Walt Disney，the great film-maker was born in Chicago in 1901.  His greatest wish was to be a famous ___1___.  When he was young, he went to a __2___ office in a city named Kansas.  There he had some friends __3__.  He took some pictures with himself and wanted to get a job.  But he had no __4_.  They looked at the pictures and said, “Sorry, young man, we don’t think there is __5__interesting in your pictures. ”
But he didn’t lose    6_  .  He went on to draw pictures.  His family was __7__.  One day a mouse came into his room and played on the floor.  He stopped __8 _ and watched it.  The mouse came to him and sat on his desk, so he gave the mouse a piece of bread.  Then the mouse came nearer and was given more bread.   9  this way after some days the mouse became his good friend.
Disney went to the west of the USA after a few years.  He tried to get work as an artist, but he wasn’t still   10  .  One day he remembered the cute mouse.  He picked up his pencil and began to draw.  He drew some different pictures of the mouse.  He called it Mickey Mouse.  Now most people knew and loved him all over the world.

小题1:	A． artist B． scientist C． inventor D． actor

小题2:	A． book B． newspaper C． post D． photo

小题3:	A． working B． living C． playing D． doing

小题4:	A． luck B． luckily C． unluckily D． lucky

小题5:	A． anything B． nothing C． something D． everything

小题6:	A． head B． mind C． heart D． idea

小题7:	A． rich B． happy C． poor D． sad

小题8:	A． draw B． drawing C． to draw D． drew

小题9:	A． for B． with C． in D．on

小题10:

A．successful B． success C． successfully D． fail

0ur village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife.  He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window.  When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 账单) for his job.
My wife said to me quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today. ”But she said in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said.  John laughed and gave me his bill for the work.  I read:
One dining table                 10^th November, 2011
Cost of wood                    $ 17:00
Paint                           $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour)          $8. 00
Total                           $36. 50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said.  “I’m glad it’s only the 10^th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute.  Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) it up again, You can forget the date-------”
I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
小题1:Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A． Because he didn’t want the writer to check the bill carefully.

B． Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.

C．Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other.

D．Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like.

小题2:How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?

A．$ 26. 50

B．$36. 50

C．$56. 50

D．$57. 50

小题3:When John got the money, he was happy because__________________________.

A． he felt lucky to get the money for his work

B． he got paid a lot more than usual for his work

C． he got as much money as he had expected

D． he didn’t have to add up the costs any more

小题4:Which word can best describe John?

A． Clever

B． Silly

C． Dishonest

D． Humorous(幽默的)

小题5:What can we learn about John from the passage?

A． He made a mistake carelessly in the bill

B． He tried to get more money for his work.

C． He had written the bill before the writer got home

D． He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife.

Mary has a lot of hobbies. She usually gets up early so she can run before work. She doesn't often have time to skate, but she sometimes goes on Saturdays during the winter. Mary often rides a horse near here home. She sometimes goes after work, but she usually goes horseback riding on Sundays. She loves music. She always goes to choir practice(合唱团训练) on Wednesday evenings and sings in church(教堂) on Sundays. She doesn't have much money, so she seldom(很少) goes to concerts（音乐会） in the city. She seldom watches TV because she likes doing things outside. She usually goes to the gym（体育馆） if it's raining outside. She isn't often alone（独自的） because she has a lot of friends. She sometimes does something alone, but she usually does her hobbies with one of her friends. She's a happy woman!
小题1:Mary often gets up early because she wants to _______.

A．have breakfast

B．clean her room

C．run

D．skate

小题2:Mary usually goes horseback riding on _______.

A．Wednesday

B．Sunday

C．Saturday

D．workday

小题3:Mary seldom ________ because she likes doing things outside.

A．goes to concerts

B．goes to the gym

C．goes to church

D．watches TV

小题4:Mary seldom goes to concerts because she ______

A．isn’t rich(富有的)

B．is busy

C．doesn’t like music

D．has many friends

小题5:Which of the following is not true?

A．Mary is often alone.	B．Mary likes running.
C．Mary has lots of friends.	D．Mary is a happy woman.

I am an adult. I’m not a kid. I’m a grown-up. I need some money. I have no food. I am hungry. I am not thirsty, because water is everywhere. But water has no taste. I want to drink a soda. I want to drink milk. I want to drink coffee. I want to work. Nobody will hire（雇佣 ）me. Nobody is hiring anybody. Companies are firing（解雇） people. Everyone is looking for a job. I cannot pay my rent（付房租）. I will have to live in my car. I don’t want to live in my car. My car has no bed. Everyone should live in a house or a flat. Many people don’t have a car. They live on the street. A street has no bed. Nobody should live on the street. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know where to go. Maybe I will go to church（教堂）. Maybe I will find help there.
小题1:I need some money because I  _______.

A．need water to drink	B．need food to eat
C．don’t need water to drink	D．don’t need food to eat

小题2:I don’t want to buy  _______to drink.

A．soda

B．milk

C．water

D．coffee

小题3:I want to live __________.

A．in a house

B．in my car

C．on the street

D．in the church

小题4:I am looking for ________

A．water

B．a job

C．a house

D．the church

小题5:Which is wrong?

A．Companies are firing people.	B．I can pay my rent .
C．I will go to church for help.	D．Nobody should live on the street.

“Hi! John.” Mary ran towards me with a bright smile, saying, “I’m going to have a dance performance tonight. I hope you’ll come. Here is the ticket. Don’t forget!” Then she    41  in a hurry.
“What? Dance? Is that    42  ?” I asked myself. Mary was not such kind of girl. She was quite common one. I had never seen her wearing colorful clothes. In fact, she really did not know    43   to dress up. What a terrible thing!
“I should go to, I must go to.” I thought.
I arrived at the hall with the ticket, found my seat and sat down. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would have a    44   time before her turn, for I had no sense of art,    45   her performance was worth(值得)watching, no matter how long I would wait.
Time went    46  , I tried my best not to fall asleep.
Just then, came the words, “Let’s welcome the next exciting dance – Latin!”
Hearing this, I opened my eyes as large as possible,    47   to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shiny skirt, Mary appeared. She danced with a sweet smile, looking like a pretty butterfly flying … I could    48   believe my eyes.
After all the performance ended, I    49   her at the gate.
“Hi!” She stood in front of me with her crystal(水晶) shoes. “How do you feel?”
“Fantastic!” I answered.
“Ha, ha. I knew it would be.” She could not hide her excitement, laughing    50  a child.
At that time, I realized that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

小题1:	A．came B．jumped C．left D．moved

小题2:	A．possible B．lucky C．funny D．careful

小题3:	A．why B．where C．when D．how

小题4:	A．great B．short C．hard D．relaxing

小题5:	A．or B．so C．but D．and

小题6:	A．quickly B．slowly C．safely D．easily

小题7:	A．hoping B．fearing C．planning D．hating

小题8:	A．seriously B．hardly C．nearly D．certainly

小题9:	A．waited for B．looked for C．paid for D．cared for

小题10:

A．as B．like C．for D．at

A good reader is very much like a driver. He must change his reading speed to fit(适应)what he is reading and what he is reading for, just as a driver does to fit the road situation.
A good reader may read at 1,000 WPM(每分钟…词 )when he looks for something for a report in the library. But once he finds what he needs, he may slow down to 100 WPM. A good reader may read newspapers and story books at 600 WPM. But he may read his science or maths books at 150 WPM. Just as a driver has a wide change of driving speed, so a good reader has a wide change of reading speed.
小题1:The writer thinks that a good reader can____.

A．read at 1,000 WPM	B．read as fast as he can
C．change the reading speeds as he needs	D．spend more time reading

小题2:A good reader may read fastest____.

A．when he reads newspapers and story books

B．when he reads something most useful to him

C．when he is trying to work out a maths problem

D．when he is trying to find something for his report

小题3:Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Importance of Having Fast Reading Speed

B．A Good Reader and His Reading Speed.

C．The Best Way of Fast Reading

D．The Difference Between Driving and Reading

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there is such a thing a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No, they are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside-thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside-looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics.
But if ABCs can not speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas Chinese. These people may be citizens (公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist, C.N.Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.
小题1:“ABC” in this passage means “     ”.

A．three English letters	B．a kind of banana
C．Chinese born in America	D．Americans born in China

小题2:Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because       .

A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside

B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C．they were born in China but got to study in America

D．they like to eat bananas

小题3:The underlined word “blood” may probably mean       .

