Hi, my name is Erik. I live in a small town in the southeast of England. In my house there are three rooms downstairs and three rooms upstairs. Now I'II show you some of the rooms.

    The living room is also downstairs. It is where the television is. We eat our food and watch TV there. The three rooms upstairs are all bedrooms.

47. How many rooms are there in Erik's house?

     A. Three.                                    B. Four.

     C. Five.                                     D. Six.

48. Where will Erik's father go if he wants to surf the Internet?

     A. To the kitchen.                             B. To the living room.

     C. To the bathroom.                           D. To go upstairs.

49. If Erik wants to watch TV, he may go to_______.

     A. his bedroom or the living room                B. the kitchen or the living room

     C. the living room only                         D. the bathroom or his bedroom

50. Which may be the best title for this passage?

     A. I love my bedroom                          B. My family and my house

     C. Inside an English house                      D. Houses in England

It was yearbook day and we were given an hour to sign each other’s yearbooks in the cafeteria. I was president of the class and I played sports. When I sat down at a table, people started to come over to get their yearbooks signed and to sign   36   .

Among them, a weak boy with ugly teeth and thick glasses kept shaking. I had seem him around , and I knew he was always laughed at. He seemed  37   of himself, and was so pale that it  38   us to look at him. He came up and asked me  39   , “Can you sign this?” I took his yearbook but I didn’t know  40   to write. I saw that there was the name “Ricky Sanders” written on the front of it. So I wrote:

Ricky,

I think you’re a really nice kid, and I hope you have lots of fun in your summer vacation.

                                      Signature: Will

                                    (Sign your name here)

I put down the yearbook and turned around to get some signatures from some of my friends when I  41     my yearbook was gone.  I saw that Ricky had sat down with my yearbook. “ What are you doing?” I asked him. He looked up calmly(平静地)and  42   said “sign!” My friends broke into a loud laugh, and I saw that he was carefully trying to put a signature in my yearbook. He hadn’t even finished the “R” yet. I thought for  a while and  43   to let him sign.

It  44  him nearly five minutes to sign and when I got my yearbook back, there was a very shaky “RICKY”. He hugged(紧抱) his yearbook and  45  .I couldn’t help but smile back at him.

In that moment., my  46   changed completely.

I gave him a high five and suddenly everyone at my table wanted his signature. He was asked politely to write in their yearbooks and the signature   47  of his yearbook were filled up. He was smiling so big that it lit up the whole room.

I changed schools the next year, and I never saw Ricky again.  48   ,I will never forget the day that he became the most  49   guy in school. Whenever I’m   50  ,I still look back at that yearbook.

(   ) 36. A. mine         B. his          C. ours         D. theirs
(   ) 37. A. unafraid      B. unsure        C. proud       D. tired
(   ) 38. A. worried       B. surprised     C. taught       D. hurt
(   ) 39 A. proudly       B. happily       C. sadly        D. nervously
(   ) 40. A. how         B. which        C. where        D. what
(   ) 41. A. saw         B. noticed       C. thought       D. believed
(   ) 42. A. still         B. ever          C. even         D. just
(   ) 43. A. decided      B. meant        C. began         D. prepared
(   ) 44. A. spent        B. lasted        C. took          D. cost
(   ) 45. A. smiled       B. waited       C. left           D. rose
(   ) 46. A. experience    B. sight        C. attitude        D. idea
(   ) 47. A. lists         B. pages        C. boxed         D. tables
(   ) 48. A. Besides      B. So          C. And           D. However
(   ) 49. A. different     B. patient       C. popular        D. important
(   ) 50. A. away        B. out         C. behind         D. down

Young children don’t have the skills or knowledge to stay safe in heavy traffic. The following tips will be helpful for you to keep your children safe in heavy traffic.

★Children learn about road safety by watching others. Make sure that you always set good examples. Your children will follow you and think it’s OK to do

like you. Teach your children to pay attention to traffic lights when you cross the road together with them. This helps them understand when it’s safe to cross. Make sure that you walk between your children and traffic, and hold their hands all the time.

★When your children are a little older, you can start to tell them the importance of traffic knowledge. Let them start to understand the reasons why they need to be so careful. Talk with them about road signs and traffic rules.

★Ask your children to play in a safe place. Never let them ride bikes on the road without an adult present (在场的) at rush hour (高峰时间).

★The most important thing you can do to keep your children from getting hurt is to encourage them to follow traffic rules. After knowing about traffic rules, they’ll volunteer to obey them. In this way, they’ll be careful enough to keep themselves away from danger.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

46. Who is the passage aimed specifically at?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

47. Why should parents set good examples to their children?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

48. Where should parents walk while crossing the road with their children?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

49. What’s the most important thing parents can do to keep their children from getting hurt?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

50. What is the passage mainly about?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

  

Jane was an old woman. She was rich and lived in a big house. One morning, Jane opened the window and looked at her garden. The sun was shining brightly. “What a good day!” she said. Suddenly she saw a man eating grass in front of the garden of her house. She walked to the man and asked, “Why are you eating grass? Are you very hungry?” The man answered, “I have no money to buy any food. I haven’t had meals for days. I’m dying of hunger.” “Poor boy,” said Jane, “come to the back door.” Then she walked into the house again. “The rich lady will give me some food to eat. It’s so kind of her.” The man thought. But when he went into the house, Jane opened the back door and said to him, “The grass is taller behind the house.”

(   )46. What was the weather like that day? It was              .

A. windy                     B. rainy              C. sunny                  D. cloudy

(   )47. What was the man eating when the woman saw him?            

A. Some grass                B. Some rice     C. Some bread            D. Some food

(   )48. Where did Jane see the man eating?             

A. In her house         B. At the garden  

C. In front of her house   D. Behind her house

(   )49. What did Jane want the man to do?             

A. Help her cut the grass        B. Eat food in her house    

C. Eat grass behind her house    D. Eat bread in her house

(   )50. Which statement is TRUE?             

A. Jane was very kind, and she gave the food to the man.

B. The man was rich. He hasn’t had meals for days.

C. The man didn’t get any food from Jane.

D. The man eat some food in Jane’s house

David comes from the train station and he doesn’t know where to go. This is the first time he comes to this town. He comes to see his good friend, Peter. Peter is a doctor. He works in a hospital. But David doesn’t know where the hospital is.

He walks in the street. He passes（经过）a bank, a post office, a hotel and at last he goes to a school. Some students are coming out, so he asks one of the students, “Excuse me. Which is the way to People’s Hospital?”

“Well, I know, you can go along this street, take the second turning on the right, and then take the third turning on your left. It’s next to a museum.”

“I’m sorry I can’t follow you.”

 “Well, I just live near there, and my mother works in that hospital, too. I’m going home now. Will you go with me? I’ll take you there.”

“That’s great! Thank you very much！”

“Then, let’s go to the bus stop. And we’ll take the No.12 bus there.”

46. _______comes to the town to see his friend.

A. A doctor      B. A student      C. David      D. Peter

47. _______works in a hospital.

A. David      B. Peter      C. David’s mother      D. Peter’s mother

48. David doesn’t know the way to the hospital and asks________.

A. a policeman      B. a teacher       C. a student       D. a doctor

49. The student’s mother works in _________.

A. hospital      B. the hospital      C. a school      D. post office

50. Where do the student and David go at last?

A. The school     B. The bank      C. A bus stop      D.A train station