Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired（疲劳）. They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's a long way to get to the market. ”The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked. Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up; it’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today. ”So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding. Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?”She asked, “It isn't far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ” So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time. The farmer was ____.
| A．nearly the same age as his horse | B．almost always older than his horse |
| C．not quite as old as his horse | D．a little older than his horse |
The two men on the road ____.
| A．asked how far it was to the market |
| B．said they thought the horse looked very tired |
| C．asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse |
| D．told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk |
The two old ladies said it was wrong for ____.
| A．the farmer to ride such a tired horse |
| B．the farmer to ride while his young son walked |
| C．the boy to ride instead of his father |
| D．only one person to ride such a long way |
The farmer got up behind his son because ____.
| A．the old man said nothing. |
| B．the three old men stopped them on the road |
| C．he did not know why he was walking |
| D．his son could not ride the horse by himself |
What did the writer really want to tell us?
| A．The old man was a fool |
| B．The horse was old and was going to die |
| C．It is right to listen to others |
| D．It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied（满意）all the time. |
Happy Middle School is a bilingual (双语) school for children of 6-15. Now we want a cook, a library assistant(助理), a PE teacher and a language(语言) teacher.
| Job |
Age |
Language |
Skill |
Other terms (条件) |
| cook |
25- 40 |
Chinese |
can cook Chinese and Western(西方的) food |
healthy |
| Library assistant |
20 - 35 |
Chinese and English |
read different kinds of books |
Careful |
| PE teacher |
20- 40 |
Chinese and English |
major in(主修) PE |
healthy and strong |
| language teacher |
25-40 |
Chinese and English |
major in English |
healthy and kind |
Who can go to Happy Middle School?
| A．A four-year-old child. | B．A ten-year-old child. |
| C．A sixteen-year-old child. | D．A five-year-old child. |
Which of the following may not speak English?
| A．The cook. | B．The library assistant. |
| C．The PE teacher. | D．The language teacher. |
Which of the thing that a PE teacher doesn't need?
| A．He majors in PE. | B．He must he healthy and strong. |
| C．He can speak Chinese and English. | D．He can cook Western food. |
Three rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. Once the three ladies quarreled（争吵）. One of them said. “Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” Another one said, “My hands are more beautiful. “ The third one said, “Mine are the most beautiful ones. “ An old beggar woman came up to them. “Beautiful ladies,” she said, “I’m old and can’t work, I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat.”
But the three ladies gave her nothing. They only asked, “Tell me, old woman, who of us has the most beautiful hands?” “I shall tell you a little later,” the old woman said and walked away.
A peasant (农民) woman was also sitting by the river. She was poor and her hands were dark because of hard work. The old woman came up to her and said, “I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat. “ The peasant woman took out her a piece of bread and gave a half of it to the old woman.
The old woman ate it and drank some water. Then she took the peasant woman by the hand, brought her before the rich ladies and said, “Now, I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor peasant woman are dark because of work, but they give me food; they are far more beautiful ,because your hands do nothing. ” went to the bank every day.
| A．An old woman | B．Three rich ladies | C．A peasant woman | D．All of them |
What did the ladies quarrel about?
| A．Who could be rich |
| B．Who could be the queen |
| C．Whose hands were the most beautiful |
| D．Where they should go |
The old woman wanted to .
| A．go home | B．have breakfast |
| C．get something to eat | D．hit them |
Who else was on the river bank?
| A．A rich lady | B．A peasant woman |
| C．An old woman | D．A child |
hands were the most beautiful according to passage.
| A．The rich ladies’ | B．The old woman’s |
| C．The peasant woman’s | D．All of the above |
Everywhere we look, there is colour. We see it in the sky and in the sea. There are colours in all plants and animals. Colour makes our homes and schools pretty. We see it in pictures and in books. We even see colour in our food. It makes things look good.
How can we see colour? We see colour when light hits(射入)our eyes. Dogs and many other animals can’t see colours. But bees(蜜蜂) can. They even see colours we don’t see. This helps them find flowers to fly to.
We sometimes use the names of colours to say things. People may say that they “see red” when they are angry(生气). Or you may say you “feel blue”. This means you are sad. We use colour to tell things., too. Red is the colour of stop signs. It means to stop. Green means to go.
Animals come in all kinds of colours. Many of these are very pretty. An animal’s colour may say “here I am”., “stay away” or “be careful” or it may help the animal hide(隐藏). Some animals can make their colours look like the trees around them, then other animals or people can not find them.The best title(题目) of the article is _______.
| A．Sky | B．Sea | C．Animal | D．Colours |
The first paragraph(段落) tells about ________.
| A．many kinds of colours | B．the function(作用) of colour |
| C．the colour of the sea | D．the colour of the sky |
_______ can’t see colours in the sky.
| A．A little boy | B．A bee | C．An old man | D．A dog |
Which is right?
| A．Everything has colour. |
| B．All animals’ colours may help them hide. |
| C．Bees can see colours we don’t see. |
| D．When you see green at the crossing, you must stop. |
Which is wrong?
| A．We see colour when light hits our eyes. |
| B．We sometimes use the names of colours to say things. |
| C．We see colours in pictures and in books. |
| D．We can’t see colour in our food. |
When I was fourteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad (Like many English children, I had often been to France). So when I went to America I thought I would have a nice easy holiday without any language problem.
How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to tell my American friend Danny that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.
“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s nice,” he said, “Are you getting married? But aren’t you too young?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied, “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?”
“Oh,” he said, “there is a phone downstairs.”
When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.
“Don’t worry,” he said to me, “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from British people. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other.”The writer was from________.
| A．Japan | B．France | C．America | D．England |
The writer thought ________ in America at first.
| A．he wouldn’t have any language difficulties |
| B．he would be lost and he had to call the police for help |
| C．he wouldn’t understand the Americans |
| D．he would have a terrible holiday |
The writer wanted to ________ at the airport.
| A．have a meal | B．buy a map | C．call his friend | D．find an old man |
According to（根据） the friendly old man, “give somebody a ring” means “________”.
| A．make a telephone call to somebody |
| B．be going to get married |
| C．buy a ring for somebody |
| D．ask somebody to wear a ring |
The underlined word “they” refers to ________.
| A．the old man and the boy | B．the British |
| C．the French | D．the Americans |
Sydney Tower is ______ in Sydney, Australia.
| A．the busiest street | B．the biggest station |
| C．the most beautiful park | D．the highest point |
If you Want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can' t _______ .
| A．email sydneytower@ hotmail. corn |
| B．fax 02 9333 9203 |
| C．search www. sydneytower. com. au |
| D．dial 02 9333 9222 |
Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children, he will pay ______ .
| A．$60 | B．$90 | C．$120 | D．$150 |
Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower _____ .
| A．after 11:30 pm | B．before 11:30 pm |
| C．at 10:30 pm | D．by 10:30 pm |
The passage above is probably________ .
| A．a piece of news | B．a report | C．a story | D．an advertisement |
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