A Xia Chimei, 51, has become both classmate and granny of kids at Xiping Primary School in Xuan'en county, Hubei Province．By far the oldest student at the school enrolled(入学)in first grade earlier this year．She is now learning pinyin with children just six and seven years of age．Her husband and children encouraged her to go to school when the new term began early this year．She had never been to school in her life．
B A dog owner in Dalian, Liaoning Province, was very surprised when his 4-year-old dog picked up a 5-yuan note and gave it to him on Monday on their way to a market．
Days earlier, Mr Ye had dropped a 10-yuan note on his sofa and let the dog pick it up for him．He then showed the pet other notes and told it how to use money．He did that just for fun．But he never thought the animal would take to(喜欢)dealing with money so naturally．
C Wang Xiaoyan, a farmer in Duanjiawan village, Shanxi Province, has carried his daughter, who suffers from polio(小儿麻痹症)? to school every day over the past 10 years．
Wang's daughter, Wang Dan, lost the use of her legs after catching polio in 1995, at the age of three．Three years later when it was time for Wang Dan to go to school, Wang Xiaoyan decided he would carry her．the girl has repaid him by her excellent studies．
(1)
How old did Xia Chimei begin her study in Passage A?
[ ]
A．
6．
B．
7．
C．
15．
D．
51．
(2)
What's the best title for Passage A?
[ ]
A．
Practice makes perfect．
B．
It' s never too old to learn．
C．
Clothes don't make the man．
D．
The early bird catches the worm．
(3)
In which province did the story happen in Passage B?
[ ]
A．
Liaoning．
B．
Hubei．
C．
Fujian．
D．
Shanxi．
(4)
What does the underlined word “repaid”mean in Passage C?
[ ]
A．
付款
B．
赔偿
C．
报答
D．
贷款
(5)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passages above?
[ ]
A．
Xia Chimei came to school with her husband and son．
B．
The dog was so clever that it taught itself to borrow money．
C．
Wang Dan lost the use of her legs because of polio when she was three．
D．
Mr Ye picked up a 5-yuan note and gave it to the dog on the way home．
Of course you don’t want to be sick in your vacation．So what can you do while traveling? There are three things you should remember：relax, sleep and eat well．
A vacation is a time for relaxing, but very often it is not．Think about what you do when you are a tourist．There are so many places to visit：shop, parks, churches and temples(寺庙)．You may spend most of the days walking around these places．This can be very tiring．Do not ask your body to do too much．A tired body means a weak body．A weak body gets dick easily．So sit down for a few hours in a nice place．In good weather, look for a quiet park bench．[来源：学&科&网Z&X&X&K]
Sleep is also important．If you want to stay healthy, you need to get enough sleep．Your hotel room may be noisy, or the bed may be too hard．Or you may want to stay out late at night．Then you should plan to sleep for an hour during the day．The extra hour can make a big difference．
Finally, if you want to stay healthy, you must eat well．That means eating the right kinds of food．Your boday needs fresh fruit, vegetables, mean, milk and cheese．
So, remember this：if you want to enjoy your vacation, take good care of yourself．Give your body some rest．Get enough sleep and eat healthy food．
(1)
You should _________ while traveling．
[ ]
A．
eat well
B．
walk all the time
C．
do shopping
D．
ask your body to do a lot．
(2)
Traveling is usually _________．
[ ]
A．
easy
B．
noisy
C．
tiring
D．
dangerous
(3)
You must _________ to enjoy your traveling．
[ ]
A．
visit parks
B．
stay healthy
C．
go to churches and temples
D．
sit down for a few hours
(4)
The underlined word “ extra” means _________ here．
[ ]
A．
one more
B．
more than one
C．
usual
D．
different
(5)
The text tells us _________ - in traveling．
[ ]
A．
how to rest
B．
what places to visit
C．
how to relax and sleep
D．
how to take good care of ourselves
阅读理解
What do you do if you’re in trouble on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world．Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane．
Body signals
Pilots(people who drive planes)in different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training．When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means “yes”．When you point downwards and swing(摆动)your arm from side to side, it means “no”．If you want the pilot to know that it’s safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend(弯曲)your knees．If you want to say that it’s not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side．
Smoke signals
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it’s a good way to draw attention．If the weather is dry, it isn’t hard to start a fire．Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control．Make sure if you light(点燃)a fire, it can’t be spread(扩散)．If the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily．Green grass and leaves produce light smoke．
Ground-to-air signals
It’s a good idea to build some signals, too．Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols．If you can’t find any wood, use earth．Some useful symbols are：
F：“I need food and water．”
Ⅱ：“I need medicine．”
Ⅰ：“I am badly hurt．”
X：“I am unable to move from here．”
Pilots’ replies
If the pilot lowers the plane’s wings from side to side, this means “message received and understood”．(At night, the pilot makes plane’s lights green)．If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle, he means “message received but not understood”．(At night, the pilot makes the plane’s lights red．)
However, there is no signal which means “message not received”．Why not?
(1)
Which picture means “it’s not safe to land?”
[ ]
A．
B．
C．
D．
(2)
What can we learn from the passage?
[ ]
A．
Swinging your arm from side to side means “yes”．
B．
If the ground is dark, light smoke can’t be seen．
C．
If you need some medicine, make a symbol “II”．
D．
The pilots make replies a blue light at night．
(3)
What is the passage mainly about?
[ ]
A．
The explanation of building signals on a lonely island．
B．
The importance of making signals on a lonely island．
C．
Ways of sending out signals on a lonely island．
D．
Ways of receiving signals from a lonely island．
阅读理解
If you ask about the hottest star in South Korea this year, you will certainly hear the name Rain．The 22-year-old singer is powerful and energetic on stage．His dances and voice are great! On December 18, Rain and other Korean stars, including Baby V, O, X and As One, amazed their fans at the concert “Night of Love” in Beijing．“I love his small eyes and good build(体格),” Said Hanna Kim, 12, a Korean girl who studies in China, “He's a nice person．”
Rain's real name is Jung Ji Hoon(郑智薰)．His music teacher thinks his eyes are wet and smiles are sunny．He wrote lots of the songs on his first CD during rainy days．So his teacher gave him the name Rain．
When he was a child, he liked to be quiet．He wasn't good at studying．So no one noticed this tall boy in class．But he surprised his classmates in Grade Six．He danced for them all．Everyone looked at him in a different way．So he began to dance more．“I enjoy dancing,” he said．Rain really wanted to sing and dance．He worked hard at school, so that his father would let him dance．He gave up rugby(橄榄球) and put all his time and energy into dancing．When his mother died four years ago, he held the sadness in and kept on practising day and night．
Now Rain has won awards with his music．His CDs have sold millions and he has acted in TV shows．Rain doesn't want to sing forever, though．He dreams of doing a different job．“When I stop singing, I'd like to design clothes．Being a designer is my childhood(童年) dream,” he said．
(1)
Whose does the word “his” in the sentence “I love his small eyes and good build ……” refer to(指)?
[ ]
A．
Rain's．
B．
Baby V．O．X's．
C．
As One's．
D．
Rain's music teacher's．
(2)
Why did Jung Ji Hoon get his name of Rain?
[ ]
A．
Because he liked rain．
B．
Because he was born on a rainy day．
C．
Because he was caught in a rain in his mother's arms on the day when he was born．
D．
Because many songs of his first CD were written by him during rainy days．
(3)
Rain began to attract others' attention when．
[ ]
A．
he began to go to school
B．
he was twelve years old
C．
he was in Grade Six
D．
his mother died
(4)
Rain also likes to be ________ besides singing and dancing．
[ ]
A．
a rugby player
B．
a scientist
C．
a clothes designer
D．
a salesman
阅读理解
HAVE you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about 40,000 kilometers?Now,maybe you can.Last Saturday,the American X-43A
airplane made its first flight.It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers an hour.This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long,but it's very heavy:it weighs 1,270 kilos.
HOW old can an insect be?400 million years!Last Wednesday,scientists found the world's oldest insect fossil(化石) in Britain.The fossil shows that the body of the insect was as big as a piece of rice and had wings(翅膀).In the past,people thought the earliest insect was 380 million years old.
THERE will be a new "star" in the sky soon.China plans to send a satellite(卫星) into space be September 2009.It will stay in space for one year.It will go around the moon and take pictures.It must be very expensive,right?That's for sure ?.4 billion yuan!
YUAN Longping,the father of hybrid rice(杂交水稻),won the World Food Prize on Monday.Yuan developed the world's first popular and widely grown hybrid rice.Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than the ones people grew before.
(1)
If the X-43A goes round the Earth,it will take about ________ hours to finish the trip.
A.3 B.5 C.8 D.12
[ ]
(2)
The newly-found insect fossil showed that the earliest insect was ________ years older
than believed.
A.10 million B.400 million C.20 million D.380 million
[ ]
(3)
Which of the following about the new star is NOT true?
A.It will go into space by September 2008. B.It will stay in space for twelve months.
C.It costs a lot.D.It will go around the moon.
[ ]
(4)
Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because he ________.
A.is the father of his children
B.likes to eat hybrid rice
C.developed tile world's first popular and widely grown hybrid rice
D.grows more rice than others
[ ]
(5)
The above paragraphs are taken from ________.
A.a story B.an advertisement
C.an explaining writing D.a newspaper
[ ]
阅读理解
A Leg Walking Right
Here are some signs ＋ － ×…, the signs are very different．They mean very different things．When you see them, you know what to do．This sign + means that you will add some numerals．This sign－means that you will take one numeral away from another．You will subtract(减去)．What will you do when you see x and… ?
Our signs are easy to read．They are easy signs to remember．Look at these two signs…．The ancient Egyptians used these signs．A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals．A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract．
In the 1500s people used this printed(印刷的)sign & to add numerals．After a while the sign began to look like this…．Later, the sign became ＋．
How much is 2…2?
(1)
What do you do when you see this sign ＋?
[ ]
A．
Walk away
B．
Write a numeral
C．
Read a sign
D．
Add
(2)
The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is ________．
(3)
The story says, “Our signs are easy to read．They are easy signs to remember”．The word they means ________．
(4)
Which of the following does this story lead to believe?
[ ]
A．
Egyptians could not add numerals together
B．
All Egyptians had two left legs．
C．
Our signs are not hard to understand
(5)
What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)?
[ ]
A．
After a while, the sign began to look like this…．
B．
After a while, the sign began to look like this ＋．
C．
After a while, the sign began to look like this &．
(6)
The main idea of the whole story is that ________．
[ ]
A．
the signs for adding and subtracting have changed．
B．
People could not write in the 1500s
C．
the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for us
