Tom was three years old. He liked to watch TV with his parents after supper, but his parents never let him stay long. Mother would say, “It’s eight o’clock now. It’s time for you to go to bed, Tom.”
“But why don’t you go to bed, too?” Tom always asked.
“We are adults (大人),” mother would say, “And adults go to bed late.”
One evening Tom asked his mother for an apple.
“But it’s too late,” his mother didn’t want to give him anything to eat at bedtime. “The apples are already asleep.”
“But not all of them, Mom.” Tom said, “The baby apples are perhaps asleep, but their parents are surely awake.”
小题1:Tom liked to watch TV with_________ after supper.  

A．his father and mother	B．his sister
C．his grandparents	D．his brother

小题2:His parents _______let him stay long.  

A．never

B．sometimes

C．often

D．usually

小题3:One evening Tom asked his mother for_________.

A．an egg

B．an apple

C．an orange

D．a pear

小题4:His mother didn’t want to give anything to him to eat________.

A．in the morning	B．in the afternoon
C．at bedtime	D．at noon

小题5: From the story we know__________.

A．Tom was a quiet boy	B．Tom was a bad boy
C．Tom was a lazy boy	D．Tom was a clever boy

Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went to gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about hi. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him.
Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed.
It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”
Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word.
“Just try it! I believe you can!”
After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.
Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.”
Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well. A changed took place in Bill’s heart.
You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple(简单的), really.
小题1:Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________.

A．went gambling

B．talked in class

C．didn’t answer

D．gave himself up

小题2:Miss Jones changed Bill by ________.

A．doing homework for him	B．encouraging and helping him
C．giving Bill another exam	D．cooking delicious food for him

小题3: From the passage we can learn ________.

A．Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher

B．Bill’s parents cared about him very much

C．Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s question

D．Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates

小题4:Which may be the best title for the passage?

A．Parents’ Day

B．A Lazy Boy

C．A Boy’s Change

D．A Strict Teacher

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father asked him 36  on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 37  with his father’s idea.“That isn’t my job. I have  38 school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise to give you the best present if you  39  finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and 40  .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like  41 farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(庄稼) grew well. 42  the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me  43  you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread   44  his wheat. I’ve already got the best present: No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was  45  to hear that.

小题1:	A．works B．work C．to work D．working

小题2:	A．happy B．excited C．exciting D．unhappy

小题3:	A．much too B．too much C．a lot D．many

小题4:	A．can B．need C．must D．should

小题5:	A．said B．answered C．agreed D．asked

小题6:	A．other B．the others C．any else D．any other

小题7:	A．On B．At C．In D．From

小题8:	A．where B．what C．which D．why

小题9:	A．made by B．made of C．made in D．made from

小题10:

A．pleased B．unpleased C．unsatisfied D．sad

Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of the city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “The Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. They started singing in 1965, and became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.
Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.
Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint(晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for Charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界记录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.
小题1: How many people are there in Michael’s group?

A．Three.

B．Five.

C．Four.

D．Six.

小题2: What’s the name of their first record？

A．“Never Say Goodbye”.

B．“See You, See Me”.

C．“I Want You Back”.

D．“On the World”.

小题3: The underlined word “copies” means          in Chinese.

A．抄写

B．张/份

C．复制

D．模仿

小题4: Michael was good at         according to the passage.

A．rock music	B．street dance
C．playing the piano	D．moon walking

小题5:Why did Michael have to stay at home most of time?

A．Because he was too famous.

B．Because he often felt lonely.

C．Because he had no friends.

D．Because his company asked him to do so.

Dereck Joubert and his wife, Beverly, have made many films about wild animals in Africa. Their films and photographs are very popular and one of the photographs has been on the front cover of a National Geographic magazine.
　　A working day foe Dereck and Beverly starts very early-at 4:30 in the morning! That's when they get up and start filming. And it's a long day-they often work until 8:30 in the evening. In the winter it's very cold and in the summer it can be 40℃. Dereck always does the filming-Beverly never does that, and she doesn't write. But Dereck never takes photographs or records the sound. They work very well as a team, and they both believe we should shoot animals with cameras-not with guns!
　　When they have finished filming and taking photographs for the day, they have dinner and Dereck usually writes while Beverly looks at her photographs. At night, they usually sleep in a small tent, but they sometimes sleep in the Land Cruiser-when you're very close to wild animals, it's sometimes safer to sleep in the car.
　　Dereck and Beverly have also traveled around the world and given talks about their work. Dereck says that animals are not just something to look at-they play an important role. Beverly thinks the wild animals can teach us a lot about ourselves.
小题1: Dereck and Beverly start working ______.

A．at 4:30 in the morning	B．at 4:30 in the afternoon
C．at 8:30 in the morning	D．at 8:30 in the evening

小题2: Dereck and Beverly usually sleep ______ at night.

A．in a car

B．in a tent

C．in a house

D．in a hotel

小题3: Beverly thinks the wild animals ______.

A．are something to look at	B．are very popular
C．play an unimportant role	D．can teach us a lot

Mr. Black loved his daughter Helen very much. Every day he spent all of his free time   51   with her. One night, he had much work to do,  52   couldn’t play with his daughter. In order to keep her   53   , he found a map of the world in a magazine and cut it into pieces. When he   54  , Helen. camerunning to him and was ready to play. Mr. Black said he had
55   time to play fight now. He told the girl to put the pieces of paper back together to a map of the world, and then they could both play.
About half an hour later, Helen came to her father and said, "Okay, it’s finished. Can we play now? " Mr. Black was surprised ~ saying, "That’s   56    Let’s go and see. " And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every   57   in its place.
Mr. Black said, "That’s surprising!   58   did you do that?" Helen said, "It was   59  . On the back of the page was a picture of a   60  .When I put the man together, the whole world fell into place. "

小题1:	A．working B．running C．playing D．walking

小题2:	A．or B．and C．but D．then

小题3:	A．sleepy . B．warm C．free D．busy

小题4:	A．left home B．got home C．let the office D．got to the office

小题5:	A．no B．enough C．much D．some

小题6:	A．right " B．wrong C．possible D．impossibl

小题7:	A．map B．picture C．piece D．page

小题8:	A．How B．Why C．When D．Where

小题9:	A．hard B．simple C．difficult D．different

小题10:

A．boy B．girl C．man D．woman

Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother’s job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife’ and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.
小题1: Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

A．look after her	B．do the housework
C．do his mother’s job	D．do his father’s job

小题2:From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

A．Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

B．Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C．people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D．Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

小题3:  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

A．From 1889 to 1936	B．From the 1920s to th~ 1950s
C．From 1953 to 1975	D．From the 1950s to the 1980s

小题4: We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

A．his family	B．his work
C．the US government	D．the Swiss government

小题5: Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

A．the acting

B．the art

C．the film

D．the music

Once　upon　a　time,　a　young　man　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　town　announcing　that　he　had　the　most　beautiful　heart　in　the　world.　A　large　crowd　gathered,　and　they　al　praised　his　heart　for　it　was　perfect.
Suddenly,　an　old　man　appeared　and　said,　“Why　,your　heart　is　not　as　beautiful　as　mine.”
The　old　man’s　heart　was　ful　of　scars（伤疤）.　Some　pieces　of　his　heart　were　removed　and　some　pieces　from　other　people　were　put　in,　but　they　didn’t　fit　quite　right.　So　there　were　several　jagged（锯齿状的）edges.　In　fact,　there　were　stil　some　holes　in　his　heart　where　the　pieces　were　missing.
The　 young　 man　 laughed,“Comparing　yours　with　mine,　mine　is　perfect　and　yours　is　a　mess.”
“Yes,”said　the　old　man.　“But,　every　scar　shows　that　I　took　out　a　piece　of　my　heart　and　gave　it　to　a　person,　and　often　he　gave　me　a　piece　of　his　heart　in　return.”
“Why　do　you　have　some　jagged　edges　in　your　heart?”asked　the　young　man.“Because　the　shapes　of　the　pieces　weren’t　the　same.”“Then　the　holes?”“Sometimes　I　gave　pieces　of　my　heart　away,　and　the　other　person　hasn’t　given　back　a　piece　of　his,　so　… but　I　don’t　care.”“How　come?”“They　remind　me　of　the　love　we　shared.”
The　young　man　was　deeply　moved.　He　walked　up　to　the　old　man,　took　a　piece　of　his　heart　out　and　gave　it　to　the　old　man.
The　old　man　placed　it　in　his　heart,　then　took　a　piece　from　his　old　scarred　heart　and　placed　it　in　the　wound（伤口）in　the　young　man’s　heart.　It　fitted,　but　not　perfectly,　as　there　were　some　jagged　edges.
The　young　man　looked　at　his　heart,　not　perfect　any　more　but　more　beautiful　than　ever.
How　sad　it　must　be　to　go　through　 life　 with　 a　 whole　untouched　heart!
小题1:　The　young　man　stood　in　the　town　to　_____.

