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1
Hector is a factory worker. He is often very tired after a day's work. His wife, Jenny, has no job, so she stays at home to cook the meals. Every day he can have his dinner when he gets home from his factory.
One day, Hector came home very late because he was very busy in the factory. He was very hungry when he got home.
He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready. He was very angry with his wife. He shouted at her, "I'm going out to eat in a restaurant." "Wait for five minutes，" said his wife. "Why Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes " asked Hector.
"Of course not," she answered. "But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes."
( )1. Hector works in________.
A. a factory B. an office C. a school D. a hospital
( )2. Jenny stays at home because ________.
A. she likes cooking B. she loves her husband very much
C. she doesn't have a job D. she doesn't want to work
( )3. One day, Hector came home very late because________.
A. he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant B. he had a lot of work to do
C. he was angry with his wife D. his wife didn't cook dinner
( )4. Hector was ________when he found his dinner was not ready.
A. happy B. glad C. hungry D. not happy
( )5. Which sentence is correct
A. Jenny could have dinner ready in five minutes.
B. Jenny wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband.
C. Jenny didn't like the dinner at home.
D. Jenny didn't love her husband.
2
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research(研究） on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!
When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”
( )1. Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
A. go to university B. spend one year as volunteers
C. go to work for money D. start work in schools or hospitals
( )2. Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
A. England B. China C. Belize D. Cardiff
( )3. Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
A. studying Chinese in a university B. working to save the coral reefs
C. helping do some housework D. doing some research in Wales
( )4. From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
A. will die because of the pollution B. are not as beautiful as before
C. cannot live without fish in the sea D. will probably be sold for money
( )5. Pauline Jones wants to after she finishes her work as a volunteer.
A. stay there for another year B. go back home to start work
C. learn about the people home D. travel around Central America
3
Once Mr. King had a cat, and he loved it very much. He called it “sky”, because he thought “sky” was the strongest name in the world.
One day he had a meal at a restaurant with his cat. He met his old friend. He told him about his lovely cat and its name. His friend said, “How foolish you are! Sky is not the strongest thing in the world. My cat is called ‘cloud’ because cloud is stronger than sky.” After hearing this, Mr. King called his cat “wind” because he thought wind was stronger than cloud.
After a few days he suddenly（突然）thought that“wall”was stronger than wind. And “mouse（老鼠）”was stronger than wall. So he went to his friend to ask for an idea. His friend said,“Don’t you think‘cat’ is stronger than mouse ”“Yes, but...”
The man thought and thought and then decided his cat’s name had better be “cat” because a mouse was always afraid of a cat.
Don’t you think Mr. King is very silly（傻的）or funny
( )1. Mr. King his cat very much.
A. didn’t like B. loved C. hated D. hit
( )2. His cat’s first name was .
A. sky B. cat C. wind D. cloud
( )3. He decided his cat’s last name was .
A. mouse B. wall C. cloud D. cat
( )4. Mr. King called his cat “cat” because he thought .
A. a cat was always afraid of a mouse
B. he liked this beautiful name
C. the name had more meanings
D. a mouse was always afraid of a cat。
( )5. Mr. King gave his cat names in all（总共）and at last he called it “cat”.
A. six B. five C. four D. two
4
Romero has already reached the top of six other world famous high mountains. He climbed the first—Africa’s Kilimanjaro (乞力马扎罗山)—with his parents when he was 10.
Jordan said he had the idea of climbing those mountains when he saw a painting in his school. The painting showed all seven mountains.
“I just wanted to do something big, and this was something I wanted to do for myself,” he said.
His father, Paul, is an experienced mountain climber. But he said the idea was his son’s.“We’re just packing (收拾) the bags, going after him around the world,”Paul said.
Mount Qomolangma is 8,844 meters high. Jordan would climb with his parents and two guides. He said they would not take big risks .They would turn around if they saw problems such as bad weather. He hopes to reach the top by May.
“This may be the first of many tries,” he said.“It could take a few years, but I’ve made up my mind to do it. If I don’t reach the top this time, I will try next time.”
The youngest person to climb Qomolangma until now was Temba Tsheri,16,from Nepal (尼泊尔),in 2001.
