Amy is an American student in Des Moines, Iowa. She is nine years old and she is in Grade Four this year. Now she and her friends are pen pals of the students in India.
In their letters, Amy learns that life of Indian children is difficult. And they don’t have money to buy desks for school. She is surprised and wants to help them.
She and her friends collect ＄711. A charity(慈善) group helps them buy 75 desks. “We have many good things in our country,” said Amy. “We should help others.” She also hopes to raise(募捐) money to build a well for them. Then the students can get clean water from it. It may be a good gift for the Indian children.Where are Amy’s pen pals from?
| A．America | B．India. | C．England. | D．China. |
How is the students’ life in India?
| A．It’s hard. | B．It’s boring. | C．It’s happy. | D．It’s rich.(富饶的) |
How much is each(每一个) of the desks according to(根据) the passage?
| A．＄711. | B．＄75. | C．＄9.48. | D．＄6.36. |
What does “well” mean in the last paragraph in Chinese?
| A．玩具 | B．房子 | C．好 | D．水井 |
Which is TRUE(正确的) according to the passage?
| A．Amy is an Indian boy. |
| B．The Indian children will be happy to get Amy’s gift. |
| C．Amy buys 75 desks for his pen pals. |
| D．The Indian children want to help others. |
Venice(威尼斯) is the "Queen" of the Adriatic Sea(亚得里亚海). Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit?
Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren't any roads or streets in the city, so there aren't any cars or buses. There are many canals（运河）in the city. There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work, go shopping or visit their friends.
But Venice is sinking(下沉）It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice will be under water. The Adriatic Sea will cover (覆盖) the city. The Venetians(威尼斯人） love their city and want to stay there. So they want to save(拯救)Venice form the sea. They do not want to leave. How can they save Venice? They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea. The gates will close to keep too much water out. In this way Venice will not sink.People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because________.
| A．it is beautiful and quite different from other cities |
| B．there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals |
| C．there are 177 canals in the city |
| D．it is the most important city in Italy |
The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends________.
| A．by bus | B．in boats | C．in cars | D．on foot |
Year by year the Adriatic Sea ________ and Venice________.
| A．is rising; is sinking |
| B．is going down; is going up |
| C．is going up; is going up |
| D．is sinking; is rising |
A Mason’s Clothing Store
| Clothes |
Color |
Price（价格） |
| socks |
white, blue |
$4 |
| Pants(裤子) |
black |
$11 |
| sweater |
red, white |
$8 |
| T-shirt |
red, green, black |
$7 |
| hat |
black, red |
$6 |
—Which is the cheapest（最便宜的）of all? —_______
| A．Hat. | B．T-shirt. | C．Pants. | D．Socks. |
—How much are two sweaters and a hat? —_______
| A．$14. | B．$20. | C．$21. | D．$22. |
You only have sixteen dollars. You can buy_______.
| A．a sweater and a pair of pants |
| B．two T-shirts and a pair of socks |
| C．a sweater and two pairs of socks |
| D．a sweater and two hats |
One day a rich man meets Tom. The rich man asks, “People say you are very clever(聪明的) and nothing is difficult(困难的) for you. Can you tell my why you are so clever? ” Tom answers with a smile, “Oh, I’m not clever. Instead(反而) , you are too foolish.” The rich man becomes very very angry.
Tom says, “Sir, please don’t be angry. If you don’t believe me, now let me ask you a very easy question: If you have a group（群）of sheep(绵羊), I send you another group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”
“Why! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. Anybody knows that. I have two groups of sheep , of course.”
Tom laughs and says, “You are wrong , Sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the easiest question in the world , isn’t it?”People say Tom_____________.
| A．is very clever | B．has good eyes |
| C．is very strong | D．is very helpful |
The underline word “foolish” means “_____________”.
| A．矮小的 | B．愚蠢的 | C．性急的 | D．高傲的 |
The rich man becomes angry because ___________.
| A．he is hungry |
| B．Tom is not friendly to him |
| C．Tom hits(打) him |
| D．he loses a sheep |
The underline word “that” in Paragraph 3 refers to _____________.
| A．the rich man |
| B．Tom is very clever |
| C．the easiest question in the world |
| D．one and one is two |
From the story we know that______________.
| A．the rich man is very clever, too. |
| B．one and one is always two. |
| C．in fact one and one is not always two |
| D．Tom is as clever as the rich man |
Hellen Keller was born in 1880 in the USA. When she was about 19 months old, she got very ill. After many weeks, the doctor told her parents, “Your daughter is better, but now she can’t see and she can’t hear.” Her mother and her father were very sad. After a few years , things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She didn’t understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came. Her name was Anne Sullivan. She lived with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear. It helped many people in the world.Where was Helen Keller from?
| A．England. | B．America | C．Japan | D．India |
What happened to Helen when she was 19 months?
| A．She got very ill. |
| B．She began to go to school. |
| C．She left her home. |
| D．Her mother died. |
Anne Sullivan helped Helen Keller_____________.
| A．hear something |
| B．see the world with her eyes |
| C．learn words |
| D．do housework by herself |
What do people think of Helen Keller?
| A．She was quiet |
| B．She was brave and wonderful |
| C．She was blind and deaf |
| D．She was ill |
Hellen Keller was famous because____________________.
| A．she couldn’t see or hear |
| B．she went to college as a blind(盲的) woman |
| C．she was a bright woman |
| D．As a blind,she learned to read and write and helped many people in the world. |
Linda, Tom and Sally are my friends. Let’s go to their rooms and have a look!
| I’m Linda. Welcome to my room. My English book is on the bed. My school ID card and the schoolbag are on the sofa. What are those in the bookcase? Oh, they are my tape player and some tapes. |
| My name is Tom. This is my room. Look! My keys are on the sofa. My red quilt is on the bed. In the bookcase is my brother Jim’s model plane. Where is my schoolbag? Oh, it is under the chair. |
| Hi, I am Sally. What can you see in my room? My computer is on the desk. My schoolbag is on the bed. The CDs are in the bookcase. What are those under the bed? Oh, they are three baseballs. They are my friend’s Alice’s. |
Where’s Linda’s tape player?
| A．On the bed. | B．On the sofa. |
| C．In the bookcase. | D．In the desk |
What color is Tom’s quilt?
| A．Black | B．Red | C．Blue | D．Green |
What’s under Sally’s bed?
| A．Her schoolbag. | B．Some CDs |
| C．Her computer game | D．Three baseballs. |
Whose are the baseballs?
| A．Linda’s | B．Tom’s |
| C．Alice’s | D．Sally’s |
Who is Jim?
| A．Tom’s brother | B．Tom’s father |
| C．Linda’s brother | D．Sally’s friend |
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