(   ) 1. In what way are men different from animals?

A.Men can understand things quickly.

B.Men have learned to use language.

C.Men can learn.

D.Men have brains

(   ) 2. _____ can think about the past or the future.

A. Apes　　 

B. Animals　　 

C. Men　　 

D. Animals and men

(   ) 3. An ape cannot _____.

A. make noises　　 　　 　　   

B. understand things

C. learn words　　　　　　 

D. speak like man

(   ) 4. Scientists now know _____.

A.man’s brain helps him to learn to speak

B.why apes can learn a few words

C.how children learn to speak

D.what happens when men speak

(   ) 5. From this passage, we know _____.

A.apes have brains and language

B.apes can think, learn and speak

C.animals cannot learn to speak

D.both A and B are right

（　）1. If people want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard ________.

A. every day in a year　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. for most of the month

C. for only a few days　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. late at night

（　）2. If people want to learn English well, they ________.

A. only need to learn grammar

B. must often practice English

C. have to go to England

D. should go to bed early

（　）3. It is important to ________ a few days before the exam.

A. play too much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. have a good sleep

C. read the question papers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have a good drink

（　）4. When people have finished the exam, they should ________.

A. stand up and leave at once

B. answer a few more questions

C. make sure that they don't miss anything out

D. leave some mistakes on the question paper

（　）5. The best title for the passage is ________.

A. An Important Exam　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. An Easy Exam

C. Get Ready for Exam　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. How to Pass an Exam

　　Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child's sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”

　　There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved——even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake being made, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood.

（　）1. Why do fewer people cook now?

A. They have no time.

B. Many people are too busy.

C. Many people don't like cooking.

D. They don't like family meals.

（　）2. A parent spends an hour making cookies________.

A. just to satisfy her or his child's sweet tooth

B. only to send a message

C. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes

D. often to show her or his love

（　）3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking________.

A. makes us happy

B. makes us be interested in cooking

C. makes us pay attention to our mood

D. makes us love others

（　）4. What's the main idea of this passage?

A. Family meals are important.

B. How to make cookies.

C. People are too busy to cook..

D. Home-made cookies taste better.

　　TV shows are like books or films. A child can learn bad things from some of them and also good things from others. Some shows help children to understand the news from Washington and other parts of the world. Some programs show people and places from other countries or other times in history. With TV a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the sea to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a football game at home. Some programs even tell children how to cook or how to use tools.

　　It's fun to watch TV, but it's also fun to play games, to read a book or to visit friends.

（　）1. American children spend________.

A. six hours at school on Saturday

B. four or six hours on TV show on Saturday

C. eight hours or more watching TV every day

D. some more hours in front of the TV sets at the weekend

（　）2. The parents of the boys and girls________.

A. let their children learn things from TV instead of going to school

B. choose the time for their children to watch TV

C. think that TV programs are better than their text books

D. ask their children to watch what they like to

（　）3. With TV boys and girls can________.

A. learn good things and bad things

B. only learn interesting news and places

C. learn from each other and play football games at home

D. read books at home and see films in the cinemas

（　）4. Boys and girls like to watch TV because________.

A. they have nothing to do at home

B. their parents choose certain hours for them

C. they do not want to play games or visit friends

D. it is fun

（　）5. The writer's opinion （意见） is that________.

A. boys and girls must spend some time both on TV and other things

B. children shouldn't watch TV shows

C. parents mustn't buy TV sets

D. children should stop watching TV

Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you will both be able to come again next year. Perhaps you'll be able to stay longer next time if you come. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has five weeks, holiday next year, perhaps you'll be able to stay with us for two or three weeks.

We have been long back at school now. It feels like three months! I expect that you are both working very hard now that you are in Grade One. I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann won't be in Grade One until 2004.

They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I cut my foot and I couldn't walk very well. They went to an island and enjoyed themselves there. Do you still remember the island? That's where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday.

Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Michael

now that 既然、由于

（　）1. ________ stayed with Michael for a holiday.

A. Only John　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Only Tom and Ann

C. John and his sister　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Only Tom

（　）2. Their holiday lasted for ________.

A. one week　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. two weeks　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. three weeks　　　　　　　　　　    D. five weeks

（　）3. From the words of “It feels like three months!” we know that ________.

A. Michael's teacher is very strict with the students

B. Michael is pleased with ,his school report

C. Michael has no interest in learning

D. Michael works very hard at his studies

（　）4. ________ in Grade One now.

A. John and his sister are both　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. John is

C. John's sister is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Michael is

（　）5. Why didn't Michael go to the island for picnic?

