C

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(自私的)!”

　　　 The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed(平静)down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

　　　 “Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

　　　 “Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

11. How much does the boy’s father make an hour? ______.

　　　 A. $10　　　　　　　　　 B. $20　　　　　　　　　 C. $30　　　　　　　　　 D. $40

12. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

　　　 A. very angry　　　　 B. quite happy　　　　　　　　　　 C. too excited　　　　

D. a little nervous

13. At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because ______.

　　　 A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed money from him

14. The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.

　　　 A. a new book for himself　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday　　　　　　　 D. an hour of his father’s time

15. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that the boy’s father ______.

　　　 A. often played with his son　　　　　　　　 B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all　　　　　　　　　 D. often came back home early

IV.用所给词的适当形式填空。(10分)

B

　　　 I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favourite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand(拓展).

　　　 My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since.

　　　 I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror(恐怖的)stories. I think they are like the old fairytales(童话故事),and can teach you important things.

　　　 I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books, go to www. sbowkett. freeserve. co. uk.

6. When he was 13, the writer ______.

A. wrote lots of poems　　　　　　　　 B. moved out of Wales

C. sold many story books　　　　　　　　　　 D. became a famous singer

7. He liked playing out on the hills because he could ______.

A. expand his imagination　　　　　　 B. learn French

C. listen to stories　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. buy some books

8. Maybe the writer is ______ years old now.

A. 12　　　　　　　　　　 B. 22　　　　　　　　　　 C. 32　　　　　　　　　　 D. 42

9. According to the passage, the writer keeps ______.

A. cats, hens and pigs　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ducks, goats and rabbits

C. hens, rabbits and dogs　　　　　　　　　　 D. rabbits, pigs and cats

10. From the passage, we can learn that the writer ______.

A. lives in a big city with his son　　　　 B. likes eating Japanes and

C. lives in the countryside with his wife　　　 D. introduces a nice book to us

A

What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it's money.

The school held an activity called "making money" last weekend. About 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.

What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets.

Hu Qing's team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center. They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children. But unfortunately, they met urban management officers (城管). The officers asked them to leave. "We played hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) with the officers for the whole morning" said Hu. "Finally we had to give up."

Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn't meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying "For Country Kids". It worked. More people came to their stall (小摊). A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. "He didn't want any change. He said he wanted to help the children," said Wang. "We were touched." Later that day they gave the 100 yuan and more to the "Project Hope" office.

Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. They made 40.5 yuan. "It was not easy to make the money," said Meng. "Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn't buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives."　

1. In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, what the students talk more about is ________.

A. the officers　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the kind foreigner

C. the activity called "making money"　　 　　　　 D. the money they made last weekend

2. ________ took part in the activity.

A. All the students　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. Some teachers

C. About 200 students of the three grades　 　　　　　　　 D. Part of Junior 1 and Junior 2 students

3. Hu Qing's team finally gave up because ________.

A. the parents didn't like to buy the books

B. the Children Activity Center was too crowded

C. the officers didn't allow them to sell anything there

　D. the team played the game of the hide-and-seek the whole morning

4. Why did more people come to Wang Bing's stall at last?

A. The team put up a magic board.

B. A foreigner came up and helped them.

C. The people liked to help country kids.

　D. The people were interested in their ice cream.

5. According to the passage the students learn ________.

A. it's impossible for them to make money

B. it's not easy for their parents to make money

C. it's very important for them to make a living

　D. it's necessary for school to hold more activities in the future

10. Nick.Would you mind not wear those old jeans? OK. I’ll put on _____.

A. another one　　 B.another pair　 C. other one　　　 D. other pair

9. The car is in the way. Would you mind moving it? Sorry, I’ll do it _____.

A. in a minute　 B.a minute ago　 C. after a minute　　　 D. for a minute

8. ____ the dirty socks? They smell terrible.

A. Could you wear　　　　　　　　 B. Would you please wear　

C. Would you mind not wearing　　 D. Do you wear

7. ____ you study math, _____ you’ll at it.

A. Harder, better　　　　　 B.The harder, the better　　

C. The better, the harder　 D. The more, the better

6. ____ , how many English words have you learned?

A. In this way　　 B.By the way　　 C. On the way　　　　 D. At the way

5. ____ of them has an English book.

A. Every　　　　 B. All　　　　 C. Both　　　　 D.Each