Once a king was walking around a pool with his ministers(大臣).Suddenly, he came up with(想出) an idea. He asked,” How many baskets of   1   are there in the pool?” The ministers couldn’t give an answer. The king was angry, “ You   2   answer my questions in three days!”

   Three days passed, but   3   of the ministers had the answer. Just then, a child said that he knew it. The king told the ministers   4   the child to the pool. To his surprise, the child   5   and said with a smile, “It is    6   . No need to go to the pool.” This made the king pleased. “All right. Let us know   7  .” The child said, “If you know the   8   of the basket, the answer is known.   9   it is as big as the pool, there is one basket of water; half as big, two baskets… ”“ Stop! That’s it .You have got the answer. They were thinking of things   10   a wrong way .”

    Sometimes to get out of the difficulty, one must change one’s way of thinking.

1. A. fish                      B. flowers                        C. water

2. A. can                       B. must                            C. may

3. A. none                     B. all                                C. one

4. A. led                        B. leading                         C. to lead

5. A. refused                 B. agreed                          C. thought

6. A. easy                            B. important                     C. hard

7. A. what’s it               B. where it is                    C. what it is

8. A. shape                    B. size                              C. weight

9. A. Because                B. If                                C. But

10. A. use                     B. in                                C. on

One afternoon Mrs. Green’s husband wanted to catch the 3:30 flight to London to have an important meeting.She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o’clock and said that he was still at the airport.

    “What happened to you?” asked Mrs. Green.

    “Well,” said Mr. Green, “Everything was going fine.I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate.I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott, who was an airplane engineer.I shouted to him and a policeman caught me.”

    “Why did he catch you?”

    “I don’t know,” said Mr. Green, “As soon as he heard my shout, he ran towards me and caught me.”

    “What did you shout to your friend?”

    “All I said was ‘Hi, Jack’ .You know that’s the usual way we say hello to our friends.”

    “But you don’t know the sentence ‘Hi, Jack ’ also means to take control of a plane by force(武力).”

1. How did Mr. Green want to go to London?__________ .

   A. By train                         B. By bus                                       C. By airplane

2. Why was Mrs. Green surprised? __________ .

   A. Because her husband didn’t arrived the airport in time

   B. Because her husband was still at the airport at 5 o’clock

   C. Because her husband didn’t want to go to London

3. When did Mr. Green get to the airport that afternoon? __________ .

   A. Before 3:30                    B. After 3:30                                   C. At about 5:00

4. What was Jack Scott in the passage? __________ .

     A. He was a pilot

B. He was a policeman at the airport

C. He was an engineer

5. According to the passage we know ______________ .

   A. Jack Scott asked Mr. Green not to fly to London

   B. Mr. Green would take control of a plane by force

   C. The policemen mistook what Mr. Green said

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I’m Roy , and this is my show.This is a television show for all families, and I know you’ll enjoy it.

    Let’s start with a story. Once there was a proud pig on a farm. He thought he was the most important of all the animals on the farm.But it was not enough that he himself thought this: he had to be sure that other animals thought it, too.So he went up to a chicken and asked, “ Who is the most important animal on the farm?” The chicken answered, “ You are, Mr. Pig .” Then he asked a dog, and he got the same reply.

    Next, he asked a cow. When the cow seemed uncertained of the right answer, the pig looked angry, and showed his teeth, “ Oh, you are, of course, Mr. Pig.” said the cow. “ Of course, ” the pig said, “ there is no doubt about it. ”

    At last the pig asked a big horse the same question.The horse lifted one foot, rolled the pig over and placed his foot on the pig’s head. “ I think you know the answer now. ” said the horse.

1. The Roy show is _________ .

    A. a family show on TV            B. for kids only          C. a sports show

2. When the pig asked a dog, the dog ________.

A. said nothing

B. said the pig was the most important

    C. said the pig was as important as the horse

3. The horse thought ________ was the most important on the farm.

    A. he himself                           B. the pig                  C. the cow

4. The word “ uncertained ” means _________.

    A. 相同的                               B. 犹豫的                 C. 令人满意的

5. What’s the best title of this passage?__________.

    A. A pig and a cow                   B. A farm                  C. The most important animal

Australia has a lot of lovely animals.You cannot find them anywhere else in the world.The most famous ones are kangaroos(袋鼠)and koalas(树袋熊).

    The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia.They have large eyes and ears.They don’t walk, they jump.They use their strong back legs. They can jump at 74 kilometers per hour. They can go over nine meters in one jump.Kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies.The babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm.

    Kangaroos are everywhere in Australia.They are on TV, in books and in the shops.But do you know that millions of kangaroos are killed every year? There are too many of them.There are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in Australia.That’s more than the number of people in the country.Some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough food to eat.They break into farms for food.Farmers are very angry with them.

    The koala is another famous Australian animal.They look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses.They eat leaves from gum trees(桉树).Koalas have a special smell.They use it to mark their home—“ This is my place, you can’t come in !” Like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mother’s pouch, too.

1. If we want to see kangaroos and koalas in natural forests, we can go to ________ .

    A.China                            B.France                        C.Australia

2. What does a kangaroo look like?

   A.It looks like a bear.      B. It has big eyes and ears.C.It has small eyes and big noses.

3. The word “ pouch ” means ________ .

    A.育儿袋                          B.肌肉                          C.尾巴

4. Which is NOT TRUE? ________

    A.The kangaroos can go over nine meters in one jump.

    B.Koalas like eating leaves from gum trees.

    C.Koalas use their voices to mark their homes.

5. What’s the best title of this passage?__________ .

A.Kangaroos and koalas

B.Beautiful Australia

C.How to protect kangaroos and koalas

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