A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office,a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car,sir?" he asked.

  Paul answered, "Yes,my brother gave it to me for Christmas."The boy was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir,I wish.…”He hesitated (犹豫) .Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted,but what the boy said surprised him greatly. "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."Paul looked at the boy in surprise,and then he said again, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh yes,I'd love to," the boy answered.

  After a short ride,the boy turned and with his eyes shining,said, "Sir,would you mind driving in front of my house?"

  Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. " Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.

  He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back,but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾的) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car.

  "There he is,Buddy,just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day Fm going to give you one just like it." then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about."

  Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shiningeyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride.

(   ) 11. The street urchin was very surprised when .

   A. he met Paul

   B. Paul told him about the car

   C. Paul received an expensive car

   D. he was walking around the car

(   ) 12. From the story we can see the urchin         .

   A. wished to give his brother a car

   B. wanted Paul's brother to give him a car

   C. wished he could have a brother like Paul's

   D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

(   ) 13. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house .

   A. to show he had a rich friend

   B. to show his neighbors the big car

   C. to let his brother ride in the car

   D. to tell his brother about his wish

(   ) 14. We can find from the story that         .

   A. the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy

   B. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

   C. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

   D. the urchin's wish came true in the end

(   ) 5. The best name of the story is         .

   A. A Christmas Present   B. Paul,a Kindhearted Person

   C. A Brother Like That   D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

 A young man went to a car shop. He was in a dirty jacket. He looked at an expensive car and then said to the salesman. "How much is the car?" "10,280 dollars," the salesman said. "I'll have sixteen of them," the young man said.

  The young man did not say anything and went to a shop on the other side of the street. The salesman there was polite and helpful. The young man paid for the cars. He explained that the cars were for himself and his fifteen friends who worked on a fishingboat.

(   ) 6. How many cars did the young man buy at last?

   A. No car. B. Only one. C. Fifteen. D. Sixteen.

(   ) 7. Why didn't the first salesman sell cars to the young man?

   A. Because the cars in his shop were not for sale.

   B. Because he thought the young man was not polite.

   C. Because he thought the young man didn't have much money.

   D. Because there weren't so many cars in the shop.

(   ) 8. The young man wanted to buy cars for .

   A. himself   B. his fifteen friends

   C. his parents. D. both A and B

(   ) 9. Where did the young man work?

   A. In a shop. B. On a boat.

   C. In a hospital. D. In an office.

(   ) 10. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Be polite and helpful to others at any time.

   B. It is not right to joke when we go shopping.

   C. Don't sell things to young people.

   D. Look at people carefully when they shop.

  Monday morning is an important time at our school. All students go to the playground to listen to music and one student gives a talk after that.

Last week,my teacher said to me, "It's your turn to give a talk next Monday. Get ready for it. " I was excited,so I wrote the article and read it again and again.

  Monday morning came. I began to feel shy. I never give a talk to so many people!Can I really do it? When I got to school and stood in front of the whole school,I looked down. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me!I couldn't stand up. I opened my mouth,but I couldn't say anything. I said to myself, "Don't be shy. You can do it."Then I began to talk. It was easy. I felt so good that day. I showed myself to everyone what I can do.

(   ) 1. On Monday morning,many students go to the playground to         .

   A. listen to a talk   B. read English

   C. play games   D. give a talk

(   ) 2. When I heard I would give a talk,I felt         .

   A. shy   B. quiet   C. excited   D. worried

(   ) 3. What does the expression "get ready for" mean?

   A. 准备   B. 操练   C. 结果   D. 复习

(   ) 4. I couldn't say any words when I stood there because         .

   A. I didn't read my talk well   B. I couldn't stand up

   C. I was very shy   D. I didn't remember my talk

(   ) 5. From the passage,we know it is important         .

   A. to give a talk in front of other students

   B. to help others in trouble

   C. to believe ourselves

   D. not to look down others' eyes when you give a talk

  Jack London was a famous American writer. He was b 1       on January 12 ,1876,in San Francisco,California. His family was very p 2       ,and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard in many different j 3       .

Later,Jack r 4       to school,but he didn't stay. He wrote," Life and pocketbook (袖珍书) were b 5       too short."

  In 1897,he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead,he found i 6       there for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were s 7       ,and he became rich and famous in his twenties.

  Jack London was not a h 8       man,however. In poor h 9       ,he took his own life (自杀) in 1916. He was o 10       40 years old.

1. b      2. p       3. j       4. r         5. b         

6. l       7. s      8. h        9. h       10. o       

  Sandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century (世纪) .Sandwichwas rich (有钱的) ，but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He often played for 24 hours,and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered (命令) his servants (仆人) to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between (在两者之间) the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea,and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did.

  From the name of the man,Sandwich,we have the word of the food sandwich today.

(   ) 11. Sandwich was the         .

   A. name of a servant

   B. name of a man with a lot of money

   C. poor man who lived on playing cards

   D. name of food which was liked by the rich

(   ) 12. Sandwich         .

   A. was so interested (兴趣) in playing cards that he often had no time to have his meals

   B. often brought some bread with him to play cards

   C. never ate anything when he played cards

   D. had no money to play cards with at last

(   ) 13. People liked Sandwich's idea because         .

   A. bread,together with meat was cheap

   B. he always won when he played cards

   C. they liked Sandwich himself

   D. when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other

(   ) 14. Today,sandwich is         .

   A. also a name of a rich man

   B. two pieces of bread with meat in between

   C. not interested in playing cards

   D. not liked by most of the people

(   ) 15. As food,sandwich         .

   B. sometimes smells (闻) good,but sometimes not

   C. is made of bread and meat

   D. is easy for us to play

  Snow fell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt (融化) .It became deep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed (挤压) together,it became ice.

The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. It was a glacier (冰河) .

  Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches (英寸) each day. As it moved,it took rocks and dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places,it left hills. In some places,when the glacier melted,it made rivers and lakes.

  A million years ago,there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. The glaciers changed the land.

  Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path (路) down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land,too.

(   ) 6. The snow that fell on the mountain         .

   A. became snowman   B. melted

   C. became ice   D. turned to rain

(   ) 7. The word in the story that mean a river of ice is         .

   A. glacier   B. pool

   C. garden   D. park

(   ) 8. The story says, "The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy". The word it means         .

   A. snow   B. river   B. glacier   D. park

(   ) 9. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?

   A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to be.

   B. Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it.

   C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.

   D. The weather is getting colder and colder.

(   ) 10. The main idea of the whole story is that .

   A. snow is heavy   B. the high land never changes

   C. glaciers changed the land   D. It snows hard on the mountain

 One day,Mark Twain met a young man,one of his friends,in a small town. The young man told him that his uncle never laughed or smiled and nothing could make him smile or laugh.

  "Bring your uncle here tonight and Fm sure I can make him laugh," said Mark Twain.

That evening his friend did so. Mark Twain began to speak. He told some interesting stories,even his most interesting one. This made everyone in the room laugh except the old man. Mark Twain was so tired and disappointed that he had to stop at last.

  Some days later,everything was clear when Mark Twain told another friend of his about this. "The old man has been deaf (聋的) for years," this friend said.

(   ) 1. Did Mark Twain believe what the young man had said about his uncle at first?

   A. Yes. Because he knew that his uncle had been deaf for years.

   B. Yes. But he thought his stories could make him laugh or smile.

   C. No. Because he was sure nobody would keep quiet at his stories.

   D. No. But he decided to try his best to help him laugh.

(   ) 2. In the text, "did so" means "         

   A. brought his uncle to listen to Mark Twain's stories

   B. listened to Mark Twain's stories with his uncle

   C. saw how Mark Twain would make his uncle laugh

   D. helped Mark Twain to make his uncle laugh

(   ) 3. Finally Mark Twain could not go on with his stories because        .

