Thomas Edison was g great American scientist. He was born in Ohio（俄亥俄州）in 1847.

　　　　When he was at school, he asked his teachers a lot of questions.Some of his questions were easy, others were difficult. And he did 　　not stop doing so. His teachers often said he was not a good student.They did not like him and they did not want to answer any more 　　questions. So Edison had to leave school after only three months.

　　　　After this, Edison's mother taught him at home. The boy was soon reading all kinds of books.

　　　　When he was about ten, he was already doing science work. He planted tomatoes and other things. So he got some money to buy the 　　needed things for his work.

　　　　When he was twelve, he began to work on the train. He tried his best to read a lot of science books when he was free. He taught 　　himself maths, physics and other subjects. He studied all the time.

　　He wished he could do his best to find new ways out to make our world 　　much happier.

　　　　Edison made many, many new things. People all over the world will always remember him. Can you tell me what he made for us?

　　判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

　　1. Thomas Edison was an English scientist.

　　2. Edison asked a lot of questions, so his teachers liked him very much.

　　3. His teachers wanted him to study at school.

　　4. He stayed at school for only three months.

　　5. Edison taught himself at home.

　　6. When he was twelve, he was already doing some science work.

　　7. He liked to eat tomatoes and so he planted a lot.

　　8. He read all kinds of books when he was only a boy.

　　9. He tried his best to find out ways to make our life happier.

10. He made a lot of new things for us. So we will always remember him.

阅读理解

River, the Heilongjiang（黑龙江）and so on. The Yellow River is

longer than the Heilongjiang but shorter than the Yangtze River. The 

Yangtze River is in the south-east（东南部）of China and the

Heilongjiang is in the north（北方）.Rivers are very useful（有用的）.They can help people do a lot of things. But sometimes they can do much harm（伤害，损害）to people too.

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　　　　Most people on Park Road are still asleep（睡觉） when the milkman comes. He brings the milk every morning before seven o'clock.But he doesn't only sell（出售） milk. You can buy eggs, orange juice 　　from him, too. After the milkman, the newspaper girl comes on her bike.She brings the evening newspaper, too. But there isn't an evening 　　newspaper on Sunday. The postman comes twice a day from Monday to Saturday, at half past eight in the morning and at one o'clock in 　　the afternoon. He goes there by bike. But when the weather is bad he use a post office car. A bread van （货车） visits Park Road two 　　afternoons a week. Not many people buy bread from the van because it's more expensive than in the shops.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Most people on Park Road ______ when the milkman comes.

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　　 A. are still asleep　　　　B. take a walk

　　 C. get up　　　　　　　　　D. do some morning exercises

　　2. You can buy eggs, orange juice from ______.

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　　 A. people　　B. newspaper girl　　C. the milkman　　D. them

　　3. There is no ______ on Sunday.　　　　　　

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　　 A. letter　　　　　B. evening newspaper

　　 C. orange juice　　D. post office car

　　4. The postman comes ______ from Monday to Saturday.

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　　 A. from 8:30 to 1:10

　　 B. from half past eight to one o'clock

　　 C. at 8:30p.m and 12:00a.m

　　 D. at 8:30a.m and at 1:00p.m.

　　5. It's expensive to ______.　　　　　　　　

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　　 A. buy bread from the van

　　 B. go to the shops

　　 C. buy bread from the supermarket

　　 D. buy bread two afternoons a week

　　阅读理解

　　　　Can you make a telephone call? Of course you can make it in Chinese. But the call in English is quite different from the one in 　　Chinese. If（如果） you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you cannot say, "Please ask Mr...to answer the telephone." Instead（相反）, you must say, "May I speak to Mr...?" If you want to ask who 　　is answering the telephone, you should say, "Who is that?" or "Is that 　　Mr...(speaking)?" instead of （不能说） "Who are you " If you want 　　to tell the other who you are, you should say, "This is...(speaking)"instead of "I'm..."

　　判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

　　1. You are able to make a telephone call in Chinese.

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2. An English telephone call is the same as a Chinese one.

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　　3. If you want to ask someone to answer the call, you should say,"May I speak to Mr...?" 

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　　4. If you want to ask who is answering the telephone, you should say, "Who's that?" 

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　　5. If you want to tell the other who you are on the phone you should say, "I'm...". 

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　　　　In England winter isn't very cold and summer isn't very hot. Why is this?

　　　　Because England is an island（岛） country. In winter the sea brings warm air to England. In summer the sea is cooler than the land.

　　The winds from the sea bring cool air to England.

　　　　The winds blow（吹）over England all the year. They bring rain to England all the year. England has a lot of rain. There is more rain 　　in the west of England than in the east of the England.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. In England, summer ______.　　　　　　　　

