Traveling to work by car gets more expensive today．People can do nothing about the world's price of petrol(汽油)．They have to work hard so that they can pay for petrol．However, some people are trying to stop driving to work．．
People have found out that it is good to ride a bike to work．More and more people return to bikes．
Children often go to school by bike．But now businessmen are going to work by bike too．“The bike is easy to use,” says Molly, “and it is also very cheap．You can buy 300 bikes at the price of a small car．A bike doesn't use expensive petrol．A 10-year-old child can learn to use a bike．And most bikes can be used for a long time．”
Mr．Brown goes to his hospital by bike every day．He says, “A bike doesn't need a lot of money, and bike-riding is good for our health．Today most people get fat because they don't get enough exercise．So I tell people to buy bikes．What's more, in big cities it's usually quicker to travel by bike than by bus or by car．Drivers can't do anything but get angry when there is a traffic jam(交通堵塞)．”
(1)
The first paragraph mainly tells us ________．
[ ]
A．
it's good to drive to work
B．
it's too expensive to drive to work．
C．
some people stop to drive to work
D．
it's cheap to ride a bike to work
(2)
According to the passage ________ usually go out by bike．
[ ]
A．
patients
B．
workers
C．
businessman
D．
students
(3)
If a car is 90 thousand dollars, a bike may be ________ dollars．
[ ]
A．
30
B．
300
C．
3,000
D．
30,000
(4)
The underlined word “patient” means “________” in Chinese．
Long long ago an old man and woman lived in the mountains in Japan．Every day the old man went to the mountain and collected firewood, while the old woman went to the river and did the washing．
One day, she was doing the washing when a big peach﹡ came down the river to her．As it was a big and juicy-looking fruit, she thought that her husband would be glad to eat it, so she took it home．When the old man came back for lunch and saw the nice peach, he was really happy．The old woman cut the big peach open with a knife．What a surprise! A lovely little boy was in the peach．The old man and woman had no children, so they were really gratefulthe gods sent them a boy in this peach．Since he was born in a peach, they decided to call him Momotaro which means ‘‘peach-boy’’．The old woman cooked a meal for the little boy who ate as much as he could．The more he ate, the more he grew．Soon he became a tall and strong boy．
Day after day, all Momotaro did was sleep and eat．In the village the other boys went to the mountain and picked firewood while Momotaro was the only one doing nothing．This worried the old man and the old woman．The boys then invited him, ‘‘Momotaro, would you come with us? We are going to collect firewood．’’ But he answered, ‘‘I haven’t a basket, so I can’t go with you’’, and went back to sleep．Upon hearing this, the old woman got very angry with him for being so lazy, so the next day Momotaro went to collect firewood with the other boys．
(1)
Paragragh 2 mainly tells ________．
[ ]
A．
a big peach came down the river
B．
the old man and woman had no children before they had the peach．
C．
what the old woman did for the little boy
D．
how Momotaro was born and got his name
(2)
What does the underlined word “grateful” mean in this passage?
[ ]
A．
thankful
B．
careful
C．
beautiful
D．
wonderful
(3)
What do we know about Momotaro from the passage?
[ ]
A．
Momotaro was born in a peach．
B．
Momotaro was a tall and strong boy．
C．
Momotaro was a lazy boy．
D．
All of the above．
(4)
If there is Paragragh 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?
[ ]
A．
Momotaro collected firewood so easily．
B．
Momotaro fought with a bad man．
C．
Momotaro became a hero in Japan
D．
Momotaro’s friends were proud of him．
阅读理解
Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it．There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time．Here are two skills that I think are especially good．
Preview--if it's long and hard．Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports．
Here's how to preview．
●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully．
●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs．
Previewing doesn't give you all the details．It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want--or need--to read．
Skim--if it's short and simple．Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading --like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper．
Here's how to skim．
●Get your eyes to move fast．Sweep them across each line．
●Pick up only a few key words in each line．
Everybody skims differently．You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about．
(1)
This passage maybe belong to _______．
[ ]
A．
ad．
B．
story
C．
magzine
D．
poster．
(2)
How many skills are recommended in this passage?
[ ]
A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Four．
(3)
What does the underlined word "preview" mean in Chinese?
[ ]
A．
精读
B．
默读
C．
朗读
D．
略读
(4)
What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Read the last two paragraphs carefully．
B．
Get our eyes to move fast．
C．
Sweep our eyes across each line．
D．
Pick up only a few key words in each line．
(5)
What is the best title for this passage?
[ ]
A．
How to read faster
B．
What to read
C．
When to read
D．
Why we should read
阅读理解：
Like schools in China, American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation．There are two terms in a school year．The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June．Usually American children begin to go to school when they are five years old．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school．
But unlike middle school students in China, high school students in America take only four or five subjects each term．They usually go to the same classes every day and have homework for every class．After class they do all kinds of interesting things．
After high school, many students go to college．They may go to a small or a large one．They usually have to pay a lot for their higher education．So lots of students work after school to make money for their studies．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案：
(1)
In America, summer vacation lasts ________．
[ ]
A．
one month
B．
two months
C．
three months
D．
more than three months
(2)
Students only stay at school for about ________ years before they go to college．
[ ]
A．
five
B．
six
C．
twelve
D．
fourteen
(3)
The underline word “vacation” means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
休闲
B．
假期
C．
时光
D．
生活
(4)
Many American students work after class, because they ________．
[ ]
A．
want to see interesting things
B．
have to help the other people
C．
want to make more friends
D．
have to get money for their studies
(5)
The article is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
the differences between schools in China and in America．
B．
schools in China．
C．
schools in America．
D．
American students' school life．
阅读理解。
My name is George．I'm in No．2 Junior High School．I'm in Class 1, Grade 8．Li Lin is in my class．We are good friends．My English teacher is Mr．Gao．Li Lin's mom is a teacher, too．They are good teachers．
(1)
George is in ________．
[ ]
A．
No．1 Junior High School
B．
No．2 Junior High School
C．
No．3 Junior High School
(2)
Li Lin is in ________．
[ ]
A．
He's in Class 2, Grade 8．
B．
He's in Class 1, Grade 8．
C．
He is in Class 3, Grade 8．
(3)
________ is George's English teacher．
[ ]
A．
His mom．
B．
Li Lin's mom．
C．
Mr．Gao．
(4)
________ are good friends．
[ ]
A．
George and Li Lin．
B．
George and his teacher
C．
Li Lin and her mom
(5)
________ are good teachers．
[ ]
A．
Mr．Gao．
B．
Mr．Gao and Li Lin's mom
C．
Li Lin's mom
阅读理解
What is the sky(天空)? Where is it? How high is it? What lies above it? These questions are hard to answer, aren't they?
