Once there was an old farmer．He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself．One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died．The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired．
They met two men on the road．They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse．It's a long way to get to the market．” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked．
Then they met two old ladies．“What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it．
Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them．One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up．It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today．” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding．
Some time later, a young woman passed them．“Why aren't you walking? ” she asked, “It isn't far to the market．Give your poor old horse a rest．”So the farmer and his son got down once again．It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time．
(1)
The farmer was ________．
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A．
nearly the same age as his horse
B．
almost always older than his horse
C．
not quite as old as his horse
D．
a little older than his horse
(2)
The two men on the road ________．
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A．
asked how far it was to the market
B．
said they thought the horse looked very tired
C．
asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D．
told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk
(3)
The two old ladies said it was wrong for ________．
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A．
the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B．
the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C．
the boy to ride instead of his father
D．
only one person to ride such a long way
(4)
The farmer got up behind his son because ________．
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A．
the old man said it was too hot for him to walk
B．
the three old men stopped them on the road
C．
he did hot know why he was walking
D．
his son could not ride the horse by himself
(5)
What did the writer really want to tell us?
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A．
The old man was a fool．
B．
The horse was old and was going to die．
C．
It is not right to listen to others．
D．
It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied(满意)all the time．
Sack was seven years old，and his sister was five．One day their mother took them to their uncle's to play when she went to the big city to buy some new clothes．
The Children played for an hour，and then at half past four，their uncle took Jack to the kitchen(厨房)．He gave him a nice cake and a knife and said，"Now here is a knife，Jack．Cut(切) this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister，but remember to do this like a gentleman．""Like a gentleman?"Jack said．“How does a gentleman do it?""They always give bigger one to the other persons"，answered his uncle at once．Jack thought about this for a few seconds．Then he took the cake to his sister and said．"Cut this cake in half,Mary．"
(1)
Jack was __________ than his sister．
A．seven years older
B．two year elder
C．two years older
D．two years younger
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(2)
Their mother __________．
A．want to the big city to buy hew shoes
B．went to get some shoes
C．went to the big city to buy some new clothes
D．went to see their uncle and then went home
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(3)
Jack and his sister got to his uncle's at __________.
A．three B．half past three
C．four D．half past four
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(4)
What did Jack do after thinking abut his uncle's words?
A．Jack cut the cake into halves．
B．Jack cut the cake in half and gave the bigger one to his sister．
C．Jack didn't cut the cake and gave the knife to Mary．
D．Jack didn't cut the cake and gave the knife to his uncle.
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(5)
Gentleman means __________．
A．工人 B．警察 C．干部 D．绅士
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阅读理解
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
When you are learning English，listening，speaking and writing are important，but reading can also be very helpful．When you read，you can not only learn some new words，but also learn how to use these English words．When you read，it gives you a good example for writing．
Good reading tips (建议)：
Try to read at the right level (水平)．Read something that you can (more or less)understand．If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary，it is not interesting．
Try to increase the number of your new words．If there are four or five new words on a page，write them in your notebook．But you don't have to write them while you read．Instead try to guess their meaning as you read；mark them with a pen．Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary (词汇) book．Then try to remember them．
Try to read regularly (定期)．For example，read for a short time once a day．Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday．Fix (固定) a time to read and keep to it．For example，you could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed，or when you get up or you are at lunchtime．
Read what interests you．Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like，because you are going to spend time and money to read it．So choose an interesting book．You can also read newspapers．There are many English newspapers in China．For example，21st Century Teens．It's easy enough for you to understand．There is something interesting in it．
(1)
How many reading tips does the writer give us?
A．Six． B．Three． C．Five． D．Four．
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(2)
Which of the following is right?
A．When you read，you can only learn some new words．
B．It's interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary．
C．Reading a lot can help write better．
D．Try to read something that you can't understand to make your English better．
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(3)
If you meet a few words on a page while reading，______．
A．write them down at once
B．guess the meaning at first
C．give up reading
D．don't mark them with a pen
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(4)
To make your reading better，______．
A．only read a magazine about a subject that you like
B．reading English for tWO hours everySunday is much better than for a short time once a day
C．you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least
D．it's enough for you to read 21st Century Teens
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(5)
The best title is ______．
A．Reading is Very Helpful
B．When to Read
C．What to Read
D．How to Make Reading Better
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阅读理解
Do you know what Oscar is?When did it start?Maybe you can find the background of the awards in the following passage．
The awards started in 1929．Their full title is“The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards”．The Academy is a group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years．They decide who will receive the awards．The awards are often referred to as the“Oscar”．This is a nickname given to the awards by a lady called Margaret Herrick．She was once the director of the Academy and she once said that the little gold statue reminded her of her uncle Oscar!
The Oscar is always an exciting event．Each year，at least one unusual thing happens．When the Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for best foreign film，he danced on stage!When Gwyneth Paltrow．the star of Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar for best actress，she could not make her acceptance speech because she was crying so much with happiness!
In 1987，Roberto Benigni won the award for best director for a film about the last emperor of China．Since then，Chinese film and actors have started to make an impact at the award．Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon was a huge success and it won the award for best foreign language film in 2001．It also won several technical awards for its amazing“flying”people．We expect to see more awards for Chinese film in the near future．
It's time for the Oscar again．Once more，the stars will dress up in their finest and go to Kodar Theater．There，they will find out who had won the awards for best actor，best actress and best director．Millions of people watch the awards every year to find out who the winners are．Some people watch it to see the stars crying and laughing as they receive their awards．
(1)
Who give the awards?
A．In 1927．
B．Oscar．
C．The Academy of Nicknames．
D．A group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years．
