Yao Ming is a famous basketball player in NBA. He was born on September 12^th 1980, his favourite city is Shanghai .But now he lives in Houston , USA, because he plays for Houston Rockets. Yao Ming likes to play basketball .He’s good at basketball , and he plays it almost every day . He also likes to play computer games and surf the Internet .Yao Ming is more than two meters tall . Yao Ming’s favourite colour is blue , but he wears red or white shirts when he has basketball match , and his favourite animal is dog . This year -2012 is Yao Ming’s twentieth year in NBA. We hope Yao Ming will be the best player in NBA.
小题1:Which city is Yao Ming’s favourite ?

A．Beijing

B．Shanghai

C．NewYork

D．Houston

小题2:What is his favourite sport ?

A．go swimming

B．play basketball

C．play football

D．play computer games

小题3:When is his birthday ?

A．September 12th 1980	B．September 12th 1981
C．September 12th 1979	D．September 12th 1982

小题4:How long does Yao Ming play in NBA?

A．fifteen years

B．twenty years

C．sixteen years

D．forty years

小题5:What team does Yao Ming play for ?

A．Huanghe Football Team	B．Huanghe Basketball Team
C．Houston Rockets	D．China Basketball Team

Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the oldest one is the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are three large pyramids at Giza, outside the modern capital of Egypt, Cairo. The largest and most famous one is called the Great Pyramid. The workers built it as a tomb (坟墓) for the Pharaoh Khufu (法老胡夫).
It took more than twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. When it was built, the pyramid was about 146.5 metres high. Over the years it has lost about eight metres off its top.
The pyramid is made of large stone blocks (石块) — 2,300,000 of them! Each of these blocks weighs over 2,000 kilograms. The ancient Egyptians did not have any modern machines. How did they build the pyramid? The pyramid shows that the ancient people were intelligent and had great skills.
People once thought that the Egyptians made slaves (奴隶) do all the work on the Great Pyramid. But in fact, they used farmers.
小题1:From the passage we can learn that _____.

A．Giza is the modern capital of Egypt

B．there are only three pyramids in Egypt

C．the Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid by himself

D．the Great Pyramid was built (被建) as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu

小题2:According to the passage, the height of the Great Pyramid may be_____ metres now.

A．146.5

B．138. 5

C．154.5

D．156. 5

小题3:What does the underlined word “intelligent” mean in Chinese?

A．聪明的

B．辛苦的

C．诚实的

D．热情的

小题4:In fact, the Egyptians used ____ to build the pyramid.

A．machines

B．slaves

C．farmers

D．children

小题5:What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To invite people to visit the Great Pyramid.

B．To give information about the Great Pyramid.

C．To describe his or her trip to the Great Pyramid.

D．To tell how he or she feels about the Great Pyramid.

Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.
One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （车费）for him.
“But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine, ”Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do.
“We can do this, ”said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor(列车员) comes to check the tickets，you can hide(藏) under my seat. ”
Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets－one for his friend and one for himself . Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers （宁愿）to lie on the floor under the seat. ”Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.
小题1:Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because ______.

A．he didn’t have enough money

B．he wanted to play a joke(玩笑) on him

C．he wanted to save some money

D．he didn’t find his wallet, either

小题2:When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend was ________. 

A．lying under the seat	B．sitting on the seat
C．lying on the seat	D．standing nearby

小题3:Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because ______.

A．the conductor was standing far away

B．his friend was deaf （聋）

C．he enjoyed doing so

D．he wanted all the people here to know there was a man under the seat

When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone , you mean to be  16 . When you put one finger in front of your  17 , you mean“Be quiet.”
Yet , people in different countries may use different sign languages.
Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak  18 Italian. One day while he was walking in the street , he felt  19 and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came , the Englishman  20 his mouth , put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way , he  21 to say , “Bring me something to eat.”But the waiter brought him a lot of things to  22 . First tea , then coffee , then milk , but no food. The Englishman was  23 that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was  24  to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was  25 enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.