Is the sky blue? The sky has no color．We know that there is air around the world．When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings(翼)．Planes cannot fly very high because when they go high, the air gets thinner．If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find there is no air．
Perhaps(也许)we can answer some of our questions now．The sky is space(空间)．In this space there is only the sun, the moon and all the stars．
(1)
What is the sky?
[ ]
A．
It's the clouds
B．
It's space．
C．
It's air
D．
It's nothing
(2)
The sky ________
[ ]
A．
is blue
B．
is white
C．
is black
D．
has no color
(3)
Planes cannot fly very high because ________．
[ ]
A．
the air becomes thinner
B．
the flying machine is not good
C．
people will be afraid if the planes fly too high
D．
it is not necessary for planes to fly so high
(4)
If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find ________．
[ ]
A．
there is more air
B．
there is less air
C．
there is nothing but air
D．
there is no air
(5)
In space there is ________．
[ ]
A．
nothing
B．
air everywhere
C．
everything
D．
only the sun, the moon and all the stars
阅读理解
Miss Wang：Good morning, boys and girls! I’m Wang Li．And I’m your(你们的)English teacher(教师)．
Boys and girls：Good morning, Miss Wang!
Miss Wang：This is Helen．She is English(英国人)．
Helen：I’m Helen．Nice to meet you．
Miss Wang：Are you Dale?
Frank：No．I’m Frank．
Miss Wang：OK．Now, Frank, what’s this in English?
Frank：It’s a ruler, Miss Wang．
Miss Wang：What color is it?
Frank：White．
Miss Wang：Right．And what color is this pen?
Frank：It’s blue．I like(喜欢)blue, because(因为)I like the sky(天空)．
Helen：No．The pen is green．And I like green．Look! My jacket is green．
Miss Wang：Great!
(1)
________ is the English teacher．
[ ]
A．
Helen
B．
Frank
C．
Miss Wang
(2)
The boy is ________．
[ ]
A．
Frank
B．
Dale
C．
White
(3)
The ruler is ________．
[ ]
A．
blue
B．
green
C．
white
(4)
The jacket is ________．
[ ]
A．
white
B．
green
C．
blue
(5)
The ________ is blue．
[ ]
A．
ruler
B．
sky
C．
pen
阅读理解
Science has told us so much about the moon that it is quite easy to form an idea of what it would be like to go there．It is certainly not a friendly place．As there is no air or water, there can be no life of any kind．Mile after mile there are only plains(平原)of dust with mountains around them．Above, the sun and stars shine in the black sky．If you step out of the mountains shadows, it will mean moving from terrible cold into great heat．The moon is also a very silent(安静的)world, for sound waves(声波)can only travel through air．But from the moon, you can see a friendly sight(景色)．Our earth is shining more brightly than the stars．It looks like a large ball, coloured blue and green and brown．
(1)
What kind of place is the moon?
[ ]
A．
It is a friendly place．
B．
It is a lively place．
C．
It is a nice place for man to live．
D．
It is a lifeless place．
(2)
Temperatures on the moon ________．
[ ]
A．
are usually the same everywhere
B．
Are always very low
C．
can be very different
D．
are usually very high
(3)
The moon is a silent world because ________．
[ ]
A．
there is no life there
B．
there is no air there
C．
there is no water there
D．
there is not a green tree there
(4)
When we look from the moon, the sky is ________．
[ ]
A．
blue
B．
black
C．
green
D．
brown
(5)
Mile after mile there are only plains of dust with mountains around them．The word “dust” means “________”．
[ ]
A．
dump(垃圾堆)
B．
dry earth(泥土)
C．
land
D．
field
阅读理解
First Frenchman：I once heard someone shout, “Look out,” I put my head out of a window and a basin(盆)of water fell on me．It seems that “Look out” may mean “don't look out．”
Second Frenchman：Once I was on a ship and heard the captain(船长)shout, “All hands on deck,” I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them．
Third Frenchman：I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, “He's not up yet．Come back in half an hour,” When I went again for him, she said, “He's not down yet．”
“If he's not up and he's not down, where is he?” I asked．
She said, “He's still in bed．When I say ‘He's not up 'I mean ‘he has not yet got up'．When I say‘He's not down 'I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs．”
(1)
“Look out”here means “ ________”．
[ ]
A．
put your head out of the window and look
B．
Take care
C．
I'm going to pour the water
D．
Help me
(2)
“All hands on deck”means “ ________ ”．
[ ]
A．
All the sailors gather(集合)on deck
B．
Give your hands to me
C．
Put your right hand and left hand on deck
D．
Shake your hands with me
(3)
When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend ________．
