The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.
The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.The Aborigines painted pictures .
| A．on animals’ fur | B．on the land |
| C．on the tree | D．on the rock |
What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?
| A．To paint. | B．To hunt. | C．To fight. | D．To play. |
The Aborigines thought were the most important on the earth.
| A．people | B．animals | C．spirits | D．plants |
In an Aboriginal group decided things.
| A．the older men | B．the leader |
| C．the English | D．the Europeans |
The number of the Aborigines is small today .
| A．because their living condition was very bad |
| B．because the English killed a lot of them in the wars |
| C．because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them |
| D．because of the wars and the new illnesses |
Do you have free time? Would you like to be with an old man? I need such(这样的) a man to look after(照顾) my father. He’s 78 years old, but he’s healthy. If you want to get the job, you need to work for four hours every day from Monday to Friday, 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. And on weekends, you need to work for only two hours, 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Your pay(报酬) is 5 dollars an hour.
Here are the things you will do:
·Read books and newspapers(报纸) to him
·Talk with him if he wants to
·Walk outside(在外面) with him
·Buy things for him
Address: Bridge Street, Nanjing
Telephone: 2756-3358 (ask for Mr. Green)
Tom White needs a job. After he reads the advertisement(广告) , he calls Mr. Green and gets the job.Tom will work for hours in a week altogether(总共).
| A．12 | B．16 | C．18 | D．24 |
Tom can do other(其他的) things .
| A．every morning |
| B．every afternoon |
| C．on Saturday |
| D．on Monday |
Tom will get for working on Monday only.
| A．＄15 | B．＄20 | C．＄25 | D．＄30 |
From the passage we know Mr. Green’s father likes .
| A．reading and writing |
| B．walking and swimming |
| C．reading and walking |
| D．listening to music and eating fruit |
Which one is TRUE?
A. The pay is more(更多的) on weekends.
B. If you want to get the job, you can call Mr. Green.
C. Mr. Green’s father is seventy years old.
D. Mr. Green’s father lives in the USA.
| Miyoke, 13 Do you want to know where I come from? Oh, please guess(猜)！ I can speak good Japanese(日语), but I can’t speak English or Chinese at all. I like white a lot, so you can see me in a white shirt at school. |
| Grace, 12 Am I very cool? I have long hair with two big eyes. I have an e-friend from China, but she lives in London with me now. She studies English here. I often help her study English. |
| Maria, 12 I like little animals very much. Dogs are my favorite. So I have two dogs at home, but my mom doesn’t like them at all. I often give some eggs and cakes to them. They like me, too, and they can help me. |
| Tian Jun, 13 Chinese is my mother language(语言), but I study English at school. Now I can speak a little English. I often have some emails from my friend in the USA. He tells me how to study English in his e-mails. He says he likes Beijing. He wants to visit the Great Wall very much. |
Miyoke is from.
Grace has .
| A．long hair with two small eyes |
| B．an e-friend from London |
| C．a Chinese e-friend |
| D．short hair with two big eyes |
doesn’t like dogs at her home at all.
| A．Miyoke’s mom |
| B．Maria’s mom |
| C．Maria’s e-friend |
| D．Tian Jun’s friend |
Tian Jun can now.
| A．only speak Chinese |
| B．speak Japanese |
| C．speak Chinese and English |
| D．speak Chinese and Japanese |
Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
| A．Miyoke is often in a brown shirt at school. |
| B．Grace lives with her e-friend in Beijing now. |
| C．Tian Jun’s friend wants to visit Beijing a lot. |
| D．Maria doesn’t have a dog at her home. |
Many people like to travel (旅行) by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport（机场）is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off (起飞) and it is often late. You can’t open the window. You can’t choose（选择）the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe (安全的). Railway stations（火车站） are usually in cities. When you can’t catch a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey (旅行) when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.Why do many people like to travel by plane?
| A．Because it is fast. |
| B．Because you can walk around in the plane. |
| C．Because it is safe. |
| D．Because you can carry many things in a plane. |
Which is not the good thing about the train?
| A．It is safe. |
| B．It takes a little more time. |
| C．You can open the windows. |
| D．You can choose the food. |
If you want to take a lot of things with you, what do you take to go out?
| A．A bus. | B．A car. | C．A train. | D．A ship. |
What is the bad thing about the car?
| A．You needn’t go to a station. |
| B．You can start your journey when you want to. |
| C．There are too many cars on the road. |
| D．You have to wait for a long time. |
What does the writer think of the plane, train and car?
| A．He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time. |
| B．He likes to take a car because he has a car. |
| C．He doesn’t like traveling by plane he can’t choose the food on the plane. |
| D．He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport. |
Accident（事故） Report Form
| Accident: |
A car crashed into a tree. Some people were trapped in the car. |
| Weather conditions: |
There was a heavy rain. |
| Date of call: |
June 3,2006 |
| Time of call: |
9:30 p.m. |
| Name of caller: |
Mrs. Green |
| Place: |
Zhongshan Road, Nanjing |
| Conditions of victims（受伤者） : |
Mr. Green hurt his head. Mrs. Green hurt her left leg. Their daughter felt frightened. |
| Action: |
Policemen arrived at 9:40 p.m. and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 p.m. |
What time did Mrs. Green call the police?
| A．At 9:30 a.m. | B．At 9:30 p.m. |
| C．At 9:40 p.m. | D．At 9:45 p.m. |
.How many victims were there in the accident?
| A．One. | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
Whose left leg was hurt?
| A．Mrs. Green’s. |
| B．Their daughter’s. |
| C．Mr. Green’s |
| D．Their friend’s. |
What was the weather like that day?
| A．It was sunny. |
| B．It was snowy. |
| C．It was cloudy. |
| D．It was rainy. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The car crashed into a wall. |
| B．Their daughter hurt her leg and was sent to the hospital. |
| C．The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Nanjing. |
| D．The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital. |
Here is a photo of my family. These are my parents, Jack Ken and Mary Ken. My father is a teacher and my mother is a nurse(护士)。This is my brother David and this is my sister Jane. And the little girl is me(我).I have(有) a happy(幸福的)family. I love(爱)my family.Jack Ken and Mary Ken have ____son(s) and ____ daughter(s).
| A．one; two | B．one; three |
| C．two; one | D．one; one |
____ is my brother.
| A．Jane | B．David | C．Jack | D．Mary |
____ is a teacher.
| A．Jack | B．David | C．Mary | D．Jane |
I am a ____.
| A．boy | B．girl | C．son | D．father |
There are ____ people（人）in my family.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |