John is six years old. He can read and write well. But he can’t tell the time. His mother, Mrs Brown teaches him many times,  but he still can’t tell. He would say “breakfast time”, “lunchtime” and “teatime” instead of  (代替) saying eight o’clock, twelve o’clock and four o’clock in the afternoon. His mother doesn’t know how to help him.
One day, John’s aunt, Mary comes to see his mother. His mother tells her about that. His aunt says. “Let me help you. I think I can help him.”
When John comes home after school, Mary begins to teach him.
“Can you count （数数）,John?” she asks him.
“Yes. One, two, three, four…” John says.
“That’s fine. Now I put the long hand （钟表的长指针）on twelve and the short hand on one.” That’s one o’clock. If I put the short hand on two, what is the time?”
“Two o’clock.”
“Good. And on three?”
“Three o’clock.”
Then it is four o’clock in the afternoon, and John’s aunt asks him, “What time is it now, John?”
“Teatime, Aunt, and I am very hungry (饥饿).” John looks at the clock and answers.
(    )1. John’s mother teaches him to ________________.
A. read     B. write     C. tell the time     D. help her
(    )2. The long hand is on twelve, and the short hand is on five. What’s the time?
A. Twelve    B. Five    C. Lunchtime   D. One o’clock

It’s Sunday today. Mr. Green goes out for a picnic. On the way 1Mount Fang,  he can’t 2the way. So he 3ask an old man near him for help.

“Could you please tell me the way 4 ?”asks Mr. Green.

“Go  5 this road,  cross the Lang Park and turn right at the gate of the park. Go up the street to the end and you’ll see it 6 your left. ” says the old man.

“How long will it take me to 7there?” asks Mr. Green.

The old man says nothing(没什么). Mr. Green feels a little angry(生气的). He goes away. After a while(一会儿),  the old man calls him,  “Young man,  you will get there in about half an hour. ”

“ 8  didn’t you tell me just now（刚才）?” asks Mr. Green.

“I don’t know how fastyou can walk. 9 I have to let you go,  then I can tell you the 10 . ”says the old man.

1.                A．of             B．for            C．to   D．at

 

2.                A．see            B．look for         C．find  D．look at

 

3.                A．can            B．have to         C．should   D．has to

 

4.                A．Mount Fang     B．to Mount Fang    C．for Mount Fang D．in Mount Fang

 

5.                A．in             B．along           C．long D．across

 

6.                A．at             B．on             C．in   D．for

 

7.                A．get            B．get to          C．come D．come to

 

8.                A．How           B．What           C．Why D．When

 

9.                A．And           B．But            C．Also D．So

 

10.               A．clock          B．time           C．watch D．times

 

 

Paul is a worker. One of his feet is bigger than    1 . He can’t    2  the right shoes    3   his feet. His friend, Dick, says to him, “   4    don’t you go to a shoemaker(鞋匠) ? A shoemaker can    5    you the right shoes.”   6   Paul goes to the shoemaker near Dick’s home. Very soon the shoemaker makes him a pair of shoes. Paul    7   the shoes but he is not happy. He    8   the shoemaker, “You aren’t    9   good shoemaker！I want you to make me one shoe bigger than the other.    10   you make me one shoe smaller than the other. ”

1.	A. other	B. the other	C. another	D. that one
2.	A .see	B. look for	C. find	D. look at
3.	A. for	B. on	C. with	D. about
4 .	A. How	B. What	C. Where	D. Why
5 .	A. take	B. give	C. make	D. mend
6.	A. So	B. After	C. But	D. Or
7.	A. looks	B. looks at	C. sees into	D. sees at
8.	A .speaks	B. says	C. speaks to	D. says to
9.	A. an	B. that	C. this	D. a
10.	A. Then	B. Or	C. And	D. But

 

I’m 14, a year younger than most of my classmates.
A week ago one of my classmates, Nitin, asked me for help with math homework. We ended up talking about computers and file-sharing（共享文件）. As we talked I found that he was more experienced and could teach me about file-sharing and networking. We went to his room and watched a movie about robots that he’d downloaded. The math homework was forgotten.
The next day he came again for homework help “What do you do on weekends?” he asked. The truth is, when I have work to do, I do it. I have no special time to kill with friends. I was embarrassed about this. I expected him to think I was boring and said, “Get a life!” He said, “OK. You’re having trouble getting along with people I can show you. I’m old than you.”
Later, he checked my computer. He even connected me to an Internet chess server（服务器）.He was becoming like a big brother.
But when I thought about it, I didn’t really want Nitin’s help” His big-brother idea began to bore me.
“I’ll get you some cool computer programs（程序）”.
“I’ll teach you how to talk to girls.”
He meant what he was saying, but I don’t know why it didn’t make me feel good. Since then he’s hardly talked to me; we seem to have forgotten each other. I don’t think he can “teach” me much, and I don’t think much of him. But I could be wrong·
【小题1】What did Mitin help me do?

A．He helped me with my homework.

B．He helped me with math problems.

C．He taught me about file-sharing and networking.

D．He introduced some fiends to me.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “kill” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．杀死

B．浪费

C．消磨（时间）

D．打猎

【小题3】Which is NOT the reason why the writer doesn’t want Nitin’s help?

A．He has no special time to kill with friends.

B．He forgot his homework because of playing with him.

C．He thinks his ideas are not useful to him.

D．He has another big brother.

【小题4】Can you use a word to describe the writer?

A．Unfriendly.

B．Boring.

C．Independent.（独立的）

D．Lazy.

【小题5】Choose a title for this passage.

A．I Don’t Want a Big Brother!

B．No Time to Kill

C．My Big Brother

D．My Life After School