An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day, he went out with his brush and painted from morning to evening. And then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer. But the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money, but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will be finished. But your painting will still be here.”
The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings.
The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes back next month, I will show him your picture and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. ”The artist painted ________.
| A．all day and all night | B．all his life |
| C．with the farmer | D．from morning to evening |
At the end of his holiday, the artist wanted _______.
| A．to give some money to the farmer |
| B．to give some pictures to the farmer |
| C．to ask the farmer’s son to be his student |
| D．to ask the farmer’s son to be his friend |
The farmer asked the artist for ________.
| A．some food | B．a picture |
| C．some money | D．a brush |
First the artist was very happy when he heard the farmer say “_____”
| A．It is not that. |
| B．When he comes back next month, I will show him your picture. |
| C．He will not want to be an artist any more. |
| D．What is money? In a week it will be finished. But your painting will still be here. |
The farmer thought the artist drew _________.
| A．well | B．good |
| C．great | D．badly |
Ann’s grandpa was very rich and he had some shops. The old man began to learn drawing(绘画) when he was sixty, and he loved it very much. For twelve years he drew（画画）a lot and there were many pictures in his workroom. He was pleased with them and kept them well. One
day, the old man was ill. He had to stay in hospital. Before he died, he said to Ann, “I want to give my pictures to a school as presents. Then the students can remember me forever. But I don’t know which school I’m going to give them to. Can you help me? ” “Well,” said the little girl, “you’d better give them to a blind（盲的，瞎的） school. ”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 Ann’s grandpa was ____________.
| A．a driver | B．a teacher | C．a blind man | D．a rich man |
The old man tried his best to be ____________.
| A．an artist | B．a farmer | C．a doctor | D．a teacher |
The old man loved ____________ very much when he was sixty.
| A．writing | B．his shops | C．money | D．drawing |
When the old man was in hospital, he was ____________ years old.
| A．60 | B．70 | C．72 | D．78 |
Ann thought her grandpa’s pictures were ____________.
| A．nice | B．beautiful | C．good | D．bad |
Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the festival eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year.
They all have a good time.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Which is the most important festival in China? .
| A．Mid-autumn Festival | B．Spring Festival |
| C．Children’s Day | D．May Day |
The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in .
| A．January or February | B．February or March |
| C．September or October | D．December or January |
What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China? .
| A．Pork | B．Fish | C．Dumplings | D．Noodles |
The food “dumplings” mean “ ”.
| A．be delicious | B．be hungry | C．come together | D．come back |
When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the Chinese
| A．sing, dance and play cards | B．buy each other presents |
| C．never drinks | D．give each other the best wishes |
At midnight (半夜) Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn't go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer(肺癌). He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears (眼泪)ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?”asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands. The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now. ”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can I do that?”
“But I think health is more important. ”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think. ”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination（X光检查）of his lungs(肺). And then he looked at the X-ray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor. ” said Mr. King, “Do you see any shadows (阴影) in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything. ”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。Mr. King got up to cough because he smoked too much.
Mr. King wasn’t afraid of death.
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination because he wanted to look more carefully at Mr. King’ s lungs.
The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs.
There was nothing serious with Mr. King.
Mr. Smith had two sons . One is seven years old, and the other is five. One morning during the holidays, when he was cleaning the car, his younger son came and asked him for some money for sweets.
“Sweets are bad for your teeth,” Mr. Smith said. “Take these two oranges instead(代替), and give one to your elder brother,” One of the oranges is quite a lot bigger than the other one , and as the small boy liked oranges very much, he kept that one for himself, and gave his brother the smaller one.
When the elder boy saw that his younger brother had a much larger orange than his own ,he said to him, “It’s selfish(自私的)to take the bigger one for yourself. If(如果) father had given me the oranges, I ’d have given you the bigger one. ”
“I know you would,” answered his younger brother. ” That’s why I took it. ”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。Mr Smith gave his son some money for sweets.
The sweets are good for boys’teeth.
The younger boy bought some sweets for himself.
The younger boy gave the bigger orange to his brother.
The elder boy is not selfish.
Listening test is one of the important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you .
Before you start to listen ,you need to relax. Don't be nervous. And try to read the questions .These questions usually help you understand the dialogue or the passage.
Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you 're listening ,try to do some thinking and take some notes ,suck as:
• What happened?
• When ,where, and how?
• What does the speaker want to tell us?
In this way, you may understand the passage better.
Please rememeber not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.This passage mainly talks about .
A. tips on listening B. tips on speaking C. tips on readingIt's better for you to keep when you start to have a listening test.
A. excited B relaxed C. nervousWe should listen to the first sentence carefully, because it usually tells us
A. the answer to the question
B. where to write the answers
C. the main idea of the passageWhen you're listening, it's important for you to .
A. remember every word
B. take some notes
C. Think about one word for a long time The usually help(s) us understand the passage better.
A. questions B. first sentence C. notes
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