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Abagisusefulandtheword“bag"isuseful,too.Itremindsusofaninterestingphrase
,i.e."toletthecatoutofthebag”.Inmeaningitisthesameas“totellthesecret”.Andthereisanoldinterestingstoryaboutit.Longago,whenfarmerswantedtosellchickensatthemarket,mostofthetimetheywouldjustthrowthechickensinclothbags.Butcatswerecheaperthanchickens,somanyfarmerswouldputcatsintotheclothbagsinsteadofchickens.Oneday,awomanaskedamanforachicken.Themangaveheraclothbaginwhichtherewasacat.Thewomanbeggedtoseethechicken.Whenthemanopenedtheclothbag,abigblackcatranout.Notachicken!Theman'ssecretwasoutandeveryoneknewit.Nowwhensomeoneletsoutasecret,heuletsthecatoutofthebag”.Andthatisthestorywheretheinterestingphrasecomesfrom.᪷
ᦻᑁAஹBஹCஹD⌱ᫀ஺1.Thephrase“toletthecatoutofthebag”camefrom.A.awomanandachickenB.amanandacatC.achickenandacatD.aninterestingstory2.Thewomanwantedtobuy.A.aclothbagB.achickenC.ablackcatD.abagandachicken3.Whydidthefarmersputcatsintotheirclothbagsinsteadofchickens?A.Becausethefarmerslikedcats.B.Becausepeoplelikedcats.C.Becausecatswerecheaperthanchickens.D.Becausecatswereeasytofind.4.In”...everyoneknewit”attheendofthesecondparagraphit”refersto"”.A.therewasachickenintheman,sbagB.therewasacatintheclothbagC.theclothbagD.theman,scat5.Johnuletsthecatoutofthebag”meansthathe,A.makeseveryoneknowasecretB.putsthecatsawayfromthebagC.buysacatinthebagD.sellsthecatinthebag

1Onceuponatimetherelivedanoldman.Hehadthreesons.Oneday,hecalledthemtogetherandsaid,“Sons,Iwilldiesoon.TomyoldestsonIgivehalfmycamels,tomysecond,one-thirdᑖ4,andtomyyoungest,one-ninthᑖ—.஻Soonafterthathedied.Now,theoldmanhadseventeencamels,andthethreebrothersdidn5tknowhowtodoastheirfathersaid.Theythoughtalongtimeabouttheproblem,anditseemedthattheymusteitherkillsomeofthecamelsandcutthemintopieces,ordisobeytheirfather.Atlasttheywenttotheirfather'soldfriendandaskedforhisadvice.Assoonasheheardtheirstory,hesaid,஻Iwillhelpyou.Iwasagoodfriendofyourfather's.Iamold.Ihaveonlyonecamel,buttakeit-itisyours.஻Thethreesonsthankedtheoldmanandtookhiscamel.Nowtheyfounditwaseasytodoastheirfatherwished,Theoldesttookhalf-thatwasninecamels;thesecondtookone-third,thatwassix;andtheyoungesttookone-ninth,thatwastwo.Aftereachhadgothiscamels,theyfoundthattherewasstillacamelthere.So,toshowtheirthankstotheirfather5sfriend,theygavethecamelbacktohim1.“Onceuponatime"means஻”.A.longlongagoB.notverylongagoC.atonceD.sometimes2.Themeaningof஻disobey"inthesecondparagraphis஻஻.A."B.#$C.%D.ᘀ'3.Themeaningof“askedforhisadvice"inthesecondparagraphis஻A.ᔣ)*ᦟB.,)ᦪ.C.ᢇ0)D.12)4.Thesecondoldmanthethreebrothers.A.wasgoodtoB.wasnotgoodtoC.didn'tlikeD.cheated345.Boththetwooldmeninthestorywere.A.foolishB.cleverC.poorD.rich

2Tomlivedbyhimselfalongwayfromtown.Hehardlywenttotown,butonedayhewentintotowntobuyafewthings.Afterheboughtthem,hewentintoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.Whenhelookedaround,hesawsomeoldpeopleputglassesonbeforereadingtheirnewspapers.Soafterlunchhedecidedtogotoashoptobuyhimselfonepair,too.Hewalkedalongtheroad,andsoonfoundashop.Themanintheshoplethimtryonalotofglasses,butTomalwayssaid,"No,Ican5treadwiththese.஻Themanbecamepuzzled56Ḅ,andhesaid,5zExcuseme,butcanyouread?”“No,ofcourseIcan't!஻Tomsaidangrily."IfIcouldreadbefore,doyouthinkIwouldcomeheretobuyyourglasses?”1.Tomlived______.A.withhisfamilyB.neartownC.inthecountryD.intown2.Tomdidn5tgototown______.A.neverB.oftenC.sometimesD.sometime3.WhydidTomdecidetobuyapairofglasses?A.Becausehethoughtifheboughtthem,hecouldread.B.Becausetheywereverybright.C.Becausetheywerecheap.D.Becausehecouldreadnewspaper.4.Tomwenttotheshopto______.A.havearestB.havedinnerC.wearglassesD.buyapairofglasses

3In1971,attheageofoneandahalf,HaoHaidongwasrunningafteraping-pongballindoors.Inasmallroom,hisfatherwasholdingtheballtointeresthisson.Whentheballstuckᓱ9hisfatherdidnotlethimgetitoutwithhishand,sothechildhadtousehisfoottotakeitout.Asthedayswentby,theping-pongballwasreplaced:;<byafootball.Aftertwoyears,tothefather5sjoyandsurprise,theyoungHaidongshowedhisremarkabletalentᜩ>?forfootball.▅A
ᦻ⌱ᨬCᫀ>10ᑖ1.HaoHaidongisoneofthebest______inourcountry.A.basketballplayersB.ping-pongballplayersC.footballplayersD.volleyballplayers2.WhenHaidongwasveryyoung,heoften.A.ranafteraping-pongballindoorsB.playedafooballathomeC.likedplayingwithayo-yoD.playedbasketballwithhisfather3.Whentheballstuck,hisfatherlethim.A.getitoutwithhishandB.usehisfoottotakeitoutC.takeitoutwithastickD.playothertoys4.Severalyearslater,thefootballreplacedtheping-pongballbecause_______.A.theping-pingbal1wasn,tinterestingB.playingfootballwaseasyC.theping-pongballwasdifficultforhimD.heshowedhisremarkabletalentforfootball5.ThedateofHaidongJsbirthis______.A.May9th,1960B.May9th,1970C.May9th,1980D.May9th,1990

