One day Mr. and Mrs. Black were driving to a party . Mr. Black drove the car very fast. “Please don’t drive so fast.” Mrs Black asked his husband to drive more slowly .”If you drive so fast , maybe we’ll have some trouble.”“Oh , no , Don’t be worried , my dear . ”said Mr. Black with a smile .“You know I’m good at driving . You won’t be in danger . And there is little time . If I don’t drive fast , we’ll be late for the party.”
A few minutes later , his wife , Mrs. Black , said to him，“If you don’t slow down ,We’ll be in hospital.”
Just at this moment a car came out of a side road and crossed in front of their car . Mr. Black stopped their car quickly . It nearly hit that car: “Oh , dear , I’m sorry for that . You are right , my dear，”said Mr Black . “I’ll never drive fast later . Now let me drive slowly . ”Then car drove very slowly to the party . Of course they were very late for the party.
【小题1】Mr. and Mrs. Black were driving to ________ one day.

A．a meeting

B．their home

C．a party

D．work

【小题2】What did Mrs. Black ask her husband to do?      

A．To stop the car	B．To drive more slowly
C．To drive to a hospital	D．To drive fast

【小题3】Mr. Black drove so fast , because___________ .

A．he was good at driving	B．he was very happy
C．he was in danger	D．he didn’t want to be late for the party.

【小题4】What happened to them a few minute later ?       

A．Their car hit another car	B．their car nearly hit another car
C．Their car was broken	D．Something was wrong with their car

【小题5】At last Mr. Black drove their car ________  to the party

A．faster

B．slow

C．very slowly

D．happily

Frank was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, “If you work hard, you will make a lot of money, but it is not so good. I want easy work and a lot of money. That’s the most interesting thing in the world.”So he could only be a thief. But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.
One day, Frank sent one of his friends to a very large and beautiful house. He told him to get money from that rich family. It was evening, and a man and a girl were in the room. They were playing a duet（二重奏）on a piano. Then the thief came into the house.
When he returned, Frank asked him what he had got. But he said, “I didn’t take anything. That family can’t have much money. You know, two people were playing on the same piano there. They did not have money to buy another piano.”
【小题1】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Frank and His Work	B．One Piano Only
C．The Man and the Girl	D．Easy Work and More Money

【小题2】From the story we know that Frank_______________.

A．was more clever than most of the people	B．had many clever friends
C．didn’t want to do any work	D．knew many interesting things in the world

【小题3】 The story tells us if we want to become rich, we must ______________ .

A．find an easy job	B．work hard
C．have a lot of friends	D．learn something about money

Hello, everyone! My name is Wang Li. My English name is Alice. Here is my family photo. These are my parents. My father’s name is Wang Jun. He is a manager(经理). My mother’s name’s Li Hong. She’s an English teacher. Look at these two old people(老人). Who are they, do you know? My grandparents. Who’s that boy? Is he my brother? No, he’s my cousin. Who’s that girl in the middle(中间)? Can you guess? Yes, it’s me---Wang Li. 
【小题1】Wang Jun, Wang Li’s father is a __________.

A．teacher

B．manager

C．student

D．worker

【小题2】 Is Li Hong a Chinese teacher?______.

A．Yes, she is.

B．No, he isn’t

C．No, she isn’t

D．Yes, he is

【小题3】 The girl in the middle is _______.

A．Li Hong.

B．Wang Jun.

C．Wang Li.

D．Cousin.

A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅馆) near the railway station (火车站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock train."
"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so early."
The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (闹钟)? Maybe it can help me."
"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."
"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (锈的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"
"I don’t know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn’t matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time."
【小题1】   The student stayed at the inn because ____.

A．it was in the cool mountain village he was going to

B．the boss of the inn was kind to him

C．the boss could wake him up at the right time

D．it was near the railway station

【小题2】 The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.

A．the boss had the habit (习惯) of getting up early

B．the boss had promised (答应) to help him in every possible way (千方百计地)

C．he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train

D．it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station

【小题3】  The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.

A．five o’clock	B．a quarter to five
C．half past four	D．a quarter to six

【小题4】  The student was disappointed because ____.

A．he had to buy an alarm-clock

B．the boss refused to wake him up

C．he would take another train

D．he had to go to the village on foot

【小题5】   From the story we know the ____.

A．clock would wake the student up in time

B．student certainly missed his train the next morning

C．alarm-clock was no use for the student

D．student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理)

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington in the US. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines（机器）. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program（软件程序） with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft（微软）. Bill began his company（公司） in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展) the software for personal computers. They improved(改进) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.
【小题1】Bill Gates grew up in _______.

A．Canada

B．Australia

C．America

D．Germany

【小题2】What subjects did Bill like best at school?

A．Science and math	B．Languages and art
C．Math and languages	D．Music and P.E

【小题3】Bill’s company worked hard at _______.

A．making large machines	B．playing computer games
C．mending old machines	D．developing software

【小题4】Bill started to play with computers ______.

A．in 1955

B．in 1968

C．in 1973

D．in 1975

【小题5】The underlined word “personal” means _______.

A．个人的

B．公众的

C．大型的

D．昂贵的

Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to we little boy, Dicky. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult(成年人). Poor Dicky had a very serious(严重的) illness, and now he was hardly (几乎不) able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.
Dicky knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted(问候) her with the words, "I’m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you will find a piece of cake. I saved(省下) it from my supper today, so it is quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with that. And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to," he added(补充说) .
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.
【小题1】Dicky was lovely because _______.