小题1:	A．nice B．friendly C．fine D．well

小题2:	A．eye B．hand C．mouth D．arm

小题3:	A．a little B．few C．a few D．little

小题4:	A．hungry B．tired C．sad D．worried

小题5:	A．washed B．opened C．closed D．touched

小题6:	A．likes B．meant C．had D．decided

小题7:	A．eat B．drink C．carry D．play

小题8:	A．happy B．glad C．sorry D．afraid

小题9:	A．quick B．slow C．ready D．quiet

小题10:

A．good B．bad C．bright D．wrong

“Mr. Mott often forgets important meetings. The robot will go after him all the time. It listens to everything he says. It sees everything he does. At night, it watches him sleep. It knows everything about Mr. Mott…”
It sounds like a wonderful idea, doesn’t it? But I’m afraid that Mr. Mott will not get on well with the robot, because everyone has something he doesn’t want others know. It is privacy. Just imagine that there is a video camera around you all day. How do you feel? When you are taking an exam, a teacher sits in front of you and watches you all the time. How do you feel?
Mr. Mott doesn’t lose all his memory. At least he remembers that he always forgets. So why can’t he do something for this HIMSELF? He can keep a notebook with him, like most people do. In the notebook he can write down the things he should do, the persons he should meet and the places he should go. Isn’t the notebook much cheaper and safer than the robot?
小题1:“It” in the first paragraph(段落) refers to______________.

A．Mr. Mott

B．Mrs. Mott

C．the robot

D．a video camera

小题2:Why does the writer think Mr. Mott will not always get on well with the robot?

A．Because it is invented by others.	B．Because it can talk with Mr. Mott.
C．Because it can remind(提示；提醒) Mr. Mott of something he forgets.
D．Because it knows something Mr. Mott doesn’t want others know.

小题3:The underlined word “privacy” means _______________in Chinese.

A．提供

B．丧失

C．特权

D．隐私

小题4:Mr. Mott is_____________.

A．handsome

B．forgetful

C．a scientist

D．kind and friendly

小题5:From this passage we know that the writer__________________.

A．doesn’t like the robot to follow Mr.Mott all day.

B．thinks it is a good idea to have a robot like Mr Mott’s.

C．If we always forget something important,we should have a robot.

D．A notebook is cheaper than a robot but a robot is better than a notebook.

In May, 2010, I first visited Toronto when my granddaughter needed a serious operation(手术). She stayed at a hospital in the heart of the city because the hospital provide excellent medical treatment for us.  46  it was a beautiful city, my first impression of it was bad. My husband and I rented a room not far away from the            47  . Every day we walked from our apartment to the hospital. On the way we met many  48  things. Poor people asked for money. People walked around them as if they saw   49  . People there always walked quickly  50  smile. I kept smiling at them saying：“Excuse me” every time when I wanted to pass someone.
The city never  51  .. Bright lights and loud music were everywhere.
There were many firsts for me when I was in Toronto. It was the first time I saw the lack of humanity(人性的缺失) for our fellow man. The city felt crowd but __52   
Though I went to Toronto many times. I had no interest to   53   any wonderful  places. I felt uncomfortable when I was there.
When we were back home, I felt comfortable at home. Our neighbors    54  us back with friendly smiles. It is quiet, peaceful and safe. You don’t have to   55   the house or car doors. You can hear water gurgle(汩汩地流)。It’s the life.
小题1:A. Though           B. When            C. If
小题2:A. neighbor          B.garden            C. hospital
小题3:A. unpleasant         B. interesting        C. wonderful
小题4:A. something         B. anything          C. nothing
小题5:A.without            B. besides           C. in
小题6:A. walked           B. slept             C.drank
小题7:A. quiet              B.lonely             C. noisy
小题8:A.introduce           B. describe           C. visit
小题9:A. sent               B. welcomed          C. paid
小题10:A. repair              B.buy                C.close

A four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of a doctor. She has just become motherless. The bombing(爆炸) destroyed her home and killed her mother.
Every day we see pictures like this on TVs or in newspapers. We see young Iraqi children asking for food and water from American and soldiers as they move through towns and cities towards the capital, Baghdad(巴格达). We see these children following grown-ups, carrying bags of things almost at the same size as their small bodies as they leave their homes in Baghdad.
“Dad, why are the Americans fighting us? Are we going to be killed?” asks the son of Abu Sinar, an Iraqi engineer. Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his eight-year-old son.
He tries to comfort him by saying ,“The bombs（炸弹） are far away from us. The Americans are fighting the soldiers. We are going to be all right.” Even though Abu knows this isn’t always the truth, what else can he do? In Baghdad, parents give their children sleeping pills to make them sleep so that they won’t hear the sound of bombing. And all the schools are closed.
“All we do is to listen to and hear the war,” said Abu, “We, all the people and the children, have to live in fear(恐惧). We feel hopeless and helpless. We don’t know where the next bombs are going. We can do nothing but wait to be killed.”
小题1:During the war, children are ______________.  
A.studying at school       B.safer than their parents   C.in great danger
小题2:The children have to flee(逃离) their homes because_________.
A.it’s dangerous to stay at home because of the bombing.
B.their parents are not at home
C.they want to get food and water.
小题3:Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his son, because___________.
A.he doesn’t want to tell him the real reason
B.he doesn’t want to tell a lie.
C.he doesn’t know how to explain it clearly.
小题4:“sleeping pills” are __________.
A. a kind of thing to help them to be away from the war.
B.a kind of medicine to help them to fall asleep
C.a kind of food to make them strong
小题5:According to the passage we know that__________.
A. all the children in Iraqi are looking for something to eat.
B. all the children in Iraqi are thinking about something to solve the war problem
C. the children in Iraqi are feeling fearful, helpless and hopeless during the war.