4Longlongagotherewasadoctorinasmalltown.Hewasgoodandkind.Hewasalwaysreadytogoandhelppeople.Peoplealwayswenttohimwhentherewassomethingwrongwithhim.Manyyearslater,thedoctorbecameold.Hebegantoforgetthings.Peoplewereafraidanddidn'tgotohimanymore.Theolddoctorasked,“Whydoesnoonecometoseemenow?”Noonewantedtotellhimwhy,becausetheydidn'twanttohurtthegoodman.Insteadtheysaid,aEverybodyinthetownishealthynow.Thedoctorwaspleasedwhenheheardthat.A
ᦻᑨE>T4F>F4>10ᑖ1.Thestorywasaboutanolddoctorinasmalltown.2.Manyyearslatertheolddoctorbegantoforgetthings.3.Peopledidn5tgotoseehimanymore.4.Noonewantedtotellhimwhy,becausetheywerenotfriendlytohim.5.Thedoctorwaspleasedwhenheheardnobodywasill.▅AG☢Ḅ
ᦻIJᐸᜧMᯠO᪷
ᦻᑁᑨE>T4F>F4஺>10ᑖOnedayanAustralianfarmerJoesawabrightlightinthesky.ThelightcamenearerandnearerandsuddenlyJoesawthatitwasaspaceship.Thespaceshiplandedinthefieldquickly.Thedoorofthespaceshipopenedandtwoaliensclimbedout.Theyseemedtobelikeaman,butlikeabird,too.Joewasafraidofthem.Hetriedtorunaway.Butthespacemenwalkedtowardshim,pickedhimupandcarriedhimintothespaceship.Theyputwires>ᵯQfromamachineontohisheadandthentheycouldspeaktohiminEnglish.Theyaskedhimquestionsabouttheearth.ThentheytoldhimtheycamefromVenusRSanditwasgettingveryhotthere.Manyoftheirpeopleweredyingandtheycouldn,tlivethereanymore.Theyweretryingtofindanewhome.AftersometimetheyfreedTUJoeandatlastthespaceshiptookoffandcouldnotbeseen.Joetoldhisfriendsaboutthespacemen,butnoonebelievedhisstory."Youwillbelievemeoneday,“Joetoldthem."Thespacemenwillcomeback---v>41.ThebrightlightintheskywasVenus.>42.ThealienscametotheearthtovisitJoe.>43.Thespacemenseemedtobebothlikeamanandabird.>44.ThealienstookJoebacktotheirhome.>45.PeopledidnotbelieveJoe'sstoryaboutthespacemen.

5Onedayamanwenthomeandsaidtohiswife,“Iboughtsomethingforyou.”uThankyou!”saidhiswife."Whathaveyouboughtforme?”"I'veboughtagoldringRᡄHereitis."Hetookitoutforhiswifetosee.Thenhedroppedittotheground.Hebegantolookforitontheground,butitwasdarkinthehouseandhecouldnotseeanything.Thenhewentoutandbegantolookforitinthestreet.Justthenafriendcamealong."What'sthematterwithyou?”askedhisfriend."Iamlookingformyring.Ilostitjustnow."saidtheman.Wheredidyoulostit?”“Ilostitinmyhouse.”Youlostyourringinyourhouse,butyouarelookingforitinthestreet.Howfoolishitis!”“Ah,"saidtheman,“Butitisdarkinmyhouse.Ishallneverfinditthere.Bethereinthestreet,itismuchbrighter,Icanseeeverything.”1.Themanboughtaringforhis.A.sonB.wifeC.motherD.daughter2.Helosthisring.A.inthestreetB.inthehouseC.athouseD.inthehouse3.themanwaslookingforthering,hisfriendcameup.A.BeforeB.AfterC.WhenD.Because4.Whydidthemanbegintolookfortheringinthestreet?Because.A.helostitinthestreetB.itwasmuchbrighterinthestreetC.hisfriendcameupD.hewantedsomeonetohelphim5.Thefriendthoughtthemanwas.A.cleverB.brightC.interestingD.foolish

6Georgelikedflyingaplane.Onceheboughtasmallplaneandlearnedhowtoflyit.Hesoonbecamesogoodthathecouldmakehisplanedoallkindsoftricksᢈp.Georgehadafriend.HisnamewasPeter.OnedayGeorgesaidtohisfriend,“Peter,wouldyouliketohaveatripinmyplane?vPeterthought,"I'vetraveledinabigplaneseveraltimes,butI'veneverbeeninasmallone,soI'11go.”Theywentup,andGeorgeflewaroundforhalfanhouranddidallkindsoftricksinashakenvoice{ᢘḄ}~,“Well,George,thankyouverymuchforthesetwotripsinyourplane.”Georgewasverysurprisedandasked,“Twotrips?”“Yes,myfirstandmylast.”AnsweredPeter,6.Peterhisfriend'splane.A.hadtoflyinB.wasaskedtohaveatripinC.wasaskedtoflyD.askedGeorgetofly7.PeterwentupwithGeorgeintheplanebecause—A.helikedtravelingverymuchB.GeorgewasgoodatflyinghisplaneC.hehadnevertraveledinasmallplaneD.Petercoulddoallkindsofflyingtricks8.Theywereintheplanefor_______minutes.A.forty-fiveB.sixtyC.thirtyD.some9.HowmanytimesdidPetertravelinhisfriend'ssmallplane?A.OnceB.TwiceC.ThreetimesD.Severaltimes10.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.PeterthankedGeorgeforthenicetripB.PeterthoughtitwaswonderfultohavesuchatripC.PeterfeltsurprisedthathisfriendcouldflysowellD.PeterwasworriedabouthissafetywhileGeorgewasdoingtricksinthesky

