An ant(蚂蚁)was drinking at a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. What a luck! The bird threw a piece of wood in the water. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and with a gun(枪)in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wanted to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bite(咬)him on one of his feet and at the moment the bird flew away at once.

1.What happened to the ant?

A．She fell in the water

B．She wanted to swim

C．She was thirsty

D．She was eating

2.What did the ant want to do in the water?

A．She wanted to look for something

B．She wanted to swim to the bank

C．She wanted to catch a fish

D．She wanted to drink some water

3.Who helped the ant?

A．A man            B．A fish             C．A bird            D．Herself

4.What did the man with a gun wear on his feet?

A．A pair of shoes                         B．A pair of socks

C．Nothing                               D．Some clothes

5.The man couldn’t kill the bird, Why?

A．He couldn’t see the bird clearly

B．He couldn’t use the gun

C．He didn’t like to hurt the bird

D．His foot was bitten by the ant.

Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．

    However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．

    One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”

   “Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”

    The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you．”

    Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．

    As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．

    Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”

    “I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”

1.What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?

  A．The digging of the creek．

  B．A problem about a farm animal．

  C．Who owned the field between the farms．

  D．Who would pay for building the fence．

2.The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means          ·

  A．do something even worse    B.improve the situation

  C．point out his mistake      D．help him out

3.What do we know about the brothers?

    A．They had been fighting for many years．

B．Their farms were not very successful．

    C．They finally realized their mistakes．

    D．They liked building bridges．

4.Why did the builder build the bridge?

    A．He needed a way to get across the river．

    B．There was not enough wood for the fence．

    C．He misunderstood Paul’s instructions．

    D．He wanted to bring the brothers together．

5.In what order did the following take place in the story?

    a．The brothers stood on the bridge．

    b．Jason dug the creek．

    C．The brothers became angry with each other,

    d．The builder asked for work．

    e．Paul went into town．

    A．b，c，e，d，a    B．c，b，d，e，a

C．b，e，c，a，d    D．c，d，b，a，e

Some children are flying kites near the river. They are very high and Peter can see them from the classroom. After lunch his aunt comes to see his mother and brings a kite to him. It looks like a bird. He wants to fly it but his mother doesn’t let him do that.

“It’s time to go to school,” says his mother, “You can fly it after dinner.”

The boy is unhappy, and says goodbye to his aunt and leaves. Now he is in the classroom but he doesn’t listen to Miss Black. He only thinks how to fly the kite. Miss Black writes something on the blackboard and then turns to the class.

“Name nine things with milk in them, Peter.” she says.

The boy doesn’t hear her and still sits there. A boy in Row 4 beats(敲打)his back and he knows it. He stands up and Miss Black asks him the question again. He thinks for some time and then says, “Yes, madam, tea, coffee, cake and …er…six cows(奶牛).”

1.There is _____ near Peter’s school.

A．a bank            B．a river            C．a lake            D．a park

2.In the classroom, Peter can see ______.

A．some children swimming in the park

B．his aunt buy a kite for him

C．some students reading beside the lake

D．some children flying kites near the river

3. _____ comes to visit his mother after lunch.

A．Peter’s teacher                       B．Peter’s friend

C．Peter’s cousin                        D．Peter’s aunt

4. Peter’s mother tells him to fly the kite ________.

A．at breakfast                            B．in the classroom

C．after dinner                           D．in school

5. In class, Peter only thinks ______.

A．his teacher’s words

B．what the kite looks like

C．how to fly the kite

D．how to answer the teacher’s question

A frog (青蛙) is born in a small river．When he is young，the river is his home．He doesn’t know his parents，but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters．He swims about and plays with them all the time．At that time，he doesn’t look like his parents．He has no legs and he has a big tail (尾巴)．So he looks like a fish．
Later，his tail gets shorter and shorter．And he has four legs and a very short tail.He looks like his parents now. Then, he will eat a lot of bad insects (害虫)．
【小题1】Where is a frog born?

A frog (青蛙) is born in a small river．When he is young，the river is his home．He doesn’t know his parents，but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters．He swims about and plays with them all the time．At that time，he doesn’t look like his parents．He has no legs and he has a big tail (尾巴)．So he looks like a fish．

    Later，his tail gets shorter and shorter．And he has four legs and a very short tail．He looks like his parents now. Then, he’s going to eat a lot of bad insects (害虫)．

1.Where is a frog born?

A. On a farm.       B. On the land.      C. In the river.      D. In the sea.

2. Which of the following is right.'?

         A. A baby frog stays at home and knows only his parents.

         B. A baby frog looks like a bird and he knows his parents.

         C. A baby frog looks like his parents but he doesn't know them.

         D. A baby frog looks like a fish and he has a lot of brothers and sisters.

3.Who does a frog play with all the time?

A. His parents.   B. His brothers and sisters.  C. Fish.      D. Insects.

4.A frog has              .

A. four legs and a very short tail

B. four legs but he has a long tail

C. no legs but he has a long tail

D. no legs and he looks like a fish

5.A baby frog              .

A. can't swim   B. can't eat bad insects  C. has no tail  D. can eat bad insects