Answer the questions.

My daughter, Tina, began to look for a job several months before she graduated from university. “Because of the financial crisis（金融危机）, it is more difficult to get into a company than to take the college entrance exam.” I told her, “You shouldn’t have too much hope or you would feel really disappointed.” Tina applied for a position in a company in the city center. The competition was fierce. The company was to employ only one among the twenty people. Tina said to me, “I am not afraid of disappointment. As long as I try, there will always be hope! ”
Everything seemed to go quite well and Tina passed the first round and entered the final in a week’s time.
On the day of the final interview, Tina and two other candidates （候选人）arrived on time, waiting for the test. To their great surprise, the interview was quite simple, and the intereviewer only chatted with them for a moment. The interviewer said to them, “All of you are super. Please go home and wait for our anwer. We will tell you the result in three days. Good luck to all of you!” On the third day, Tina received the message from the company telling her that she was not employed. She felf upset. In order to comfort her, I pretended to be relaxed and said, “It does not matter! I believe you will have more opportunities in the future!”
Late in the afternoon, Tina suddenly told me excitedly on the phone, “Dad, good news. I’ve mde it! ” I could not wait to ask her, “What’s the whole matter?” Tina told me that she received a second message saying that she was employed. She was so confused that she made a call to the company. In fact, the message Tina got in the morning was alse part of the test of the interview. The three candidates received the same message this morning and only Tina’s reply was satisfying to the company. “How did all of you reply?” I asked. “One did not reply. The other said ‘Goodbye’ and I said ‘Thank you’ .”
小题1:Has Tina graduated form universtiy? （此题1分）
小题2:In the writer’s opinion, which was more difficult, to get into a company or to take the college entrance exam?
小题3:How many people entered the final round of the competition?
小题4:Why did the writer pretend to be relaxed when he learned Tina was not employed?
小题5:What does the underlined sentence mean “I’ve made it!” mean in English?
It means “_______________________________”.
小题6:What can we learn from Tina? (Give at least two points.) （此题3分）

One day, early in the morning on my way to work, I saw a little girl carrying a small Cambridge schoolbag. I could imagine that she must be proud of her schoolbag. The bag is designed for students, which can hold a lot of things, such as textbooks, pens and pencils, snacks and water! Students just carry it on their shoulders, and it is easy for them. I was really amazed by the wisdom of businessmen.
I remembered I had a green cloth bag, which was very rough, but strong. At that time I was short, so my mom made the bag rope shorter. After eating all the meals prepared by my mother, I said to her, “I will go to school now. Bye!” I ran to school with my classmates. At that time, this schoolbag was so light. When I jumped, it jumped. All things in this bag had a collision (碰撞.. They gave out cheerful sounds all the way along. At the time I was so happy.

As I grew older, the schoolbag became heavier and heavier. My green schoolbag could not be used any longer. The bag was worn down, the mouth was opened, and finally it came to an end. My mother bought me another bag, and it was very big. I liked the Mickey Mouse pattern. The bag had a few pockets and both sides of the bag could carry a bottle. It was convenient! I was happy to go out every day with the new bag. Five or six miles of the trip to school seemed as if it were a few steps away. That year I was 12 years old. Though my first schoolbag wasn’t made in the UK, and it was made by my mother herself, it was still a real Cambridge schoolbag in my mind.
小题1:________ caught the writer’s attention on his way to work.

A．A beautiful girl

B．A businessman

C．A Cambridge schoolbag

D．A student

小题2:The writer’s first schoolbag  ________.  

A．was a real Cambridge schoolbag	B．had many pockets
C．gave out cheerful sounds	D．was made by his mother

小题3:“They” in the 2nd paragraph here refers to “________”.

A．the writer’s classmates

B．all the things in the schoolbag

C．the meals prepared by Mom

D．the ropes of the schoolbag

小题4:The writer changed his green schoolbag because ________.

A．it was broken

B．the family got rich

C．he wanted a new pattern

D．it wasn’t made in the UK.

