题目内容
| Lost My English dictionary. My name is Lucy. I am 9 years old. Please call 482-7369. |
| Found A set of keys. Please call Tony. Phone 867-5143. |
【小题1】Lucy lost her .
A、book B、ruler C、dictionary
【小题2】Lucy’s phone number is .
A、four eight two seven three six nine
B、four eight seven two three seven nine
C、four eight two three seven six nine
【小题3】 found a set of keys.
A、Lucy B、Tony C、Nick
【小题4】Lucy is .
A、twelve B、eleven C、nine
【小题5】Tony’s telephone number is .
A、687-5143 B、768-1543 C、867-5143
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】C
解析1.C 首选定位到Lost这个表格。从第一行可以发现是My English dictionary，故选Ｃ。
2.Ａ 位到Lost这个表格。从Please call 482-7369可知答案为Ａ。
3.Ｂ 定位到Found这个表格，从Please call Tony可知是Tony，故选Ｂ。
4.Ｃ 答案来自第一个表格，根据I am 9 years old可知为九岁，选Ｃ。
5.Ｃ 答案来自第二个表格，根据Phone 867-5143知道选Ｃ。
When you read an article you will understand and remember it better if you can work out how the writer has put the ideas together．Sometimes a writer puts ideas together by asking questions and then answering them．For example，if the article is about groundhogs（土拨鼠），the set of questions in the writer’s head might be：
What does a groundhog look like？
Where do groundhogs live？
What do they eat？…
In the article，the author might answer those questions．
Sometimes an author writes out her questions in the article．These questions give you signals．They tell you what the author is going to write next．Often an author has a question in her head but she doesn’t write it out for you．You have to work out her question for yourself．Here’s a sample reading for you to practice this method.
Earthworms
Do you know how many kinds of earthworms there are？There are about 1800 kinds in the world！ They can be brown，purple，green．They can be as small as 3 cm long and as large as 3 m long．
The best time to see earthworms is at night，especially a cool，damp night．That’s when they come up from their burrows（地洞）to hunt for food．Earthworms don’t like to be in the sun．That’s because they breathe through their skin，and they can’t breathe if their skin gets too dry．Earthworms must come out of the earth if it rains a lot，because they can't breathe in their flooded burrows．What a dangerous life！
Earthworms don't have eyes，so how can they tell when it's dark？ They have special places on their skin that are sensitive to light．These spots tell whether it’s light or dark．If you shine a flashlight on an earthworm at night，it will quickly disappear into the ground．
Earthworms don't have ears either，but they can hear by feeling movements in the earth．If you want to hear like an earthworm，lie on the ground with your fingers in your ears．Then have a friend stamp his or her feet near you．This is how earthworms feel birds and people walking，and moles digging，near them．
Earthworms are useful．Farmers and gardeners like having lots of earthworms in their land because the worms help to make better soil when they dig．That digging keeps the soil loose and airy（通风的）．In one year earthworms can pile up as much as 23,000 kg of castings in an area about the size of a football field．
【小题1】What’s the purpose of reading Earthworms?
| A．To show the special life facts of earthworms. |
| B．To explain the differences from the groundhogs. |
| C．To put the writer’s idea into real use. |
| D．To make the readers think more clearly. |
| A．How do earthworms help with gardeners? |
| B．What life are earthworms living with? |
| C．When may people observe earthworms? |
| D．Why can human listen like earthworms? |
| A．Read, ask and answer questions in your own head while reading. |
| B．Read to work out all the questions in the writer’s head while reading. |
| C．Read and check all the things that are not clear to you again and again. |
| D．Read for general ideas and discuss or compare with other similar topics. |
| A．One way to help with understanding |
| B．One way to practice with a new idea |
| C．One way to learn to be a wise writer |
| D．One way to be clearer about worms |
When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to know it?
You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is ? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc. Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary? The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.
【小题1】This passage is about______.
| A．new words in writing | B．different dictionaries |
| C．the best way of reading | D．using an English-Chinese dictionary |
| A．how to pronounce the word | B．the spelling of the word |
| C．who used the word first | D．how to use the word |
| A．begins with Z | B．begins with A | C．is a short one | D．is not often used |
| A．perhaps, produce, plenty | B．straight, subject, surprise |
| C．century, center, business | D．foreign, entrance, headache |
| A．we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English |
| B．an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word |
| C．how to look up a word in a dictionary. |
| D．all English-Chinese dictionaries are the same |
Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity (自动性)”.
