It was Mother’s Day. A man stopped his car at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted the shopkeeper to send the flowers to his mother, who lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car, he found a young girl sitting on the road crying.
He asked her what was wrong and she answered, “ I want to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents. A rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come into the shop with me, I’ll buy you a rose.”
He bought the little girl a rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered to drive the girl home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She brought him to a cemetery(墓地). Where she placed the rose on the grave(墓碑).
The man was moved. He returned to the flower shop, picked up the flowers he ordered and drove two hundred miles to his mother’s house.
Today is the day for your mother. Send a flower to your kind and beautiful mother.The man went to the shop to____________.
| A．have a rest | B．help the girl | C．buy some food | D．order some flowers |
The man’s mother lived ___________away from him.
| A．2 kilometers | B．75 miles | C．200 miles | D．200 kilometers |
The girl was crying on the road because__________.
| A．she was hungry | B．she got hurt |
| C．she couldn’t afford a rose | D．she couldn’t find her way home |
We can learn from the passage that___________.
| A．the girl loved flowers very much |
| B．the girl loved her mother very much |
| C．the shopkeeper sent the flowers to the man’s mother |
| D．the man drove to his mother house to look after her |
Do you know Marc Yu (余俊承). He is very famous . He is only nine years old. He is a Chinese American. His mother is from Macao. He likes music very much and he has great musical talent（天赋）. He can play forty pieces of classical music now.
After hearing Mary Had a little Lamb one time at the age of three, he began playing it on the piano. Before that, he didn’t learn the piano at all. He started to take the piano lessons at the age of three. His first public performance（表演） was at the age of three , too.
Now he can play great music for people on the stage. He wants to be a famous musician like Lang Lang in the future. He likes LangLang very much. Lang Lang is his idol.How old is Marc Yu?
| A．9 | B．3 | C．7 | D．8 |
Where is his mother from?
| A．His mother is from America | B．His mother is from Macao |
| C．His mother is from Tai Wang | D．His mother is from Hong Kong |
When did he begin to learn the piano?
| A．At the age of 9 | B．At the age of 5 | C．At the age of 3 | D．At the age of 10 |
.How many pieces of classical music can he play now?
| A．14 | B．4 | C．40 | D．400 |
What does Lang Lang do?
| A．A pop singer | B．A rock singer | C．A musician | D．A writer |
October 21st,2011
Dear Vincent,
I’m a middle school student in Zhejiang , China. My English teacher , Ms.Li gave me your name and address. I want to be your pen friend.
English is my favourite subject.That’s why I want to practise English with an American student. I also like art. It’s so interesting and useful.I like history, too. Our history teacher always tells us a lot of interesting historical stories. We all have a good time in history classes.
In my free time, I enjoy playing computer games . It’s exciting and fun. Do you like it ? I also like to go to the movies. I saw Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows:Part 1 yesterday. It was a great film.But I don’t like sports, so I never enjoy P.E.classes.
How about you? What subjects do you like? What do you look like? What do you want to do when you get older? I hope I can get your letter soon!
Yours,
Zhao GangZhao Gang wants to have a pen friend , so he can.
| A．improve his writing | B．practise English |
| C．know more historical stories | D．make Ms.Li happy |
What subject doesn’t Zhao Gang like?
| A．P.E. | B．English | C．History | D．Art |
Who is Vincent?
| A．Zhao Gang’s classmate | B．A middle school student in Zhejiang. |
| C．An American student | D．Ms Li’s student |
What did Zhao Gang do on October 20 ,2011?
| A．He played computer games | B．He wrote a letter to Vincent |
| C．He talked to Ms. Li about his pen friend | D．He went to the cinema. |
What does Zhao Gang do in his free time?
| A．He plays computer games and watches films | B．He does sports |
| C．He reads books | D．He sings and dances |
Why should we learn to swim?
Firstly, swimming is a good exercise for our health. Indeed doctors say it is the best exercise, because in swimming all the muscles of the body are used.
Secondly, swimming gives great pleasure. How nice it is, on a hot dusty day in summer, to take off one’s clothes and dive into the cool water of a rive or the sea, and to swim and float until one feels enough.
Thirdly, swimming may sometimes mean all the different between life and death, we never know when we may be in danger from water. We got on a voyage, and the ship in wrecked; we go for a pleasure sail on a lake and the boat turns over; we slip as we are walking along the bank of a river, and half in the water. If we can swim, we have chance for saving our own lives, but if we cannot swim, we are pretty certain to be drowned. So for our own safety, we should learn to swim.
Lastly, if we can swim, we may be able to save other people from drowning. How sad it is to see a friend drowning before our eyes while we cannot help just because we cannot swim.
11.Who says that swimming is the best exercise? _________.
A. Farmers B. Dentists C. Fishermen D. Doctors
12.When swimming, ________.
A. We don’t move at all B. all the muscle of the body are used
C. we move our legs only D. we drink lots of seawater into our stomach
13.Swimming ________.
A. gives great pain B. gives no pleasure
C. gives much pleasure D. does harm to the body
14.If we can swim, ________.
A. we are no longer humans, but fish B. we shall be drowned one day
C. we have a chance of saving our own lives D. we can’t walk any more
15.If we can swim, ________.
A. we may be able to help others from drowning
B. we can’t save others from drowning
C. it is pretty danger certain that we will get drowned
D. there is a great danger when we fall into the water
In England, afternoon tea, taken between four and five, is the most informal(非正式的) meal of the day. If you are a friend of the family, you may drop in for tea without an invitation（邀请） or telling that you are coming. Very often it is not served at a table. The members of the family and visitors take tea in the sitting room. Each person has a cup and saucer(托盘)，a spoon and a small plate for bread-and-butter and cake. By the way, do not help yourself to cake first; bread-and-butter first, then cake if there is any. Another piece of advice: Do not put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate at the same time.
6.Afternoon tea is usually taken with __________.
A. in the morning B. between four and five
C. in the early afternoon D. in the evening
7.If you want to have afternoon tea in a friend’s home, ___________.
A. it is necessary for you to send a message
B. you should wait for his invitation
C. it is impolite for you to go there without taking anything with you
D. it is not necessary for you to call him or send a message.
8.In the passage, “drop in” means “_________”。
A. pay an informal visit B. fall down
C. drink at a friend’s home D. break
9.It’s impolite for you to _________.
A. help yourself to cake first
B. share a cup with your friend
C. put more than one piece of bread or cake on your plate once
D. all of the above
10.Which of the following is not true?
A. Afternoon tea is often taken in the sitting room.
B. The members of the family often share a cup and saucer, a spoon, etc.
C. Afternoon tea is usually taken between lunch and supper.
D. Help yourself to bread-and-butter before cake if there is any.
1.If you want to enjoy the Ballet Opera “Swan Lake”, go to Shanghai Grand Theatre_________.
A. on April 20 B. on April 21 C. on April 22 D. on April 27
2.Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one son and one daughter who study at a primary school. The tickets for the Ballet Opera “ Sleeping Beauty ” cost the family _______ yuan.
A. 720 B. 420 C. 540 D. 320
3.South Lane Xintiandi most probably is a place where people ___________.
A. watch films B. listen to concerts C. visit shows D. play soccer
4.Visitors who come to Shanghai for a twenty-day holiday may miss the_______, if they arrive on April 21.
A. photo show B. Jazz Week
C. concert by Singapore singers D. Opera “ Sleeping Beauty ”
5.If you are interested in Jazz and feel like watching it, the number ______ may be helpful.
A. 6322-4352 B. 6352-2314 C. 6217-3055 D. 6386-1818