In England people can go to see a doctor nearby when they are ill．When the doctor see them, they usually ask about their troubles and soon give them a prescription（处方）for some medicine．
Usually, when people feel ill, they go to see their doctors．But when they only have a cold, they don't go to see their doctors．They usually go to the medicine shop to buy some medicine．Only when they are terribly ill, the doctor will go to their houses．In an emergency（紧急）, people can call 999 for an ambulance．The ambulance can take them to the hospital very soon．When they are in hospital, their friends or families can go to see them at a certain time, but they can't stay long．
Usually people have to pay for the doctors' prescriptions．And the price is the same for any kind of medicine．But when children, students, old people or people without jobs go to see their doctors, they don't have to pay for their prescription．
小题1:When people are ill in England, they’ll _________．

A．go to see the doctor nearby	B．go to the medicine shop
C．ask the doctor to their houses	D．call 999 for an ambulance

小题2:If people have a cold, they usually ___________．

A．go to see a doctor	B．buy some medicine themselves
C．ask to be in hospital	D．go to the hospital at a certain time

小题3:What does the underlined words "ambulance" in the second paragraph mean?

A．救援

B．报警

C．救护车

D．担架

小题4:When people without jobs go to the doctors, they

A．get free （免费的） medical care at home

B．get free prescriptions

C．get free medicine in the hospital

D．get free medicine in the medicine shop

小题5:Which of the following is not true?

A．If people lost their jobs, they'll get free prescriptions．

B．In an emergency, people can call 999 for help．

C．People can see friends in the hospital at a certain time．

D．All the medicine has the same price in England．

In Singapore, many middle school students spend lots of their time on their studies．Most people think good education is a ticket to success（成功）in their future. So, many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big trouble. Sometimes, some of them are even made to go to after-school classes.
Schools run activities outside school hours. The students can join in sports and games, music and dance, swimming and climbing, etc. They are also very interested in community service(社区服务)．
In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters(大片), Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well. Some of them also spend their free time searching the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer and video games.
They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookshops.
So, life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
小题1:Many students want to get good education to be ________ in the future．

A．popular

B．successful

C．interesting

D．happy

小题2:_____ __ go to after-school classes in Singapore.

A．A11 of the students	B．Few of the students
C．Not all the students	D．Most of the students

小题3:According to the passage，most students in Singapore like     _____．

A．Hollywood blockbusters	B．writing to their friends
C．talking to their friends	D．having exams

小题4:The meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage is       __．

A．the middle school students' life in Singapore is easy.

B．the middle school students' life in Singapore is amazing.

C．the middle school students' life in Singapore is boring.

D．the m.iddle school students' life in Singapore is hard, but it's interesting.

Most Canadian families love to have holidays 1 summer． Summer is a good season 2 holidays． It is very hot during the months of July and August． Children do not have any classes during these3months．
Some 4 like to stay at home during the holiday． They work in the garden, visit friends, 5 books, or 6 TV． Many families 7 their lunch to a park or somewhere far 8the city． They like to eat where there are many trees or there is a nice lake． If they live near the sea, they often go to the beach． They can fish, swim or enjoy the sun there．
Canada is a large country． Many families travel by 9 or by train to see interesting places． They also travel by plane to a foreign country． Many big cities have many famous buildings, theatres, shops and other places 10travelers．
小题1:A． for     　　　　　　 B． in      　　　　　　 C． on
小题2: A． to      　　　　　　 B． of      　　　　　　 C． for
小题3: A． one      　　　　　　B． two    　　　　　　 C． three
小题4: A． people   　　　　　　B． peoples  　　　　　　C． man
小题5:A． see   　　　　　　　 B． watch   　　　　　　C． read
小题6: A． see    　　　　　　  B． watch   　　　　　　C． look
小题7: A． takes  　　　　　　  B． take   　　　　　　  C． look
小题8: A． from   　　　　　　 B． away   　　　　　 C． to
小题9: A． car      　　　　　　B． a car   　　　　　 C． their car
小题10: A． for      　　　　　　B． in       　　　　　C． on

Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket.” It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation(发行量） in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Its global circulation outside the USA has reached 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries in 21 languages.
This magazine’s focus(焦点） is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.
This magazine actually used to be a family business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.
小题1:How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?

A．Once a year.

B．Once a month.

C．Once a week.

D．Once a day.

小题2:What’s the number of the readers of this magazine all over the world?

A．38 million.

B．40 million.

C．78 million.

D．108 million.

小题3:This magazine’s focus includes the following topics except _________.

A．something about the timely news

B．some special personal experiences

C．some information from all over the world

D．the local customs and interests of the local readers

Rio de Janeiro(里约热内卢) will host the 2016 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee announced(宣布) it on October 2,2009.Rio de Janeiro beat Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid to win the bid(中标).It will be the first South American city to host the Olympics. The city will also host the 2014 World Cup. Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil.
*Population: 6 million
*Language: Portuguese
* Rio de Janeiro has the world’s largest urban forest(城市森林),Which is made up of many kinds of green plants.
*Every year Rio de Janeiro holds a carnival(狂欢节). It is like a  big party. People dress up, dance samba and have fun. It usually lasts for a week. More than two million tourists come to Rio de- Janeiro every year. About half a million people visit the city for the carnival each year.
小题1:Rio de Janeiro beat the other      cities to win the bid For the 2016 Olympic Games.

A．five

B．four

C．three

D．two

小题2:If you have a visit to Rio de Janeiro, you can see a large Number of      in the city.

