The next afternoon the young man planned to go out to drink. Before leaving home, he said to himself, “If my daughter asks me why I have drunk again, what shall I say to her? ” He didn’t go out to drink that afternoon. From then on, whenever he wanted to drink, he would remember the promise he had given to his daughter. As a result, he never drank again and his bad habit—drinking was prevented.
1. Where did the story happen?(根据短文内容回答问题)
2. What did the young man promise his daughter? (根据短文内容回答问题) 3. How old was the young man’s daughter? (根据短文内容回答问题) 4. 从文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最接近的单词。
As a result, he never drank again and his bad habit—drinking was prevented.
5. The underlined word “her” refers to .
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了有个年轻人喜欢在外面喝酒，每天都是醉醺醺地回家。他心爱的女儿要他承诺不再喝酒，他答应了。后来每当他想喝酒时，就想起了自己对女儿的承诺，便不再喝了。这个故事告诉我们：爱一个人就要用实际行动来兑现自己的承诺。 1. In a small town.
2. He promised her that he would not drink any more from then on.
3. Five/Five years old/She was five years old.
4. stop. 【解析】词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在的句子“As a result, he never drank again and his bad habit—drinking was prevented. ”可知prevent 的意思是停止，阻止。结合文章，第一段中 stop 与此意思相近。
5. the daughter. 【解析】代词指代题。根据划线单词所在的语境“The young man had a 5-year-old daughter, who was lovely and very clever. He loved her very much.”可知 her 指代的是前文中提到
的他的女儿。
Passage 5
There was a student named Bill in England. After leaving school，he began to look for a job. But there were few bosses who wanted new clerks due to the financial crisis ( 金融危机） at that time. It became harder and harder to find a job. Luckily，a chance came up to him. A company wanted to employ (雇佣) one person. He and the other twenty people joined in the first interview. After that，three persons were looked to enter the final test which would decide one person to be employed in the end. Bill was lucky to be one of them. On the day of the second interview, the interviewer only had a free talk with them，and then they were asked to go back home waiting for the result.
Bill received a letter from the company the next morning. It said that he wasn’t accepted. Certainly，he felt sad. On the evening of that day，Bill surprisingly received another letter，which said he was employed. But why was he accepted? As a matter of fact，the first letter sent to Bill was also part of the test. Every one of them got a letter which had the same meaning that morning. Only Bill replied with “Thank you.” while the others said nothing.
Life isn’t all fun. There is always something making us unhappy. When you feel disappointed，
please say “Thank you” to the person who disappoints you. That shows your politeness to others. If you do so，you’ll get more chances than others.
1. Why did it become harder to find a job at that time?(根据短文内容回答问题) 2. What did Bill received from the company the next morning?(根据短文内容回答问题) 3. How long did Bill wait until he was accepted?(根据短文内容回答问题) 4. 从文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最接近的短语。
After leaving school，he began to look for a job.
5. The underlined word “them” refers to .
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一位男子在金融危机时找工作的经历。故事告诉我们：生活中总有一些令我们沮丧的事情，面对这些事情我们要保持礼貌，这样才能够获得更多的机会。
1. Because few bosses wanted new clerks at that time.
2. He received a refusal letter.
3. From morning to evening(One day).
4. find. 【解析】词义猜测题。根据所给句子句意“离校后，他就开始寻找工作。”可知“look for” 在这里表示寻找。第二段中第二句“find a job”与此意思相近。
5. three persons to be interviewed. 【解析】代词指代题。结合语境“After that，three persons were looked to enter the final test which would decide one person to be employed in the end. Bill was lucky to be one of them.”可知them 指的是将要参加面试的三个人。
Passage 6
Anne was born in Jamaica. Her family was not rich, so her parents had to work hard so that she could go to school. Anne didn’t do well in physics but she enjoyed writing very much. So her teacher always encouraged her that she would be a good writer in the future.
A few years later, Anne began to look for a job. It was very difficult to find a proper job at that time. One day, Anne went to visit an editor（编辑）of the newspaper to ask for help to find a job. She told the editor that she was good at writing. The editor was very kind to give her a chance.
Anne becomes a famous reporter now. She chose this job so that she could travel around the
world. She has learned a lot from her job. She has seen wars, earthquakes and death, and she has also seen courage, hope and happiness.
Last year, one of her reports won an award in Africa. All the people admired her very much. When asked how she felt about the achievement, Anne said, “It was my parents, my teachers, and the editor who helped me achieve my dream. I thanked them from the bottom of my heart.”
Everyone lives in the world with many people’s help. They give us advice when we don’t know what to do. They help us when we are in need. So we shouldn’t forget those who helped us whether we succeed or fail.
1. Who did Anne ask for help to find a job? (根据短文内容回答问题) 2. What does Anne do now? (根据短文内容回答问题) 3. How does Anne think of her job? (根据短文内容回答问题) 4. 从文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最接近的短语。
Anne didn’t do well in physics but she enjoyed writing very much.
5. The underlined word “them” refers to
. 【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。安妮出生在一个并不富裕的家庭，她从小到大得到很多人的帮助，在她成名之后，她最感谢的就是那些在她需要帮助时伸出援手的人。故事告诉我们：一个人不管是成功还是失败，都不能忘记那些曾经帮助过自己的人。 1. An editor of the newspaper.
2. A famous reporter.
3. She has learned a lot from her job.
4. be good at.【解析】词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子可知do well in 指的是“做得好， 擅长”，结合全文，第二段中倒数第二句中的“was good at”与此意思相近。
5. Anne’s parents, teachers and the editor. 【解析】代词指代题。根据划线单词所在的语境“It was
my parents, my teachers, and the editor who helped me achieve my dream. I thanked them from the bottom of my heart.”可知them 指的是这些曾经帮助过安妮的人。
Passage 7
Rosen played the sax（萨克斯） in a nightclub. He didn’t earn much money. However, he was always cheerful and in a good mood, not concerned about his life. He often said，“When the sun falls, it will rise tomorrow morning. This is life.”
Rosen loved cars, but it was not possible to buy a car with his income. And when friends got together, he always said, “If only there was a car.” Someone who made fun of him said, “Why not buy a lottery ticket（彩票）? The prize is a car!” So he spent two dollars throwing a piece of sports lottery. To everyone’s surprise, he won the prize. Rosen’s dream finally came true.
He loved the car so much. Every day, he drove the car around and went to the nightclub. People often saw him driving in the street. His car was always clean. But one day, Rosen parked it downstairs. After half an hour he went downstairs and found the car was missing. His friends heard the news and were worried about him. “Maybe he couldn’t stand the blow（打击）. After all, to buy a car he must pay about 1000 dollars.”They thought. So they came to cheer him up， “Rosen, don’t be too sad!” Rosen laughed and said ， “Hey, why should I be sad?” Friends looked at each other doubtfully. “If you lose two dollars, will you be sad?” Rosen asked. “Of course not!” Some people answered. “Yeah, I just lost two dollars!” Rosen smiled.
Change a point of view, and you can get happiness.
1. Where did Rosen work?
2. When did Rosen’s dream come true?
3. How much is a new car?