It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed, enthusiastically responding, “Of course!” And she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
“I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became instant friends. Over the course of the year, Rose made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she took great delight in the attention given to her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet (宴会) and I’ll never forget what she taught us.
As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her note card on the floor. A little embarrassed she simply said, “I’m sorry. This whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began: “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing; There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You have got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. Anyone can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral(葬礼) to honor the wonderful woman.
【小题1】While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about
________.

Did you watch the magic shows played by Liu Qian from Taiwan in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala(春晚)? They attracted great attention and wide interests of the audience. During the gala, Liu managed to drop a coin into a glass which was placed upside down and transferred a finger ring into an egg. The two magic shows were so successful that everyone is now mad about him and all want to know how to play magic tricks. “I saw the surprise on everyone’s face. It was
cool,” Liu said.
However, you may not believe that Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He just learned by himself. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. He worked hard at it. He practiced hard to improve his skills. Then one day he was able to put on a show for his class.
After years of hard work, now Liu is a great magician. But he isn’t satisfied with what he has got and keep on trying every day. He may spend three years
working out a new show.
【小题1】Liu Qian becomes famous ______________.

Once(曾经) there lived a lion in the big mountain．He was very big and strong．He often ate the other animals．Every day he went out to look for food．The small animals in the mountain were all afraid of him．Near the mountain there were four bulls(公牛)．They are friends, and they often worked and played together．The tiger tried（尝试） many times to catch（捕捉）them, but he could not do so．Every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight(战斗力) him．So he could do nothing to them．
One day, the four bulls had a quarrel(争吵)．After that each of them went his own way．When the lion saw this,  he was happy．He caught one bull and ate him up（吃光）．Then he caught another．One by one (一个接一个地)he caught all the four bulls and ate them up．
【小题1】How many bulls were there in the story?  _______

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
One day when I was 9 years old, I was lost when I went shopping with my parents.
I walked and looked for my parents. I did not know what to do. When I wanted to cry, I remembered my father’s words that I was now "a big girl" and then I walked bravely (勇敢地).
I went to the bookstore on the first floor. My father wanted to get some books just now, but my parents were not there. Then, I went to the shoe shop on the second floor. My mother went to buy a pair of shoes. I did not find them there. "Did they go home? How could I get home then? "I was very worried (焦虑的).
Then an idea came up. I ran to the Information Counter (信息台). I told the clerk that I was lost. The news went out over the loud speakers of the shopping center.
My parents arrived at the counter later. They looked worried, too, but I was happy for finding them.
【小题1】Where did the girl get lost in this article?
A. In a bookstore.       B. In a shopping center.     C. In a shoe shop.
【小题2】What did the girl do when she was lost?
A. She stayed there and cried. B. She went home by herself. C. She looked for her parents.
【小题3】How did the girl’s parents look when they found her?
A. They looked worried.   B. They looked surprised.   C. They looked unfriendly.
【小题4】The words "loud speakers" mean _____ in Chinese.
A. 讲演者           B. 收银员            C. 扬声器
【小题5】What do you know about the girl in the article?
A. She is kind but not clever.
B. She is beautiful and funny.
C. She is brave and smart.

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).
“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”
He looked her over then gave her some advice.
“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”
Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).
“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.
“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).
“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.
“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.
The butcher worked out the price.
“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.
“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”
【小题1】Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

Bruce Lee(李小龙) was born in San Francisco, California in 1940. His farther was a movie actor. Young Bruce appeared in his first movie with his farther when he was only two months old. Bruce and his parents returned to their home in Hong Kong in 1941. Bruce began to act in Chinese movies at the age of six．
In Hong Kong, Bruce Lee began his life-long interest in the Chinese Kung Fu. He studied with Yip Man, a Kung Fu master. Bruce was also often seen in many street fights. His parents decided this must stop. They sent him back to the United States. He became a student at the University of Washington in Seattle. Later he opened a school to teach Kung Fu in Oakland，California.
In 1966, Bruce Lee acted in an American television series(系列)called The Green Hornet .The program was not a success, but many Hollywood movie actors began studying Kung Fu with him. He appeared in several other television programs.
Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1971 to act in a Chinese movie known in the United States as Fists of Fury. The movie was extremely(极其)popular in Asia. He followed this with another film, The Chinese Connection. It too was extremely popular.
In 1973, Bruce Lee made his most famous movie, Enter the Dragon. It was the first movie made between American and Chinese movie companies. It became a major hit which made Bruce Lee a world famous movie star.
Bruce Lee died a few weeks before the movie was put on. He was 32 years old. It's said that his early death ended what would have been a very successful movie career.
【小题1】What was Bruce Lee interested in all his life?

