Tomatoes taste great． With a lot of vitamins， they are good for you， too! People all over the world enjoy this amazing fruit．
Not all tomatoes are red． They can be yellow ， orange， pink， or white． All tomatoes are green before they are ready to be picked． Then the tomatoes turn their true color． That's when they're ready to eat!
Tomatoes first grew in the Americas． The Incas grew them over 1 ，000 years ago． They were introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the early 16th century． The Spanish and Italians seem to have been the first Europeans to accept them as food， In France， people grew． Tomatoes in the garden just to enjoy their beauty． Many people there thought tomatoes would make them sick． It was years before some of them would eat tomatoes．
Tomatoes are fruits． They grow from seeds． They won't grow in cold weather． But with water， sunlight and warmth， tomatoes grow fast． They can grow in pots or in the ground． As the plant grows taller，people may tie it to a stick． Next is the blooming stage． Flowers appear． The flowers turn into fruit．Some kinds of tomatoes can be picked in about six more weeks． Some tomatoes are large．One kind of tomato can weigh as much as two pounds．
You can eat raw tomatoes． First， wash them． Then，cut them up for， salads or sandwiches． Tomatoes can be cooked， too． They can be grilled， boiled， or even fried． Do you use ketchup？ It is made from tomatoes．Tomatoes don't have a smell． But they taste great in foods around the world． Many dishes from India use tomatoes． Spaghetti sauce and pizza from Italy use them， too． Raw tomatoes are in Mexican salsa．
（1）From the passage， we know that tomatoes ．
A． come in different colors
B． grew in Europe first
C． can grow in all Weathers
D． have a special smell
（2）The underlined phrase "some of them" in Paragraph 3 refers to ．
A． some people in Inca
B． some people in Italy
C． some people in France
D． some people in Spain
（3）Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage？
（4）Which of the following is the best title of the passage？
A． Value of Tomatoes
B． All about Tomatoes
C． Incas and Tomatoes
D． Growing Great Tomatoes
An English traveller found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home．As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England，he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell．When dinner time came，he didn't go to dining room，saying that he was not feeling very well．
The next morning he still didn't have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dining room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him． He got ready for the quarrel．
“Bring me the bill，”he said．“The bill，Sir?” said the waiter in surprise.“There isn't any bill．On our ship meals are included（包括）in the money for the ticket，”said the waiter.The story happened_______．
| A．in England |
| B．on a ship from Norway to England |
| C．in Norway |
| D．on a ship from England to Norway |
Why didn't the traveller go to the dining room first?
| A．Because he had no money． |
| B．Because he didn't feel very well． |
| C．Because he didn't want to eat anything. |
| D．Because he didn't hear the sound of the bell． |
The traveller went to the dining room to eat something because_______．
| A．his friend had given him some money |
| B．the waiter had asked him to change his mind |
| C．he learned that there was no bill on the ship |
| D．he was too hungry |
How many meals did the traveller have on the ship？
| A．Only one. | B．Two. |
| C．Three. | D．None. |
After the traveller finished eating，_______.
| A．he had a quarrel with the waiter over the bill |
| B．he drank a lot |
| C．he asked the waiter to bring him the change （零钱） |
| D．he came to know that travellers on the ship had free meals |
During the 15 days from New Year’s Eve to Lantern Festival(元宵节), Beijing was affected （受影响）by haze（雾霾） .Do you know what the haze is ? Today I will introduce it to you .
Haze is air pollution(空气污染) in which is mixed up with dust, smoke and other dry particles (和灰尘,烟雾和其他干燥粒),and it covers(掩盖) our blue sky ,so we can’t see sunny days. It often happens in winter and spring.
The haze brings much trouble (麻烦)to people’s lives. On the road many traffic accidents （事故）happened because people can not see clearly. The haze is harmful to our health. People also have to go to see the doctor because of the poisonous（有毒的） air caused by the haze.
