Jack's mother is ill. His father goes to New York and the boy has to look after her. He gets up early this morning, cooks breakfast for his sister and gives his mother some medicine(药) and water and then goes to school.
On the way to school, Jack meets Bob, one of his friends. Bob asks, “Are you late this morning, too?”
“Yes, I am.”
“I'm sure Mr. Brown will be angry at us,” says Bob, “We can't go to school.”
“Where are we going, then?”
“To the zoo. There are many monkeys in it. We'll have a good time there.”
“We can't do that,” says Jack, “or we'll fall behind(落后) our classmates. Mr. Brown is good. He wants us to be good, too.”
Bob thinks Jack is right and they go to school.
Jack is late for school because(因为) ______.
| A．he gets up late. |
| B．he goes to the zoo. |
| C．he meets Bob. |
| D．he looks after his mother and sister. |
Where does Jack meet Bob?
| A．On the way to the cinema. | B．On the way to school. |
| C．On the way home. | D．At Bob’s home. |
Bob doesn't want to go to school because ______.
| A．he wants to go home. |
| B．he wants to look after his mother. |
| C．he wants to play outside. |
| D．he doesn't like Mr. Brown. |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
| A．Jack is good to his mother and sister. |
| B．Jack doesn't go to the zoo. |
| C．Jack and Bob go to the zoo at last. |
| D．Bob wants to go to play in the zoo. |
What do you think of Jack after reading the story?
| A．He is a good student. |
| B．He is a bad student. |
| C．He is good at cooking. |
| D．He is tall and strong. |
A boy and his father went walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”
He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”
The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained (解释), “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard,. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”At first the boy cried because _______.
| A．he hurt himself and felt bad |
| B．he wanted to give himself a surprise |
| C．he felt it was so quiet in the mountain |
| D．he hoped his father would help him |
When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought________.
| A．it was foolish to hear others’ voice |
| B．someone else in the mountain liked his voice |
| C．there were many other people in the mountain |
| D．he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain |
The father shouted to the mountain to ________.
| A．find out who was repeating his voice |
| B．have fun with other people in the mountain |
| C．show more examples to his son before giving him the answer |
| D．let his son know whose voice was louder |
The word “Echo” means__________.
| A．life itself | B．repeating voice |
| C．love in the world | D．everything in life |
From the story, we know _________.
| A．the boy didn’t like others’ voice at all |
| B．the father had his own way to teach his son |
| C．it is not polite to repeat others’ voice |
| D．the boy and his father were rather tired |
My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don’t eat home-cooked food any more.
And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more.. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.
And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.What does my grandfather think of the life now?
| A．He thinks the life now is very good. |
| B．He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be. |
| C．He thinks the life now is better than it used to be. |
| D．He thinks the life is the same as it used to be. |
What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?
| A．生活 | B．工作 | C．婚姻 | D．家庭 |
What has happened these years according to the passage?
| A．Children don’t have to think any more in school. |
| B．Students use calculators in math class. |
| C．Some used to walk to school, but now they don’t. |
| D．All of above. |
What changes have happened to some families?
a. People have TV.
b. People like to eat home-cooked food.
c. Lots of families have computers.
d. Lots of couples(夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.
| A．a, b, d | B．b, c, d | C．a, b, c | D．a, c, d |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Life now is much simpler. |
| B．People have too much time to talk with each other now. |
| C．The writer’s grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now. |
| D．Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children. |
阅读下面阅读材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
Henry: I find the Internet is very good for shopping. I use more and more for buying books and CDs, and I even bought some clothes over the Internet. The other thing I can do is to book(预订) travels over the Internet. I booked a cheap flight once. It was very easy, and it was really good.
David: I use the Internet for games. I play chess with people all around the world. Last night I had a game with someone from Japan. I also download (下载)games from the Internet, so I can have any game I want.
Peter: I use the Internet for anything I need to help me with my schoolwork. I use the online dictionaries, encyclopedias(百科全书) and magazines. It’s great because I can download pictures or articles and use them to help my homework. It’s very easy to use and it’s free, so I like it.
Tony: Well, the main thing I use the Internet for is to e-mail. I usually write to my customers(顾客) by e-mail, and my customers answer me by e-mail, too. We probably send and receive four or five hundred e-mails a month. But of course, I also use e-mails to keep in touch(保持联系) with friends and family. My daughter is in Australia and we send e-mails to each other every day.________ prefers to use the Internet to buy things.
| A．Henry | B．David | C．Peter | D．Tony |
David’s hobby is to __________ on the Internet.
| A．read books | B．book flights |
| C．play games | D．download pictures |
Peter can use the Internet to ____________easily.
| A．play chess | B．do schoolwork |
| C．do some shopping | D．talk with his daughter |
From the passage we know that .
| A．Peter is a teacher | B．Tony is a businessman |
| C．David is an engineer | D．Henry is a bookseller |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Henry had an experience of using the Internet to book a cheap flight. |
| B．David had a game with a Japanese over the Internet one night. |
| C．Tony often e-mails to his customers, friends and family. |
| D．Peter needs to pay for what he gets from the Internet. |
Last year when Tom graduated from school, he came to Taibei. He didn't like to work on his father's farm and hoped to find a job in a big city. He went from one company to another but no one wanted him. With little money left, he got to the station, sad and tired. All he wanted to do was go back to his small town. It was very late at night and the station was full of people. They were waiting to buy tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.
At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him and asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket because he thought they needed it more than he did. After the train left, he sat on the bench and didn't know where to go. Suddenly, an old man came and said, "Young man, I have seen what you did to the woman. I am the owner of a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me?Tom came to the station to _______.
| A．find a job | B．take the train home |
| C．sell the ticket | D．take the train to Taibei |
The woman walked to Tom because _______.
| A．she was Tom's old friend |
| B．her child wanted to talk to Tom |
| C．she needed to take the train |
| D．she had no money to buy a ticket |
Tom didn't take the train because _______.
| A．he didn't take a train ticket |
| B．he missed the train |
| C．he wanted to talk to the old man |
| D．he gave his ticket to the woman |
The old man wanted to _______.
| A．lend Tom some money | B．give Tom a job |
| C．say "Thank you " to Tom | D．sit on the bench with Tom |
What can we learn from this story?
| A．Many people find job in a train station. |
| B．Don't buy the last ticket of the train. |
| C．If we try our best to help others, others will help us. |
| D．We should not give our ticket to others in a train station. |
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot，and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work，you stay in bed，feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger，if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处)，some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red，and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．If things are very small，they are germs. |
| B．If things can't be seen，they must be germs. |
| C．Germs are only in dirty water. |
| D．Germs are everywhere around us. |
What is a microscope used for?
| A．Making very small things look much bigger. |
| B．Making very big things look much smaller. |
| C．Helping you read some newspapers. |
| D．Helping you if you can't see things clearly. |
Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?
| A．You haven't looked at it carefully. | B．Water can't be drunk in this way. |
| C．There must be lots of germs in it. | D．Water will make you ill. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Germs can be found both in water and in the air. |
| B．Germs can go into your finger if it is cut. |
| C．If your temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your body. |
| D．If your finger isn't cut，there aren't any germs on it. |
What's the main idea of the passage?
| A．Germs may make us ill. | B．Germs are in dirty water. |
| C．Don't drink dirty water. | D．Take care of your fingers. |
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