Barak Obama(巴拉克.奥巴马), a black man, is the president(总统) of the United States now. He was born on August 4^th, 1961, in Hawaii(夏威夷) and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas(堪萨斯州) and his father was from Kenya（肯尼亚）. Obama went to Columbia University（哥伦比亚大学） in New York and got a law degree（律师学位） at Harvard University（哈佛大学） in Massachusetts（马萨诸塞州）. His wife is Michelle Obama（米歇尔.奥巴马）. She also worked as a lawyer and later worked for the University of Chicago（芝加哥大学）. They have two young daughters.
Obama wrote a book Dreams from My Father.  “ I always live in the dream of my father and American people, ” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And his grandparents looked after him very well when Obama was young. He also lived and worked in Africa（非洲）. Then he got good education（教育） in Harvard University. On November 4^th, 2008, he became the new president of America for the next four years.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卷上按要求作答。
小题1:Where was Barack Obama born?

A．In Kansas.	B．In Hawaii.
C．In Kenya.	D．In Massachusetts.

小题2:How many universities are there in the passage?

A．Three .

B．Six.

C．Two.

D．Five.

小题3:Barack Obama became President at the age of           

A．37.

B．57.

C．40.

D．47.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Obama’s father was born in Kenya.

B．Obama has a son and a daughter.

C．Obama once worked in Africa.

D．Obama got good education in Harvard University.

小题5:Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Education of a President

B．Dreams from My father

C．Life of Barack Obama

D．Barack Obama and His Wife

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The telephone rings and Sue answers it. “  1  I speak to Mrs Potts, please?” a man asks.
“I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong  2 ,” Sue says.
“I’m sorry,” the man says.
A few minutes later the telephone rings  3 . Sue  4  it. It is the same man. He makes a mistake again. Three minutes   5  the telephone rings once more, but she   6  answer it this time, It rings and rings. Her mother hears the  7 . “Why   8  you answer the phone, Sue? she calls.
“Oh, all right,” Sue says. “I’m sure it’s that man again.” But she is   9 . It is her father and he is very   10  . Sue keeps him waiting.

小题1:	A．Shall B．Do C．Must D．May

小题2:	A．number B．telephone C．person D．place

小题3:	A．more B．again C．back D．soon

小题4:	A．gets B．makes C．answers D．gives

小题5:	A．ago B．before C．later D．past

小题6:	A．goes to B．would like C．can’t D．doesn’t

小题7:	A．sound B．voice C．noise D．telephone

小题8:	A．do B．don’t C．can D．can’t

小题9:	A．right B．correct C．wrong D．foolish

小题10:

A．happy B．hungry C．angry D．tired

It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．
Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．
There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．
When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．
When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”
“I don't know her，”their mother said．“But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her.
小题1:The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because _____.

A．she didn't have a present

B．she was a long way from her mother

C．she didn't know it was Mother's Day

D．she wanted to see her father

小题2:There were many beautiful purple lilacs.

A．in her garden	B．in the market
C．in her mother's garden	D．in the nursing home

小题3:The young woman had __________.

A．one child

B．no child

C．more than one child

D．a boy and a girl

小题4:The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because ________.

A．she was her mother

B．she didn't like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so

D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The young woman was kind.

B．The young woman was understanding.

C．The young woman was friendly.

D．The young woman was surprised.

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You may not know how his magic tricks work . But that’s why they are so much fun ! American magician(魔术师) David Copperfield is coming back to China. He’s going to show everyone, young and old, ___1______ cool, new magic tricks.
Copperfield is one of the world’s most famous ___2______. Copperfield’s shows begin in Beijing on April 20. He will also give shows in Changsha , Hangzhou , Nanjing and Shanghai __3________ April and May . There will be 38___4______ in all .
Copperfield began studying magic when he was a child . At the ___5______ of 12 , he was the youngest person to be in the Society of American Magicians (全美魔术家协会).
And now , he is famous all over the world . In 1983, he made the Statue of Liberty in New York go away ___6______ a few minutes . In 1986, he walked through the Great Wall in Beijing!
His shows are not just magic. He also dances ____7_____does lots of interesting things to make his fans happy . He even asks his fans to help ____8_____ do trick!
One of Copperfield’s body greatest tricks is flying . At his shows in China, he is going to make some fans fly around! How does he make people fly? No one knows .That’s his secret.
In ___9______ trick, an electric saw(电锯) will cut Copperfield’s body in halt._____10_______ after the trick, he’s OK. Copperfield will also teach magic tricks to some disable(残疾) children in Chinese hospitals.

小题1:	A．much B．a little C．a bit of D．a lot of

小题2:	A．magicians B．workers C．teachers D．doctors

小题3:	A．on B．in C．of D．at

小题4:	A．books B．shows C．picture D．cars

小题5:	A．time B．year C．age D．class

小题6:	A．for B．with C．by D．at

小题7:	A．but B．or C．and D．so

小题8:	A．his B．he C．he’s D．him

小题9:	A．other B．others C．another D．the other

小题10:

A．But B．So C．Because D．Or

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Rick goes to Boston ___1___ a meeting. The meeting is in Prince’s Building on ___2___ Street, and Rick wants to be there on time. However, it is Rick’s first time to visit the city, ___3___  he doesn’t know his way around. When he sees an old couple sitting on a bench, he goes up to ask for ___4___. The couple kindly tell Rick to ___5___ the underground and to get ___6___ at Prince Station. Rick follows their direction, gets off at Prince Station and walks east for two blocks. An hour later, he is disappointed(失望的) to find that he is ___7___  41st Street, not 44th Street. The ___8___  misheard(听错) him and gave him the ___9___  direction. Another hour later, when a policeman takes him back, he sees the old couple again. They are still ___10___ on the bench, right in front of Prince’s Building.

