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　　　After my husband and I spent a morning at the zoo with Joel, our four-year-old grandson, we stopped at a restaurant (饭馆) for lunch. When the waiter handed us some menus (菜单) my husband reached into his pocket for his glasses. He was disappointed to find that they were lost.“I know where your glasses are, Grandpa,” said our grandson.

　　　“Where?” asked my husband hopefully.

　“They are at the zoo,” Joel replied.“ When you took me off the train by the elephants, they fell out of your pocket.”

　　　My husband tried to control (控制) himself and he asked “Joel, if you saw my glasses fall out of my shirt, why don't you tell me?”

　“Well, Grandpa,” said Joel, “after you put foot on them, I didn't think you wanted them any more.”

1． We went to the zoo .

[　　]

A． last Saturday afternoon

B． before we came to a restaurant

C． too look after the elephant

D． to look for the lost glasses.

2． "My husband reached into his pocket..." means .　　　

[　　]

A． my husband arrived at his pocket

B． my husband put his hand into his pocket

C． my husband put his hand into his bag

D． my husband put his hand into his bag

3． The glasses fell out of the pocket .　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A． when my husband was getting off the train

B． when my husband hurried into the restaurant

C． when Joel was taken off the train by my husband

D． when they were getting on the train

4． My husband was to hear what Joel said.　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A． glad　　　　　　 　B． pleased

C． sorry　　　　　　　D． angry

5． Joel didn't tell my husband because .　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A． he didn't know where they were at all

B． he didn't think my husband would want them any more

C． he wanted to play a trick on my husband

D． he didn't like the glasses at all

阅读理解(10%)

　　　In your school bags, most of you may have a pencil, some kinds of pens, a ruler and some books. None of these things grow in the fields. They were all made in factories and invented by someone. There have not always been pencils and pens, rulers and books. Thousands of years ago no one knew about these things.

　　　Who invented them? We don't always know. There have been many thousands of inventors, large or small, in the history. Some of these inventions have changed the world, such as paper, printing (印刷术) and radio, and we know the inventors. But we have forgotten most of the other inventors. Who invented the clock, for example, or the lock (锁) to the door? We don't know. There have been thousands of inventors and we should be grateful (感激的) to them for their clever ideas. Will you be one of them when you grew up?

1． Where are most things in your school bags made?　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A． In your school bags

B． In factories.

C． In the fields.

D． In the inventors' heads

2． People didn't have such things as pens and rulers .　　　

[　　]

A． millions of years ago

B． thousands of years ago

C． hundreds of years ago

D． centuries of (几个世纪) years ago

3． What do inventors have?　　　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A． Computers

B． Many books

C． Clever ideas

D． Some pens

4． Which of the following is an invention?　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A． A girl　　　　　　B． A boy

C． An idea　　　　　D． A TV set

5． We don't know .　　　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A． the names of most inventors

B． the name of the inventor of radio

C． the name of the inventor of paper

D． she name of the inventor of printing

阅读短文，选择正确答案．

　　 　One day, he thought of a very good idea and something that changed all that. In a few weeks his restaurant was always full of men with their lady friends. Every time a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a beautiful menu （菜单）。The menus looked exactly the same on the outside,but there was an important difference inside. The menu to the man showed the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu to the lady showed a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish（点菜）after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous （慷慨）than he really was.

1． Not many people came and ate at the restaurant before because________.

[　　]

A．it was not a noice place to eat in

B． the waiters there did not smile

C． the food there was very good

D． the food there was very cheap

2． To change that all, the owner ________.

[　　]

A． got two sets of the same menus ready

B． got two sets of different menus ready

C． told the waiters to smile

D． made the price of the dishes more expensive

3． In a few weeks, many men came to eat there ________.

[　　]

A． by themselves

B． with their parents

C． with their children

D． with ladies

4． The men ordered dishes after dishes because________.

[　　]

A． they were very rich

B． they didn't need to pay

C． their ladies wanted much

D． the dishes were not expensive

5． The ladies felt________.

[　　]

A．pleased　　　　  　B．generous

C．unhappy　　　　　  D．angry

阅读短文，选择正确答案．

　　 　Which of your two hands do you use most? Very few of us can use both of hands equally （同样地）well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can grasp （抓住）things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually prefer to use their right hand . Scientists don't know why this happens.

　　 　Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to use one of their hands more than the other__ but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as there are left-handed ones. Next time you visit the zoo, watch the monkeys carefully. You'll see that some of them will prefer to swing （荡秋千）from their right hands and others will use their left hands.But most human beings （人类）use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those who prefer to use their left hands.We live in a right-handed world.

1． ________ people in the world can use both of their hands equally （同样地）well.

