Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
小题1:Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

A．In a factory.

B．In a school.

C．In a shop.

D．In a hospital.

小题2:Tom was now a student of_______.

A．Grade One

B．Grade Two

C．Grade Three

D．Grade Four

小题3:Tom was never late for school because________.

A．all his teachers liked him

B．he went to school in a car

C．his house was next to the school

D．he just began to school a month ago

小题4:Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.

A．every day	B．one Monday morning
C．in Tom’s house	D．five days a week

小题5:Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________

A．Two or Three?	B．From One to Ten
C．Tom and his family	D．Miss Green and Her Students

Every day，it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us．Look at your own bags and clothes，and at the bags and clothes of your classmates．How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?
Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form．A special picture or symbol called a logo(标识语)is sometimes used．Logos appear on many different products(产品)．They are popular because when you see a logo，it is hard to forget that product or company．
It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio．Most advertisements are very short．Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to say and remember． Nike，for example，has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world：“Just do it．”Advertisements often use funny situations as well．It is simple to remember it．
All advertisements are designed(设计)to make people buy a product．An advertisement for a soft drink，for example，might show a group of young people who are having fun．The young people are al1 drinking the soft drink．Advertisers are saying to you，“Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”
You might think that advertisements are not after you，but the next time you buy a soft drink，ask yourself this question：Why am I buying this particular(特别的)product?
小题1:From the passage，we know that           ．

A．all the advertisements around us are written in English

B．many bags have the name of the company that made them

C．having soft drinks makes a person young and modern

D．advertisements are only after young people

小题2:A good logo is            ．

A．easy to remember	B．a useful product
C．difficult to understand	D．easy to buy

小题3:People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is           ．

A．in English

B．long

C．funny

D．famous

小题4:All advertisements are designed to          ．

A．sell you something you don’t want

B．make you young and modern

C．make you buy the product

D．show you what you need to buy

小题5:The best title（题目） of this passage may be          ．

A．Advertisements for Bags and Clothes

B．Advertisements on TV and Radio

C．Advertisements About Sports

D．Advertisements Around Us

It was the last day of the final examination(考试)in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence(自信).
They knew the exam would be easy. The professor(教授) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.
Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.
Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked. “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent(沉默). The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected(期盼). I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”
The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
小题1:Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?

A．Because it was their last exam in the college.

B．Because they knew there were only five questions.

C．Because they thought they were clever and talented.

D．Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test.

小题2:How many students have finished all the five questions?

A．All of them.

B．Some of them.

C．None of them .

D．Only one of them.

小题3:What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?

A．模糊

B．回忆

C．提醒

D．改变

小题4:What could the students learn from the last exam?

A．He laughs best who laughs last.

B．A good beginning is half done.

C．One is never too old to learn.

D．The early bird catches the worm.

小题5:What’s the best title for the article?

A．Some Confident Students.

B．An Engineering Professor.

C．An interesting Professor.

D．An Unforgettable Lesson.

Many children like to go to the zoo   31   their parents on    32  . In the zoo, there are many    33  , like elephants, pandas, monkeys, tigers and    34   animals.    35   only live in China. I like them very much. They are black and    36  . They eat bamboo. There    37   a baby panda in the zoo. So I want to see    38  next Sunday. My friend, Linda, wants to go with me. I think we can    39  a bus to the zoo. But I must do my homework    ____40  .

小题1:	A．for B．at C．with D．and

小题2:	A．weekends B．summer C．morning D．evening

小题3:	A．people B．women C．children D．animals

小题4:	A．other B．others C．the other D．else

小题5:	A．Pandas B．Elephants C．Koalas D．Tigers

小题6:	A．blue B．white C．red D．green

小题7:	A．are B．is C．be D．am

小题8:	A．she B．he C．it D．them

小题9:	A．by B．on C．take D．go

小题10:

A．first B．the first C．one D．the one

How do we know the weather? We learn it on the radio and TV every day. Different countries have different weather. For example, the weather in Australia is different from that in China. Because the seasons* in Australia are the opposite*. Its summer is from December to February. But in our country, it’s winter this time. And its winter is in June, July and August. So when it’s spring in China, it’s autumn in Australia. Isn't it interesting?
小题1:People can learn the weather ____ every day.

A．on the radio

B．on TV

C．on a magazine

D．Both A and B

小题2:The weather in different countries is _____.

A．the same

B．different

C．hot

D．cold

小题3:In China, ____ is from December to February. 

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

小题4:The weather in Australia is _____ in July.

A．hot

B．cold

C．rainy

D．sunny

小题5:If you go to Australia in July, you can take_____.

A．shorts

B．T-shirts

C．warm clothes

D．sunglasses

Last fall I put a bird feeder outside my window. I thought as soon as I hung up, a great ___16____ beautiful birds would come. Days, weeks and months went by; ____17____, no birds.
I asked many people, why? What was I doing ___18____? “Nothing,” most of them replied. “Just ____19____.” So I waited, waited and waited.
I ____20____ off the deck （露台）, I changed the feed, I ___21____ the feeders, and I ____22____ made the cat go out the other door! But ____23___ seemed to work. So --- I waited, “with patience and hope. ”
Two months later, early in the morning, I was ____24____. A beautiful bird had been on the bird feeder. All of a sudden, I saw hundreds upon hundreds of birds____25____ from everywhere.
____26____ a beautiful lesson this living thing taught me! “Patience and hope” will ____27____ the most beautiful things in life.
So I keep hoping and waiting, waiting and ___28____. I will try to use this “little lesson” in ____29____ many other things in my life. I guess, “____30____ is a virtue （美德）” after all.