小题5:We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．wise businessmen make best schoolbags in the world

B．schoolbags brought the writer happiness when he was little

C．Cambridge schoolbags are very popular among the children

D．the writer’s mother was fond of making schoolbags

小题6:The best title of the passage is ________.

A．A clever mother

B．The history of schoolbags

C．My sweet childhood memory

D．Schoolbag and me

Ms. LaRosa is a great teacher. She can answer almost any question that you have about any history topic and if she cannot, she will try her best to help you find the answer. Although she has a hearing aid(助听器., she does not let that prevent her from being a great teacher. She told the class about it on the first day and told us not to let it get in the way of our learning and not to treat her differently.
We all like her class, especially an activity which is called the station. Stations are when our tables of four or five become our groups and we go through four various activities, such as Ancient China, in which we need to put together a sentence and write it using ancient symbols. Each station needs about 40 minutes to complete.
Ms. LaRosa has a policy that not many teachers give a second thought to. That is writing in cursive (草书的.letters. She will provide you with various resources so that your cursive handwriting is the best that it can be. Ms. LaRosa always says that she has a reason for everything that she does. Recently we just understood her reason for supporting cursive handwriting. Cursive writing can force you to think in words but not in letters. Also it has been proven that people who write in cursive letters do better on tests.
Ms. LaRosa’s class gets to do various fun and exciting things. She also uses real examples from her own life, such as things that her daughter has done. Ms. LaRosa also has absolute trust in her students. She always leaves her purse on her desk.
Ms. LaRosa is a great person and a great teacher who is always there for you, and I feel like I can tell her anything.
小题1: Ms. LaRosa is a teacher with a good knowledge of history, isn’t she? （1 分.
__________, ___________________________________________________________.
小题2: What activity is especially liked by the students? （2分.
______________________________________________________________________.
小题3: How long do the students usually spend on each station? （2分.
_____________________________________________________________________.
小题4: Why does Ms. LaRosa support cursive handwriting? （2 分.
_____________________________________________________________________.
小题5: How does Ms. LaRosa usually teach her class? （2 分.
_____________________________________________________________________.
小题6:What do you think makes Ms. LaRosa a great teacher? （3分.
_____________________________________________________________________.

A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.　“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.
　　“My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”
　　The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."
He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."
　 “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
　　The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."
　　The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.
　　“How's your cow?” the vet asked.
　　“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”
　　“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"
　　“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”
　　“And?” the vet asked.
　　“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.
小题1:In the story, the vet must be _________.

A．the farmer's friend	B．a milk factory
C．a hospital for cows	D．a doctor for animals

小题2:The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______

A．couldn't lie down	B．didn't eat the pills
C．couldn't make any noise	D．was ill

小题3:What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A．Bottle of pills.	B．A long tube.
C．Two pills.	D．A small box.

小题4:The vet taught the farmer how _________.

A．to blow the tube	B．to make the cow take the pills
C．to take the medicine	D．to put the tube in his mouth

小题5:Which of the following is true?

A．The farmer ate the pills himself.

B．The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C．The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.

D．The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

It is getting colder by the day. When I was putting out my autumn clothes, a brown woolen*  sweater caught my eye and reminded       of this time last year.
It was on a cold morning that my mother came into my bedroom with the sweater. She said it was rather cold outside and asked me to wear it to school. “I spent the whole       weaving* the sweater,” she told me.
The sweater was so unfashionable and       that I was not pleased with it. After mom went out to work, I        the ugly sweater to a corner. I would rather catch a cold than wear it. I thought my classmates would laugh at me. I       a thin uniform and went to school.
Before I walked into the classroom, I heard Lana’s voice: “Look at my overcoat. My father bought it in Hong Kong.” Connie said: “My scarf is      , too”
I looked through the window and was surprised to see all the girls in colorful winter clothes       me. They showed their clothes to each other and laughed    . Suddenly, I felt inferior* to them.     wasn’t my family as rich as theirs? I wanted to wear beautiful clothes, too.
A strong cold wind blew and I sneezed. During class I felt terrible. The      said I had caught a cold. “ You should wear thick clothes today, ” she said. I suddenly thought of my mom. She said the same thing to me      I didn’t listen.
As soon as I got home I fell asleep on the sofa. I    of a woman weaving. She was my mother! She spent the whole night making a sweater for me. But I neither thanked her nor wore it.
When I opened my _______, my mother was smiling at me. Her eyes were full of worry and care. I held her in my arms. “Sorry, mom, I should       have complained about that sweater. ”
Two days later, I wore the warm and comfortable woolen sweater to school. Some of my classmates laughed at me. But I didn’t      . I know mom’s love is more important than money.

小题1:	A．me B．him C．her D．you

小题2:	A．morning B．afternoon C．night D．day

小题3:	A．comfortable B．beautiful C．ugly D．thin

小题4:	A．threw B．gave C．stored D．showed

小题5:	A．put up B．put on C．put off D．put away

小题6:	A．cheap B．expensive C．usual D．soft

小题7:	A．with B．without C．except D．against

小题8:	A．sadly B．quietly C．luckily D．happily

小题9:	A．How B．Why C．When D．Where

小题10:

A．doctor B．reporter C．actor D．player

小题11:

A．and B．but C．so D．or

小题12:

A．heard B．talked C．thought D．dreamed

小题13:

A．books B．doors C．windows D．eyes

小题14:

A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never

小题15:

A．care B．agree C．refuse D．realize

Three little pigs Story-teller: Three little pigs make three houses. They all think their own house is the best! But the wolf comes. He is very hungry! He has blown down two houses of the pigs. It makes the two little pigs very scared. P1&p2：Oh, my god! Let’s run away, run away! (They run into the third pig’s house and close the door)) P1：The wolf is very strong! P2：He wants to eat us! P3：My god, help me! ( The three pigs are hiding under the bed) W：Little pig, little pig, let me come in! P1P2P3：No! Go away. You bad wolf! W：Open the door! I can blow the house down! (The wolf blows and blows, he blows and blows, but the house is very strong.) Why? (The wolf is too tired and falls onto the ground) P1p3p2：Yeah! We are safe now!

Story-teller: The wolf is very angry! He has a good idea! He climbs up the chimney*! P1&P2&P3：Oh! Look! The wolf! P1：How to do? (Starts run around the chimney) P2：Mom！Where are you? (Cries) P3：Don’t worry! Let’s put the wood into the fire! P1p2p3：Ok, 123… W：(Falls into the fire and struggles) Oh ! No! P1p2p3：The wolf is dying! We succeed! yeah !

小题1:This passage is ____________.

A．an ad

B．a play

C．a poster

D． a letter

小题2:The wolf’s good idea is to ______.

A．blow the house down	B．hit the house hard
C．climb up the chimney	D．put the wood in the fire

小题3: Which pig is very calm and clever when they are in danger?

A． P1

B．P2

C．P3

D． None

One Friday Mrs. King asked her class to write a story after class. “Use your imagination!” she cried, “You can write your story about anything.” Kenny looked worried. “A story?” he thought, “What could I possible have to write about? I don’t know any stories.” The bell rang and all the kids went home.
The next day, Kenny sat at his desk at home, thinking and thinking. The warm sun was shining through the windows, making him drowsy. And soon he fell fast asleep. As he slept, Kenny began to dream about fantastic things.
First he dreamed that he was a world-famous doctor, saving whole cities and curing diseases. Then he dreamed that he was in a UFO. He was talking to strange but friendly space creatures. Then he dreamed that he had become as small as a mouse by a bad scientist. He had to find a way to stop the plot（阴谋）of the mad scientist!
Kenny dreamed wonderful and exciting things until his little brother woke him up. “What were you dreaming about?” he asked. Kenny told his brother the wonderful dreams. His brother enjoyed the stories. Suddenly, Kenny knew that he had his kinds of stories in his imagination.
小题1:What did the teacher ask the students to do as homework?

A．To act as a doctor	B．To read some stories
C．To help family members	D．To write a story

小题2: How many dreams did Kenny have?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

小题3:What was Kenny in his first dream?

A．A great doctor	B．A mad scientist
C．A visitor on a spaceship	D．A good student

小题4: The underlined word “drowsy” means_______.

