The picture show eighteen – year- old Katy Ross in Nepal, small country in north India．Katy left school 8 months ago and soon she will go to university. She loves travelling and decides to visit Asia before she goes to university.

Katy is living with a family in the capital of Nepal. She has learnt a lot about the country since she arrived 4 months ago. The family has two children but many uncles and cousins live with them in their big house. They have taken Katy to many parties.

Katy teaches for four hours a day at a small school. All the classes are in English and the pupils have spoken English since the age of six. The older children speak English very well. Katy has taught writing, grammar and art, all in English. She enjoys art most. And she thinks the children like the lessons best, too.

Katy has not a lot of time to see Nepal, but soon she will stop teaching and travel around Nepal with a friend．“After that,” Katy says, “we will visit more countries in Asia．We’re not sure which ones yet.”

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

1．Why is Katy in Nepal?

A．She is studying there.                   B．She wants to take some pictures there.

C．She wants to learn more about the country.  D．She is an exchange student

2．Which of the following is TRUE about the family Katy is living with?

A．They are friendly.         B．There are three people in their house.    

C．They are strange.          D．They have never taken Katy to the parties.

3．How long has Katy been in Nepal?

A．eight months     B．six months     C．four months    D．one moth

4．When did the children begin to speak English?

A．When they are 5 years old．       B．When they are 6 years old．

C．When they are 7 years old．       D．When they are 8 years old．

5．According to the passage, Katy __________________.

A．likes travelling very much              B．doesn’t want to live with a family

C．only teaches writing in English             D．will go back to school after she leaves Nepal

This is my beautiful home. There is a small garden in front of my house. There are many beautiful flowers in the garden. Behind my house there is a big tree. Near the tree, you can see a garage. My father’s beautiful car is in it now.

On the first floor, there is a large living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a bathroom. I like watching TV in the living room. On the second floor, there is a small study room and two bedrooms. I love playing with the computer in my study. 

What a nice home! I like it very much.

1.There is a small garden       my house.

A．behind

B．in front of

C．next to

D．across from

2.There is _______on the first floor.

A．a study

B．a bedroom

C．a bathroom

D．a computer

3.The computer is in the ___________

A．study room

B．bedroom

C．living room

D．dining room

4.There is ______in the garage.

A．a nice car

B．a living room

C．a dining room

D．a kitchen

 

A man named David went fishing on a holiday．Fishing was his favorite sport，and he had many prizes for fish he had caught．

This summer the weather was beautiful and it was very good for fishing，so he decided to travel around the country，and spent a few days fishing in each of the rivers．

Unluckily, he didn't have much luck，and he caught only a few small fish．He was quite disappointed and was going to go back home when he heard of a large river that was full of fish nearby．   

He found the river quite easily and followed it through the country to a place where it flowed through a farm．He decided to ask the farmer’s permission（许可）to fish in the river．

“You have my permission，”the farmer said；“but you should be careful．For years I stopped my children from going near the river．”

“Is the river dangerous?”David asked．

“It’s not the river，”the farmer said，“it's the fish．They are so big that my children couldn’t hold them．”

David was very excited．All fishermen want to catch really big fish．

“How big are they?”he asked．

“Well．”the farmer told him，“last week I lost one over three feet（英尺）long，and yesterday I lost one just over four feet long．”

“What bad luck．”David said．“I hate losing a big fish once I've caught him．”

“Who’s talking about losing a fish?”the farmer said．“It's two of my children that I lost!”

（    ）1．David wanted to ask the farmer__________．

A．how much the fish were                           B．if there were some fish in the river

C．to allow him to fish in the fiver                    D．where his children were

（    ）2．The farmer told David__________．

A．to be careful                                            B．not to fish in the river

C．how to catch a big fish                               D．to look after his children

（    ）3．The farmer’s children__________．

A．were both very clever                              B．were both over three feet

C．also liked fishing                                        D．often went near the river

（    ）4．David thought the farmer was talking about________．

A．the fish                B．the children             C．the fiver                 D．the farm

（    ）5．From the passage we can know two of the farmer’s children_________．

A．got lost near the fiver                                  B．often played in the river

C．wanted to catch a big fish                                   D．were killed by the fish

　　Mother’s Day is an important day. It’s a day children can show their mothers how much they love them. On Mother’s Day, many children give flowers to their mothers. This makes them very happy.

　　Mrs. Green lived in a small street. She had a flower shop. People who lived near her store were poor. The children didn’t have money to buy flowers. Mrs. Green helped them. The children worked one hour for Mrs. Green. They cleaned the windows in the store. Then Mrs. Green gave them some flowers to take home for their mothers. The mothers had a nice Mother’s Day. Both the mothers and children were happy.

　　（　　）1．On Mother’s Day, children give ________to their mothers.

　　A. flowers　　　 B. cards　　　　 C. foods　　　　　D. clothes

　　（　　）2．Mrs. Green lived in a ________street.

　　A. big　　　　　B. small　　　　 C. clean　　　　　 D. dark

　　（　　）3．The children worked one ________　for Mrs. Green.

　　A. hour　　　　 B. week　　　　 C. month　　　　　D. year

　　（　　）4．The children ________ in the store.

　　A. made tea　　　　　　　　　　　 B. washed the car

　　C. watered flowers　　　　　　　    D. cleaned the windows