17．Lucy and Lily are twins．They look the same．They are both 1.60 meters tall．They have round faces，big eyes and long hair．They often wear the same clothes．They are in the same class-Class 5．They both get up at six o'clock．After breakfast they walk to school together．But they have some differences．Lucy is lovely and active．She talks a lot．Lily is quiet and gentle （溫柔）．She talks a little．Lucy likes fruit but Lily likes meat．Lucy is good at English，and Lily is good at Chinese．They both work hard．
54．Lucy and Lily areD．
A．friends    B．brothers    C．teachers    D．twins
55．Lucy and Lily areA．
A．in the same grade    B．thirteen    C．very beautiful    D．very tall
56．From the passage we know thatB．
A．they have breakfast before six   
B．their home is near school
C．they have big eyes and short hair          
D．they like fruit very much
57．Their characters （性格） areB
A．the same    B．quite different    C．very active    D．quiet
58．Which of these is true？C
A．They are good at English．
B．They go to school by bike．
C．They like the same clothes．
D．They are in Class 6．

16．Confucius（孔子） was born five hundred and fifty years before Christ．Unlike Jesus Christ，he did not bring words of God to the people．He was a clever teacher and a philosopher，looking for truth and wisdom．Most of his teaching was about life in this world．
     Confucius was very keen（渴望） to give people good rulers．Someone asked him，"What does a country need？"Confucius answered，"Enough food，a good army，and a good leader．"The people then asked，"Which one is the most important？"Confucius answered，"An army is not very important．All men must die，so food is not the most important．But if the leader of the country is not good，then everything will be bad，"
47．A philosopher is a person whoC．
A．does not like Jesus Christ       
B．teaches people something about God
C．Seeks after truth and wisdom  
D．is more clever than most of other people
48．Jesus ChristB．
A．was born more than half a century earlier than Confucius
B．taught people anything about God
C．did not tell people anything about God
D．was a philosopher sent by God
49．Confucius taught people all these things exceptC．
A．how to live in the world   
B．the importance of the leader of the country
C．a(chǎn)ny ideas about God          
D．how to make good judgments
50．For Confucius a manA．
A．could not escape death 
B．would die if he didn't have a good ruler
C．was not important compared with food
D．ought to die if he considered food to be the most important for him．

15．"What are you going to do？""I'm_______"（　�。�

	A．	painting		B．	paint
	C．	going to paint		D．	going to painting

14．It is reported that a provincehas ______ to form a new state．（　�。�

A．

broken down

B．

broken up

C．

broken away

D．

broken out

13．Some dogs are running _____me．（　�。�

A．

of

B．

after

C．

front

D．

on

12．Thanks ___ your help．
That's all right．（　　）

A．

for

B．

in

C．

on

D．

to

11．Robert Owen was born in Wales in 1771．At the age of ten he went to work．His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself．He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent（監(jiān)工）at a Manchester cotton mill．He was so successful there that he persuaded h is employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland．
   When he arrived at New Lanark，it was a dirty little town with a population of 2，000 people．Nobody paid any attention to the workers'houses or their children's education．The conditions in the factories were very bad．There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks．
   Owen improved the houses．He encouraged people to be cl ean and save money．He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap，well-made goods to help them．He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks．Above all，he fixed his mind on the children's education．In 1816，he opened the first free primary school in Britain．
   People came from all over the country to visit Owen's factory．They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than those in other towns．Their children were better fed and better educated．Owen tried the same experiment in the United States．He bought some land there in 1825，but the community was too far away．He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money．
   Owen never stopped fighting for his idea．Above all，he believed that people are not born good or bad．He was a practical man and his ideas were practical，too．"If you give people good working conditions，"he thought，"they will work well and，the most important thing of all，if you give them the chance to learn，they will be better people．"
21．For Owen，his greatest achievement in New Lanark was．D
A．improving workers houses     
B．helping people to save money
C．preventing men from getting drunk 
D．providing the children with a good education
22．From the passage we may infer that Owen was bornC．
A．into a rich family    
B．into a noble family
C．into a poor family     
D．into a middle class family
23．Owen's experiment in the United States failed because．D
A．he lost all his money  
B．he did not buy enough land
C．people who visited it were not impressed 
D．it was too far away for him to organize it properly
24．We may infer from the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education untilB
A.1771     B.1816 C.1825   D.1860．

10．I have always lived in India，and was recently traveling from Mumbai to Jaipur for work．Arriving at the airport early and without much else to do，I decided to check out the gift shop there．As I walked around the store，I saw two American women having a nap in a chair outside．It looked as if they had been at the airport for hours，and I couldn't help doing something to help ease their wait．
    I looked around the store for a while，and ended up buying a medium sized stuffed toy which looked like the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants．I asked the owner of the shop for a note and a pen and wrote，"When you get up if this makes you smile，it would mean the world to me．Have a good trip and an awesome experience．"
I walked quietly towards the two women and placed the toy and the note next to them．Not wanting to surprise or wake them，I tried to be as slow and quiet as possible，but in my attempt to flee the scene，one of them woke up and caught me in the act．At first when she looked at me，I worried maybe she thought I was a thief!But when she looked at the toy and the note，she brightened up，as if this was the best thing anyone had ever done for her．"Is this for me，sir？"she asked in surprise．I gave her a huge smile and nodded．
   She was so delighted．For a minute，it didn't feel like we were strangers anymore．I shook hands with her，and her smile made my day．I walked away with nothing but admiration and gratitude from her，and came to feel that，even though we were from different places，she was just like me．
25．The author went to the gift shop toB．
A．buy some gifts           
B．kill time     
C．have a rest            
D．a(chǎn)sk for a note and a pen
26．Which of the following best describes the author？A
A．Kind and considerate．
B．Brave and outspoken．
C．Proud and honest．
D．Generous and serious．
27．What can we learn about the author from the text？C
A．He flied from Mumbai to Jaipur to have a holiday．
B．He wanted to play a joke on the two American women．
C．He bought a medium sized stuffed toy at the gift shop．
D．He left the shop quietly without being found at last．
28．What does the underlined sentence"her smile made my day"in the last paragraph mean？D
A．Her smile surprised me．
B．Her smile interested me．
C．Her smile was very sweet．
D．Her smile made me happy．

9．Where did the man go last month？
A．France．B．America．C．Australia．

8．What is the man interested in？A．Chinese．B．Japanese．C．English．