7Mr.Brownisoneofmyfriends.Hecanrunveryfastandlikestoshowpeoplehowfasthecanrun.Oneday,athie4)gotintohishouse,tooksomeofhisthingsandranoutofthehousefast.MrBrownfounditandranafterhim,andshouted,6iHey!Don'tyouknowyoucan'tgetawayfromme!^^Butthethiefranmuchfaster,Mr.Browngotangryandranfoster,too.Hewassoonafewkilometersawayfromhishouse;hewasrunninghardwhenhemetme,“Whyareyourunningsofast?"1asked.wanttocatchathief.”,saidMr.Brown."Butwhereisthethief?^^Iasked."Kilometersandkilometersbehind,MsaidMr.Brownproudly,uHethoughthecouldrunfasterthanme,butyouseeheiswrong.”᪷
ᦻᑁ⌱ᫀ()6.Didthethiefsteal(W)anythingfromMr.Brown'shouse?A.Yes,hehas.B.No,hewasn't.C.Yes,hedid.D.No,hedidn't()7.Whoranfaster,MrBrownorthethief?A.Noone.B.Thewriter.C.Mr.BrownD.Thethief.()8.DidMr.Browncatchthethief?A.Yes,hedid.B.NO,hedidn't.C.Yes,buthelethimgoaway.D.No,buthisfrienddid.()9.WhatdidMr.Browndowhenhefoundthethief?A.HeranafterhimB.HewasangrywithhimC.Hecaughthim.D.Hestayedfarbehindhim.()10.Whatdoestheword“proudly"mean?A.ᙢB.ᙢC.ᐶᙢD.ᙢ

8Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheireverydaylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeoplesavemuchtime,andtheycanhelppeopleworkoutmanyproblemstheycan'tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputersexcepttheoldpeople.Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprovetheirstudiesinschool.Yetmanyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideoortosingKaraoke,insteadofstudying.Somanyteachersandparentscomplainឌthatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind.Socomputersarelockedbyparentsintheboxes.Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistshatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsofpeoplelosttheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecidedbypeoplethemselves.1.Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine?Because.A.ourcountryasksustolearnitB.itcanhelpusalotC.wecanuseittoplaygamesD.itcanhelpustofindjobs2.Whatdomanyteachersandparentscomplainabout?_______.A.Theirstudentsandchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames.B.Computersletthemlosttheirjobs.C.Computersmakethestudentsandchildrenfallbehind.D.Computersbringpeoplealotoftrouble.3.Inthispassageweknowcomputers.A.alsobringustroubleB.bringushappinessonlyC.arehatedbypeopleD.arebadforpeople?shealth4.Cancomputersreallyhelpchildrentostudy?.A.Yes,theycan.B.It'shardtosayC.No,theycan't.D.Ofcoursenot.5.Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentenceofthispassage?Ithinkitmeans.A.computersareusedbypeopleB.peoplecanlivewellwithoutcomputersC.onemustdecidehowtousecomputersD.computersarestrangemachines

9Long,longagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.Doyouknowwhathedidoneday?WhenhewantedtostealᏕthebellonhisneighbourJsdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdofᢕ9thebellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.Thenhesatdowntothink,“Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise,“hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthehadanidea."Ah,I'11putsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwon'tbeabletohearthenoise.”Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbour,andtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighbourcamerunningout.uStealmybell?I'11teachyoualessonᦟ£”theangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthenose.Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighbourfoundouthewasstealingthebell."Whydidhecomeoutjustthen?”hewondered¥ᑮᶧ6.1.Thethiefwastryingtoget.A.hisneighbourB.hisneighbour?sdoorbellC.somecottonD.adoorwithabellonit2.Thethiefputsomecottoninhisears.Hethoughtitwouldbeforhimtostealthedoorbell.A.safeB.difficultC.dangerousD.easy-3.Theneighbourranoutprobably;ª«¬because.A.heknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolenB.hethoughtsomeonewaseager®ḄtovisithimC.herealizedM°±²JsomethingstrangehappenedD.BothBandC4.Theneighbourhitthethiefto.A.givehimlessonsB.punish´µhimforstealingC.helphimwiththebellD.behisteacher5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thethiefunderstoodwhyhewashitonthenose.B.Thethiefknewwhytheneighbourcameout.C.Thethiefthoughttheneighbourcouldn,thearthenoisethebellmade,D.Thethiefdidn'twanttoknowwhytheneighbourranout.

10Mother5sDayisanimportantday.It'sadaychildrencanshowtheirmothershowmuchtheylovethem.OnMother'sDay,manychildrengiveflowerstotheirmothers.Thismakesthemveryhappy.Mrs.Greenlivedinasmallstreet.Shehadaflowershop.Peoplewholivednearherstorewerepoor.Thechildrendidn'thavemoneytobuyflowers.Mrs.Greenhelpedthem.ThechildrenworkedonehourforMrs.Green.Theycleanedthewindowsinthestore.ThenMrs.Greengavethemsomeflowerstotakehomefortheirmothers.ThemothershadaniceMother,sDay.Boththemothersandchildrenwerehappy.
1.OnMother9sDay,childrengivetotheirmothers.A.flowersB.cardsC.foodsD.clothes2.Mrs.Greenlivedinastreet.A.bigB.smallC.cleanD.dark3.ThechildrenworkedoneforMrs.Green.A.hourB.weekC.monthD.year4.Thechildreninthestore.A.madeteaB.washedthecarC.wateredflowersD.cleanedthewindowsAJapanesetoymakerspeaksoutthattheymadeagadgetº»¼
thattranslates½¾dogbark¿Àintopeople'slanguageandplanstosellthegadgetinU.S.petstoresandgiftshopsthissummer.Tokyo-basedTakaraCo.Ltdᨵ▲ÃÄsaysabout300,000ofthedogtranslatinggadgetshavebeensoldsinceitwasonsaleinJapanlatelastyear.TheythinkfarbiggersalescometoAmericainAugust.TheUnitedStatesishometoabout67milliondogs,morethansixtimesthenumberinJapan.RegardedasoneofthecoolestinventionsÅÆof2002byTimemagazine,thegadgettranslateseachbarkintosixfeelings.Itcantellwhetherthedogishappy,sad,disappointedorangryetc."WeknowthattheAmericanslovetheirdogssomuch,sowedon'tthinktheywillmindspending$120onthisgadget,,9themarketingmanagersaidduringaninterviewinAmerica.Onethingthatseemscertainisthatthemarketforanimaltranslationgadgetswilllikelykeeponadog'sworldsinceTakarahasnoplanstomakeagadgetforcats.44Theyaretoochangeable,^themarketingmanagersaid.5.Thistextmainlytellsusthat.A.thegadgetisveryexpensiveB.JapanesemadeanewgadgetC.AmericandogscantelltheirfeelingsD.JapanesewillsellthegadgetinAmerica6“Theyaretoochangeable.9,means"aretoochangeable.A.CatsB.DogsC.StoresD.People7.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.peopleneedtotalktodogsB.therearemoredogsinAmericathaninJapanC.Japanesepeopledon'tlikedogsD.theywillmakeagadgetforkidsinthefuture8.TakaraCo.Ltd.isthesaleofitsnewgadget.A.proudofB.satisfiedwithC.sureofD.worriedabout