( )1.Jordan had his first mountain climbing experience at the age of .
A.10 B.13 C.16 D.20
( )2.Jordan decided to climb Qomolangma with .
A. his teacher B. Temba Tsheri
C. two guides D. his schoolmates
( )3.From the passage, we know that Jordan .
A. has reached the highest mountain in the world
B. began to like climbing because of a painting
C. will get to the top in spite of terrible weather
D. would climb the mountain by himself
( )4.In the passage, Jordan wanted to .
A. try his best to reach the top of the mountain
B .make his dream come true after May
C. spend several weeks climbing the mountain
D .take big risks to find the mountain
( )5.The passage mainly talks about .
A. some famous high mountains
B. the youngest mountain climber
C. a wonderful adventure
D. a boy’s dream of climbing
5
When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”
Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!” All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.
In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.
( )1. When he was young, the writer liked to _________.
A. play with his brother B. help his mother cook
C. play jokes on people D. go swimming with his friends
( )2. What happened when the writer was playing with his brother _________
A. He got tired. B. He played a joke on his mother.
C. Tony fell from the open window. D. His mother hit him.
( )3. In the beginning, all his friends came to help him because he _________.
A. swam fast B. called for help
C. would sink in water D. couldn’t swim on in the water
( )4.When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they _________.
A. took him to the hospital at once
B. came and saved him immediately
C. thought at first he was joking again
D. did nothing because the writer had lied to them
( )5. The story tells us that _________.
A. swimming is dangerous
B. the writer is a naughty boy
C. one can play jokes only on people he knows
D. if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust (信任) him
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Is the servant (仆人)clever or foolish
This is an old story. It was first told long ago. A rich man wanted to make a journey to another town. He was a businessman. He wanted to take things to sell. He also wanted to take some gold to buy some things with. He decided to take ten servants with him. They would carry the things to sell and the food to eat on the journey.
He was a kind man. He said to one of his servants, “You are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my servants. You can not carry a heavy load. You may choose the lightest load to carry.” The servant thanked his master. He pointed to the biggest load. This was bread for them to eat on the journey.
“You are foolish,” said his master. “ That is the biggest and heaviest load.” But the servant lifted up the load cheerfully and the journey began. They walked for four hours. Then they stopped for a rest. They all ate some of the bread. Then there was less bread for the servant to carry. The servant’s load grew smaller and lighter every day. At the end of the journey, the smallest servant had nothing to carry.
( )1. The rich man wanted to sell things and .
A. buy some gold B. buy some gold with the money
C. buy some things with the gold D. sell some gold
( )2. Before the journey began, the rich man said something to .
a businessman B. one of his servants
C. the servants D. some servants
( )3. The weakest servant .
A.asked for his master’s advice.
B. followed the master’s advice
C. refused to accept the master’s advice
D. took the advice another servant gave him
( )4. It took them .
less than four hours to finish the journey.
B. some days to finish the journey
C. no more than four hours to finish the journey
D. only four hours to finish the journey
( )5. The smallest servant was very .
clever B. foolish C. honest D. kind
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I like big cities better than small ones. There are many reasons.
Firstly, I think that living in big cities is good for my development. The economic development in big cities is better than that in small ones. There are more big companies in big cities. So we can have more chances to succeed. For me, the big city is the place near the dream.
Secondly, I think I can live a more comfortable life in big cities. If I live in a small one, I can’t buy some things I want. What’s more, the traffic is more convenient in big cities. I can spend the least time to arrive where I want to go.
The third reason is that, in big cities there are better facilities. There are zoos, museums, best hospitals, cinemas and theaters, etc. Small cities are suitable for relaxation and big cities are suitable for activities.
( )1. What does the writer think is the best
A. Big cities. B. Small cities. C. Big towns. D. Small towns.
( )2. How many reasons does the write give
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
( )3. The underlined word “convenient” means ______ in Chinese.
A. 贵的 B. 拥挤的 C. 便利的 D. 遥远的
( )4. The big cities have many things except ______ according to the passage.
A. zoos B. museums C. hospitals D. farms
( )5. What is the best title of the passage
A. Big cities B. Small cities
C. Why do I like small cities D. Why do I like big cities
8
Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child. He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford for two or three years. At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home. He wanted a change. And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford.　　
It happened one night that the father, the mother and the young student were sitting at supper. They had in front of them only two chickens. Just as they were about to begin eating, the father said, "My boy, I have spent a lot of money on you to send you to Oxford. Now I want to know what you have learned." The son smiled and said, "Father, I have studied a science which can prove (证明) that these two chickens on the plate are really three chickens." "Well,” said the father, "this is something I would like very much to know." "There are two chickens on the plate," said the student. He took one of the chickens in his hand and said, "Here is one more; one and two makes three. So here are three chickens." Then the father took one of the chickens to himself, gave the other to his wife, and said, "I will have one of the chickens myself, your mother shall have another, and you can have the third for your supper and nothing else." The father kept his word and so the student went without his supper.
( )1. The rich man loved his son very much, so he ____________.
A. sent him to work at Oxford for two or three years
B. wanted him to live at Oxford for two or three years
C. sent him to Oxford to study
D. gave him a lot of money
( )2. The father asked his son ____________.
A. how much money he had spent at the university
B. how he liked Oxford
C. what he had learned by the end of the first year at the university
D. how he got along with his classmates
( )3. The student said that ____________.
A. he could make three chickens
B. he could change the two chickens on the plate into three
C. he could prove the two chickens on the plate were really three
D. he was good at maths
( )4. Who was cleverer, the father or the son
A. Neither. B. Both. C. The son. D. The father.
( )5. In the end ____________.
A. the student had nothing to eat for his supper
B. each of them had a chicken for their supper
C. the father gave his son the third chicken to eat
D. both of the parents had no chickens to eat
9
In Singapore，many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. People think good schooling is a ticket to success in their future. So, many of these students try their best to get good marks in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are usually difficult. Sometimes, some of them have to go to remedial classes after school.
There are many after school activities: sports and games，music and dance，hiking and rock –climbing, etc. They are also very happy to do community service (社区服务)．
In their free time，most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters (好莱坞大片)，Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet，emailing their friends and playing computer games.
They sometimes go to cafes, fast food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.
So, it looks like the life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
( )1. Students in Singapore think if they want to have a good future they will______.
A. get good schooling B. do after class activities
C. do much homework D. surf the Internet
( )2. The underlined word “remedial” means “______” in Chinese.
A.额外的 B.补习的 C.业余的 D.专业的
( )3. Which of the following is NOT an activity the students do in their free time
A. Listening to pop music. B. Watching movies.
C. Going to shopping centers. D. Doing their homework.
( )4. Which of the following is RIGHT
A. All of the students go to remedial classes after school in Singapore.
B. The middle school students' life in Singapore is hard but interesting.
C. Only a few students like to surf the Internet in their free time.
D. In Singapore，students don't have to study hard to get good grades.
( )5. The best title for the text is ______.
A.How to get good marks in Singapore B.The free time activities in Singapore
C. The students' life in Singapore D. The after school activities in Singapore
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One day a man went home and said to his wife, “I bought something for you.” “Thank you!” said his wife. “What have you bought for me ” “I’ve bought a gold ring . Here it is.” He took it out for his wife to see. Then he dropped it to the ground. He began to look for it on the ground, but it was dark in the house and he could not see anything. Then he went out and began to look for it in the street. Just then a friend came along. “What’s the matter with you ” asked his friend. “I am looking for my ring. I lost it just now.” said the man. “Where did you lost it ” “I lost it in my house.” “You lost your ring in your house, but you are looking for it in the street. How foolish it is!” “Ah,” said the man, “But it is dark in my house. I shall never find it there. Bet here in the street, it is much brighter, I can see everything.”
( )1. The man bought a ring for his _______ .
A. son B. wife C. mother D. daughter
( )2. He lost his ring _______ .
A. in the street B. in the house C. at house D. in the house
( )3. ______ the man was looking for the ring, his friend came up.
A. Before B. After C. When D. Because
( )4. Why did the man begin to look for the ring in the street Because _______ .
A. he lost it in the street B. it was much brighter in the street
C. his friend came up D. he wanted someone to help him
( )5. The friend thought the man was ________ .
A. clever B. bright C. interesting D. foolish
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