A．meet　the　old　man	B．compare　his　heart　with　others’
C．show　his　beautiful　heart	D．give　pieces　of　his　heart　to　others

小题2:　It’s　clear　that　the　old　man　was　_____.

A．a　sily　man	B．a　humorous　man
C．a　wel-known　man	D．a　kind-hearted　man

小题3:　We　learn　from　the　story　that　in　the　end　the　young　man　was　_____.

A．lost

B．moved

C．hurt

D．untouched

小题4:　The　old　man　said“… but　I　don’t　care”means　_____.

A．he　didn’t　expect　others’return

B．he　didn’t　feel　pain

C．he　didn’t　think　it　serious

D．he　cared　nothing

小题5:We　can　get　more　beautiful　hearts　by　sharing　_____

A．ideas

B．scars

C．love

D．beauty

Foolish(silly) Freddie lived in a small village. The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. They thought this was a funny thing to do.
One day, a visitor came to the village.
"Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie. "Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted. Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face.
"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I’ve got something for you." He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin."Which would you like?" he asked Freddie.
Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once.
The villager laughed."See how foolish he is," he said."He always does that. He’s too silly to learn anything." He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor.
The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the＄1 coin, the＄1 coin is worth(值) much more.Two times as much."
"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the＄1coin, they’ll stop playing the game."
小题1:根据第一段The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was.描述,可知选D
小题2:根据第一段They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. 描述,可知选A
小题3:根据最后一段The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the＄1 coin, the＄1 coin is worth(值) much more.描述,可知他认为弗雷迪不知道这些硬币的价值.故选D
小题4:根据短文最后一句话"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the＄1coin, they’ll stop playing the game."可知弗雷迪这样做只是为了让人们不断地给他钱,故选C,他其实很聪明.
小题5:这篇短文主要描述了一个被村民们认为很傻的人,但是实际上这个人很聪明.故选B,foolish用引号括起来,表示相反的含义.
小题6:People laughed at Freddie because__________.

A．he often made up jokes	B．he didn’t like money
C．he looked very funny	D．they thought he was a fool

小题7:The villagers wanted to show the visitors___________.

A．how silly Freddie was	B．how clever Freddie was
C．How kind people were to Freddie	D．that Freddie had much money

小题8:The visitor felt sorry for Freddie because he though_________.

A．Freddie did not know money was useful

B．the villager was not kind enough to the boy

C．Freddie did not get along well with the villagers

D．Freddie did not know the dollar coin was worth more

小题9:From the story we know that Freddie was__________.

A．poor

B．kind

C．clever

D．silly

小题10:The best title for the passage should be __________.

A．Clever Villagers	B．"Foolish" Freddie
C．Freddie and a Visitor	D．A Visitor and the Villagers

John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.
"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. "John thought.
He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything. "
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.
Then less than a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.
"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. "
"I will listen to it, "John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. "
The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French, " he said. The bird spoke to him in French. "Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop song, "he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.
"I’ll buy it, "John said. "How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said.
小题1: Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

A．Because he loved his mother very much.

B．Because his mother needed these presents.

C．Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.

D．Because he was the richest man in the world.

小题2: How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

A．They rang John up.

B．They knew it from the newspapers.

C．John phoned them one by one.

D．They knew it on TV.

小题3:When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

A．Two weeks before John’s mother’s birthday.

B．On John’s mother’s birthday.

C．About five days before John’s mother’s birthday.

D．Less than a week after John’s mother’s birthday.

小题4: Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

A．Because it was such a beautiful bird.

B．Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.

C．Because the bird could look after his mother.

D． Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy.

小题5: What does the sentence "It was delicious, "really mean in the story?

A．His mother ate the bird.

B．His mother let the bird fly away.

C．His mother began to learn languages from the bird.

D． His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.