In the past the children were made ______15 hours a day.

A．to lock

B．work

C．to work

D．lock

One afternoon, Kate and her brother Bob went out to play.Kate was eight, and Bob was ten.“Let’s go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river.” said Kate.

“I don’t know…” Bob said.“Mum told us, ‘don’t go on the bridge.’ She said it’s dangerous.”

Kate said, “I am not afraid.Are you?”

They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river.The bridge was a train bridge.Trains went over the bridge three times a day.

The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise.“A train is coming!” Bob shouted.“Run!” He ran to the end of the bridge.He was safe.

Kate ran, too, but she fell.The train was coming fast.Kate ran towards Bob.She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).There was no time to leave.She had to lie down between the tracks.A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all.She stood up and said to Bob, “Don’t tell Mum! Don’t tell Mum!”

At last their mother found out about the story.She was angry because they went on the bridge.But she was happy that Kate was all right.

1. Bob and Kate were       .

A．twins                                 B．brothers

C．sisters                                D．brother and sister

2.One afternoon they went to the bridge to see       .

A．their mother                           B．fish

C．the train                              D．the river

3.When the train came, the children were       .

A．in the middle of the bridge

B．at the end of the bridge

C．on their way to the bridge

D．away from the bridge

4.Where was Kate when the train was going over her?

A．She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).

B．Kate ran towards Bob.

C．She had to lie down between the tracks.

D．She stood up and cried.

5.When their mother knew about the story, she was       .

A．happy                                B．angry

C．sorry                                 D．both angry and happy

 

Do you still remember the disaster(灾难)several years ago? In Indonesia (印度尼西亚) thousands of people were killed by the tsunami(海啸) that washed people out to sea and pulled children out of their parents’ arms. “The weather was fine with no clouds .There was no warning and suddenly the sea water just hit the city. In some parts the water was as high as two meters.” a man in the city said. “Sadli, an official at the hospital, said many of the dead in the city were children under the age of ten.” “Maybe the children were being carried by their hold but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children .All the dead children drawed.” said Sadli. Officials said hundreds of houses had been swept away the force (力量) of five –meter –high waves across Aceh, which lies on the northern tip (末端)of Sumatra Island . “Tens of people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high ground .Instead, they kept watching it .Several of my workmates are missing.”  Lelana said by telephone.
【小题1】According to the passage, ______were missing in the tsunami.

A．some officials

B．some of Sadli’s friends

C．some children under the age of ten

D．some of Lelana’s workmates

【小题2】In the tsunami, ____ _swept away hundreds of houses.

A．huge waves	B．strong winds
C．heavy rain	D．rushing river water

【小题3】“…. There was no   warning and suddenly the sea water was as high as two meters.”“Warning”here means ________.
A. 预兆       B. 借鉴       C 教导          D 教训
【小题4】“…but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children.”
“They”here refers to ______.
A. officials   B children
C. the dead   D. the children’s parents
【小题5】Some people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high grounds because _____.

A．they couldn’t run fast

B．the ground was too high to reach

C．they didn’t know they were in danger

D．the rushing water stopped them from running.

One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.
“Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home,” Mrs. Wilson said。” Help me check the prices, please.”
The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said,“ We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”
“Of course I did,” Mrs. Wilson said。. “Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said,“but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save! ”
Mrs. Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.
【小题1】The things at the corner store were ______than those in the supermarket.

A．cheaper

B．nicer

C．more expensive

D．saved a little money

【小题2】Mrs. Wilson ______ in the end.

A．spent more money	B．paid less money
C．lost some money	D．saved a little money

【小题3】From the passage we know the children were _________.

A．happy

B．clever

C．tired

D．lazy

【小题4】Mrs. Wilson will _____________.

A．never call a taxi

B．go on buying things in the supermarket

C．buy things near her home

D．not go shopping with her children

【小题5】The best title for the passage is ____________.

A．Cutting Price

B．Corner Store

C．Supermarket

D．Shopping

Ellie lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a few houses were washed away, but Ellie’s house was high enough to keep them safe.
Many families lost everything in the flood. And Ellie took in one of the families. She shared her home with them until the family could build their own new house. Ellie’s friends could not understand why she did so because she already had so many children to look after.
“Well,” Ellie said to her friends, “At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now.”
“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We will not be able to have much for Christmas. I am going to get just one present for us all. Now I will go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who had no parents, ‘Here is our present,’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were very excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sisters. I was that Christmas present.”
【小题1】How many children did Ellie had in total?

A．Five.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

D．Eight.

【小题2】What happened in the winter?

A．There was a flood.

B．There was an earthquake

C．There was a rain storm.

D．There was a fire.

【小题3】What did Ellie do to help other families?

A．She gave them food.

B．She bought many Christmas present for them.

C．She took in one of the families.

D．She took in a girl.

【小题4】What did the poor woman in German bring to her children for Christmas?

A．Many beautiful presents.	B．Nothing.
C．A girl.	D．A daddy.

【小题5】What do we learn about Ellie in the passage?

A．She had no children.

B．Her husband was killed.

C．She had no parents.

D．She gave much money to others.