小题1:	A．little B．many C．much D．lot

小题2:	A．so B．because C．however D．and

小题3:	A．bad B．wrong C．well D．good

小题4:	A．go B．sit C．watch D．wait

小题5:	A．went B．put C．cleaned D．took

小题6:	A．bought B．sold C．washed D．took

小题7:	A．always B．hardly C．even D．sometimes

小题8:	A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything

小题9:	A．sad B．surprised C．worried D．frightened

小题10:

A．coming B．going C．leaving D．singing

小题11:

A．That B．Which C．How D．What

小题12:

A．spend B．take C．bring D．come

小题13:

A．hoping B．dreaming C．watching D．asking

小题14:

A．so B．such C．much D．very

小题15:

A．dream B．patience C．volunteering D．lesson

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present” Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
小题1:The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.

A．be afraid of difficulties

B．be afraid to learn

C．run through life so fast

D．compare yourself with others to look down on your worth

小题2:The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that _____.

A．Nothing is possible

B．If we don’t give up, there is always hope

C．You should learn to give up

D．Although you try, nothing will change.

小题3:The best way to keep love is to ___________.

A．say it’s impossible	B．give it
C．give it wings	D．hold it tightly

小题4:According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________

A．Nothing is impossible.

B．Glass balls are easy to be broken.

C．Things you can’t do

D．Treat your life in a right way.

One summer evening, a 10-year-old boy was trying to hit a bottle with a slingshot(弹弓). The bottle was about 7 to 8 meters __36__. The boy tried many times but still couldn’t hit it. His mother just kept passing him small stones.
A girl walked by. She __37__ the boy for some time and said to the mother, “Let me show him how to shoot.”
“No, thank you,” said the __38__, “he is blind.”
The girl was surprised and asked, “How can he hit the bottle then?” “I tell him he can do it,” said the mother, “__39__ he tries hard enough.”
The little boy tried again and again. The mother always told him that he was doing __40__. The boy became more confident. After a long time, it __41__ dark. The girl said goodbye to the mother and son. When she turned to leave, she heard a stone hit the __42_! The little boy finally made it!
With confidence and patience, nothing is impossible.
小题1:A. long            B. tall            C. away          
小题2:A. said            B. watched         C. wondered     
小题3:A. mother          B. boy             C. girl          
小题4:A. before          B. after             C. if             
小题5:A. good           B. better            C. well           
小题6:A. went           B. become           C. got           
小题7:A. bottle           B. slingshot          C. stone  

Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such    16    that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on  17  things in life and about devoting ourselves to 18  is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the sub-way. He would    19   the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and   20  . He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at 21  street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His 22   was dirty, and a stench came out and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of 23   all over the house  24   he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon   25 that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house expecting to ___26__ the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a   27   man now, a millionaire.
But the old man said  28  ; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up  29, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Clearly, this old man had no great plans, 30  or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.

小题1:	A．class B．teacher C．lesson D．study

小题2:	A．interesting B．special C．important D．necessary

小题3:	A．what B．that C．how D．where

小题4:	A．get up B．get onto C．get from D．get to

小题5:	A．sing B．sleep C．think D．beg

小题6:	A．a different B．another C．the same D．a strange

小题7:	A．house B．coat C．cap D．bag

小题8:	A．food B．money C．books D．clothes

小题9:	A．that B．where C．whose D．who

小题10:

A．recognized B．said C．realized D．thought

小题11:

A．tell B．share C．cover D．discuss

小题12:A. rich              B. poor           C nice            D. bad

小题13:

A．thanks B．something C．nothing D．much

小题14:

A．much later B．much earlier C．so quickly D．as usual

小题15:

A．friends B．jobs C．chances D．dreams

Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm his flight home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to improve his Spanish. When he was speaking to people face to face, he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However, when he was speaking on the phone, he still had a problem. Andy called the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She also told Andy to be at the airport two hours earlier in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was leaving in three days, Andy didn't lose any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in Spain.
Too quickly, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to rush. He went to the clerk to show his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket in surprise. "Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and now it is eight in the evening." "But I confirmed my flight," insisted Andy. "Will I have to pay for another ticket?"
"No, Sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now."
Andy's look of shock turned to pleasure as he realized that now he could continue his vacation.
小题1:Why was Andy in Spain?

A．He was there on a business trip.

B．He hoped to learn Spanish better.

C．He liked to visit places of interest in Spain.

D．He was visiting friends there

小题2:Andy missed his flight because________

A．he forgot his flight time

B．the clerk gave him the wrong time of his flight

C．the clerk misunderstood him

D．he misunderstood the clerk

小题3:Which word can best describe the feeling of Andy when he came to know that his stay in Spain would be longer?

A．happy

B．shocked

C．upset

D．angry

小题4:What would Andy do next?

A．He would stay in Spain for another three days.

B．He would go to another country.

C．He would stay at the airport.

D．He would pay for another ticket.

小题5:What can we know from the passage?

A．Travelers always have to confirm the time of flight with airline companies by phone call

B．It’s more difficult for Andy to understand others in Spanish face to face than on the phone

C．Andy was enjoying himself when visiting places in Spain.

D．Andy would be worried.