He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was half past twelve.

“Who can it be at this time of night?” he thought.He went to the door.

When he opened he door, there was nobody there.“That's very strange.”He thought. Then he went back to his bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.

A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again. Mr. Li jumped out of bed very quickly and ran to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and was angry. Then he found a piece of paper on the floor inside the door. He took it up. There were some words on it:“It is now after midnight, so it is April 1st. April fool to you!”

“Oh, it was the English boy next door!”Mr. Li laughd．

1．Mr. Li was trying to go to sleep when he heard________. (　)

A．the telephone ring

B．the bell ring

C．someone knock at the door

D．someone talk

2．He turned on the light and ________. (　)

A．got out of bed

B．looked out of the window

C．looked at his watch

D．looked at his clock

3．When he opened the door for the first time, there was ________ there. (　)

A．a boy

B．a piece of paper

C．someone

D．no one

4．There were some words on the piece of paper:“It is now ________ ,________ April 1st fool to you!” (　)

A．before midnight;so it is

B．after midnight;so it is

C．before noon;so it will be

D．after noon;so it was

5．The English boy rang the bell because he ________. (　)

A．had something important to tell Mr. Li

B．wanted to give Mr. Li a piece of paper

C．wanted to make fun of Mr. Li

D．wanted to borrow Mr. Li's bell

Laredo in Texas, is one of the hottest cities in the United States in summer.The best time to visit Laredo is in winter,when it is pleasantly warm.

Amarillo gets very cold in winter. There is some more snow in Amarillo than New York, which is another city. Summer is better, but sometimes it gets quite hot. The best time to visit Amarillo is in the fall (秋季) when it is cool.

1．The biggest state in the United State is ________. (　)

A．Texas

B．Alaska

C．Florida

D．California

2．Amarillo is ________. (　)

A．cool in autumn

B．near New York City

C．in the south of Texas

D．the hottest city in the USA

3．It doesn't snow in the city of ________ in winter. (　)

A．Laredo

B．Amarillo

C．New York

D．Boston

4．There is ________ less snow in New York than in Amarillo in winter. (　)

A．never

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．hardly

5．Choose a title for the passage. (　)

A．The Size of the USA

B．The Size of the Alaska

C．The Size of Texas

D．The Size of New York

Teddy is six years od． He is very happy now, because he likes going to the zoo very much, and he also likes going by train. He says, “I dreamed of the zoo last night, Mum.”

His mother is in a hurry, but she stops and smiles at her small son. “You did, Teddy?” she says. “And what did you do in the zoo in your dream? ”Teddy laughs and answers, “You know, Mum. You were there in my dream, too.”

1． What does Mrs. Edwards say when she looks out of the windows?

She says,“________”. (　)

A．Get up, Teddy. We are going to the zoo today

B．We're going to New York by train

C．What did you do in the dream

D．It's going to be a beautiful day

2． Teddy is happy because ________. (　)

A．he likes going to the zoo very much

B．he likes going by train

C．he has a good dream

D．his mother asks him to go to the zoo

3． What did Teddy dream about? He dreamed about (　)

A．the zoo

B．the train

C．a big animal

D．his mother

4． Which of the following is true? (　)

A．The story happens on a fine Saturday morning.

B．Mrs. Edwards wakes her small son up at night.

C．They are going to the zoo and then to New York by train.

D．Teddy likes going to the zoo, but his mother doesn't.

5． Which of the following is NOT true? (　)

A．Mrs. Edwards gets up earlier than his son.

B．Her small son is six years old．

C．She is also happy to go to the zoo.

D．She knows what her son did in the zoo in his dream.

In their world of ice and snow, they can't grow fruits and vegetables. There are two seasons near the North Pole. The winter is long, cold and dark. For more than two months, you can't see the sun. There are twenty-four hours of night every day. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes away. There is no night at all.

The Eskimos live by fishing. They must fish and get enough food for themselves and their families. Dogs are very important in the lives of the Eskimos. Dogs help the Eskimos to get food and move about. The Eskimos must always take very good care of their dogs.

The Eskimos have a very hard life. They often feel the danger of being hungry. If a man is not good at fishing, he and his family may feel hungry more than other people do. If they don't want to get hungry often, they have to be good at fishing.

1． It is ________ for people to live near the North Pole. (　)

A．easy

B．nice

C．good

D．hard

2． There are ________ seasons near the North Pole. (　)

A．12

B．3

C．2

D．4

3． The Eskimos always eat ________. (　)

A．fruits

B．vegetables

C．fish

D．all kinds of animals

4． An Eskimo man should be good at ________. (　)

A．fishing

B．everything

C．speaking

D．working

5． Every Eskimo's family keeps ________. (　)

A．cats

B．dogs

C．cows

D．birds

He does not know what he is doing，but he breathes(呼吸)as well as the oldest and cleverest man in the world．He began to breathe when he was born，and he will not stop until he dies，still he does it without thinking about it．

See how long you can hold your breath．

In some places men dive(潜水)in the sea for pearls (珍珠)．They pick up shells(贝壳)that hold the pearls，and the longer they stay under water，the more pearls they can find．For the reason(原因)they hold their breath as long as they possibly can．Yet even these pearl divers can't go without breathing for a long time．

Watch to see how many times a man draws his breath every minute．Some men breathe fifteen times a minute．An elephant breathes only eight times．It was told that a mouse breathes a hundred and twenty times each minute．

No one needs to tell us that what we breathe every minute of every day is air．It is around us everywhere，like wonderful sea that we can not see．

1．Everyone began to breathe ________． (　)

A．when he is old

B．when he is clever

C．when he was born

D．when he was a child

2．What do the men dive in the deep sea for? (　)

A．They want to hold their breath．

B．They want to make their bodies stronger．

C．They want to find pearls．

D．They want to find reasons for breath．

3．A mouse breathes ________ times more than an elephant every minute． (　)

A．105

B．120

C．112

D．15

4．The word “It” in the last paragraph(段)means ________． (　)

A．wonderful sea

B．air

C．a mouse

D．an elephant

5．Which of the following is NOT TRUE in thepassage? (　)

A．We can't live without air．

B．The babies also need to breathe．

C．The dead also need to breathe．

D．Animals need to breathe every minute．

Long，long ago，there lived two monks(和尚)in Sichuan．One was poor and the other was rich．One day the poor monk said to the rich one，“I want to go to Nanhai．What do you think of it?”

“Go to Nanhai?I have been trying to go there for quite a few years but I couldn’t．How can you get there without any money?”

“A bottle and a bowl(碗)are quite enough for me，”answered the poor one．

After a year，the poor monk returned from Nanhai and told his story to the rich monk．The rich monk's face turned red and he had nothing to say．It's thousands of miles from Sichuan to Nanhai．The rich one didn't succeed(成功)but the poor one did．

1．________ wanted to go to Nanhai．

A．Both of the monks

B．Neither of the monks

C．Only the poor mornk

D．Only the rich monk

2．It took the poor monk ________ to get to Nanhai．

A．about a year

B．half a year

C．over a year

D．no more than a year

3．The poor monk went to Nanhai ________．

A．with a lot of money

B．together with the rich monk

C．with a lot of food

D．with nothing except a bottle and a bowl

4．The rich monk's face turned red because ________．<

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A．he didn't try to go to Nanhai

B．he didn't give the poor any money

C．he failed(失败)，but the poor one succeeded

D．he had money but he didn't go

5．The story tells us that ________．

A．a bottle and a bowl are very important

B．nothing is difficult if you try to do it

C．it is better to be poor

D．it's no use being rich

After a month Mr Robinson phoned the dentist and said, “You haven't asked me for any money for your work last month.”

“Oh, ”the dentist answered, “I never ask a gentleman for money.”

“Then how do you live?” Mr Robinson asked.

“Most gentlemen pay me quickly, ”the dentist said, “but some don't, I'll wait for the money for two months, and I'll say that he isn't a gentleman, and I'll ask him for the money.”

