I will never forget the year when I was 12.My mother told us that we would not get Christmas gifts because there was not enough money .I felt sad and thought, ”What shall I say when the other kids ask me about my gifts?” I started to hope the Christmas wouldn’t come that year. Just then three women came to our house with gifts for all of us. For me，they brought a doll .I felt so happy.
Years later, my life changed a lot. So one Christmas, I wanted to do something special. I asked forty friends to help me. We visited 125 orphans(孤儿)to come to our Christmas party. For every child, we prepared a beautiful gift.
Finally the moment came. I called out,” One, two, three. Open your gifts!” As the children opened their boxes, the whole room was full of their bright smiles. The feeling I got from that Christmas so long ago came again.

  1. 1.

    ___gave the writer a Christmas gift when she was 12.

    1. A.
      Nobody
    2. B.
      Her mother
    3. C.
      Three women
    4. D.
      An old man
  2. 2.

    From the sentence “Years later, my life changed a lot.” we can guess that _____.

    1. A.
      the writer didn’t get Christmas gifts any more.
    2. B.
      the writer became rich.
    3. C.
      the writer didn’t like Christmas gifts at all.
    4. D.
      the writer hoped to help more orphans.
  3. 3.

    The writer was so _____when she got a Christmas gift.

    1. A.
      sad
    2. B.
      bored
    3. C.
      tired
    4. D.
      happy
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The writer’s family was very poor when she was a child.
    2. B.
      The writer wanted to do something special for the old people at Christmas.
    3. C.
      The three women taught the writer how to help others.
    4. D.
      The writer and her friends invited 125 orphans to come to the Christmas party.
  5. 5.

    What’s the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      A special Christmas
    2. B.
      How to choose Christmas gifts.
    3. C.
      Three kind women.
    4. D.
      My first Christmas.

Different colours can affect us in many different ways; that’s according to Verity Allen. In a new programme “Colour me Healthy”, Verity looks at the ways that colours can influence how hard we work and the choices we make. They can even change our emotions and even influence how healthy we are. 
“Have you ever noticed how people always use the same colours for the same things?” says Verity. “Our toothpaste is always white or blue or maybe red. It’s never green. Why not? For some reason we think that blue and white is clean, while we think of green products(产品)as being a bit unpleasant. It’s the same for businesses. We respect a company which writes its name in blue or black, but we don’t respect one that uses pink or orange. People who design（设计）new products can use these ideas to influence what we buy.”
During the programme, Verity studies eight different colours, two colours in each part. She meets people who work in the colour industry, from people who design food packages, to people who name the colours of lipsticks. Some of the people she meets clearly have very little scientific knowledge to prove their ideas, such as the American “Colour Doctor” who believes that serious diseases can be treated successfully by the use of coloured lights. However, she also interviews real scientists who are studying the effects of green and red lights on mice, with some surprising results. 
Overall, it’s an interesting show, and anyone who watches it will probably find out something new. But because Verity goes out of her way to be polite to everyone she meets on the programme, it’s up to you to make your own decisions about how much you should believe.

  1. 1.

    What’s Verity’s opinion about colours?

    1. A.
      Colours help people choose products.
    2. B.
      Different people prefer different colours.
    3. C.
      Colours have influences on people in many ways.
    4. D.
      People working in colour industry know little about colours.
  2. 2.

    What can you infer from Paragraph 2?

    1. A.
      Colours influence people’s feelings and opinions.
    2. B.
      People get ideas for new products from colours.
    3. C.
      New products are popular because of colours.
    4. D.
      Most companies prefer bright colours.
  3. 3.

    The underlined part “goes out of her way” probably means ______.

    1. A.
      feels very pleased
    2. B.
      makes a special effort
    3. C.
      goes on in her own way
    4. D.
      carries on very slowly
  4. 4.

    What’s the passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      How people use colours.
    2. B.
      How colours influence people.
    3. C.
      What happens in a programme.
    4. D.
      What makes a programme believable.

Pieter Bruegel was a famous artist who lived in Europe five hundred years ago. He is well known for a painting called Children’s Games. People like this painting because it is full of fun. It shows how children in Pieter’s time enjoyed themselves in different ways. In all, there are about eighty games being played in the painting.
Children’s Games shows a busy street scene in a town long ago. The street is a wide and open space. There are no cars, so there is plenty of room to play. There are about two hundred children in the painting. Some play in groups and others play alone. They seem to be enjoying their freedom in the fresh air and their games. Some of the games are still played today.
The games in the painting do not require children to spend money on extra materials(材料). Instead, they use simple everyday objects like hats and sticks. A game might need a rope, some chalk, a hoop, a spinning top, or even a barrel. Some games are played without any toys at all. For example, one scene in the painting shows children turning somersaults(翻筋斗) inside the fence.
Even though Pieter Bruegel lived a long time ago, children today can learn an important lesson from what he painted. The painting shows us how little we need in order to enjoy ourselves. All children really need is one another. It’s not the toys or games that are found in the stores that create fun. Using our imagination can do this for us. 

