the language lab．

  B．90％attendance is required for the students．

  C．Books can’t be taken out of the center．

  D．Students can prepare for exams by listening to the tapes．

3．The timetable can be seen in ________．

   A．the lecture hall        B．Room 3520       C．the classroom    D．Room 1110

4．Students can buy books in the________．

  A．library in the college    B．bookshop in the college    C．street    D．classroom

1．According to the passage，when something is on fire，you must ________．

  A．look for your pet    B．telephone 119    C．call 120    D．put out the fire yourself

2．You should keep down close to the floor because________．

  A．people may be asleep                     B．the firemen can find you easily

  C．there is less smoke down there       D．you should look after your things carefully

3．If the door is hot，we should ________．

  A．open it and get out                B．find another way out

  C．stop to pick up something          D．go back for something

4．The lift is dangerous in a fire because________．

A．it is too small                    B．it may go wrong    

C．it may keep you inside             D．both B and C

A woman was collecting money for a church charity．The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them．She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house．She knocked on doors and asked for money．She always said the same thing．Good morning，I’m collecting for a church charity．Please give generously．We need $5,000．Then she held out a collecting box．Most people put a few coins in the box．

    An artist lived in one of the apartments．He opened the door．“Good morning．”she said．“I’m collecting for a church charity．Please give generously．We need $5,000．”The artist thought for a moment，then he said，“I’m sorry，but I don’t have any money．However，I’ll give you a painting．It’s worth $400．”The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away．

    A week later she called on him again．“I’m sorry to trouble you again．”she said．“but we still need more money．I need another $100．Can you help?”“Of course．”the artist said，“I’ll increase the value of my painting to $500．”

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1．Who was the woman collecting money for?

    A．Poor children．     B．Herself．            C．Her friends．  D．A church．

2．What did most people give her?

    A．A lot of money．    B．A few dollars    C．Paintings．    D．very little money．

3．Why didn’t the artist give money to her?

A．He was not a generous man．   

B．He did not have any money．

C．He had too many paintings．    

D．His paintings were worth a lot of money．

4．Did the woman collect enough money at last?

    A．No，she didn’t．    B．Yes，she did．    C．We don’t know．    D．Yes，she does．

1．He didn’t come to school yesterday because of his i________．

2．“Do as the Romans do”is an old s________．

3．I can say her name out quickly because we always stay in t________．

4．You’d better tell your parents no m________ where you go．

5．I was too tired and fell a________ soon last night．

6．It’s a difficult________ (決定)for any doctor．

7．One day，you will realize the________(重要性)of time．

8．I can’t be a nurse，for I have no ________ (耐心) ．

9．Hard working is the key to________ (成功) ．

10．The little baby has six________ (牙齒) ．

Today a quarter of the world’s population use English，and as many as one billion people   1   (learn) it．

    New types of English   2   (be)common wherever English is spoken．Singaporeans speak“Singlish”．For example，to ask，where are you going？They mix English words with Chinese grammar：You go where?

    When you   3   (go)to Egypt，people always say,‘'Welcome in Egypt．”Why do they say this？It’s an example of how English changes over time and from place to place．Using“in”after“welcome”   4   (be)normal in Egypt．

    Languages   5   always_____(change)．A hundred years ago，German   6   (be)the most popular language for science．Scientists   7   (have)to learn German to read the latest information in science books．But by 1950，American inventions and ideas   8   (help)to make English more popular．Some language teachers believe that if China   9   (begin)to develop important technologies，such as new types of computers，then Chinese might become the language that every scientist wants to learn．Already，many business people   10   (learn)Chinese to help them do business in China．

為了進一步實施素質教育，山東省所有初中學生都能享受到兩天的周末自由時間。在這兩天的時間里，有的學生走進圖書館、書店充實自己的知識；有的加入體育俱樂部，健身強體；有的積極參加社會實踐活動；還有的在家?guī)椭�父母做一些力所能及的家務……你是怎么度過的?你對兩天周末有何看法?請以Finally，Week Ends為題寫一篇80詞左右的文章。

提示：

1、素質教育quality education  兩天周末two-day-weekend

  充實，豐富enrich         社會實踐social practice        社會society

2、不要出現真實的人名和學校名。

Mr. Wang has a daughter _________ Lucy and she is very lovely．

A．name        B．named             C．call             D．calling

He is a good student and he always _________ the teacher carefully in class．

A．listen        B．listening           C．listens to          D．listen to

Tomorrow is Sunday．What about  _________ to the park to fly kites?

A．go          B．to go            C．goes             D．going