One night I was sitting in my room half-listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No answer.
I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, no answer.
So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of （一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other.”
An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup. “Thanks.”
I wrote back “For what?” it returned to me with “Loving me” on it.
Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”The underlined word “yucky” most probably means ____.
| A．upset | B．exciting | C．terrible | D．amazing |
What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?
| A．Kevin is not as clever as his brother. |
| B．He is neither the youngest nor the oldest. |
| C．Kevin doesn’t like to make friends with others. |
| D．Kevin is not good at playing basketball. |
What do we know about the writer?
| A．She has two children in her family. |
| B．She didn’t pay enough attention to Kevin before. |
| C．She used to show her love to Kevin. |
| D．She has a closer relationship with Tommy after that. |
What does the writer want to tell us?
| A．Everyone should show how they love their family members. |
| B．It’s hard to get on well with family members. |
| C．It’s important to keep peace in the family. |
| D．We should try our best to stop our children from fighting. |
We people have homes．Animals have homes，too．
Some animals live under the ground．The woodchuck（土拨鼠）lives in the holes（洞穴）under the ground．His home has two doors．If someone comes in through one door，he will go out through the other door．Some birds live in the holes in the trees．They come out for food during the day and go back to sleep at night．But most birds live iust in the trees．It’s very interesting that turtles（海龟）usually carry their homes on their backs．Bees always work hard to make their homes．Cats，dogs and some other pets live in people’s homes．And we can see many kinds of animals in the zoo，so the zoo is also a big home for animals．The woodchucks live________under the ground．
| A．in the sand |
| B．in the holes |
| C．in the wood（木头） |
| D．in the grass |
The woodchuck’s home usually has________door（s） under the ground．
| A．one |
| B．two |
| C．three |
| D．four |
According to the passage，most birds________．
| A．live in the holes in the trees |
| B．come out for food during the day and at night |
| C．live just in the trees |
| D．live under the ground |
The turtles’homes are________．
| A．under the sand |
| B．in the sea |
| C．in the grass |
| D．on their backs |
According to the passage，which is WRONG？
| A．Most animals have their own homes． |
| B．The woodchuck’s home often has two doors． |
| C．Bees usually live in the trees． |
| D．Cats，dogs and other pet animals live in people’s homes． |
阅读理解
B
Junior school students in Harbin，Heilongjiang，had a“long weekend”．They had four days off from Oct．19 to Oct．22．It was not for any festival，but was caused by serious smog．
The smog was caused by high levels of PM 2.5 in the air．
PM 2.5 is small particles(微粒)of pollution in the air with a diameter(直径)of 2.5 micrometers or less．Waste gas from cars and factories is the biggest cause of PM 2.5 pollution．On Oct．17，the World Health Organization named air pollution a cause of cancer．
To better protect children，cities are taking action．
On Oct．21，Harbin Education Bureau decided to close primary and junior high schools for two days．
Beijing started a program on Oct．22 which has a warning system with four levels．The red warning is the highest warning level．It means that the next three days will see serious pollution．
When a red warning is issued(发布)，schools will be closed for a few days．
If there’s pollution that’s not so serious，the Beijing Commission of Education will not ask schools to stop PE classes and outdoor activities．
How will students be informed?
“First，the Commission of Education will inform schools online，”Ye Yan，head of Beijing Shijingshanqu Experimental Primary School．told Beijing Times．“Then teachers will text students’parents．”
Will the days off affect the study plan?
“Missing school days will be made up during the summer or winter vacations，”said Wang Hao，a physical education teacher in Beijing Chaoyang District．
For students in Harbin who had the long weekend，they would go to school on the next two Saturdays．Why did students in Harbin have a long weekend?
| A．Because the weather was extremely cold． |
| B．Because a special festival came． |
| C．Because the winter vacation began． |
| D．Because there happened serious smog． |
Which of the following is TRUE about PM 2.5?
| A．It makes water polluted． |
| B．People can see it with eyes． |
| C．It only comes from factories． |
| D．It can cause serious diseases． |
When a red warning is issued in Beijing，what will happen?
| A．All of the work will be stopped． |
| B．People aren’t allowed to go outside． |
| C．Schools will be closed for a few days． |
| D．Air pollution will be seen in a few weeks． |
What does the underlined word“text”mean in Chinese?
| A．写信 |
| B．发信息 |
| C．写文章 |
| D．发邮件 |
What is the reading mainly about?
