Our neighbourhood used to be very quiet .However , these days __1__ things are happening in our neighbourhood and everyone is unhappy . Zhao Jun , the local school teacher is extremely ___2__ . When he was interviewed (采访) by the local newspaper , he said , “ Every night we hear strange noises ___3___ our window . My wife thinks that it could be an ___4___ , but my friends and I think it must be teenagers (青少年) having ___5___ . My parents called the police , but they can’t ___6___ anything strange . They think it might be the ___7___ . I don’t think so!”

Zhao Jun’s next door neighbour XiangDan is __8___ , too . “ At first ,I thought it might be a cat , but I can’t see a cat , and I still hear the noises outside .” Everyone in our neighbourhood is worried , and everyone has his or her own ____9____ . There must be something ___10___ the homes in our neighbourhood , but what is it ?

1.                A．interesting      B．exciting         C．strange   D．happy

2.                A．worried        B．pleased         C．quiet D．friendly

3.                A．of             B．outside         C．from D．inside

4.                A．actor          B．visitor          C．ghost D．animal

5.                A．trouble         B．fun            C．lessons   D．sports

6.                A．find           B．think           C．make D．feel

7.                A．water          B．laughter        C．music    D．wind

8.                A．excited         B．surprised       C．unhappy  D．bad

9.                A．ways           B．thinks          C．informations   D．ideas

10.               A．cleaning        B．visiting         C．breaking   D．moving

Two months ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my workmate（同事）,Chris. We decided to drive across the country after the meeting. The drive would take four days and most of it was across the desert（沙漠）.

The first day was a lot of fun because we were happy to hear each other's jokes（玩笑）. But on the third day, we began to get bored. We were quite quiet for some hours when Chris saw some kangaroos（袋鼠）.We were both excited and decided to take a closer（近一点的） look. Chris drove very quickly to catch up with（赶上）them. We got closer and closer when we heard a loud BANG!

Chris stopped the car and we got out. Beside the car was a large kangaroo lying on the ground. Chris went over to it and put his cap on its head. He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. I took out my camera. When I was focusing（调整焦距）the camera, I saw the kangaroo move(移动). It suddenly woke up, and ran away before we could do anything.

I started laughing but Chris looked worried. He said his wallet was in the jacket. I started laughing even louder. I stopped laughing when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket.

41. Why did the writer go to Australia?

　 A. For a meeting.　　　　　　　　　 B. For a trip.　 　

　 C. For a holiday.　　　　　　　　　 D. To see his friend.

42. How long would the drive take according to their plan?

　 A. One day.　　　　　　 B. Four days.　　　　 C. Half a month. D. Two months.

43. What does the underlined word "bored" mean in Chinese?

　 A. 无聊的　 　　　　　　 B. 口渴的　 　　 C. 饥饿的　 　　 D. 困倦的

44. Why did they hear a loud BANG?

　 A. Because there was something wrong with their car.

　 B. Because someone else was hunting them.

　 C. Because something fell off their car.

　 D. Because their car knocked down a kangaroo.

45. What can we know from the passage?

　 A. The writer took a photo of Chris and the kangaroo.

　 B. The kangaroo ran away together with Chris's wallet and their car keys in his jacket.

　 C. They decided to walk across the desert.

　 D. The writer was still（仍然）very happy with his friend at last.

My favorite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyers by Mark Twain．Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St Petersburg, Missouri．He’s a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures (冒险)．He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days．With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold．

My favorite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead．He decides to go to his own funeral．He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears．Everyone is surprised to see him but they’re also pleased to see him alive．

Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters．Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him．Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom’s best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story．

The theme of the story is about children growing up．It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America．Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished (惩罚)for bad behavior．

Why do I think The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the starry in 1876, but it’s still read anti loved by people all over the world today．And although it’s only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real．Today it’s thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature．Go on—read it! I know you’ll enjoy it, too．

1．Where does Tom run away with his two friends?

A．To a quiet street．                                    B．To a small town．

C．To an island．                                            D．To a forest．

2．Who is the bad man in the story?

A．Huck Finn．          B．Injun Joe．            C．Becky．                 D．Polly

3．How did people feel when Tom appeared at his own funeral?

A．They were surprised and pleased．

B．They were surprised and sad．

C．They were worried and excited．

D．They were frightened and happy．

4．The whole book is mainly about         ．

A．freedom and social rules

B．children’s bad behavior

C．the growth of young children

D．strangers in American small towns

65．The writer writes the article to         ．

A．ask us to read the fork

B．tell us how popular the book is today

C．tell us when Mark Twain wrote the story

D．tell us why the story sounds very real

My favorite great book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain．Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St Petersburg，Missouri．He's a lively and clever young boy，and he finds himself in many exciting adventures（冒险）．He runs away with his two friends，Huck Finn and Joe，to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days．With Huck he goes looking for treasure，with Becky he gets lost in a cave，and finally，they find a box of gold．

My favorite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead．He decides to go to his own funeral．He hides and watches for a time，and then suddenly he appears．Everyone is surprised to see him but they're also pleased to see him alive．

Tom is the hero of the story．but there are other important characters．Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him．Becky is pretty with fair hair，Joe is Tom's best friend，and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story．

The theme of the story is about children growing up．It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America．Finally，it talks about freedom，social hales and how people are punished（惩罚）for bad behaviour．

Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876，but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today．And although it's only a story，Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century，so it sounds very real．Today it's thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature．Go on--read it! I know you'll enjoy it，too．

1．Where does Tom run away with his two friends?

A．To a quiet street．                                    B．To a small town．

C．To an island．                                            D．To a forest．

2．Who is the bad man in the story?

A．Huck Finn．        B．1niun Joe．          C．Becky．                 D．Polly．

3．How did people feel when Tom appeared at his own funeral?

A．They were surprised and pleased．                  B．They were surprised and sad．

C．They were worried and excited．                 D．They were frightened and happy．

4．The whole book is mainly about              ．

A．freedom and social rules                           B．children's bad behaviour

C．the growth of young children                             D．strangers in American small towns

5．The writer writes the article to              ．

A．ask us to read the book                            B．tell us how popular the book is today

C．tell us when Mark Twain wrote the story     D．tell us why the story sounds very real