John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.

  One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.

  John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.

  Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”

  All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?

1.John didn’t know his father because        .

A. the man was rich            B. the man deserted his mother

C. his mother left the man        D. the man didn’t like him

2.John was short and thin because       .

A.he didn’t like sports          

B. his parents were short, too

C.he was often hungry when he was young           

D. his mother never gave him food

3.The woman told John who his father was        .

A. after she was knocked down by a car

B. before her son left

C. before she was in hospital

D. before she died

4.After John found his father,       .

A.he was angry with the man

B. he started a rich life

C.he wouldn’t live with him

D. the man was bad to him

5.The people at the party laughed at him because         .

A. he held the newspaper upside down

B. he wasn’t polite

C. the newspaper was yesterday’s

D. he wasn’t clever

看图填词，根据图示，用恰当的单词填空以完成短文，每空一词

　　Peter and John are classmates. One day they had an English exam. Peter got a full mark but John didn't 1 it. Peter became so happy 2 he began to play all day long.

　　John made up his mind to 3 4 with the other students in his class. He corrected all his mistakes 5 the help of the teacher. He also studied hard at home. In the evening, when Peter was 6 TV, John was working hard at English. A month later, they had 7 English exam. To their 8 , John got a full mark while Peter failed the exam.

1．________　　2．________　　3．________　　4．________

阅读理解

　　Tom and John were brothers. They lived in the same room and were in the same class. One day they had a fight(打架), so they didn't speak to each other for a few days. One Monday evening, Tom was very tired(疲倦的) when he came back from school. He went to bed after supper. He did not say anything to John. John helped his mother with the housework. Then he did some homework. When he went to bed, he found a piece of paper on the small table near his bed. On it were the words, “John, wake me up(唤醒) at 7 a.m., Tom.”

　　When Tom woke up the next morning, it was nearly 8 a.m. and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper. He took it and read these words, “Tom, wake up. It is 7 a.m., John.”

根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。

1．Tom was John's brother and John was Tom's sister.

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2．Tom and John didn't speak to each other because they had a fight one day.

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3．One evening John went to bed earlier than Tom.

(　　)

4．John did not write anything the next morning.

(　　)

5．John was late for school that day.

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Old John went to see a doctor. The doctor examined and said, “ Medicine can’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet place for a month, go to bed early, drink some milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄) a day.”
“Thank you very much,” said old John, “ I will do everything you say.”
A month later old John came to the doctor again. “ Well, I’m glad to see you. You look much younger.” Said the doctor.
“Oh , doctor,” said old John, “I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk, and I walks a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day, and the one cigar a day nearly killed (杀) me at first. It’s no joke to start smoking at my age.
【小题1】The doctor _________________________________.

Old John went to see a doctor. The doctor examined and said, “ Medicine can’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet place for a month, go to bed early, drink some milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄) a day.”

“Thank you very much,” said old John, “ I will do everything you say.”

A month later old John came to the doctor again. “ Well, I’m glad to see you. You look much younger.” Said the doctor.

“Oh , doctor,” said old John, “I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk, and I walks a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day, and the one cigar a day nearly killed (杀) me at first. It’s no joke to start smoking at my age.

1.The doctor _________________________________.

A．asked him to take some medicine

B．asked him not to take any medicine

C．didn’t say any word about medicine

D．gave him some medicine

2.Old John __________________ after a month.

A．didn’t get well                        B．got well

C．was old                               D．got bad

3.Which one is true?

A．Old John smoked before

B．Old John smoked less than(比) before

C．Old John didn’t smoke before

D．Old John didn’t smoke a cigar a day

4.When Old John was ill, he looked______________.

A．young            B．old               C．younger           D．older

5.The best title(题目) of this passage should be____________.

A．Old John                              B．Old John is ill

C．The Doctor’s Advice                    D．The Doctor