—Could you tell me ____________________?
—I don’t know. It seemed to be unimaginable.

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.
When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. 
Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.
He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.
Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.
Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.
【小题1】Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?

London has a population of over 7,000,000. From about the year 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world. But now there are many cities which are much bigger than it. London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution which stop the city from developing. Over one million (百万) people a day use the London underground, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clear, but it is anyhow cleaner than it was 100 years ago. For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are five in the city center. But my children’s favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.

1.What’s the Chinese for “underground” in the passage?

2.  When was London the biggest city in the world?

3.  What’s Big Ben in London?

4.  How many people use the London underground every day?

5. How was the air in London 100 years ago?

I have made a time machine. It can take people to the past or the future for five hours. I thought that it would be fun to see what my father was like when he was 10 years old.

I got into my time machine and keyed in the words, “1981, 11 Niven Road, New York ” then pressed the button … In a moment, I was in front of a house, 11 Niven Road.

I saw four children looking for a lost dog. They were my father, my uncle Tom, my aunts Peek and Janet. I went up to them and helped them look for their dog, Jack.

We wanted to climb a hill and looked for Jack. When we reached the top, we heard a dog barking. “Jack!” my father shouted . Then we saw Jack was standing in front of a man.

We asked the man to return Jack to us. The man had to give Jack back to us.

Happily, We went back to 11 Niven Road and I said goodbye to them . My five hours were almost up. I ran to the machine and soon I was back in my time . What an unusual experience!

1. Which of the following is TRUE ?

A. The time machine can take people to the past or the future for five hours.

B. I wanted to see what my father was like ten years ago.

C. I couldn’t see what my father was like ten years ago.

2. When was my father born ?

A. In 1971.

B. In 1981.

C. In 1991.

3. Why did we climb to the top of the hill ?

A. Because we wanted to play games there .

B. Because we wanted to look for the dog .

C. Because we wanted to look for the man .

4. How long did I travel to the past ?

A. 10 hours

B. 5 hours

C. 2 hours

5. Which is the best title ?

A. An unusual experience

B. A lovely dog called Jack

C. An experience to the future

In China, people talk about “Shuxiang”, which is very interesting. For example, 2006 is a “dog year”, and when a baby is born in this year, we say he or she is a little dog. Shuxiang usually brings people good luck. There are 12 animals below.
 social, having rich feelings, friendly but complaining
 hard, ordered, but keeping old
 brave, confident, but careless
 peaceful, having a good manner, a business head but cold emotion
 active, outgoing, popular but selfish
 fascinating(迷人的), thoughtful, but doubtful
 active, self-confident, wise but proud and angry
 kind, helpful, elegant but sad
 wide, clever, warm, unsatisfied but slick(圆滑的)
 confident, helpful, happy, but dressy
 realistic, loyal(忠诚的), practical
 hard, honest, simple, lucky but careless
6. When a baby is born in 2008, we can say he or she is a little     .
A. pig             B. rat             C. tiger       D. snake
7. If we call a boy a little horse, when was he born?
A. In 1998.       B. In 2000.    C. In 2002.    D. In 2004.
8. Mr Lu, our English teacher, was born in 1976, a dragon year. Can you choose the right description of his characteristics?
A. He is a active, self-confident, resourceful but proud and angry
B. He is kind, helpful, artistic but sad
C. He is active, outgoing, popular but selfish
D. He is fascinating, thoughtful but dressy and doubtful
9. If someone is brave, confident but careless, we can guess he was born in a    year.
A. rat            B. dog         C. horse       D. tiger
10. Which of the following is not true?
A. In China, when me talk about “Shuxiang”, it means twelve animals.
B. From the passage, we can know 2010 is a hare year.
C. Shuxiang perhaps brings you good luck, but we shouldn’t believe it.
D. A cock year always comes after a monkey year.