根据短文内容回答下列问题。

　　Nearly every parent says that we never grow up．In fact, maybe we are 16 or 17 years old．In their eyes, we are always little ones and always do wrong things．For example, when I need to stay at home alone, they always worry about me and my life without them．

　　Most parents always think that they have offered the best things they can to make their children live in a comfortable world．They buy their children pretty clothes, cool shoes, strange but expensive school things, and always a thousand-yuan-cost bike．They think that they have done everything they can to their dear little children．In return, they only want their little boy to give them good results in the examinations．

　　But why can’t their little babies still understand them? Why? Does it mean that they still want more material(物质的)things? No．As a matter of fact, what they want is a true family．What does a true family mean? I think it means a place where we can hide ourselves from the outside cold world．From here, we can get warmth, we can get consolation(安慰), and we can get happiness．And one important thing is that we should be stronger and more confident in the outside world because we know that we have a family．

　　So I think that parents should save their money and sit down to talk with their children to let them know that they have a true family, so the child and his parents could understand each other more and more．Then, no boy will be regarded as a little boy．

1．What are we always like in our parents’ eyes?

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2．What do parents expect of us when they give us so much?

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3．Do children want a true family? What does a true family mean?

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4．How can parents no longer regard us as little children?

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5．Discuss in groups if your family is a true family．

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阅读下面的短文，然后回答问题。

　　Professor Brown was very absent-minded．He went to visit a friend who lived not far from the college．They had dinner and then talked and talked, for Mr．Brown was a great talker．Midnight came, then one o’clock, two o’clock, and still Brown kept on talking, though by this time the friend was feeling very tired and kept looking at the clock．He didn’t want to be impolite, but at last he said, “Brown, my dear fellow, I hate to put you out, but I have a class at nine o’clock tomorrow morning, and I must go to bed now．”

　　“My God!” said Brown, blushing and looking awkward．“I thought you were at my house．”

1．Where did the professor Brown work?

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2．Where is the house of the professor’s friend?

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3．Did the professor talked for a long time at his friend’s house?

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4．How did Brown’s friend feel when Brown kept on talking?

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5．Mr．Brown is both talkative and absent-minded, isn’t he?

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阅读下面短文，回答后面的问题。

　　My name is Abed．On Friday I went to the seaside．The sun was very hot．It was a special day for me because I had never seen the sea before．

　　When I saw the blue sea, I felt very happy．On the beach I took off my sandals and ran along the soft sand．I got out my bucket and spade and made the best sandcastle anyone had ever seen．It had ten big towers and I made a moat around it with sea water．Everyone stopped to look at my sandcastle．That made me feel very happy and proud．

　　When we got in the car to go home, I felt sad．The sea had got closer and closer to my sandcastle．

　　I wonder if my sandcastle is still there today．

1．Where did Abed go on Friday?

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2．How did Abed feel when he saw the blue sea?

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3．What did Abed do before he ran along the sand?

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4．Why do you think people stopped to look at Abed’s sandcastle?

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5．Why was Abed sad at the end of the story?

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根据短文回答问题。

　　Rosa’s mother asked her to call the food store to find out if it had any apples for sale．So Rosa telephoned the shop owner．While she was talking to the owner of the store, he whispered, “We are being robbed．Call the police at once!”

　　Rosa called the police．She told them that the food store was being robbed．The police hurried to the store and caught the robber．

　　The next day, the owner of the store came to Rosa’s house．He gave her a big basket of apples for free．

1．The best title for the text is ________．

2．Who asked Rosa to buy the apple?

3．In the story, the police ________ at last．

4．The owner of the food store gave Rosa ________．

5．The store owner gave Rosa a present because ________．

阅读下面的文章，仔细观察下图，然后想一想。

　　All five members of the Timmons family checked their watches as they left the house this morning．

　　Dad was the first one to leave．

　　Tina and Jeremy left the house at the same time．

　　Mom left at 7∶30．

　　What time did Jake leave the house?

阅读下面四篇小短文，回答下列问题。

1．If a middle-aged person with a cough wants to be well at home, what should he do?