小题1:	A．of B．for C．at D．in

小题2:	A．4th B．41st C．45th D．44th

小题3:	A．so B．because C．but D．or

小题4:	A．time B．meeting C．direction D．bus

小题5:	A．go B．leave C．get D．take

小题6:	A．on B．off C．to D．up

小题7:	A．up B．down C．on D．to

小题8:	A．man B．woman C．policeman D．old couple

小题9:	A．right B．wrong C．old D．new

小题10:

A．eating B．talking C．playing D．sitting

阅读短文，根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写A, 错误的写B。
Paul and his wife are driving down a busy street. They stop at a crossing and a car pulls up beside them and it stops too. The driver rolls down his window.
“Excuse me, sir,” he says, “But can you please tell me where the main street is?”
“Sorry, sir,” answers Paul, “But we don’t have Main Street in this city.”
The fellow looks at Paul strangely and then rolls up his window and drives away.
Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing.
“What’s so funny now?” he asks her. She says, “He doesn’t ask you where Main Street is. He wants to know the main street of the city. Every city has a main street, right? Get it?”
“Now I do. But it’s too late.”
小题1:Paul and his wife meet a driver at a crossing on a busy street.
小题2:The driver doesn’t know if there is a main street in the city.
小题3:Paul’s wife can’t stop laughing because her husband doesn’t know the way.
小题4:There is no main street in this city.
小题5:Paul understands the driver at last.

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There is a zoo in our city. The zoo is very big. It has all kinds of 1        . You can see the tigers ,elephants , monkeys ,pandas ,dolphins (海豚) 2           many more in it . 3            people visit it every day.
Today is Sunday. Jim and his classmates 4           no classes. They are at the zoo. Jim likes pandas. They 5            from Sichuan. Tom 6             tigers are lovely,   7               Lily doesn’t think so . She thinks  8          are dangerous . She asks Tom   9                dolphins . She thinks dolphins are  10             ,and they can dance very well . Jim and his classmates have a good time at the zoo .

小题1:	A．food B．animals C．plants D．books

小题2:	A．but B．or C．so D．and

小题3:	A．Many B．Much C．A lot D．A little

小题4:	A．is B．are C．have D．has

小题5:	A．want B．go C．come D．live

小题6:	A．thinks B．loves C．speaks D．likes

小题7:	A．too B．and C．or D．but

小题8:	A．it B．they C．she D．he

小题9:	A．to see B．to look C．see D．look

小题10:

A．bad B．clever C．dirty D．dangerous

根据下面一篇短文的内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“A”表示，错误的用“B”表示。
Vince is an officer in the navy(海军军官)．He is thirty-five years old．He lives on the sea(海洋)most of the time．
Last week．Vince went to a city for vacation．One evening，after he had supper, he decided to go to a movie．He got on a bus and stood by the door． More than ten minutes later, a drunk (醉汉) got on the bus．“Hey! Does the bus go to the zoo?”he asked Vince．
Vince said nothing and was going to the front．But the drunk caught hold of(抓住)him and went on asking，“This bus will take me to the zoo．won't it?”
Vince became angry and said，“Look carefully．I'm not a conductor，but an officer in the navy!”
Hearing this，the drunk spoke loudly，“Stop the ship, then! I want to take a bus!”
小题1:This story happened on the sea．
小题2:Vince took the bus to go to a zoo．
小题3:The underlined word“conductor”means “售票员”in the passage．
小题4:At last, the drunk thought he was in a ship．
小题5:We can learn from the passage that the drunk took the wrong bus．

Mr Smith teaches English in a university(大学). He is often very busy with work. When it’s summer or winter holidays, he goes out to take vacations to relax. Usually he goes to France because he thinks it’s an interesting country. And he can speak French very well.
But last month he said to his wife(妻子), “I’m not visiting France this time. I want to go to a different country. I choose Japan. But I can hardly speak Japanese, so I’m going to study it for a month before I go.”
He studied pretty hard for a month, and then his vacation started.
Ten days later, he came back. His wife asked him, “How about your short vacation in Japan? Did you have any trouble(麻烦) with your Japanese there?”
“No, I didn’t,” answered Mr Smith. “But the Japanese did!”
小题1:Mr Smith goes out to ______ when it’s summer or winter holidays.

A．have a rest	B．learn languages
C．look for interesting jobs	D．visit museums

小题2:The underlined word “choose” means(意思是) ______.

A．learn from

B．arrive in

C．work for

D．decide on

小题3:Mr Smith stayed in Japan for ______.

A．a month

B．ten days

C．two weeks

D．Sorry, I don’t know

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr Smith works as a math teacher in a university.

B．Mr Smith takes vacations in different countries every year.

C．Mr Smith can speak English and French very well.

D．Mr Smith went to Japan with his wife.

小题5:What can we know from the last paragraph(段落)?

A．Mr Smith’s Japanese isn’t good.

B．The Japanese were friendly to Mr Smith.

C．Mr Smith speaks Japanese well.

D．Japanese is difficult to learn.

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 neighbours 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.
小题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

D．he was walking around the car

小题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 he could have a brother like Paul’s

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

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

A．to show his neighbours the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother ride in the car

D．to tell his brother about his wish

小题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

D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

小题5:The best name of the name story is _________．

A．A Christmas Present

B．A Street Urchin

C．A Brother Like That

D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride