When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own
charming body shapes. But recently a Britain's Got Talent (英国达人) star Susan Boyle has changed our
views absolutely.
     Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle's voice. "This lady
camp up, and I'm thinking, 'This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea'. That changed
when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that
reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face.  It was one of my favorite moments," Cowell
said.
     The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous
all over the world.
     Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn't thought of changing her appearance.
She said that her friend helped her with make-up. "I mean, that's hardly a makeover," she added. Ms Boyle
also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, "I was kind of slow at school, so getting
like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence."

1. Susan Boyle is _____.

A. a judge
B. a reporter
C. a beautiful
D. a Scottish woman

2. Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because _____.

A. she was confident of her singing
B. she was satisfied with the judges
C. she was pretty and in good shape
D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables

3. According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A. It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence.
B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.
C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.
D. Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.

4. What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success?

A. It's never too old to learn.
B. It's easier to succeed at the age of 47.
C. If you have a dream, try to make it come true!
D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.

      When I was 12 years old, I was in Grade 1 at middle school. I thought I could be the first in the
class. But the result of the first exam told me that I was wrong. Although I was good at math and
English, my history was poor. I thought history was boring.
     Then, my scores of history became worse and worse. I began to be afraid of it.
     At the end of the third semester, my history was still bad. I didn't understand why. At that time,
my sister helped me analyze (分析) the reason. She told me, "You must do your best to study history,
or you will fall behind." Then I thought a lot. The second day, I took out the history book. I read loudly,
and tried my best to remember history knowledge. I did it every day during that summer holiday. The
fourth semester would be over. I was very worried about my history. But I found that I scored 95 in
the history test. I was very happy and wanted to tell everyone, "Nothing is difficult if you put your heart
into it."

1. When the writer was 12, he was a student of             At middle school.

A. Grade 1 　　
B. Grade 2 　　
C. Class 1　　
D. Class2

2. The writer's best subjects were            .

A. math and history 　 　　
B. math and English
C. history and English 　　　
D. Chinese and math

3. The writer thought history            . 

A. interesting 　　　
B. useful 　　
C. boring 　　
D. difficult

4. The writer made good use of             to work hard at history.

A. every Sunday 　　　　
B. some weekends
C. every night 　　　　　　
D. that summer holiday

5. The best title (标题) of this passage is:            .

A. You should study 　　
B. How to study history?
C. Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.
D. A sister helped her brother.

     The students of Class Three were having a talk about meals.
     "Which meal do we all need most, breakfast, lunch or supper?" Miss Barker asked. All the boys and girls put up their hands. They all wanted to answer the question.
     "What do you think, Jim?" Miss Barker asked.
     "Supper ! " he answered.
     "Supper is the big meal of the day," said Miss Barker, "but I don't think it is the meal we need most."
     Tom stood up, "Is lunch the meal we need most?"
     "No," said Miss Barker. "Breakfast is the most necessary meal for us all. Why is that?"
     Ann put up her hand. " From night until morning it is a long time. We can't go without food for such a long time," she said.
     "That's right," said Miss Barker. "We need food every morning. What may happen to us if we have no breakfast? "
     The class had many answers to give.
     "We may feel hungry."
     "We may not feel like working."
     "We may feel sick."
     "Yes, you are right," said Miss Barker. "Now let's talk about what makes a good breakfast. Give me your answers. I will write them on the blackboard. "
     The first word Miss Barker wrote on the blackboard was milk. What else do you think she would write?

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)

(     )1. Of the three meals, we need breakfast most.
(     )2. Miss Barker thinks milk is necessary for every meal.
(     )3. A group of children are talking about eating.
(     )4. Everyone thinks people can work well without having breakfast.
(     )5. Miss Barker never eats breakfast.

     One cold winter morning, an old woman had to s   1   for her doctor. When he came, she t   2   him that her right leg hurt, and that sometimes she could h   3   walk. She asked him what was w   4   , as she had n   5   had such feeling before.
     The doctor looked her over carefully, then he said, "You are in good h   6   for a woman of your age. I think the trouble in your right leg is just a matter of old age catching up with you. We get all kinds of illness(疾病) a_  7   we get older. The trouble will almost certainly e   8   in spring."
     "I don't think so, doctor!"she said. "y left leg is w   9   and it is the s   10   age as my right leg."