A. He had to go to school.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He did not like the island.

C. Something was wrong with his foot.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. The weather was bad that day.

fast, exciting game with much moving and passing of the ball. It was played between two teams. In order to make a score, the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Dr. Naismith had planned to have the ball thrown into a box. As he couldn’t find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets in-stead. That is how the game got its name—basketball.

1. The passage tells us　　　　 .　　　　　　　　

A. what basketball was

B. how basketball was invented

C. why people like basketball

D. how to play basketball

2. Basketball is　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. not yet an old game

B. a game with a long history

C. already over a century old

D. a game invented by Japanese

3. The word “indoors” means　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　  

A. in the door

B. inside the room

C. in many doors

D. in the open air

4. Basketball was invented　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　 

A. in the winter of 1891

B. in September of 1891

C. in the spring of 1891

D. in the winter of 1991

5. The game got its name from_______.　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. the ball itself

B. the basket itself

C. both the basket and the ball

D. its inventor

It was raining 2 and we had no umbrella. We were trying to 3 a taxi when he came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said that he would give 4 for only a pound. He had forgotten his wallet, he said he needed taxi to go back home. My mother didn’t believe what he had said at first, and 5 him a lot of questions. But she finally believed the man and gave him the pound. She was happy to 6 a good umbrella for so little. But the old man didn’t get into a taxi. We walked 7 him and found he went into a pub and bought himself a glass of 8 with the pound. After he drank it, he 9 his hat and took up one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one.

Soon after that, he 10 it again.

1. A. in　　　　　　 B. near　　　　  C. with　　    D. by

2. A. hard　　　　   B. big　　　　   C. heavy　　   D. small

3. A. get out of　　   B. get into　　   C. get up　　   D. get off

4. A. it us　　　　   B. it to us　　    C. us it　　    D. us to it

5. A. showed　　    B. asked　　　　 C. lent　　　　 D. borrowed

6. A. have　　　　  B. buy　　　　   C. see　　　　 D. make

7. A. with　　　　  B. for　　　　    C. before　　   D. after

8. A. orange　　    B. tea　　　　    C. coffee　　   D. whiskey

9. A. put on　　    B. took off　　    C. put up　　   D. put down

10. A. lost　　　　 B. dropped　　    C. sold　　　　 D. wore

The old man had nothing dear. He only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better. “How much must I pay you for that?”

“Eighteen pounds.”

“How dear they are! Are eggs rare(稀有的)here?”

“No,” answered the old farmer. “We have only one king in our country!”

阅读短文, 从A、B、C、D中选择一个最佳答案

1. Which is the best title of the story?

A. The King and the Old Farmer.

B. The King in the Forest.

C. The King and the Bear.

D. The Kind-hearted King.

2. 　　   , he was happy.

A. The river was beautiful

B. He was swimming in the water

C. The water was warm

D. The king could swim for a long time

3. When the king saw the bear, he　　   .

A. asked the old farmer to help him

B. cried for help

C. ran away quickly

D. ran outside the forest

4. At last the king found　　 .

A. an old house　　　　    B. his guards

C. his capital　　　　　　  D. the bear

5. The king felt better because　　   .

A. he could sleep in the farmer’s house

B. the bear couldn’t find him

C. he ate four eggs

D. the farmer knew he was a king

阅读上面的列车时刻表,完成下列各题：

1. The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at　　    . (  )

A. 5:05　　   B. 6:35　　　　 C. 8:35　　　　 D. 17:50

2. We have to spend　　    on the train if we go to Shenyang from Beijing.    (  )

A. 17hours and 50 minutes　　　　　　 B. 24 hours and 25 minutes

C. 6 hours and 35 minutes　　　　　　  D. 11 hours and 15 minutes

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Sydney, Australia

Sept.27th, 2004

Dear Xiao Ming,

   Do you know how to write an English letter? When we write a letter in Chinese, we always

put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use words like “Dear sir” “Dear Mr./Miss/ Mrs.…”At the end of the letter, we usually use words like “Yours” “Yours ever” or “Truly yours”.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Wang Lu

根据短文内容,回答下列问题

1. “We have to put it on the top of the right corner.” The word “it” here means______.　　　　

A. the date　　 B. the letter　　  C. the envelope　　 D. the passage

2. Here is the letter from_______?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A.  P.R.C.　　   B. China　　    C. Australia　　    D. Sydney

3. Who writes this letter?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

A. I　　　　   B. You　　　　 C. Wang Lu　　    D. Miss Shute

4. From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should put down our address 

　　    .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

A. at the end of the letter on the left

B. at the end of the letter on the right

C. at the top of the letter on the left

D. at the top of the letter on the right

5. How do you begin your letter if you write to Peter White?　　　　　　

A. Peter.　　    B. Mr. Peter.　　　　 C. Dear Sir Peter.    D. Dear Mr. White.