Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.
When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. 
Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.
He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.
Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.
Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.
小题1:Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?

A．Where did Arthur grow up?

B．Why did Arthur like tennis best?

C．When was Arthur born?

D．What did Arthur like to do at school?

小题2:The park offered people all of these EXCEPT ____.

A．tennis

B．football

C．baseball

D．swimming

小题3: How did Arthur meet Mr. Charity?

A．Arthur’s father asked Mr. Charity to give Arthur tennis lessons.

B．While swimming at the pool, Mr. Charity met Arthur.

C．While teaching tennis, Mr. Charity saw young Arthur.

D．Mr. Charity noticed young Arthur was playing tennis well.

小题4:What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten?

A．He entered the park where his father worked.

B．He copied tennis movements without holding a racket.

C．He pretended to hit a tennis ball back and forth over a net.

D．He played tennis better than players who were older than he was.

小题5:This article is a(n) ____.

A．biography (传记)	B．diary
C．advertisement	D．piece of news

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.
When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.
I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.

小题1:	A．proper B．same C．usual D．right

小题2:	A．considered B．supposed C．met D．expected

小题3:	A．learning B．life C．work D．fun

小题4:	A．in B．out C．away D．around

小题5:	A．decided B．continued C．managed D．hoped

小题6:	A．more B．less C．still D．even

小题7:	A．first B．last C．next D．only

小题8:	A．interest B．event C．subject D．problem

小题9:	A．unnecessary B．foolish C．common D．unusually

小题10:

A．felt B．acted C．looked D．discovered

Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs. They loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that their dog hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him, but with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone. He barked loudly. But busy with their own lives, Brownie’s family just ignored (忽略) their neighbor’s nervous little dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. He followed Ted, Brownie’s owner, everywhere he went. He barked, then rushed towards a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “ Follow me!”
Finally, Ted followed the dog across the empty lot. The dog led the man to a tree a half-mile from the house. There Ted found Brownie alive. One of his legs was crushed (夹住) in a trap. Ted wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals (求助) seriously.
Then Ted noticed something amazing. In a circle around the injured dog, he saw a lot of dog food. They were the remains of lots of meals.
Spotty had been visiting Brownie every day. He had stayed with Brownie to protect him, snuggling(依偎) with him at night to keep him warm and nuzzling(用鼻子爱抚) him to keep his spirits up.
小题1:What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?

A．Brownie and Spotty didn’t like their owners.

B．Brownie was missing for three days.

C．Brownie’s family didn’t love him.

D．Spotty probably knew where Brownie was.

小题2:According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Spotty barked loudly at Ted because he was scared.

B．Ted followed Spotty because Spotty asked him to.

C．Spotty succeeded in escaping from the trap.

D．Brownie had nothing to eat that whole week.

小题3:The underlined phrase “keep his spirits up” in the last paragraph probably means______.

A．feed him

B．praise him

C．comfort him

D．protect him

小题4:What does the story aim to tell us?

A．Dog is man’s best friend.

B．Even dogs can have strong friendship.

C．Dogs are one of the cleverest animals.

D．Dogs have a special way to look for help.

Try this: for a whole day, forget about the clock. Eat when you’re hungry and sleep when you’re tired. What do you think will happen?
You may be surprised to find that your day is much like most other days. You’ll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you don’t know what time it is, your body does.
Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow a 24- hour cycle. Everyone is unique, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early.
Regularly staying up late can make kids do worse on tests and quizzes. And working shifts at night leads to higher rates of heart disease.
“There is a growing sense that when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are,” says Steven Shea, Director of the Sleep Disorders Research Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
“During the night, we are prepared to sleep,” Shea says. “During the day, we are prepared to eat and move around, If you reverse ( 颠倒) what you are doing, everything is out of phase. That can have adverse consequences.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence suggest?

A．We don’t need to care about time.

B．We don’t need the clock.

C．The clock is not useful.

D．The clock is not remembered.

小题2:What makes some like to stay up late while others go to bed early?