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2．Who can’t take the medicine in passage b?

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3．If an adult has a cold, how many pills had he better take a day?

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4．How many kinds of medicine can five-year-old children take in the passage?

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5．If a six-year-old boy has a cold, how many pills should he take a day?

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阅读理解。

　　Jim was feeling very sorry for himself．His birthday was in two weeks, and he didn’t have any friends that he could invite to his birthday party．

　　During the summer, Jim and his mother had moved to the city from another city．In that city, Jim didn’t have many friends, either．But he thought that, once he was in a new school and living in a new city, he could make friends easily．But he hadn’t this time．“It’ll be my birthday party．”Jim thought．“I’ll be the only guest．”

　　He went into his bedroom．(1)He threw himself down on his bed．His mother hadn’t come home from her job at the bank．Jim had time to think．(2)“What’s wrong with me?” Jim asked himself．“Why don’t I make friends? It must have something to do with my personality．I guess maybe I just don’t have any personality．”

　　Jim got up from the bed and went into the kitchen．He ate a piece of cake, some potato chips and drunk a bottle of cola．He turned on the TV to his favorite channel．It played the MTV that he liked．Watching the program made him feel better．

1．写出画线句子的同义句。

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2．把短文中是黑体的句子译成汉语。

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3．根据短文内容回答问题。

(1)Why was Jim feeling sorry for himself?

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(2)How many friends would come to his party?

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(3)Why did Jim have no friends?

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(4)What made him feel less sorry?

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根据短文内容回答下列问题。

　　One of the oldest castles(城堡)in England is still in use．It’s called the Tower of London(伦敦塔)This castle, in the heart of London, is on the bank of the Thames River．

　　The Tower was built in the year 1078 by the order of William the Conqueror, who was the king of England．It could keep London safe．Sometimes it also could be the king’s home．The Tower of London is more than one building．It has a building for soldiers and prison(监狱)．There is a river and a high stone wall around the buildings．The Tower had many tragedies(悲剧)．For years, prisoners were sent there before they were executed．They were kept in Traitor’s(叛国者)Gate．Lady Jane Grey was sent there before she was killed．Two young princes(王子)were killed secretly in the Tower．

　　Today the Tower holds many kinds of old things used by kings and his men．It is also an interesting place to visit．

1．What is the oldest castle in England?

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2．Where is the Tower of London located(位于)?

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3．When was the Tower built?

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4．What is around the buildings in the tower?

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5．Who were killed secretly in the tower?

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根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

　　Thanksgiving is a traditional(传统的)festival in Canada and the US Canadian Thanksgiving is in early October．But in the US, they celebrate it in late November．

　　When the day comes, families get together to celebrate the harvest(收获)．However(无论如何)busy they are, people always go home to spend the festival with their families．They often have Thanksgiving dinner．It’s a big meal．The main(主要的)food is turkey and pumpkin pie．The Canadians like inviting friends to their homes．Children like Thanksgiving Day very much．They don’t have to go to school on that day and they have a lot of delicious food to eat．Like Mid-Autumn Festival in China, Thanksgiving is also an autumn festival．

1．Do people in Canada and the U．S．celebrate Thanksgiving at the same time?

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2．Why do people get together on Thanksgiving?

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3．Why do children like Thanksgiving Day very much?

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4．What do people who are far away from their homes do during Thanksgiving?

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5．What is the main autumn festival in China?

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根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year．You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and only work hard a few days before the exam．If you are taking an English exam, do not only learn the rules of grammar．Try to read stories in English．Speak English whenever you can．A few days before the exam you should go to bed early．Do not go to bed late at night．Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question papers．Try to understand the exact meaning of each question．When you have finished your exam, read over your answers．Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything．

1．What’s the good way to pass an exam?

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2．What will happen if the students are lazy for most of the year?

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3．Is learning the rules of grammar enough for the students to pass an exam?

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4．Should the students go to bed early or late before the exam?

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5．What should the students do before they hand in the test papers?

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