"You have saved my horse，" Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her． "Now you shall get a gift for what you did．" Peter nervously ran his fingers through his brown hair． That day when he was working in the field， the shocked horse ran past him． Without thinking， he rushed out and controlled it．He didn't know it was the Queen's horse and never expected to get a gift． But he still felt happy for getting one．
Two of the queen's men appeared． One carried a mirror． Red jewels（珠宝） shone on top of the mirror's silver frame（框架）． The other carried a wooden cage with a chicken inside it．
"Only one gift can be yours，" the queen said． "Choose wisely．" "That's easy，" Peter said．" I'll take the chicken．" Some of the queen's men laughed． It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice．
"And why did you choose the chicken？" the queen asked． "Well， I don't know much about jewels，" Peter answered． "But I do know about chickens． The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while．"
Queen Olivia smiled． "Then you did make a wise choice，" she said． "That mirror may look beautiful． But the jewels you see are only colored glass， and the frame is painted silver． The chicken is much more valuable．" Peter took the chicken and bowed． "Thank you， your majesty．"
"You are a smart child，" the queen added． "I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses． Would you like to take the job？" Peter smiled． "Thank you very much!" he said excitedly． A job at the castle paid well． Now his family wouldn't worry about their food any more﹣all because he was kind to help others and smart enough to make the right choice!
（1）The Queen gave Peter a gift because ．
A． he saved her horse
B． he was smart
C． she liked him
D． he was poor
（2）Peter decided to choose the ．
A． jewels
B． mirror
C． chicken
D． silver frame
（3）From Para， 3﹣5， we can know that ．
A．it was difficult for Peter to make the choice
B． all the men thought Peter's decision was right
C． Peter thought the chicken would be useful to his family
D． Peter knew the jewels weren't real before he made the choice
（4）The right order of Peter's story is ．
a． Peter got a well﹣paid job．
b． Peter chose the gift wisely．
c． Peter could get a gift for what he did．
d． Peter would help his family have a better life．
A．d c b a
B．c b a d
C．c b d a
D．c a d b
（5）After reading the passage， we can infer（推断） that ．
A． Peter only thought of himself
B． Peter couldn't take good care of the Queen's horses
C． chickens became the popular gifts in their country
D．it was wise of Peter to choose something that he knew well
Dawa Dorji has many jobs： singer， barkeeper and English tour guide， but he is most famous as the lead singer of the first folk （民间的） pop band in Tibet （西藏）．
In 2003， Dawa Dorji met two fans of Tibetan music． （1） ，and later another two joined the band．
（2） ， so they had to practise on weekdays in a small village after work． Dawa Dorji and his band members believed that they needed to communicate with their audience （听众） in order to write good songs． （3） ．
At the beginning， most audience were foreigners， but after a couple of months， many local people came to enjoy their music． （4） ．
"Whenever there is a festival， we Tibetans sing and dance． I sang songs with the old people， and I learned more about how to sing，" said Dawa Dorji．
（5） ， and many of them are from traditional ones．
Dawa Dorji believes that their efforts （努力） are meaningful for introducing Tibetan folk music to the whole nation， and even the whole world．
A． Dawa Dorji was born in Lhasa B． Each member of the band had his own job C． They became good friends and started a band D． As a result， the band became more and more popular E． So at weekends they rushed to restaurants to sing for free F． So far， four albums（唱片） with 48 Tibetan language songs have come out |
When I was a child． I was a tomboy （假小子）． I had a cowboy hat and cowboy boots． My brothers were two and four years older than I． We often played games together．
Once， my brothers and I fell in love with playing a game called "stealing horses"， Then my parents decided to buy my brothers guns． These were not "real" guns． Because I was a girl， I didn't get a gun． They shot and shot at everything with their new guns． I tried to "fight" them with my bow and arrows（弓和箭）． But I was still in the poor position without a gun．
