Mr. Fox says to Mrs. Duck, "Mr. Hare is in the hole. You sit here and don't let Mr. Hare come out. I am
going to my home to get a knife." Mrs. Duck sits near the hole. Mr. Fox goes to his home. Then Mr. Hare says,
"Mrs. Duck, Mrs. Duck…." Mrs. Duck says, "What is it?" Mr. Hare says, "There is a little hole at the back of
the tree, and there is some bread in it. I can see it, but I cannot get it. Can you go and get it?" Mrs. Duck goes to
the back of the tree to get the bread, and Mr. Hare goes quickly out of the hole in the front of the tree and goes
home.
根据文章内容判断正误，正确的写“T”错误的写“F”。
(     ) 1. Mr. Fox wants to get a knife, he goes home.
(     ) 2. Mr. Fox tells Mrs. Duck to sit near the hole to look after Mr. Hare.
(     ) 3. Mr. Hare sees some bread and gets it.
(     ) 4. At first Mr. Hare is in the hole.
(     ) 5. At last Mr. Hare runs away.

                                                    Tell a lie (谎言) just to be polite?
      Tony is seven years old. He begins to go to school this term. He works very hard. He is polite and has lots
of friends. They all like him very much.
      It is Saturday today. Tony, his sister Kate and their mother are at home. His mother does some housework
and he watches TV. Kate does her homework. At ten o'clock, his father comes back with a bag of apples for the
family. Tony likes apples very much and wants to eat one. His mother gives four apples and says, "Go and wash
them." 
      Tony washes the apples and then gives them back to his mother. His mother asks him, "Which apple do you want, Tony?" "The biggest one," Tony answers quickly. "What?" says his mother, "You should want the smallest
one, Tony. You should be a polite boy!" 
      "Should I tell a lie just to be polite, Mum?"

1. Tony begins to go to school when he is _______ years old.

A. five
B. six
C. seven
D. eight

2. Tony's sister Kate is a _______.

A. teacher
B. student
C. worker
D. waitress

3. Tony's mother gives him four apples to wash because ________.

A. she doesn't want Tony to eat too many apples
B. Tony cannot carry more apples
C. Tony can eat four apples
D. there are four people in his family

4. Tony wants to eat _______.

A. the biggest apple
B. the smallest apple
C. the biggest and the smallest apples
D. the four apples

5. From the story we can know Tony wants to be ________.

A. friendly
B. helpful
C. polite
D. honest

     One night a man came to our house and told me, "There is a family with eight children. They have nothing to
eat for days."
     I took some food and went. When I finally came to the family, I saw the ugly face of those little children by
hunger. There was no sorrow (悲伤) or sadness in their faces, just the deep pain of hunger.
     I gave the rice to the mother. She divided (分) it into two, and went out, carry half the rice with her. When
she came back, I asked her, "Where did you go?" She gave me this simple answer, "To my neighbours — they
are also hungry."
     I was not surprised that she gave — because poor people are unselfish (无私的). But I was surprised that
she knew they were hungry. As a rule, when we are in trouble, we think more about ourselves, and have no time
for others.

1. The writer thought poor people were ________.

A. lucky
B. generous
C. ugly
D. sad

2. The mother went out to ________.

A. give some rice to her neighbours
B. look for her children
C. cook the rice
D. buy some rice

3. Which is not true about the story?

A. The story happened at night.
B. The family was kind and generous.
C. The family had nothing to eat because they were lazy.
D. As a rule, we have no time for others when we are in trouble.

      Until a few years ago, only boys could become students at the university of Ruritania (鲁里坦尼亚大学).
Later the university decided to take girls in. But one of the teachers, Mr Goller, was not pleased at all. He had
not wanted to let girl students in.
      Mr Goller always began his lessons with the word "Gentlemen!" What could he do now? Well, when the girl
students came to his lessons for the first time, he still began with the word. For him the girls were just not there.
Then one day there was only one boy in his class among a lot of girls. For a moment, Mr Goller didn't know
what to do. Then he began, "Sir!" 
      Finally a terrible day came when there were no boys in his class He came into the room, looked at the girls
and said, "Oh, nobody's here today!" he turned and went out without giving his lessons.

1. Several years ago, ________.

A. there was no girl studying in the university
B. Mr Goller didn't teach in the university
C. the university let girl students in
D. most of the students in the university were boys

2. Mr Goller usually said "_______" when he began his lessons.

A. Sir　
B. Good morning　
C. Gentlemen　
D. Hello

3. When the girls came to his lessons, Mr Goller was _______.

A. surprised　
B. afraid　
C. glad　
D. unhappy

4. The writer wants us to know how Mr Goller _______.

A. agreed to let the girls in　
B. didn't like his teaching
C. always didn't know What to do with the girls　
D. only liked to teach boy students.

5. We can know from the passage that _______.

A. the boy students didn't enjoy Mr Goller's lessons
B. we will not see the girl students in Mr Goller's class
C. Mr Goller was loved by his students
D. Mr Goller will not work in the university

      When Mr David retired (退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live
a quiet life in it.
      But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most
interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking
into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr David's garden. This was too much
for Mr David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: "If you
want to satisfy your curiosity (好奇心), came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars." Mr David was sure that
the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr David had to spend
every day showing them around his house. "I came here to retire, not to work as a guide." he said angrily. In the
end, he sold the house and moved away.

1. Mr David's house was ________ that many tourists came to see it.

A. so small
B. so quiet
C. so interesting
D. such interesting

2. Mr David put a notice on the window in order ________.

A. to drive the visitors away
B. to satisfy the visitor's curiosity
C. to let visitors come in and look round
D. to get some money out of the visitors

3. The notice made the visitors ________.

A. more interested in his house
B. lose interest in his house
C. angry at the unfair price
D. feel happy about the price

4. After Mr David put up the notice ________.

A. the visitors didn't come any longer
B. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
C. more and more tourists came for a visit
D. no tourists would pay the money for a visit

5. At last he had to sell his house and move away because ________.

A. he did not like it at all
B. he could not work as a guide
C. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house
D. he could not live a quiet life in it

      Is there something strange high up in the world's tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey?
Or is it a kind of man?
      No one knows. This mystery (谜) has puzzled (困惑) the world for years.
      In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints (脚印) in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a
very large man. But men don't walk without shoes in the snow.
      In 1906, another climber saw more footprints. Far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As
he watched, it ran very quickly.
      Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the "something". A mountain climber said he had seen
the "snow man" walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked like a very large man.
      From then on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back
pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a
bear or a monkey. Could it be an ape (猿) man?
      The mystery grew! And the mystery keeps growing. Someday we may find out just what it is that makes
the large footprints.

1. The passage is about _______.

A. some mountain climbers
B. some strange animals
C. some large footprints
D. the mystery of the Snowman

2. Why were people interested in footprints?

A. They were footprints of a large bear.
B. They looked like the footprints of a large man.
C. They were found in the snow.
D. They were found in the world's tallest mountains.

3. The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in ________.

A. 1887
B. 1906
C. 1921
D. 1951

4. Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large foot-prints?

A. They were footprints of an ape man.
B. They were footprints of a Snowman.
C. The pictures showed clearly how the Snowman walked.
D. The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.

5. Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the Snowman has
    puzzled the world for _______ years.

A. one hundred and fourteen
B. ninety-five
C. eighty
D. fifty