Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty(忠诚)”. So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries’ spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony(牡丹) but others liked the plum blossom(梅花). They couldn’t agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.
People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.
a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look after the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you’re paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.
So you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s one of the cheapest.
·Fill a box half-way with sand.
·Put the flowers on top of the sand.
·Put the box in a warm, dry place.
·Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.
·Take them out and they will be dry.
【小题1】The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means ______.

A.the flowers of the country
B.the flowers of the season
C.the most beautiful flowers
D.the strongest flowers
【小题2】People usually choose their own “national flower” according to (根据) the flower’s ______.
A.smellB.shapeC.colorD.meaning
【小题3】The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because ______.
A.no flower can show China’s spirit
B.China hasn’t talked to choose the national flower
C.nobody agrees to choose the national flower
D.people can’t agree to choose the same flower.
【小题4】You’d better keep your flowers for a long time, because ______.
A.the flowers are easy to dry
B.the farmer will also ask you to pay
C.the flowers are expensive to buy
D.the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful
【小题5】Sand drying is everything here in the following but ______.
A.easyB.cleanC.oldD.cheap

Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food,Fresh air,Horse riding,Walking,Fishing,Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
【小题1】How did Henry find out about the farm?

A.He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B.His best friend told him.
C.He wrote to the farmer.
D.Maybe he learned it from the radio.
【小题2】Henry came back home several days later because ______________.
A.he didn't like the country life at all
B.the farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C.his holiday was over
D.he thought he might have to eat the farmer
【小题3】“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.
A.夸奖B.说三道四C.抱怨D.故弄玄虚
【小题4】Which of the following sentences is true?
A.Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B.Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C.Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D.The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?
A.What a beautiful farm! B.Have a good time.
C.A short holiday D.Henry and the farmer.

One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench(长条椅)with a hat by his feet and a sign that read,“I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist(广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(认出,识别出)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said,“I just wrote the message a little differently.”He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read,“Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”
【小题1】What’s the blind man’s name?

A.Tom.B.John.
C.Tony.D.Sorry, I don’t know.
【小题2】Who wrote a new message?
A.The blind man.B.The teacher.
C.The publicist. D.The farmer.
【小题3】How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
A.By his sign.B.By his footsteps.
C.By his voice.D.By his coins.
【小题4】When did the story happen?
A.In spring.B.In summer.
C.In autumn.D.In winter.
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?
A.Publicists are always friendly and helpful.
B.We can get more money by changing a sign.
C.The blind man was very stupid, so he had little money.
D.The power(力量)of language is great.

These four ads are for four children’s books. They talk about the writers, prices, sizes and so on of the books.

Alfie’s Angels
Henriette Barkow       Ages 8-12
Pictures by Sarah Garson
Alfie wants to be an angel(天使) because angels can do anything! But his teacher has other ideas. She thinks Alfie wants to look cool.
£7.50  21.5 cm x 27cm
Languages : English and French
That’s My Mum
Henriette Barkow      Ages 8-12
Pictures by Derek Brazell
People often think that Mia’s mum is not her mother because they don’t like each other. Mia doesn’t want people to think that. Mia and her friend Kai decide to do something about this.
£6.50  21.5 cm x 27cm
Languages : English and Chinese
What Is Peace
Emma Damon         Ages 4-6
Peace is giving…not taking.
Peace is love…not hate.
And peace is many more things…
£5.99  19 cm x 21cm
Languages : English and Japanese
Farmer Duck
Martin Waddell        Ages 6-8
Pictures by Helen Oxenbury
There was a duck. It lived with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed. One day the other animals decided to do something for the duck.
£8.50  28 cm x 23cm
Languages : English and Korean
198 words
【小题1】 Why does Alfie want to be an angel?
A.Because angels can fly.B.Because angels can do anything.
C.Because angels look like each other. D.Because angels are cool.
【小题2】 How much is What Is Peace?
A.£7.50. B.£6.50. C.£5.99. D.£8.50.
【小题3】Andy is a Korean boy. Which book can he read?
A.Alfie’s Angels.B.That’s My Mum.
C.What Is Peace.D.Farmer Duck.

One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse onto the road. He did not know what he could do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and lend him a hand.

Just at his moment, a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer felt disappointed when he saw who he was. It was the great man who lived nearby. He thought the great man wouldn’t help him, and hoped another farmer would come up. But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near, “I see you need help,” he said, “I’m here just at the right time. ” Then he took one end of the bag and the farmer took the other, They lifed it together and put it on the horse.

“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”

“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered, “when you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him. ”

1.What did the poor farmer take to town?

A.A bag of coins                          B.A bag of wheat

C.A bag of rice                           D.A bag of apples

2.Why couldn’t the poor farmer lift the bag of wheat?

A.Because he was too young to lift the bag

B.Because he was too old to lift the bag

C.Because the bag was too heavy for him to lift

D.Because the bag was too large for him to lift

3.The poor farmer felt ____ when he saw the great man

A.happy            B.good             C.afraid            D.sad

4.When he saw the poor farmer in trouble, the great man ____

A.went away without stopping

B.asked another farmer to help him

C.came up to help him

D.gave him a lot of money

5.The great man asked the poor farmer to pay him ____

A.by giving him money

B.by giving him a horse

C.by giving him a bag of wheat

D.by helping others

 

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