11YesterdayPaulhadabusyday.Inthemorninghecookedsomenoodlesforhisfamily.Hewenttovisithisauntat9Ç30.Intheafternoonheplayedsoccerballwithhisclassmates.Afterthathecleanedtheroombecauseitwasdirty.Hewasalittletired,butveryhappy.Afterdinnerhedidhishomework.ThenhewatchedTVforabouttwohours.Hewenttobedatnineo'clock.᪷
ᦻᑁᑨEGᑡÉÊ(T)F(F)஺(5ᑖ)()1.Paulhadabusyandhappydayoff.()2.Inthemorninghecookedsomehamburgersforhisfamily.()3.Intheafternoonheplayedsoccerballwithhisparents.()4.Hecleanedhisroomintheafternoon.()5.HewatchedTVfirstthenhedidhishomework.Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamilymembers,andinparticulartheirparentsdon'tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.Inlargefamilies,itisquiteoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheyonlygototheirfriendsforgettingideas.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveafriendoracircleoffriends.Evenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriends,theyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingonthephone.Theseconversationsareveryimportantinchildren'sgrowingup,becausetheycandiscusssomethingdifficulttotheirfamilymembers.Parentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildren'sfriendsforthem.Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.Thequestionof“choice“isaninterestingone.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?Whochooseyourfriends?Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentsdon'tlike?Youranswersarewelcome.()6.Theirknowthembetterthantheirparentsfortheteenagers.A.classmatesB.friendsC.brothersandsistersD.cousins()7.Whentheteenagersstayalone,they.A.gotothecinemaB.talkwiththeirparentsC.watchTVathomeD.talkwiththeirfriends()8.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttotheirchildrenbetter.A.understandB.answerC.refuseD.afford()9.<4Youranswersarewelcome^^means.A.youcanansweryourchildren'squestionB.youhavegotagoodideaC.youcantellusyourideasD.youdon'ttroubleanyone()10.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.OnlyparentscanchooseB.TeenagersneedfriendsC.ThetroubleoffamiliesD.Themostdifficultquestions

12Iamagirl.MyEnglishnameisLinda.Iamelevenyearsold.Ihaveeightsubjectsatschool.TheyareChinese,math,English,P.E.,music,art,scienceandhistory.MyfavoritesubjectisChinese.Ithinkitisinteresting.IalsolikeEnglish.Butit'salittledifficultforme.IcanspeakonlyalittleEnglish.Historyisinteresting,too.Ilikeit.Mathisdifficult.MrWangisourmathteacher.Heisverystrict.I'musuallytiredafterhisclass.ButIworkhard.IthinkIcanstudyitwell.l.Lindais_____.A.11B.12C.132.Lindahassubjectsatschool.A.sixB.sevenC.eight3.Linda5sfavoritesubjectis.A.ChineseB.EnglishC.math4.LindathinksEnglishis_____.A.difficultB.interestingC.alittledifficult5._____isNOTtrue.A.LindacanspeakalittleEnglish.B.MrWangisLinda5shistoryteacher.C.Lindathinksshecanstudymathwell.MrSmithmademanytestsÌÍÎwithdifferentanimalsandthemonkeywasthecleverestofalltheanimals.OnedayMrSmithputamonkeyinaroom.Healsoputsomesmallboxesinit.Inoneoftheboxestherewassomefood.஻Howlongwillittakethemonkeytofindthefood?஻MrSmithsaidtohimself.஻Letmewaitandsee.஻Helefttheroomandwaitedoutside.Threeminuteslater,heputhiseyetothekeyholeÏᓇÑ.Whatdidhesee?Hesawtheeyeofthemonkey.ThemonkeywasontheothersideofthedoorandlookedatMrSmiththroughthekeyhole.1.MrSmithmadetestswith.A.differentanimalsB.themonkeyonlyC.allthemonkeysD.allofthecleverestanimals2.Therewassomefoodinofthesmallboxes.A.someB.noneC.oneD.each3.MrSmithputamonkeyandsomeboxesinaroombecausehewantedtoknowA.howmuchfoodmonkeycouldfindB.howmanyboxesthemonkeycouldcarryC.howlongitwouldtakethemonkeytoputitseyetothekeyholeD.howlongitwouldtakethemonkeytofindthefood4.WhatwasthemonkeydoingwhenMrSmithwasputtinghiseyetothekeyhole?A.Themonkeywaseatingfood.B.Themonkeywaslookingforfood,C.Themonkeywaseatingontheothersideofthedoor,D.ThemonkeywaslookingatMrSmiththroughthekeyhole.5.MrSmithisa.A.teacherB.scientistÒÓÔC.doctorD.farmworker

13Doyouneedfriends?I'msureyouransweris஻Yes,ofcourse.Everybodydoes!஻Youneedfriendswhenyouplayandwhenyouwork.Ifyouhavefriends,youwillfeelhappy.Ifyouhavenofriends,youwillfeellonelyÕÖḄ.Doyouknowhowtomakefriends?Thereisonlyonegoodway—Youmakefriendsbybeingfriendly.Afriendlypersonisinterestedinotherpeople.HeisalwayshelpfulIfyouwanttomakefriendswithanewclassmate,youcantalkwithhim,tellhimabouttheotherclassmatesinyourclassandtryyourbesttobehelpfultohim.6.Weneedfriends.A.becausewemustplaywiththemB.BecausewemustworkwiththemC.whenweplayandwhenweworkD.whenwetalkwiththem7.Ifwewanttomakefriends,weshould.A.bepolitelytothemB.befriendlytothem,C.beafraidofthemD.whenwetalkwiththem.8.Afriendlypersonisotherpeople,A.interestedinB.worriedaboutC.surprisedatD.likethem9.Ifwewanttomakefriendswithanewclassmate,A.wecantalkwiththemB.wemusttrytohelphimC.wecantellhimabouttheotherclassmatesinourclassD.AஹBandC10.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Nooneneedsfriends.B.Everyoneneedsfriends.C.Onlyclassmatesneedfriends.D.Someoneneedsfriends.