As students, we must tell our friends and family members to go to work or school with the public traffic, such as the bus and the underground and BRT .Also we should plant more trees and develop green and energy to reduce (减少)the haze. According to me, I will go to school by bike or on foot, and I won’t throw the waste (垃圾)anywhere . It may take about 20 years to solve the problems caused by the haze .I believe the environment will get better and better and haze weather will vanish completely(彻底消失)with the help of new technology.What is haze ?
| A．It is something delicious to eat . |
| B．It is a kind of air pollution. |
| C．It is a girl’s name. |
| D．It is a place. |
When does it often happen ?
| A．Summer and autumn | B．Winter and summer |
| C．Winter and spring | D．All year round |
What is the Chinese meaning of the “harmful”?
| A．有害的 | B．有益的 |
| C．无关的 | D．有关的 |
Which way of the following can’t improve(改善) our environment ?
| A．Plant more trees |
| B．Burn (燃烧)the waste from the factory directly |
| C．Take public traffic instead of taking a car |
| D．Limt (限制) the number of cars |
How long does it take to solve the problems caused by haze.
| A．about 20 years | B．about 20 days |
| C．about 20 months | D．about 20 weeks. |
My school is not big but beautiful. There is a garden in the school. There are many flowers in the garden. The flowers are colorful, they are all kinds of colours. In the center（中心） of the garden, there is a pool. The fish are swimming in it. They look very happy and free.
There are two teaching buildings around the garden. There are 18 classrooms in it. And there are also many other rooms in it -- music room, reading room, language lab and library. There are all kinds of books in the library, such as storybooks, cartoon books and magazines. You can read them after class.
The playground is behind the teaching building. We do morning exercises on the playground every day. On the playground, you can play sports--running, playing basketball and playing badminton.
I like my school very much.How is the school?
| A．Big and beautiful. |
| B．Big but not beautiful. |
| C．Very beautiful. |
| D．Not big but beautiful. |
What colours are the flowers?
| A．They are all kinds of colours. |
| B．They are red, yellow and green. |
| C．They are beautiful. |
| D．They are sweet-smelling(香的). |
Where are the two buildings?
| A．They're in the garden. |
| B．They're behind the school. |
| C．They're around the garden. |
| D．They're near the library. |
When can the students go to the library?
| A．After class. | B．In class. |
| C．Before class. | D．After school |
What is not mentioned(没有被提及) in the text?
| A．Students. | B．Teachers. |
| C．Sports. | D．Buildings. |
My family lives in London. In the morning, my father goes to work and we go to school. My father takes us to school every day. My mother stays at home. She does the housework. She always has lunch at home, and visits her friends in the afternoon. In the afternoon, we go home from school by bus. My father gets home from work late. At night my two brothers and I always do our homework. We go to bed at about ten. My father and my mother usually read newspapers. We can watch TV at the weekend. ________ goes to work in the morning.
| A．Everyone | B．My father’s friend |
| C．My father | D．My mother |
________ lunch at home.
| A．My mother has |
| B．My father has |
| C．Only the children have |
| D．All the family have |
_______ home late.
| A．The children get | B．My father gets |
| C．My mother is not | D．My parents get |
We can watch TV ____.
| A．on Sunday afternoon | B．every day |
| C．often | D．at the weekend |
We go to school ______ on weekdays.
| A．by bus | B．on foot |
| C．by car | D．by bike |
When a young man was 16， his father seriously said to him, “I'll give you whatever you want before you are 18. But after that, I won't care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want.” When his 18th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job. So he sent his resumes(简历)to many companies he liked on the Internet. "However, most got no replies," he said. “Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education.”
By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porterin the supermarket, for half a dollar a box. Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, “I'll take this job. At least I can make some money for my gas.” Then every day, he drove his car, his 18th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket. He did that for three months.
Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员)，so he asked for it. But they were also worried about his school education He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers the web pages he had made. He started to work the next day, and became the leader(领导) of the network departmentin less than a year.
And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss. Last year, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief (主编).And the only writer was his father. It was difficult for the young man to get a job because .
| A．he had an expensive car |
| B．his father didn’t care much about him |
| C．he was young |
| D．he didn’t have much education (教育) |
What was the present from his father?
| A．A job | B．A magazine |
| C．A car | D．We don’t know. |
The young man got the job as a network technician because .
| A．he wanted to be a leader |
| B．he was good at the computer |
| C．he decided to work for the newspaper |
| D．his resumes were sent through the Internet |
The magazine that the young man started was perhaps about .
| A．computer science | B．funny stories |
| C．foreign news | D．network |
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