One day while I was hiding behind a wall， looking out toward the fields， I felt a terrible blow to my right eye． I looked up just in time to see my brother lower his gun． Both brothers rushed to my side． My eye felt great pain and I covered it with my hand． "If you tell that to Mummy，" they said， "We will get a whipping（鞭打） from Daddy． You don't want that to happen， do you？" I did not． "Here is a piece of wire（电线），" said the older brother， picking it up from the floor， "Say you stepped on one end of it and the other flew up and hit you．" "Yes，" I said． To be honest， I didn't want them to be punished． So I did as my brothers told me to do．
A week after the "accident" my parents took me to see a doctor． Finally I knew my brothers were worried about my eye， so they told our parents what had happened and asked them to take me to see a doctor．
（1）According to the passage， the two brothers were ．
A．strict
B．clever
C． polite
D． naughty（淘气的）
（2）What does the underlined（划线的） phrase " in the poor position" mean in Chinese ？
A．处于劣势
B．在低洼处
C．处于虚弱状态
D．处于贫穷状态
（3）The two brothers asked the writer to tell a lie because they were afraid ．
A． they would lose their guns
B． their parents would punish them
C． they couldn't play the game any more
D． their parents would take their sister to see a doctor
（4）Choose the correct order according to the passage．
①The writer was hurt．
②The brothers told the truth．
③The parents bought guns for the brothers．
④The parents took the writer to see a doctor．
A．②③①④
B．③①②④
C．③①④②
D．③②①④
（5）What can we infer（推断）from the passage ？
A． The writer's parents didn't like her．
B． The writer and her two brothers loved each other．
C． The writer's brothers wanted to hurt her．
D． The two brothers didn't get on well with each other．
In the Middle Eastern country of Syria （叙利亚）， there are over 4 million refugees （难民）．Yourself was 10 years old when a local Syrian musician discovered his talent： a deep， powerful voice． However， Syria's civil （内部的） war took place． He and his family lost their home．
When the Action for Hope Music School announced that it was looking for talented children to train， his family encouraged him to attend the school． A year and half later， the now 14﹣year﹣old， Yourself， with another 11 children， was chosen to take part in a concert．
Yourself， a shy boy， was a lead singer in the concert． He gave a confident performance of traditional Syrian songs． "We only heard the sound of a mortar （迫击炮）． It fell near us． Many buildings fell down． That is all I remember，" said Yourself． "Music makes me forget everything． Music is the most important thing．"
Basma， director of Action for Hope， said the music school offers strength to the children who suffer （遭受） from the war． They can find a good way to express themselves and stop thinking of themselves as refugees．
"Art gives strength． It comes from the ability to create，" Basma said． "People who are in difficult conditions need this strength much more than the rich．"
（1）Why did Yourself and his family lose their home？
（2）How many children were chosen to take part in the concert？
（3）Was Yourself a lead singer in the concert？
（4）文中划线单词 "They" 指代的是
（5）请给短文拟一个适当的英语题目 ．
Four years ago， Chinese skater Wu Dajing introduced himself to the skating world by winning a silver medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games． At this year's Pyeong Chang Olympics， Wu not only returned， but also made history．
On Feb 22th， 2018， Wu won the gold medal in the men's short﹣track 500﹣meter race． He set a new world record with a time of 39.584 seconds． He also became the first Chinese man to take home an Olympic short﹣track gold medal． BBC said Wu's win was "flawless"， because he was much faster than all of the other skaters．
"I didn't give them a chance and I kept my speed from the start，" he told the reporter after the match．
But China's short﹣track teams didn't do well in general at the Games． Chinese skaters in the women's 500meters， 3000﹣meter relay and men's 1500 meters all failed to take home the gold． Wu was China's biggest hope， which put a lot of pressure on him． But he proved himself with his great performance．
Wu is now known as a highly talented skater． But things were not always that way． When Wu joined the national team in 2010， he was seen as almost "nothing" compared to gifted skaters like Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin， as his coaches said at the time． Their words made him quite upset． But Wu didn't want to give up and worked as hard as he could． He practiced skating all year round． He even didn't return to his hometown for the holidays for 10 years． "I believe in myself，" he told the reporter after his match at the Olympics．
（1）At the Pyeong Chang Olympics， Wu Dajing won the gold medal in the men's short﹣track race．
A． 500﹣meter
B． 1000﹣meter
C． 1500﹣meter
D． 3000﹣meter relay
（2）What does the underlined word "flawless" mean？
A． Ordinary．
B． Common．
C． Perfect．
D． Difficult．
（3）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． Wu won a gold medal at the Sochi Olympic Winter Games four years ago．
B． Wu set the world record with a time of 39.584 seconds and made history．
C． Wu's coaches placed great hope on him when he joined the national team．
D． Chinese skaters in the women's 500 meters， 3000﹣meter relay took home the gold．
（4）What does the last paragraph mainly tell us？
A． The national team and coaches regarded Wu as a talented skater all the way．
B． Wu kept on practicing skating all year round even in the holidays for 10 years．
C． Zhou Yang and Fan Kexin were more hard﹣working on skating than Wu Dajing．
D． Because of Wu's hard work， confidence and strong will， he finally succeeded．
（5）Which one might be the best title of this passage？
A． From Zero to Skating Hero
B． Short﹣track 500﹣meter Race
C． Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics
D． Rising of China's Bright Skiing Star
I was walking around in a store． I saw a cashier （收银员） hand a little boy his money back， saying， "I'm sorry， but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．" I walked towards him and asked him who the doll was for．
"It's the doll that my sister wanted most for Christmas，" he said． I told him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her and that he shouldn't worry． He sadly replied， "No， Santa Claus can't bring it to her． I have to give the doll to my mom so that she can give it to my sister when she joins her．"
His eyes were so sad while saying this． "My sister has gone to be with God． Daddy says that Mom is going to see God very soon too， so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister．"
My heart nearly stopped．I quickly reached for my wallet and suggested that we count the money again． "Okay，" he said． "I hope that I have enough．" I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it． There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left． "Thank you， God， for giving me enough money!" the little boy said．
I left the store， feeling as if my life had been changed forever．
（1）Why couldn't the boy buy the doll？
A． Because he didn't know the cashier．
B． Because he didn't have enough money．
C． Because he didn't find the doll．
D． Because the dolls had been sold out．
（2）The boy wanted to buy the doll for ．
A． Santa Claus
B． his sister
C． his mother
D． his father
（3）What does the first sentence in Paragraph 4 mean？
A． The writer's heart stopped working suddenly．
B． The writer had a heart problem．
C． The writer was so touched by the boy．
D． The writer was scared after hearing the story．
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． The boy's mom was badly ill．
B． The cashier gave the doll to the boy for free．
C． The boy's mom wanted the doll most．
D． Santa Claus brought the doll to the boy's sister．
（5）What did the writer do to help the boy？
A． He bought the boy a doll．
B． He found a good doctor to save his mother．
C．He told the cashier to sell the doll to the boy．
D． He gave the boy some money to buy the doll．
Characters：
"I"﹣Storyteller Bertie﹣storyteller's husband The White Prince﹣a lion
…
We never had children of our own﹣just The White Prince﹣and I can tell you， he was enough of a family for anyone． He walked freely in the park just as we had planned he would， and ran after the deer and the rabbits whenever he felt like it； but be never did learn how to kill for himself． You can't teach old lions new tricks． He lived on deer mostly， and slept on a sofa in our living room﹣I wouldn't have him inside our bedroom， no matter（无论） how often Bertie asked． You know， I have to draw the line somewhere．
Bertie's leg was never cured． When it was bad， he often needed a stick， or me， or the lion to lean on． It pained him a lot， especially on cold and wet days， and he never slept well． On Sundays the three of us would walk around the park together， and Bertie would sit on the top of Wood Hill with his arm around the lion's neck and I would fly kites． You know， I've always loved kites． And the lion liked to break them into pieces．
The lion never showed any interest in running away， and even if he'd wanted to， the park wall was too high for an old lion to jump over． Wherever． Bertie went， he wanted to go too． And if ever Bertie went out in the car， then he'd sit by me in the kitchen， and watch me with those great amber eyes， listening all the while for the sound of Bertie's car coming up the path to the front of the house．