14CanYouTellMe?׬2ØᔩAfatheraskshimson“HowmanylettersarethereintheAlphabetÚÛ⊤Ý““Idon5tknow,“sayshisson.Hisfathersays,“Youdon5tknow?Youareinschoolformanyyearsandyoudon5tknowhowmanylettersarethereintheAlphabet?”HeisveryangryÞß.Uissonsays,No.Butletmeaskyouaquestion>|'«⚪,Dad.Youoftengotothepostofficeáâpleasetellmehowmanylettersarethereinthepostoffice?”1.Fromthestory,weknowthesonisgoodatãäEnglish.>2.Thesonstudiesatschooloveråoneyear.3.Thefathergetsangrybecausehissonisnotpoliteᨵæçtohim.>44.Thefatherknowshowmanylettersthereareinthepostoffice.>45.Therearetwenty-sixlettersintheAlphabet.TooPoliteæçᜮéTherearemanypeopleinthebus.Somehaveseats,butsomehavetoêstand.Atabusstop,awomangetsonthebus.AnoldmanhearsthedoorandtriesÍḼtostandup.“Oh,no,thankyou,"thewomanforcesìíhimbacktotheseat."Pleasedon5tdothat.Icanstand.”“But,madamîïletme*--,“saystheman.“Iaskyoutokeepyourseatᙶᙠ×Ḅòóô“thewomansays.SheputsUherhandsontheoldman5sshoulderõῴ.Butthemanstill>÷ᯠtriestostandup,uMadam,willyoupleaseletme...?”“Oh,no,»saysthewoman.Sheagain>X4forcesthemanback.AtlastᨬOtheoldmanshoutsᜧ}ø“IwantstogetoffGùthebus!”>41.Allthepeoplehaveseatsinthebus.>42.Anoldmangetsonthebusatabusstop.>43.Theoldmanwantstogivehisseattohewoman.>44.Thewomansitstheoldman5sseat.>45.Theoldmanwantstogetoffthebus.

15JimisanEnglishboy.HecomestoChinawithhisfatherandmother.Theycomeheretowork.Jimcomesheretostudy.HeisinNo.5MiddleSchool.Hegetsupearlyeveryday.Heisn'tlateforschool.Hestudieshard.HecanreadandwriteEnglishwell.HeoftenhelpsuswithourEnglish,andweoftenhelphimwithhisChinese.Afterclasshelikesplayingfootball,swimming,running,jumpingandriding.Hemakesmanyfriendshere.Wearegladtostaywithhim.OnSundayheoftenhelpshismothercleanthehouse,mendsomethingordotheshopping.HelikesChinesefoodverymuch.Helikeslivinghere.HelikesChinesestudentsverymuch.Wealllikehim,too.()1.Hegetsuplateeveryday.()2.HeoftenteachesusEnglish.()3.Afterclass,helikessingingandplayingbasketball.()4.OnSundayheoftenhelpshismothercleanthehouse.()5.Hedoesn,tlikeChinesefood.Mostpeoplewhoworkintheofficehaveaboss(ὁû).SodoI(ᡃýþ).Butmybossisalittleunusual.What'sunusualabouthim?It'sabigdog.Manymenhavedogs,butfewmenbringtheirdogstotheofficeeveryday.Myboss5sdog.Robinson,isbigandbrown.Mybossbringshimtoworkeveryday.Hetakesthedogtomeetingsandhetakesthedogtolunch.Whenthereistelephonecallformyboss,Ialwaysknowifheisintheoffice.Ionlylookunderhisdesk.IfIseesomethingbrownandhairy(ÿḄ)underit,Iknowmybossissomewhereintheoffice.Ifthereisnodog,Iknowmybossisout.)6.Peoplebringdogstotheoffice.A.usuallyB.oftenC.seldom()D.sometimes)7.MybossisRobinson'sA.bossB.masterC.classmateD.teacher()8.Robinsongoestomeetings_myboss.A.forB.withoutC.insteadof()D.with()9.Robinsonisalwaysunderthedeskifthebossis.A.intheofficeB.atmeetingsC.outoftheofficeD.outofwork)10.Thepassagetellsusthebossthedogverymuch.A.lookslikeB.hates(឴)C.likesD.trust()

16Thestudentswerehavingtheirchemistryclass.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhatwaterwaslike.Afterthat,sheaskedherstudents,“What'swater?”Noone.MissLiaskedagain,“Whydon'tyouanswermyquestion?Didn,tItellyouwhatwaterislike?”Justthenaboyputuphishandandsaid,“MissLi,youtoldusthatwaterhasnocolorandnosmell.Butwheretofindsuchkindofwater?Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalwaysblackandithasabadsmell."MostofthechildrenagreedWithhim.'Tmsorry,children.”saidtheteacher,uOurwaterisgettingdirtieranddirtier.That'saproblem.”1.Thestudentswerehavingtheirclass.A.EnglishB.ChineseC.chemistryD.math2.MissLiwastellingthechildrenwhat______waslike.A.waterB.airC.earthD.weather3.Aboysaid,“Thewaterintheriverbehindmyhouseisalways__.”A.whiteB.blackC.cleanD.clear4.Mostofthechildrentheboy.A.agreedwithB.wrotetoC.heardfromD.sentfor5.Thewaterintheriverhascolorandsmellbecauseitisgetting____.A.moreandmoreB.lessandlessC.cleanerandcleanerD.dirtieranddirtier

