阅读理解 （共15小题,每小题2分，满分30分）
Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
1).Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt (欠债). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.
2).American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
3).American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
1).Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
2).Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.
【小题1】What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?

A．study at home	B．Do part-time jobs
C．Take part in sports groups	D．Do chores

【小题2】Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because _______.

A．they usually spend less than they have

B．they spend more than they have

C．they don’t like spend money at all

D．they make a lot of money

【小题3】The underlined word “academic” probably means _________ in Chinese.

A．学术的	B．娱乐的
C．运动的	D．休闲的

One day in the eighth grade, I was taking a Math Test on basic trigonometry (三角学). Now for a middle school student, there was nothing basic at all about it. So I had studied for about two hours the night before. After reviewing it for some time, I had started to understand it, so then I closed the book and _________. However, it was not until midnight that I fell asleep. The next day, when I got the test, it might as well have been written in Serbian (which I don’t know how to read). I tried my best to work out the hard problems, but the numbers I came up with were strange. I sat back on my chair and looked for any possible answers, but I could not remember anything or think correctly. I started thinking about my dad coming home from work to find that I failed the test …
“How could you have failed the test? I am certain that nobody else in the whole class got as bad a grade as you did!”
Naturally I didn’t want that to happen. My dad was also really busy at work at present, so I was afraid that this might make him mad. When feeling hopeless, I noticed that my table partner was writing fast on his test. I could see smoke rising up from how fast he was writing. I was attracted to look over at his test, but then the many bad results I had heard about cheating (作弊) came into my mind. I reasoned that if I started cheating now, it would be hard to give up that habit during high school. In the end, I decided not to copy his answers, and got a B- on that test. Even though my dad gave me a hard time about it, it would have been a lot worse if he found out that I had given in and cheated.
【小题1】The writer might feel ______ before the Math Test.

A．surprised	B．relaxed
C．worried	D．excited

【小题2】 Which is the best expression to fill in the blank (空白处) in the passage?

A．had breakfast	B．went to bed
C．took exercise	D．rode to school

【小题3】 The writer’s father was ______.

A．proud of him	B．tired of him
C．strict with him	D．pleased with him

【小题4】From the passage, we know that the writer ______.

A．could read Serbian	B．didn’t cheat at last
C．got a good grade at last	D．didn’t work hard that night

I am the captain of a ship from the Singapore Marine Police Force(新加坡海岸警备队). I have been with the Marine Force for eight years, though I was twenty-seven now. I loved the sea because of the cool sea winds, the fresh smell of the sea and the beautiful scenery. I also wanted to catch criminals(罪犯) and so I joined the Marine Police Force and do what I love.
Recently, I was out on a boat with a few of my friends. We were not working but the Marine Police Force allowed us to use the sailboat for rest and amusement. We went fishing. We were on our way back when I found a ship with the name PSS Pollu. It was pouring oil into the sea. I was shocked. I picked up a loud speaker and shouted, "Stop your pollution at once and follow us back to shore!" But PSS Pollu decided to flee. We tried to catch them but their ship was too fast for us. We called the Marine Force base and asked for help. Two fast marine boats were sent and soon caught up with PSS Pollu and surrounded it. The ship had no choice but to give up. Six marine policemen searched PSS Pollu and discovered that it was carrying smuggled cigarettes(走私香烟). The men of PSS Pollu were charged in court. I was rewarded for the matter while off duty.

【小题1】 The captain was       when he became a member of the Singapore Marine Police Force?

A．eight	B．twenty-seven
C．seventeen	D．nineteen

【小题2】 The captain love the sea because he      .

A．liked going fishing

B．loved the fresh smell of the sea

C．liked to catch the sea animals

D．loved going boating

【小题3】 The captain was out on a boat with some friends for      .

A．working	B．stopping criminals
C．swimming	D．resting

【小题4】 Why did the captain call the Marine Force for help?

A．Because the PSS Pollu want to flee.

B．Because the men of PSS Pollu fight about them.

C．Because his boat was too slow.

D．Because he couldn’t pull the PSS Pollu back to the shore.

【小题5】 What’s the best title of this passage?

A．A Special Day off	B．Found Smuggled Cigarette
C．I Was Award	D．Not Pollute the Sea

What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know how to deal with them. Many old computers are put away. Many more are simply thrown away as rubbish.
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products(产品). Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers of their own brands.
In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers which are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升级).
Yet many people are throwing away good computers, while others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working on this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers. These repaired computers then go to schools, charities(慈善团体) or people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】What do many people do with old computers?

A．They repair them.

B．They sell them.

C．They send them to others.

D．They stop using them.

【小题2】How many computer companies are mentioned in the second paragraph？

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

【小题3】According to the laws in some countries, computer companies must _____.

A．recycle most of their products

B．collect all their used products

C．repair and upgrade old computers

D．make more cheaper computers

【小题4】What do the organizations do to solve the problem of old computers?

A．Help the computer companies to collect them.

B．Repair and send them to those who need them.

C．Help people to learn to use them.

D．Turn rubbish into useful things.

【小题5】What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Repairing old computers.

B．Encouraging to make cheap computers.

C．Recycling old computers.

D．Helping those who need computers.

There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard(橄榄果园). He was hard-working, but his three sons hated farm work. When the farmer was dying, he called the three sons to him and said, "My sons, there is a pot (罐子) of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you want it."
The sons tried to get him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden; but he would tell them nothing more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.
They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to the other, round the tree-roots and between them. But no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it. The three sons were rather disappointed to have all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when it was sold, it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
And when they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant when he said, "There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you want it."
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】What did the farmer leave for his sons when he died?

A．A pot of gold.	B．A large house
C．An apple orchard	D．An olive orchard

【小题2】Why did the farmer’s sons begin to work in the orchard?

A．Because they liked farm work.

B．Because farm work was very exciting.

C．Because they wanted to find gold.

D．Because someone put a pot of gold in the orchard.

【小题3】After they dug up all the soil of the orchard, the farmer’s sons were very ___________.

A．excited	B．disappointed
C．moved	D．interested

【小题4】What does the underlined word “bore” mean ________in Chinese?

A．结出

B．爆发

C．承受

D．回报

【小题5】Which of the following has the similar meaning of the old farmer’s words?

A．The keys to your wealth(财富) are in your hand

B．When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

C．One is never too old to learn.

D．Two heads are better than one.

阅读理解（20 小题，每小题 2 分，共40 分）
One day Mrs Black visited her family doctor, Mr Dodd. Mr Dodd was an old funny man with a beard. “What’s the problem ?” the doctor asked her. “I am very worried about my son, Jake,” Mrs Black said, “I can’t stop him from betting. He spends all his money betting on horse races. And even worse he’ll bet on everything. It doesn’t matter what it is.” The doctor said, “I’ve saved many people from gambling before. Send him to me.”
The next day Mrs Black sent her son to see the doctor. While they were talking , the boy was looking at the doctor’s beard. Suddenly he said, “I bet you $ 50 that your beard is not a real one.” “Oh, no, ” the doctor said. “Can I pull your beard and find out ?” the boy said. The doctor thought this is a good way to teach him a lesson; so he said, “Ok, if my beard is real , you will have to pay me $ 50.” The boy pulled it and soon found out it was real. The doctor laughed.
Two days later the doctor telephoned Mrs Black, “I think I’ve saved your son.” He told her the story. But Mrs Black said, “You’re wrong. You’ve made him worse.” “How can that be ?” the doctor asked . “Before he went to see you, he bet me $ 100 that you would ask him to pull your beard !”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】Why did Mrs Black ask Mr Dodd to help her ?

A．Because Mr Dodd was Mrs Black’s friend.

B．Because Mr Dodd was a funny man.

C．Because Jake believed Mr Dodd.

D．Because Mr Dodd was Mrs Black’s family doctor.

【小题2】What’s wrong with Mrs Black ?

A．She had a bad cold.

B．She worried about her son.

C．Mr black’s son had a fever.

D．She worried about her money.

【小题3】Which of the following sentences isTRUE?

A．Jake was badly ill and had to see the doctor.

B．The writer tells us that children mustn’t bet on horse races.

C．Jake’s problem was that he liked betting too much.

D．The doctor himself liked gambling, too.

【小题4】Who got money in the story ?

A．The boy and his mother.

B．Nobody except the doctor.

C．The doctor and Jake.

D．Nobody except Jake.

【小题5】 Which is the best title for the story ?

A．Doctors Are Clever	B．The Expensive Beard
C．Horse Races Are Bad	D．An Unusual Bet

Cows that are named and treated with a “more personal touch” can increase milk production by up to 500 pints a year.
The study, by the university’s School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, involved(包括) 516 farmers across the UK.
The study found farmers who named their cows got a 54% higher production than those that did not give their cows names. Dairy farmer Dennis Gibb said he believed treating every cow as an individual(个体) was very important.
“They aren’t just our means of making money. They’re part of the family,” he said. “We love our cows here and every one of them has a name. All of us regard them as ‘our ladies’ but we know every one of them and each one has her own personality.”
Dr Catherine Douglas said, “What our study shows is what many good, caring farmers have long since believed. Our data suggests that UK dairy farmers regard their cows as intelligent beings(智能动物). They are able to experience a range of emotions(情感的领域).”
“Placing more importance on knowing the individual animals and calling them by name can, at no extra cost to the farmer, also increase milk production.”
根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】How much milk can a named cow produce in a year?

A．300 pounds.	B．500 pounds.
C．500 pints.	D．600 pints.

【小题2】What does the farmer Gibb regard his cows as?

A．Their parents.	B．Members of their family.
C．Their friends.	D．Clever animals.

【小题3】Where did the experience come from?
A. The USA.  B. The UK.  C. The UN.  D. China.
【小题4】How did the farmers make their cows happy?

A．They played music in the barn.

B．They fed better food than others.

C．They named each cow themselves.

D．They let their cows free on the farm.

【小题5】Why did the farms want their cows to increase milk?

A．Because they wanted to drink more.

B．Because their cows can be happy.

C．Because the milk is more delicious.

D．Because they made by money by selling milk.

One evening Tim is driving his car in the country and looking for a hotel. Then he sees an old man on the side of the road, so he stops his car and says to the old man, "Where is Sun Hotel? Will you please tell me how to get there?" "Yes," the old man answers. "I'll show you the way." He gets into Tim's car, and they drive for about 12 kilometres. When they come to a small house, the old man says, "Stop here." Tim stops and looks at the house. And he says to the old man, "But this isn't a hotel." "No," the old man answers. "This is my house. And now I'll show you the way to Sun Hotel. Turn back and go 9 kilometres. Then you'll see the hotel on your left. "
【小题1】 Tim wants to stay _______ for the night.

A．in his car	B．in the old man's house
C．in the hotel	D．in the street

【小题2】Tim stops to_______.

A．drive the old man home

B．ask the way

C．buy something

D．say "hello" to the old man

【小题3】The old man takes Tim to_______.

A．a hospital	B．a policeman
C．a hotel	D．his home

【小题4】In fact(实际上), it's only about_______ kilometres to get to Sun Hotel.

A．three	B．six
C．nine	D．twelve

【小题5】At last, Tim drives_______ kilometres more to Sun Hotel.

A．twelve	B．eighteen
C．twenty-one	D．twenty-four

Mrs Brown was very fat. Her husband(丈夫) thought she should go on a diet, and he made her eat no meat or cakes.
One morning, Mrs Brown made a nice cake for her husband, and he ate half(一半) of it. After he went out, Mrs Brown cut a very small piece of the cake and ate it. It was very delicious. Then she cut a bigger piece and ate it, too. In a few minutes she finished up the cake. “My husband is going to be very angry,” she thought. “What should I do?” She made another cake very quickly, ate half of it, and put the other half on the table. Mr. Brown came back later. When he saw the half of the cake on the table, he was very happy.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分， 满分10分）
【小题1】Mrs Brown's husband made her eat no meat or cakes because _____.

A．meat and cakes are junk food

B．meat and cakes could make her fatter

C．he liked eating them

D．meat and cakes could make her sick

【小题2】What's the Chinese for “go on a diet” in the passage？

A．节食

B．加强营养

C．健康饮食

D．多吃素食

【小题3】Which of the following is true?

A．Mrs Brown ate half of the first cake and left the other half for her husband.

B．Mrs Brown ate half of the first cake and half of the second one that morning.

C．Mr. Brown ate four cakes that morning.

D．Mr. Brown didn't eat any cakes that morning.

【小题4】Mrs Brown made another cake because _________.

A．She was good at making cakes

B．her husband liked eating cakes.

C．She wanted to eat more cakes

D．she didn't want her husband to be angry

【小题5】Why was Mrs Brown's husband very happy when he saw the half of the cake on the table?

A．Because he was very hungry.

B．Because Mrs Brown made it for him.

C．Because he thought Mrs Brown didn't ate any cakes.

D．Because the cake was nice and delicious.

Name: Sara Age: 14 Class: Junior 3 Student’s progress report: My exam results are good in all subjects and I am very pleased about this because I did a lot of revision. My best results were in my favourite subjects, physics and chemistry, I know I am good at them and I enjoy doing scientific experiments. Teacher’s report: Sara is an intelligent, hardworking student with an excellent attitude(态度) to her school work. She is quite shy and should be encouraged to join school clubs and after school activities.

 

Name: Steve Age: 15 Class: Junior 3 Student’s progress report: I am happy because my exam results are a lot better than they were last term. I love computers and computer games and my best grades were in Information Technology. I would love to be a computer programmer but I don’t know if I’m clever enough. But I would like to do work with computers. The other thing I’m really interested in is languages. I enjoy learning English and find translation quite easy. Teacher’s report: Steve is a lively and popular student who has made much progress this term. However, he needs to be more serious and organized if he wants to become a computer programmer. He should get good results in math. Steve’s English has improved a lot. Perhaps he should consider becoming an English teacher.

 
【小题1】Sara enjoys ___________.

A．playing computer games.

B．doing scientific experiments

C．learning English

D．flying a kite

【小题2】The teacher thinks Steve needs to ___________.

A．improve his math	B．learn English better
C．play more computer games	D．eat more vegetables

【小题3】Which of the following activities is the most suitable to improve Sara?

A．Playing computer games.	B．Watching TV.
C．Playing basketball.	D．Sleeping more.