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（值得） the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son walked on. 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 (弯身)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．Nobody |
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 farmer bought _______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
| A．some food | B．some water |
| C．some cherries | D．some pennies |
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．he 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 us 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 |
Four good friends Mouse，Crow，Turtle and Deer lived in the forest．Every day they met at the lake and told each other interesting stories．
One day Deer did not come to the lake to drink water．
The other three were worried．
"I saw a hunter（猎人） in the forest this morning，" said Crow．"I'm afraid Deer might be hurt．"
"Fly over the forest，Crow，"said Mouse．"Please see if you can find our friend Deer．"
It took him a few minutes before Crow saw Deer caught in a trap（陷阱） made of ropes．He flew back right away to ask the other two for help．When they arrived，Mouse and Crow began to break the ropes．Turtle kept talking to Deer to help her feel better．
Just then，the hunter came to check his trap．"Everyone，leave now，"said Turtle．
Deer at once ran away with Mouse．Turtle just lifted a foot up when the hunter got close．
"My trap is empty，"said the hunter．"But，a turtle is better than nothing．I will eat turtle soup tonight．"The hunter picked Turtle up and started for home．
"Now we all must help our friend Turtle，"said Deer．
Deer lay down on the way． She seemed dead． Crow flew and landed on Deer's head． The hunter saw Deer so he put Turtle down to get Deer． As soon as the hunter left Turtle， Mouse ran up and helped Turtle hide in the forest． Deer jumped up and ran off．The hunter went back to get Turtle， but he found him gone．"How scary! There is magic here，"he said to himself in great fear． Then he rushed out of the forest and never came back again．
There was magic in the forest that day． That magic was called friendship．
根据短文内容，回答下列问题．
（1）Where did the four animals meet every day？
（2）How did the other three feel when they didn't see Deer？
（3）Which animal did the hunter pick up after Deer ran away？
（4）Did the hunter get any of the animals in the end？
（5）What was the magic in the forest that day？
（1） The most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum．In most museums，there's no shouting and no running，and people aren't allowed to touch the exhibits（陈设品）．But the Science Museum is different．It's noisy！People can talk about what they will see and do there，and some of the machines are noisy as well．
（2） When I visit the Science Museum，I go to the launch pad（发射台）．This is the most popular room because there are lots of physics tests．We can also learn how astronauts travel into space and back again here．I'm really interested in those kinds of things，so it is my favorite room．
（3） On the second floor there is Human and Nature room．We can compare our speed with animals there．If we aren't quick enough，the lion will catch us！There are also rooms on transport，the environment and space technology，as well as math，physics and chemistry．
（4） We can do a lot of things in this museum，but we have to obey some rules as well．
For example，we mustn't take photos of the exhibits in the museum．But we can buy postcards of them in the museum shops．
（5） Most important of all，the Science Museum is free．That means we can drop by for a few minutes or we can stay as long as we like﹣﹣it's open from 10：00 a．m．to 6：00 p．m．
every day except Monday．So if you go to London，make sure you visit the Science Museum．It's my favorite museum in the whole world．
（a）根据短文内容，从方框中选出每段的主旨大意．（5分）
| A． The museum rules B． The most popular room C． A noisy museum D． Many different rooms E．A free museum |
（b）根据短文内容，完成博物馆游客须知．（每空不超过两个词）（5分）
| The Science Museum in （1） Opening times：10：00 a．m．﹣﹣6：00p．m．every day except （2） ． Fees（费用）：It's （3） ！ Stay inside as long as you like！ Rules：Don't （4） of the exhibits．You can buy postcards of them． You can （5） what you see and do．Don't worry about making noises． |
People send birthday greetings by using cards in both eastern and western countries．It is not known when and where exactly the tradition of sending birthday cards began．It is believed that it began in England in the early nineteenth century．In those days people sent birthday cards when they couldn't wish somebody a happy birthday in person．
In 1840 the first stamp was used in Britain and sending birthday cards became easier，cheaper and more popular．The development of color printing processes（工艺流程） in the 1930s also helped to increase sales of birthday cards．
