Once there was a little girl in a village. She spent summers on her grandfather’s farm. The year she was four, she knew some ducks. The ducks were white with orange feet. They lived in a little wooden(木头的) house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much.
Every day they walked down the road to the pond（池塘）. The ducks went into the water. The little girl sat on the bank（岸） and saw them swimming in the pond. The little girl talked to the ducks and they quacked back to her.
Then one day the ducks were gone. No one would say anything about them. The little girl was afraid to ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner. The food looked a little like chicken. The girl didn’t want to eat. Can you guess why?
根据短文内容，从每小题后所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷相应的位置用2B铅笔涂黑。The story is mainly about _______.
| A．eating chicken | B．sitting by the pond |
| C．living on a farm | D．a little girl and ducks |
The ducks were _____________.
| A．yellow and orange | B．yellow and white |
| C．white and orange feet | D．white and black |
The underlined “quaked” in paragraph two means _________ in Chinese.
| A．嘎嘎叫 | B．与......交谈 | C．跑开 | D．飞起来 |
At the end of the story, the ducks were probably ______
| A．under the water | B．on the plate |
| C．in the wooden house | D．swimming in the pond |
The little girl didn’t eat because ______
| A．she wanted nice cakes | B．the food was ducks |
| C．the food was too hot | D．the plate was empty |
Chicago On a Budget
How to have fun in Chicago without spending a lot of money?
Sightseeing
○ The Art Institute of Chicago has a fine collection of photos and paintings. The ticket is ＄10.00,but go on Tuesdays and you’ll get in free(免费).
○ The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building. By going to the 103rd floor, you can get a great view of the whole city! All for only ＄8.50.
○ There are free concerts in Grant Park in summer. They are held Wednesday through Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
○ Attend the taping of a TV show for free. The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Jenny Jones Show both offer tourists free tickets. For The Oprah Winfrey Show you’ll have to book tickets at least a month before.
Places to stay
You can get a hotel for ＄100 to ＄ 300 a day. However, you can get a room in the dormitory(宿舍) at Roosevelt University for ＄215 for a whole week! But you have to stay for 30 days to get this great rate(优惠).This passage is written for telling us ___________.
| A．Chicago is a big and beautiful city | B．where we can see fine photos and paintings |
| C．how to make a cheap trip in Chicago | D．there are many free concerts in Chicago |
It will cost you _________ if you visit the Art Institute instead of the Sears Tower on Sundays.
| A．more | B．less | C．the same | D．none |
You may go to ________ if you like to get a great view of the whole city.
| A．the Art Institute | B．the Sears Tower |
| C．Roosevelt University | D．Grant Park |
You have to spend at least _____________in all to stay in a dormitory room at Roosevelt University at a good rate.
| A．＄100 | B．＄300 | C．＄215 | D．＄860 |
According to this passage, which of the following statements in NOT TRUE ?
| A．You are free to go to the Art Institute on Tuesdays. |
| B．Free Grant Park concerts are held four nights a week in summer. |
| C．The Sears Tower is the world’s third tallest building. |
| D．You can get tickets to The Oprah Winfrey as soon as you arrive. |
Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television progam. They started singing in 1965, became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.
Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.
Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint（晕倒） when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raises money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界纪录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.What’s the name of their first record?
| A．“Never Say Goodbye” | B．“See You, See Me” |
| C．“I Want You Back” | D．“On the World” |
Michael was good at __________ according to the passage.
| A．rock music | B．street dance |
| C．playing the piano | D．moon walking |
Why did Mochael have to stay at home most of the time?
| A．Because he was too famous |
| B．Because he often felt lonely. |
| C．Because he had no friends |
| D．Because his company asked him to do so |
Mr Smith had a week’s vacation, so he said,“I’m going to the seaside by train. ”He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the railway station(车站)and got into the train. He wore a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the beautiful scenery. Suddenly, the wind pulled his hat off.