  1. 1.

    The painting shows about ______ games.

    1. A.
      500
    2. B.
      200
    3. C.
      80
    4. D.
      60
  2. 2.

    The children in the painting are playing ______.

    1. A.
      in the street
    2. B.
      in the house
    3. C.
      on the grass
    4. D.
      at the school
  3. 3.

    From the painting we learn that ______.

    1. A.
      children today need to take more lessons
    2. B.
      children can create fun by using imagination
    3. C.
      children need more toys to enjoy themselves
    4. D.
      children spend much money on everyday objects

In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat’s ears were folded, bent forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the "Scottish Fold(苏格兰折耳猫)".
The Scottish Fold has a round head and large eyes. Its neck and legs are short, which makes it look very cute. Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. And when they are growing up day by day, some cats’ ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.
Besides, there is a nickname for the Scottish Fold. It is the " Messenger of Peace". Why?
Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. And
unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different environments, such as at a noisy house, or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.
Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it’s difficult to adapt to the new environment? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold. That is: always be sweet and friendly to others

  1. 1.

    Tie Scottish Fold _____

    1. A.
      is born with folded ears
    2. B.
      is born with straight ears
    3. C.
      always has folded ears
    4. D.
      always has straight ears
  2. 2.

    What does the Scottish Fold look like?

    1. A.
      It has a round head and large eyes
    2. B.
      Its neck and legs are short
    3. C.
      It looks very cute
    4. D.
      All above
  3. 3.

    Why are the Scottish Folds named the " Messenger of Peace" ?

    1. A.
      Because their ears are folded
    2. B.
      Because they look very cute
    3. C.
      Because they can get on well with other animals
    4. D.
      Because they can stay at a noisy house or in a cat show
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, what is the writer’ s suggestion to us when we are in a new
    environment?

    1. A.
      We should have a nickname
    2. B.
      We should learn from the cats
    3. C.
      We should get along well with dogs
    4. D.
      We should always be sweet and friendly to others

David comes from the train station and he doesn’t know where to go. This is the first time he comes to this town. He comes to see his good friend, Peter. Peter is a doctor. He works in a hospital. But David doesn’t know where the hospital is.
He walks in the street. He passes（经过）a bank, a post office, a hotel and at last he goes to a school. Some students are coming out, so he asks one of the students, “Excuse me. Which is the way to People’s Hospital?”
“Well, I know, you can go along this street, take the second turning on the right, and then take the third turning on your left. It’s next to a museum.”
“I’m sorry I can’t follow you.”
“Well, I just live near there, and my mother works in that hospital, too. I’m going home now. Will you go with me? I’ll take you there.”
“That’s great! Thank you very much！”
“Then, let’s go to the bus stop. And we’ll take the No.12 bus there.”

  1. 1.

    _______comes to the town to see his friend.

    1. A.
      A doctor
    2. B.
      A student
    3. C.
      David
    4. D.
      Peter
  2. 2.

    _______works in a hospital.

    1. A.
      David
    2. B.
      Peter
    3. C.
      David’s mother
    4. D.
      Peter’s mother
  3. 3.

    David doesn’t know the way to the hospital and asks________.

    1. A.
      a policeman
    2. B.
      a teacher
    3. C.
      a student
    4. D.
      a doctor
  4. 4.

    The student’s mother works in _________.

    1. A.
      hospital
    2. B.
      the hospital
    3. C.
      a school
    4. D.
      post office
  5. 5.

    Where do the student and David go at last?

    1. A.
      The school
    2. B.
      The bank
    3. C.
      A bus stop
    4. D.
      A train station

One day, in an English class, the students are doing their lessons. Their teacher, a young woman, is very happy. She sings with them and then she goes to the blackboard and writes “SMILES” on it.
“This is the longest word in English,” she says to the class.
A girl stands up and says, “It has only six letters. How can it be the longest word in English?”
The teacher smiles and says, “Oh, look! There is a mile (英里) between the first letter and the last one.”

  1. 1.

    One day, the students are having        .

    1. A.
      a good time
    2. B.
      a big meal
    3. C.
      a long meeting
    4. D.
      an English lesson
  2. 2.

    The young woman sings some nice songs with      .

    1. A.
      her children
    2. B.
      her students
    3. C.
      the teacher
    4. D.
      a girl
  3. 3.

    What does the teacher write on the blackboard?          .

    1. A.
      A song
    2. B.
      A letter
    3. C.
      A word
    4. D.
      Her name
  4. 4.

    A girl       what the teacher says

    1. A.
      asks
    2. B.
      believes (相信)
    3. C.
      doesn’t ask
    4. D.
      doesn’t believe
  5. 5.

    Is the word “smiles” the longest in English?          .

    1. A.
      Yes
    2. B.
      No
    3. C.
      Certainly
    4. D.
      Sure

Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. After I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone(闪耀), and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come, I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left. I will enjoy them to the end.

  1. 1.

    The writer was very busy in the ______ of his life.

    1. A.
      spring
    2. B.
      summer
    3. C.
      autumn
    4. D.
      winter
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the autumn of his life?

    1. A.
      15
    2. B.
      33
    3. C.
      62
    4. D.
      87
  3. 3.

    What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?

    1. A.
      sad
    2. B.
      exciting
    3. C.
      wonderful
    4. D.
      pleasant
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is true?

    1. A.
      The writer was an engineer.
    2. B.
      The writer had a garden with flowers.
    3. C.
      The writer was always happy as a child.
    4. D.
      The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.
  5. 5.

    The best title for the passage would be _____

    1. A.
      Four seasons
    2. B.
      My life
    3. C.
      Four seasons in a year
    4. D.
      Four seasons in my life

Peter:   What are you doing for vacation, Steven?
Steven:  I’m visiting my aunt in San Francisco. My brother’s staying there. He’s joining a club.
Peter:   Oh? When are you going?
Steven:  Next Friday.
Peter:   How long are you staying?
Steven:  I’m staying at my aunt’s home for four days. I’m going sightseeing in San Francisco, and then I’m seeing
all of my friends New York. How about you?
Peter:   I’m going to the beach and my friends and I are also going hiking for a few days.
Steven:  Aren’t you renting video tapes and relaxing at home?
Peter:   No, it’s boring. We like outside activities.

  1. 1.

    Peter is going _______ on his vacation.

    1. A.
      to Florida
    2. B.
      riding
    3. C.
      hiking
    4. D.
      to San Francisco
  2. 2.

    Steven’s leaving ______ for vacation.

    1. A.
      tomorrow
    2. B.
      next month
    3. C.
      next Monday
    4. D.
      next year
  3. 3.

    Steven’s brother is staying ________.

    1. A.
      at home
    2. B.
      at school
    3. C.
      in San Francisco
    4. D.
      in New York
  4. 4.

    Steven is staying in his aunt’s house for ______.

    1. A.
      a week
    2. B.
      four days
    3. C.
      several days
    4. D.
      two days
  5. 5.

    Peter thinks that staying at home is _____.

    1. A.
      interesting
    2. B.
      boring
    3. C.
      fun
    4. D.
      exciting

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, "Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."

  1. 1.

    The story is about ____________

    1. A.
      two mice
    2. B.
      two cities
    3. C.
      two countries
    4. D.
      A mouse and a cat
  2. 2.

    The City mouse lives in ____________

    1. A.
      a hole
    2. B.
      a house made of wood
    3. C.
      a house made of stone
    4. D.
      the field
  3. 3.

    The great noise came from ____________

    1. A.
      the cat
    2. B.
      the Country mouse
    3. C.
      the City mouse
    4. D.
      the house
  4. 4.

    The mice were caught by the cat, weren’t they?

    1. A.
      Yes, they were
    2. B.
      No, they weren’t
    3. C.
      They ran away and hid
    4. D.
      We don’t know
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is True?

    1. A.
      The two mice lived together
    2. B.
      The two mice had a great meal
    3. C.
      The Country mouse had a poor life while the City mouse had a happy life
    4. D.
      The Country mouse had a poorer but happier life than the City mouse

Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like hers to overcome them. Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913). Her life was the subject of the play The Miracle Worker

  1. 1.

    Helen Keller was an author in ________.

    1. A.
      English
    2. B.
      America
    3. C.
      Australia
    4. D.
      China
  2. 2.

    When she was 19 ________ old, Helen Keller became blind and deaf.

    1. A.
      days
    2. B.
      years
    3. C.
      months
    4. D.
      seconds
  3. 3.

    Did Helen Keller receive a college degree?

    1. A.
      Yes, she did.
    2. B.
      Yes, he did.
    3. C.
      No, she didn’t.
    4. D.
      No, he didn’t.
  4. 4.

    Which book is written by Helen Keller?

    1. A.
      The story of My Life
    2. B.
      Out of the Dark
    3. C.
      One million pound
    4. D.
      A and B
  5. 5.

    Helen Keller is a/an ________ person.

    1. A.
      honest
    2. B.
      hard-working
    3. C.
      beautiful
    4. D.
      lovely
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