1. A dentist is a________.

A. doctor

B. nurse

C. worker

D. gentleman

2. There was some trouble witn________.

A. the dentist's teeth

B. Mr Robinson's teeth

C. the dentist's work

D. Mr Robinson's hearing

3. Mr Robinson________.

A. forgot to pay the dentist

B. didn't want to give the dentist any money

C. wanted to pay the dentist but didn't know when and how

D. didn't take any money when he went to the dentist

4. When the dentist said, “I never ask a gentleman for money”, Mr Robinson________.

A. was very pleased

B. was surprised

C. wanted to pay more

D. went to the dentist at once

5. We can know from the story________.

A. Mr Robinson was a very rich gentleman

B. the dentist never got any money from gentlemen

C. Mr Robinson wasn't a gentleman

D. the dentist was very clever

If an animal moves about a lot, it needs food. Hibernating animals do not need to eat much because they are not moving about. Their hearts very slowly and they also breathe slowly. They find a place out of danger. Their body fat keeps them alive and warm.

Some animals Such as bears, may wake up from their hibernation on warm winter days and then quickly go back to sleep again when they see the snow is still thick on the ground. When the weather becomes warmer. in spring, the animals start to wake up and look for food.

1. Some animals hibernate in winter because________.

A. they feel cold

B. it isn't easy for them to find something to eat

C. they are weak

D. both A and B

2. If an animal moves about a lot, it needs________.

A. the sunshine

B. winter sleep

C. food

D. water

3. Hibernating animals don't have to eat much because________ keeps them alive and warm.

A. the sunshine

B. their body fat

C. bad weather

D. their hearts

4. Some animals may________ when they find the snow is stll thick on the ground.

A. eat some food

B. wake up on warm winter days

C. quickly go back to sleep

D. both B and C

5. The word“hibernation”means________ in Chinese.

A. 冬眠

B. 垒窝

C. 休眠

D. 迁徙

Johnny Kelley is known as the great-grandfather of the Boston Marathon. He ran all the 42 kilometers of the marathon 61 times. This year was the second time that he has cut back and run only part of it. Kelley holds the record for running more Boston Marathons than anyone else.

Thousands of people cry“Come on”to him as he runs. Today an 11-year-old boy called put to Kelley, “Hey, Mr Kelley. You are a great man. ”Kelley smiles and thanks people as he runs. “It's wonderful. ”He said, “People come out to shake my hand. I am welcomed by thousands of people. I think a lot of them thought I ran the whole race. And maybe they congratulate because they know me after all there years and they don't know the other runners. ”

1. Kelley is known as the great-grandfather of the Boston Marathon because________.

A. he is eighty-six years old

B. he ran all the 42 kilometers of the Boston Marathon that day

C. he was old and ran all the 42 kilometers of the Boston Marathon 61 times

D. his grandson is the best runner of the Boston Marathon.

2. When Kelley said it was wonder ful, he meant that________.

A. he was welcome by thousands of people

B. his blood pressure was so good

C. he was able to run the whole Marathon race

D. he got to the hospital center safely

3. Kelley keeps the record_________.

A. for living to a great age

B. for running the fastest

C. for taking one hour and 15 minutes to run the 11 kilometers

D. for running  the most Boston Marathons

4. Kelley went to the hospital center after the race________.

A. to tell the nurse the good news

B. to have a good rest

C. to thank people who cried “come on”to him

D. to see if his blood pressure was good

Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words together. “Postman” and “grandfather” are words made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word “photo” was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of airplane. “Smog” was made by using only the first two and last two letters from the words “smoke” and “fog”. The names of people and products can become new words. Our sandwich was named after a man named “Sandwich” .

1. The English language needs new words　　   . 　　　　

A. to make it more beautiful

B. to make up some stories

C. for new inventions and new ideas

2. The passage makes you think that　　   .

A. all the new words are borrowed from other languages

B. languages do not stay the same all the time

C. the English language has more words than other languages

3. On the whole, the passage is about. 　　　　　　　　　　

A. borrowing words from other languages

B. naming new products

C. the development of the English language

4. The word “coffee” is an example to show that　　   . 　　 

A. the English language is always changing very fast

B. English can change by borrowing words from other languages

C. English is not as perfect as some other languages

5. Which of the following is true?　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. New words in the English language come into being in different ways.

B. New English words must be longer than the older ones.

C. All the languages except English always stay the same.