17Oncetherewasanoldfarmer,withahorsewhichwasalmostasoldashimself.Hesetoutonemorningwithhissontosellthehorsebeforeitdied.Fatherandsonwalked,becausethefarmerdidnotwantthehorsetobetootired.Theymettwomenontheroadwhosaid,“Whyareyouwalking,farmer?Youhaveahorse,It-salongwaytomarket(./).“Thefarmerknowthatthiswastrue,soherodeonthehorse,whilehissonwalked.Thentheymettwooldwomen,“Whatareyoudoingupthere,farmer?Can-tyouseehowtiredboyis?஻Sothefarmergotdown,andhissonrodeinstead.Next,threeoldmenstoppedthem,onesaid,“Whyareyouwalking,farmer?Getup,It'stoohotforanoldmanlikeyoutowalktoday,஻Sothefarmergotupbehindhisson,andtheyrodeon.Sometimelater,ayoungwomanpassedthem,“Whyaren'tyouwalking?”sheasked,஻Itisn-tfartothemarket.Giveyourpoorhorsearest.-zSothefarmer,andhisson,gotdownonceagain.Itisafactthatyoucannotpleaseallthepeopleallthetime.1.Thefarmerwantedtosellthehorse____.A.beforeitwasdeadB.beforeitbecometootiredC.beforeitmarketwasoverD.beforeitwasasoldashewas2.Thetwomenontheroad____.A.askedhowfaritwastothemarketB.saidtheythoughtthehorselookedverytiredC.askedwhythefarmerwasnotridingonhishorseD.toldthefarmer-ssontogetoffthehorseandwalk3.Thetwooldwomensaiditwaswrongfor____.A.thefarmertoridesuchatiredhorseB.thefarmertoridewhilehisyoungsonwalkedC.theboytorideinsteadofhisfatherD.onlyonepersontoridesuchalongway4.Thefarmergotupbehindhissonbecause.A.theoldmansaiditwastoohotforhimtowalkB.thethreeoldmenstoppedthemontheroadC.hedidnotknowwhyhewaswalkingD.hissoncouldnotridethehorsebyhimself-KeyDDBCBAABAABCBADCABDBTTTFFFFTFTBBCBDBCCADCDBAABCAACBADBC1.A2.B3.A4.D5.D6.A7.B8.CTFFTFBDACBKey:DACACB(2)ACDDB(3)CBADB(4)FTFFT(5)FFFFT(6)FTFTF(7)CBDAC(8)CABAD(9)ACDA

18KLMLittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosay"Seep",itcomesout"keep'1.AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshoemforustokeep!Illtellyouaboutsomeofthem.Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.InoddedKNᜮMandheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkitis?”"Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.IthinksomeonetriedtocleanaspotKPNMofftheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry.""AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback."“Wecan't”.saidmysistter."MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"l.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow.A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasB.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthomeC.whoownedZip'sfirstpresentD.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because.A.thedoglikeskeepingthingsB.thedoglikesplayingwithshoesC.hedoesn'tknowthedog'snameD.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas.A.itscolourB.itssmellC.itssizeD.thatitwasasilkone4.Theword"keepHinthelastsentencemeans""A.keepingthingsforitselfB.bringingthingsforothertokeepC.notlettingitrunaboutD.takingcareofasmallchild5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog.A.likestogivepresentstopeopleB.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shomeC.hasbroughtsometroubleD.likestobecalled"thekeepdog"Key:l.C2.D3.B4.B5.CKQMAnoldladyinaplanehadablanketRS
overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,"Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell."Butshecontinuedtohide.

19Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdon'tlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI'llsayonething,MShecontinuedkindly,“Youandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!”1.AnoldladyhadA.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket2.A.Shedidn'twantto.A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit3.spoketoher.A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends4.Theoldladyhadneverbeenbefore.A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital5.Thewomandidn'tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing.A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohomeKey:1-5BAACAKTMDicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.*'MWhereareyougoingtostaythere?'*hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet.”Dickanswered."PleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegramKᵯ*WMhiswifesaid."AHright,"Dickanswered.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,HNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner/*HefoundataxiKXYZMandthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel."Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice."Choosetherightanswer1.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause_.A.hewenttherefbraholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeingK[ᐝMD.hishomewasthere2.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,tooC.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram

20D.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork3.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend*shouse.4.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.ThemanagerK]ᳮMofhishotel.B.Thepoliceoffice.C.Thetaxidriver.D.Hiswife.5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.Key:1-5BABDCK_MBobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasinanothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.WhenhegottoJim*sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein,"hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere.""I'vegoneoutinmyboots/1answeredJim.TrueorFalse1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.4.Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown.Key:1-4FTFTK`MIthinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,''Herbert!It'ssevenotlock!Getup!"Herbertanswers,Tmcoming!'1andgoesrightbacktosleep.Tmnotatalllikemybrother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon'tmindgettingupinthemorning.Iusuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotakeashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.

21ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.AmilitarybandKabcMinourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudon'tgetupimmediately!'1Buthejustsleeps.AftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhe'lllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon'tthinkso.TrueorFalse1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool.2.TmnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearlyinthemorning.3.1usuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymothercalls.4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestogetup.6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.Key:1-7.FTTFTFFKdMInEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperienceK]ᔊMfourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrellaKf
oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregretKg៎Mlaterintheday.1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.BecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinonedayB.BecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweatherC.BecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspringD.Becausetheskyissunnyallday2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhencome,thereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn3.'Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter.'*Means"itissometimestooinwinter.A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy

224.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecauseA.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings5.ThebesttitleK᪗⚪Mforthispassageis.A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeopleKEY:ABABCKkMMrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea.'1“OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?'1Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,nNomore."Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?'1*'Burntyesterdayevening."1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat.A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendaysC.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon.A.thewallB.thedoorC.apieceofpaperD.hisson*spocket3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron.A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday4.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause.A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdeadB.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdownC.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper5.Whatwasburnt?.A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.TheboyKEY:BCDAA

23KlMOneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,soitisnecessaryKm⌕ḄMtodothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples.1."What'sthematter?"HIwenttoapartylastnight,soI…”2.HIfeelsotiredthesedays.',nIthinkyou'dbetter...1'3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost..."YoucanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontextopᦻMhelpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especiallyKrᐸMspokenEnglish.l.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout.A.theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeignlanguageB.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkaboutC.someexamplesofrightguessingD.howimportantitistoguessallthetime2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis.A."...soIdidn'thaveagoodtime.'1B."...soIwenttobedverylate.*'C.”SoIfeltunhappy."D."...soIgotupveryearly.1'3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is.A.HIthinkyou*dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself."B."Ithinkyou*dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."C."Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends.'1D."Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."4.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is.A."...sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."B."...sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen."C."...sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers."D."..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen.'*5.FromthepassagewecaninferKtuMthatguessingisinlearningaforeignlanguage.A.theonlywayB.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglishC.moreimportantthananyotherwayD.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglishKEY:ABADBKvM

24UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.TheyYebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.AfewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowpriceKwxM஺Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage.*'Ican*tunderstandwhywesustainedKℳ{MlossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofitK|ᑭM“UncleLiaskedoneday.“Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking.nWe'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!'1"Iagree!"saidUncleLi."HowfoolishK~ḄMwewere!”1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause.A.theyhopetosavemoneyB.theyYebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto.A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterestC.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause.A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers*B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause.A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessB.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththetractorD.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.KEY:BDCACKᓝMOnChristmasEve-thenightbeforeChristmasDay-childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.

25FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,''FatherChristmas"isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1.ChristmasEveis.A.thenightofChristmasDayB.theeveningofChristmasDayC.ChristmasDayD.thenightbeforeChristmasDay2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents.A.intochildren'shatsB.intochildren'sstockingsC.underchildren'sbedsD.intochildren'sshoes3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,.A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswasB.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'trealC.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmasD.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they.A.knowthatFatherChristmasisrealB.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresentsC.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfatherD.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend5.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe.A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.window.KEY:DBACAKᓝLMTofindoutwhetherbees⇾Mcanseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.Aroundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboardK᱐
withadropofsyrupKMonil.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.Thebeesthenflytotheirhive⇾
andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Thentheyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboardwiththesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputontheleftsideofthefirstfeeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshavenosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.Nonegototheredcard.Picture1

261.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?A.Two:oneblueandoneredB.Three:twoblueandoneredC.Three:oneblueandtworedD.Four:twoblueandtwored2.IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?Picture23.DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto.A.thebluecardwithsyruponitB.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponitC.theemptyspacewheretheoriginalKᐜḄMbluecardwasD.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcard4.TheexperimenthasprovedKMthatbees.A.cannotseecolorsB.canseecolorsC.cannotseeblueD.cannotseered5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeesLoveBlueB.BeesLoveSyrupC.Bees,ColorandSyrupD.CanBeesSeeColor?Keys:1-5BCBBDKᓝQMNowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast⚜Mtheweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.ThesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphereᜧM,becausethisiswheretheweatherformsKᡂM.Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.SometeorologistsKMcanseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare
themwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreaheadKM.1.Satellitestravel.A.inspaceB.intheatmosphereC.abovethegroundD.abovespace2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere?Because.A.theweathersatellitescandoiteasilyB.cloudsformthereC.theweatherformsthereD.thepicturescanforecasttheweather

273.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather.A.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepicturesB.aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlieronesC.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepicturesD.duringtheystudysatellitepictures4.Maybewe'llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor.A.onedayB.twodaysC.fivedaysD.sevendaysorevenlonger5.ThemainK⌕ḄMideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin.A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphereB.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphereC.doingotherworkinmanywaysD.weatherforecastingKeys:1-5ACBDDKᓝTMInalmosteverybiguniversityKᜧMintheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.TheyhavefourchancesK
tomovetheballtenyardsKM.Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpointsKN.Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.1.Thepassagetalksabout.A.footballB.howtoplayfootballC.AmericansportsD.Americanfootball2.WecanthefootballinbothAmericanfootballandChinesefootball.A.kickB.throwC.runwithD.catch3.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because.A.tenyardsisalongway

28B.manymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcomenearC.theplayingfieldisverylargeD.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyone4.Ifthey,theteamswillplayonJanuary1.A.receivesixpointsB.playelevengamesintheseasonC.arethebestteamsD.movetheballtotheendofthefield5.Manypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheirteamtowin.Whichofthefollowingisnottheiract?A.JumpingB.DancingC.CryingD.ShoutingKeys:1-5DABCCKᓝ_M“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?”Aboutthisquestionagreatlearnedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbutateacher.Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocirclesKᙊM.WithinKᙠ...¡☢Mthelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucansee,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.ThatmakesitclearthatwhohasmorechancesKMtofacesomethingstillunknown.1.Thegreatlearnedmanbelievedthat.A.ateacherhasmorequestionsB.astudenthasmorequestionsC.bothateacherandastudenthavequestionsD.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestions2.Thestudentthoughtthat.A.astudent'sknowledgeislessthanhisteacher'sbecauseitcomesfromtheteacherB.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsaskC.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestionsD.anyonewholearnsmorehasmorequestions3.Attheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcludedtu
that.A.astudentshouldlearnfromhisteacherB.ateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisstudentC.astudentknowsmorethanhisteacherD.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn'tknow4.WhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthestory?A.YouWillNeverLearnEnoughB.ATeacherandHisStudentC.ThereIsNoLimittoKnowledgeD.OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn5.Wecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein.

29A.thePalaceMuseumB.anybookC.anewspaperofmagazineD.AnencyclopediaK£¤ᐰ¦MKeys:1-5ACDBAKᓝ`MSnowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.ThesnowdidnotmeltK§ᓄM.Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressedᢴª
together.,itbecameice.Theicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwaslikeariverofice.ItwasaglacierK«¬M.SometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinchesK®Meachday.Asitmoved,ittookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsoftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland.Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganewpathK¯Mdownthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.1.ThesnowthatfellonthemountainA.becamesnowmanB.meltedC.becameiceD.turnedtorain2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis.3.Thestorysays,'Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavy”.Theworditmeans.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.TherearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobeB.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces.5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?
A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.B.Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat.A.snowisheavyB.thehighlandneverchangesC.glacierschangedthelandKey:l.C2.glacier3.snow3.A4.C5.CKᓝdMLongago,peopleinRomeK°MtalkedtooneanotherinLatinK±²ᦻM.PupilsinschoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.SomeRomansK°³Mwenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheirlanguagewiththem.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworldlanguage.

