The bullet (子彈頭) train D106 from Changsha to Shanghai has a short stop in Quzhou for only one minute.

Named  21  the letter D, the new trains run at speeds of 200 to 250 kilometers one hour. This is much 22   than Z-type and T-type trains. For example, it  23  take people 12 hours to travel from Shanghai to Beijing. But now it only  24  10. The most interesting part of the bullet trains is the revolving (旋轉(zhuǎn)的) seats. People can adjust (調(diào)整) their seats as they like, so that  it  is   25   for you to talk with others around you face to face. The new trains run   26   big cities. They   27  the long trips much faster and more comfortable.

However, many passengers still won’t choose the bullet trains   28   some reasons. The ticket

 29   of the bullet trains are much higher. For example, a hard seat ticket from Beijing to Jinan is only 90 yuan for T-type trains. But on the bullet trains all the seats are   30 . And they cost 153 to 184 yuan. On the other hand, the bullet trains don’t stop at small stations.

1.A. with               B. begin            C. at                   D. after

2.A. fast               B. faster               C. quickly              D. slower

3.A. would              B. will             C. used to              D. was used to

4.A. cost                   B. takes                C. need             D. spends

5.A. difficult              B. hard                 C. easily               D. easy

6.A. between            B. among            C. along            D. around

7. A. get               B. let                  C. make                 D. allow

8.A. because                B. for                  C. since                D. with

9. A. prices            B. speeds               C. costs                D. seats

10.A. hard                  B. big                  C. expensive            D. soft

 

 

As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the  1. for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.

“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the   2.  ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and   3.  , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the   4. of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was   5. humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons   6. . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.

Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict 7. students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get   8.  with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without  9. our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.

One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his  10. . I was moved and was   11.  another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.

Every time I see my globe（地球儀）, it would  12. me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have   13. met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am   14.    to be a teacher like him.

Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.

Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even   15.Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.

16.A. replies  B. reasons                C. rewards                      D. results

17.A. moon             B. earth                   C. star                D. sun

18.A. advised      B. announced    C. added                     D. answered

19.A. distance          B. weight                     C. size                      D. height

20.A. very      B. too                        C. really                            D. so

21.A. at present   B. at once                      C. at times                        D. at first

22.A. with            B. to                         C. in                               D. for

23.A. away            B. together            C. angry                 D. along

24.A. thinking           B. caring               C. considering                  D. supposing

25.A. money  B. blood                      C. clothes                        D. time

26.A. taught    B. given                      C. taken                            D. had

27.A. remembers  B. represents      C. warns                           D. reminds

28.A. just                  B. never                     C. ever                           D. yet

29.A. able      B. about                      C. allowed              D. available

30.A. well       B. good                       C. better                         D. best

 

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項中，選擇最佳選項。

    Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36   began to live in New York City on her own. She  37  a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38  and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39   in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨頭)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often  44  a lot of money on entertainment(娛樂). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She   46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.

   “Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.

1. A. he            B. she            C. we             D. they

2. A. found         B. tried             C. asked for         D. looked for

3. A. salary         B. time            C. dream          D. idea

4. A. difficult       B. possible       C. useful            D. different

5. A. buy          B. sell           C. stay              D. share

6. A. food         B. rest               C. studying          D. playing

7. A. Soon         B. Finally         C. Once             D. Again

8.A. prepared      B. took          C. caught            D. picked

9. A. pay          B. lend           C. spend             D. save

10. A. along        B. up                C. down           D. around

11.A. even          B. seldom             C. always            D. never

12. A. hard         B. interesting        C. nice                 D. great

 

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項中，選擇最佳選項。

    Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36   began to live in New York City on her own. She  37  a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38  and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39   in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨頭)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often  44  a lot of money on entertainment(娛樂). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She   46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.

   “Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.

1. A. he            B. she            C. we             D. they

2. A. found         B. tried             C. asked for         D. looked for

3. A. salary         B. time            C. dream          D. idea

4. A. difficult       B. possible       C. useful            D. different

5. A. buy          B. sell           C. stay              D. share

6. A. food         B. rest               C. studying          D. playing

7. A. Soon         B. Finally         C. Once             D. Again

8.A. prepared      B. took          C. caught            D. picked

9. A. pay          B. lend           C. spend             D. save

10. A. along        B. up                C. down           D. around

11.A. even          B. seldom             C. always            D. never

12. A. hard         B. interesting        C. nice                 D. great

 

These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy 26 have changed into computer game houses in order to get more 27 . These places are always crowded with people.

In the computer game houses, people 　28 a lot of money matching on the machines, It's 　 29　 for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. Peo?ple want to 　30　 when they play computer games. The more they 　31 , the more they want to win, and at last they even can't 　 32 　　 without it.

The result is that some people don' t want to 33 and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are 　34 . They don't want to have 35 . When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their 　 36 .

Some of them can get enough money from their 37 . Some of them are not　　 38 enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others' and become 　39 .

Computer game addiction(上癮) is a 　40 problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.

(　 )26. A. streets　 　 B. schools　　 　 C. towns　　　 D. cities

(　 )27. A. boys　　　 B. money　　　 C. computers　　 　　　 D. houses

(　 )28. A. take　　　 B. spend　　　 C. cost　　　　 　　　 D. pay

(　 )29. A. possible　 B. easy　　　　 　　　 C. good　　　　 D. hard

(　 )30. A. read　　　 B. learn　　　　 C. win　　　　 D. download

(　 )31. A. lose　　　 　　　 B. try　　　　 　 C. waste　　　 D. watch

(　 )32. A. come 　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　 　 C. study　　　 D. live

(　 )33. A. watch TV　 　　　 B. go out　　　 C. stay there　　 D. work

(　 )34. A. better　　 B. exciting　　　 C. even worse　 D. interesting

(　 )35.A. lessons　　 B. games　　　 C. families　　 　 D. sports

(　 )36.A. classes　　 　　　 B. rooms　　　 C. schools　　　 D. shops

(　 )37. A. classmates B. teachers　　　 　　　 C. sisters　　　 　 D. parents

(　 )38. A. lucky　　 B. unlucky　　　 C. careful　　　 D. polite

(　 )39. A. good　　 　　　 B. bad　　　　 　 C. rich　　　　 　 D. poor

(　 )40. A. important　 B. serious　 　　 C. unusual　　 　 D. wonderful