Today cards are often given with a present， even when people can express their wishes face to face． In recent times e﹣cards have also become popular． Many people are starting to use e﹣cards instead of traditional cards because they are free， environmentally friendly and easy to arrive． So will e﹣cards take place of paper cards completely in ten or twenty years？ Probably not． For example， for kids and old people， they don't use e﹣cads very often．
If our birthday is coming soon， do you wish that at least one person could congratulate you with a beautiful card then？
根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）．（5分）
（1）People send birthday cards in different counties． （判断对错）
（2）The tradition of sending birthday cards began in France in the early 18 thcentury． （判断对错）
（3）Sending birthday cards became more popular after the stamps were used． （判断对错）
（4）We are sure that e﹣cards will take paper cards' place completely in twenty years． （判断对错）
（5）Kids and old people often use e﹣cards． （判断对错）
In many countries around the world，May 1 stis a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers' Day．It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs．But do you know how it started？
During the late 1880s， in many parts of the world．people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories，but made very little money．Later，in the United States and Canada，working people got together to set up unions（工会）．The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries（工资），but many of the bosses ▲．
On May 1 st，1886，men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets．They walked through cities and towns to forcebosses to let them work eight hours a day． In the city of Chicago，several people died in fighting with the police．Over the next few years， people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1 stto honor workers everywhere． By the early twentieth century， the first of May became a national holiday in many countries．
However， in the United States and Canada， May 1 stis not a holiday． North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September． Today in the United States， Labor Day is mostly about having fun． People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family． In many parts of the United States， Labor Day is also the last day of summer vacation， and students return to school the next day．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案．
（1）How long did people work a day in factories in the late 1880s？
| A． |
For 8﹣﹣﹣10 hours． |
| B． |
For 10﹣﹣﹣12 hours． |
| C． |
For 12﹣﹣﹣14 hours． |
| D． |
For 14﹣﹣﹣16 hours． |
（2）Which can be the best for ▲？
| A． |
refused their ideas |
| B． |
accepted their ideas |
| C． |
agreed with them |
| D． |
understood them |
（3）What does the underlined word " force" mean？
| A． |
感激 |
| B． |
迫使 |
| C． |
宣扬 |
| D． |
欣赏 |
（4）Which is the right order（顺序） of the following events？
①Working people began to fight for better life．
②People stopped working on May 1 st to honor workers．
③Working people set up unions．
| A． |
①②③ |
| B． |
②①③ |
| C． |
③②① |
| D． |
③①② |
（5）How do people often celebrate Labor Day in America nowadays？
| A． |
By working all day． |
| B． |
By giving gifts to working people． |
| C． |
By having fun with friends or family． |
| D． |
By having a big ceremony． |
| ① Jackie， Are you good at fixing printers？ The one in my office doesn't work． Please help! Grace |
② You can make a cake in about fifteen minutes．First，heat the oven to 350°F．Then，put the flour（面粉）in a bowl and add the milk，butter，eggs and salt． |
③ Found A purple schoolbag． Found at the gate． Call Janet at 457﹣4611 |
| ④ Telephone Message From：Luke Sanger To：Mr．Miller Message：Call him back at 3：00 p．m．on June 29 at his office number （234﹣3688）． |
⑤ Our running club members meet at 7：00 p．m． every Wednesday． We run in two groups： Beginners（for anyone） The experienced（for runners who can do 12miles or more） Join us to keep fit! Call Esteban Lopez at 617﹣555﹣3697． |
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阅读上面的信息，选择正确答案．（5分）
（1）There is something wrong with Grace's in Text ①．
| A． |
office |
| B． |
mobile phone |
| C． |
printer |
| D． |
cake |
（2）We may read Text ②in a ．
| A． |
cookbook |
| B． |
music magazine |
| C． |
weather report |
| D． |
storybook |
（3）Text ③should be a ．
| A． |
thank﹣you note |
| B． |
letter |
| C． |
postcard |
| D． |
notice |
（4）According to Text ④，Luke Sanger should be at 3：00 p．m．on June 29．
| A． |
at home |
| B． |
in the office |
| C． |
on the plane |
| D． |
at the restaurant |
（5）In Test ⑤，the running club members meet ．
| A． |
once a week |
| B． |
twice a week |
| C． |
once a month |
| D． |
twice a month |
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