The Queen Elizabeth and her sister Margaret had very different characters (性格): Elizabeth was very serious and tidy; Margaret was outgoing and headstrong. But they kept close her a lot of help.
Margaret was one of the few people who could lose their temper (脾气)with the Queen. Even as an adult, she would sometimes shout at her. Once she threw a dishcloth at Elizabeth's face when they had a picnic. But they never quarreled for long. To Queen Elizabeth, it was a sadness that her sister never found lasting (持久的) personal happiness. as sisters. When they were children, they depended on each other. They had lessons at home with their governess Marion Crawford. Margaret was often naughty. Elizabeth always protected her every time when she broke rules. When they grew up, Margaret has sad love stories and unhappy marriage. The Queen gave her a lot of help.
What kind of person was Elizabeth like? She was ________.
| A．serious and tidy |
| B．outgoing and tidy |
| C．easygoing and headstrong |
| D．serious and headstrong |
The word “governess” means ________.
| A．服务员 | B．家庭女教师 | C．牧师 | D．管家 |
Who had an unhappy family life according to the story?
| A．Elizabeth. |
| B．Margaret. |
| C．Marion Crawford. |
| D．Both Elizabeth and Margaret. |
According to the story, which of the following is not true?
| A．The queen and her sister had quite different characters. |
| B．Elizabeth always protected her sister. |
| C．The sisters often fought each other. |
| D．Elizabeth felt sorry for her sister for her unsuccessful marriage. |
What is the main idea of the story?
| A．Elizabeth was a kind person. |
| B．The two sisters lived happily. |
| C．Margaret had sad love stories. |
| D．The two sisters had a very good relationship. |
The sun is a huge, hot and bright star. It is important because without it there would be no life on the earth. The sun gives us light and heat.
All living things depend on the sun for their growth. Plants need light and heat to grow. They use the light from the sun to make food. But we human beings cannot make food by our own bodies from the sun. All the food we eat comes from plants in a food chain(链) . And the food chain starts with the sun . For example.
sun —→ 
potatoes —→ 
chipssun —→ 
corn —→ 
hens —→ 
eggs
sun—→ 
wheat —→ 
bread
Animals need sunlight, too. Just like us, their food comes from plants in food chain, which begins with the sun. For example,
Sun → leaf → caterpilllar(毛虫) → bird
Sun → seaweed(海藻) → small fish → whale(鲸)
With the help of sunlight, we can see things during the day. Even when the sky is cloudy, the sunlight is very strong and it shines through the clouds. If there was no sun, it would be dark all the time. The sun is a star.
A. huge, cold and bright B. huge, hot and bright C. small, warm and bright What are the two main things the sun gives us?
A. Light and heat. B. Heat and eggs. C. Corn and light. From the passage we learn that .
A. when the sky is cloudy, there is no sunlight at all
B. without the sun there will be no life on the earth
C. we human beings can make food by our own bodiesAll the food we eat comes from in a food chain. And the food chain stars with the .
A. plants; earth B. plants; sun C. animals; star Which is the best title (标题) for this passage?
A. Plants need heat and light to grow
B. All living things depend on the sun for their growth
C. The sun is very important
Some events in National Museum of Singapore
| Spot & Shoot 2009：Our Landscape（风景） WED，JULY 1, 2009-SUN, JAN 4, 2010 A photography competition and The Image of Our Landscape exhibition |
| Love Tank FRI, MAY 1, 2009-SUN, OCT 4, 2009; 10:00am-8:00pm Place: The Rotunda（圆形大厅） Free admission By S.Teddy D.(Indonesia) |
| National Columbarium（骨灰库）of Singapore FRI, AUG 21, 2009-SUN, JAN 3, 2010 Place: Class room, Level 2 By Michael Lee Hong Hwee (Singapore) Part of Singapore Art Show 2009 |
| Lost in the City FRI, AUG 21, 2009-SUN, JAN 3, 2010 Place: Different locations(场所) in National Museum of Singapore Part of Singapore Art Show 2009 |
| From Green to Brown to Black to Brown to Green FRI, AUG 21, 2009-SUN, JAN 3, 2010 Place: The Rotunda, Level 2 By Joo Choon Lin & Chun Kai Qun (Singapore) Part of Singapore Art Show 2009 |
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。Where do the events take place?
