When Harley was three years old, he suddenly tell ill one evening. The next day his condition（情况）was much worse. His father took him to a black doctor. The doctor examined the boy and said that he must be put into hospital at once. So Harley's father took him to a hospital nearby（附近的）, but the doctors there wouldn't take them in, for this was a hospital for White people only. It never took in Blacks, even when they were dying.

　　Harley's father got a car and drove to a black hospital far away. Here the doctor examined the boy at once, but it was too late. Harley lay（躺）there quiet and cold.

(1) The word “examined” here means

(2) Another way of saying “take in” is______.

A．Harley's father didn't have enough money

B．Harley was dying

C．the doctors couldn't save the boy

D．the hospital was open for white people only

A．Sick black child

B．Black doctors saved a black child

C．For the white only

D．Hospitals for the white

　　Mary was an operator (接线员)911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning，she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said，“Mom my ill，Mom my ill，”again and again. Mary hurried to find the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute，the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open，and they couldn't believe their eyes. The attic child was so young that maybe she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother's hand. Tears(眼泪)were running down her face.

　　The doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up. Later，she told people，“Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911.One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911.but she couldn't do it.”Mary was surprised，too.“It's the first time I've seen a two-year-old child call 911.”

(1)What did Mary do every day?

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A．She answered the telephone calls.

B．She talked with the policemen and the doctors.

C．She played with the children.

D．she dealt with emergencies(紧急情况).

(2)How did she feel when she answered the little girl's call?

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A．She was worded.

B．She was sorry.

C．She was surprised.

D．She Was happy.

(3)How did the police and the doctors get into the house?

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A．They went in through the windows.

B．They broke the door open.

C．They didn't go in.

D．The woman was outside. They didn't need to go in.

(4)How could the little girl learn to call 911?

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A．She learnt it by herself.

B．She called it by chance(偶然地).

C．Her mother taught her one Monday.

D．Her mother often taught her.

(5)How old Was the little girl?

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A．Only two.

B．She Was nine.

C．She Was five.

D．She couldn't walk，so she must be less one.

Television has taken the place of schools as the main educator in America．There are several reasons for this．First，there is the number of hours．While Americans spend about 13，000 hours in schools，they spend 15，000 to 16，000 hours in front of a TV set．Second is the age at which viewers start watching TV．People start watching and understanding TV at about the age of 3，which is several years before they start to do school work．Finally，there is the number of viewers．About 90，000，000 young people are attending school，but most of the Americans watch TV every day．It seems，then，that TV shows are taking the place of teachers and professors(教授)as the educators in America．

(1)The main idea of this passage is________.

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A．TV is more important than school

B．fewer and fewer children go to school

C．there is not a school which has no TV set in America

D．TV plays a great part in American people's life

(2)How many reasons why television has become the main educator are mentioned in the passage?

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(3)The first reason shows________.

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A．now children go to school less often than their parents did

B．in his life an American spends more time watching TV than at school

C．a TV program usually gives lessons of 15，000 to 16，000 hours

D．parents think 13，000 hours of school is not enough

(4)In American，a child starts going to school________.

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A．when he is 3

B．when he is about 6 or 7

C．when he is able to understand TV

D．after he starts to do school work

　　Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was traveling in France. Once he was going by train to Dijon. That after-noon he was very tired and wanted to sleep, so he asked the conductor to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. “I'll probably protest（表示不满） loudly when you try to wake me up.” he said to the conductor, “But do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway.”

　　Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night time and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He was very angry. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him. “I have never been so angry in all my life,” Mark Twain said.

　　The conductor looked at him calmly（冷静地）. “You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off at Dijon.” he said.

(1)Who's Mark Twain?

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(2)Mark Twain wanted to sleep because ________.

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(3)He wanted to wake up ________.

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(4)Heavy sleeper means ________.

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A．a person not easily to sleep

B．a person not easily to wake up

C．a person who liked to protest

D．a person who was calmly

(5)When he woke up, the train got to ________.

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　　Mr. Jackson was a painter from England. One day he was staying in a hotel in Australia. While he was having breakfast，an American who had a picture under his arm sat beside him. They introduced(介绍)themselves to each other. The American's name was Jim Black. He only collected pictures，but when Mr. Jackson asked if he was a painter too，Mr. Black answered，“Yes，I am.”

　　Soon they became friends and began to talk about painting.“It's a beautiful day. Let's paint some pictures in the garden，”said Mr. Jackson after a while. Mr. Black didn't know what to say because he was not able to paint.

　　A little time later they went into the garden with a paint box. The garden was full of spring flowers.Mr.Jackson began to paint，but Mr.Black didn't.He just walked around the garden.

　　“I've almost finished my picture.”Mr. Jackson said. He was painting a mother giving food to her baby in the garden.

　　“Beautiful! Wonderful! You are a very good painter.But I'm afraid that you have made one mistake，”said Mr.Black.“When a mother gives food to her baby she always opens her mouth too.”Mr.Jackson laughed and said，“I don't think every mother does that.Have you finished your picture yet，Mr.Black?”“No，not yet，”answered Mr.Black.

　　“What shall I paint?”he thought to himself.Then he had a good idea.

Mr.Black said he was paining a picture in only one color.Mr.Jackson asked what the picture was.Mr.Black answered with a smile，“A white cat is catching a white mouse in the snow.”

(1)Jim Black________.

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A．was a painter

B．was an old friend of Mr. Jackson's

C．only collected paintings

D．collected Mr. Jackson's paintings

(2)Mr. Jackson painted________.

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A．a mother eating

B．a baby taking food from its mother

C．a mother giving food to her baby with her mouth open

D．a baby with a big mouth

(3)When they knew each other，they________.

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A．were paining

B．were in Australia

C．were old friends

D．were traveling to America

(4)From the passage we know________.

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A．Jim Black wanted to play with Mr. Jackson

B．there was a white cat，a white mouse in the white snow in Jim Black's picture

C．Mr. Jackson painted well

D．Mr. Jackson knew Jim Black couldn't paint

(5)Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．All the mothers in the world open their mouths when they give food to their babies.

B．People only plant spring flowers in the hotel.

C．Jim Black often paint in only one color.

D．It was a spring day.

Books about how to do things are very popular in America today.There are about four to five thousand kinds of books with the name“How to…”.One book may tell you how to make more money.Another may tell you how to save or spend it.And another may tell you how to give your money away.

Some“How to…”books tell you how to choose a way of making a riving and how to succeed in it.If you fail，you can buy a book called“How to Turn Failure(失败)into Success”.If you never make any money at all，you may need a book called“How to Live on Nothing”.If you're unhappy with your life，you can read“How to Love Every Minute of Life”.

(1)“How to…”books are popular because they________.

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A．are interesting

B．can help people

C．are strange(奇怪)

D．can make people rich

(2)If you want to have much money，you can buy

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A．“How to Live on Nothing”

B．“How to Love Every Minute of Life”

C．“How to Make a Million”

D．“How to Turn Failure into Success”

(3)Which of the following is the best litle for the passage?

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A．How to Make More Money.

B．“How to...”Books.

C．Another Kind of American books.

D．Interesting Books.

(4)The underlined word“spend''means________.

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　　Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school，but not all children in the countries are so lucky.

　　There is a girl called Xiao Fang. She is eight years old and lives in a small village in Guangxi. When she was young，she wanted to go to school. But she could not，because her family was too poor to afford the school fees for her，so her parents had to keep her at home. Instead of studying，Xiao Fang worked in the fields with her parents every day.Then Hope Project heard about Xiao Fang.It agreed to help Xiao Fang to go to school.Her wish of study came true，and now she is studying in a school.

　　Unluckily there are many thousands of children who can not go to school.You can join in Hope Project and help these children.You know all the good work needs money.Hope Project needs your help.

　　If you give Hope Project ￥300 each year.it can pay for one child to go to school for a whole year.With more money，Hope Project can build new schools，buy good desks.chairs，blackboards and books.Let's help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life.

