I do not need a calendar to tell me when it is winter. All I need is my nose. When I wake up in the morning and smell the tasty treats my mom is cooking downstairs, I know winter has arrived.
The first one is the smell of chocolate. During the holiday season (from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day) my mother makes her special hot chocolate. She always adds a peppermint candy cane (薄荷味拐棍糖) to the drink and tops it with cream.
The hot chocolate gets me out of bed, but it is my mother’s chocolate fudge (软糕) that makes me run downstairs. It is a thick chunk (块) of chocolate that tastes like heaven. My mother adds nuts. That gives it more texture (质感).
But my mother isn’t done yet. She also makes a treat she calls “window panes (窗玻璃)”. She takes a few different colored marshmallows (棉花糖) and melts them together with chocolate. The final product looks like a colorful church window, so we call it “window panes”.
These tasty holiday treats are usually eaten after a meal as a dessert. But don’t tell Santa Claus because I secretly eat them all day long.What wakes “me” up in the morning?
| A．The alarm clock. | B．My mom. | C．The noise upstairs. | D．The smell of food. |
In the author’s eyes, the taste of the chocolate fudge is ____.
| A．terrible | B．wonderful | C．awful | D．so so |
With nuts, the chocolate fudge tastes _____.
| A．softer | B．sweeter | C．harder | D．hotter |
The “window panes” the author mentions refer to _____.
| A．special hot chocolate drink | B．decorations on the window |
| C．chocolate cake with fruits on it | D．a mixture of marshmallows and chocolate |
Why does the author look forward to the winter?
| A．There is plenty of time to play around. | B．The food his mom cooks is mouthwatering. |
| C．It’s great fun to play outdoors. | D．He can have a good rest during the winter. |
阅读理解（共2小题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner — a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed （包装的）lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.
Often parents know what their children want. Cath, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”
However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make of them.”
But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy (起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were lot of chips.”
Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead.
So Janie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country.
And it seems that the changes have begun.
Anna, a pupil, told us, “we used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There’s salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”How many meals do most children in the UK have at school?
| A．One |
| B．Two |
| C．Three |
| D．Four |
____ would like the children to have the school meals.
| A．Cath |
| B．Susan |
| C．Kaz |
| D．Jamie |
Jamie thought ______ were healthy food
| A．stews and curries |
| B．burgers and pizzas |
| C．chips and fizzy drinks |
| D．sandwiches and coke |
The last two paragraphs (段落) show that________.
| A．There’s a salad restaurant in every school |
| B．salad is the only healthy food for students |
| C．schools have begun to cook healthier food |
| D．the government doesn’t care about school dinners |
What is the best title for this text?
| A．Healthy Food |
| B．Unhealthy Food |
| C．Packed Lunches |
| D．School Dinners |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
D
I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache．But English is very easy for me．I’m good at it．I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English．
First, I think an interest in English is very important．When I learned English first, it was fresh for me．I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it．Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark．How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder．Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice．I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language．I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary．Then practice again and again, never be tired．And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever I have a question．I must make it clear by asking our English teacher．How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels．They help me understand a lot of things．So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well．And I also write English diaries．English has become a close friend of mine．
根据短文内容选择答案Why do some students often “have a headache”？
| A．Because they are easy to catch a cold． |
| B．Because it’s often very cold |
| C．Because they think English is easy． |
| D．Because they don’t think English is easy． |
The writer tells us that we should be ________ in English if we want to learn it well．
| A．kind |
| B．interested |
| C．angry |
| D．strict |
The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ________．
| A．I got a good way |
| B．I had a good idea |
| C．I did badly in the exam |
| D．I did well in the exam |
The writer thinks English is interesting because ________．
| A．English is full of stories |
| B．English is full of jokes |
| C．his teacher often teaches them nice English songs |
| D．of nothing |
Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?
