I Believe I Can Fly is a nice song by R. Kelly. This song tells us that believing in          is very important.
A. themselves  B. ourselves     C. itself

   A man is going to open a shop selling hats. He wanted a good sign to put over his shop. He wrote:

JOHN BROWN HATTER Makes and Sells Hats for Ready Money

   The first friend gave him the advice that the word “hatter” wasn’t needed. So John crossed out the word “HATTER” . Then he came to another friend for advice. This friend said that it was not polite to say “for ready money”. So he crossed out “for ready money”. The sign now said:

JOHN BROWN Makes and Sells Hats

One day a friend was passing his shop. He saw this sign and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn’t care who made it. So John crossed out that word, too.
But when another friend saw “ John Brown Sells Hats”, he said , “ Of course you sell hats. No one thinks you give them away for free.” So, at last the sign read:

JOHN   BROWN

【小題1】 “ For ready money” means ___________________.
A. pay for the hat here when you buy it  
B. if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days
C. hats here are only for the people with much money
【小題2】How many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign?
A. Three.                                     B. Four.                              C. Two.
【小題3】___________________was crossed out first.
A. “ John Brown Sells Hats”          B. “Hatter”                     C. “for Ready Money”
【小題4】 Each friend has___________________thought.
A. no                                   B. the same                       C. his own
【小題5】This story tells us that _____________________.
A. it isn’t possible to please everybody
B. it’s easy to sell hats
C. sellers must please everybody

I Believe I Can Fly is a nice song by R. Kelly. This song tells us that believing in          is very important.
A. themselves  B. ourselves     C. itself

   A man is going to open a shop selling hats. He wanted a good sign to put over his shop. He wrote:

JOHN BROWN HATTER Makes and Sells Hats for Ready Money

   The first friend gave him the advice that the word “hatter” wasn’t needed. So John crossed out the word “HATTER” . Then he came to another friend for advice. This friend said that it was not polite to say “for ready money”. So he crossed out “for ready money”. The sign now said:

JOHN BROWN Makes and Sells Hats

One day a friend was passing his shop. He saw this sign and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn’t care who made it. So John crossed out that word, too.
But when another friend saw “ John Brown Sells Hats”, he said , “ Of course you sell hats. No one thinks you give them away for free.” So, at last the sign read:

JOHN   BROWN

【小題1】 “ For ready money” means ___________________.
A. pay for the hat here when you buy it  
B. if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days
C. hats here are only for the people with much money
【小題2】How many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign?
A. Three.                     B. Four.                    C. Two.
【小題3】___________________was crossed out first.
A. “ John Brown Sells Hats”        B. “Hatter”              C. “for Ready Money”
【小題4】 Each friend has___________________thought.
A. no                          B. the same                C. his own
【小題5】This story tells us that _____________________.
A. it isn’t possible to please everybody
B. it’s easy to sell hats
C. sellers must please everybody

I Believe I Can Fly is a nice song by R. Kelly. This song tells us that believing in          is very important.

A. themselves  B. ourselves     C. itself

 

(閱讀理解) Water is the “l(fā)ife blood”of our earth. It is in every living thing. It is in the air. It runs through mountains and valleys. It forms lakes and oceans. Water is everywhere. Nature has a great water system (系統(tǒng)). Rain water finds its way to streams and rivers. Rivers lead to the oceans. At the mouths of the rivers, fresh water joins the salt water of the ocean. At the mouth of a river there is many important plants and animal lives. Pollution destroys this life, so we have to clean our streams and rivers. Man has to work for nature梟ot against it. (1) Water _______ . A. can run through the air, mountains, lakes and oceans B. is considered blood of the earth C. is like life of our earth D. exists in the oceans [　　] (2) The mouth of a river is near _______ . A. a stream　　 B. a lake　　 C. valleys　　 D. the ocean [　　] (3) At the mouth of a river, _______ . A. many living things can be seen　　　　 B. fresh water begins to change into salt water C. there is life pollution　　　　 D. rain water runs into the ocean [　　] (4) The water in the streams and rivers _______ . A. is salty　　 B. floats down the water system C. comes from rain D. joins together in a natural way [　　] (5) This passage tells us that _______ . A. we can find salt water at the mouth of the rivers B. man should work against nature C. we should clean the salt out of the oceans D. we cannot find any water in our body [　　]

　　Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools.Some middle-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.

Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school year.Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents,and more students will want them.Mary Bluett,a headmaster,said that mobile phone use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms.Teachers were also saying 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 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 phones.

（1）.Some middle school students in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones ________.

A.because they are students

B.when they are free

C.when they are at school

D.because they are children

（2）.This passage tells us that________.