   A. all the people in the room were made to laugh by his stories

   B. he was tired and disappointed enough to go on with his stories

   C. the old man never laughed and this made him tired and disappointed

   D. everybody was so happy that he had to stop

(   ) 4. From whom did Mark Twain know that the old man was deaf?

   A. The young man. B. Another friend of his.

   C. People in the room. D. The young man's uncle.

(   ) 5. Why didn't the man laugh?

   A. Because Mark Twain's stories are not interesting.

   B. Because the man was deaf.

   C. Because the man didn't like Mark Twain.

    D. Because the man was blind.

  On Saturday morning I plan to invite my classmates Cindy,Linda and Amy to my home. We'll do our h 1       together. Then we will walk to Qingfeng Lake. We'd like to go b 2       there. After that Linda and I w 3       to go fishing,but Cindy and Amy won't go with us. They p 4       to fly a kite. In the afternoon,I will stay at home and help my p 5       clean the house. .

  On Sunday morning my parents and I plan to v 6       my grandparents by bus. In the afternoon,my uncle will d 7       us to the beach. My mother doesn't want to go t 8      . She is going to help my grandparents do some h 9      . I would like to lie on the beach and enjoy the sun,but my cousin would like to s 10       in the sea. In the evening we'll go back home. I am looking forward to my weekend.

1. h        2. b        3. w    4. p       5. p      

6. v        7. d        8. t      9. h       10. s       

  Now satellites are helping to forecast (预测) the weather. They are in space,and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere (大气) ，because this is where the weather forms (形成) .They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists (气象学家) can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures,the scientists can often say how the weather will change.

  So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented,the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon,perhaps,they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead (提前) .

(   ) 11. Satellites travel       .

   A. in space   B. in the atmosphere

   C. above the ground   D. above space

(   ) 12. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because      

   A. the weather satellites can do it easily

   B. clouds form there

   C. the weather forms there

   D. the pictures can forecast the weather

(   ) 13. Meteorologists forecast the weather         .

   A. when they have received satellite pictures

   B. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones

   C. before they received satellite pictures

   D. during they study satellite pictures

(   ) 14. Maybe we'll soon be able to forecast the weather for       .

   A. one day   B. two days

   C. five days   D. seven days or even longer

(   ) 15. The main (主要的) idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in         .

   A. taking pictures of the atmosphere

   B. receiving pictures of the atmosphere

   C. doing other work in many ways

   D. weather forecasting

  Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky：they have very interesting jobs and earn a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky：either their jobs are not very interesting or they don't earn a lot of money.

  The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People take a long time to learn how to do them. Doctors study for at least five years after finishing school. Airline pilots study longer. Most airline pilots are at least 30 years old.

  Some young people have interesting and wellpaid jobs. Many successful stars are young. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35. Older people usually cannot play these sports very well. They cannot move fast enough. Golf,however,is a good sport for older people. Many successful golfers are quite old.

  Most people work until they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of free time. But some people never retire. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers,artists,musicians and actors usually work until they die. Their work is their life.

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

   A. Many people are working.

   B. There are many different kinds of jobs.

   C. Some people are lucky.

   D. Jobs are difficult for people.

(   ) 7. What kind of jobs so lucky people have?

   A. Interesting and wellpaid jobs.

   B. Not very interesting jobs.

   C. Easy jobs.

   D. Interesting jobs.

(   ) 8. Why do some jobs take a long time to learn?

   A. Because they are interesting.

   B. Because they are well paid.

   C. Because they are difficult.

   D. Because they are good.

(   ) 9. How old are most airline pilots?

   A. Under 30.   B. Over 30.   C. Over 60.   D. 30.

(   ) 10. Why are young people successful at sports like tennis?

   A. Because they can move fast.

   B. Because they don't have to study.

   C. Because they get a lot of money.

   D. Because they like them.