For years I wanted a garden．I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together．
But then we had Matthew, and Marvin, and the twins Alisa and Alan, and then Helen．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．
Money was not enough．Neither was time．Often when my children were little,
one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know．”
Finally, all the children got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about a garden．
Then, one spring morning, on Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．There were things blowing around on it．       Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw．
There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look．It was true! There were dollar bills(帐单), one hundred of them, hanging all over that tree．There was also a note among them, “Thank you for your time, Mom．We love you!”
Later, my children bought me tools, ornaments, a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．A new page started in my life．
That was three years ago．My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and take care of my flowers, I don’t seem to miss my children as much as I once did．It feels like they’re right there with me．Now every year when winter comes, I look out of my window and think of the flowers I’ll see next spring in my little garden．I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time．
I’m still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!

1. 1.

   How many children did the writer have?

   1. A.
      Three
   2. B.
      Four
   3. C.
      Five
   4. D.
      Six
2. 2.

   What did the mother mean when she said “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?

   1. A.
      She was too busy to plant a money tree at that time．
   2. B.
      She had to save money so that she could have a garden．
   3. C.
      It wasn’t easy for her to make money to raise all the children．
   4. D.
      They didn’t have much money because the mother lost her job．
3. 3.

   The “money tree” appeared in the writer’s yard _________．

   1. A.
      before her children were born
   2. B.
      one spring morning when the children were little
   3. C.
      after the children went to school
   4. D.
      on a Mother’s Day after the children left her
4. 4.

   The children planted a money tree in their mother’s yard because _________．

   1. A.
      their mother needed money badly
   2. B.
      they wanted to show their love to their mother
   3. C.
      it was time for them to give the money back to her
   4. D.
      they wanted to live together with their mother forever

阅读理解

1. 1.

   All the boys and girls like      

   1. A.
      playing basketball
   2. B.
      reading comic books
   3. C.
      flying kites
   4. D.
      playing computer games
2. 2.

   _____ like flying kites

   1. A.
      Alice and Peter
   2. B.
      Millie, Alice and Kate
   3. C.
      Kate and Millie
   4. D.
      Kate and Alice
3. 3.

   ______doesn’t like reading comic books

   1. A.
      Alice
   2. B.
      Peter
   3. C.
      Tom
   4. D.
      Kate
4. 4.

   No girls like______

   1. A.
      playing basketball
   2. B.
      reading comic strips
   3. C.
      flying kites
   4. D.
      playing computer games
5. 5.

   ______ and ______have the same likes and dislikes

   1. A.
      Alice; Kate
   2. B.
      Peter; Millie
   3. C.
      Millie; Kate
   4. D.
      Peter; Tom

1. 1.

   where  did  Wang  Ming  lost  his  purse ?

   1. A.
      On the playground
   2. B.
      In the library
   3. C.
      In the classroom
   4. D.
      In the dormitory
2. 2.

   Ms. Wang lost a black purse on Monday.  She may call _____

   1. A.
      8267-6862
   2. B.
      6267-8451
   3. C.
      3231-8465
   4. D.
      3652-4746
3. 3.

   Who   lost  a  student  card ?

   1. A.
      Jack
   2. B.
      John
   3. C.
      Li Feng
   4. D.
      Wang Ming
4. 4.

   Mr. Wang calls 3652-4746.  He may lose _______

   1. A.
      a purse
   2. B.
      his dog
   3. C.
      his ID card
   4. D.
      some money
5. 5.

   We  Know  that _______

   1. A.
      Wang Ming’s telephone number is 6267-8813
   2. B.
      the purse in the Lost and Found isn’t Wang Ming’s
   3. C.
      Jack is in Class Two , Grade Seven
   4. D.
      the little dog is black

When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over. You don’t want to work. You stay in bed, feeling terrible.
What makes you ill? They are germs. Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can’t see them with your eyes, but you can find them with a microscope（显微镜）. They are very small and there could be lots of them on or in a very small thing.
Germs are always in the dirty water. When you look at dirty water under a microscope, you will see them in it. So your parents will not let you drink dirty water.
People can also find germs in the air and dust. If you cut your finger, and if some of the dust goes into the finger, it will become big and red, and you will have much pain. Sometimes they will go into your body and you will have pain everywhere.
根据文章的内容选择最佳答案。

1. 1.

   The write thinks that you’ll __________ when you are ill

   1. A.
      not want to work
   2. B.
      not feel happy
   3. C.
      A and B
2. 2.

   You can see germs __________

   1. A.
      when you are ill
   2. B.
      when you use a microscope
   3. C.
      when you cut your finger
3. 3.

   A Microscope is used for __________

   1. A.
      making very big things look much smaller
   2. B.
      making very small things look much bigger
   3. C.
      examining body
4. 4.

   Which sentence is not right according to the passage?

   1. A.
      There may be lots of germs on a small thing
   2. B.
      If germs go into your body, you will have pain everywhere
   3. C.
      We can see germs with our own eyes
5. 5.

   The writer talks about __________

   1. A.
      what makes you ill
   2. B.
      how to take care of your fingers
   3. C.
      how to find germs

It is your first day at a new school. How will you find your way around?

1. 1.

   You get off the bus at the corner of Clark Street and 10^th Street. You are closest to ___________

   1. A.
      Science Lab
   2. B.
      Room 4
   3. C.
      Gym
   4. D.
      Cafeteria
2. 2.

   The principal tells you to see Miss Mack in Room 4. You leave Office and walk __________

   1. A.
      east
   2. B.
      west
   3. C.
      south
   4. D.
      north
3. 3.

   As you’re buying lunch, you notice that Cafeteria is opposite ___________

   1. A.
      Room 3
   2. B.
      Office
   3. C.
      Room 1
   4. D.
      Science Lab

Recently，a solar powered（太阳能动力的）plane took to the sky for the first time. It had passed an important test on the way to travel around the world. The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland（瑞士）at 45km an hour. It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky.
“There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly — never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy,” said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project.
During the 90-minute flight, the plane did several turns. It climbed nearly 1.6k above the countryside. Engineers plan to test a night flight before July. Then they will use the results of the tests to build a second plane. They plan to travel around the world in that plane in 2012.
The plane flies at 70 km an hour. That is faster than a bike and slower than a car. Piccard and pilot Andre Borschberg will take the plane around the world. The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time. We want to fly it day and night with no fuel (燃料),” Piccard said

1. 1.

   How long did the first flight of the solar powered plane last？

   1. A.
      45 minutes
   2. B.
      60 minutes
   3. C.
      70 minutes
   4. D.
      90 minutes
2. 2.

   What’s the most special about the plane？

   1. A.
      It uses no fuel
   2. B.
      It’s the fastest plane
   3. C.
      It can fly highest
   4. D.
      It’s the heaviest plane
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?

   1. A.
      The plane goes much faster than a car
   2. B.
      The plane took off at a speed of 45km an hour
   3. C.
      Engineers plan to test a night flight before July
   4. D.
      The plane will fly in the air or up to five days at a time
4. 4.

   Which column（栏目）of a newspaper may the passage come from？

   1. A.
      Food and Health
   2. B.
      Scientist and Technology
   3. C.
      Culture and Communication
   4. D.
      Sports and Entertainment

Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong province .He grew up listening to folk stories about gods, spirits foxes .Those stories later became the inspiration (灵感)for Mo’s writing.
Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields . Although he was tired after his daily hard work ,Mo was always hungry for books .However, there were very few in the village .He read his older brothers’ textbooks and even dictionaries .He helped others with farm work in exchange for books . “When I finished reading all the books around ,I thought I was the most knowledge man in the world ,”he told Xinhua.
After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976,he began to read widely ,including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers .He studied from these writers but did not copy them .Instead ,he developed his own style .As the first Chinese citizen（公民）to win a Nobel Prize in literature, Mo told a group of reporters in his hometown shortly after he won the award . “I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture .It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen This has affected ,even decided my style.”

1. 1.

   When did Mo Yan leave school and start to work in the fields ?

   1. A.
      at the age of 12
   2. B.
      at the age of 11
   3. C.
      at the age of 13
   4. D.
      at the age of 15
2. 2.

   Mo Yan is from_____

   1. A.
      Shanxi
   2. B.
      Jiangsu
   3. C.
      Shandong
   4. D.
      Guangdong
3. 3.

   Mo Yan developed his own style_______

   1. A.
      while listening to folk stories about gods ,spirits and foxes
   2. B.
      during his dairy hard work in the fields
   3. C.
      when he won the Nobel Prize in literature
   4. D.
      after he studied from many famous writers
4. 4.

   Which of the following is wrong __________?

   1. A.
      Mo Yan left school when he was very young
   2. B.
      Mo Yan was the most knowledgeable man in the world
   3. C.
      Mo Yan read many books when he was very young
   4. D.
      Mo Yan is the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in literature
5. 5.

   What can we learn from Mo Yan’s success(成功)？

   1. A.
      Rome was not built in a day
   2. B.
      Easier said than done
   3. C.
      Well begun , half done
   4. D.
      The older, the wiser

Many places in the world need more fresh water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh. Why aren’t there many factories like the Symi factory?
In some places the sun is not hot enough. Or it does not shine every day.
In such places other ways of heating sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun. By boiling sea water with high heat a lot of fresh water can be made quickly.
But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried.
One way is freezing. The fresh part of salt water freezes first. To get fresh water, the bits of ice are taken out.
Which way is the best? The one that gives the most water for the least money. It may be a different way for each place.
Symi’s way seems very good for small, hot places. It does not make much water at a time. But the factory is easy to build and costs little.
That is why people in many dry places talk about Symi

1. 1.

   From the passage we know that fresh water _____________

   1. A.
      is needed in many countries
   2. B.
      is needed in every country
   3. C.
      can be used in many ways
   4. D.
      is very important for factories
2. 2.

   The Symi factory __________

   1. A.
      turns salt water into fresh
   2. B.
      can be built everywhere
   3. C.
      can make much fresh water at a time
   4. D.
      doesn’t need sunshine every day
3. 3.

   Which is the best way for small and hot places to get fresh water?

   1. A.
      Boiling the sea water
   2. B.
      Heating the sea water
   3. C.
      The Symi’s way
   4. D.
      Freezing the sea water
4. 4.

   What fact doesn’t the passage mention (提到)?

   1. A.
      New ways of getting fresh water
   2. B.
      A lot of fresh water can be made quickly by heating
   3. C.
      The best way is to get the freshest water with the least money
   4. D.
      The Symi’s way doesn’t work in dry places
5. 5.

   The Symi’s way is not suitable for _________ places according to the passage

   1. A.
      small
   2. B.
      hot
   3. C.
      cool
   4. D.
      dry

Nigel is our new next-door neighbour. He’s a pilot(飞行员). He was in the R.F.A. He will fly to New York next month. The month after next he’ll fly to Tokyo. At the moment, he’s in Madrid. He flew to Spain a week ago. He’ll return to London the week after next . He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world. Nigel is a very lucky (幸运的)man. But his wife isn’t very lucky. She usually stays at home!

1. 1.

   Nigel’s job is a ________

   1. A.
      teacher
   2. B.
      doctor
   3. C.
      actor
   4. D.
      pilot
2. 2.

   ____ Nigel will fly to Tokyo

   1. A.
      Next month
   2. B.
      The month after next
   3. C.
      A week before
   4. D.
      We don’t know in the text
3. 3.

   What does Nigel’s wife usually do?

   1. A.
      Goes to every country in the world with Nigel
   2. B.
      Goes to work
   3. C.
      Flies to New York and London
   4. D.
      Stays at home
4. 4.

   Is Nigel’s wife lucky?

   1. A.
      Yes, she is
   2. B.
      No, she isn’t
   3. C.
      She is lucky
   4. D.
      No, she is

Once there was a little boy. He got angry easily. His father gave him some nails (钉子)and told him: “When you get angry, put a nail into the wall.”
On the first day, the boy put 37 nails into the wall. The next day, he put in fewer nails. A few days later, he found it much easier not to get angry.
After a while, the boy was happy every day.
Then, his father asked him to take out a nail each day if he didn’t get angry. After some time, all the nails were gone.
Then the father took the boy to the wall and said: “Well done, son. But, look, the wall is full of holes. It will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar(伤疤) in people’s hearts（心）. No matter how many times you say sorry, the scars will always be there.”
It’s not nice to leave scars in people’s hearts. So please hold back your anger. Think before you say angry things to friends and family

1. 1.

   The little boy_______________

   1. A.
      liked nails
   2. B.
      got angry easily
   3. C.
      had scars
2. 2.

   When the boy got angry, his father asked him to ____

   1. A.
      take a vacation
   2. B.
      take walks
   3. C.
      put a nail into the wall
3. 3.

   The father wanted his son __________

   1. A.
      to be kind and polite
   2. B.
      to be angry
   3. C.
      to be strong
4. 4.

   The words “hold back”probably means____ in Chinese

   1. A.
      抱住
   2. B.
      爆发
   3. C.
      控制
5. 5.

   From the passage, we know____

   1. A.
      It is good to get angry easily
   2. B.
      Nobody liked the boy
   3. C.
      The father had a good way to teach his son