(1)________can go to school.

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A．Almost every child in the world

B．Almost every child in China

C．Almost every child in cities

D．Almost every child in small villages

(2)Xiao Fang didn't go to school when she was young because________.

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A．her family was too poor

B．she didn't like to go to school

C．there was too much work for her to do

D．she could learn nothing at school

(3)With￥300，________.

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A．one child can go to school for nine years

B．a new school can be built

C．many children can go to school

D．a child can go to school for a whole year

(4)Hope Project helped Xiao Fang because________.

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A．it beard about her

B．she went to ask for help

C．she knew someone working there

D．she wrote a letter to the newspaper

(5)Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．Hope Project helps the poor children to go to school.

B．Hope Project helps to build new schools.

C．Hope Project helps schools to buy desks，chairs， books，etc.

D．All the above

　　Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.

　　Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

　　Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers said that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

　　She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children.

　　Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school：they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

　　Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

(1)Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ________.

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A．because they are students

B．when they are free

C．when they are at school

D．because they are children

(2)We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ________.

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A．the makers and sellers

B．the passers by and strangers

C．their parents and friends

D．some mobile phone users

(3)What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage?

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(4)Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't ________ during school hours.

[　　]

A．use their mobile phones

B．leave their mobile phones at school office

C．help the teachers with their work

D．get in touch with their children

(5)The passage tells us that ________.

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A．students shouldn't have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B．it is impossible to ban from using mobile phones at school

C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't use their phones at school

D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

New York，London，Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do there. You can go to different kinds of museums，plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities，too. It's expensive to live there，and there are too many people in the places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs，to study at good schools and receive good medical(医疗的)care. But sometimes these people can't find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities，however， others do not. Before they move to big cities，they should think about the problems of living there.

(1)In big cities people call________.

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A．go to different kinds of museums

B．see all kinds of plays and films

C．buy things from all over the world

D．A．B and C

(2)Which of the following is true?

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A．Big cities are not clean and safe enough.

B．People can easily find good places to live in in big cities.

C．People can always have many chances to find work to do.

D．All people like to live in big cities.

(3)In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people________.

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A．to move to big cities

B．not to move to big cities

C．to move to big cities without thinking of any problems

D．not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there

(4)This passage doesn't tell us that________.

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A．Paris is an exciting place for people to live in

B．big cities have a lot of serious problems

C．it is hard to keep big cities clean

D．people in big cities are usually very dirty

(5)Which is the best title for this passage?

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A．Big Cities.

B．Interesting Things in Big Cities.

C．Good School in Big Cities.

D．New York，London and Paris.

Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut，but when he came out，he was not happy with the result(结果).When his friend Bob saw him，he laughed and said，“What has happened to your hair，Jack?”

Jack said.“I fried a new barber's shop today，because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one，but this one seems even worse.”

Bob agreed(同意)，“Yes，I think you're right，Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time：look at all the barber's hair，find out whose hair looks worst，and then go straight to him.”

“Why shall I go to him?”Jack asked.“But that would be foolish!”

“Oh，no，it wouldn't，”answered Bob.“Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself，could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber.”

(1)When Jack went out of the barber's shop，he was not happy because________.

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A．nobody had cut his hair

B．the barber hadn't cut his hair well

C．the barber had cut his hair carefully

D．he was not satisfied with his old barber

(2)“I tried a new barber's shop today.”means________.

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A．this barber's shop was a new one

B．this was the only barber's shop in this town

C．Jack often went to this barber's shop

D．Jack had not been to this barber's shop before

(3)After Jack had his hair cut，he thought________.

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A．the new barber's shop was the best one

B．the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one

C．the new barber's shop was worse than the old one

D．the old barber's shop was the worst one

(4)Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?

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A．Because he was certainly the best barber.

B．Because he was free all the time.

C．Because he was the worst barber.

D．Because he wasn't the worst barber.

(5)From the story we know that________.

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A．it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop

B．barbers cut each other's hair

C．barbers never have their hair cut

D．a barber always cuts his hair by himself