| A．Speaking bravely． |
| B．Writing to foreign friends． |
| C．Reading aloud． |
| D．Writing English diaries． |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
C
I suppose when you grow up in one place, you have friends whom you’ve known since childhood．But as a child who moved a lot, my oldest friendships are with my cousins．
On our return from Guam, my parents, sisters and I walked off the plane in Alexandria．All my cousins were there to meet us．
I was excited to see them again．The last time I’d seen Don, Sherri and David was two years before．That summer we’d caught fireflies(萤火虫) and watched Don and his friends play a game．Some boys acted like a bull(公牛) with a rope(绳子)．His friend held the rope and Don rode on it．When Don fell off, he got up and tried again．
Just like riding that bull, Don put his heart into everything he did．As a young man he was told he got cancer(癌症)．But he fought it and never gave up．Like what he did that summer, he held tight(紧紧地) , falling off a few times and trying again．I was excited and proud of my cousin for planning and going after his dream．I wished his ride would have lasted longer．The writer and his family returned to Alexandria________．
| A．by boat |
| B．by ship |
| C．by air |
| D．by train |
The writer and his cousins________in the summer two years ago．
| A．became good friends |
| B．moved to Guam |
| C．rode a bull |
| D．caught fireflies |
What does the underlined word “held” mean in the passage?
| A．抓住 |
| B．容纳 |
| C．扣留 |
| D．举办 |
When did Don know he got cancer?
| A．When he was born． |
| B．When he was a young man． |
| C．Two years ago． |
| D．Last summer． |
From the last paragraph, we know Don is a man who__________．
| A．is very shy |
| B．never gives up |
| C．has a bull |
| D．is very foolish |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language．Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example．If you look up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language．
Language do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways．It’s important to master(掌握) the rules(规则) for word order in the study of English, too．If the sentences put words in a wrong order, the listene rs can’t understand the speakers’ sentences easily．Sometimes when the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change．Let’s se e the difference between the two pairs of sentences．
“She only likes apples．” “Only she likes apples．”
“I’ve seen the film already．” “I have already seen the film．”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit(精神实质) of the language and use it as the English speakers do．From the passage we know that___________when we are learning English．
| A．we shouln’t put every word into our own language |
| B．we shouldn’t look up every word in the dictionary |
| C．we need to put every word into our own language |
| D．we must read word by word |
The writer thinks it is___________in learning English．
| A．difficult to understand different sounds |
| B．possible to remember the word order |
| C．important to master the rules in different ways |
| D．easy to master the rules for word order |
We can learn from the passage that___________．
| A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words |
| B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence |
| C．sometimes different order of words has a different meaning |
| D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different |
“She only likes apples,” ____________
| A．is the same as “Only she likes apple”． |
| B．is different from “Only she likes apple”． |
| C．means “She likes fruit except apples”． |
| D．means “She doesn’t like apples”． |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．Different Orders, Different Meanings |
| B．How to speak English? |
| C．How to Put English into Our Own Language? |
| D．How to Learn English? |
阅读理解（共4小题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
How old is “old”? The answer has changed over the years．Two hundred years ago, you were old at 35．At the beginning of the 20th century, the average (平均) life span(跨度) was 45．In 1950，70-year-olds were really old．Today, a healthy 70-year-old person is still thought young．
So, how old is old? The answer is one you've heard many times, from all kinds of people．“You are as old(or young) as you feel．” Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived．Your body tells you how well you've lived．
“Nobody grows old by living a number of years,” wrote a writer．“People grow old when they don't have their ideals (理想)．” People should not have the wrong ideals about aging．Sometimes, old minds can be as bright as young minds．Alice Brophy once said, “It makes me happy who people say．You look young for your age．” What does that mean? You know you can die old at 30 (可能30岁老死) and live young at 80．About 100 years ago, the ave rage life span was _______．
| A．35 |
| B．80 |
| C．70 |
| D．45 |
Th e meaning of the word “aging” is _______．
| A．growing old |
| B．staying young |
| C．keeping healthy |
| D．feeling unhappy |
According to the passage, which of the following is true?
| A．Older people are not as bright as young people． |
| B．All older people are healthy and strong． |
| C．Aging does not mean you become unhealthy． |
| D．Most older people are unhealthy and poor． |
Which question is NOT answered in the passage?
| A．Can old people be as bright as young people? |
| B．How old is “old” ? |
| C．What tells you how well you've lived? |
| D．What is the average life span today? |
The passage is mainly about _______．
| A．the average life span |
| B．aging |
| C．the 20th century |
| D．older people and young people |