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

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

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

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

　　閱讀理解

　　Two women on a train were arguing (爭論) . At last one of them called the conductor (列車員) . She said, “If this window is open, I will catch cold. And I'll probably (可能) die.”

　　The other woman said, “But if this window is shut, I will die. I will feel difficulty in breathing (呼吸困難).”

　　The conductor didn't know what to do . A man had been listening all the time . He said he had an idea .

　　“First open the window . That will kill (殺死) one,” he said . “Next shut it. That will kill the other, Then we can have peace.”

1．How did a man help the conductor?

[　　]

A．He told the conductor to open the window.

B．He told the conductor to shut the window.

C．He told the conductor to drive out (趕走)the two arguing women.

D．He told the conductor to first open the window and then shut it so that the two arguing women would die.

2．What did the man really mean?

[　　]

A．He really meant to kill the two woman.

B．He was really making fun of (取笑) the two women.

C．He was really making a fool of the conductor.

D．He wanted to show that he was cleverer than the conductor.

3．This story happened ________.

[　　]

4．Which one is not right?

[　　]

A．One woman wanted to open the window.

B．One woman wanted to shut the window.

C．Either open the window or shut the window, and one of the two women would die.

D．The conductor didn't know how to stop the argue.

5．This story tells us that ________.

[　　]

A．we should open the windows on a train.

B．we should shut the windows on a train.

C．we should help the conductor on a train.

D．we should be polite and peaceful on a train.

閱讀理解 　　What do we know about the sea？ Most of us have seen it． We know that it looks very pretty when the sun is lighting on it． We also know that it can be less pretty when the weather is terrible(怕的)．What other things do we know about the sea？ 　　The first thing is that the sea is very big． Look at a map of the world and you’ll find there is less land than the sea． The sea covers three quarters of the world． The sea is very deep in some places． Some parts of the sea are very shallow(淺的) ．At a place near Japan， the sea is nearly 11 kilometres deep！ If the highest mountain in the world were put into the sea at the place， there would be two kilometres of water above it． (1) Which of the following is true？ [　　] A． The sea always looks pretty． B． The sea always looks terrible． C． The sea never looks petty． D． The sea doesn’t look pretty all the time． (2) What will you find if you look at a map of the world？ We will find________ [　　] A． there’s much more water than land B． the sea covers one-fourth of the land C． the land covers three quarters of the sea． D． the sea is very pretty． (3) This passage tells us that________． [　　] A． the sea is very shallow B． the sea is very deep C． the see is not shallow or deep D． the depth(深度)of the sea in different places are quite different (4) What does the word "it" mean in the last sentence of this passage？ It means________ [　　] A． the water B． the mountain C． the sea D． Japan (5) The best title for this passage is________ [　　] A． The Sea And The Land B． The Sea and Its Depth C． Something About The Sea D． The Pretty Sea

Mark Twain was an American writer. One day he went to a city by train. He wanted to see one of his friends there. He was a very busy man. He usually forgot something. When he was in the train, the conductor asked him for his ticket. Mark Twain looked for theticket here and there, but he could not find it. The conductor knew Mark Twain. She said, “Showme your ticket on your way back. And if you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter. “ “Oh. but it does. “said Mark Twain, “I must find the ticket. If I can’t find it, how can I know where I am going?”

1. Mark Twain was a ________.(　)

A. doctor　　　　　　　　　　    B. student

C. teacher　　　　　　　　　　    D. writer

2. Mark Twain went to the city________.(　)

A. by car　　　　　　　　　　    B. by plane

C. by ship　　　　　　　　　　    D. by train

3. When he was in the train, the conductor asked him for________.(　)

A. a pen　　　　　　　　　　    B. some books

C. some food　　　　　　　　　　    D. the ticket

4. He couldn’t ________ his ticket, so he didn’t show it.(　)

A. buy　　　　　　　　　　    B. find

C. know　　　　　　　　　　    D. look for

5. This story tells us that Mark Twain was a ________.(　)

A. busy man　　　　　　　　　　    B. clever(聰明的) man

C. foolish (愚蠢的) man　　　　　　　　　　    D. free man

 

