Once there was a boy in London. His name was Jimmy. He started painting when he was three years old,
and when he was five years old, he was already very good at it. He painted many beautiful and interesting
pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures. They said, "This boy is going to be famous when he's a little
older, and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot of money." ?
       Jimmy's pictures were different from others' because he never painted on the whole of the paper. He
painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty. ?
       "That's very clever," people said. "No other painters have ever done that!" ?
       One day someone asked Jimmy, "Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom (底) half of
the paper, but not on the top half?" 
        "Because I'm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes can't reach very high."

1. Where did Jimmy live?

A. In China.
B. In England.
C. In America.
D. In the USA.

2. When did he begin painting?

A. When he was three years old.
B. When he was five years old. ?
C. When he was eight years old.
D. When he was ten years old.

3. What did Jimmy's pictures look like?

A. Beautiful.
B. Interesting. ?
C. Bad
D. Beautiful and interesting.

4. Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?

A. The whole of the paper
B. The top half. ?
C. The bottom half.
D. The middle part.

5. Why did Jimmy only paint half of the paper?

A. Because he was very clever.
B. Because he was very short. ?
C. Because he was very tall.
D. Because he was very big.

       One morning, the students of Class Three, Grade One are having an English lesson. Mr Zhang finds Li Lei
doesn't listen to him. He goes to Li Lei and has a look. Oh, Li Lei is drawing a boy.
       The teacher asks Li Lei to stand up. "Do you like drawing?" 
       "Yes, Mr Zhang," answers Li Lei. "And I draw very well." 
       "You can draw after class, I think," says the teacher. "You can't draw anything in class." 
       "You are wrong, Mr Zhang. I can draw when I have an Art class. And I like it very much," says Li Lei with
a smile. 
       "You are right. And you must draw one hundred boys before the class is over," says the teacher angrily. 
        After five minutes, Li Lei finishes drawing and puts up his hand. The teacher looks at the picture and asks,
"I ask you to draw one hundred boys. But you draw only two. One is standing at the door and the other is
standing in front of the window. Where are the others?" 
        "The others are sitting in the classroom. You can't see them," answers Li Lei.

1. What is Mr. Zhang?

A. He is a Chinese teacher.
B. He is a Maths teacher.
C. He is an Art teacher.
D. He is an English teacher.

2. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means that             .

A. the boy can draw something
B. the boy can't draw in art class
C. the boy can't draw in an English class
D. the boy likes drawing after class

3. How many boys does Li Lei draw?

A. Two.
B. Ten.
C. One.
D. One hundred.

4. What does Li Lei like?

A. Playing football.
B. Drawing.
C. Studying.
D. Watching TV.

5. How many boys does Mr Zhang ask Li Lei to draw?

A. Two.
B. One hundred.
C. Three.
D. One.

       On Sunday, Kangkang goes out for a picnic with his friends. Maria's pet dog goes, too. They take some
food there. Jane likes singing very much. She wants Kangkang to sing a song with her, but he has no time.
Kangkang has to (必須，不得不) cook. Wang Ping and Michael would like to help him. Steve carries water for
them. And Maria flies a kite with her pet dog. They are all very happy.

1. Kangkang goes out for a picnic with _________.

A. his classmates
B. his parents
C. his friends.

2. Jane want Kangkang to ________.

A. cook food
B. sing a song
C. fly a kite

3. Wang Ping and Michael would like to _______.

A. cook
B. carry water
C. sing a song

4. ______ fly a kite.

A. Maria
B. The pet dog
C. A and B

5. They _______ on Sunday.

A. go fishing
B. go for a picnic
C. go shopping

      Two men named Jack and Joe were walking along a road one hot summer morning. They were very thirsty
(渴) and wanted very much to have a glass of cold beer (啤酒), but they had no money.
      "I can get some beer for us without (沒(méi)有) money," said Jack," Come with me."
      They went to a pub (酒吧) about one kilometer away. It was lunch time and a lot of people were in the pub.
The owner (店主) was selling drinks at one end of the long bar (柜臺(tái)) while a waiter (招待員) was selling
drinks at the other end.
      "My friend and I can't agree," Jack went up to the owner and said, "I say there are two glasses in a litre (升)
and he says there are four."
      "You're right," said the owner, "There are only two glasses in a litre."
      "Thank you." said Jack, and went over to Joe. He was standing at the other end of the bar. 
      He asked for two glasses of beer and told the waiter that the owner was going to pay for it. Then he called
out loudly, "You did say two glasses, didn't you?"
      "Yes, that's right. Two glasses." The owner called back. So they drank the beer with great enjoyment (樂(lè)趣)
and then they walked out of the pub.

1. Why did they want very much to have cold beer?

A. Because they were happy
B. Because they were thirsty.
C. Because they were tired.
D. Because they were hungry.

2. They wanted to get the beer without paying money because _________.

A. they were friends of the owner
B. they had no money
C. there were many people in the pub
D. they wanted to keep the money

3. There were a lot of people in the pub because _________.

A. it was lunch time
B. it was very hot
C. the beer was very good there
D. it was a good pub

4. _______ said that there were two glasses in a litre.

A. Only Jack
B. Only Joe
C. Only the owner
D. Jack and the owner

5. Jack was _______ than Joe.

A. cleverer
B. more foolish (愚蠢的)
C. taller
D. richer

     It's Saturday today, and Trent stays at home and does nothing because he doesn't have any lessons. But
his mother is busy. She has a lot of housework to do. So she gives (給) some apples and bananas to her
children and says to Trent:"Look after (照顧) Ann, I'll do some washing now." "OK, mummy," says Trent.
The boy likes apples and bananas very much. He finishes eating his soon and he wants Ann's. But the little
girl doesn't give him any. He thinks for a while (一會(huì)兒) and then has an idea (主意). He asks Ann to play
an animal game with him.
    The girl agrees (同意). Trent begins to play a monkey and Ann plays a visitor (游客). They are very happy.
After a while Trent stops (停止) and says:"Oh, the monkey is hungry (饑餓的). He wants some food." Ann
gives some bananas to him. After a while Ann has no bananas. Trent stops playing and the little girl begins to
cry (哭泣).

1．Why does Trent stay at home today?

A．Because he must look after Ann.
B．Because he doesn't want to go to school.
C．Because he has no classes today.

2．What does mother ask Trent to do?

3．Why does Trent play an animal game with Ann?

A．Because he wants Ann's bananas.
B．Because he likes Ann very much.
C．Because he thinks to be a monkey is interesting.         

4．Which of the following is wrong?

A．The girl likes watching animals.
B．Trent has more bananas than Ann.
C．Trent's mother doesn't like him.

     Mr. Jones liked to be comfortable, so every time he took a train, he used to put a bag on the seat 
1.            to him and pretend that it belonged to a 2.             who had gone to buy some cigarettes at
the station.
     One day, Mr. Jones did this 3.            when the train was very crowded. When nearly all the seats
were taken, an old man 4.            on the train. Looking at the bag, he asked, "Is this seat taken?"
     "Yes." said Mr. Jones, "it belongs to a friend of 5.            who has gone to buy some cigarettes.
He will 6.            back soon." Pretending to worry about his friend, he looked out of the window.
     "All right," said the old man, "I'll just sit here until your friend 7.           , if you don't mind." Mr. Jones
couldn't say anything. Just then the train 8.             to move out of the station.
     "Well," said the old man, "what a pity! Your friend 9.            the train, but his bag is still here."
 10.            Mr. Jones could say anything, the old man took the bag and threw it out of the window.

   The doorbell rang and Mrs. Brown opened the front door. Her heart sank when she saw Mrs. White.
Whenever Mrs. White called, she stayed for hours and hours.
   "Good afternoon, Mrs. Brown," Mrs. White said, "Do come in." said Mrs. Brown. Just as Mrs. Brown
had feared, Mrs. White stayed for several hours. It was nearly six o'clock and Mr. Brown would come
back home from work soon. Mrs. Brown kept wondering how she would ask Mrs. White to leave without
making her angry. "Has your husband got home from work yet?" Mrs. Brown asked. "I thought of that,"
Mrs. White said, "But it is so pleasant here. We've had such a lovely afternoon. You know what I'll do? I'll
ring up my husband and tell him to come round, too. May I use your telephone, please?"

(     )1. Mrs. White often stayed at Mrs. Brown's for many hours.
(     )2. Mrs. Brown was glad that Mrs. White often visited her.
(     )3. Mrs. White stayed at Mrs. Brown's house till five o'clock in the afternoon.
(     )4. Mrs. White's husband often got home from work at about five o'clock.
(     )5. We can imagine that Mrs. Brown was very angry at last.

       When they go to the new supermarket, all the housewives (家庭主婦) have one great wish: to be the lucky
customer so that they needn't pay for their shopping. For some weeks, Mrs Edward hopes, like many of her
friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gives up (放棄). The cupboards (碗櫥) in her
kitchen are full of things which she doesn't need, Her husband (丈夫) persuades (勸說(shuō)) her to stop buying
things that she doesn't need, but it is of no use. She dreams (夢(mèng)想) that her lucky day is coming. 
      One Friday afternoon, after she finishes her shopping and is taking the things to her car, she finds that she
forgets to buy some tea. She goes back to the supermarket, gets the tea and goes to the cashier (收銀臺(tái)). She
sees the manager (經(jīng)理) come up to her. "Madam," he says, holding (伸出) out his hand. "I want to congratulate
you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free."

1. The customer in the supermarket ________.

A. wants to go around the supermarket.
B. doesn't have to pay for shopping.
C. wishes to know what to buy.
D. could get free things if she / he is lucky.

2. "customer" means (意思) in Chinese (中文) ________.

A. 收銀員
B. 售貨員
C. 顧客
D. 上帝

3. Mrs Edward husband ________ things which she is not in need of.

A. likes his wife buying
B. enjoys her being the lucky customer
C. can't stop her from buying
D. would like her to buy

4. Mrs Edward gets her free things ________.

A. on Sundays
B. in the evening
C. on Friday
D. with her husband

5. The main purpose (主要目的) of the passage (短文) is to tell us not to ________.

A. do shopping at a new supermarket.
B. go back to the supermarket after you leave it
C. go shopping on Friday, because some people think it is an unlucky day.
D. dream of getting lots of things free at any shop