(       )6. How old did Xia Chimei begin her study in the first passage?

A. 6. B. 7.     C. 15.   D. 51.

(       )7. What's the best title for the first passage?

A.     Practice Makes Perfect

B.     It's Never Too Old To Learn

C.     Clothes Don't Make the Man

D.     The Early Bird Catches the Worm

(       )8. In which province did the story happen in the second passage?

A. Liaoning.  B. Hubei. C. Fujian.D. Shanxi.

(       )9. What does the underlined word "repaid" mean in the third passage?

A.付款            B.赔偿           C,报答             D.贷款

(       )10. Which of the following is true according to the passages above?

A.     Xia Chimei came to school with her husband and son.

B.     The dog was so clever that it taught itself to borrow money.

C.     Wang Dan lost the use of her legs because of polio when she was three.

D.     Mr. Ye picked up a S-yuan note and gave it to the dog on the way home.

Max is a very clever boy. He is only 3 years old but he 1 1       quickly. His mum teaches him many things,and he r 2       all of them. One day,his mother said, "Max,there's a very important telephone number. That's 911. You must keep it in m 3       . If anything h 4       and you need help,this is the number to call. " One morning,Max and his mother were at home. His mother was ill so she took some m 5       . But it did not go down her throat and made it difficult for her to breathe. When Max saw this,he p 6       up the phone and dialed 911 right away.

"Hello,Mum is d 7       ！ Please help us," Max c 8       into the phone. “Don't be afraid ， little boy. Tell me your name and where you live ”， the woman on the other end of the 1 9       asked. Max told her about it and in ten m 10       a car came. It took Max's mother to the hospital.

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He was struggling (费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him.

"I'm glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach," I said.

He was a disabled man,and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted (扭曲的) terribly,and he couldn't do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted (反应) to his words. However,he had a big smile,making me feel comfortable.

I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.

"Nice shoes," he said.

"Thanks. No one ever complimented (称赞) me on them before," I said. "No one has the same view of the world as I do ," he replied. "Tell me about the world as you see it," I said smiling.

"Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet," he said. "If people keep moving their feet,I just let them go,because I know they're impatient (没耐心的，不耐烦的) with me. I don't want to make people uncomfortable."

"What about me?" I asked.

"I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous," he said. "I don't normally have someone look me in the eye." "They don't know what they're missing," I told him. "My old face is nothing to brag (自夸) about," he said. "But that smile is so big."

Yes,and it's not only a big smile,but an attitude.

(   ) 11. The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their       .

   A. words   B. eyes

   C. feet   D. smile

(   ) 12. The underlined word compassion is the closest in meaning to         .

   A. attention   B. pity

   C. trust   D. duty

(   ) 13. We learn that the disabled man         .

   A. had great difficulty looking after himself

   B. always asked people for help

   C. couldn't have a big smile

   D. liked to talk about people's shoes

(   ) 14. The writer felt comfortable because         .

   A. he had a nice talk to the man

   B. the man looked him in the eye

   C. he didn't move his feet before the man

   D. the man had a big smile on the face

(   ) 15. We can infer from the passage that         .

   A. the disabled man had something wrong with his mind

   B. not many people went down to the man's level

   C. the man was good at telling people about the world

   D. the writer would not give the man more help

  Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two children, Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes (便条)for each other. Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions.

(       )6. When will Liz be back home?

A. At 3:30 p.m.            B. At 4:00 p.m.

C. At 5:00 p.m.         D. At 9： 00 p. m.
(       )7. Who should walk the dog today?

A. Mike.    B. Mrs. Brown.

C.Liz.       D. Mr. Brown.
(       )8. What is Mike doing at 6: 50 p. m. ？

A. Practicing football.     B. Going to Donna's house.

C. Playing tennis.           D. Doing his homework.
(       )9. Where can Mike find his tennis shoes?

A. In his bedroom.                                             B. Outside the back door.

C. In the living room.                                            D. At Donna's house.

(       )10. According to the notes, Teddy is_______ .

A. Mike's mother                                                     B. Mike's brother

C. Mike's football coach                                  D. the dog in the family

Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I slept late and Mom shouted at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal (谷物加工食品).I decided to have some toast instead ， but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. There was no juice, either. I just had a glass of water.

When I was almost at the bus stop ， I realized that I had forgotten my wallet ， so I had to go back home and get it. Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next one.

I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on(弥库卜)the schoolwork I had missed.

After lunch, it was the time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it but it wasn't there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.

When I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don't like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. It was a horrible day. I hope tomorrow will be better.

(       )1. What happened to the writer on this bad day?

A.     The writer argued with his parents.

B.     The writer heard some terrible news.

C.     Many small things went wrong.

D.     Part of the writer's house was on fire. 

(       )2. When did the writer's bad day begin?

A. In the morning.                                               B. At school.

C. At lunchtime.                                                   D. In the afternoon.

(       )3. What did the writer do after he went home?

A.     He did some homework.

B.     He made a telephone call.

C.     He made fun with his friend.

D.     He was tired, so he went to bed.

(       )4. When you "burn" something, you________ .

A. cook it too long                                               B. eat it too fast

C. give it away                                                     D. make it very well

(       )5. According to the passage, we can know________ .

A.     the writer fell off from his bike

B.     the writer went to school

C.     the writer got up early in the morning

D.     the writer left his homework at home

Mr. Black came home from work at 6 p. m. He f 1       tired. As soon as he sat down in a chair,Mrs. Black b 2       him a cup of tea. "Thank you,dear," said Mr. Black. "Have you h 3      from Mr. Hill?" she asked.

