House of Porridge

Welcome to Clark’s Porridge House. We have different kinds

of porridge. We have meat porridge, vegetable porridge, and fruit

porridge is our special. It is only RMB 4 for one bowl. A bowl

of meat porridge is RMB 5.Vegtable porridge is RMB 3 for one

bowl, but RMB 5 for two. We have thin pancakes, too. They are RMB5

for ten. Come and taste delicious the food here. If you are too

busy to come, call us and we can deliver the food to you in

20 minutes.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage Only one word for

each blank

The owner of this porridge house is (1)____. The cheapest

is the (2)___porridge. If you eat a bowl of meat porridge and

five thin pancakes, you will pay RMB(3)____. (You can explain

it either in Chinese or in English.) The word“deliver”in the

last sentences probably means(4)____. If you order some good

in this restaurant at 6 o’clock, you will probably get it before

(5)_____

Henry Smith taught science at the City School. One day, he wen to a bookstore and bought some books. Most of them were expensive. He left them in his car in a quiet street. Then he went and bought some other things at other shops. At 6 o’clock he came back to the car. One window was open and the books were gone. Henry drove back to his home in Lake Street.

That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police station.

On Friday people read an advertisement in the newspaper.

BOOKS WANTED

DO YOU HAVE ANY BOOKS THAT YOU NO LONGER WANTED? I BUY OLD AND MODERN BOOKS. OPEN ALL DAY ON SATURDAY. HENRY SMITH, 18 LAKE STREET.

Henry stayed at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at 8 o’clock.

Henry took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

“Mr Smith?” the man asked.

“That’s right,” Henry said, “Can I help you?”

“I have some good books. You buy books, don’t you?”

“Yes, bring them in. I’ll have a look at them.”

Soon the books were on the dining-table.

“Come in now,” Henry called out, “And bring the list.”

A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the titles(书名) on the books and those on the list in his hand. They were the same.

“Come with me, Sir,” the policeman said to the man.

1.How did the man get the books? _____________

A. He bought them from Henry.

B. He bought them at a bookstore.

C. He found them lying in a quiet street.

D. He stole them from the car.

2.Henry got his books back ___________.

A. by fooling the man into bringing the books to his house

B. by buying them from the first visitor

C. with the help of the bookstore

D. with the help of the City School

3.The man who stole the books found Henry’s address ___________

A. in the car       B. in the newspaper       C. at the book store     D. at the police station

4.What happened to the man?

A. He ran away.

B. He was very happy to sell the books.

C. He was caught by the policeman.

D. He was very clever.

5.What is the best title for this reading?

A. A Book Advertisement                   B. Mr Henry Smith 

C. How Mr Smith Lost His Books            D. A clever man

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）
【小题1】Food          has been a serious problem in China in recent years such as fake milk　powder（劣质奶粉）, Toxic Capsules（问题胶囊）. (safe)
【小题2】These comic books ________ (it) are more or less worth reading.
【小题3】----Is London the first European city        the Olympic Games?
----No, it has been held in many other places in Europe.  (hold)
【小题4】More than one person ________(clean) the classroom at 6 o’clock yesterday.
【小题5】It’s said that the price of food in China _____ ( rise ) quickly recently.
【小题6】The fish is_____ ( terrible) bad, why not throw it away?
【小题7】The famous writer always spends as much time as he can       to his fans’ e-mails. (reply)
【小题8】The suspect ___________(see) running along the street at that time.
【小题9】_______ ( take ) more exercise and you’ll become healthier.
【小题10】Though the hike is far ___________ ( tough), I’ll try to finish it.

The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

（   ）6.When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

　　     A. both day and night              B. day

　　     C. neither day nor night            D. night

（   ）7. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.

　　     A. the pushing                    B. the pulling

C. the spinning                    D. the passing

（   ）8. At the equator day is as long as night ________.

　　        A. sometimes     B. never       C. usually        D. always

（   ）9. When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.

　　    A. less           B. more       C. all            D. no

（   ）10. When it is winter in China,  ________.

　　    A. the USA is tilted toward the sun

　　    B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

　　    C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

　　    D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun