阅读理解 ，阅读下面的四篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

　Freedom means many things to many people. When we spoke to some children in the age group of 8 to 12, we were amazed to learn the different meanings they gave to that one word “freedom”.

　　Here they put their ideas exactly the way their thoughts arose in their minds…

　　“I don’t have to study. There’s no homework over the weekend and on vacation.”

　　“Being able to watch my favorite channel Star Plus, Cartoon Network whenever I like.”

　　“Eating as many ice creams as I want.”

　　“Going for school tours. Only 4th and 5th class students go for tours. We 3rd class students are not allowed.”

　　“Not getting up early in the morning.”

　　Radhika Jain (8 years)

　　“Doing what I like but should be right …”

　　“I will never do anything bad against rules like corruption.”

　　“I won’t go against the government rules only of the rules are right. Out of 100 percent if 80 percent say a rule is bad then it is bad.”

　　Saloni (11 years)

　　“We can do anything we want, like not going to school.”

　　“Everything should be free. We should not pay money to buy anything.”

　　“Can go anywhere I want … to the playground when exams are on.”

　　“Chatting on phone with classmates or friends as long as I want.”

　　“In school being able to play sports and not study.”

　　“Flying kites.”

　　Arihant Jain (12 years)

　　1. What does Radhika want for freedom?

　　A. Studying at home.

　　B. Doing homework.

　　C. Going sightseeing.

　　D. Eating more ice creams.

　　2. From the passage we know _____ don’t want to study.

　　A. Radhika Jain, Arihant Jain and Saloni

　　B. Arihant Jain and Saloni

　　C. Radhika Jain and Arihant Jain

　　D. Saloni and Radhika Jain

　　3. What might be the best title for the passage?

　　A. Speaking for All Yourselves

　　B. Different Ideas about Freedom

　　C. Freedom Is Everything You Like

　　D. What Are You Thinking about

完形填空，阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

　　One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

　　I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain to you if we can make a quick 1  at the grocery store. I have something 2   to show you. ”

　　At the grocery store, we 3   some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to answer your question.” I put one apple of each 4   on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a 5   look on her face.

　　“People are like apples. They come in all 6   colors, shapes and sizes. Some of the apples may not even look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was 7   each one carefully.

　　Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them, placing them back on the table, but 8    a different place.

　　“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”

　　She said, “That’s difficult. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of 9. See if that helps you 10    which one is which. ”

　　She thought for a while and a huge smile came across her face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but once you 11     the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

　　She totally 12  it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

　　1. A. stop B. start C. turn D. stay

　　2. A. expressive B. interesting C. informative D. encouraging

　　3. A. bought    B. counted   C. saw       D. collected

　　4. A. size       B. shape     C. kind      D. group

　　5. A. worried    B. confident  C. proud     D. strange

　　6. A. proper     B. special    C. different    D. similar

　　7. A. operating   B. examining C. appreciating D. respecting

　　8. A. on B. toward C. for D. in

　　9. A. each one   B. each other C. the other  D. one another

　　10. A. believe    B. decide    C. consider  D. connect

　　11. A. put away  B. get down  C. hand out  D. take off

　　12. A. made     B. took       C. got       D. did

Can you show me _____________________?

　　A. where was the book B. where the book was

　　C. where is the book D. where the book is

It’s important for us __________ more ways than knowledge itself.

　　A. learn          B. learning    C. to learn    D. learned

This interesting story _________ by Alice last year.

　　A. was written　　B. is written　C. was writing  D. is writing

If I have a dream, I _______ working on it seriously.

　　A. keep         B. kept        C. will keep  D. keeping

Keep quiet! The children _________________.

　　A. slept B. have slept C. had slept D. are sleeping

We _______ a good time last weekend.

　　A. had B. have C. will have D. have had

Our teacher often tells us ________ more books in English.

　　A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads

Have you read _______ English stories?

　　A. any B. some C. few D. many