短文理解 　　Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread．Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American．However, they actually come from other countries． 　　A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake－a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served with maple syrup．The idea of the pancake is very old．In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China． 　　Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for breakfast in America．Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe． 　　In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the United States and brought the recipe for bagels with them．Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world．Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast on the go． 　　Doughnuts(usually spelled“donut”in the United States)came from France．They were served to American soldiers in France during World War Ⅰ(第一次世界大戰(zhàn))．After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnuts for them．Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across the United States． (1) This reading is mainly about ________． [　　] A． famous places in the United States to eat breakfast B． popular American breakfast foods coming from China C． the most popular types of pancakes in the United States D． the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States (2) Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts? [　　] A． They both came from Europe． B． They are both easy to make． C． They are both sweet． D． People in New York make them best． (3) Who brought bagels to America? [　　] A． Polish people． B． Jewish people． C． Chinese people D． American soldiers． (4) Which of the following is true about doughnuts? [　　] A． It was first made by the French． B． The soldiers invented them in World War I． C． Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States． D． It is round with a hole in the middle． (5) This passage tells us that ________． [　　] A． the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast B． all American foods come from other countries C． not all American foods are really American D． very few Americans have breakfast every day

閱讀理解

　　One day a bee was thirsty and she came to a small river. When she was drinking, the water took her away. She tried her best to get out of the water. But she couldn't do that. At this moment, a bird threw a leaf in front of the bee. The bee was able to climb up the leaf and got to the land. She thanked to the bird very much. Just then, the bee heard a man coming here, with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird in the tree, he wanted to kill her. The bee saw this, she quickly flew to the man and hurt the man's eye. The man stopped to see what had hurt him, and at that time the bird flew away at once.

　　This story tells us that we should help everyone as we can, and we ourselves often need help, too. The strong can help the weak while the weak can help the strong.

1．Why did the bee come to a river one day? She wanted to ________.

[　　]

2．Who helped the bee get to the land?

[　　]

3．The man didn't kill the bird at last, did he?

[　　]

4．Who saved the bird?

[　　]

5．The story tells us ________.

[　　]

閱讀理解

　　Two women on a train were arguing. At last one of them called the conductor. She said, “If this window is open, I will catch cold. And I'll probably die.”

　　The other woman said, “But if this window is shut, I will die. I will feel difficulty in breathing.”

　　The conductor didn't know what to do. A man had been listening all the time. He said he had an idea.

　　“First open the window. That will kill one,” he said, “Next shut it. That will kill the other, then we can have peace.”

1．How did a man help the conductor?

[　　]

A．He told the conductor to open the window.

B．He told the conductor to shut the window.

C．He told the conductor to drive out the two arguing women.

D．He told the conductor to first open the window and then shut it so that the two arguing women would die.

2．What did the man really mean?

[　　]

A．He really meant to kill the two women.

B．He was really making fun of the two women.

C．He was really making a fool of the conductor.

D．He wanted to show that he. was cleverer than the conductor.

3．This story happened ________.

[　　]

4．Which one is not right?

[　　]

A．One woman wanted to open the window.

B．One woman wanted to shut the window.

C．Either open the window or shut the window, and one of the two women would die.

D．The conductor didn't know how to stop the argument.

5．This story tells us that ________.

[　　]

A．We should open the windows on a train

B．We should shut the windows on a train.

C．We should help the conductor on a train

D．We should be polite and peaceful on a train

閱讀理解

Cat's Friendship

　　A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At meal time the cat sits at the table with him.

　　The man eats with a knife and fork, but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master(主人)will give her a bit of his food. He shares his meal with her.

　　One day the cat is not at the table at meal time.

　　“Ah！Where is my cat?” asks the man.

　　His wife says, “Can't you eat without her?”

　　So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps up into the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops one into her own plate, and the other into her master's plate.

　　“Dear me!” cries the woman. “A mouse in your plate!”

　　“Hush!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I have often shared mine with her.”

根據(jù)短文判斷下面句子正(T)與誤(F).

(1)The master loves his cat very much.

(　　)

(2)The cat always shares her food with her master.

(　　)

(3)One day the cat is not at the table at meal time.

(　　)

(4)The cat hurries home with two mice in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch.

(　　)

(5)This story tells us that the cat also loves her master.

(　　)

(6)His wife also loves the cat very much.

(　　)

(7)The cat likes to eat mice.

(　　)

(8)The cat caught two mice one day.

(　　)

(9)The master like to eat mice too.

(　　)

(10)The cat is not at the table at meal time one day.

(　　)

閱讀理解

　What do we know about the sea? Most of us have seen it, We know that it looks very pretty（迷人的）when the sun is lighting on it. We also know that it can be less pretty when the weather is terrible. What other things do we know about it?

　The first thing is that the sea is very big. Look at a map of the world and you'll find there is less land than sea. The sea covers 3/4 of the world. The sea is very deep in some places. Some parts of the sea is nearly 11 kilometres deep! If the highest mountain in the world were put into the sea at the place, there would be two kilometres of water above it.

1． Which of the following is true according to （根據(jù)）the passage?

[　　]

A． The sea always looks pretty.

B． The sea always looks terrible.

C． The sea looks neither pretty nor terrible when it is fine.

D． The sea doesn't look pretty all the time.