30PeopleinothercountriesdidnottalkinLatinthesameway.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittle.Astimewentby,theymademorechanges.AtlasttheydidnottalkinLatinanymore.Newlanguageshadcomefromtheoldone.PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords.Youdo,too.Street,wall,city,andsaltaresomeoftheLatinwordsweuse.Youareapupilinschool.PupilisaLatinword.Itmeans'littledoll”.1.Latinwasusedbypeoplein.A.RomeB.theUnitedStatesC.GreeceK´µMD.Texas2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteis3.Thestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords,“Thewordtheymeans.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.Itisnotgoodtochangealanguage.B.Pupilsinschoolstodayplaywithdolls.C.NotmanypeoplecanreadLatintoday.5.WhathappenedtoLatinwhenitwastakentoothercountries?whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?
A.Ineachland,peopletalkedabouteachother.B.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittleC.Ineachland,thechildrenhadtospeaksomeLatin.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat.A.RomansdidnotliketostayhomeB.peopleinoldRometalkedalottoeachother.C.Latinchangedasitmovedfromlandtoland.Key:1.A2.language3.people4.C5.B6.CKᓝkMALegWalkingRightHerearesomesigns+-x...,thesignsareverydifferent.Theymeanverydifferentthings.Whenyouseethem,youknowwhattodo.Thissign+meansthatyouwilladdsomenumerals.Thissign—meansthatyouwilltakeonenumeralawayfromanother.YouwillsubtractK¶·M.Whatwillyoudowhenyouseexand…?Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember.Lookatthesetwosigns....TheancientEgyptiansusedthesesigns.Apictureofalegwalkingtothelefttoldthemtoacidsomenumerals.Apictureofalegwalkingtotherighttoldthemtosubtract.Inthe1500speopleusedthisprintedᓺᑵḄMsign&toaddnumerals.Afterawhilethesignbegantolooklikethis....Later,thesignbecame+.

31Howmuchis2...2?1.Whatdoyoudowhenyouseethissign+?A.WalkawayB.WriteanumeralC.ReadasignD.Add2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanstotakeonenumeralawayfromanotheris.3.Thestorysays,“Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember”.Thewordtheymeans4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadtobelieve?A.EgyptianscouldnotaddnumeralstogetherB.AllEgyptianshadtwoleftlegs.C.Oursignsarenothardtounderstand5.Whatdidthesigntoaddnumeralsbegintolooklike(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook)?A.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis....B.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis+.C.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis&.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat.A.thesignsforaddingandsubtractinghavechanged.B.Peoplecouldnotwriteinthe1500sC.theoldsignsweregoodforEgyptiansbutnotforusKey:l.D2.substract3.signs4.C5.A6.A(ᓝl)Mexico'sneighboursaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaandBelizetothesouth.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.Mexicohasmorethanninetymillionpeople.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexicotheworld'slargestSpanish-speakingcountry.MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis7349feethigh(2240metres).Thismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesintheworld.Thepopulation,ofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.Aboutthirtymillionpeoplelivethere.Ithasmorepeoplethananyothercityintheworld,evenmorethanTokyo.Mexicoalsohasitsspecialities.ManyofthefoodsweeatstartedinMexico.Foodslikebeans,maize,avocados,tomatoes,peanuts,chilipeppers,vanilla,andchocolatecomefromMexico.Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactus(º³»)plants.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.(Words:161Minutes:3)1.MexicoistheUSA.A.onthesouthofB.onthenorthofC.apartofD.aslargeas2.Mexicansspeak.A.EnglishC.FrenchB.SpanishD.Latin(±²¼)3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

32A.MexicoCityisthecapitalofMexico.B.ThepopulationofMexicoCityis30,000,000.C.Tokyoisoneofthecitieswiththelargestpopulation.D.MexicoCityisthehighestcityintheworld.4.TomatoeswereoriginallyKᨬ¾Mgrownin.A.AmericaB.SpainC.TokyoD.Mexico5.ThebesttitleK⚪¿Mofthepassageis_.A.MexicoCityB.Mexico'splantsC.MexicoD.Mexico'spopulation[Key]1.A2.B3.D4.D5.CKᓝvMATriptotheForestOnedayBobtooktwoofhisfriendsin-tothemountains.TheyputuptheirtentsKÀÁMandthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.IntheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometresfromtheircampK⃩ᙢM-itstart-edtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandsbeforehisface.Hecouldnotfindtheroad.Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp,andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitesnow.Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?Bobhadanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhap-penifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatripofthirty-fivekilometresinsuchcoldweather!Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Johnlookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1.Johnandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto.A.buildtheircampB.findtheirwayhomeC.enjoythemountainsinthesnowD.watchthetreesintheforest2.Theycouldnotfindtheirwaybackbe-cause.A.therewasonlyoneroadtotheircampB.theycouldn'tdecidewhichofthetworoadsledtotheirtentsC.therewerenoroadsinthemountainsatallD.everythingwascoveredbythewhitesnow3.Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto.A.John'shouseB.thecampC.theforestD.themountains4.Thehorsesstoppedbecause.A.itwasgettinglateB.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongwayC.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecampD.theyhadseenJohn'shouse5.Thestoryhappened.

33A.onacoldwinterdayB.onadarksnowyeveningC.inacoldcampfarfromvillagesD.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseen[Key]l.D2.D3.B4.C5.AKQᓝMTwofarmerswereontheirwayhomeoneeveningafterahardday'swork.Bothweretired.Theyhappenedtolookupattheskyandsawablackcloudoverhead."Ah!"saidonefarmer,"tomorrowweshallhaverainandthericewillgrowwell/'Thesecondanswered,"NonsenseKÄÅM,therainwillonlykillthecropsKÆÇMSotheybegantoquarrelKÈᔻM.Justthenathirdfarmercamealongandaskedthemwhytheywerequarreling.Bothfarmersexplainedabouttheblackcloud.“Whatcloud?'*askedthethirdfarmer.Theyalllookedatthesky.Thecloudwasnolongerthere.Choosetherightanswer1.Thetwofarmerswere.A.goinghomeB.goingtothefieldC.goingtoworkD.goingtoseetheirfriend2.Thetwofarmersonthatday.A.hadaholidayB.didn'tworkC.workedhardD.wantedtoquarrelwitheachother3.Whenthereareblackblockcloudsinthesky,.A.itwillrainsoonB.itwillbefineC.itwillgethotD.thesunisshiningbrightly4.Thetwofarmersfoughtinwordsbecause.A.theywerehungryB.itrainedC.onesaidtherainwoulddogoodtothecropsandtheotherdidn'tthinksoD.theybothhopedforrain5.Thethirdfarmercamewithandsaidtotheothertwo.He.A.wantedtomakefriendswiththemB.joinedtheminthequarrelC.wantedtoknowwhytheywerequarrelingD.hadnothingstodo6.Howmanyfarmerssaidthattherainwouldbehelpful?.A.NoneB.OneC.TwoD.ThreeKeys:ACACCB