The lion was getting older． And he became weak in his legs and could see very little． He spent his last days sleeping at Bertie's feet． When he died， we buried（埋葬） him at the bottom of the hill． Bertie's wanted it that way so he could always see the place from the kitchen window． I suggested Bertie plant a tree in case（以防） he forgot where the lion was． "I will， but he should get more than a tree．" Bertie said．
Bertie was sad for weeks， months after the lion died． There was nothing I could do to cheer him or even comfort him． He would sit for hours in his room， or go off on long walks by himself． He seemed so shut away inside himself， so distant（遥远的）． Try as I did． I could not reach him．
（Adapted from The Butter fly Lion）
（1）What did Bertie's wife mean by saying "I have to draw the line somewhere"？
A． She would like the lion to sit by her．
B． She didn't expect Bertie to keep the lion．
C． She didn't allow the lion to enter their bedroom．
D． She wanted to stop the lion walking freely in the park．
（2）Which description about the lion is TRUE according to the story？
A． He seldom broke kites into pieces．
B． He could jump over the park wall．
C． He became weak in his legs and eyes．
D． He could kill deer or rabbits for himself．
（3）What can be inferred（推断） from the story？
A． Bertie's leg was badly hurt by the lion．
B． The lion wanted to leave Bertie's family．
C． Bertie's wife would plant a tree for the lion．
D． Bertie loved the lion more than his wife did．
（4）The story is mainly about ．
A． Bertie and his wife﹣the owners of the lion
B． tricks that Bertie and his wife taught the lion
C． the habits that the lion formed in Bertie's family
D． the last days the lion spent with Bertie and his wife
The number of the foreigners who work in China has increased greatly during the past ten years．
A Canadian called Nikk Mitchell and his team are running after their dreams in China． The team is thinking about mixing the Chinese calligraphy（书法） with the virtual reality（虚拟现实，VR） technology． He set up the company FXG in 2017and now has a team of over 30workers． The company lies in Dream Town． Hangzhou entrepreneurial parks（创业园） that offer free work spaces and other services．
Following his dream to discover the world， Mitchell arrived in China in 2006at the age of 18． Six years later． he was amazed by a VR video he saw online， and decided to work in this field． Shortly after， he started studying and found an online community of people who had the same interest．
Mitchell is seeing his VR dream come true because China encourages innovation and entrepreneurship （创新和创业） and the government has also provided great support for high﹣tech development．
For 28﹣year﹣old Russian Artem Zhdanov， China is also his ideal place to fulfill ambition．
After graduating from college， he left his hometown in Siberia and moved to Guangzhou．
In recent years， he has built a Russian﹣language news website about China and set up an online store on Taobao． The news website now has 100，000monthly visits， and the products he sells online， such as T﹣shirts， cups， and chopsticks， have become popular among foreigners living in China．
His childhood dream was to be a diplomat（外交官）． Now it has been realized in some ways． His website and Taobao store are like bridges connecting foreigners with China．
As long as they have ideas and resolve （决心）， they can easily build a business here．
（1）The correct time order of the following events is ．
a．Nikk set up the company FXG．
b． Nikk was amazed by a VR video．
c．Nikk found an online community．
d． Nikk got to China at the age of 18．
A． a﹣b﹣c﹣d
B． d﹣b﹣c﹣a
C． c﹣b﹣d﹣a
D． d﹣b﹣a﹣c
（2）The underlined phrase "fulfill ambition" means " "．
A． visit websites
B． achieve dreams
C． do shopping
D．receive education
（3）Which of the following can be put at the beginning of the last paragraph？
A． Hangzhou has set up entrepreneurial parks to offer service．
B． China is an ideal place for foreigners to travel around．
C． Guangzhou has become a popular place among Chinese．
D． China has offered a good business environment to foreigners．
This spring， the town of Oso saw twice the usual rainfall． When the sun finally shone， LoAnna and Kris's three older kids ran outside． Inside， LoAnna nursed their four﹣month﹣old Kristian． Suddenly LoAnna heard a loud noise． She rushed outside in time to see a half﹣mile﹣wide mud and sand thundering down the hill toward them， knocking over hundreds of trees．Mudslide（泥流）!
