She's unlucky, and she's always suffering（） luck one after a

Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons, and Anna is the youngest in the family, but she's twenty-five now. Anna was not well when she was little. It was a very worrying time and she stayed at home a lot. She was seen first by the local doctors, and then she was sent to a specialist in Cardiff where she was diagnosed as diabetic. It was my wife who mainly took care of her then. I am not very good at looking after little children. I suppose I am a bit traditional in that way. But when she grew up a bit, we spent a lot of time together. We loved walking and talking and discussing life. We still love it today. We get on very well. Although she looks like me (tall, dark hair, dark eyes and dark skin), she takes after her mother: she is artistic and musical, and like her mother she's attractive. She loves looking after animals - she has two dogs, three cats and a goat. She lives in a little house in the country. I like animals too. I like riding and hunting, but Anna hates hunting. She thinks it's cruel. We discuss it a lot. She is quiet and a bit shy with strangers. I am more outgoing and I love meeting new people. But she's not boring - actually, she's very funny. She always has lots of stories of her life in the country. She's an art and music teacher in a little village school. She is very good-natured. Anna says we brought her up well, and she's going to bring her children up to be honest and loyal. But I think she was easy to bring up. I don't remember ever telling her off.

1.According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she ().

2. It can be inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after little children is ().

3. What does 'take after' mean in the first sentence of Para. 2?

4. My daughter and I have little in common in terms of ().

5. From the passage, we can see the author's description of his daughter is ().

(1).A、got an illness

B、was very queer

C、didn't look like the author

(2).A、his advantage

B、mainly a woman's responsibility

C、really enjoyable

(3).A、look after

B、be different from

C、look like

(4).A、loving walking and talking

B、character

C、loving animals

(5).A、affectionate

B、humorous

C、critical

听力原文：W: Who's your new secretary, Tom?

M: I'm pleased with the work she's been doing so far.

What do we know about Tom's secretary?

A．She's not efficient.

B．She's often late.

C．She's capable.

D．She's honest.

A、turns me over

B、turns me down

C、turns me off

D、turns me out

What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A． She said nothing

B． She shouted at him

C． She called the agent

D． She threw the phone away

A. discourage

B. cry

C. laughter

D. laugh

What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A. She said nothing.

B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent.

D. She threw the phone away.

The Extended Family

Mrs Sharp, a large, red-faced woman in her late sixties, has lived in Greenleas, a 'new town' in the countryside outside London, since 1958. Before that she lived in Bethnal Green, an area of inner London. She was moved to Greenleas by the local authorities when her old house was demolished.

She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up among brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married her boyfriend from school at eighteen, they went on living with her parents, and her first child was brought up more by her mother than by herself, because she always worked.

As the family grew, they moved out of their parents' house to a flat. It was in the next street, and their life was still that of the extended family. "All my family used to live around Denby Street," said Mrs Sharp, "and we were always in and out of each other's houses." When she went to the shops, she used to call in on her mother to see if she wanted anything. Every day she would visit one sister or another and see a nephew or niece at the corner shop or in the market.

"You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either they were related to you or you were at school with them," she said.

When her babies were born (she had two sons and a daughter), she said, "All my sisters and neighbours would help – they used to come and make a cup of tea, or help in some other way." And every Saturday night there was a family party. It was at Mrs Sharp's mother's house. "Of course we all know each other very well. You have to learn to get on with each other. I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business. She was forever asking questions and gossiping. But you had to put up with everyone, whatever they were like."

1.Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Greenleas? ()

A.Because she had to work there.

B.Because she didn’t like the old place at all.

C.Because her house in the downtown area was knocked down.

2.When she got married, she lived ______.

A.together with her parents all the time

B.together with her parents for some time

C.far away from her parents’ house

3.Why did she know so many people? ()

A.Because she was easy going.

B.Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates.

C.Because she was good at making friends with people.

4.The sentence “I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business.” in the last Para. means ______.

A.I had one neighbour who was always warm-hearted.

B.I had one neighbour who was always ready to help us.

C.I had one neighbour who always showed her interests in our private affairs.

5.What does this passage mainly deal with? ()

A.What the extended family is like.

B.The relationship between Mrs Sharp and her neighbour.

C.How Mrs Sharp brings her children up.

A、She likes playing tennis

B、She's slim with long, straight black hair

C、She's very nice and kind

A、she s gone

B、she ll go

C、she d gone

D、she d go

Mrs King has worked in our school for twenty years． She teaches history here． She often reads(11) when she is free． So she knows much． She has been (12) in China since she left university． Last summer she(13) her two weeks holiday there．She thinks it was one of her(14) holidays and she'll remember it for ever．

In a shop next to the museum，Mrs King found an ancient teapot． She liked it very much and bought it． She took good care of it all the time． She often appreciated(欣赏) it at home and wouldn't (15) it to others．

One day，Ann，Mrs King's daughter，brought the teapot out when she was looking for an expensive watch． Bad luck! She dropped it to the floor and of course，it was broken． She under-stood what it would (16)． She looked at it for a long time． She was very (17) to tell her mother about it． She thought and thought and at last she found (18) ．

This afternoon，as soon as Mrs King came back from ．(19) ，Ann asked，"Do you know what present I:m going to give for your birthday，Mum?"

"No，dear，"answered the woman，"what is it?" ．

"A nice teapot． "

" (20) I've got a ruce one，you know．" ．

"No，you haven't，l dropped it yesterday． "

( )11．

A．letters

B． novels

C． picture-books

D． newspapers