| A．What PM 2.5 is made up of． |
| B．How people right against air pollution． |
| C．What influence the smog brings to schools． |
| D．How schools deal with the missing school days． |
阅读理解
A
(2013江苏扬州)
Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is in the south of Scotland．
A collection of nearly 150 different animals from all over the world can be seen within the peaceful and natural setting．Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is to provide a living shelter for small animals，to protect wildlife，to provide chances for the public to enjoy and learn about the area they live in．A main aim of the park is to protect endangered animals．
Facilities(设施)available to visitors mainly include restaurants，gift shops，picnic areas，facilities for babies，facilities for disabled people，free parking，etc．
There is a programme of improvement to condition for the animals，birds and visitors．Through the programme，the park plays all important part in the international effort to protect rare and endangered animals．Click here to see what improvement the park has to make．
As some of our animals are free in the park area，dogs and other pets are not allowed．
Open from 1st February to 30th October．10:00 a．m．to 6:00 p．m．
| Tickets |
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| Aduh |
￡6.50 |
| Child |
￡4.50(4—15 years old) |
| Elderly |
￡5.50 |
| Family |
￡20.00(2 adults＆2 children) |
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Fax／Tel：01557 331645You can visit Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park________．
| A．at 9:00 a．m．on 7th December |
| B．at 11:00 a．m．on 7th December |
| C．at 9:00 a．m．on 7th September |
| D．at 11:00 a．m．on 7th September |
How much should you at least pay if your family(five persons，including an elderly person，two adults and the ten-year-old twins)visit the park?
| A．￡24.50． |
| B．￡25.50． |
| C．￡26.50． |
| D．￡27.50． |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．There are endangered animals in the park． |
| B．There aren’t any picnic areas in the park． |
| C．You can’t take the babies to the park． |
| D．You can visit the park with your dogs． |
B
Old John went to see a doctor．The doctor examined him（检查）and said，“Medicine（药）can’t help you．You must have a good rest．Go to a quiet place for a month，go to bed early，drink some milk，walk a lot and smoke one cigar（雪茄烟）a day．”
“Thank you very much，”said Old John，“I want to do everything you say．”
A month later old John came to the doctor again．“Well，”said the doctor，“I’m glad to see you．You look much younger．”
“Oh，Doctor，”said Old John，“I feel quite well now．I had a good rest．I went to bed early，I drank a lot of milk，and I walked a lot．Your advice（建议）certainly helped me．But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day，and the one cigar a day nearly killed me at first．It’s no joke to start smoking at my age．”The doctor________．
| A．asked him to take some medicine |
| B．asked him not to take any medicine |
| C．didn’t say any word about medicine |
| D．gave him some medicine |
Old John________after a month．
| A．didn’t get well |
| B．got well |
| C．was young |
| D．was old |
Which One is true？
| A．Old John didn’t smoke before． |
| B．Old John smoked before． |
| C．Old John didn’t smoke a cigar a day． |
| D．Old John wanted to smoke． |
When Old John was ill，he looked________．
| A．young |
| B．old |
| C．younger |
| D．older |
The best title（题目）of this passage should（应该）be“________”．
| A．Old John |
| B．Old John Is Ill |
| C．The Doctor’s Advice |
| D．Old John Did as the Doctor Asked Him |
阅读理解A
| Rule One 1．You can come into the room only with your teacher． 2．Don’t eat or drink in the room． 3．Don’t listen to music． 4．Be quiet．Don’t talk to each other． 5．Turn off all the computers and close windows after class． |
Rule Two Here are the rules for Emily． 1．You must get up before 6:30 a．m． 2．Don’t listen to music． 3．Don’t talk loudly on the phone． 4．Go to bed by 10:00 p．m． 5．Don’t meet friends if you don’t finish your homework． 6．Clean your bedroom yourself． |
In the two rules，________isn’t be allowed（被允许）．
| A．eating or drinking |
| B．listening to music |
| C．meeting friends |
| D．coming into the room |
When does Emily have to go to bed？
| A．After 10:00 p．m． |
| B．Before 6:30 p．m． |
| C．By 10:00 p．m． |
| D．By 9:00 p．m． |
Rule One may be for a________．
| A．computer room |
| B．classroom |
| C．bedroom |
| D．dining room |
The underlined word“finish”means“________”in Chinese．
| A．阅读 |
| B．拿走 |
| C．开始 |
| D．完成 |
Which of the following is NOT true？
| A．You have to be quiet when you have a computer class． |
| B．Emily’s parents clean her bedroom． |
| C．Students can’t go into the room if there is no teacher． |
| D．Rule Two is a family rule． |