【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 st 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 sister and neighbors would helpthey used to e 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 neighbor 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? ____C______A. Because she had to work there.B. Because she didn’t like the old place at allC. Because her house in the down area was knocked down2. When she got married, she lived ____B______A. together with her parents all the timeB. together with her parents for some timeC. far away from her parents’ house3. What did she know so many people? BA. Because she was easy goingB. Because they were either her relatives or schoolmatesC. Because she was good at making friends with people4. The sentence “ I had one neighbor who was always poking her nose into our business.” in the last Para. means ____C_____A, I had one neighbor who was always warmheartedB. I had one neighbor who was always ready to help us had one neighbor who always showed her in our private affairs5. What doer this passage mainly deal with? AA. What the extended family is likeB. The relationship between Mrs. Sharp and her neighborC. What Mrs. Sharp’s life in the “new town”短文二When I was a little girl, my brother and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didn’t use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued.On the day of the world cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn’t tell us why. At 2 o’clock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn’t watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon.We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money. passage mainly tells us ______C____________.A. The author and her brother used to like stamps very muchB. The author had a very kind motherC. The author and her brother had got an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps2. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office ___B____A. during the weekB. on SaturdaysC. on Sundays3. Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn’t tell us why. Do you think why she did that? AA. She wanted to give them a surpriseB. She doubled if she would get the stampsC. She forgot to do that4. What does the sentence “we were over the moon.” mean? BA. We jumped highB. We were extremely happy about it C. We watched the moon for a long time5. What is the best title for this passage? BA. My childhoodB. A precious stampC. A memorable experience in collecting stamps短文三A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians. A similar survey carried out 5 years ago showed that 50% of people thought that what politicians said was usually not true, and that 35% of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspaper was not true. Now both those figures have increased sharply, to 80% of people not believing politicians and 70% not believing the television or newspaper. Experts think that these figures are not going to e down in the near future.Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have caused the public to stop trusting them. Also politicians keep making promises that hey do not keep Mr. Smith of York said, ‘When the politicians make new laws, they only help their friends, interested in what is true。 they are only interested in money for advertising’.It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are telling the truth or not. What can our politicians and journalists do? The only answer is to be more honest.1. The number of people believing politicians and journalist has ___________.A. increase B. not changed C. decreased2. Experts think this problem ____________.A.