A．our bodies

B．our minds

C．the clock

D．our unique system

小题3:Steven Shea suggests ________.

A．when we eat, we are prepared to eat.

B．when we sleep, we are prepared to sleep

C．when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are

D．we are prepared to follow clocklike system

小题4:“Everything is out of phase.” means________.

A．everything is out of order

B．everything is bad

C．everything is good

D．everything is not controlled

Many years ago, a man (16)____Wu taught King Wang how to ride horses and how to drive a chariot (马拉战车). (17)_____ some time the king started to race against Wu. But no matter how many (18)______ the king raced against Wu, Wu always won.
　　The king was (19)_______ and said to Wu, “You have taught me how to ride and how to drive a chariot. But I don't think you have taught me everything about (20)______.”
“I have taught you (21)______ I know,” (22)______ Wu. “But you have not learned everything. The (23)______ thing about driving a chariot is to think of the horses. The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together. You can then go very (24)______ and drive for long distance, but your problem is this: When you are behind me, you want to (25)_____ with me. And when you are (26)_____ me, you are afraid that I will catch up with you. (27)_____ whether you are in front of me or behind me, you are thinking of me. You are not thinking of your (28)______. If you want to win, you must (29)______ thinking of me, you (30)______ think only of your horse.”

小题1:	A．calls B．names C．called D．name

小题2:	A．In B．After C．Since D．Before

小题3:	A．times B．days C．weeks D．months

小题4:	A．happy B．glad C．pleased D．unhappy

小题5:	A．playing B．racing C．running D．working

小题6:	A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing

小题7:	A．asked B．told C．answered D．spoke

小题8:	A．dangerous B．newer C．beautiful D．most important

小题9:	A．slowly B．soon C．fast D．slow

小题10:

A．catch up B．do C．talk D．help

小题11:

A．beside B．in front of C．near D．next to

小题12:

A．So B．But C．Or D．And

小题13:

A．cows B．dogs C．pigs D．horses

小题14:

A．start B．stop C．keep D．begin

小题15:

A．mustn't B．may C．must D．can

French Presidents（总统）

Name	Time for being president of France
Charles de Gaulle	8 January, 1959 – 28 April, 1969
Georges Pompidou	20 June, 1969 – 2 April, 1974
Valéry Giscard d´Estaing	27 May, 1974 – 21 May, 1981
Francois Mitterrand	21 May, 1981 – 17 May, 1995
Jacques Chirac	17 May, 1995 – 16 May, 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy	16 May, 2007— 7 May, 2012
Francois Hollande	7 May, 2012 —

小题1:Georges Pompidou became president of France on ____________.

A．8 January, 1959

B．2 April, 1974

C．20 June, 1969

D．17 May, 1995

小题2:According to the chart（表格）, ______ was president of France for the longest time.

A．Valéry Giscard d´Estaing	B．Jacques Chirac
C．Francois Mitterrand	D．Charles de Gaulle

小题3:According to the chart, we know that Nicolas Sarkozy          .

A．won’t be the next president of France

B．was president of France for 6 years

C．became president of France on 7 May, 2012

D．was a very successful president

George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip 39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to 42  the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.
“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

小题1:	A．work B．job C．child D．house

小题2:	A．grew B．gave C．bought D．knew

小题3:	A．make B．carry C．bring D．take

小题4:	A．or B．and C．but D．so

小题5:	A．larger B．bigger C．worse D．better

小题6:	A．after B．before C．finished D．began

小题7:	A．get out of B．get along with C．come up with D．catch up with

小题8:	A．excited B．surprised C．interested D．bored

小题9:	A．tired B．sad C．clean D．happy

小题10:

A．When B．What C．Why D．Where

Ellie lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a few houses were washed away, but Ellie’s house was high enough to keep them safe.
Many families lost everything in the flood. And Ellie took in one of the families. She shared her home with them until the family could build their own new house. Ellie’s friends could not understand why she did so because she already had so many children to look after.
“Well,” Ellie said to her friends, “At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now.”
“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We will not be able to have much for Christmas. I am going to get just one present for us all. Now I will go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who had no parents, ‘Here is our present,’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were very excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sisters. I was that Christmas present.”
小题1:How many children did Ellie had in total?