LoAnna gathered everyone into the bedroom farthest from the falling hillside and waited．
Kris got a call from LoAnna． He hurriedly drove home．
Highway 530 was covered with thick sand， fallen trees． Kris had to run home．
The mud came up to his knees． Suddenly he heard a woman screaming for help． He pulled through mud， over pieces of houses to the source of the cries．
At first， he saw an arm reaching up through the debris． There， a woman， buried under pieces of walls，furniture，and trees， was holding a baby． Finally， he freed the baby． By this time， other citizens had come．
After saving the woman， Kris moved on． He was still a mile from home． Ahead lay two fallen houses． He heard a moan． Stepping toward the house， Kris nearly killed himself in the mud． An older man was trapped in house debris． He was twice Kris's weight． He'd have to wait for more help．
Just then， Kris heard another man moaning from the second house． Kris pulled away some pieces of the house， but the man was buried too deeply for him．
Hearing helicopter（直升飞机） on the roof， Kris climbed up， met a member of the search﹣and﹣rescue team and led him to the first man． Then he headed back and kept digging until he could turn the second man over． After the rest of the team arrived， Kris moved on to find his family．
Kris finally reached home． It was flooded， but the mud had stopped just shy of the house． His truck was gone， as were LoAnna and the others． He checked cars and houses nearby for survivors， then ran to the command center．
Not long after he arrived， he saw his truck coming down the road． LoAnna jumped out．
Kris was praised by the Red Cross for his heroics．
（1）The purpose of the first two paragraphs is to ．
A． create an unusual setting of the story
B． introduce the central idea of the story
C． describe a turning point of the story
D． review the main character of the story
（2）Which of the following is the correct order of the story ？
a． Kris found a man buried too deeply for him．
b． Kris heard a woman screaming for help．
c． Kris led a rescue member to save the older man．
d． Kris found LoAnna， kids and his truck gone．
e． Kris was nearly killed in the mud．
A． beacd
B． badec
C． aecbd
D． aedbc
（3）Which of the following sentences is TRUE ？
A． Kris saved three persons in all．
B． Kris saved the baby by himself．
C． Kris pulled the first man out of mud．
D． Kris found some survivors near his house．
（4）Which sentence best shows the central theme in the text ？
A． Kris got a call from LoAnna．
B． He was still a mile from home．
C． He saw his truck coming down the road．
D． Kris was praised by the Red Cross for his heroics．
My first home was a beautiful meadow with a pond of clear water． There were some large trees near the pond． On one side of the meadow was a field and on the other was the house of our master， Farmer Grey． He was a kind man．
My mother and I had a happy life． She worked during the day， I played with the other young horses and had great fun． At night I lay next to her．
One day， my master sold me to Squire Gordon． He lived with his family in a big house．
"You're a beautiful horse，" he said． "You have a beautiful black coat． I shall call you Black Beauty．"
I learned to carry my master on my back and pull a coach． I learned to ware reins （缰绳） and a bit in my mouth． I did not like them but all the horses had to wear them．
My master had two horses． One of them was Merry legs． He was very friendly． The other was Ginger． She was not friendly． She bit and kicked people．
Ginger and I pulled a coach together． The coachman's name was John． Ginger and I worked very hard． We became friends．
Ginger told me about her life when she was young． She told me， "My master was not kind to me． My reins and bit hurt me． My master did not care．"
Squire Gordon and his men felt sorry for Ginger． They were always king to her． She stopped biting and kicking people． She became a happy horse．
One day in autumn Squire Gordon went on a long journey． John went with him and I pulled the coach． The weather was rainy and windy． Mr． Gordon and John could not see well in the rain． We came to a bridge． I stopped． "Something is wrong，" I thought． I did not want to go on to the bridge． Mr． Gordon and John wanted me to go on to the bridge． I did not move． Just then a man saw us．"Hey there! Stop!" he cried．
"What is it？" shouted the Squire．
"The bridge is broken in the middle，" he answered． "If you go on to it， you are all going to drown in the river．"
"Thank God!" said the Squire． "Thank you， Beauty!" said John． We turned around and went along the road by the river． For a long time no one said anything． Then John said： "Black Beauty saved our lives． He knew the bridge was dangerous．"
When we returned home， the Squire told Mrs． Gordon：
"We are all safe， thanks to Black Beauty!"
That night I was glad， because I was very tired．
（1）Who named the horse Black Beauty？
A． Farmer Grey．
B． Squire Gordon．
C． Mrs． Gordon．
D． John．
（2）What do the underlined words "coach" and "drown" probably mean in the passage according to the given English﹣English dictionary entries （词条）？
coach 1[C] a person who trains a person or team in sport 2[C] a comfortable bus for carrying passengers over long distances 3[C] a large closed vehicle with four wheels， pulled by horses， used in the past for carrying passengers |
drown 1[V] to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe； to kill sb in this way 2[V] to make sth very wet； to completely cover sth in water or another liquid 3[V] to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them |
A． 1；2
B． 3；1
C． 1；3
D． 3；3
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A． Black Beauty lived a hard life with mum．
B． Ginger was unhappy when she was young．
C． Some horses did not wear reins or bits．
D． Mr． Gordon went on a long journey alone．
（4）How did Black Beauty save his master's life？
A． By fixing the bridge．
B． By asking other horses for help．
C． By crossing the bridge．
D． By refusing to step onto the bridge．
（5）What might happen that night from the passage？
A． Black Beauty was sent away from home．
B． Mr． Gordon sold Black Beauty to others．
C． Black Beauty got good food and a nice bed．
D． Mr． Gordon had Black Beauty do extra work．
Dear Mr. Scott， I expect you may be slightly surprised to receive a letter from your next﹣door neighbor， but I have to raise a theme that it will be easier for me to discuss in writing． You may have noticed that I have a line of apple trees running along the fence（栅栏）that separates our two gardens． You may also have felt happy when you see your two children sitting on your grass by the fence． And you may also have noticed that my apple trees bend over the fence and seem to look down at your children with interest． It is only natural that your children should sometimes seem to return that interest． And it is quite legal（合法的）for them to show that interest by picking all the apples that hang over on your side of the fence． But to tell you the truth， Mr. Scott， I am tired of seeing your children， day after day， destroy the branches of every one of my apple trees． And it seems that a war has been fought on one side of my apple trees． Besides， I am more tired of waking up on these fine autumn mornings to find even the apples on MY side of the fence much less in number． I know this too is the work of your children， since last night I was woken at midnight by the noise they were making when climbing one of my trees， and （as they may have told you） I drove them away． Yours sincerely， Becky Aldrin |
（1）What is this？
A． A complaint letter．
B． An invitation letter．
C． A thank﹣you letter．
D． A recommendation letter．
（2）Which season was it？
A． Spring．
B． Summer．
C． Autumn．
D． Winter．
（3）What did the two children do last night？
A． They sat on the grass．
B． They ran along the fence．
C． They destroyed the branches．
D． They climbed an apple tree．
（4）How was Becky Aldrin when she wrote this letter？
A． Polite but serious．
B． Surprised but happy．
C． Angry and rude．
D． Tired and uninterested．
（5）What did Becky Aldrin wish Mr. Scott to do next？
A． Be kind to his neighbour
B． Make friends with his children．
C． Have a talk with his children．
D． Grow apple trees in his garden．
Martina looked out of the window． A robin was singing a lively song in the tree． At this time， Grandpa， who lived with the family since Grandma had died， came in． He looked at the floor as if looking for something． He said， "When the robin sings…" he stopped， trying to remember what he had started to say．
"Spring is here，" Mum finished the sentence． "And I'm thinking of our spring cleaning，" Mum suggested． "Martina， you can help me， right？" Martina agreed unwillingly．
They cleaned the house． They cleaned upstairs， downstairs， inside， outside， until everything was clean． Then Mum pointed to Grandpa's sofa and shouted． "That old sofa has got to go． We'll buy Grandpa a new one．"
It was true and Martina had to agree． The sofa was really old． As they tried to move the sofa， Grandpa stood in their way． "You can't take my sofa，" he shouted．
"It's old，" Mum said． Grandpa tried to push his sofa back into place． "We'll buy you a new one，" Mum promised．
"I don't want a new one，" Grandpa insisted． Mum let go of the sofa． "We'll talk about it tonight when John gets home．" John， Martina's dad， was still at work．
"Why don't you let us take away the sofa？ It's too old!" Martina asked when the family were having supper． Grandpa shook his head and said， "I sat in this sofa， with your grandma right here， when I asked her to marry me． It was so long ago， but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes I feel she is near．"
"It's amazing，" Martina thought， "how Grandpa can remember things from the past． These days he forgets almost everything．"
The old man smiled to Martina and went on． "And the night your father was born， I sat in this sofa． I was nervous when they placed the little baby into my arms．"
"I think I'm beginning to understand，" Martina said． "Many years later，" Grandpa continued， "I sat in this sofa when the doctor called and told me that your grandma was ill． I was lost without her， but the sofa gave me the comfort．"
"I do see now，" Martina looked at Grandpa． "This is not just an old sofa． This sofa is more like a friend．" "Yes，" Grandpa added． "We've got through a lot together．" The whole family agreed that the living room would be boring without the old sofa．
（1）What is a robin？
A． A bird．
B． A cat．
C． A fish．
D． A worm．
（2）What was Grandpa like these days？
A． Careless．
B． Impatient．
C． Organized．
D． Forgetful．
（3）Who was "the little baby" in Paragraph 9？
A． Martina．
B． Martina's dad．
C． Martina's mum．
D． Martina's uncle．
（4）What's the best title for this passage？
A． Martina's wish
B． A spring cleaning
C． A happy family
D． The old sofa
My father was German， but he Worked in England． He married my mother， who was English． Her family name was Robinson， so when I was born in 1632， in England， they called me Robinson， after her．
My father did well in his business and I went to a good school． He wanted me to get a good job， and live a quiet， pleasant life． But I wanted adventure and an exciting life．
"I want to be a sailor and go to sea"， I told my mother and father． They were very unhappy about this．
"Please don't go． "my father said， "You won't be happy you know． Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life． "and because I love him， and he was unhappy， I tried to forget about the sea．
But I couldn't forget， and about a year later， I saw a friend in town． His father had a Ship and my friend said to me，" we are sailing to London tomorrow． Why don't you come with us？"
On September 1st， 1651， I went to Hull and the next day we sailed for London．
But， a few days later， there was a strong wind． The sea was rough and dangerous， and the ship went up and down up and down． I was very ill， and was very afraid．
"Oh， I don't want to die!" I cried，" I want to live! If I live， I will go home and never go to sea again!"
The next day the wind stopped， and the sea was quiet and beautiful again．
"Well， Robinson，" my friend laughed，" How do you feel now？ The wind wasn't too bad．"
"What!" I cried． "It was a terrible storm．"
"Oh， that wasn't a storm， "my friend answered， "just a little wind． Forget it， come and have a drink．"
After a few drinks with my friend， I felt better． I forgot about the danger， and decided not to go home． I didn't want my friend and family to laugh at me!
I stayed in London for some time， but I still， wanted to go to the sea． So， when the captain（船长）of a ship ask me to go with him to Guinea in Africa， I agreed， And so I went to the sea for the second time．
It was a good ship， and everything went well at first， but I was very ill again． Then when we were near the Canary Islands， a Turkish pirate（海盗）ship came after us． They were famous thieves of the sea at that time． There was a long， hard fight， but when it finished， we and the ship were prisoners． The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco． They wanted to sell us as slaves（奴隶）in the market． But in the end， the Turkish captain decided to keep me for himself， and took me home with him． This was a sudden and terrible change in my life． This Turkish captain was now my master．
（1）Why did Robinson forget about the sea at the beginning？
A． Because he had no money to own a ship．
B． Because he hasted to live a dangerous life．
C． Because he wanted to make his parents happy．
D． Because he looked forward to getting a good job．
（2）Which is the right time order of what happened in the story？
a． One of Robinson's friends invited him to sail to London．
b． The Turkish captain took Robinson home．
c． A captain asked Robinson to go with him to Guinea．
d． Robinson drank with his friend．
e． A long and hard fight happened．
A． a﹣d﹣c﹣e﹣b
B． d﹣a﹣c﹣e﹣b
C． a﹣c﹣b﹣e﹣d
D． d﹣c﹣a﹣b﹣e
（3）What did Robinson think of his sea journey？
A． Everything was fine
B． The sea was quiet all the time
C． The wind was weak
D． Sea life was dangerous at times
（4）Who took Robinson to Sallee in Morocco？
A． the Turkish Captain
B． his friend
C． the captain of a ship
D． his father
（5）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？
A． Robinson wanted to serve the Turkish captain．
B． Robinson lived happily with the Turkish captain．
C． Robinson became a slave to the Turkish captain．
D． Robinson made friends with the Turkish captain．
Sarah stood in front of the mirror（镜子）． "It looks like a raincoat on me，" she said．
"Perhaps the blue，" said Mama， gently．
"Sure，" the shopkeeper said． But when he took the blue coat， there on the shelf behind all of the dark coats， hidden like a spring flower in winter darkness， there， as if by magic， was a pink coat．
"A pink coat!" Sarah cried． "I want the pink coat．"
"That coat is smaller than the other ones，" Papa said．
Sarah spoke up． "I'm small， too． Papa， please let me try it on， Mama？ Please？"
"It wouldn't hurt to let her try it on，" Mama said．
Without a word， the shopkeeper took the coat from the shelf and held it for Sarah．
"Ohhh!" Sarah said． The coat was smooth and shiny inside like her sister Sylvia's blouses． "Ahhh!"