1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. ______________ 5. ______________
6. ______________ 7. ______________ 8. ______________ 9. ______________ 10. ______________

     It was half past ten. John was watching TV in the sitting room. "Go to bed, John," said Mrs. Scott.
"Or you can't get up on time tomorrow morning." "Let me finish watching the football match, Mummy,"
said the boy. "It's very nice!"
     Forty-five minutes later the match was over and John went to his bedroom. He took off his clothes
quickly, threw them on a chair and soon went to sleep. It took his mother five minutes to wake John up
the next morning. "Get up quickly,"  said the woman. "Or you'll be late for class. Look. It's half past six."
     John had to get up, but he couldn't find his shirt. He called out, "Where's my shirt, Mummy?" Mrs.
Scott went in at once and said, "Don't shout. My dear Mike is asleep (睡着的). Don't wake him up.
"The woman helped John find his clothes and came out. Another five minutes later, John didn't come
out.
      His mother felt strange (奇怪的) and went to see him again. She saw him watching his feet. "What
are you doing here?" asked the woman. "I don't understand why my socks are different: one is smaller
than the other!"

1. John liked to watch _____. 

A. a TV play
B. a football match
C. a film on TV
D. a course of lectures

2. John went to sleep soon because _____.

A. the football match is boring
B. he played football the whole morning
C. his mother turned off the TV
D. it was a quarter past eleven

3. John slept for only _____ that night.

A. six hours and forty-five minutes
B. seven hours
C. seven hours and a quarter minutes
D. seven hours and thirty minutes

4. Mrs Scott was afraid her son could wake up, so he told him not to shout.

A. his brother
B. his sister
C. his father
D. his grandpa

5. John couldn't find his clothes because _____.

A. Mike hid (藏) them under the bed
B. his mother took them away
C. he took them off in another room
D. he forgot where he put them

     An English traveler spent a few weeks in Sweden(瑞典). When he was about to return home he found that he had only enough money left to get a ticket back to England. Thinking the matter over, he decided that he could get home without eating anything as it was only a two-day voyage. So he bought a ticket with that little money he had and went on board.
     He dosed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell , and when dinner time came, he refused(决绝) to go down to the place where people had their dinner, saying that he did not feel well.
     The following day he did not get up until breakfast was over, pretending that he had overslept, at lunch time, too, he kept out of the way. But by the time of dinner , he became very hungry.
     "I can't stand this any longer, "he said to himself." I must get something to eat." At dinner table he ate everything put in front of him. When he was quite satisfied(满意), he felt stronger(强壮) and at once went to see the waiter.
     "Bring me the bill," he said to the waiter.
     "The bill?" said the waiter in surprise (吃惊).
     "Yes, "answered the traveler.
     "There isn't any bill here" said the waiter. "On this ship , meals are already included(包括)in the ticket."

1. When the English traveler was about to leave Sweden, he found ________    

A. that he had enough money back to England.
B. that he didn't have enough money for a ticket back to England.
C. that he had only enough money left to get a ticket back to England.

2. He bought his ticket with all his money, because he thought that ________  

A. he could get home without eating.
B. he could borrow some money from others
C. he could get something to eat without paying

3. On the ship he didn't eat anything until the next day because ________

A. he wasn't hungry
B. he thought he didn't have money to pay the bill
C. he was ill

4.  ________ the next day, he was so hungry that he decided to get some thing to eat.   

A. At breakfast time
B. At lunch time  
C. At dinner time

5. After the meal he knew he didn't pay the bill, because ________    

A. meals were included in the ticket    
B. someone would pay for him
C. he could pay it after he got to England

      One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal
 something. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and
 it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one said in English to
 the other in a low voice,"You wait here. I'll go around to the back door and then get into the house."
 Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away
 as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a lonely place. The man said breathlessly, "It's too bad. I
hadn't expected that the dog could understand English."

1. Why did the two men walk in the street one evening? _____.

A. they couldn't fall asleep
B. they wanted to steal something
C. they would like to take a walk
D. they went to visit their friends

2. "One said in English to the other in a low voice." From this sentence we know _____.

A. he didn't know English
B. he liked speaking English quietly
C. he couldn't speak loud
D. he was afraid of waking up others

3. The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because _____.

A. it understood English
B. it knew them
C. it found someone outside
D. Both B and C

4. At last the two young men _____.

A. stole nothing
B. stole something expensive
C. were bitten by the dog
D. were bitten by the police

5. What did the owners do while the dog was barking? _____.

A. They stopped it
B. They got up quickly
C. They shouted for help
D. The story didn't tell us