Kong Rong was a famous writer during the Han Dynasty (汉朝) .He was considerate when he was only four.

  Kong had five elder brothers and a young brother. One day,their father bought lots of pears. Some of the pears were big and looked good. Some were small and didn't look so good. The boys were happy and began to choose (选择) some. Kong chose the smallest one. Kong's father found this strange and asked, "Why not choose a bigger one,my son?" Kong answered, "I am younger. My elder brothers are older and eat more. They should take the bigger ones."

  "But you have a young brother. He should take the smallest one!"

  "He is younger and needs more nutrition (营养) .He should get a bigger one,too."

  Kong's father was very happy that Kong could be so considerate. He didn't think of what he himself wanted. He thought of what others wanted first.

(   ) 1. How many kids are there in Kong Rong's family?

   A. 5   B. 6   C. 7   D. 4

(   ) 2. What does "considerate" mean?

   A. Always thinking of other people want.

   B. Only thinking of what oneself wants.

   C. Always doing bad things.

   D. Never doing wrong things.

(   ) 3. Kong Rong chose the smallest pear because         .

   A. he couldn't eat a big one.

   B. He liked small ones.

   C. He wanted his brothers to eat the big ones.

   D. He wanted to make others happy.

(   ) 4. What was Kong Rong during Han Dynasty?

   A. A writer   B. A painter   C. A poet   D. A leader

(   ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

   A. Kong Rong lived in the Tang Dynasty.

   B. Kong Rong was the youngest boy in his family.

   C. Kong Rong's mother died when he was four.

   D. Kong Rong's father felt very happy about his considerate son.

 Air is all around us. At the time we are born,air is around us on every s 1       We live in air. All living things n 2       air. Living things cannot live w 3       air. We can go without food or water for a few days,but we cannot live for a few minutes without air. We take in air. When we are w 4       ,we need more air; when we sleep,we need 1 5       air.

  We live in air b 6       we cannot see it; we can only f 7 it. We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can you make air m 8       ? Here is one way. Hold an open book in your h 9       in front of your face. Close it q 10       . What can you feel? It is air.

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6. b       7. f       8. m        9. h       10.        

 Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside,but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting."

  "This sounds a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding,walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming."He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July,he left for West Hill Farm.

  But four days later,he returned home.

  "What was wrong with West Hill Farm?" his best friend,Ed, asked him. "Didn't you enjoy country life?"

  "Country life was very good," Henry said. "But there was another problem." "Oh. What?"

  "Well ," he said , " the first day I was there a sheep died,and we had roast mutton for dinner."

  "What's wrong with that?" Ed asked. "Fresh meat is the best."

  "I know,but on the second day a cow died,and we had roast beef for dinner."

  "Lucky you！"

  "You don't understand," Henry said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."

  "A different meat every day ," Ed said loudly , " and you are complaining！” "Let me finish," Henry said. "On the fourth day the farmer died,and I didn't dare (敢) stay for dinner！”

(   ) 11. How did Henry find out about the farm?

   A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

   B. His best friend told him.

   C. He wrote to the farmer.

   D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.

(   ) 12. Henry came back home several days later because .

   A. he didn't like the country life at all

   B. the farmer wasn't friendly to him

   C. his holiday was over

   D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer

(   ) 13. "... and you are complaining！" ，the word "complain" means        .

   A. 夸奖   B. 解释   C. 抱怨   D. 故弄玄虚

(   ) 14. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

   A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

   B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

   C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do,so he went to the farm.

   D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.

(   ) 15. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.

   C. A short holiday   D. Henry and the farmer.

  "Who has more questions,a teacher or a student?" About this question a great learned man told his students that nobody does but a teacher.

  The student got puzzled. With a smile,the teacher drew two circles (圆) .Within (在...里面) the larger one is my knowledge of things,and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is still unknown to both of us. Since mine is larger,as you can see,the line that marks out the circle is longer. That makes it clear that who has more chances (机会) to face something still unknown.

(   ) 6. The great learned man believed that         .