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase (短语). With automaticity, he doesn't have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount (数量) of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable (适合) for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.
【小题1】Children with “automaticity” can read faster because they don’t have to think about ________.
| A．how to read the words | B．the meaning of the words |
| C．reading by themselves | D．the meaning of the text |
| A．turns off TV one night 4 weeks |
| B．reads books by the word quickly |
| C．spends an hour reading every day |
| D．gets the same grades as others in exams |
| A．结结巴巴地读 | B．全神贯注地读 |
| C．心不在焉地读 | D．声情并茂地读 |
| A．IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity |
| B．TV Is Bad for Children's Reading |
| C．Automaticity Depends on Practice |
| D．Automatic Reads Will Be Successful |
We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe he can not speak English.
If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football. So , you see, you can learn English only by using it. You listen to your teacher carefully in class. You must read your lessons every day. You must speak English to your English teacher and classmates and also you must write in English. Then one day, you may find your English very good.
【小题1】You know a lot about English but maybe you ______.
| A．can’t speak it | B．can study it |
| C．can’t study it | D．can’t use it |
| A．to play with water | B．to go boating |
| C．to learn how to swim | D．to catch a fish |
| A．put your football away | B．buy a good football |
| C．play football | D．watch others play football |
| A．We must have a good English book. |
| B．We must have a good English teacher. |
| C．We must see more English films. |
| D．We must use it often. |
| A．Only my classmates. |
| B．My English teacher and classmates. |
| C．My father and mother. |
| D．All my friends. |
These four ads ar
e 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 |
【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. |
| A．￡7.50. | B．￡6.50. | C．￡5.99. | D．￡8.50. |
| A．Alfie’s Angels. | B．That’s My Mum. |
| C．What Is Peace. | D．Farmer Duck. |
BOOKS ON SALE
 Madame Bovaryby Gustave Flaubert The book is now over 150 years old，but readers continue to find themselves and their neighbors in its pages. |
 Between Shades of Grayby Ruta Sepetys Once school is out, will your young reader be likely to pick up a book? The answer is yes. Here is a strong summer reading choice for kids from ages 9 up. |
 Electric Edenby RobYoung Rob Young’s new book explores folk music during the 1960s and early ‘70s in Britain. |
 The SnowmanBy Jo Nesbo The detective Harty Hole searches for a serial killer who builds snowmen outside the homes of his victims. |
| A．The Snowman | B．Madame Bovary | C．Electric Eden | D．Between Shades of Gray |
| A．a life story | B．a disaster story | C．a love story | D．a detective story |
| A．available | B．for adults | C．expensive | D．newly written |
【小题1】There are _______notices in the Lost And Found.
| A．3 | B．4 | C． | D．5 |
A a ruler B. a set of keys C. a watch D. a pencil case
【小题3】You lost your watch. Who should you call?
| A．Jenny | B．Sam | C．Mike | D．Linda |
| We Want You! WANTED: Do you want a busy and exciting job? Are you good at talking with people? Do you like to write stories? Do you want to work for a TV station? If your answer is “Yes”, then we want you as a（an） . Please call Mark at 4263-8619. |
| Memphis Middle School Report Student: Harry Green | ||
| Subject | Grade | Comments（注释） |
| Math | B | Good work all year. |
| Chinese | A— | Does well in this subject. |
| English | A+ | Very interested and very good job! |
| Science | C | A little weak in this subject. |
| Computer | D | Not really interested and need improve. |
| Sports | A | Captain of boys’ soccer team and on basketball team. |
| Total Grade（总成绩） | B | |
| Date: 2009/05 Signed（签名）: Mr. Black | ||
| A．a teacher | B．a driver | C．an actor | D．a reporter |
| A．Memphis’s. | B．Harry Green’s. | C．Mr. Black’s. | D．We don’t know. |
| A．Math. | B．Chinese. | C．English. | D．Science. |