Katherine Com male is an 11-year-old girl from Pennsylvania. At the age of five she began raising money to buy nets for children in Africa to help stop the spread of malaria(疟疾).
When she was five, Katherine learnt about malaria in Africa. She learnt that every 30 seconds a child died from this disease. She, also learnt that people wouldn’t get that disease if they had enough bed nets. “I was really sad to learn that a child died every half a minute because of malaria.” Says Katherine, “I wanted to send nets right away, so that’s what I did.”
Five-year-old Katherine made presentations at churches and schools. She told students and others how important bed nets were for Africans. After people heard the presentations, many of them donated money. Katherine sent the money to NBN. NBN is an organization that sends bed nets to Africa.
Besides, every holiday Katherine makes something called “ net gift certificate” with the help of her friends and brothers. On each l0-dollar certificate there is a message. It explains that a bed net would be sent to Africa. When more certificate orders come, Katherine gets help from students in her school.
Katherine has helped to raise $200,000 for NBN. “It makes me proud to help African children. I won’t stop working until everyone in Africa has a bed net.” says Katherine.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．When Katherine was six, she began helping children in Africa. |
| B．Katherine learnt that two children died from malaria one minute. |
| C．Katherine did a lot and helped to raise $ 20,000 for NBN. |
| D．Katherine’s parents helped her make “bed net gift certificate”. |
In Paragraph 4, “It” refers to “ ”.
| A．a 10-dollar note | B．a gift certificate |
| C．an organization | D．a message |
From the passage we know Katherine did the following EXCEPT _______.
| A．raisinga great deal of money for NBN |
| B．givingpresentations at churches and schools |
| C．explainingthe importance of nets for Africans |
| D．ordering people to learn to use the nets well |
It can be inferred from the passage that .
| A．Katherine’s work is very helpful and meaningful |
| B．thespread of malaria in Africa will be more serious |
| C．everychild in Africa gets a net with Katherine’s help |
| D．Katherinehas received much money from NBN |
Amy had three sons, Dave, Bill and Bob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.
The eldest son Dave, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother.”
About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.
“This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs.” the man said.
“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Dave said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Dave sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother. is the eldest brother?
| A．Bob | B．Bill | C．Dave | D．Amy |
What did Dave put in the newspaper?
| A．A show | B．A joke | C．An ad | D．A report |
How many songs could the bird sing?
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Seven | D．Eight |
How much did the bird cost Dave?
| A．＄8 | B．＄80 | C．＄800 | D．＄8000 |
How did the mother deal with the bird?
| A．She sold it. | B．She played with it. |
| C．She ate it. | D．She gave it to others. |
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Yu Wei will meet Ren Xue at the school gate .
| A．at 8:00, on May 23rd | B．at 8:00, on May 24th |
| C．at 16:00, on May 23rd | D．at 16:00, on May 24th |
Tomorrow Yu Wei and Ren Xue will probably .
| A．go hiking | B．go to a party |
| C．go to movies | D．join the Sunshine Club |
Which number can Maria call at if her MP5 is lost?
| A．84676352. | B．87539683. |
| C．87539682. | D．87058344. |
Which of the following people is allowed to join the club?
| A．A 10-year-old kid. | B．A 14-year-old boy. |
| C．A 19-year-old student. | D．A 30-year-old parent. |
When can we go the club .
| A．At 7:00 pm on Saturday | B．At 10:00 pm on Saturday |
| C．At 7:00 am on Sunday | D．At 1:00 pm every day |
The crowd at the airport rushed forward. The passengers had been waiting for a couple of hours for an airport worker to open the door leading to the plane outside. No one was in a good mood. An old man got stuck in the middle of the rush, He fell down and his head hit the hard floor. B1ood came out of his head. He appeared to be
unconscious. Everyone rushed past him, except for Dana. She called for help.
A minute later, a young airport worker showed up. Hardly looking at the old man, she told Dana to get on her plane. She said the old man would be okay, and walked away.
Dana cried for help. Another airport worker appeared. He told Dana to get on the plane. Dana said that she was not moving until an ambulance(救护车) arrived. The worker said her plane would leave without her. Dana said that she didn't care.
An ambulance with a doctor and a nurse finally arrived. They put him into the ambulance and drove off.
On her way out to the plane, which was still refueling(加油), Dana saw the worker who didn't care about the old man at the very beginning. The worker said, “You're lucky the plane didn't leave without you.”
“The plane?” Dana asked.“Who cares about the plane? How could you be so cold? That was an old man; he could have been your grandfather! How would you like it if everyone just stepped over your grandfather and went on their way?”In the first paragraph, the passengers were
| A．getting on the train | B．getting on the plane |
| C．getting off the train | D．getting off the plane |
The underlined word “unconscious” means in Chinese.
| A．不耐烦的 | B．不省人事的 |
| C．不着急的 | D．不屑一顾的 |
According to the passage, of the airport workers cared about the old man.
| A．two | B．none | C．some | D．all |
Dana finally .
| A．caught the plane. | B．missed the plane. |
| C．went to the hospital. | D．left the hospita1. |
What did the writer think about the accident?
| A．The airport workers were right. |
| B．The passengers were right. |
| C．Nobody was right. |
| D．Dana was right. |
Many rules govern drivers on American streets and highways. The most common ones are the speed limits(限制). The speed limits control how fast a car may go.
On streets in the city, the speed limitis usually 25 or 35 miles per hour.On the highways between cities, the speedlimit is usually 55 miles per hour. When people drive faster than the speedlimit, a policeman can stop them. The policemen give them pieces of paper which people call traffic tickets. Traffic tickets tell the drivers how much money they must pay. When drivers receive too many tickets, they probably cannot drive for a while.
The rush hour is when people are going to work or going home from work. At rush hour there are many cars on the streets and traffic moves very slowly. Nearly all American cities have rush hours. Drivers do not get tickets very often for speeding during the rush hours because they cannot drive fast.What does the underlined word “ones” in the first paragraph mean?
| A．Rules | B．Drivers. |
| C．Governments. | D．Highways. |
On the highways, the police will stop you if your speed is over .
| A．25 miles per hour | B．35 miles per hour |
| C．55 miles per hour | D．45 miles per hour |
According to the passage, traffic tickets tell the drivers .
A how much they have to pay B. where they have to pay
C. when they have to pay D.why they have to payDrivers will not be allowed to drive for some time .
| A．if they drive too fast |
| B．If they drive too slowly |
| C．if they break the rules too often |
| D．if the stop too often |
The passage is mainly about .
| A．rush hours | B．American drivers |
| C．traffic rules | D．traffic policemen |
As a young man, Tom was a famous artist with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son was ill. Tom and his wife thought it was nothing serious. But the boy died suddenly that night..
After his son died, Tom always felt very sad. To make matters worse, his wife also left him later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son, Emie. Sadly, he turned to alcohol(酒) for help.
As time went by, Tom began to lose everything he had---his land, house, etc. A few months later, Tom passed away alone in a small bar. Hearing of Tom's death, I thought,“What a complete failure!”
But later, I began to change my earlier opinion. I knew Tom's now adult son, Emie. He is one of the kindest, most caring men. I saw the love between Emie and his children. And I thought that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
One day, I asked him what made him become such a specia1 person. Emie said quietly, “My father came into my room every night, give me a kiss and said,“love you, son.”
Hearing his words, I understood everything. Tom didn't leave many things behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.How many sons did Tom have?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four |
What did the writer think of Tom when he heard of his death?
| A．Tom was a lazy man. |
| B．Tom was an unsuccessfill father. |
| C．Tom was a hard-working man. |
| D．Tom liked drinking too much. |
What happened to Tom's wife later?
| A．She was mad. | B．She went to work. |
| C．She died. | D．She was ill. |
Where did Emie's kindness and caring come from?
| A．His father's love. | B．His mother's love. |
| C．His own hard-work. | D．His parent's hard-work. |
Finally, the writer thought
A Tom was a good father.
B. Tom was a rich father.
C. Tom was a careless father
D. Tom was a badfather.
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