   A. a teacher has more questions

   B. a student has more questions

   C. both a teacher and a student have questions

   D. everyone,except a teacher,has more questions

(   ) 7. The student thought that .

   A. a student's knowledge is less than his teacher's because it comes from the teacher

   B. a teacher can not necessarily answer all the questions his students ask

   C. those who have less knowledge have more questions

   D. anyone who learns more has more questions

(   ) 8. At the end of the story,the great learned man concluded (推断) that        .

   A. a student should learn from his teacher

   B. a teacher does not have so many questions as his student

   C. a student knows more than his teacher

   D. a teacher has more chances to face what he doesn't know

(   ) 9. Which of the following topics can NOT express the idea of the story?

   A. You Will Never Learn Enough.

   B. A Teacher and His Student.

   C. There Is No Limit to Knowledge.

   D. One Is Never Too Old to Learn.

(   ) 10. We can often find such an article in         .

   A. the Palace Museum

   B. any book

   C. a newspaper of magazine

   D. An encyclopedia(百科全书)

  When people meet each other for the first time in Britain,they say "How do you do?" and shake hands (握手) .Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven't met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

  Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station,they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible,so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

(   ) 1. It is        if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

   A. not useful   B. not helpful

   C. very helpful   D. very bad

(   ) 2. English people usually shake hands when they         .

   A. meet every time

   B. meet for the first time

   C. say goodbye to each other

   D. say hello to each other

(   ) 3. Usually English people don't shake hands         .

   A. when they will be away for a long time

   B. when they say "How do you do?"

   C. when they just meet or say goodbye

   D. after they haven't met for a long time

(   ) 4. Which is RIGHT?

   A. German people shake hands as often as possible.

   B. English people like shaking hands very much.

   C. German people hardly shake hands.

   D. Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

(   ) 5. This story is about         .

   A. shaking hands   B. languages

   C. customs   D. languages and customs

 Wang Ping and Wang Bin are the twins. They are s 1       They go to school five days a week. They don't have c 2       on Saturday and Sundays.

Today is Sunday. They want to go to the s 3      . Wang Ping wants to b 4       a pen and Wang Bin wants to buy a pencilbox. In the shop there are m 5       nice things and a lot of people. Some of t 6       buy apples and bananas. And some of them buy food and c 7       . The people in the shop are very f 8       . Wang Ping and Wang Bin a 9       very glad (高兴) to come back home w 10       their things.

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6. t       7. c        8. f       9. a      10. w       

  Two of the most famous symbols in the world are the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. They are the symbols of the International Red Cross Society and the Islamic version of the same group,the International Red Crescent Society. Both societies do the same thing：they help people who have been injured (受伤) in war or natural disasters (灾难) such as floods and earthquakes.

  In June,1859 a Swiss man named Jean-Henri Dunant organized emergency aid for hundreds of French and Austrian soldiers who lay wounded (受伤的) and dying after the Battle of Solferino in Italy. He wrote a book about what happened and suggested that voluntary relief groups should be organized in every country. People around the world read his book and in 1864 the first groups formed under the name "International Red Cross".

  Their plan was to have ambulances (救护车) to help the injured in wartime. These ambulances would have large red crosses on them. Soldiers on both sides would know that these ambulances had injured men in them and would not attack them. It was not long before the Red Cross had hospitals on the battlefields (战地) and ships to carry the injured soldiers. Now they even have flying helicopters in the sky.

  As time passed the Red Cross grew larger. Now they have blood banks and take food to people who are starving (饥饿) .Wherever there is a disaster,either the Red Cross or the Red Crescent will be there.

(   ) 11. Which countries fought the Battle of Solferino?

   A. Italy and France. B. France and Austria.

   C. Austria and Italy. D. Italy and Switzerland.

(   ) 12. What was Dunant's book about?

   A. The aid for the soldiers at the Battle of Solferino.

   B. People around the world.

   C. The war between France and Austria.

   D. The International Red Cross Society.

(   ) 13. What did Dunant think every country should have in his book?