A．Five.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

D．Eight.

小题2:What happened in the winter?

A．There was a flood.

B．There was an earthquake

C．There was a rain storm.

D．There was a fire.

小题3:What did Ellie do to help other families?

A．She gave them food.

B．She bought many Christmas present for them.

C．She took in one of the families.

D．She took in a girl.

小题4:What did the poor woman in German bring to her children for Christmas?

A．Many beautiful presents.	B．Nothing.
C．A girl.	D．A daddy.

小题5:What do we learn about Ellie in the passage?

A．She had no children.

B．Her husband was killed.

C．She had no parents.

D．She gave much money to others.

“Excuse me,” said a young man, standing shyly at the open church door. “I’m here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I in the right place?” Well, we have baskets, but they’re not Easter baskets for kids; they’re food baskets,” I explained.
That morning I arrived at St. Micheal’s Church in Carmichael, California, to help give out the baskets to needy families for Easter. To make sure every family would receive one, we had handed out numbers to them that matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each one contained a whole ham, potatoes, bread, vegetables, and a pie --- enough food to help feed a family for a week.
“Why don’t you come in?” I said to the man. He looked disappointed. He shook his head and said, “I can’t... My daughter is waiting for me over there. I’m grateful for the food, but when I heard you were giving away baskets for Easter ... well, I thought they would be Easter baskets for children.” He continued, “I promised my daughter one, and I wanted to surprise her.”
I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do. The man handed me his number, and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge(凸起) in one of the baskets caught my eye. “What is that?” I wondered. Leaning over and looking more closely, I could see, unmistakably, an Easter basket --- filled with candy, chocolate, and Easter eggs. One of the volunteers must have added it by mistake! I thought. Then I looked at the man’s number in my hand. Well, he’ll be....
“Happy Easter,” I said to the man, handing him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside --- the very same basket with his number on it. “Someone knew just what you needed.”
小题1:The young man had thought that ____________.

A．he would have an Easter basket and a food basket

B．there would be Easter baskets for children.

C．there would be children’s toys in the food basket

D．he would get enough food for the whole year.

小题2:What did the author do at the church?

A．He worked there as a churchman.

B．He was called in to give out Easter baskets.

C．He went there to meet the young man.

D．He was a volunteer who helped there.

小题3:The young man looked disappointed at first because ____________.

A．he was told not to take a food basket

B．there was little food in the Easter basket

C．he came so late that all the basket had been given out

D．he was told that he wouldn’t get what he wanted

小题4:What surprised the author was that __________.

A．there was an Easter basket in the food basket

B．someone knew what the young man needed

C．one of the baskets was filled with more bread than others

D．he found that the young man’s name was on the basket

小题5:We can infer that the young man left the church feeling ________.

A．sad

B．satisfied

C．angry

D．surprised

I  1 you’re well. I’m  2 holiday in London with my friend Jenny. We arrived  3 plane last Monday and  4  a taxi to our hotel. I went for a walk in Hyde Park but Jenny 5 with me 6 she was tired.
Then  7 Tuesday we saw the clock, Big Ben, and BuckinghamPalace. Queen Elizabeth lives in the palace, but we didn’t see her. I  8 some presents.
­ 9  day we visited the BritishMuseum  10 had dinner in a Chinese restaurant.

小题1:	A．hope B．hoped C．hopes D．hoping

小题2:	A．at B．on C．in D．with

小题3:	A．in B．At C．by D．on

小题4:	A．take B．took C．taked D．by

小题5:	A．came B．didn’t come C．comes D．doesn’t come

小题6:	A．and B．but C．because D．so

小题7:	A．on B．in C．at D．by

小题8:	A．buy B．buyed C．bought D．buys

小题9:	A．Next B．The next C．Tomorrow D．On

小题10:

A．And B．but C．so D．\