There was once a man called Mr. Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions (比赛). He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boy that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.
At last Mr. Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood some meters away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.
It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to ________.
| A．build glass-houses in his free time |
| B．grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup |
| C．win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color |
| D．grow a rose with the longest name |
Boys were often tempted to ________.
| A．throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ glass-house |
| B．throw stones at Mr. Flowers from their school |
| C．be in or near by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses |
| D．play with Mr. Flowers near his glass-houses |
Mr. Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.
| A．at times when school-boys were walking near them |
| B．all the school day when there were no boys about |
| C．where he could not be seen by the boys passing |
| D．in his free time at the beginning and end of the school day |
Mr. Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.
| A．be on watch in his free time |
| B．ask the headmaster for help |
| C．pick up all the stones around his garden |
| D．do all the above |
Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water！This is just one of hundreds of pieces of advice you might get if you have the hiccups（打嗝）.Hiccups are so mysterious(神秘的)．We really don’t know why they start and why they stop．
Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups．Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well．Others eat a little sugar．Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it．
An American man named Jack O’Leary said that he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years．He tried 60，000 cures，but none of them worked．Finally he prayed（向…祈祷） to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately．
A British worker didn’t stop his hiccups until eight months later. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well．He tried them all，but the hiccups continued．Finally，he drank a “secret” mixture(混合物) someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone．
Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure． might be the best cure for hiccups.
| A．Special pills |
| B．A spoonful of salt |
| C．Cold water |
| D．What you believe in |
The British worker spent __________ in stopping his hiccups．
| A．4 hours |
| B．2 days |
| C．8 months |
| D．8 years |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Different ways to stop hiccups |
| B．What makes hiccups happen |
| C．How to get hiccups |
| D．Jack O‘Leary’s hiccups |
Frogs are animals that can live both in water and on land. There are more than 5,000 kinds of frogs on the earth. The earliest known frogs lived about 190 million years ago and the frogs today still look the same. Here are some fun things that you might not know about frogs. Enjoy!
The Biggest and the Smallest Frogs
Some frogs can be very big. The biggest kind of frog is the Goliath Frog in West Africa. Its body can be nearly 30cm long, about the size of a large cat. The Gold Frog and the Poison Frog are the smallest frogs in the world. They are less than 1cm long. Though the Poison Frog is very small, it is not weak at all. It is dangerous. Any animal that eats it will die very soon.
The Best Jumpers
Frogs are very good at jumping. They developed jumping legs so that they would not be eaten by other large animals. Using their big strong legs, more frogs can jump over 20 times their own length. The Australian Rocket Frog can even jump over 2m, which is 50 times its body length (5.5 cm). That might be the reason why frogs are called the best jumpers on the earth.
The Cryogenic Animal
Some frogs like the Common Wood Frog have a special ability to live in very cold places. When the temperature goes down, they become ice frogs. 2/3of their body water freezes. Their hearts stop, and their breathing stops too. You may think they are dead, but in fact they are not. Maybe we humans can learn the way that the frogs do for medical purpose.The earliest frogs lived about million years ago.
| A．20 |
| B．30 |
| C．50 |
| D．190 |
can jump over 2m.
| A．The Goliath Frog |
| B．The Common Wood Frog |
| C．The Poison Frog |
| D．The Australian Rocket Frog |
What will happen to a Common Wood Frog at very low temperature?
| A．It will die very soon. |
| B．It will be an ice frog. |
| C．It will become dangerous. |
| D．It will become very small. |
Bob is from London. His father has a shop there and his mother works on a farm. He is a student of Grade Seven. His father drives him to school every day. So he is never late for school and his teacher likes him very much.
It’s Tuesday today. Miss Read is teaching them to count from one to ten. Bob works hard in class. Soon he can count to ten. Miss Read is very glad and asks him, “How many people are there in your family?” Bob stands up and says, “Two, Miss Read.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Read is surprised and says, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know.”
根据短文选择最佳答案。Bob’s father works .
| A．in an office |
| B．in a school |
| C．on a farm |
| D．in his shop |
Bob’s mother is .
| A．a worker | B．a farmer | C．a teacher | D．a shopkeeper |
Bob often goes to school .
| A．on foot | B．by bike | C．by car | D．by bus |
There are people in Bob’s family.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Bob is late for school today. |
| B．Miss Read teaches them English. |
| C．Bob only counts from one to two. |
| D．Bob gives his teacher a wrong answer |
根据上面信息内容, 选择最佳答案。If you find（找到） Grace’s dictionary, you can call ________．
| A．9873-8769 |
| B．668-0796 |
| C．233-4105 |
| D．15968720230 |
From the family tree we can see John is Jim and Helen’s ________．
| A．Daughter |
| B．son |
| C．brother |
| D．cousin |
Lily needs ________ of Celion Dion .
| A．three pencils |
| B．a red jacket |
| C．new CDs |
| D．two sharpeners |
Bill Smith is a ________ in No．9 Middle School．
| A．student | B．teacher |
| C．worker | D．singer |
What’s Tom Cooper’s address? ________.
| A．321 YONG FU ROAD |
| B．bill999@sina.com |
| C．312 Lin He Road |
| D．TOM.C@YAHOO.CN |
Hello! My name’s David. I’m 15. I’m a student of No.6 Middle School. I have three friends at school. They are Tom, Bill and Jim. They are all 15 years old. We are friendly(友好的) to each other(互相). There are four people in my family. They are my father, my mother, my sister Joy and I. My sister is only five. She is lovely(可爱的). We live in Room407. Our telephone number is six seven five four nine eight three two.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。What school is David in?
A. No.4 Middle School.
B. No. 6 Middle School.
C. No.5 Middle School.Who are David’s friends?
A. Tom, Bob, Jim
B. Tom, Jerry, Bill
C. Tom, Bill, JimAre they friendly to each other?
A. Yes, they are.
B. No, they aren’t.
C. Yes, they aren’t.How many people are there in David’s family?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.What’s the telephone number?
A. 67459832 B. 67548932 C. 67549832
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