A．animals

B．trees

C．lakes

D．players

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．We can have fun in the carnival for nine days.

B．The carnival in Rio de Janeiro is held every four years.

C．Both people in Rio de Janeiro and tourists can take party in the carnival.

D．About one million people visit Rio de Janeiro for the carnival each year.

小题4:We can see the passage in a     .

A．storybook

B．tour book

C．geography book

D．science book

Do you like watching TV? Do you know the  31  (A family with kids) (家有儿女)? Did you see it? Many people  32 it. Do you like this. sitcom? I like it very much. There are  33 kids in this sitcom, two boys and a girl. Liu Xing is a (n)  34 boy, and he likes fashion. Xia Yu is heavy, and he  35 ice cream. Xia Xue is a beautiful girl. She likes studying and she can study 36 . They live in a 37 . But they have the same (相同的) parents. There are many  38 among them, and they are very interesting. What do you think  39 the sitcom? Maybe (或许) you like it, maybe you don't mind it, or maybe you can't  40 it. I like it, and I think the sitcom is pretty good. "

小题1:	A．sports show B．sitcom C．game show D．talk show

小题2:	A．see B．is seeing C．saw D．sees

小题3:	A．one B．two C．three D．four

小题4:	A．cool B．ugly C．scary D．shy

小题5:	A．doesn't love B．doesn't mind C．loves D．can't Stand

小题6:	A．good B．nice C．OK D．well

小题7:	A．house B．school C．library D．hotel

小题8:	A．subjects B．stories C．languages D．newspapers

小题9:	A．of B．for C．out D．in

小题10:

A．buy B．watch C．talk D．stand

I am a student in Grade Three. I began to learn English three years ago. English isn’t very  16  to learn. But I like it very much.
  17  do I study English?
In the first year, I found   18  very difficult to memorize new words. At first I   19  a lot of time on them. I learned new words only   20  reading and writing.   21  a few days later I forgot them. Later, with the help of my teachers, I came to know how to do it well. I paid more attention to   22  and spelling. For example:

  23 , I have learned a lot of new words. Every morning after I get up, I do some reading. At school I   24  to speak English with my classmates and go over   25  I have learned.
Nothing is too hard if you put your heart into it.

小题1:	A．hard B．excited C．easy D．fast

小题2:	A．Why B．What C．Unless D．How

小题3:	A．this B．it C．that D．/

小题4:	A．took B．paid C．spent D．cost

小题5:	A．with B．for C．as D．by

小题6:	A．And B．But C．Then D．However

小题7:	A．pronunciation B．words C．reading D．writing

小题8:	A．By the way B．In this way C．To begin with D．Later on

小题9:	A．join B．lose C．try D．realize

小题10:

A．that B．what C．which D．when

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
American country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. It’s a mixture (混合物) of music from all of these places.
In West America, cowboys (牛仔) had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle sometimes ran away. A cowboy’s life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert (荒野) with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They didn’t run away if he sang beautiful songs.
In South America, many people came from Ireland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. When they visited their friends and families on holidays like Christmas, they usually sang and played country music.
American country music describes (描写) life. It talks about love, jobs, home and money. People in many parts of the world like western country music because everyone knows something about these ideas.
小题1:The passage is about ________.

A．the cowboy’s life

B．the life in America

C．American country music

D．the people who lives in America, Canada, Ireland, and Britain

小题2:The word “cattle” means “________” in the passage.

A．牛

B．小羊

C．小马

D．鹿

小题3:What was a cowboy’s life like?
A. Lonely.             B. Very interesting
C. Dangerous.          D. A and C.
小题4:Why didn’t the cattle run away when a cowboy sang beautiful songs?

A．Because the cattle knew he didn’t leave them.

B．Because the cattle enjoyed the music so much that they went to sleep.

C．Because he didn’t let them go.

D．Because he was very bad.

小题5:What does American country music describe?

A．Love.	B．Money.
C．Jobs.	D．Life.

When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is going to hear a singer. It is something far less happy, as you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and did that or why you did not do this or that.
At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry words “I want to talk to you.” And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If you got a “D” in the exam, that means parents’ cold faces and the contempt(轻视) of the classmates.
“To face the music” is well-known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you have no choice.
小题1:“To face the music” means “to         ”.

A．do something that we don’t like to

B．go to the theatre

C．go to the music show

D．do something we want to

小题2:After the exam, we’ll have to “face the music”. That’s why          .

A．we like to take the exam

B．we are afraid of taking the exam

C．the exam is very important

D．we are afraid of passing the exam

小题3:Which of the following is wrong?

A．“To face the music” is well-known in the US.

B．“To face the music” has a history of more than 100 years.

C．The young Americans know the meaning of “to face the music”.

D．Only the old in the US know the meaning of “to face the music”

Australia is the smallest continent(洲) in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is near the south of the equator(赤道).So when it is summer in our country, it is winter in Australia.
Australia has a small population (人口).The population of Australia is nearly the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After driving for a short time from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep are everywhere. Have you seen a kangaroo? It has a “bag” below its breast(胸). The mother kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very strange, isn’t it?
小题1:China is __________than Australia.

A．larger

B．large

C．small

D．smaller

小题2:It is ________in Australia when it is summer in our country.

A．autumn

B．spring

C．winter

D．summer

小题3:Australia is famous for its  _________.

A．kangaroos

B．deer

C．elephants

D．birds