Alice was twenty-three years old, and she was a nurse at a big hospital . She was very kind and all of her patients (病人) likes her very much .
One day she was out shopping. She saw an old woman. The woman was waiting to cross (穿越) a busy street . Alice wanted to cross the street, too. So she went over to help the woman cross the street. When Alice was near her, she suddenly laughed(笑) and said, “ Mrs Green ! You were my patient in the hospital last year.”
Mrs Green was very happy to see her.
“I will help you cross the street, Mrs Green,” Alice said.
“Oh, thank you very much , Alice , ” Mrs Green said and stepped (走) forward (向前). “No, no, Mrs Green,” Alice said quickly . “Wait! The light is still red.”
“Oh,” Mrs Green answered when she stepped back. “I can easily cross the street by myself (我自己) when the light is green .”
【小题1】Was Alice old or young?

Shen Hao was born in 1964. He was the former first secretary of Party branch（原党支部第一书记）of Xiaogang Village, Fengyang County, Anhui Province. He died on November 6, 2009. From 2004 to 2009, he had done many good things for villagers. For the development of Xiaogang Village he had made great contributions. So he was respected by all the villagers.
During the six years, he repaired the village roads, built a building for a number of villagers. He rented a house in the village and thought about how to get the villagers to get rich all day. Even in the New Year, he still got together with his villagers. At last, under his leadership, Xiaogang Village was out of poverty. Now the villagers are leading a rich life.
He is a very filial（孝顺的）son, but he had almost no time to get together with his over 90 year-old mother. But she never complained. His wife works in the bank and she is very busy. They both have little time to look after their daughter.
Although he did not do what he should do to his mother, wife and daughter, all the villagers will remember their good secretary forever.
【小题1】Why was Shen Hao respected by all the villagers?

There are four girls. They go to school by car every day. Their parents drive them all to school.
One day, after the girls arrive at school, Angie says, “Let’s go to class an hour late. I don’t want to take the math test today.” The other three girls think it is a good idea, because they all don’t want to take the test. Angie says, “But our teacher will be angry if we come late. So we need a good excuse(借口).” “Oh, that’s easy,” says Susan. “ We just tell the teacher that my mother’s car has a flat tire(轮胎坏了). So we are late.” All the girls think it is a good excuse. When the girls arrive at the classroom an hour later, the math test is over. The teacher is very angry. “Why are you late?” asks the teacher. Susan says, “My mother’s car has a flat tire and we have to wait for her to repair it.” Then the teacher says, “Sit down, girls. Take out a piece of paper and a pen. Write down which tire is fault(出故障) on the paper.” The four girls look at each other and they don’t know what to write.[来源:学科网ZXXK]
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确写T，错误写F。
【小题1】The four girls go to school by bus.
【小题2】Only Angie doesn’t want to take the math test.
【小题3】One day, the four girls were late because their mother’s car had a flat tire.
【小题4】 When the four girls arrived at the classroom, the math test was over.
【小题5】.The math teacher is very clever.

   My name is Sally . I’m 18 years old and I live in New York . My favorite subject is music . I don’t like science because it’s boring . I usually do my homework at 5 o’clock and I go to bed at 9 o’clock . My favorite teacher is Mr. Green .
Hi, my name is Paul . I’m 17 and my birthday is November 13^th . Ms. Martin is my favorite teacher . She teaches math . I like math and music . I can play the piano but I can’t sing very well . I don’t like science . It’s so boring .
My name is Jackie . I’m from England . I get up at 6 o’clock and I have breakfast at 7 o’clock . I like swimming and painting . I want to join the art club . I don’t like science . I think it’s boring . I speak English and a little Chinese .
My name is Sue. I’m from Yokohama in Japan . I speak Japanese and English . I usually go to school at 7 o’clock in the morning . I think science is boring , but I like history . I want to visit China and America because I think they are very interesting countries （国家）.
根据短文内容回答问题。
【小题1】 When does Jackie get up ?
【小题2】What does Sally do at five o’clock ?
【小题3】 Why does Sue want to visit China and America ?
【小题4】 Who is Paul’s favorite teacher ?
【小题5】Why don’t they like science ?