News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.The satellite sent by China will move around ________.
| A．the moon | B．the earth | C．the sun | D．the mars |
The speed of the fastest plane in the world is ______.
| A．1.4 kilometers per second | B．43 kilometers per minute |
| C．1,270 kilometers per hour | D．8,000 kilometers per hour |
The checking of textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will __________.
| A．make a lot of money |
| B．make the children sad |
| C．make sure there are no mistakes in them |
| D．make sure the books are not too expensive |
Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true?
| A．It will go around the moon. | B．It will stay in space for two years. |
| C．It costs a lot. | D．It will go into space by December 2006. |
Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because ___________.
| A．he likes to eat hybrid rice |
| B．he is a successful father |
| C．he grows more rice than others |
| D．he developed the world’s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice |
JOLIN Tsai (蔡依林), a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English. Instead, she has published (出版) a new book, "Jolin’s English Diary Book". It came out in Taiwan in March. Jolin is helping you learn English in a light hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks.
"I hope it’s a happy English book," she said, "When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it." This certainly doesn’t mean just reciting (背诵) words. Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning. She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English. She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school (小学). Because of this, she hosted (主持) news programme on the radio herself.
Jolin knows it’s important to put English to good use. So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion (时尚), travel and family. After each diary, she gives you lots of notea.You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers. When did Jolin Tsai publish "Jolin’s English Diary Book" ?
| A．In May | B．hi April | C．In March | D．In June |
She has been good at English ___.
| A．since she became a famous singer | B．since she was in Grade 3 |
| C．since she was in college (大学) | D．since she was 3 years old |
Jolin thinks that ___ is important for us to learn English.
| A．just reciting words | B．hosting a programme on the radio |
| C．studying in the classroom | D．putting English to good use |
What’s the meaning of "light-hearted" in the passage?
| A．轻松愉快的 | B．漫不经心的 | C．迷迷糊糊的 | D．乐于助人的 |
From the passage we know that ____.
| A．she is not only a famous singer but also an English teacher in a primary school |
| B．you don’t have to keep English diaries |
| C．she teaches us how to be a famous singer in "Jolin’s English Diary Book" |
| D．Jolin Tsai shows us how to learn English in a fun way |
阅读对话，然后根据对话的内容选出问题的最佳答案。
A: Hello!
B: Hi, is that Paul? This is Nick, your new classmate.
A: Hi, Nick! Where are you?
B: At home. There’s a new movie at the Capital Cinema（首都电影院）. Do you Know?
A: Yes, I do. Do you like going to movies?
B: Yes, very much. I usually go to movies with my parents on Sunday.
A: What kind of movies do you like?
B: Action movies. How about you?
A: I don’t often go to movies. I like watching TV or VCD at home.
B: That’s different from （不同）seeing the movie at the cinema（电影院）. Let’s go to the movie this evening, OK?
A: Sorry, I’m going to a concert（音乐会） with my mother this evening. What about tomorrow afternoon?
B: OK. See you after lunch tomorrow.
A: Bye-bye. Who is B?
A. Nick, Paul’s new classmate. B. Paul, Nick’s new classmate. What does Paul like?
A. Going to movies. B. Watching TV or VCD at home Paul and Nick are going to ________.
| A．the new movie this evening | B．a concert this evening |
| C．the new movie tomorrow | D．have lunch at the cinema |
Where do they talk about the movies?
| A．At Nick’s home. | B．At Paul’s home. | C．At the cinema. | D．On the phone. |
阅读理解,正确的写(T)，错误的写(F) (5分)
Mr. Smith is an English man. He teaches English well. His English classes are very interesting. He likes us and we like him, too.
Mr. Smith has two children—Tom and Mary. Tom is seven and his sister, Mary, is four. Tom goes to school but Mary doesn’t .Mr. Smith likes wearing(穿) a T-shirt and jeans (牛仔裤).Football is his favorite sport. After school we often have a baseball match. Sometimes Mr. Smith watches and joins us. He plays baseball just for fun.
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F).
1. Mr. Smith is an English teacher.
2. Mr. Smith has one daughter.
3. Mary doesn’t go to school because she likes sports.
4. Mr. Smith likes to have sports.
5. We often play baseball with Mr. Smith.
At school I have a good friend. He is an English boy .His name is Tom .He is twelve.
We are in No. 3 Middle School .We’re not in the same（同一个） class .He is in Class 2,
Grade 1 .Tom’s sister is not a student .Her name is Jane .She is five .She is a nice girl .
Miss Gao is my English teacher .She is thirty .Mr Wang is Tom’s Chinese teacher .He is thirty ,too .They’re good teachers .
请根据短文内容，回答问题：(5分)Tom is _________.
| A．English | B．American | C．Chinese | D．France |
Tom is in _____________.
| A．Class four ,Grade Two | B．Class Two,Grade One |
| C．Class four ,Grade One | D．Class Three, Grade One |
How old is Jane?
A. four B. five C. twelve D sixMiss Gao is my ______teacher .
| A．English | B．Chinese | C．math | D．French |
Tom and I _____in the same class ,we _____ in the same school .
| A．are ,are’t | B．are , are | C．aren’t ,are | D．aren’t, aren’t |
Dictionaries say that “spring fever” is a lazy or restless feeling . People usually have the feeling on the first warm day of spring. Everyone has probably felt it at one time or another . people have talked about it for years.
Recently, scientists have taken a good look at spring fever. What they found is quite surprising.
In many places we live in , the winter months often seem dark and dreary. When spring comes late March , the world becomes colorful . The number of daylight hours grows with each passing day. According to many scientists, all the sunlight sets off chemicals in the brain (大脑). The chemicals make our feeling change and bring on spring fever.
( ) How do people who have spring fever feel ?
| A．active | B．awake | C．energetic | D．restless . |
( ) Scientists think that ______________ cause(s) spring fever .
| A．colors | B．sunlight | C．dark | D．illness |
( ) According to the passage ,the underlined word “dreary ”means“__________” in Chinese.
| A．沉闷的 | B．暖和的 | C．晴朗的 | D．明亮的 |
( ) The best title for the passage is ______________ .
| A．How to Get Over Spring Fever | B．Spring Fever |
| C．Darkness in winter | D．Spring and winter |