Five-year-old Susie loved to listen to her older sister, Emma, play the piano. Susie wanted to play it, too. But every time Susie asked to play, her mother would tell her how much work it needed to learn to play the piano well. Susie was sure she could learn to play it. She decided to make her mother believe that she was ready（准备好的）to learn to play the piano, so Susie helped her mom do the dishes and clean the house.
“Mom, can I start taking the piano lesson?” asked Susie.
“Susie, if you take the piano lesson, you must practice every day,” said her mom.
Susie was so excited. She could not wait to learn how to play her favorite songs!
Susie was excited for her first piano lesson. When she was finally in class, she was surprised: her teacher had flashcards（教学卡片）and a book for her. Susie didn’t know there were so many other things to know about the piano first. During that first lesson, the teacher didn’t let Susie play the piano.
The next day, after Susie got home from school, she ran outside.
“Where are you going?” asked her mom.
“Outside to play volleyball,” said Susie. “Bye, Mom!”
“You must study your piano flashcards,” said her mom. “Susie, this is what you wanted, now you have to do it.”Mom didn’t let Susie learn to play the piano at first, because Mom thought playing the piano ____________.
| A．cost a lot of money |
| B．needed a lot of practice |
| C．was difficult for a five-year-old girl |
| D．would make Susie have no time to study |
How did Susie show her mom that she was ready for the piano lesson?
| A．She told her mom she was ready. |
| B．She asked Emma to tell her mom that she was ready. |
| C．She helped her mom with chores around the house. |
| D．She tried to learn to play the piano by watching her sister. |
What can we learn about Susie’s first piano lesson?
| A．Her lesson was very easy. |
| B．She did not play the piano. |
| C．She had the same teacher as Emma. |
| D．Her piano flashcards were interesting. |
How did Susie feel when she began her first piano lesson?
| A．Tired. | B．Bored. |
| C．Excited. | D．Surprised. |
The next day after her first piano lesson, Susie wanted to ________ after school.
| A．read her book |
| B．play volleyball |
| C．study her piano flashcards |
| D．play the piano with Emma |
Jackie Chan was born on 7th April, 1954 in Hong Kong. His parents left the mainland（大陆） for Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents named him Chan Gangsheng, which means “born in Hong Kong”. When Jackie was 7 years old, his family moved to Australia. Later that year, they got back to Hong Kong and Jackie’s father sent him to Beijing to study and work. When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous performances（表演） in films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood, but he wasn’t successful there. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1985, Jackie Chan became a movie star in the United States. Today Jackie Chan has fans all over the world.Where was Jackie Chan from?
| A．Sydney. | B．Hollywood. | C．Hong Kong. | D．Beijing. |
Which name means “born in Hong Kong”?
| A．Chan Gangsheng. | B．Jackie Chan. | C．Cheng Long. | D．Chan Yuanlong. |
When did Jackie’s father send him to Beijing to study?
| A．In 1954. | B．In 1961. | C．In 1971. | D．In 1980. |
What did Jackie begin to do when he was seventeen?
| A．Study films. | B．Sing songs. |
| C．Do performances in films. | D．Make films in Hollywood. |
Which of the following is the same meaning with the underlined word “finally”?
| A．On the end. | B．As a result. | C．Right now. | D．At last. |
Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned(禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, teachers said mobile phone use is a distraction(娱乐) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with(与…联系) their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones .
| A．because they are students | B．when they are free |
| C．when they are at school | D．because they are children |
We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from .
| A．the makers and sellers | B．the passers-by and strangers |
| C．their parents and friends | D．some mobile phones users |
What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage? .
| A．聊天 | B．核对 | C．查询 | D．作弊 |
Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t during school hours.
A. use their mobile phones B. leave their mobile phones at school office
D. help the teachers with their work D. get in touch with their childrenThe passage tells us that .
| A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons. |
| B．it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school |
| C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school |
| D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school |
Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.
Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.
He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old peasants. He learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.Li Shizhen’s father was _________
| A．a soldier | B．a doctor | C．a teacher | D．a peasant |
Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to _________
| A．making a living | B．become famous | C．help the people who fell ill | D．get more money |
Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because _________
| A．he was a doctor | B．he liked writing books |
| C．many medical books were full of mistakes. | D．he was a writer |
“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is
| A．a medical book | B．a medical worker | C．a herb | D．a dictionary |
Li Shizhen collected a lot of on his long journeys.
| A．flowers | B．living things | C．plants | D．herbs |
Little Tom likes cartoons (动画片) very much .When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they’ re over. Sometimes he’d rather wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he will be late for school.
Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned on the television, but didn’t receive the programme. He had to have breakfast and then went to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen (厨房). He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn’t find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother to help.
“It’s only five now,” said the woman. “Your programme will be after supper.”
“Well, let’s have supper right now!”Tom goes to bed late sometimes, so______ .
| A．he’s late for school | B．he goes to school by bus |
| C．he can’t wake up himself in the morning | D．he has to go to school without breakfast |
Tom spends much time _____ when he is free.
| A．playing football | B．watching football matches on TV |
| C．doing his homework | D．watching cartoons on TV |
Tom _____,so he turned on the television after getting up this morning .
| A．thought he had some time left | B．didn’t know when the cartoon would begin |
| C．wanted to know the important news | D．hoped to watch TV play |
Tom was afraid _____, so he ran home.
| A．to miss the interesting cartoon | B．to miss the last bus |
| C．he would be hungry | D．he had little time to finish his homework |
Tom thought _____.
| A．supper should be ready | B．his mother’s watch was slow |
| C．the cartoon would be as soon as he finished supper | D．his mother cooked super too late |
An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it ?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.
They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.
At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day.
| A．The Tower of London | B．St. Paul’s Cathedral |
| C．Some famous buildings in the city | D．The whole city of London |
The visitor said that in his country it would take them ______ to build the Tower of London.
| A．less than half a year | B．forty days | C．five hundred years | D．fifty days |
It took them a few days to see ______.
| A．some of the best known buildings in England. | B．several best known places in England |
| C．many famous houses in the city of London | D．most of the best known buildings in London |
The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he ______.
| A．didn’t want to say anything | B．tried to show it to the visitor |
| C．had no time to tell the visitor | D．tried not to show it to the visitor |
The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed_____.
| A．he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before |
| B．he could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it |
| C．he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its name |
| D．he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building |
粤公网安备 44130202000953号