Mr Smith quickly threw(扔) his old bag out of the window, too. The other people in the train laughed,“Is your bag going to bring back your beautiful hat?” they asked.
“No,” Mr Smith answered.”But My name and address are on the bag. If someone finds both of them, he or she will send me the bag and the hat.”Mr Smith went to take a vacation for .
| A．nine years | B．half a month | C．seven days | D．eight days |
Mr Smith put his head our of the window to .
| A．see the beautiful scenery |
| B．say goodbye to his friends |
| C．throw his hat out of the widow |
| D．say hello to the people outside |
Mr Smith is going to .during his vacation.
| A．visit his friends |
| B．see his parents |
| C．enjoy himself in the train |
| D．the seaside |
why did Mr Smith throw his old bag out of the window?
Because .
| A．he hoped someone would find his bag |
| B．he hoped someone would back his bag and hat |
| C．he hoped his bag would bring back his hat |
| D．he hoped the people in the train would laugh |
From the passage we can see that Mr Smith was a .
| A．clever man | B．kind man |
| C．foolish man | D．sick man |
阅读上面的5段语言材料，请找出与它们相对应的标题。Your best chance of success is by doing what you really want to do. Ask yourself, “If money were not so important, what kind of work would I do for free?” Then just do what you like to do.
Think about what you are going to do. You have to start somewhere and it may be quite a real beginning. Whether you are beginning in business or you’re dreaming to be a star, you have to start at the bottom.
Great ambition（目标）is necessary. An English student called Richard Brason opened a student magazine when he was only 16 years old. But he didn’t stop there. He also opened a record business with many shops, and now his company has planes, trains and cars.
The only people who succeed without hard work are lottery（彩票）winners. You need a “can do” attitude（态度）and you must work step by step, which will help you get what you really want. You are on the right way to win the success.
If you always say someone is successful, it doesn’t mean anything to you. Learn from those who have already succeeded in something, especially where they do the same as you want to do.
| A．Think big |
| B．Start small |
| C．Follow the leaders |
| D．Find the work you love |
E. Be prepared to work hard
You might have noticed that the cost of food has gone up.In fact the price of wheat and rice has nearly doubled in the past few years.It’s thought that right now，850 million people—that’s more than 10 times the population of the UK—are short of food because it’s too expensive or there’s not enough of it.
The price of basic food such as wheat and corn has stayed the same for quite a long time，about 30 years.But as the world’s population is getting bigger，there’s more pressure to feed more people，plus there’s less land and water to go round.
Another reason is climate（气候）change.Droughts and floods make it hard to grow crops like rice and grain.The price of oil has gone up and that makes it more expensive for farmers to run their tractors and to transport the food they make.And lots of fields are being used to grow crops to make other things that can’t be eaten—which is bad news for hungry people.
The main losers are poor people who live in cities in poor countries，who are facing higher prices for food.Some people are doing well out of the food crisis（危机） though.Farmers in rich countries like the US，Canada and Australia are getting record prices for their harvests.
World leaders are meeting in the Italian capital Rome to talk about the problem of rising food prices.Some countries are helping out with the cost of foods and international aid agencies have called for more money for food production in poor countries.The price of food goes up because all of the following EXCEPT _____.
| A．there are more and more people in the world. |
| B．American farmers are getting richer and richer. |
| C．many farm lands are used to make other things rather than food. |
| D．climate change makes it harder to grow food. |
Who lose the most because of the food crisis?
| A．Farmers in rich countries. |
| B．Farmers in developed countries. |
| C．Poor people in cities in poor countries. |
| D．Poor people in cities in developed countries. |
What does the food crisis mean to farmers in Canada?
| A．They can get a lot of money from the government. |
| B．They have to save a lot of money. |
| C．They can make more money from the high price. |
| D．They are losing a lot of money. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．Why is the Price of Food Going Up？ |
| B．How Many People are Short of Food? |
| C．What Can We Learn from the Food Crisis? |
| D．Who Can Benefit（受益） from the Food Crisis? |
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