Li Jun China I dislike rain. It seems that even though you have an umbrella, you can’t protect yourself from the rain. Whenever it rains, I’ll get wet so I have to go back home to change my clothes. It is just uncomfortable.

Kate Ukraine I love spring. In spring, it starts to get warm. I enjoy going outside without a coat. And it never gets too hot in spring. I dislike the hot summer because we can’t find a place to get away from the hot sun at all.

Lucy America I like rainy days. When it is raining, I can read my favorite book in a warm bed. I also like listening to the sound of rain. It makes me relaxed.

Simon Russia My favorite season is summer. There are two reasons why I like it. First, I was born in summer, Second, it’s hot in summer, and I like to swim in the sea and sunbathe on the beach.

【小題1】___________ doesn’t like the rainy weather.

A．Kate

B．Lucy

C．Li Jun

D．Simon

【小題2】The child from __________enjoys the rain sound and __________ likes hot days best.

A．Ukraine, Li Jun

B．China, Lucy

C．America, Simon

D．Russia, Kate

【小題3】 The  underlined word “sunbathe” means “_________” in Chinese.

A．游泳

B．曬太陽

C．打排球

D．洗淋浴

【小題4】Which of the following is WRONG?

A．Li Jun thinks hot days make him uncomfortable.

B．Kate enjoys going outside without a coat in warm weather.

C．Lucy likes reading in a warm bed on a rainy day.

D．Simon likes to swim in the sea and sunbathe on the beach on hot days.

【小題5】The form wants to tell us ______________.

A．children all over the world like rainy days

B．different children like different kinds of weather

C．different children have different ways to study

D．what children usually do in different kinds of weather

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” The father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
【小題1】How much does the boy’s father make an hour?

A．$10

B．$20

C．$30

D．$40

【小題2】The underlined word “furious” in Para.5 means ______.

A．very angry	B．quite happy
C．very strange	D．a(chǎn) little nervous

【小題3】At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because ______.

A．he thought the boy was too selfish

B．he did not have enough money at that moment

C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D．the boy always asked for money from him

【小題4】The boy wanted to buy ______ with the twenty dollars.

A．a(chǎn) new book for himself	B．a(chǎn) nice present for his father
C．a(chǎn) toy for his own birthday	D．a(chǎn)n hour of his father’s time

【小題5】 From the passage, we can infer（推斷）that the boy’s father ______.

A．often played with his son	B．spent little time with his son
C．didn’t love his son at all	D．often came back home early

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳答案。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教師), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner .And as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books again. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an “A” in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “What made you make such great progress ? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (十字架), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
【小題1】Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A．Because he could eat well there.

B．Because he could earn more about nuns.

C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

【小題2】Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

A．was still the same as usual	B．a(chǎn)te so much at dinner
C．kissed her hello after school	D．worked hard but said little

【小題3】“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.

A．用功

B．捶書

C．發(fā)泄

D．振作

【小題4】The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.

A．Tommy felt sorry for the nail

B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign

D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others

【小題5】From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that _______.

A．we should be strict with ourselves

B．mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimes

C．a(chǎn) catholic school is better than other ones

D．nuns are good at helping children with their math

When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels(地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy(悲劇) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner the farm. My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.
But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.
【小題1】What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?

A．They built a farm of ants.	B．They bought a few ants.
C．They caught a lot of ants.	D．They found an ant city.

【小題2】Which statement is WRONG according to the passage?

A．The writer knocked the glass box over because he put his face so close to the glass farm.

B．The ants didn’t die one by one after the tunnels were destroyed.

C．Like people, teamwork is very important for the ants.

D．Giving up isn’t a good way when we meet trouble.

【小題3】Among the following events, which one happened first?

A．All the tunnels fell down.	B．The ants died one by one.
C．The ants got into the glass box.	D．The ants began making tunnels.

【小題4】What did the writer learn from the ant tragedy a few years later?

A．Working together is useless.	B．Teamwork is important.
C．He can’t accept adversity.	D．Working alone is amazing.

【小題5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Ants Fear Adversity	B．My Family and Ants
C．Giving Up in Adversity	D．Don’t give up anytime

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”
I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”
“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(習慣用語).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小題1】What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

A．English idioms.

B．The writer’s question.

C．Their talking about the Great Wall

D．The writer’s way of learning English

【小題2】Where does the story most probably happen?

A．In China.	B．In America.
C．In England.	D．In Japan.

【小題3】The English idiom “You don’t say!” means _______.

A．Thank you

B．Excuse me

C．OK

D．Really

【小題4】What does the writer learn from his own experience? He should _______.

A．improve his spoken English

B．speak with foreigners in a polite way

C．pay attention to English idioms

D．be brave enough talking with foreigners

【小題5】The story tells us _______ between languages in different countries.

A．the difference	B．the popularity
C．the grammar rule	D．the change

Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.
To pass the time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"
The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.
“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”
“That's very interesting.” Paul said.
With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”
“I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”
Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告終) world champion.”
“Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”
“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”
【小題1】The three men were talking _____________.

A．in the post office	B．in the waiting room
C．on the train	D．on the chairs

【小題2】The man called ________ answered the question first.

A．Carl

B．Allan

C．Erik

D．Paul

【小題3】The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.

A．didn't know anything new

B．wanted to pass the time quickly

C．had nothing to do

D．were very interested in each other's work

【小題4】"I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ___in Chinese.

A．名人

B．賽車手

C．大款

D．冠軍

【小題5】Which sentence is right according to the passage?

A．The train didn't arrive on time.

B．Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much.

C．Allan was the second man to answer the question.

D．Carl didn't like traveling at all.

Long ago ,there lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well known for his good knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.
One day a student asked him, “ My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself have many ,many more questions about things than we do? But I think we students have far more than you.”
With a smile on his face, the teacher drew two circles ,one as large as a big cake, the other smaller. Then he said , “Of course, I have learned much more. But it’s wrong to think that a teacher has fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles. The inside of the bigger one is my knowledge of things, and the inside of the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, I have to use the longer line to draw the bigger circle. That means I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn , the more questions you have. You will never learn enough ,you know.”
【小題1】The learned man drew two circles to show _____.

A．he was good at drawing circles

B．his knowledge had something to do with the circles

C．why he had more questions than the students

D．how he could get more knowledge

【小題2】The student didn’t agree that ______.

A．the teacher had so many questions as a learned man

B．the teacher had so many questions

C．the students had fewer questions than the teacher

D．the students had more questions than 0the teacher

【小題3】The teacher was famous for his ______.

A．kindness

B．knowledge

C．patience

D．questions

【小題4】From the passage we can learn that_____.

A．the more questions we have, the more knowledge we may get

B．it’s never too old to learn

C．every one of us should try to be a learned man

D．a(chǎn) teacher should have many questions

【小題5】Which of the following shows us what the teacher drew?

There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.
“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”
The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”
At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.
【小題1】Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.

A．Toothless

B．hairless

C．unusual

D．small

【小題2】The doctors would be beaten if ______.

A．the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine

B．they refused to obey the king’s order

C．the baby daughter grew to the right size

D．the baby daughter became a monster

【小題3】The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.

A．they needed a lot of different plants

B．they need a lot of different minerals

C．this would give the baby time to grow up

D．they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time

【小題4】The doctors thought it impossible ______.

A．for them to change the king’s order

B．for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years

C．for the small baby to drink the medicine

D．for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once

【小題5】______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents.

A．Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl

B．If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals

C．Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine

D．If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later

Today we tell about Louisa May Alcott. She wrote one of America’s best loved children’s books.
In 1868, an American publisher asked Louisa May Alcott to write a book for girls. At first, she was not sure if she wanted to do it. She said she didn’t like girls.
However, she decided to write the book finally. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeast of the United States. The book was quite interesting. Little Women became one of the most popular children’s books in American literature. It was published (出版）in more than 50 languages.
Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. The Alcotts did not have much money. She tried teaching, sewing(縫紉) and taking care of children. She did not like any of these jobs.
At the age of 16, she wrote her first book, Flower Fables. Her stories were exciting, but unreal. She sold them to newspapers and magazines for money.
The first volume (卷) of Little Women came out in 1868. It made Alcott famous and get a lot of money. She continued writing other popular books for young people. These books included An Old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Eight Cousins.
Alcott wrote many exciting stories about love. But she was single (獨身的) all her life. She continued to help her family during the last years of her life.
【小題1】Alcott grew up in the ______ of the US.

A．southeast

B．northwest

C．northeast

D．southwest

【小題2】“One of America’s best loved children’s books” refers to (指的是) the book____.

A．Little Women	B．Flower Fables
C．An Old-Fashioned Girl	D．Eight Cousins

【小題3】The first paragraph tells us that the article is about ______.

A．a(chǎn) famous children’s book	B．a(chǎn) famous writer
C．how a book came out	D．why a book is so loved

【小題4】Alcott wrote her first book in ______. 

A．1832

B．1848

C．1850

D．1868

【小題5】From the article, we can learn ______.

A．Alcott was born into a rich family

B．Alcott had a happy childhood

C．Alcott didn’t live with her family

D．Alcott never married all her life

Name	Personal Information
Norman  Bethune	Born in 1890 in Canada. A doctor Came to China in 1938 Died in 1939 in China
Celine Dion	Born in Montreal, Canada A singing star In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic
Thomas Edison	Born in 1847, Kentucky, USA Made over 1,000 inventions Died in 1931
Bill Gates	Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought Owns Microsoft Company
Mark   Twain	Born in 1835 in the USA A writer Wrote The Adventures of Tome Sawyer Died in 1910

【小題1】________  is  from  Canada.

A．Bill Gates

B．Mark Twain

C．Thomas Edison

D．Celine Dion

【小題2】The _______ was born in 1835.

A．inventor

B．singer

C．doctor

D．writer

【小題3】My Heart Will Go On is the name of a ______.

A．book

B．film

C．song

D．story

【小題4】Dr. Bethune worked in China for about _______ years. 

A．4

B．8

C．2

D．6

【小題5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mark Twain wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought.

B．Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955.

C．Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions.

D．Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997