Passage4

My son, Johnny, opened a new restaurant and on the opening day I helped out in the kitchen. by mid-morning, I noticed that the cakes we had ordered hadn't come. Johnny and I decided not to tell it to anyone else, hoping that the cakes would arrive soon.

They still hadn't come when, just before noon, a man eating in our restaurant wanted a cake. I suggested that I run to the bakery next door to get some, and Johnny readily agreed. Going out of our back door, I knocked on the back door of the bakery and bought a few from the baker's helper. That cake was the only one we sold all day.

After closing, Johnny and I sat discussing things with my daughter, who had been out from serving. "An interesting happened just before noon," she said. "The owner of the bakery next door came in and ordered a cake from ours. She wanted to compare it with hers."

1.We know from the passage that ____B___.

A.  the baker next door came to help with the opening

B.   the new restaurant did not prepare all its food

C.  the son and the daughter served at the tables

D.  the customers enjoyed the cakes very much

 

2.The word "They" at the beginning of the second paragraph refers to __D_____.

A. the baker and her helper            B. the customers expected

C. the son and the daughter            D. the cakes ordered

 

3.Why did the owner of the bakery come to order a cake from the new restaurant?   B

A.  She hoped Johnny would buy her cakes.

B.   She wanted to see whose cake was better.

C.  She knew that the cake was from her bakery.

D.  She needed to know if the customers liked her cakes.

 

4.The father, son and the daughter began discussing things _D_______.

A. before opening                   B. before noon

C. after noon                       D. after closing

 

5.Who is the owner of the new restaurant?   D

A. The baker                       B. The baker's helper       

C. The daughter                     D. The son

 

Passage 5

On the evening of June 21,1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles."

Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.

When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now after 44 years he was on the Silk Road in Xi'an, and his early dreams were turning true.

Robert Friedlander's next destinations were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

 

1.The best title for the passage would be ____D___.

A.The Kingdom of Bicycles        

B.A Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an

C.Marco Polo and the Silk Road     

D.An American Achieving His Aims

 

2.The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because _B_.

A.  he asked to see the manager

B.   he entered the hall with a bike

C.  the manager had to know all foreign guests

D.  the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

 

3.Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order: __B_____.

A.  China, India, and Pakistan

B.   India, China, and Pakistan

C.  Pakistan, China, and India

D.  China, Pakistan, and India

 

4.What made Friedlander want to come to China?  A

A.  The stories about Marco Polo.

B.   The famous sights in Xi'an.

C.  His interest in Chinese silk.

D.  His childhood dreams about bicycles.

 

5.Friedlander can be said to be ____D____.

A. clever                        B. friendly         

C. hardworking                   D. strong-minded

 

Passage 6

We are all part of history. Our ways of living today will seem strange to our grandchildren. Our clothes, our automobiles, even our kinds of food, will seem very queer to them. "How strange life must have been back in those days!" our grandchildren will say to us.

Changes in ways of living are an important part of history. Our ancestors lived very differently from the way we live now. And their ancestors seemed strange to them too.

History is the story of whatever happened to people before today. Some events were thrilling, and some were sad. Men have been very cruel in wars and revolutions. On the other hand, many men have worked for peace and freedom.

Discoveries of new lands have played an important part in history. How interesting those stories of discoveries are! It is fun, too, to read about inventions and the ways in which they have changed people's lives. Discoveries in science and medicine have made great changes, too.

History is the story of presidents and kings, of heroes and villains. It is the story of ordinary people, too. History is everybody's story!

 

1. We are part of history because ____B__.

A. we are living in the 20^th century

B. we have many grandchildren

C. we have a different way of life

D. we have strange things

 

2. The following queer things are mentioned in the passage except ___B___.

A. clothes         B. housing      C. automobiles        D. foods

 

3. Which of the following is not true?    A

A. Our way of life is much the same as our ancestors'.

B. New discoveries have brought about changes.

C. Discoveries have played an important part in history.

D. History tells us what happened in the past.

 

4.The passage suggests that ___B___.

A. man is always good               B. the changes make people invent

C. man enjoys learning about history    D. we do the same as our ancestors

 

5. History is the story about ___D___.

A. ordinary people                  B. heroes and villains

C. kings and presidents              D. all of the above

 

Passage 7

My son, Johnny, opened a new restaurant and on the opening day I helped out in the kitchen. by mid-morning, I noticed that the cakes we had ordered hadn't come. Johnny and I decided not to tell it to anyone else, hoping that the cakes would arrive soon.

They still hadn't come when, just before noon, a man eating in our restaurant wanted a cake. I suggested that I run to the bakery next door to get some, and Johnny readily agreed. Going out of our back door, I knocked on the back door of the bakery and bought a few from the baker's helper. That cake was the only one we sold all day.

After closing, Johnny and I sat discussing things with my daughter, who had been out from serving. "An interesting happened just before noon," she said. "The owner of the bakery next door came in and ordered a cake from ours. She wanted to compare it with hers."

 

1.We know from the passage that ___B____.

A.the baker next door came to help with the opening

B.the new restaurant did not prepare all its food

C.the son and the daughter served at the tables

D.the customers enjoyed the cakes very much

 

2.The word "They" at the beginning of the second paragraph refers to ____D___.

A. the baker and her helper            B. the customers expected

C. the son and the daughter            D. the cakes ordered

 

3. Why did the owner of the bakery come to order a cake from the new restaurant?   B

A.She hoped Johnny would buy her cakes.

B.She wanted to see whose cake was better.

C.She knew that the cake was from her bakery.

D.She needed to know if the customers liked her cakes.

 

4. The father, son and the daughter began discussing things ____D____.

A.before opening                   B.before noon

C.after noon                       D.after closing

 

5. Who is the owner of the new restaurant?   D

A.The baker                       B.The baker's helper       

C.The daughter                     D.The son