Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby has produced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zoo leaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched her make the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉) out the marks, then made the new ones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.
Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures. And in this way, she made a lot of money for the zoo. This is how Ruby does the paintings. A zoo worker holds different color paints. Ruby touches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brushes with the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.
【小题1】We can most probably read this story_______.

Hello! My name is Becky Sharp. I’m 11 years old. I have one brother. His name’s Jason and he’s 14. I don’t have any sisters.
We live with our mum, dad and grandma in a small house in Chesterfield, in the north of England. There are lots of things to do here. My friends and I sometimes go to the cinema on Saturdays.
Do you like sport? I like football. My favorite team is Manchester United. I sometimes play football with my brother. I am good at it but my brother isn’t.
I have lots of pets---one tortoise (乌龟) and six goldfish (金鱼). I want a dog or cat, but my mother doesn’t like them.
【小题1】There are ________ people in Becky’s family.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
My name is Bill. I get up at twenty to seven in the morning. Then I have breakfast. After breakfast I go to school. We have four classes in the morning. I have lunch at school, but on Sundays I have lunch at home with my family. I often have supper at home. I often help my mother cook. My mother is an English teacher, and she often helps me with my English.
【小题1】I’m a student.
【小题2】I don’t have lunch at home on Sundays.
【小题3】I often help my mother cook.
【小题4】I get up at six in the morning.
【小题5】My mother helps me study my English.

My mother goes to (去) the food shop every day.   31  has to buy many   32  of food because(因为) she has three children, one son and two   33 . I am her   34 . After school, I can help her do the housework(家务). Today(今天) is Sunday(周日). I go to  35  with my mother. In the shop, I find some food  36  very expensive(贵). We buy some cakes and bread. My little sister likes   37  very much. My mother buys   38  apple juice for my elder(大) sister.   39  I don’t buy anything(任何东西), because we have a   40  bag to carry (提).

Chinese name: Lin Zhiling
English name: Chiling
Birthday: November 29th, 1974
Birthplace: Taiwan                     
Family: mom, dad and a brother
Height (身高): 175 cm
Favourite sport: swimming, dance
Favourite fruit: watermelon, strawberry
Favourite colour: white
【小题1】Where is Lin Zhiling from? 

I’m a Chinese boy. My name is Li Hua. I’ m in Class Two, Grade One. My English teacher , Miss Gao , is a Chinese girl . My good friend is Kate. She is an English girl. She is in Class Two, Grade One, too. She is eleven.
阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
【小题1】Li Hua is a     boy.
A. English   B. Chinese   C. Japanese  
【小题2】Kate is in Class        .
A. One       B. Two      C. Three
【小题3】Li Hua and Kate are good_______.
A.student     B. friends    C. boys  
【小题4】Miss Gao is _________.
A. a Chinese girl   B. a Japanese girl   C. an English girl  
【小题5】Kate is          .
A. eleven years old  B. twelve years old   C. thirteen years old

Mr. Black comes from New York in America（美国）. He teaches(教)English in No. 3 Middle School （中学）. He likes his work（工作） very much. He often says Chinese people are very friendly(友好).
He has two daughters(女儿). They are Lily and Lucy. They are twins（双胞胎）. They are in the same school. They study（汉语） Chinese very hard（努力）. The teachers and students all（都） like（喜欢）them. They have a lot of Chinese friends. 
阅读短文，判断正(T)误（F）。
【小题1】Mr. Black is from New York .
【小题2】Mr. Black teaches(教)English in No. 5 Middle School.
【小题3】Lily and Lucy are twins.
【小题4】Lily and Lucy are in different schools.
【小题5】Lily and Lucy have a lot of Chinese friends.

I always take my vacations at home．But this summer，I want to do something different．I'm going sightseeing．Next week I am leaving for Hainan．I am staying there for two weeks．Then I'm going to Tibet．Of course，I'm taking a lot of photos．I can't wait!

I think the best place for a summer vacation is the seaside（海滨）．I'm going to Hawaii on August 1st．It has fantastic beaches and I like the sand，the sea and the sun．I'm staying there for three weeks．There are lots of exciting things to do there．

This summer vacation，I'll be busy．I'm going to Europe to visit my grandparents in Paris and my uncle in London．I plan to go to New York，because I want to meet my pen pal Tony．
【小题1】Li Hui is going to _____ first for vacation. 

Bill is from Australia. He lives in Sydney. He can speak French and English, but he can' t speak Chi­nese. He has a pen pal in the United States. Her name is Lisa and she lives in New York. Bill' s favorite sport is basketball and he can play the guitar. Lisa' s favorite sport is tennis. She can't play the guitar, but she can play the piano and sing very well.
【小题1】Bill is from                 .

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.  "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly.  The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.  Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (过程) of digging !"
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved.  Not every job will end up with a success.  Not every dream will come true.  But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
【小题1】What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar.            
B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors.
【小题2】What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly.                     
B. He was strict.
C. He was strong-minded.
【小题3】When did the boy find the stones?
A. Before he met the older boys.     
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
【小题4】What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived.” mean according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.      
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
【小题5】Which is the best title for this article?
A. Enjoying the Process              
B. How to Achieve Goals
C. A Journey through the Earth