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　　 A. isn't very hot　　　　B. it very hot

　　 C. isn't very cold　　　 D. is very cold

　　2. In winter the sea brings ______.　　　　

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　　 A. cold air to the Land　　 　B. cool air to England

　　 C. warm air to England　　　　D. warm air

　　3. In summer the sea is ______.　　　　　　

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　　 A. cooler than the land　 　B. warmer than land

　　 C. cooler than England　　　D. warmer than England

　　4. The winds blow over _______.　　　　　　

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　　 A. the sea　　　　　B. England all the year

　　 C. to bring rain　　D. a lot of rain

　　5. There is more rain ______.　　　　　　　　

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　　 A. in England than in land

　　 B. in the sea than in land

　　 C. in the east of England than in the west of the England

　　 D. in the west of England than in the east of the England

　　阅读理解

　　 　　Tom May and Frederick Hoding Swarth are good friends. They are in the same school. They often play together after class. But this 　　 afternoon they have a fight （打架）. Mr White, their teacher gets very angry.

　　 　　After school all the other students go home but Tom and Frederick stay in their classroom with Mr White. He tells them to write 　　 their names one hundred times.

　　 　　Tom May begins to write his name, but Frederick Hoding Swarth begins to cry. Mr Black asks him "Why are you crying?" "Because his 　　 name is shorter than mine. I'm going to go home later than Tom.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Tom May and Frederick Hoding Sworth are ______.

　　 　A. good friends and school students　　

　　 　B. good friends and neighbours

　　 　C. classmates and good friends

　　 　D. neighbours and classmates

　　2. This afternoon they ______.

　　 　A. play together　　B. have a fight

　　 　C. got angry　　　　D. play video games

　　3. After school ______.

　　  A. all the students stay in their classroom

　　  B. Tom and Frederick go home

　　  C. Tom and the other students go home

　　  D. Tom and Frederick stay in their classroom with Mr White

　　4. Tom May begins to ______.

　　  A. cry　　B. go home　　C. write his name　　D. have a fight

　　5. Frederick Holling Sworth begin to cry because ______.

　　 　A. his name is longer than Tom's

　　 　B. his name is longer than Tom's. He is going to go home later than Tom.

　　 　C. Tom doesn't want to go with him.

　　 　D. they will not be friends.

　　 　　Jack works in a factory. The factory is far from his house.So he gets up very early and goes to work earlier than any other 　　 worker. He usually has breakfast at six thirty and then takes the bus to the factory. He has lunch at the factory. And he has supper 　　 at home with his family. After supper he usually goes out for a walk. At seven he watches TV or listens to the radio.

　　 　　He is an old worker. He likes his work very much. He works the hardest in the factory. He is ready to help the young men. He 　　 teaches them how to do their work better. All the young workers like him.

　　判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

　　 1. Jack is a teacher in a factory.

　　 2. Jack's house isn't far from the factory.

　　 3. He doesn't have lunch at home with his family.

　　 4. He likes his work very much and works much harder than any other worker.

　　 5. He often helps the young workers and teaches them how to speak English.

　　　　Now Mr Clark is travelling around the country（乡下）in his car.He wants to find a small hotel（旅馆）. He sees an old man at the 　　side of the road and says to him, "Excuse me, how can I get to the Sea Hotel? "

　　"Yes, " the old man answers, "I'll show you the way. " He gets 　　into the car and they drive for about twenty minutes. They come to a small house. The old man says, "Stop here! " Clark looks at the 　　house. "But this isn't a hotel. " He says to the old man. "No, this is my house. Now I'll show you the way to the Sea Hotel. Turn around 　　and go back to the big bridge. Then you'll see the hotel on your right. " The old man says.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Mr Clark ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　

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　　A. is making a trip to the country in his car

　　B. goes camping in the country

　　C. has a holiday

　　D. is travelling around a big city

　　2. He wants to ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　

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　　A. see an old man　　　　　B. visit some friends

　　C. find a big hotel　　　　D. get to the Sea Hotel

　　3. He asks the old man to ______.　　　　　　

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　　A. get into his car　　　B. show him the way

　　C. find a hotel　　　　　D. look at the house

　　4. Mr Clark drives twenty minutes to ______.

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　　A. get to the old man's house　　B. get to the Sea Hotel

　　C. a big bridge　　　　　　　　　D. go travelling the country

　　5. The Sea Hotel is close to ______.　　　　

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　　A. your right　　　　　B. the country

　　C. the big bridge　　　D. the old man's house

　　阅读理解

　　　　It is a beautiful spring morning. It's fine day and the sun is warm but not too hot. Mr Smith sees an old man at the bus stop with 　　a big, black umbrella in his hand. Mr Smith says to him: "Do you think it is going to rain today?" "No. " says the old man. "I don't 　　think so." "Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too 　　hot?" "No, the sun is not very hot in spring. " Mr Smith looks at the 　　big umbrella again, and the man says. "I'm an old man, and my legs are not strong. I must have a walking stick. But people will say, 　　Look! The man is so old, and I don't like that. When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say ,look at that stupid man! "

　　判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

　　1. The weather is fine that day. 

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　　2. Mr Smith is at the bus stop with an umbrella.

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　　3. It's going to rain that day. 

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　　4. The sun isn't very hot in spring. 

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　　5. The man is very old. He must have a walking stick.

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