[　　]

A． A few　　　 　　　　　B． A little

C． Few　　　　　　　    D． Little

2． Only ________ of the people are left-handed.　　　

[　　]

A．5　　　　　　   　　　B．100

C．5%　　　　　 　　　　D．20%

3． New-born babies ________.

[　　]

A． are all right-handed　　　B． are all left-handed

C． can't grasp things　　  　D． can use either of their hands

4． Scientists found that the left-handed monkeys are ________ the right-handed ones.　　　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A． as many as　　　　　　B． more than

C． fewer than　　　　　　D． as clever as

5． Sometimes the left-handed feel difficult in life because ________.

[　　]

A． they are slow

B． most of the things are ready for the right-handed people

C． they can't get on well with other people

D． most of them prefer to stay by themselves

阅读理解

　House prices （价格）in England went up quickly between 1951 and 1972. The following records （记录）show how much a house in London had risen in price since 1955.

　Take No. 29 Smith Terrace for example. In 1955, Jane Grey sold it for ￡（英磅符号）2,000. Mrs Black bought it next to ￡4,900 and sold it nine years later to Bill and Green White for ￡22,950. Now four years later, in 1972, the house is at the price of ￡30,000.

1． The price of the house was 　　  　 as high in 1972 as in the year when Jane Grey sold it.

[　　]

A． about 10 times   　 B． twice

C． 150 percent　  　　D． 15 times

2． Mrs Black made a profit of （净赚）　　  　.　　　

[　　]

A． ￡2,900　　　　　 B． ￡8,050

C． ￡18,050　　　　 　　　D． ￡7,050

3． Of all the people, who got most money?　　　

[　　]

A． The Whites　　    　B． Jane Grey

C． Mrs Black　　　　 　D． No one

4． When did Mrs Black buy the house? In 　　  　.　

[　　]

A． 1972　　　　　　　 B． 1959

C． 1968　　　　　　　　   　　　D． 1972

5． Jane Grey lived in No. 29 Smith Terrace 　　  　.

[　　]

英语趣味阅读

　　Sam Higgins was a famous photographer. He travelled all over the world, taking photographs for magazines and newspapers. His photographs won many prizes and he earned(挣得) a lot of money.

　　 “I'll do anything to get a good photograph,”he often said.“I'll go anywhere at any time, even if it is dangerous.”

　　And he spoke the truth. He had photographs of earthquakes (地震), forest fires, floods(洪水), even wars. If something interesting happened, Sam went to photograph it.

　　He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always refused.

　　 “I travel for my work, not for pleasure,”he told her. “You won't enjoy yourself, and I won't have time to look after you. Sometimes there's not even anywhere to stay and I have to sleep outside. I often don't have a good meal or a bath for days. You won't like it.”

　　“Sam, I'm not a child, ”his wife argued(争论). “I can look after myself. Please, take me with you next time you go overseas.”

　　Sam did not say anything but he thought about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I've got to take photographs of the wildlife(野生动物) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable. We'll be staying with a ranger(森林或公园管理员). ”

　　His wife was very excited, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

　　Then Sam went off to find some lions to photograph. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分开). They came to a fork in the path, and she walked down one path while he walked down the other.

　　Then Sam heard her screaming(尖叫). He ran back to the fork in the path and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was running after her.

　　Quickly Sam took his camera out of its case and pointed it at his wife and the lion.

　　Then he shouted, “Slow down, woman. I can't get you both in the picture.”

1．Sam Higgins ________.

[　　]

A．enjoyed travelling

B．was a professional(专业的) photographer

C．appeared(出现) in many magazines

D．took only dangerous photos

2．He always ________.

[　　]

A．took his wife

B．spoke the truth

C．went to safe places

D．travelled alone

3．Where did he often have to sleep?

[　　]

4．Mrs. Higgins wanted ________.

[　　]

5．What did Mrs. Higgins find?

[　　]

阅读理解

　Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from place to place. They moved over the land, hunting（打猎）animals for food.

　No one knows how or when those people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.

　People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew, Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big.

　When machines appeared（出现）, life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. Cities began to come into being（产生）. Some of them grew very big.

　Today, some people are moving back to small towns, can you tell why?

1． Long ago, people moved from place to place 　　　　.

[　　]

A． in the sky 　　　　　　  B． in the trees

C． on land　　　　　　    D． by flying

2．The story says, "But when they did, their lives changed." What does the word "they" mean?

[　　]

A． Animals　　　　　　　  B． Cities

4． Which of the following(下面的)does this story make you believe(相信)　　　　.

[　　]

A． All people like to live in big cities

B． It's good to live near a factory

C． Some people do not like to live in big cities

D． Factories are good

5． The main idea of the story is that 　　　　.

