Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.

Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn't want to move. He didn't have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.

After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor's advice. He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.

1.How old is Nick?

    A．13.                B．14.                 C．15.                D．16.

2.Nick likes _________ in his free time.

    A．riding a bike                                     B．playing the guitar

    C．playing computer games                         D．having a school trip

3.Who took Nick to the hospital?

A．His dad.                                                                B．His mom.

C．His neighbor.                                                          D．We are not sure.

4.Why was Nick taken to the hospital?

    A．Because he was too excited.

    B．Because he had a cold in the morning.

    C．Because he was too nervous of his studies.

    D．Because he couldn't move after playing computer games so long.

5.Nick should ________ to follow the doctor's advice.

    A．go to a movie                                  B．listen to music

    C．take more exercise                             D．play computer games

 

Hello Sandy,
We have just returned form our holiday. We went with our friends，Edward Smith and his wife Tina, to the Yorkshire Moors. It is a beautiful natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills，miles of grassland with no people，just sheep and birds.
Edward had just come out of hospital and he could not walk as far as before. However, this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a restaurant for lunch each day before returning to the place we lived in. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!
I took lots of photos from the place we lived in, across the valley (山谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist(迷雾）in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam-powered trains are very popular. I took many photos of the train.
Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early. We usually have snow in January. It rained all day, then snowed in the evening .Today we have bright sunshine! Both Jenny and I are well. I don’t know if I told you, in the last e-mail , that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice, and she is enjoying the work.
Please write to us to tell us your news.
Yours,                                                                  Victor
【小题1】What can they see on the tops of the hills? 

A．Sheep and birds

B．Snow.

C．Many people.

D．Forests.

【小题2】Why couldn’t Edward walk very far?

A．Because he didn’t like walking.	B．Because he was in hospital.
C．Because he was weak then.	D．Because his wife didn’t go.

【小题3】What’s the season now?

A．Spring

B．Winter

C．Summer

D．Autumn

【小题4】Where does Jenny work now?

A．In a computer company	B．In the hospital
C．In a restaurant	D．In a hotel

【小题5】Victor wrote to tell Sandy _____.

A．he just came back from his holiday

B．Edward could not walk as far as before

C．they had the first snow of this winter

D．how things were going with the holiday.

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home, As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell(铃子). When dinner time came, he didn’t go to dinner room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinner time he was so hungry that he went to the dinner room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel(吵架).

“Bring me the bill (账单),” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise, “There isn’t any bill, On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.

1.The story happened_________.

A．in England	B．on a ship from Norway to England
C．in Norway	D．on a ship from England to Norway

2.Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinner room first?

A．Because he had no money	B．Because he didn’t feel very well.
C．Because he didn’t want to eat anything.	D．Because he didn’t hear the sound of the bell.

3.The traveler went to the dinner room to eat something because__________

A．his friend had given him some money	B．The waiter had asked him to change his mind
C．he learned that there was no bill on the ship	D．he was too hungry

4.How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?

A．Only one.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．None.

5.After the traveler finished eating,___________.

A．he had a quarrel with the waiter over the bill

B．he drank a lot

C．he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)

D．he came to know that travelers on the ship had free (免费的)meals

 

  Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was  36  ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

  One summer there was no   37  and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this  38  in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a  39  search，he found a river full of blue water．He was

very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.  40  it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home  41  lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to

leave his work unfinished．He completed his work  42  at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home。had a good meal and  43  into a sound sleep．

    Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also  44  digging a

 canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get  45  water

 and all his crops died．

  Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

1.A．cruel     B．1azy        C．careless      D．silly

2.A．rain      B．wind        C．cloud        D．river

3.A．feeling    B．dream      C．problem      D．thought

4.A．quick     B．long        C．slow        D．special

5.A．Whether  B．Although    C．When        D．Unless

6.A．for       B．to          C．with         D．at

7.A．early     B．far          C．1ate         D．deep

8.A．fell      B．1ooked      C．turned       D．walked

9.A．stopped  B．1oved        C：forgot       D．started

10.A．clean    B．enough       C．1ittle        D．fresh

 

Jane was a nurse. When she came to our house with some beautiful flowers in her hand, she smiled and said, “I’m here to help your mother to get well and to cook meals for you. I think we’re going to have a good time together.” 

She looked older to us though her age was about the same as our mother’s. She was not pretty. But she was kind and good. Then she gave us a good meal. After our mother became ill, we never ate such a good one. My brothers and I liked her before we finished the meal.

Our family moved to Australia not long ago. It was difficult for us to live a good life in the new place. Soon our mother became ill and she was in bed.

Every morning father went out to the forest, and worked all day hard as he could. Of course, we tried to help our parents. I cleaned the house and cooked our meals. My older brother learned to grow vegetables.

My two younger brothers were too young to work. Sometimes we went to school. When father came home on that day, he was surprised. Our mother was sleeping peacefully in the bed cleaned by Jane, and there were some beautiful flowers on the table. He said to Jane, “I have no money. I’m sorry I can’t pay you.” Jane said, “Don’t mind, I’m glad to help you. I don’t take money from people who are not happy.”

1. Why was mother ill?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. Life was hard.

B. The weather was bad for a long time.

C. There were too many children in the family.

D. She was always ill.

2. From the passage, we can know that there are　　    children in the family. 

A. 2　　    B. 3　　   C. 4　　　　 D. 5

3. Where did they live?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. In Australia.　　　　   B. In a city in Australia.

C. They just left Australia.  D. The writer didn’t tell us.

4. Why did Jane come to the family?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. To make money because she was poor.   

B. To help them.

C. She knew their mother very well.

D. To cook meals for the children.

5. We can learn the following from the passage except　　    .　　   

A. Jane was much younger than the writer’s mother

B. the writer’s family was not rich

C. Jane came to the family with some beautiful flowers

D. Jane helped the family for nothing