We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five．Before we moved, we took him to spend half a day at his new school．There he saw his new classmates and teachers．He enjoyed the visit．During the almost 150-kilometre drive home, he told us that he had told some of the students the dace when we would move there．And he had also invited them to visit us．
The moving day, a Saturday, was a busy day．We arrived at our new house at noon．About an hour later, kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon．
By the time he returned, he knew where most of the kids lived and the histories of their families．
On Monday morning, the doorbell rang just before the time he would leave for school．Then it rang again and again．
By the time he was ready, we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day．They all live near us．
I asked them if their parents had sent them．The answers surprised and pleased me, "No, we just came so that he would have someone to walk with．" and "It is the right thing to do．"
The friendships were formed(形成)from that day．We have lived here for nearly six years and the same group of kids still play together, go to parties on weekends together, and surfing the Internet together．
I am still thinking how welcoming and kind those kids are．And how lucky my son is to have them as friends．
(1)
Before the family moved to the new area, the son was taken to his new school to _________．
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A．
invite the teachers to visit them
B．
get to know it
C．
see if the school was far
D．
play with his classmates
(2)
Why did the doorbell ring again and again on Monday morning?
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A．
Because no one answered it．
B．
Because it was time for school．
C．
Because kids were coming one by one．
D．
Because there was something wrong with it．
(3)
Which of the following is true?
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A．
The family moved to the new house on Saturday afternoon．
B．
The kids visited the house before the family arrived．
C．
The son knew the kids well before he got there．
D．
The son was invited to play in a kid's house later that afternoon．
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
A．remember B．have C．get rid of D．keep
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(5)
This reading is mainly about ______．
A．the way of reading fast
B．the importance of fast reading
C．the bad habits in reading
D．how to speak quickly
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阅读理解
Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.
The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.
The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.
Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.
I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.
(1)
Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.
C.A teacher. D.An English officer.
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(2)
How many laws are discussed in the speech?
A.Four. B.Three. C.Six. D.Five.
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(3)
The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.
A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England
B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England
C.give advice to the travelers in England
D.warn people against going to England
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(4)
The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.
A.keep up B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble
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(5)
From the passage we can learn______.
A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you
B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age
C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road
