Once there were two crows (乌鸦)whose opinions(观点) were always opposite.
One day, one of the crows said to the other, “ You should realize, of course, that I can fly much higher than you.”
“ Don’t be ridiculous (荒谬的).” the other crow said. “ Everyone knows that I can fly much higher than you.”
“No, you can’t” the first crow said.
“Yes, I can” the second crow replied, and the argument went on and on.
At last they decided to have a contest to solve the argument.
“ We will compete to find out who can fly higher while carrying a bag” the first crow said.
They argued for some time because of the size of the bag, but at last came to an agreement.
Then there was a further argument about what each bag would be filled with. Finally, they agreed that the first crow would fill his bag with cotton and the second crow would fill his with salt.
The first crow thought he was clever to agree to this, because salt is much heavier than cotton. At last they were ready for the contest. Holding their bag in their mouths, they flew into the sky.
They had not been flying for long. However, when it began to rain- as the second crow had expected it would. Can you guess who could fly higher?
小题1:The two crows were arguing about ____

A．who was much clever

B．who can fly higher

C．how to fly into the sky

D．how to carry the bag

小题2:The underlined phrase “came to an agreement” means ____ in Chinese.

A．达成一致

B．争论结束

C．请来裁判

D．争论升级

小题3:In the rain the bag with cotton in it would got ____.

A．lighter

B．heavier

C．bigger

D．smaller

小题4:The second crow filled his bag with salt because he thought ____

A．salt was lighter	B．cotton was heavier
C．it would rain	D．he would need some salt

小题5:How many times did the two crows argue?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Four times

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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often   1  sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small   2  was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away   3  failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned   4  a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very   5 .
“Thank you for   6  me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be  7 !”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was   8  ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the   9  of ther happiness. She always smiled and   10 , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind   11  when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the   12  all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were   13  that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still   14  and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or   15 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

小题1:	A．thought B．found C．sounded D．felt

小题2:	A．butterfly B．bird C．snake D．squirrel

小题3:	A．so B．or C．but D．as

小题4:	A．on B．up C．into D．down

小题5:	A．surprised B．tired C．mad D．angry

小题6:	A．catching B．beating C．killing D．saving

小题7:	A．active B．happy C．energetic D．humorous

小题8:	A．always B．never C．seldom D．hardly

小题9:	A．success B．secret C．power D．lesson

小题10:

A．asked B．hoped C．answered D．refused

小题11:

A．witch B．fairy C．ghost D．princess

小题12:

A．village B．town C．city D．world

小题13:

A．excited B．pleased C．glad D．afraid

小题14:

A．shouted B．cried C．smiled D．jumped

小题15:

A．young B．great C．nice D．quiet

One day Trudy saw an advertisement in a magazine. It offered a packet of 100 mixed stamps for $10. Trudy wanted to start a stamp collection so she ordered the packet. One hundred mixed stamps seemed a good way to begin a collection. She sent a postal order to the stamp company with her order, and waited excitedly for the stamps arrived. Trudy checked the mail every day for four weeks but the stamps didn’t arrive. So Trudy decided to write to the company. “Dear Sir/Madam,” she wrote, “a month ago I sent you a postal order for $10 as payment for 100 mixed stamps. They haven’t arrived. Please send them by return of mail.” another month passed. The stamps still didn’t arrive and she didn’t receive any replay to her letter. She asked her father for advice. Her father said, “You must write a stronger letter. Make the stamp company worry that you will report them to the authorities.” “Dear Sir/Madam,” she wrote in her second letter. “I am writing to complain about your poor service. Two months ago I sent you a postal order for $10 as payment for 100 mixed stamps. I didn’t receive the stamps. A month ago I wrote to inform you of this. I still haven’t received the stamps, and you haven’t replied to my letter. If I do not receive the stamps within seven days. I shall report this matter to the authorities.” Two days later Trudy received the stamps in the mail.
小题1:Trudy ordered the stamps because _______.

A．it seemed a good way to start a stamp collection

B．she wanted to give them to her father

C．she need them to mail some letters

D．she thought they were cheap

小题2:Trudy paid for the stamps with ________.