A. In the Science Museum of Beijing.
B. In the Palace Museum.
C. In National Museum of Singapore.Which of the following is a photography competition?
A. National Columbarium of Singapore.
B. Spot & Shoot 2009: Our Landscape.
C. Lost in the City.Which one isn’t part of Singapore Art Show 2009?
A. National Columbarium of Singapore.
B. Love Tank
C. From Green to Brown to Black to Brown to Green.Where is Michael Lee Hong Hwee from?
A. Indonesia B. Japan. C. Singapore. The underlined word “admission” means “ ”.
A.场地 B.准入 C.就餐
A family moved into a house, next to a vacant lot（闲置的地皮）. One day, some workers came to start building a house there.
The family’s 5-year-old daughter took an interest in all the activity going on next door and spent much of each day watching the workers. They talked with her, let her sit with them when they had coffee and lunch breaks. They also gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.
At the end of the first week, they even gave her an envelope（信封）with ten dollars. The little girl took this home to her mother. Her mother told her to take her“pay”to the bank the next day to start a savings account.
When the girl and her mom got to the bank, the clerk was surprised and asked the little girl what she did.
The little girl said,“I worked last week to build the new house next door to us.”
“Oh,” said the clerk, “and will you be working to build the house again this week, too?”
The little girl said, “Yes, of course.”What did the workers want to build on the vacant lot?
A. A bank. B. A hospital. C. A house.Which of the following activities didn’t the workers do?
A. Talked with the girl.
B. Sang with the girl.
C. Gave the girl little jobs here and there.What did the workers think of the girl?
A. They disliked her.
B. They liked her.
C. They hated her.What do the underlined words mean in Chinese?
A.一个基金账户 B. 一个储蓄账户 C.一个股票账户 Which of the following is TRUE about the girl?
A. She wanted to become a worker.
B. She learnt to make a lot of money.
C. She thought she was important.
阅读下面短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合用（T)表示，不符合用(F)表示。
Dana M iller is a bus driver. She drives a bus in the city of Phladelphia. She works the night shift. That means she starts work at 10:00 at night and gets off at 6:00 in the morning. In the world of bus driving, this is sometimes called third shift. Dana has been driving a bus for 15 years. She started when she was 23 years old. She loves her job most of the time. She gets to meet all kinds of people.
There is the guitar player. He lugs(用力拉) his heavy guitar on the bus every Friday night. He plays at a nightspot downtown. People call him Get Low. That is because he likes to play the guitar on his knees. If the bus is not too crowded, Get Low plays in the back of the bus. The bus is seldom crowded at night. He likes to warm up on the bus before shows.
There is the woman who works at the pretzel(一种脆饼干) factory. Each day the “Pretzel Lady” brings Dana a bag of fresh, soft pretzels. They fill the bus with a wonderful smell!
Sometimes Dana’s job is hard. It is hard when Dana sees people down on their luck(倒霉).
One time, a young woman left her sleeping baby on the bus. There was a note on the baby’s blanket（毯子） asking for help. Dana had to call the police. Another time, a teenaged boy stole money from Dana on the bus. He had a fake（假的）gun. Dana thought it was real. She was very scared(害怕).
Occasionally（偶尔）, driving a bus can be scary. But most of the time, driving a bus is great. Dana does not want to work anywhere else.
“How was your night?” Dana’s husband likes to ask when she gets home. “Good music, good food, and a great view of the city,” she says.
| New books this month |
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| The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years.  Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and… |
Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop… |
Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year.  Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do? |
| A．David Reilly | B．Maha | C．Joanna | D．Marcie Jacome |
| A．Australia | B．Thailand | C．India | D．England |
| A．a doctor | B．a film star | C．a writer | D．a college student |
| A．Hospital or Cinema | B．Hard Work | C．The Long Night | D．Harry Potter |
| A．an ad | B．a story | C．a novel | D．a diary |
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