There are many kinds of cars in the world. My grandmother thinks that is because cars are like their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people have old cars,” But I don’t agree with her.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It is very large and it can go 200 kilometers an hour! My friend Mike is an artist. He draws beautiful pictures with a lot of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very old car. It often has engine(发动机) trouble. Does she have that kind of car because she is very poor? No, she has four factories and two million dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a car. Every Sunday, she drives to the country with her husband, her three children , her mother and their dog. 
Now you read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandmother?
【小题1】My grandmother thinks________.  

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Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then a scientist called Mike has a special bed for you. His Bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it works!

The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music and then your girl friend’s beautiful voice comes, “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, loud music comes from the tape recorder. At the same time, you may hear the voice of your boss. Your boss shouts angrily, “ Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!” If you don’t get up after that, you’ll be sorry! A plastic “foot” is in the bed. It kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits for a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and the foot of the bed goes lower. Finally, you fall off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of the bed and awake!

Mike made his bed because he wanted to take part in a competition. Mike won one of the top prizes for his bed.

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I have a friend called Mark. Last Sunday it was a beautiful day. When it got too hot, Mark rolled up his sleeves. I was very surprised to see that he had a tattoo! Then he told me he has lots of tattoos. He has tattoos on his arms, legs, chest and back. So of course I asked him lots of questions about the tattoos!

“It was ten years ago,” he said, “I remember I was on an island in the middle of the sea. I chose a dolphin tattoo because I wanted to have something about the sea.”

“I liked the idea of doing more designs about the sea. So after the dolphin I had an octopus, and then a starfish. These are on my left leg. Then, over my left arm I had lots of fish swimming together. They took a long time to do. I also have a crab and a lobster too!”

“Most recently I got a mermaid. It was finished two weeks ago. I saw a painting of a beautiful mermaid in a museum. I took a photograph and then decided to get a tattoo. I made the design a little simpler.”

“People ask me if getting a tattoo hurts. It depends. If you feel relaxed then it’s OK. But if you’re tired or nervous then you feel it more. It also depends where on the body the tattoo is done.”

1.Where did the writer find the tattoo?

A. On Mike’s sleeves.   B. On Mike’s arms.  C. On Mike’s body.

2. When was the mermaid done?

A. Ten years ago.   B. Last Sunday.   C. Two weeks ago.

3. Where did he get the idea for the beautiful mermaid?

A. From the sea. B. From a painting. C. From the cinema.

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that _______.

A. it’s not good to feel nervous when getting a tattoo

B. people can do anything they like with their tattoos

C. people have different feelings about their tattoos

5. What does “tattoo” mean?

A. 烟草   B. 图片      C. 文身

Mike gets up at half past seven. He has an egg and some milk for breakfast. Then he goes to school. When he is on his way to school, he is thinking, “ I tell my teacher that my mother is ill on Mon---day. I tell him my bike doesn’t work on my way to school on Tuesday. What should I say to--day? Mike thinks it over, but he doesn’t have a good idea.

“May I come in?” says Mike at the door.

“Oh, my boy,” says Mr. Brown. “Please look at the clock on the wall. What time is it now?” “It’s eight ten,” says Mike. Mr. Brown is not happy and says, “You are late for class three times this

week. If all the students are like you, the clock is no use, I think.”

“ You are wrong, Mr. Brown,” says Mike. “If I don’t have the clock how do I know I am late for school?”

1.What does Mike do?

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

2.What day is it today?

A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday

3.What time does Mike get to his classroom today?

A. At 7:30 B. At 8:10 C. At 8:20 D. At 8:30

4.The Chinese meaning of the word “use” is “__________”.

A. 生命 B. 价格 C. 傻瓜 D.用途

5.How many times is Mike late for class this week?

A .Once B. Twice C. Three D. Four times

It was lunch time. Mike was in the garden with Linda. Suddenly, two aliens (外星人) arrived! “Wow! Aliens!” They were so excited that they screamed loudly.

“Hello, friends!” The two aliens came out from a small flying machine.

“Hi! Come and have lunch with us.” Mike said.

“Do you like earth food?” Linda asked.

“We don’t know. Let’s have a try,” the aliens said.

“What’s this? Is it a phone?” the tall alien asked.

“No, it’s a banana,” Mike said.

The tall alien took a bite (咬了一口), “Yuke! I don’t like bananas.”

“What’s this? Is it a ball?” the short alien asked.

“No, it’s an egg,” Linda said.

The tall alien took a bite, “Yuke! I don’t like eggs.”

“What’s this? Is it a hat?” the tall alien asked.

“No, it’s a lunchbox!” Mike said.

The tall alien took a bite, “Yum! I like lunchboxes!”

1.Where were Mike and Linda?

A. In the garden.B. In the park.

C. In the zoo.D. On the playground.

2.What does the underlined word “screamed” mean?

A. 跳舞B. 尖叫C. 挥手D. 站起来

3.The tall alien thought the banana was a ________.

A. ballB. hatC. toyD. phone

4.Which of the following is the right order (顺序) for what the aliens ate?

A. A banana→An egg→A lunchbox.B. An egg→A banana→A lunchbox.

C. An egg→A lunchbox→A banana.D. A banana→A lunchbox→An egg.

5. Which of the following is True?

A. The short alien tasted many kinds of food.

B. Mike felt very scared when he saw the aliens.

C. The aliens didn’t think the earth food tasted delicious.

D. The aliens came to the earth in a big flying machine.