   A. Helicopters. B. His book.

   C. Ambulances. D. Voluntary relief groups.

(   ) 14. Who read Dunant's book?

   A. French and Austrian injured soldiers in the Battle of Solferino.

   B. All the people injured in natural disasters.

   C. People around the world.

   D. Only people in France and Austria.

(   ) 15. What is the main idea of this passage?

   A. Jean-Henri Dunant organized aid for hundreds of French and Austrian soldiers.

   B. The Battle of Solferino was fought more than one hundred years ago.

   C. The Red Cross &Red Crescent Societies help people injured in wars or natural disasters.

   D. Now the International Red Cross has blood banks and helicopters.

  We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside!On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights,and there my wife saw the bookshelf.

  It stood outside a furniture (家具) shop. "Buy it," she said at once. "We'll carry it home on the roofrack (;车顶架) .I've always wanted one like that."

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer,and the bookshelf was tied on to the roofrack. It was tall and narrow,quite heavy too.

  As it was getting darker,I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

  After a time my wife said, "There's a long line of cars behind. Why don't they overtake (超车) ？"

  Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers (警官) inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then,with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church (教堂) .One of the officers came to me.

  "Right,sir," he said. "Do you need any more help now?"

  I didn't quite understand. " Thanks,officer," I said. " You've been very kind. I lived just down the road."

  He was looking at our things：first at the flowers,then at the bookshelf. " Well,Well”， he said and laughed. " It's a bookshelf you've got there!We thought it waserr,something else."

  My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. "Yes,it's a bookshelf,but thanks again. " I drove home as fast as I could.

(   ) 6. From the story we know that         .

   A. the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife

   B. the writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all

   C. the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

   D. the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

(   ) 7. What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea"?

   A. He could drive slowly and it was safe.

   B. Other drivers would let him go first.

   C. His wife could use a new bookshelf.

   D. He could save a lot of money and time.

(   ) 8. Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

   A. Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

   B. Because they didn't think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

   C. Because they thought somebody in the writer's family had died and he needed help.

   D. Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

(   ) 9. Why did the writer's wife begin to laugh?

   A. Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.

   B. Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.

   C. Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

   D. Because the police had helped them a lot.

(   ) 10. When did the officers begin to realize (意i只到) they had made a mistake?

   A. Before they arrived at the church.

   B. Before they overtook the writer's car.

   C. After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

   D. After the writer's family left the church.

  Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left,he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me,you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something,and will be back in a week then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."

  "OK,Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this,he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket,took it out and looked at it every now and then.

  Four days passed,but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him,so he burnt it that evening.

  The next afternoon,someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it,so he shouted, "No more."

  The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?" 

  "Burnt yesterday evening."

(   ) 1. Mr. Brown told his son that         .

   A. he would be away from home for four days

   B. he would be back in seven days

   C. he would be back in a month

   D. he liked a cup of tea

(   ) 2. Mr. Brown wrote the words down on .

   A. the wall   B. the door

   C. a piece of paper   D. his son's pocket

(   ) 3. A man came to visit the boy's father on         .

   A. the second day   B. the third day

   C. the fourth day   D. the fifth day

(   ) 4. The man was very surprised because         .

   A. he thought the child's father was dead

   B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

   C. the child gave him a cup of tea

   D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

(   ) 5. What was burnt?

   A. The piece of paper. B. Mr. Smith.

   C. The visitor. D. The boy.

 An old lady walked into a clothes shop. She a 1 the shop girl to let her have a look at a new dress. But the girl d 2 say a word and she didn't move a little. The old lady asked the girl to s 3 her the new dress again. And she said n 4 again. The old lady looked at the girl and said to h 5 ，"I am too old to see w 6 . I don't know who is a model girl and who is a r 7 girl. " When she h 8 this,the real girl shouted at the old lady, "What? Did you c 9 me a model one?" The old woman was very s 10 . "Oh,dear me."She said, "The model can speak. Then it must be a new kind of robot."

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