The Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret had very different characters (性格) : Elizabeth was very serious and tidy; Margaret was outgoing and headstrong. But they kept close as sister. When had lessons at home with their governess Marion Crawford. Margaret was often naughty. Elizabeth always protected her every time when she broke rules. When they grew up. Magaret has sad love stories and unhappy marriage. The Queen gave her a lot of help.
Margaret was one of the few people who could lose their temper with the Queen. Even as an adult, she would sometimes shout at her. Once she threw a dishcloth at Elizabeth's face when they had a picnic. But they never quarreled for long. To Queen Elizabeth, it was a sadness that her sister never found lasting (持久的) personal happiness

1. 1.

   What kind of person was Elizabeth like? She was ________

   1. A.
      serious and tidy
   2. B.
      outgoing and tidy
   3. C.
      easygoing aand headstrong
   4. D.
      serious and headstrong
2. 2.

   The word "governess" means ________

   1. A.
      服务员
   2. B.
      家庭女教师
   3. C.
      牧师
   4. D.
      管家
3. 3.

   Who had an unhappy family life according to the story?

   1. A.
      Elizabeth
   2. B.
      Margaret
   3. C.
      Marion Crawford
   4. D.
      Both Elizabeth and Margaret
4. 4.

   According to the story, which of the following is not true?

   1. A.
      The queen and her sister had quite different
   2. B.
      Elizabeth always protected her sister
   3. C.
      The sisters often fought each other
   4. D.
      Elizabeth felt sorry for her sister for her unsuccessful marriage
5. 5.

   What is the main idea of the story?

   1. A.
      Elizabeth was a kind person
   2. B.
      The two sisters lived happily
   3. C.
      Margaret had sad love stories
   4. D.
      The two sisters had a very good relationship

Life in the 21^st century is different from that in the 20^th century because there are many changes in the new century.What will our life be like in 20 years?Maybe we will have robots at home. Here is my ideal robot.
I hope it’ll look like a pretty Barbie doll,with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes. She will be tall and slim. She will be able to speak English, Chinese, Japanese, German and French. When I travel around the world, she will be my guide. She will do most of the things for me. We will be also good friends.
Every morning she will wake me up and cook a healthy breakfast for me. After breakfast she will drive me to school. While I am studying at school, she will do some chores such as washing my clothes,cooking the dishes,cleaning the room and feeding my dog. When I come back from school, a delicious meal will be ready. If my mother is busy, my robot will go shopping with me. She will give me some advice when I don’t know which one to buy. She will also help me with my school work.
My robot will be smart and kind. If I feel sad, she will talk to me and make me happy. Most of all, she’ll never feel tired or angry, I hope I can have a robot like that. But my mum says it’s just my daydream and I should learn to do them all by myself

1. 1.

   What will the robot look like?

   1. A.
      It will have short blonde hair
   2. B.
      It will have long black hair
   3. C.
   4. D.
      t will be short and heavy
   5. E.
   6. F.
      t will be tall and slim
2. 2.

   How many languages will the robot be able to speak?

   1. A.
      Two
   2. B.
      Three
   3. C.
   4. D.
      our
   5. E.
   6. F.
      ive
3. 3.

   What will the robot do after breakfast?

   1. A.
      Drive the writer to school
   2. B.
      Read English with the writer
   3. C.
      Go shoppping with the writer
   4. D.
      Give the writer some advice

Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town. But as Mr. Baker could not cook, she had arranged (安排) for his sister to come over and spend the weekend looking after him at their home. This meant that Mr. Baker had busy time when he came home from work on Friday evenings. First he had to drive home from the railway station. Then he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.
Of course, on Sunday evening he had to drive his sister to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait for his wife’s train, so as to bring her home.
One Sunday evening, he had seen his sister off on her train and was waiting for his wife’s arrival when a porter ( 搬运工 ), who had often seen him at the station, came over and spoke to him, “You are having a lot of fun,” he said, “ But one day one of those women is going to catch you with the other, and then you will be in real trouble!”

1. 1.

   Who was ill?  ___________

   1. A.
      Mr. Baker
   2. B.
      Mrs. Baker
   3. C.
      Mr. Baker’s sister
   4. D.
      Mrs. Baker’s sister
2. 2.

   Who looked after the sick person on weekdays?

   1. A.
      Mr. Baker’s sister
   2. B.
      Mrs. Baker’s sister
   3. C.
      Mrs. Baker
   4. D.
      Someone acting as a nurse
3. 3.

   Why did Mr. Baker go to the railway station on Friday and Sunday evening? __________

   1. A.
      Because he had to see his wife and sister off and brought them home
   2. B.
      To take his sister to his own home
   3. C.
      To bring his wife back home
   4. D.
      To look after his sister
4. 4.

   Where did Mr. Baker spend the weekend?  ___________

   1. A.
      At home
   2. B.
      In his office
   3. C.
      In his sister’s home
   4. D.
      In a neighbouring town
5. 5.

   Why did the porter say Mr. Baker would be in trouble?   Because __________

   1. A.
      Mr. Baker was making fun of the two ladies
   2. B.
      Mrs. Baker would laugh at her husband
   3. C.
      He thought the two women are Mr. Baker’s girl friends
   4. D.
      The two ladies were playing games with Mr. Baker

Shenzhou X and three astronauts(宇航员) were sent up from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space(太空) station in 2020.
　　Two men, mission commander(指挥官) Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, and China’s second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, are expected to stay in space for 15 days.
　　They will teach young people about science and do two space dockings, between Shenzhou X and the unmanned Tiangong-1 space module, a technically difficult procedure that brings two spaceship together in high-speed orbit(轨道).
　　The trip is our country’s fifth manned space mission, 10 years after the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, went into space in 2003

1. 1.

   How long will they stay in space?

   1. A.
      About a week
   2. B.
      About two weeks
   3. C.
      About a month
   4. D.
      About two months
2. 2.

   What will they do in space?  They will __________

   1. A.
      teach young people about science
   2. B.
      take some photos
   3. C.
      do two space dockings
   4. D.
      Both A and C
3. 3.

   What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase ‘space dockings’?

   1. A.
      太空实验
   2. B.
      太空对接
   3. C.
      太空垃圾
   4. D.
      太空站
4. 4.

   Who is the first astronaut to enter space in China?

   1. A.
      Nie Haisheng
   2. B.
      Zhang Xiaoguang
   3. C.
      Wang Yaping
   4. D.
      Yang Liwei

1. 1.

   The advertisements above are about ______.

   1. A.
      shopping
   2. B.
      food
   3. C.
      travel
   4. D.
      hotels
2. 2.

   If you go to Bangkok, you can______.

   1. A.
      Climb Mountains
   2. B.
      enjoy the scenery of the forests
   3. C.
      live in the Post Hotel
   4. D.
      buy fruits while sitting in your boat
3. 3.

   ______ is one better way to prevent the strong sunshine in Bangkok

   1. A.
      Going to the sandy beaches
   2. B.
      wearing a hat
   3. C.
      Climbing up the mountains
   4. D.
      staying in the forests
4. 4.

   Which place will you choose if you want to visit both mountains and beaches?

   1. A.
      Soll in Austria
   2. B.
      Bangkok in Thailand
   3. C.
      the Floating Market
   4. D.
      Kauai in Hawaii
5. 5.

   According to(根据) the advertisements, we know that______.

   1. A.
      the hottest travel place is Soll
   2. B.
      maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai
   3. C.
      the Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok
   4. D.
      the Post Hotel in   Austria is clean but the price is high

A man hated his wife’s cat and decided to throw it away.
One day, he drove it over one mile from his home and left it in a park. But when he got home, he saw that his wife was playing with the cat.
The next day he drove the cat about three miles away. He put the cat out of the car and went home. Driving back his driveway（私人车道）, the cat was there already.
The man keep taking the cat further and further away and the cat would always get home before him. At last he decided to drive more than ten miles away. He turned right, then left, past a bridge, then right again and another right until he thought he was far enough from home and left the cat there.
Hours later the man was still driving home. He was lost! He called home and asked his wife, “Jen, is the cat there?”
“Yes,” his wife answered, “why do you ask?”
The man answered, “Put it on the phone. I’m lost and need directions.”

1. 1.

   The first time the man drove out, he______.

   1. A.
      sold the cat
   2. B.
      took the cat home
   3. C.
      left the cat in the park
2. 2.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The man liked his wife’s cat and often played with it
   2. B.
      Every time the man threw the cat away, it came home earlier than the man
   3. C.
      The last time the man threw the cat away, it lost its way and didn’t come back
3. 3.

   Why did the man call home?

   1. A.
      Because he was lost
   2. B.
      Because he missed his wife very much
   3. C.
      Because he wanted to know if the cat was at home
4. 4.

   How far away did the man take the cat the last time?

   1. A.
      Over 1 mile
   2. B.
      About 3 miles
   3. C.
      More than 10 miles

There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影), because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to his vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around

1. 1.

   Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

   1. A.
      Because the vegetables wanted more light
   2. B.
      Because the tree drank almost all the water
   3. C.
      Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener
   4. D.
      Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as the tree
2. 2.

   From the passage we know                   

   1. A.
      the vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up
   2. B.
      the gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree
   3. C.
      the gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first
   4. D.
      the tree didn’t know how important the sun was to the vegetables
3. 3.