A．cash

B．a check

C．the credit card

D．a postal order

小题3:Trudy checked the mail every day for ______.

A．4 months

B．a week

C．a month

D．for 3 weeks

小题4:In her second letter Trudy complained about how _______.

A．expensive the stamps were

B．boring the stamps were

C．poor the company’s service was

D．slow the postal service was

小题5:Trudy received the stamps ______ after she sent the second letter.

A．a week

B．a month

C．two months

D．two days

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When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was   1  and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said, “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very   2  and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just   3 .” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it   4 , I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my   5  in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I went swimming   6 , and I called out, “Help!” All my friends came to help me, only to   7  that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I was so   8  that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.   9 , they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best   10  in my life. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone.

小题1:	A．cooking B．sleeping C．writing D．running

小题2:	A．angry B．worried C．sorry D．excited

小题3:	A．smiling B．saying C．playing D．joking

小题4:	A．now B．then C．again D．once

小题5:	A．friends B．classmates C．brothers D．parents

小题6:	A．fast B．slowly C．well D．alone

小题7:	A．find B．understand C．say D．think

小题8:	A．careful B．careless C．fast D．slow

小题9:	A．At first B．In the end C．Since then D．At that time

小题10:

A．time B．sport C．lesson D．day

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
小题1:In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A．the rich man

B．the servant

C．both A and B

D．neither A and B

小题2:The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A．the cat

B．himself

C．nobody

D．the servant

小题3:The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A．there was in fact poison in the bottles

B．he did not want the servant to drink his wine

C．he wanted to kill the cat

D．he wanted to kill the servant

小题4:In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A．the servant

B．cat

C．the rich man

D．nobody

小题5:From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A．lazy

B．bad

C．clever

D．kind

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”
“What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).
“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”
小题1:Why were the fathers there?

A．They were waiting for their wives.

B．They were seeing doctors.

C．They were waiting for their babies to be born.

D．They were working at men nurses there.

小题2:Which of the following is true about the third man?

A．He thought the nurse made a mistake.

B．He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C．He didn’t want to have these babies.

D．He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

小题3:Why did the fourth man fall down after hearing the nurse’s words?

A．He was afraid of having so many babies.

B．He was seriously ill.

C．He was too excited.

D．He was very glad to have 7 babies.

小题4:At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A．9.

B．10.

C．11.

D．16.

The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has got more than eight thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.
Going door-to-door after school, the terribly shy Markita changed herself into the cookie-selling dynamo（高手）.
It starts with great wish.
For Markita and her mother, whose husband left them when Markita was eight years old, their dream was to travel the world. “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to college,” her mother said one day. “When you leave college, you’ll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?”
So at the age of 13 when Markita read in her Girl Scout magazine that the Scout（童子军）who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world, she decided to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could—more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.
Wish, however, alone is not enough. To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.
“When you are doing business, wear your Girl Scout clothes when you go up to people in their building, ” her aunt told her. “Always smile, whether they buy something or not and always be nice.”
Lots of other Scouts may have wanted that trip around the world, but only Markita went off in her own uniform each day after school, ready to ask—and keep asking—people to help in her dream.
Markita sold 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world. Since then, she has sold more than 42,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
Markita is no cleverer than thousands of other people, with dreams of their own. The difference is that many people fail before they even begin. They fear（恐惧）that they will be refused. This fear leads many of us to refuse ourselves and prevents us from getting where we have set off for long before anyone else ever has the chance—no matter what we are selling.
“It takes courage（勇气）to ask for what you want,” she said. “Courage is not that you don’t have fear. It means doing what it takes although you have a fear of it”.
小题1:From the passage we learn that ________.

A．a good planning is the most important in the job of selling

B．Markita took the free trip around the world herself

C．Markita has a full-time selling job now

D．to do something successfully, we should do what is needed

小题2:Markita ________.

A．started to sell Girl Scout cookies when she was 13 years old

B．has only one parent

C．whose parents are rich, went to college

D．sold cookies in different shops

小题3:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Greatest Saleswoman in the World.

B．A Successful Girl in Selling.

C．The Secret of Selling.

D．Girl Scout Cookies.