A．unhappy

B．sleepy

C．upset

D．awake

小题5:The best title for this passage is _______.

A．A strange dream	B．Mrs. King's class
C．Writing a story with imagination	D．An evil scientist

A Great Creator
Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out. But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent an apple tree garden.
His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
小题1:Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he      .

A．never did his lessons

B．was full of new ideas

C．always made troubles with his schoolmates

D．he was not clever

小题2:Then he dropped out.

A．drop in

B．gave up college

C．fall off

D．left out

小题3:Steven Jobs called his new computer “Apple” because       .

A．he likes apples too much

B．he wanted to remember the happy time in an apple tree garden

C．he always liked some new ideas

D．he wanted to change in his life

小题4:Steven Jobs is famous for his   all over the world.

A．new ideas	B．apple
C．Apple Computer	D．video games

小题5:From this passage we know      .

A．Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates.

B．Steven Jobs liked traveling in India and California.

C．Steven Jobs only designed video games.

D．Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making new ideas become true.

阅读短文, 根据短文内容完成句子。每空一词，并将单词写在相应的横线上。（满分10分）
Two famous cartoons
The Lion Kings
Mufasa , the king of the lions , has a baby son called Simba .Mufasa has a brother , Scar , who hates Simba and his father because he wants to be king . With the help of some hyenas Simba（土狼）.Scar kills Mufasa , but very cleverly makes Simba believe that he killed his father .
Simba leaves and goes far away and Scar becomes king . But as Simba becomes older , he understands what really happened , and returns home with his friends . He fights Scar and becomes king of the lions .
Shrek
Farquaad , the ruler of a country called Duloc , decides that all the characters from fantasy stories must leave the country . There is a a very big , ugly monster called Shrek who lives in a forest and all the fantasy characters hide in his home , although Shrek doesn’t want them to .
Shrek visits Farquaad . Farquaad agrees that the fantasy characters can come back if Shrek can find the beautiful princess (公主)that Farquad wants to marry .Shrek goes to look for the princess called Fiona . He finds her and discovers that at night she becomes as ugly as him .When Farquaad discovers that Fiona is ugly , he doesn’t want to marry her . The monster and the princess marry , and the princess（公主）decides to stay ugly all the time for love !
阅读短文，根据短文内容完成句子。(每空一词，共10分)
小题1:Mufasa’s son is called ______________.
小题2:Scar ________ Simba and his father because he wants to be __________ of the lions.
小题3:Simba goes back home and fights Scar when he _______ _________.
小题4:Shrek ,a very big, ugly _______, visits Farquaad because he wants to help all the ________     _____.
小题5:Farquaad wants to ________ the beautiful princess called Fiona.
小题6:At last the princess and Shrek gets married for _______.

The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago, I got to know a ____ lady named Rose, she had no kids and lived alone. ____ I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she wanted to____ me to have lunch.
We walked ____ my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street. On the way, I began to worry: I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to ____ the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her.
There were many people in the ____, and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to ____ in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to ____ the delicious food together. She told ____ that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers ____ were working there were all volunteers.
I ____ remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. ____ we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose’s work. The weather was ____ and bright, and everyone’s smile was warm and bright too.
I’m still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do ____ for our friends and neighbors. The world will be ____ if everybody would like to share happiness with others.
It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone’s heart.

小题1:	A．poor B．rich C．outgoing D．crazy

小题2:	A．Unless B．After C．Unitl D．When

小题3:	A．invite B．help C．borrow D．give

小题4:	A．By B．In C．from D．into

小题5:	A．pay for B．ask for C．look for D．care for

小题6:	A．park B．restaurant C．hotel D．bar

小题7:	A．sit B．rest C．sleep D．work

小题8:	A．buy B．cook C．enjoy D．drink

小题9:	A．her B．him C．me D．you

小题10:

A．who B．where C．which D．whose

小题11:

A．never B．still C．hardly D．already

小题12:

A．So B．But C．Though D．Because

小题13:

A．hotter B．cold C．cool D．warm

小题14:

A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything

小题15:

A．colder B．nicer C．harder D．worse