2． What will you find it you look at a map of the world?　We'll find ________.

[　　]

A． there's much more water than land

B． the sea covers three?fourths of the land

C． the land covers one?fourths of the land

D． the sea was very pretty

3． This passage tells us that ________.

[　　]

A．the sea is very shallow

B． the sea is very deep

C． the sea is neither shallow nor deep

D． the depths （深度）of the sea in different places are quite different

4． The word “it” in the last sentence of this passage means ________.　　　

[　　]

A． the water　　　　　　B． the mountain

C．the sea　　　　　　　D．Japan

5． The best title（題目）for this passage is ________.

[　　]

A． The Big Sea　　　　　　　   B．The Sea And Its Depths

C． Something About The Sea　　　D．Sea And Land

閱讀理解 　　A man is going to open a shop selling hats．He wanted a good sign to put over his shop．He wrote： 　　The first friend gave him the advice that the word“hatter”wasn't needed．So John crossed out the word“HATTER”．Then he came to another friend for advice．This friend said that it was not polite to say“for ready money”．So he crossed out“for ready money”．The sign now said： 　　One day a friend was passing his shop．He saw this sign and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn't care who made it．So John crossed out that word, too． 　　But when another friend saw“John Brown Sells Hats”, he said,“Of course you sell hats．No one thinks you give them away for free．”So, at last the sign read： (1) “For ready money”means ________． [　　] A． pay for the hat here when you buy it B． if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days C． hats here are only for the people with much money (2) How many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign? [　　] A． Three． B． Four． C． Two． (3) ________ was crossed out first． [　　] A． “John Brown Sells Hats” B． “Hatter” C． “for Ready Money” (4) Each friend has ________ thought． [　　] A． no B． the same C． his own (5) This story tells us that ________． [　　] A． it isn't possible to please everybody B． it's easy to sell hats C． sellers must please everybody

Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries aroundthe world, include coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread. Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American.

However, they actually come from other countries.

A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake---a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served with maple syrup. The idea of the pancake is very old.In fact,pancakes were made long ago in ancient China.

Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for

breakfast in America. Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for thefirst bagels and this new kind of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe.

In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the UnitedStates and brought the recipe for bagels with them. Today, New York bagels are saidto be the best in the world. Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast on the go.

Doughnuts (usually spelled “donut” in the United States) came from France. They were served to American soldiers in France during World War Ⅰ(第一次世界大戰(zhàn)).After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnutsfor them. Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular breakfast food across

the United States.

51. This reading is mainly about _______.

A. famous places in the United States to eat breakfast

B. popular American breakfast foods coming from China

C. the most popular types of pancakes in the United States

D. the history of popular breakfast foods in the United States

52. Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts?

A. They both came from Europe.

B. They are both easy to make.

C. They are both sweet.

D. People in New York make them best.

53. Who brought bagels to America?

A. Polish people.       B. Jewish people.

C. Chinese people       D. American soldiers.

54. Which of the following is true about doughnuts?

A. It was first made by the French.

B. The soldiers invented them in World War Ⅰ.

C. Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States.

D. It is round with a hole in the middle.

55. This passage tells us that ________.

A. the Americans like to eat sweet foods for breakfast

B. all American foods come from other countries

C. not all American foods are really American

D. very few Americans have breakfast every day

John and Bobby joined a company together the same year. 36 of them worked very hard. After several years, 37  the boss promoted(提升）only Bobby to manager, but John remained a worker. John could not take it anymore and wanted to leave this company.

　　The boss knew 38 John worked very hard for years and wanted to change his mind to leave. So he asked John to find anyone selling watermelons in the 39

　　John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much per kg. John 40 his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to inform the boss $1.2 per kg.

　　The boss told John to wait 41 second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market.

　　Bobby went, returned and said, “Boss, There is only one person 42 watermelons. $1.2 per kg, and $10 for 10 kg. There are 58 melons on the table, and each one weights about 2 kg. They were bought from the South two days ago, and are 43 and red, good quality.” John was very impressed(印象深刻的）and realized the difference 44 himself and Bobby. He decided not to leave but to learn from Bobby.

　　This 45 tells us that a more successful person sees more and farther. Do you think so?

36.A. Both      B. Either  C. Neither       D, None

37.A. instead   B. besides       C. luckily D. however

38.A. that       B. if C. whether     D. how

39.A. shop      B. street  C. market       D. company

40.A. nodded  B. shook  C. hid      D. hurt

41.A. the B. an       C. a D./

42.A. sold       B. selling C. sell     D. to sell

43.A. old B. cheap  C. green  D. fresh

44.A. with     B. for      C. between     D. about

45.A. story     B. message     C. news  D. notice