I can’t remember the date when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter near my home and realized that nobody else was going to pick it up.
I live close to a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there within three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest.
I made my first trip to clean the forest one afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes later, my bag was full of cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers.
Since that first trip three years ago, I’ve been to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel great to do something for the environment.
After each trip, I look at all the litter I’ve found. If any of it is recyclable(可回收的)，I’ll keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it.
I know I can only do a small bit to help the earth, but I still think it is important.
小题1:When did the writer begin to collect litter?
A. When he was very young.
B. After his home moved to a new place.
C. When he got tired of seeing litter near his home.
小题2:Where does the writer live?
A. He lives in a forest.
B. He lives in a place with much litter.
C. He lives near a forest.
小题3:The writer collects litter________.
A. in order to make the place clean
B. in order to make fun
C. in order to make money
小题4:Where does the writer collect litter?
A. In the forest      B. In the street         C.  In the park.
小题5:From the passage we infer(推断) __________
A．the writer always collects a lot of litter
B .the environment will be more beautiful if everyone tries to protect it.
C. the writer will go on collecting litter.

Do you hear the name--Rain? Yes, he is a popular star of South Korea. Rain's music teacher gave him that name. His real name is Jung Ji Hoon. The 27-year-old singer is very good at dancing, too. His eyes are bright and his smiles are sunny.
When he was a child. Rain was very quiet. But in Grade Six. Rain surprised all of his classmates. He danced for them. After the excellent dancing, everyone looked at him in a different way.
Rain's Songs sell well. and he acts in a few TV shows. Rain doesn't want to sing forever ."When I stop singing, I'd like to design(设计)clothes.Being a designer is my childhood dream."he said.
小题1:Where does Rain come from?

A．China

B．Japan.

C．South Korea.

D．America

小题2:Who gave him the name Rain?                        

A．His father

B．His classmate.

C．His teacher

D．His mother.

小题3:Why did Rain surprise his classmates?

A．Because he was good at singing.	B．Because he danced well.
C．Because he got a good mark.	D．Because he worked hard.

小题4:What did Rain want to be when he was a child?

A．A singer.

B．A dancer.

C．A star.

D．A designer.

小题5:What does the passage tell us?

A．Rain is a very popular star	B．Rain is a popular designer
C．Rain was very active when he was a child.	D．Rain will stop singing next

Once upon a time, a rich（富有的） man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to   1  things with. He   2  to take ten servants （佣人）with him. They would   3  the things to sell and the food to   4  on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to   5  and asked to   6  with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “Well,   7  may go with us.   8  you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my   9 , you can’t carry a   10  load (担子). You must   11  the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
“You are   12 .” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy said   13  and lifted the load gladly.
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired except the little servant. Do you know   14 ? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they   15 _the town.

小题1:	A．eat B．buy C．change D．get

小题2:	A．decided B．liked C．hoped D．tried

小题3:	A．take B．bring C．carry D．borrow

小题4:	A．cook B．eat C．buy D．drink

小题5:	A．them B．the servants （仆人） C．the road D．the rich man

小题6:	A．stop B．stay C．go D．talk

小题7:	A．you B．he C．I D．they

小题8:	A．Since B．If C．Because D．But

小题9:	A．family B．guests C．servants D．things

小题10:

A．heavy B．light C．small D．difficult

小题11:

A．eat B．choose C．pick up D．understand

小题12:

A．correct B．right C．clever D．foolish

小题13:

A．sorry B．nothing C．angrily D．good-bye

小题14:

A．who B．him C．that D．why

小题15:

A．arrived at B．got C．reached at D．arrived