Sarah stood very straight and looked in the mirror． She looked for a very long time． In the pink coat she looked like a spring flower．
"Sarah!" Mama said．
Sarah looked up． Mama was standing behind her． She was holding the brown coat．
"I'm afraid the pink coat will only fit one year，" Mama said， taking a step closer．
"And there's no one to pass it on to，" said Papa．
And the shopkeeper said， "It's wise to save money．"
Sarah backed away． No one was going to put her into a raincoat again． She wanted to be a flower．
"Sarah!" It was Papa． He came over to her． "You're old enough to know that you can't always have your own way，" he said seriously．
"Wise and true，" said the shopkeeper．
Sarah took off the pink coat， slowly．
"It is her colour， though，" Mama said．
"Ahh，" said the shopkeeper． "Anyone can see how the pink of the coat brings out the roses in her face．"
Papa looked thoughtful for a moment．
"We are lucky．" continued Mama， "that it is only one little coat for Sarah and not also new coats for Sylvia and Susan and Sally．"
Papa looked from the brown coat to the pink coat． "The cows will give milk soon enough，" he said "And how can we let Sarah wear a brown coat when she looks like a flower in this one？"
"Papa!" Sarah cried， putting on the pink coat back， quickly． She threw her arms around Papa's neck． " " she whispered．
"Like a rose in spring，" Papa said．
（1）What did Sarah try on first？
A． A big pink coat．
B． A small pink coat．
C． A big brown coat．
D． A small brown coat．
（2）Why did Mama want Sarah to try brown and blue？
A． Because Sarah looked better in them．
B． Because Sarah could wear them longer．
C． Because they were big enough for Sarah．
D． Because they cost less than the pink one．
（3）What did Sarah most probably say to Papa in the end？
A． How do I look？
B． How does the coat look？
C． I do look like a flower， don't I？
D． The coat looks nice， doesn't it？
After coming to America， the use of "yes" and "no" brings me a lot of trouble， because the use in Korean （韩语） is a different from that in English． For example， if I am asked， "Haven't you had dinner yet？" and I have not had dinner yet， then in Korean I usually say "Yes， I haven't．" But in English， I have to say， "No， I haven't．"
Because of this， my friends often get the opposite meaning from what I want to give them． One day only a month after I came to America， I had dinner with an American student， Bob． He asked me some questions and I answered them sincerely． A few days later， I found some roommates thought that I came from North Korea． One day ，I stopped by Bob's room and asked why he was spreading the wrong information． "Oh， you told me that． Don't you remember？" he said， "When I asked you ，'You are not from North Korea，are you？'you clearly answered， 'Yes， of course．' Didn't it mean that you are from North Korea？"
The different use also causes problems between my friends and me． One weekend night， my roommate Mark brought his children into the dorm（宿舍）． They make some noise while playing． I did not mind the noise since I was just watching TV． The next morning， I met Mark． He asked me with a smile， "Didn't my children make noise last night？ Didn't it make you uncomfortable？" Because I did not mind the noise at all， I clearly said "Yes!" The smile suddenly disappear from Mark's face， and he said， "I am sorry about that． They are going right now． See you later．" I could not understand what he was sorry about， and I just said， "OK． Bye!" After a moment of thinking， I realized how stupid I was． That evening， I explained to Mark and said sorry to him． I knew he thought that I had been very rude．
Now to deal with this problem， I have set simple rules： First， take a five﹣second break if I am not sure of "yes" or "no"， Second， use "pardon me"， so the person may explain to me in a direct way．
（1）From the passage， we can infer （推断） that the writer comes from ．
A． North Korea
B． America
C． South Korea
D． China
（2）In Paragraph 3， when the writer answered "Yes"，Mark might think the writer was ．
A． rude
B． kind
C． helpful
D． polite
（3）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refers to （指的是） ．
A． "yes"
B． the noise
C． watching TV
D． the smile
（4）If the writer is not sure of "yes" or "no" next time， he will say ．
A． " pardon me"
B． "yes"
C． "no"
D． "I don't know"
（5）The writer writes the passage mainly to remind us ．
A． to work hard on English
B． to learn to respect others
C． never to use "yes" or "no"
D． to know culture differences
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