She looked older to us though her age was about the same as our mother’s. She was not pretty. But she was kind and good. Then she gave us a good meal. After our mother became ill, we never ate such a good one. My brothers and I liked her before we finished the meal.

Our family moved to Australia not long ago. It was difficult for us to live a good life in the new place. Soon our mother became ill and she was in bed.

Every morning father went out to the forest, and worked all day hard as he could. Of course, we tried to help our parents. I cleaned the house and cooked our meals. My older brother learned to grow vegetables.

My two younger brothers were too young to work. Sometimes we went to school. When father came home on that day, he was surprised. Our mother was sleeping peacefully in the bed cleaned by Jane, and there were some beautiful flowers on the table. He said to Jane, “I have no money. I’m sorry I can’t pay you.” Jane said, “Don’t mind, I’m glad to help you. I don’t take money from people who are not happy.”

1. Why was mother ill?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. Life was hard.

B. The weather was bad for a long time.

C. There were too many children in the family.

D. She was always ill.

2. From the passage, we can know that there are　　    children in the family. 

A. 2　　    B. 3　　   C. 4　　　　 D. 5

3. Where did they live?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. In Australia.　　　　   B. In a city in Australia.

C. They just left Australia.  D. The writer didn’t tell us.

4. Why did Jane come to the family?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. To make money because she was poor.   

B. To help them.

C. She knew their mother very well.

D. To cook meals for the children.

5. We can learn the following from the passage except　　    .　　   

A. Jane was much younger than the writer’s mother

B. the writer’s family was not rich

C. Jane came to the family with some beautiful flowers

D. Jane helped the family for nothing

Dear Peter,

       How about your study? It's Sunday today. I'm writing to you. I'm going to tell you about some things in Beijing.

      Beijing is different* from London*. In our country, we drive on the left side* of the road, but here people drive on the right side. Most people go to work by bus or by bike. The rush hours* are from seven to nine in the morning and from five to seven in the afternoon. People in China work around eight hours a day, five days a week. They usually begin to work at eight in the morning, and rest on Saturday and Sunday.

     I have Chinese classes every morning from Monday to Friday. The students in our class are from many countries. We're all working hard and friendly. The Chinese students are helpful. They often help us with our Chinese. We also help them a lot with their English. We're getting along very well.

       That's all for today. Please write to me soon.

                                                                        Yours,                                                                         Susan

(    )56. Susan is probably from

     A. China         B. England         C. America         D. Australia

(    )57 The rush hours a day in Beijing usually last(持续)________.

  　 A. two hours      B. three hours    C. over five hours   D. about four hours

(    )58. In Susan's class, students are not_________.

     A. lazy    B. friendly       C. helpful      D. hard-working

(    )59. The letter(信) is written from_________.

   　A. a Chinese student to an English student

   　B. an English student to a Chinese student

     C. a Chinese student to an American student

　　 D. an English student to another English student

(   )60. How many days does Susan go to school every week?

     A. Five days  B. Six days  C. Seven days   D. Four days

Dear Peter,

How about you study? It’s Sunday today I’m writing a letter to you. I’m going to tell you .I’m going to tell you about things in Beijing.

Beijing is different from London. In our country, we drive on the left side of the road, but here people drive on the right side. Most people go to work by bus or by bike. The rush hours(高峰时间) are from seven to nine in the morning and five to seven in the afternoon. People in China work around eight hours a day, five days a week. They usually begin to work at eight in the morning, and rest on Saturday and Sunday.

I have Chinese classes every morning from Monday to Friday. The students in our class are from many countries. We’re all working hard and friendly. The Chinese students are ready to help us with our Chinese .We also help them a lot with their English. We’re getting along very well（相处的融洽）

That’s all for today. Please write tome soon.

Yours,

Susan

1.Susan is probably from_____

2.People drive on _____in London.

3.The rush hours a day in Beijing usually last______

Dear Peter,

　　　 How about your study? It's Sunday today. I'm writing a letter to you. I'm going to tell you about things in Beijing.

　　 Beijing is different from London. In our country, we drive on the left side of the road, but here people drive on the right side. Most people go to work by bus or by bike. The rush hours(高峰时间) are from seven to nine in the morning and from five to seven in the afternoon. People in China work around eight hours a day, five days a week. They usually begin to work at eight in the morning, and rest on Saturday and Sunday.

　　 I have Chinese classes every morning from Monday to Friday. The students in our class are from many countries. We're all working hard and friendly. The Chinese students are ready to help us with our Chinese. We also help them a lot with their English. We're getting along very well(相处得融洽).

　　　 That's all for today. Please write to me soon.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Susan

根据书信内容，选择最佳答案。

(　　 )1 Susan is probably(可能) from

A. China　　　　 B. England　　　　 C. America　　　　 D. Canada

(　 　　)2. People drive on

A. the same side in Beijing as　　　 B. the right side of the road

C. the left side of the road　　　　 D. both sides of the road

（　　　)３. The rush hours a day in Beijing usually last(持续)________.

A. two hours　　 B. three hours　 C. over five hours　 D. about four hours

（　　　)４. In Susan's class, students are not_________.

A. lazy（懒惰）　 B. friendly　　　 C. helpful　 D. hard-working

（　　 )５. The letter is written from_________.

A. a Chinese student to an English student

B. an English student to a Chinese student

C. a Chinese student to an American student

D. an English student to another English student