A．he was a nice, kind boy of eleven

B．he was always thinking about others more than himself

C．he saved a piece of cake for his nurse

D．he could foresee(预知) that he would never get any better

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Dicky knew why Joan was unhappy.	B．Dicky heard about the dance.
C．Dicky showed sympathy(同情) for Joan.	D．Dicky got up to greet Joan when she came.

【小题3】At that party arranged(安排) for Joan, Dicky probably _______.

A．got up and danced with her

B．gave Joan a piece of cake he had saved

C．brought her something to drink

D．lost the dollar which he was going to give Joan

Welcome to your favorite show－"Music Land" ! This month we are going to have some special shows on Bach, the Father of Music.
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Germany(德国)in 1685. During his life, Bach wrote a lot of music for the church (教堂) and for his students, but he himself did not keep his own works(作品) carefully. Luckily, his second wife(妻子)saved them for him, so today we can still remember Bach through his music.
Bach married twice in his life and had 20 children. He loved his family very much. He wrote music for one of his daughters to tell her that too much coffee was bad for her health. I am now going to play a song for you from this interesting Coffee Cantata. And we will hear more about Bach after this song.
【小题1】Why is Bach’s second wife important to his music?

A．She helped Bach keep his works.

B．Many of Bach’s works were for her.

C．She gave Bach a lot of good ideas about music.

D．Her money helped Bach write music.

【小题2】 Why did Bach write the Coffee Cantata?

A．To celebrate his birthday.

B．To show people his love of coffee.

C．To tell his child not to drink so much coffee.

D．To make a new kind of music for the church.

【小题3】 What is this passage mainly(主要地)about?

A．Ways to learn Bach’s music.

B．The Bach family’s history.

C．Bach’s great church music.

D．Stories about Bach and his music.

【小题4】 This passage may be a ______.

A．fashion show	B．radio show
C．TV play	D．talk show

Suzy won an award in the USA for her popular talk show on TV. Her show is very popular so even people all over the world know it. Why is her show so popular? Because she cares about people and the world. She usually invites important people to her show to talk about some important issues that everyone cares about. And she is not afraid to fight with the bad things. One of her famous stories is about the "mad cow disease(疯牛病)". When Suzy learned that some businessmen(商人) sold bad beef and lied to people that the cows were without "mad cow disease", she got angry and worried. She didn’t want people to get sick, so she told everyone in her show that she decided not to eat beef any more. She knew that people would follow her and the businessmen would be angry, but she was not afraid. She knew what was the right thing to do.
【小题1】Why is Suzy’s show popular?

A．Because people all over the world know her.

B．Because only important people go to her show.

C．Because she cares about the world.

D．Because her show is easy to watch.

【小题2】 What does the underlined word "issues" mean?

A．Shows.

B．Cows.

C．People.

D．Problems.

【小题3】 Which is Right about Suzy?

A．She likes to fight.

B．She is brave.

C．She never eats beef.

D．She hates businessmen.

【小题4】 This passage mainly(主要地)talks about ______ .

A．a woman host	B．a talk show
C．some businessmen	D．mad cow disease

Mr. Zhang was a sports fan. He worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and had little time to have a rest. And one day he felt unwell and couldn't go on working. He decided to spend a week's holiday in a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing. He got off at a small railway station and soon got to a quiet village. He took a room hotel and went to sleep as soon as he had a good meal.
At first Mr. Zhang enjoyed himself there. He could do everything he wanted and went wherever he liked. Nobody disturbed him and knocked at the door at midnight. But on the fourth day he was in trouble. After lunch it was very hot. He went swimming in the river. Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it, so he walked to it, but it found him and flew away ans soon as gone. He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before long he lost his way.
The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr. Zhang found a small restaurant in another village. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass of tea. After a while his food was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs. When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass.
“ What's in my tea?” Mr. Zhang called out, “ A fly”
“ It's impossible, sir.” said the owner of the restaurant, “ I had told them to pick all the flies out of your tea before they brought it to you!”
【小题1】From the story we can guess Mr. Zhang may be a        .

A．engineer

B．doctor

C．tour guide

D．translator

【小题2】Mr. Zhang decided to take this holiday because        .

A．he was too tired to go on working	B．he was very busy all the time
C．he was paid a lot of money	D．he liked swimming and fishing

【小题3】Mr. Zhang hoped to spend a week's holiday by        ..

A．catching birds	B．swimming or fishing
C．picking flowers	D．having good meals every day

【小题4】Mr. Zhang went to the village from home        ..

A．by bus

B．by car

C．on foot

D．by train

【小题5】Mr. Zhang didn't enjoy himself in the village, did he?

A．No, he wasn't.	B．Yes, he was
C．No, he didn't	D．Yes, he did.

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him.“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,”Alan said.“But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.”Jack said.
“Let me finish.”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”
【小题1】Alan saw ________ in a news paper.

A．an ad.

B．a letter

C．a story

D．a report

【小题2】Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.

A．the mountains	B．the countryside
C．the seaside	D．William Farm

【小题3】Alan spent _________ at William Farm.

A．four days

B．three months

C．a month

D．a few weeks

【小题4】Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.

A．mutton

B．pork

C．beef

D．fish

【小题5】 From the passage we know that ________.

A．Alan left the farm because he missed his family

B．Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm

C．Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm

D．Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner