Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some of things, like bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their, dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very simple（简单的）.

A．tea and eggs

B．porridge, eggs, bread, tea or coffee

C．tea and coffee

D．bread and eggs

　　Tom is a little boy, and he is only seven years old. One day he went to the cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him,” Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?” Tom answered,”No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears（撕）my ticket to pieces.”

A．it was the big boy's job

B．the big boy didn't like Tom

C．the big boy didn't know Tom

D．Tom didn't buy tickets at all

A．the little boy had a lot of money

B．the little boy knew nothing about the cinema

C．the big boy wasn't friendly to Tom

D．the girl wanted to get more money

A．Tom bought the tickets for himself

B．Tom didn't go to the cinema before

C．Tom was too young to make friends

D．Tom had no friend at the cinema

　　“Cool”is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use”cool”when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example, when you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say,”It is cool.”You may think the famous film star Keanu Reeves is cool. You can 'also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote,”The farm is so cool.”Because he thought“cool”was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don't have enough words. Without”cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like”cool”with so many meanings? If you can they are also very”cool”.

(1) The meaning of the word”cool”________.

(2)”You may think the famous film star Keanu reeves is cool.”Here”cool”means ________.

(3)”It also means some people don't have enough words”. Here”it”means ________.

(4) When some people use”cool”everywhere they don't have other words, the writer seems a little ________.

A．Something about the Word”Cool”

B．“Cool”, the Best Word to Use

C．People Use”Cool”Too Much

D．“Cool”is A New Word

Tickets Adults（成人）: $4 children: Over 12 $2 Under 12 $1

Opening Time 9∶00-16∶00 on weekdays 9∶30-17∶00 at weekends

A．They come from China.

B．They come from England.

C．They come from the USA.

D．They come from Canada.

A．At 4∶30 in the afternoon on Saturdays.

B．At 8∶30 in the morning on Wednesday.

C．At 9∶00 in the evening on Mondays.

D．At 9∶00 in the morning on Sundays.

(3) You may not know the word”mynah”, but you can guess it is good at ________.

　　“Dream may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream,”some scientists say.

　　Dream takes up（占据）about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have a few dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

　　Too much dreaming can be harmful（有害的）. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why（……的原因）we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

A．Because they are tired in the daytime.

B．Because they are not interested in their work.

C．Because they may be thinking about their work all day.

D．Because they have too much work to do.

A．what dream is

B．people like to sleep

C．dreams are like films

D．we always remember dreams

A．Sleeping without dreams takes up about a quarter of our sleeping time.

B．When we dream the mind doesn't work.

C．Too much dreaming is good for health.

D．We may be still tired after a long sleep.

　　Wu Bing was a tall boy. He liked sports very much. He didn't do well in his lessons. He was often asleep in class. He was the naughtiest（淘气的）boy in his class.

　　He would have a biology（生物）lesson next class. Wu Bing knew that his biology teacher was nearsighted（近视的）. He took off his coat and put it on his desk. Then he took Li Lei's seat. Li Lei wasn't here because he was ill. Wu Bing's seat was at the back of the classroom and Li Lei's was in the middle.

　　When the bell rang, the teacher came in.”Good afternoon, class,”said Mr. Zhang.”We are going to learn a new lesson in this class. But before that, You'd review（复习）our lessons. Now, please answer my question. Why are bears often asleep for about six months in winter?”

　　“Li Lei, could you tell me the answer?”asked Mr. Zhang and he looked at Wu Bing. Wu Bing had to stand up and answered,”Because no one dares（敢）to wake them up.”All the students laughed.

　　The teacher shook his head and said,“You are a good student, I think. But please get ready to answer my questions next time. Now, You'd begin the new lesson.”

　　The teacher looked around and found that Wu Bing was asleep. He became very angry.”Don't sleep in class, Wu Bing. If you don't look at me, you won't know what a hippo（河马）looks like.”All the students laughed again.

　　Wu Bing stood up and said,”I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang. I'm not asleep. I'm here. That's my coat”. The teacher and the students laughed loudly.

　　But before people had to take a lot longer. Magellan's（麦哲伦）men were the first to make that trip. It took them more than two years by ship. On September 20, 1519, he left Spain with five ships and 240 men. He was killed on the Philippine Islands. More than two years later, on December 21, 1521, one of the five ships with only 31 men returned to Spain.

A．He told people that the earth was round after he came back to Spain.

B．He died during his trip.

C．The king of Spain made him a high officer when he was back.

D．He returned to Spain after two years.

　　Why is 2004 a special year? Because it is a Leap Year（闰年）.

　　What's so special about that? Well, we have a Leap Year every four years. And it has 366 days, not the usual（通常）365. In a Leap Year, we have 29 days in February, while in a usual year we have only 28 days.

　　Why do we have a Leap Year? We have a Leap Year so we can keep the calendar（日历）in step（一致）with the seasons. The calendar is a kind of clock for the year. But how long is a year? A calendar year is 365 days. But a true year is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds long. That's the time it takes the earth to go around the sun. So every four years we have one more day, and we put it at the end of February, he shortest month of a year. Then we have a Leap Year.

A．Every year.

B．Every February.

C．Every four years.

A．for the year

B．for Leap Year

C．for the usual year

A．a day

B．a year

C．a little longer than 365 days

A．Men can understand things quickly.

B．Men can learn.

C．Men have brains.

D．Men have learned to use language.

A．how children learn to speak

B．why apes can learn a few words

C．man's brain helps him to learn to speak

D．what happens when men speak

(5) Apes can't join words．The word”join”is close in meaning to ________.

　　Just at this time, a man on a horse came up to him. But the farmer felt disappeared when he saw the man. It was a great man and he lived near there. He thought the great man wouldn't help him, and hope another farmer would come up. But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse when he came near.”I see you need help,”he said,”I'm here just at the right time.”Then he took one of the bag and the farmer took the other. They lifted it together and put it on the horse.

　　“Sir”, asked the farmer,”how can I pay you?”“it's very easy,”the great man answered.”When you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”

A．Because he was too young.

B．Because he was too old.

C．Because the bag was too heavy for him.

D．Because the bag was too large for him.

A．went away without stopping

B．asked another farmer to help him

C．came up to help him

D．gave him a lot of money

A．by giving him money

B．by giving him a horse

C．by giving him a bag of wheat

D．by helping others