[　　]

阅读理解，根据要求完成文后各题．

　There was, on a small farm, a farmer who had three sons. One day, the farmer called them before him. He said,“My dear children, I will bless (祝福) you if will go to meet the bright sun.” The eldest son thought, “The bright sun shines in the blue sky. I will go to him by air.” The second son thought, “The bright sun rises from the farthest side of the sea. I will go to him by water.”

　The third son thought, “The bright sun comes from the place where the sky and the earth meet. I will go to him by land.”

　Soon the three brothers left their father. They shook hands with one another and went away in three directions (方向). The eldest brother flew off in a plane. The second brother sailed off in a ship. The youngest brother rode off on horseback. They went far away from their home.

　Many months passed and many years passed. The brothers travelled to many places in the world. They met with all kinds of difficulties, but they overcame them.

　The eldest brother became a good aviator (飞行员) flying in the blue sky. The second brother became a good sailor sailing on the blue sea. The youngest brother became a good horse-man riding to the place where the sun and the earth meet. All of them were on their way to meet the sun.

根据短文内容判断正误，对的在括号内写“T”，错的写“F”．

1．The bothers' father lived on a small farm. 

(　　)

2．The three brothers listened to their father and then went away in the same direction.

(　　)

3．They overcame all kinds of difficulties on their way to meet the bright sun.

(　　)

4．Many years passed but they didn't travel much.

(　　)

5．The second brother became a good aviator.

(　　)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　Mr Smith liked to be exact (准确的). One day 　1　 he was walking in the street, a man came 　2 　and asked him:“Would you please tell me where the 　3 　bookshop is?”

　“You have to　　 　4 　a bridge (桥) and then turn to the right.”

　“And is the　　 　5 　long?”

　“Very, Thirty metres.”

　The man thanked him and went 　6 　the bridge. Suddenly he heard someone running after him.

　“ 　7 　!” Mr Smith was shouting. “I'm sorry. I just remembered:the bridge is 　8 　metres long. If you go thirty metres and then turn to the 　9 　as I told you to 　10 　, you'll fall into the river.”

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　The Australian government（政府）has built the longest fence（篱笆）in the world. It is 9, 500 kilometres long, and two hundred men look after it. They drive along it and repair it every day. Sand blows against it and covers it. Sand blows away from it and leaves holes under it. Rabbits make holes through it. These holes are dangerous. The men have to repair them immediately. If they do not, the dingoes will get in. Dingoes are wild dogs. They are the fiercest (最凶猛) killers in Australia. Wild animals usually kill for food--but dingoes kill for pleasure, too. One dingo can easily kill 100 sheep in a night. Dingoes killed 600,000 sheep in Queensland in eleven years. Those sheep were worth $2,000,000. The farmers were angry, but they could not stop the dingoes. The problem was too big for the farmers to solve. So the government agreed to build the fence. Why? Because Australia depends on her sheep. She exports (出口) 45 percent of all the wool (羊毛) in the world. She mustwin the fight against the dingoes.

1. Why did the Australian government build the world's longest fence? 

[　　　　 ]

A． To match the Great Wall in China.

B．To protect sheep from being killed by dingoes.

C．To hold wind and sand.

2．Why are the holes in the fence dangerous and should be repaired immediately?

[　　]

A． The fence will fall.

B．The fence might appear ugly with those holes.

C．Dingoes will get through these holes to kill sheep.

3． What are dingoes?　　　

[　　]

A． The passage doesn't explain.

B．They are wild dogs that are the fiercest killers in Australia.

C． They are Australian sheep.

4． Why are dingoes known as the fiercest killers in Australia?　　　

[　　]

A． Dingoes are big-eaters, they kill a lot of sheep for food.

B．Even the farmers can't defeat them and get them killed.

C．They kill not only for food but also for pleasure.

5．What is Australia famous for?　　　

[　　]

A．The world's longest fence.

B． The fiercest killer--dingoes.

C．Her sheep and wool.

6．The fence is 　　　 long.　　　

[　　]

A． 9,500 kilometres

B． 100 kilometres

C．600,000 kilometres

D．2,000,000 kilometres

7． 　　　 dingo can easily kill 　　　 sheep in a night.　　　

[　　]

A． 1; 100

B． 11; 600,000

C．200; 2,000,000

8． Of all the wool in the world, 　　　 comes from Australia.　　　

[　　]

A． 50%

B．55%

C．45%

9．The problem was too big for the farmers to solve. It means that 　　　

［　　］

A．When the farmers tried to solve the problem, they found it very difficult.

B．the problem was important but difficult. To solve such a problem is beyond（超出）the farmers' ability（能力）.

C． the problem was very important and the farmers solved it (with the help of the government).

10． In the last sentence, what does "she" refer to（指）?　　　

[　　]

A．The farmer

B．The sheep

C． Australia