A four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of a doctor. She has just become motherless. The bombing
(轰炸) destroyed (毁坏) her home and killed her mother. 　　
     Every day we see pictures like this on TVs or in newspapers. We see young Iraqi children begging for
food and water from American and British soldiers a they move through towns and cities towards the capital,
Baghdad (巴格达). We see these children following grown-ups, carrying bags of things almost at the same
size as their small bodies as they flee (逃离) their homes in Baghdad. 　　
     "Dad, why are the Americans striking (攻击) us? Are we going to be killed?"asks the son of Abu Sinar, an
Iraqi engineer, Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his eight-year-old son. 　　
     He tries to comfort (安慰) him by saying, "The bombs are far away from us. The Americans are fighting
the soldiers. We are going to be all right." Even though Abu knows this isn't always the truth. But what else
can he do? In Baghdad, parents give their children sleeping pills to make them sleep so that they won't hear
the sound of bombing. And all the schools are closed. 　　
     "All we can do is to listen to and hear the war," said Abu. "We, all the people and the children, have to live
in fear. We feel hopeless and helpless. We don't know where the next bombs are going? We can do nothing
but wait to be killed."

1. During the war, children are ______.

A. studying at school　　　　　　　
B. fighting at the front 　　
C. safer than their parents　　　　　　
D. in great danger

2. The children have to flee their homes because ______.

A. it is dangerous to stay at home because of the bombing 　　
B. their parents are not at home 　　
C. they want to get food and water 　　
D. they want to welcome the foreign soldiers

3. "Sleeping pills" are ______.

A. a place to keep children safe 　　
B. a kind of thing to help them to be away from the war 　　
C. a kind of medicine to help them to fall asleep 　　
D. a kind of food to make them strong

4. Abu finds it hard to explain this war to his son, because ______.

A. he doesn't want to tell him the real reason 　　
B. he doesn't want to tell a lie 　　
C. he doesn't know how to explain it clearly 　　
D. it isn't good to tell him why

5. Through the eyes of the girl in the picture, we can see ______.

A. she is looking for something　　　
B. she is thinking about something 　　
C. she is angry at somebody　　　　
D. she feels fearful, helpless and hopeless

     Dick is seven years old. He begins to go to school this term. He studies very hard and listens to the teachers
carefully. He is polite (礼貌) and has lots of friends. So they all like him very much.
     It's Saturday today. Dick, his sister Kate and his mother stay at home. His mother is doing some housework
and he is watching TV and the girl is doing her homework. At ten his father comes back from the farm with a
bag of apples. The boy likes them very much and wants to eat some. His mother gives him four apples and says,
"Go to wash them in the kitchen."
     Dick washes the apples and then gives them back to his mother. The woman says, "Which apple do you
want, Dick?"
     "The biggest one, Mummy."
     "What?" says Dick's mother,"You should be polite and want the little one."
     "Should I tell a lie just to be polite, Mummy?"

1. At what age do children begin their schooling in Dick's country?
    _____________________________________________________________
2. Is Dick's sister a student?　
    _____________________________________________________________
3. Why does the mother ask Dick to wash four apples
    _____________________________________________________________
4. Who do you think may eat the biggest apple?
    _____________________________________________________________
5. What's the meaning of "just to be polite" in the last paragraph in Chinese?
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(     ) 1. Do you know the girl of black hair  and big eyes? 　　　　　　                                          
                           A               B           C    D
(     ) 2. It's a pity, but I can do anything about it.                                                                            
                             A      B            C        D
(     ) 3. We were late for school again, because our teacher was very angry.                                      
                                 A               B         C                        D
(     ) 4. Take our advices. Leave it to us and go back to have a rest.                                                  
                              A          B      C                 D
(     ) 5. He never  tell  a lie  to us. 　                                                                                               
                    A      B    C    D
(     ) 6. The boy need some money. He wants to buy a computer.                                                      
                           A       B                      C        D
(     ) 7. "It's  raining."  "And it is."                                                                                                   
               A       B           C     D
(     ) 8. If you want to get along well with others, you have to control your sick temper.                      
                                       A                B      C                                           D
(     ) 9. "It looks like raining." "I'm not afraid so. Look at the sun."                                                     
                   A             B                       C              D
(     ) 10. "I'm sorry I may be a little late." "It doesn't the matter."                                                        
                        A        B          C                            D

1. What did the old man think was important to kids?

A. Playing modern games. 　　
B. Keeping small animals. 　　
C. Telling right from wrong.

2. Where were the boys?

A. In the park.
B. On the street.
C. At home.

3. What were the boys doing?

A. Telling a story. 　　
B. Waiting for the old gentleman. 　　
C. Discussing who could take the cat.

4. Why did the boys agree to give the cat to the old man?

A. Because the old man was their teacher. 　　
B. Because they thought the old man told the biggest lie. 　　
C. Because they wanted the old man to tell a lie.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The old man didn't want the cat at all. 　　
B. The boys didn't think they should tell lies. 　　
C. The boys thought the old man had never told a lie.