A．国籍

B．血统

C．爱心

D．皮肤

小题4:This passage mainly talks about ______.
A. different kind of bananas                B. the life story of C.N.Yang
C. the Noble Prize                      D. overseas Chinese

It was the end-of-year party. I had asked my mother to make us cookies. Mom’s chocolate chips were the best.
But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her. Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips. The party went on, but I wouldn’t leave the window. The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts（思绪）. I took my bag and walked out for home.
The house was empty when I arrived. My heart was filled with anger(气愤). For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down. I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming. “Robbie,” she called out. “Where are you?” She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent.
When she came into my room, I didn’t move, “I’m so sorry,” she said. “I got busy and forgot.” She began to laugh. I couldn’t believe it. I turned over and found that she wasn’t laughing but crying. “I’m so sorry. I let my boy down.” she cried like a little girl. I had never seen my mother cry.
“It’s OK, Mom,” I said, “We didn’t need those cookies. There was plenty of food to eat. Don’t cry. It’s all right.” We held each other in a long hug(拥抱).
小题1:The story happened __________.

A．on my birthday	B．during Christmas
C．before Christmas	D．before the New Year’s Day

小题2:I didn’t leave the window because I want __________.

A．to see my mother coming

B．to enjoy the party

C．to get some cookies

D．to go to the party

小题3:What does the underlined phrase “let me down ” mean in Chinese?

A．让我下来

B．让我平静

C．让我失望

D．让我讨厌

小题4:I lay down on my bed and kept silent because I was __________.

A．tired

B．angry

C．hungry

D．excited

小题5:Why did my mother cry and say that she was sorry?

A．Because she was too busy.

B．Because she couldn’t find me.

C．Because she didn’t support me.

D．Because she needed those cookies.

One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家) in England, David was brought into my office. His face was pale（苍白的）and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others from then on.
How could I help him?
David didn't say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder."Come back next week if you like. "I said.
He came and I suggested we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon--in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed.   It seemed  that he liked to be with me. But why didn't he ever look at me?
"Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain （痛苦）with," I thought.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. "It's your turn," he said. After that day, David started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times. Now he had re ally started to live his life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned a lot from him. I learned how time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him. All they need is a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch and an ear that listens.
小题1:When David was brought into the writer's office, ___________.

A．he said hello to the writer

B．he seemed happy

C．he looked at his own feet

D．he smiled at the writer

小题2:David's father died when he was  ________ years old.

A．13

B．2

C．5

D．6

小题3:To help David, the writer __________every Wednesday afternoon.

A．played chess with him	B．told stories to him
C．wrote letters to him	D．played soccer with him

小题4:What club did David join?

A．A chess club.

B．An art club.

C．An English club.

D．A bicycle club.

小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．David finally got friends in school.

B．After his father died, David refused to talk to others.

C．David didn't say anything to the Writer at first.

D．At last the writer learned a lot from David.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses (吻). So, I really doubt (怀疑) whether (是否) there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money to pay the schooling for me. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV, and sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even impossible.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (被子). I asked her if there was love between them. She stopped her work and looked up with surprise. Then she bowed (弯下) her head and continued sewing the quilt. I was very worried because I thought I hurt her. But after a few minutes she said, “Look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of the time it disappears in the quilt. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly (几乎不) be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there, and makes the quilt long-lasting.” I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring.
My mother suddenly got sick seriously and had to stay in the hospital for a one-month treatment. Every morning and dusk (黄昏) after she returned from the hospital, my father helped my mother walk slowly on the country road. There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently shone them through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world. Reading their eyes, I knew they loved each other deeply. From this experience, I realized that love was just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
小题1:The writer thought his parents’ life was not          .

A．romantic

B．great

C．meaningful

D．true

小题2:Valentine’s Day may be a day for          .

A．parents

B．lovers

C．classmates

D．friends

小题3:What do the sentences in the third paragraph show?

A．There is beautiful scenery (风景) everywhere in the world.

B．There is true life anywhere in the world.

C．There is no love without beautiful flowers.

D．There is really love between the writer’s parents.

小题4:What is the best title of this passage?

A．Love should appear every day.

B．Love means flowers.

C．Love is just the thread of a quilt.

D．True love.

小题5:The writer did not understand their parents’ love until________.

A．the next summer

B．his mother was dead

C．his mother was seriously ill

D．he himself grew up