Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖) .The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm,soft and comfortable. And even better,he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry,his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.

He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried,but nobody heard him.

Tfro dsys /^ter A:V matter appeared wc'cA some nice /doc/, The dady eagit was wiYd wild joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out, "Mum,why did you do that? I'm hungry. Don't you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?"

"Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself," his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.

The baby eagle fell down,faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, "Why do you abandon me?" He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly ！ He wasn't moving to the ground any more. Instead,his eyes were pointed up at the sun.

"You are flying!You can make it!" His mother smiled.

(   ) 11. Which of the following is true about the baby eagle's life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?

   A. He lived in a nest in the tree.

   B. His mother offered him nice food.

   C. He was always cold and hungry. D He lived very happily with friends.

(   ) 12. How did the baby eagle feel as soon as he saw his mother coming again?

   A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Afraid. D. Angry.

(   ) 13. What did the baby eagle's mother do when she came the last time?

   A. She put some food in the nest.

   B. She just came to see him again.

   C. She shouted at her baby eagle and flew away.

   D. She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.

(   ) 14. What does the word "abandon" mean?

   A. 抛弃   B. 保护   C. 歧视   D. 拯救

(   ) 15. We can infer (推断) from the story that         

   A. the baby eagle lost his mother

   B. the baby eagle fell down and died

   C. the baby eagle could get food himself later

   D. the baby eagle was still angry with his mother

(   ) 6. When he was        years old,Xiao Shenyang became a student of Zhao Benshan.

   A. 23   B. 24   C. 25   D. 27

(   ) 7. Where was Liu Qian born?

   A. In Liaoning Province. B. InTaiwan.

   C. In Hong Kong. D. In Beijing.

(   ) 8. When did Liu Qian winTaiwan's Youth Magic Competition?

   A. In 1976.   B. In 1980.   C. In 1988.   D. In2006.

(   ) 9. Jackie Chan is a wellknown         .

   A. actor   B. magician   C. pianist   D. player

(   ) 10. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

   A. Zhao Benshan is a famous comedy actor.

   B. Xiao Shenyang is younger than Liu Qian.

   C. Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong,China.

D. Liu Qian performed in streets to make money

Britain's smallest schoo] was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class," a famous British newspaper reported in May. The newspaper said the six-year-old girl's parents were unhappy with a teacher who just got the new job to teach the only pupil.

The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former (前任的) teacher retired (退休) and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary school. The new teacher,Ms. Puckey,was to start teaching the girl and reopen the school. But the girl's mother is keeping her daughter at home.

"I was not pleased with the new teacher," the mother said. "I had told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms. Puckey got the job,my children would not be going to school."

The school lies on an island off the northeast coast ofScotland. Although there was only One pupil,the SChOOl is Very good in many ways and has a headmaster,three computers,a television and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.

(   ) 1. The reading is about         .

   A. the smallest school that was closed down

   B. the only pupil in the smallest school

   C. the new teacher and her teaching

   D. the old teacher who just retired

(   ) 2. "Turn up" in the reading means         

   A. pass an exam

   B. go to school

   C. pay money

   D. hand in homework

(   ) 3. From the reading we can know that the school         .

   A. is too far for the students

   B. does not have enough teachers

   C. does not have many pupils

   D. is new but small

(   ) 4. Before the school was closed down,          -

   A. the girl's mother wanted to teach her daughter at home

   B. the only pupil had to move to a secondary school

   C. a famous newspaper had written something about it

   D. the girl's mother had a talk to the former teacher

(   ) 5. The reading doesn't say but we can infer (推断) that         -

   A. the girl's mother had only one child

   B. the new teacher was not kind to the girl

   C. the old teacher was fit to teach the girl

   D. the parents were unhappy with the school

The aim (目的) of students who came to school is to study,but to study needs a right way,or we would w 1       the time and the money. The following are ways for studying.

The best time for r 2       is morning,because in the morning,the air is fresh and our minds are c 3       For that reason,we can get good r 4       . In studying we must be patient (耐心的) .We must put our h 5       into the book. We cannot read absentmindedly (心不在焉地) ，or we shall get n 6       from the book.

We must a 7       ask "whys". If we have anything not understood,write it down and ask our teachers,p 8      ,brothers or friends in any possible way. We must know the knowledge completely,and then we can u9      it well. Though there are many ways for studying,the above mentioned (提及的) will be quite enough if we can k 10       them in mind and do so.

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6. n       7. a          8. p          9. u          10. k      

Mrs. Black is sixtynine years old. She only has a daughter named Sandra. Mr. Black died twelve years ago. Mrs. Black was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years ago her daughter had a baby. The young woman was busy all the time and had no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with them.

The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.

Last autumn Mrs. Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn't do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her,but soon she began to be tired of (讨厌) her. The old woman wanted to leave,but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn't know what to do.

One morning Mrs. Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden (木制的) plate for his grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised and asked, "Why did you buy two plates,son?"

"One is for grandma," answered the boy, "the other is for you!You will also have to use a wooden plate when you're old,I think."

The woman heard this and was sad. She cried for long. Now she is kind to her mother as she was before.

(   ) 11. Sandra asked her mother to live with them because         .

   A. the old woman lived alone

   B. she needed her help

   C. the old woman couldn't look after herself

   D. the old woman could give her much money

(   ) 12. The family liked Mrs. Black at first because .

   A. she was very rich

   B. she could watch their door

   C. she could do all the housework for them

   D. she was friendly to them all

(   ) 13. Mrs. Black couldn't leave her daughter¹ s        house because she .

   A. she had no house to live in

   B. she couldn't look after herself

   C. Sandra couldn't go to see her any more

   D. A and B

(   ) 14. James bought a wooden plate for his mother because         .

   A. he didn't love her

   B. he liked it

   C. he hoped she would be kind to his grandma

   D. she often broke the plates at home

(   ) 15. Sandra is friendly to her mother again because       .

   A. she knows she did wrong

   B. she is afraid of her son

   C. the old woman is poor

   D. it's her duty

 Weledeh Catholic School Transportation Survey Joanne Mcgrath worked with one hundred students in Grade 1.

Here are questions and results;

How do you usually come to school in the morning?

Taxi: 2                         Car: 5                         Bus: 30 Bicycle： 5                          Walking： 13 How do you usually go home after school?

Taxi：2                     Car: 38                       Bus: 39 Bicycle： 5                          Walking; ]6 If you go to school in a car,how many people are there in it? 2 passengers： 17 3 passengers： 20

4 passengers： 11 5 passengers： 2 Do you walk,ride your bike or skateboard to school when the weather is warm?

We found that collecting data  (收集数椐) was very difficult because few kids had a concept of seasons (季节) .The trend (趋势) for the older students,though,showed that they walked and used bikes more often in September,May and June.

(   ) 6. The survey is about         .

   A. exam grades

   B. city transportation

   C. student activities

   D. traveling to and from school

(   ) 7. How many students joined the survey?

   A. SO   B. 80   C. 100   D. 120

(   ) 8. According to the survey,how do most of the students go to school?

   A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bike. D. By bus.

(   ) 9. What does the underlined word "concept" mean in Chinese?

   A. 概念   B. 界线   C. 构思   D. 预测

(   ) 10. Why was it difficult to collect data about the fourth question?

   A. Because no students answered it.

   B. Because the question was very hard.

   C. Because many kids didn't know much about seasons.

   D. Because no students walked,rode bikes,or skateboarded to school when it was warm.

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work,but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.

One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there,and all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole (杆子) outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, "It is dangerous to stay on it!Come down!"

"Wait a minute,please！" Henry said,and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, " Which team has kicked a goal (进球) *?” "Ours!" "Wonderful!You can stay there. But take care!" The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over,he came back again and asked, "Who has won？” "Theirs,3:2. ” "Come down," the policeman said angrily. "Such a match is not worth (值得) watching！"

Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, ^u Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”

(   ) 1. From the passage we know that         .

   A. Henry doesn't like his work

   B. Henry comes from a rich family

   C. Henry doesn't like the policeman

   D. Henry is paid less

(   ) 2. Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because         

   A. he had no money to buy a ticket

   B. he didn't want to buy a ticket

   C. he had no time to buy a ticket

   D. all the tickets were sold out

(   ) 3. The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because         .

   A. it was dangerous   B. Henry had no ticket

   C. their team kicked a goal   D. the other team kicked a goal

(   ) 4. From the third paragraph (段落) ，we can guess that         .

   A. the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson

   B. the policeman tried to please Henry

   C. the policeman didn't like Henry

   D. the policeman was also a football fan

(   ) 5. The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole         .

   A. to cheer for their team

   B. to see the result of the match

   C. to cheer for the other team

   D. to say goodbye to their team

On Thursday afternoon,Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived a I       When she came home,she sensed something unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room c 2       ,and found her camera and spare watch m 3       The following Thursday,she went out at her usual time. She didn't go to the club. Instead,she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,letting herself in through the back door. She settled down to w 4       and see what would happen.

It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again,and the next moment she heard her letterbox being pushed open. P 5       up the kettle of boiling water,she moved quietly towards the door. A p 6       of wire appeared through the letterbox,and then a h 7       . The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and p 8       the water over the hand. A sharp cry was h 9       outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back,which was followed by the s 10       of running feet.

It wasn't long before the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly admired at the club for her successful selfprotection.

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6. p        7. h        8. p        9. h          10. s         

Many children love to play with snow in winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it.

This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms (遭受暴风雪) for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains,broke the electricity tower and turned tap water to ice.

Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water. " I couldn't ride a bike,and it took me 3 hours to walk to school. I can't remember how many times I slipped (滑倒) on the hard ice”， said Long Chuan.

Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity. The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also cost the country 111. 1 billion yuan.

Experts (专家) say a special type of climate condition (气候条件) ，La Nina,caused the storms. During a La Nina,the water in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋) near the equator (赤道) becomes colder than usual. It changes the weather around the world.

Besides China,Canada,the US and the Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter. The special climate caused the recent flooding (洪水) in Australia,too.

Moreover,experts say that people have destroyed the environment (环境) .Global warming (全球变暖) may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often.

(   ) 11. What took place in Long Chuan's hometown last winter?

   A. Earthquake. B. Flooding.

   C. Traffic Accident. D. Heavy snowstorms.

(   ) 12. During the snowstorms this year,Long Chuan       .

   A. had to walk to carry drinking water

   B. had to ride a bike to school

   C. couldn't go to school on foot

   D. couldn't play with snow

(   ) 13. The heavy snow        this year.

   A. killed millions of Chinese

   B. cost China 111. 1 billion yuan

   C. used too much electricity

   D. lasted more than three hours

(   ) 14. We can tell from the story that         

   A. China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow

   B. La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms

   C. La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia

   D. the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming

(   ) 15. The passage tells people around the world         .

   A. to wear more clothes in winter

   B. to stop riding bikes on the hard ice

   C. to protect (保护) the environment

   D. to save water and electricity

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