My name is Sally . I’m 18 years old and I live in New York . My favorite subject is music . I don’t like science because it’s boring . I usually do my homework at 5 o’clock and I go to bed at 9 o’clock . My favorite teacher is Mr. Green .
Hi, my name is Paul . I’m 17 and my birthday is November 13th . Ms. Martin is my favorite teacher . She teaches math . I like math and music . I can play the piano but I can’t sing very well . I don’t like science . It’s so boring .
My name is Jackie . I’m from England . I get up at 6 o’clock and I have breakfast at 7 o’clock . I like swimming and painting . I want to join the art club . I don’t like science . I think it’s boring . I speak English and a little Chinese .
My name is Sue. I’m from Yokohama in Japan . I speak Japanese and English . I usually go to school at 7 o’clock in the morning . I think science is boring , but I like history . I want to visit China and America because I think they are very interesting countries （国家）.
根据短文内容回答问题。 When does Jackie get up ?
What does Sally do at five o’clock ?
Why does Sue want to visit China and America ?
Who is Paul’s favorite teacher ?
Why don’t they like science ?
Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like hers to overcome them. Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913). Her life was the subject of the play The Miracle WorkerHelen Keller was an author in ________.
| A．English | B．America | C．Australia | D．China |
When she was 19 ________ old, Helen Keller became blind and deaf.
| A．days | B．years | C．months | D．seconds |
Did Helen Keller receive a college degree?
| A．Yes, she did. | B．Yes, he did. | C．No, she didn’t. | D．No, he didn’t. |
Which book is written by Helen Keller?
| A．The story of My Life | B．Out of the Dark |
| C．One million pound | D．A and B |
Helen Keller is a/an ________ person.
| A．honest | B．hard-working | C．beautiful | D．lovely |
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, 'It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they lad a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
| A．Thomas. |
| B．The old father. |
| C．Both the father and the son. |
| D．Neither the father nor the son. |
The farmer bought _______ with the money after lie sold the horseshoe.
| A．some food |
| B．some water |
| C．some cherries |
| D．some pennies |
When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.
| A．felt very happy |
| B．didn't say anything |
| C．beat the son |
| D．became a little angry |
The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.
| A．he wanted his son to eat them all |
| B．he wanted his son to do more exercise |
| C．lie wanted to teach his son a lesson |
| D．he wanted his son to pick them up |
From the story, we can learn that _______.
| A．cherries are so delicious that most of is like to eat-them |
| B．a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money |
| C．if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe |
| D．if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones |
Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor。For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female (女性)role 。 Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end.Beijing Opera’s singing is from _______.
| A．Anhui and hubei | B．Beijing and Anhui |
| C．the history book | D．the literature and novls |
The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the______of Beijing Opera.
| A．stories | B．roles | C．gestures | D．Paintings |
From the reading ,we know the the Chou most probably has a(n) _____feature.
| A．honest | B．funny | C．dull | D．serious |
Which of the following statements is TURE?
| A．Peking Opera is full of different gestures. |
| B．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. |
| C．Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world. |
| D．The people in the story usually are in agreement. |
What role is Sheng ?
| A．the eading male actor |
| B．the female role |
| C．the comedy actor or clown |
| D．the face-painted role |
Mr. Green worked in an office in London, but he lived in the country and came to work by train every day. The station was not very far from his office, and he always went on foot from the station to his office and back from his office to the station. Every evening he walked past a poor man near a bridge. The man sat at the road and sold matches, and there was a dog near him. There was a piece of wood round the dog’s neck, and the words “I AM BLIND” were on the piece of wood.
Mr.Green was a kind man. He always stopped and gave a penny to the man, but he did not take any of his matches. One day, Mr.Green had a lot of work in his office and left the office very late. He came to the man and his dog, but he did not stop. The poor man stood up quickly, ran after him and said, “You’re always very kind to me. Give me a penny today. I’m a poor man.” Mr.Green stopped and he was surprised. Then he said, “You’re a blind man. How did you see me?” The poor man said, “No, I’m not blind. My dog is.”Mr.Green lived in __________.
| A．London |
| B．the city near London |
| C．the country near London |
| D．the country not far from his office |
Mr.Green went to his office __________.
| A．by train |
| B．first by train and then on foot |
| C．on foot |
| D．first on foot and then by train |
Every evening Mr.Green passed a poor man near a bridge__________.
| A．on his way to work |
| B．on the way to his office |
| C．on his way home by train |
| D．on his way to the station |
One day Mr.Green did not stop and give the poor man a penny because__________.
| A．he did not like the man |
| B．he was afraid of the dog |
| C．he worked too late |
| D．he hurried to catch the train |
-- What is the Chinese for “blind”?
-- ___________________.
| A．看见的 | B．聋的 | C．瞎的 | D．哑的 |
The Guidance Department （教导处）at Berryville High School has a staff of eleven teachers. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.
“Parents meetings make clear monthly diagram（图表）.”says Mildred Freman, head of the Guidance. “This diagram stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May. ”
September, the beginning of a new school year, starts rather slowly. Few parents come in. Most of these want to talk about the schedules. October brings many problems caused by some students. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November. December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday. ”Ms Foreman says, “People want to come in, I know, but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”
Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school opens again. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents begin to think that their children may be asked to stay in the same grade again. They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.The teachers in the Guidance Department usually ______.
| A．do most of their work for the students |
| B．answer all the questions from parents |
| C．help other teachers get along with students and parents |
| D．only bring report cards to students and parents |
In December parents usually ______.
| A．stay at home with their children for their holidays |
| B．wait for the teachers to bring report cards to their children |
| C．wouldn’t like to visit the teachers in the Guidance Department |
| D．let teachers have a good rest during their holidays |
Why do some parents come to school in March? Because ______.
| A．they want to see their children’s teachers after Christmas holidays |
| B．they are called by the teachers of Guidance Department |
| C．bad marks have them do it |
| D．it’s the beginning of a new school year |
Which of the following is Right?
| A．In June the school decides who will stay in the same grade again. |
| B．Almost all the parents come to meet Mildred Foreman every month. |
| C．April is also the second busiest month for the staff. |
| D．The parents help to do most of the work for the staff. |
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