   The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “                 ” in Chinese

   1. A.
      长久地
   2. B.
      小心地
   3. C.
      有效地
   4. D.
      和谐地
4. 4.

   Of the following, which order is right according to the story?
   ① The gardener worked on the patch even harder than before.
   ② The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree.
   ③ The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground.
   ④ The tree and the vegetables realized the importance of helping each other

   1. A.
      ③②④①
   2. B.
      ④②③①
   3. C.
      ②①④③
   4. D.
      ①③④②
5. 5.

   The passage is mainly about                   

   1. A.
      why the sunlight and water were very important
   2. B.
      how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch
   3. C.
      why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch
   4. D.
      what happened between the vegetables and the tree

In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and instruments are being developed every day to extend（延长）life. However，some people，including some doctors， are not in favour of these life extending measures，and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself，and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable（不能忍受的. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity（尊严） and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better

1. 1.

   In recent years, people can live longer than in the past,It’s because of______.

   1. A.
      the development of medical technology
   2. B.
      big hospitals
   3. C.
      good doctors
   4. D.
      both B and C
2. 2.

   According to some people， whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to______.

   1. A.
      the doctors
   2. B.
      the surroundings（环境）
   3. C.
      his or her family
   4. D.
      the patient himself or herself
3. 3.

   The writer’s opinion is______.

   1. A.
      death is better than life
   2. B.
      life is better than death
   3. C.
      neither death nor life is good
   4. D.
      none of the above
4. 4.

   Why do some patients want to die? Because______.

   1. A.
      the doctors are not good
   2. B.
      the conditions are bad
   3. C.
      life is too hard
   4. D.
      they are seriouly ill

Dear Reader,
Imagine an 11-year old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.
Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.
Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.
Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?
But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.
To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital…bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.
For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout(施舍物), but a “handup”. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.
It can make such a difference in her life and yours.

1. 1.

   We can most probably read the letter in __________

   1. A.
      somebody’s diary
   2. B.
      a newspaper
   3. C.
      a progress report
   4. D.
      a storybook
2. 2.

   From the passage, we can infer （推断）that _________

   1. A.
      Maria is an 11-year-old girl
   2. B.
      Maria’s family is very poor
   3. C.
      Maria has to do a lot of hard work
   4. D.
      Maria is hoping to get schooling
3. 3.

   What is “Save the Children”?

   1. A.
      An organization to help poor children go to school
   2. B.
      An office of the government to collect money
   3. C.
      A program shown at theatres to help the poor
   4. D.
      A group who works for children in poor places
4. 4.

   The underlined word “sponsor” means “__________” in Chinese

   1. A.
      回报
   2. B.
      资助　　　　　
   3. C.
      感恩　　　　
   4. D.
      抢救
5. 5.

   What does the last sentence in the letter mean?

   1. A.
      If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded
   2. B.
      What you give is more than what you take
   3. C.
      Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot
   4. D.
      Marie and you can help each other at school

The summer sun is out, and we're beginning to feel the heat. Before you go outside to have fun, make sure you put on the right things!
Do you know what kind of clothes can make you look hot and keep you cool? Here are some ideas for clothes to help you look great.
Fun colors and cartoons are back from the 1980s this year; the dirty look is out. People will be looking for fresh bright colors this summer. Girls in pink look cute and sweet. And green makes everyone look more lively. Some of the best colours are cotton candy pink and lime green. These soft colours go well with jeans or just about anything else. As soon as you put on one of these colours, you'll feel like a star!
Some girls like something more interesting than all solid(单一的) colours. For them, there are lots of floral patterns (花卉图案) to choose from in shirts, dresses or skirts. A floral shirt looks nice with a light-coloured solid skirt or trousers.
Of course, jeans are in for boys. If you get too hot, try something lighter, like khaki cargo pants. They'll have enough pockets to keep everything you need for studying, playing and keeping cool! Army green is all the rage(盛行) this year

1. 1.

   This passage mainly tells us______.

   1. A.
      what colour to choose for summer clothes
   2. B.
      how to make summer clothes
   3. C.
      right colours for boys
   4. D.
      how to hold a fashion show
2. 2.

   The underlined word “in” probably means______.

   1. A.
      “在里面”
   2. B.
      “流行的”
   3. C.
      “参加”
   4. D.
      “喜欢”
3. 3.

   Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Colours, like red and green, look good with jeans
   2. B.
      A floral shirt goes well with a light-coloured solid skirt
   3. C.
      Light colours make people feel hot
   4. D.
      Army green is out this year
4. 4.

   Khaki cargo pants are special because they ______.

   1. A.
      go well with floral patterns in shirts
   2. B.
      make people want to dance
   3. C.
      have enough pockets
   4. D.
      are cheap
5. 5.

   Which of the following colours may not look good in summer according to the passage?

   1. A.
      orange
   2. B.
      pink
   3. C.
      army green
   4. D.
      black