One Friday Mrs. King asked her class to write a story after class. “Use your imagination!” she cried, “You can write your story about anything.” Kenny looked worried. “A story?” he thought, “What could I possible have to write about? I don’t know any stories.” The bell rang and all the kids went home.
The next day, Kenny sat at his desk at home, thinking and thinking. The warm sun was shining through the windows, making him drowsy. And soon he fell fast asleep. As he slept, Kenny began to dream about fantastic things.
First he dreamed that he was a world-famous doctor, saving whole cities and curing diseases. Then he dreamed that he was in a UFO. He was talking to strange but friendly space creatures. Then he dreamed that he had become as small as a mouse by a bad scientist. He had to find a way to stop the plot（阴谋）of the mad scientist!
Kenny dreamed wonderful and exciting things until his little brother woke him up. “What were you dreaming about?” he asked. Kenny told his brother the wonderful dreams. His brother enjoyed the stories. Suddenly, Kenny knew that he had his kinds of stories in his imagination.
【小题1】 What did the teacher ask the students to do as homework?

A．To act as a doctor	B．To read some stories
C．To help family members	D．To write a story

【小题2】How many dreams did Kenny have?

A．One	B．Two
C．Three	D．Four

【小题3】 What was Kenny in his first dream?

A．A great doctor	B．A mad scientist
C．A visitor on a spaceship	D．A good student

【小题4】The underlined word “drowsy” means_______.

A．unhappy	B．sleepy
C．upset	D．awake

【小题5】 The best title for this passage is _______.

A．A strange dream	B．Mrs. King’s class
C．Writing a story with imagination	D．An evil scientist

Long long ago, an old scientist made a few tests on different animals to find out which was the cleverest of all the animals.
In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room. In the room there were many boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. The smallest box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited for a few minutes outside the door. Then he put his eye to the keyhole(钥匙孔). What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.  
【小题1】The scientist wanted to know ____.

A．if the monkey came into the small box	B．if the monkey would sleep
C．which animal was cleverer than other animals	D．if some boxes were inside other boxes

【小题2】After the scientist left the room, the monkey _______.

A．looked at the scientist through the keyhole	B．began to look for food
C．came into the boxes one after another	D．began to eat the food

【小题3】To the scientist's surprise, _____.

A．the monkey went out of the room

B．the monkey looked at the scientist through the window

C．began to look for food

D．put its eyes to the keyhole.

A new school term begins, Is anything new at your school? Sichuan students are getting an extra (额外的)hour to sleep in the morning.
This year, Sichuan schools decided that students should start classes later. This should help them feel less tired, For Junior high schools, the first classes will begin no earlier than 8:30 am.
The changes have made students happy.
Liu Xian, 15, said his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. “It’s so good we can get up later!” said Liu.
Liu studies in Chengdu No.4 Middle School. He used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesn’t start until 8:40 am.
Wu Hongli, 15, said the new timetable is good for her health. “I used to drink coffee every night or I would feel to sleepy to finish my homework, ”said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee.”She used to get up at 6:30 am. Now she can get up at 7:30 am.
Wu Hongli’s mother was happy, too. She thought more sleep would help her daughter grow taller.
But some parents worried that more sleep would mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
Many teachers, though, say the changes will help students learn better.
“Students used to doze(瞌睡)for the first two classes in the morning,”said Wu Zongping, an English teacher at Chendu No.12 Middle School. “But now they look fine and they learn much better than before.”
A.The new school term began.                        B.Their schools took on a new look.
C.They felt a little bit tired.          D.They could get up later.
【小题1】In the new term, the first class in the morning in middle schools started at about          .

A．7:00

B．7:30

C．8:00

D．8:40

【小题2】Why was Liu Xian excited at the news on the first day of school?

A．There were many changes in his school.

B．He could sleep one more hour in the morning.

C．He could study in Chengdu No.4 Middle School.

D．He would have only five classes in the morning.

【小题3】What did the teachers think of the changes of the school timetable?

A．They didn’t like the changes.	B．They could use the timetable more easily.
C．They spoke highly of the changes.	D．They looked fine when they taught.

Most students have biology classes in the classrooms or the labs in China．But several days ago，I had a biology class outside in my American schoo1．
My biology teacher，Mr.Kwak，divided us into three groups and asked us to play a game about natural selection(选择)and how birds find food．
He gave the first group one spoon per person，the second group forks and my group"knives．I thought we were going hunting，so knives might work better．Surprisingly，he told us to pick up the beans on the grass with our tools．
When the game started all of us ran to the grass area．We squatted(蹲)down and looked for beans．It was hard to pick up something that small，especially from the grass .
When I almost fired a bean，it dropped back to the ground．When I finally picked up several beans．one of my friends ran into me．I couldn’t keep my balance and fell over．All my beans dropped to the ground!Just at that moment，Mr．Kwak called us back．I had to leave the game and of course I got a bad result．I couldn’t help thinking that if I were a bird living on Galapagos Island，I would be dead soon．
The fun game made me realize that natural selection is redly competitive(竞争的)．Everyone is trying his or her best to—survive．

【小题1】What did the writer’s group use to pick up the beans?

A．Spoons．

B．Forks．

C．Knives．

D．Hands．

【小题2】How many beans did the writer get at last?

A．None．

B．One．

C．Several．

D．Many．

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer did a good job in the biology class．

B．The writer had a biology class outside their schoo1．

C．The writer found that picking up the beans from the grass was hard．

D．The writer didn’t find enough food for the birds on Galapagos Island．

【小题4】What’s the meaning of the underlined word“survive’’in the last paragraph?

A．Find food．	B．Remain alive．
C．Be lovely．	D．Keep balanced．

【小题5】What was the aim of Mr．Kwak’s class?

A．To play an interesting game．

B．To pick up the beans．

C．To know different kinds of birds．

D．To learn natural selection．

Here is the bulletin board in Class 2. Some of the notes can be seen every day. Here are some notes before a holiday. Please read them and answer the following questions.

We want to say thanks to Miss Wang, our dear teacher. We couldn’t have a wonderful English class without you.                              Class 2	I am thankful to Annie for lending me the pen. I’ll remember to bring mine next time.                                  Mary
The class meeting will be held this Thursday. The topic is “Thanks a lot.” Please get ready.                              Class 2	A thousand thanks to John . He always helps me clean the windows when I am busy.                                  Julia
Many thanks to Jack for helping with my Chinese homework.                                Tom	I’m thankful to know that I have so many kind students. I love you all.            Miss Wang

 

1.The meaning of “bulletin board” is _________.

       A. 广告栏          B. 寻物启事        C. 公告栏       D. 意见箱

2.When Julia was busy, what did John help her do?

       A. To do Chinese homework.           B. To clean the windows.  

       C. To do English homework.           D. To lend her a pen.

3.What is Miss Wang?

       A. A Chinese teacher of Class 2.     B. An English teacher of Class 2. 

       C. A Chinese teacher of Class 3.     D. An English teacher of Class 3.

4.Why did Annie lend the pen to Mary?

       A. Ann had too many pens.

       B. Mary lost her pen.

       C. Miss Wang asked her to do so.

       D. Mary forgot to bring her pen to school.

5.What holiday might be coming according to the notes on the bulletin board?

       A. Thanksgiving Day                  B. Teachers’ Day

       C. New Year’s Day                    D. Christmas