'Tve had a 4       letter from him," Mr. Black said. "His leg's g 5       worse. That's too bad. " Mr. Black d 6       the tea and turned on the TV. "Um,what's wrong with the TV? There is no p 7       on any of the channels."

"I'm afraid it needs m 8       ，" Mrs. Black said and turned off the TV. "But I don't know how the children can live w 9       it."

"Never mind. I'll see what I can deal with the TV this weekend," said Mr. Black. "Now let's listen to the radio i 10         ."

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Every day,it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes,and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?

Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. A special picture or symbol called a logo (徽标) is sometimes used. Logos appear on many different products (产品) .They are popular because when you see a logo,it is hard to forget that product or company.

It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to say and remember. Nike,for example,has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world ： " Just do it. ” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.

All advertisements are designed (设计) to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink,for example,might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are all drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, "Why don't you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern".

You might think that advertisements are not after you,but the next time you buy a soft drink,ask yourself this question：Why am I buying this particular (特别的) product?

(   ) 11. From the passage,we know that         .

   A. all the advertisements around us are written in English

   B. many bags have the name of the company that made them

   C. having soft drinks makes a person young and modern

   D. advertisements are only after young people

(   ) 12. A good logo is         .

   A. easy to remember   B. a useful product

   C. difficult to understand   D. easy to buy

(   ) 13. People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is         .

   A. in English   B. long

   C. funny   D. famous

(   ) 14. All advertisements are designed to         .

   A. sell you something you don't want

   B. make you young and modern

   C. make you buy the product

   D. show you what you need to buy

(   ) 15. The best title of this passage may be .

   A. Advertisements for Bags and Clothes

   B. Advertisements on TV and Radio

   C. Advertisements About Sports

   D. Advertisements Around Us

 Here are some table manners inAmerica.

(   ) 6. If you are at table and circle your plate with your arms,other people will think      

   A. you don't like the food

   B. the food isn't good for you

   C. there is something wrong with the food

   D. all above

(   ) 7. After finishing dinner,you should         .

   A. put the fork and knife across the plate

   B. stand up and leave the table

   C. say "I'm full"

   D. say "Thank you"

(   ) 8. If you want a dish far from you at table,you should       .

   A. stand up and reach across the table for it

   B. leave your seat to get it

   C. sit there until others help you

   D. ask the nearest person for help

(   ) 9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. Never take a huge mouthful of anything.

   B. Don't push the plate back when finished.

   C. Don't cut up everything before you start to eat.

   D. Go home at once after eating.

(   ) 10. What's the best title for the passage?

   A. Table Manners in America

   B. Pass Me the Dish

   C. I'm Full

   D. I Am Through

My granddaughter,10. was very happy the day before yesterday because her mother and the mother of one of her classmates took them to a park and a Pizza Hut (比萨饼屋) to celebrate Children's Day. For a whole day,the two girls played heartily―no homework,no extracurricular (课外) skills training. The happy life lasted only for one day. Yesterday,everything returned to normal ： doing homework till late at night and going over lessons learned at last weekend's English and "Olympic mathematics"(数学奥赛) courses.

Every time I went to my daughter's house in the evening,I saw my granddaughter sitting by the small desk in her room doing math exercises or writing a compositions given by her teacher. On the white wall behind the desk are some words she wrote. One sentence reads ： ^u Why is the exercise endless?"

Poor girl ！

Although teachers have stopped giving afterschool homework to primary school children,parents have been forcing their kids to take part in different kinds of extracurricular training courses―learning English,painting,music instrument (乐器) ，weiqg , "Olympic mathematics" and so on,every Saturday and Sunday.

Are these extracurricular courses really necessary in children's education? The answer is certainly "No". Take the socalled "Olympic mathematics" for example. These courses are very difficult for children to understand. Often,they are difficult even for adults (成年人) .

(   ) 1. The writer's granddaughter celebrated her Children's Day by         .

   A. playing all day   B. doing nothing

   C. having a party   D. going over lessons

(   ) 2. Usually at weekends the girl will      

   A. stay at home

   B. play with their classmates

   C. do whatever she likes

   D. go to different kinds of training courses

(   ) 3. The writer thinks that her granddaughter         .

   A. lives a happy life

   B. goes to bed early at weekend

   C. has too much homework

    D. likes to do more exercises

(   ) 4. Which is true according to (根据) the passage?

   A. The " Olympic Mathematics" is too difficult for kids.

   B. The grandfather thinks playing is more important than learning.

   C. Teachers often give students useless homework.

   D. The parents don't want their kids to do lots of homework.

(   ) 5. From the last paragraph (段落) we know that the writer thinks         .

   A. only school courses are useful to kids

   B. some extracurricular courses kids learn after school are not necessary

   C. some extracurricular courses are even more difficult for adults

   D. kids shouldn't learn difficult courses

Once upon a time,a king had a stone placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and w 1       to see if anyone would remove the large stone. Some of the richest businessmen p 2       by and simply walked around it. Many of them loudly blamed (责备) the p 3       who placed the stone,but none did a 4       to get the stone out of the way.

Then a farmer came along c 5       some vegetables. When the farmer came to the large stone,he put d 6       the vegetables and t 7       to move the stone to the side of the road. He pushed and pushed,and at last he m 8       it. Then he noticed a purse 1 9       on the road where the stone had been. There were many coins and a note from the king in the purse. The note read that the gold coins were for the person who removed the stone from the roadway.

The farmer learned a lesson that many of us never u 10       !Every difficulty presents (代表) a chance to improve our condition (处境) .

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