阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A friend of mine named Paul received（收到） an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car. ―Is this your car, Paul? he asked. Paul answered. Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas. The boy was surprised（惊奇）. ―You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy, I wish…He hesitated(犹豫).

Of course, Paul knew what he was going to wish for（希望）. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. ＂I wish, the boy went on, ― that I could be a brother like that. Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, ＂Would you like to take a ride in my car? ＂Oh yes, I’d love that.

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, ― Paul, would you mind （介意）driving in front of my house? Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. ― Will you stop where those two steps are? the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（残疾的） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

＂There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent（美分）. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable（难忘的）holiday ride.

1.The street urchin was very surprised when ________.

A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car C. he saw the shining car

2.From the story we can see the urchin ________.

A. wished to give his brother a car

B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C. wished Paul could be a brother like that

3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________.

A. to show his neighbors the big car

B. to show he had a rich friend

C. to tell his brother his wish.

4.We can infer（推断）from the story that ________.

A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

5.The best title of the story is _________.

A. A Christmas Present B. A Street Urchin C. A Brother Like That

Kindergartens(幼儿园) may teach you very important things you need to know. Bob, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned.

The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home. He couldn’t speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that point, Bob used his father’s phone to call his mother for help. The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her mother the useful information, and he was able to tell where they were. Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Bob read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign: " F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E. " But that wasn’ t enough for his mother to find them. Then he added that they were near a bridge. Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route22. The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time.

＂He just thought his dad needed help," Bob’s mother told the reporter. She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too.＂It is surprising for him to get off the highway（高速路）and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick," she said.

Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil.＂Bob’s spelling skills helped him seize the moment," he said. "And that’s the real value（价值）of education.＂

1.When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were____.

A. on the highway B .at home C. in a shopping center

2.Bob called____for help when his father couldn’t speak.

A. Shine B. 911 C. his mother

3.The Chinese meaning of the word "seize" in this passage is probably＂____＂.

A. 成功 B. 抓住 C. 救援

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Bob drove his father home.

B. The reporter was really a hero.

C. Bob saved his father with his spelling skills.

5.The writer writes this article in order to show____.

A. The boy’s father was really a hero.

B. Kindergartens teach us more than middle schools.

C. It’s important to use skills learned to get out of trouble.

A. 阅读表达。

Hi, I’m Abby. I’m very lucky to be here. My parents work on a large sheep farm in central Australia. During my summer vacation, I helped my parents and brother move some sheep. One day the bike I was on hit a rock (撞到一块石头) and (1)我摔了下来把头撞了。Nobody saw it happen, so I quickly got back on the bike and kept working.

The next day I had a headache(头痛), but I thought it was just because of the sun. Later I was fine. But two weeks later, I got a really bad headache. By the evening, it was worse. At first my family laughed at me and said I was pretending (假装) to be ill. But when my mom touched me, she knew it was true.

Dad looked at my eyes and asked, ＂Did you hit your head these days?＂

＂No, ＂I replied .But then I remembered the fall.＂I fell off the bike, but that was weeks ago, ＂I told him.

＂Could it be a concussion(脑震荡)? Let’s call the doctor, ＂said my mom.

(2)That’s the last thing I could remember.

Thank goodness for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Just an hour after my mom talked to the doctor, a plane arrived. The doctor said I was seriously ill. They put me on the plane and took me to the hospital. I had an operation(手术) in the hospital and stayed there for a week. Everyone said if it wasn’t for the Flying Doctor, I would lose my life.

1.Where do Abby’s parents work?

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2.What was Abby doing when she hit her head?

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3.What did her family think when Abby first felt ill?

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4.将短文中(1)处画线句子译成英语。

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5.将短文中(2)处画线句子译成汉语。

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书面表达。

你的同学Michael 想要加入足球队the Lions，他的父母认为他现在不应该加入，应以学业为主。假如你是校园之声的节目主持人Peter，请阐述双方对这个话题的看法，并请你发表自己的观点(字数80个左右)。

参考词汇：be famous, make money, do the job that he likes, go to college, get a good education

Hello, I am Peter from the School Radio. My classmate Michael has a problem. He wants to be a football player. He wants to join the lions. He thinks if he joins the Lions, ________________________________________

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This is Asian tiger and that is European wolf.

A. a;a B. an; an

C. an;a D. a;an

We will go on a trip the US.

A. to B. from

C. at D. in

—Do you like giraffes?

— .

A. Yes, I am B. Yes, I do

C. Yes, I don’t D. No, I do

Elephants like ________ but lions like ________.

A. grass; meat B. meat; grass

C. bamboo; fish D. flowers; worms

—Where is your aunt?

—Look! There ______.

A. is a woman B. she is

C. is she D. the woman is

The elephant can eat _________ grass a day

A. 35 kilo of B. 34 kilos of

C. 36 kilo D. 37 kilos