小题4:The main reason for Markita’s success is that ________.

A．she asks for what she wants before she is refused

B．she isn’t afraid to be refused

C．her aunt has told her how to sell things

D．she has a good wish

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Long ago，some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龟). They began to beat(打) the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran    1   quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your    2  . I truly would like to invite you to a wonderful palace now.”
The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he    3  the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle， “What a nice palace!” In order to thank him, the king(国王) of the turtles gave him a very big dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very    4  everything.
After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes,    5    you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both of them. Don’t forget it！” The turtle   6  him. “All right, I will open only one,” the young man promised. At this time, a large wave(浪) sent him out of the sea.
  7  he went home, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To   8   surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m   9  now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He    10  his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face looked like an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

小题1:	A．across B．away C．into D．out

小题2:	A．gift B．gold C．treatment D．kindness

小题3:	A．left B．reached C．built D．designed

小题4:	A．pleased with B．careful with C．angry with D．sorry for

小题5:	A．so B．or C．but D．as

小题6:	A．helped B．followed C．reminded D．refused

小题7:	A．After B．Before C．While D．Since

小题8:	A．her B．him C．their D．his

小题9:	A．poor B．rich C．sad D．young

小题10:

A．remembered B．accepted C．broke D．recorded

Twenty-three-year-old Michael Phelps has become a phenomenon (神话) in swimming.
At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, he won eight gold medals. That was more than the whole Australian team could put together. He beat (打败) Mark Spitz’s 1972 record of seven wins in the pool at the one Olympics. Phelps has put his name next to seven world records.
Nine days, 17 games, morning and night he competed and won. He had to beat former (从前的) world record-holders and gold medalists. He had to turn their wins into old news.
Michael Phelps started to swim at the age of 5. Guess which stroke (动作) he first tried? The backstroke. It’s because he didn’t want to put his face in the water.
By the age of 7, he had taken part in a lot of swimming competitions. At 11, he met Bob Bowman who saw the kid’s great talent.
How did Phelps become so good? He was born with the body of a swimmer. He stands 1.87meters high and has a wide wingspan (臂展). He knows how to use his body to full advantage. His hands and feet are like paddles (踏板) in the water and he has a strong kick.
But that’s not all；he also has the heart and will to win. He thinks that anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it.
Swimming is Phelps’ life. Every day he spends five hours in the water, swimming about 11 kilometers. He never takes a day off. This is a young man who knows what he wants.
“If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, and with my friends. It would drive me crazy,” he said.
“There are no limits (限制). The more you dream, the further you get.”
小题1:Who did best in swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

A．Bob Bowman.	B．Mark Spitz.
C．Phelps.	D．The Australian team.

小题2:How many games did Phelps take part in at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

A．8.

B．9.

C．7.

D．17.

小题3:Why did Phelps try backstroke first?

A．Because he was born with the body of a swimmer.

B．Because his hands and feet were like paddles in the water.

C．Because he didn’t want to put his face in the water.

D．Because he had a wide wingspan.

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Phelps is the best swimmer in Australia.

B．It was Mark Spitz who saw the kid’s great talent.

C．Phelps won 8 gold medals and broke 7 world records.

D．At the age of seven, Phelps started to swim.

小题5:What can we learn from this passage?

A．The Australian team got 8 gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

B．If you have a wide wingspan, you must be a good swimmer.

C．Phelps was made to spend all his time swimming every day.

D．Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

At two o’clock a bank robber stole in.  “This is a holdup,” the man said rudely.  He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.  “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars.  The robber snatched them and turned to leave.
Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took hills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.
The door was shut and the bank robber was gone.  George fainted.
As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money.  He had eight thousand dollars.  He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr.  Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr.  Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too.  I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes.  Now, I have put the money back in your money-box-all six thousand. ”
小题1:This passage tells us ________.

A．a serious case	B．one part of a play
C．a humorous story	D．a meaningful story

小题2:In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

A．to make everyone work hard

B．to keep everyone standing straight

C．to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D．to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

小题3:Which sentence can be used to end the story?

A．George turned cold with fear.

B．George turned red with anger.

C．George was pleased with the end.

D．George was disappointed with the end.