Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn’t judge a tree or a person by only one season. "If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn." said the old man
It is true that we shouldn’t let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?
| A．Because he liked. eating pears. |
| B．Because the tree was important to his family. |
| C．Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly. |
| D．Because his sons didn’t judge things quickly. |
The fourth son went to see the tree in .
| A．Spring | B．Summer | C．Autumn | D．Winter |
The underlined word "buds" probably means in Chinese.
| A．叶子 | B．枝条 | C．果实 | D．花蕾 |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The pear tree was near his home. |
| B．The third son said the tree was beautiful. |
| C．The four sons all liked the tree. |
| D．Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Don’t judge a life by one difficult season. |
| B．Father’s love is great. |
| C．Every tree has four seasons. |
| D．Life is different for everyone. |
Hello! My name’s Alice. I’m a high school student. I’m very busy every week. From Monday to Friday I go to school. I do homework in the evening. I’m so tired that I want to have a good rest at weekend. But my mother often asks me to go shopping with her on Saturday morning. I never enjoy these visits. When my mother goes shopping and I sit on a box（盒子） and wait for her. Last Saturday, there was more noise than usual and everyone was in a hurry. My mother bought （买）lots of things, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. After an hour and a half, a woman came up to me,“Excuse me,”she said. “Are you Alice? Your mother has finished shopping now, but her bags are very heavy. She wants you to take them home for her.”Alice’s mother often ________ on Saturday morning.
A. stays at home
B. goes shopping
C. visits her friendsAlice ________ when her mother goes shopping.
A. waits for her mother in a car
B. sits on a chair and reads a book
C. sits on a box and waits for her motherMother bought _______ last Saturday.
A. some food
B. something to drink
C. some beautiful clothesAlice has waited for her mother ________.
A. for half an hour
B. for hours
C. for an hour and a halfMother wanted Alice ________.
A.to put the food in the bags
B.to take the bags home
C.to pay(付钱) for these food
Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was！Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to | B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his left leg | D．he had to |
Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．better | D．well |
He had a good time on ______.
| A．Christmas’ Eve | B．Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Eve | D．New Year’s Day |
Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
| A．he was too happy |
| B．both of his two legs got well |
| C．he had a fall |
| D．he was in hospital |
Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
| A．at home | B．at a party |
| C．in hospital | D．outside hospital |
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do the again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories. A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________
| A．they always sleep well | B．they often eat good foot |
| C．they read a lot of books | D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language __________ .
| A．at the age of six | B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school | D．]when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must __________ .
A. read and writeB. make sentences
C. hear and remember the sounds D think hardIn school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because __________
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no good teachers |
| C．they don’t like |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better __________ .
| A． if you have a lot of good food |
| B． if you do more and more exercises |
| C． if you do morning exercises every day |
| D． if you get up early |
Plants are very important. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals can get their food by eating plants and other animals. Man gets his food by eating plants and animals, too. So animals and man need plants to live. This is why there are so many plants around us. There are two kinds of plants:flowering plants and non-flowering(无花) plants. Almost all the trees around us are flowers and fruit. Non-flowering plants don’t grow flowers. You can’t see many non-flowering plants around you. If you look carefully at the plants around you, you’ll find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are very big and some very small. Most of them are green. We can live on the earth because of the plants around us.Which of the following is the most important according to the passage?
| A．Man. | B．Plants. |
| C．Animals. | D．Air, water, and sunlight. |
We need many plants around us because _______
| A．plants can grow easily |
| B．plants are green |
| C．we can get what we need from plants |
| D．we like all kinds of plants |
There are ______ non-flowering plants than flowering plants around us.
| A．much fewer | B．much more |
| C．much larger | D．much better |
Which of the following doesn’t come from a plant?
| A．Basket. | B．Bread. |
| C．Cabbage. | D．Stone Forest |
The best title（标题）for this passage may be _________
| A．Food from Plants | B．Plants Make Food |
| C．Man and Animals | D．Plants around us |
Four boys were at the same school. They were good friends, so they often studied and played together. They went to school every day by taxi.
One day one of the boys said, “There is a test this morning. Let’s go to school late. Then we won’t have to take the test.” “What can we tell the teacher?” One of the boys said. “He’ll be angry. We’ll need a good excuse. ”
The boys thought for several moments, then one of them said, “Let’s tell him that our taxi had a flat tire(爆胎).” “That’s a good idea,” the other boys said. “We’ll tell him that.”
They arrived at school an hour later. The test was finished.
“Why are you late?” the teacher asked, “You miss the test.” “Our taxi had a flat tire,” one of the boys said.
The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, “Sit down, one of you in each corner of the room.” The four boys did this. Then the teacher said, “Write the answer to this question on a piece of paper: Which tire was flat?”One day the four boys were late for school because__________________.
| A．their taxi had a flat tire |
| B．they wanted to miss the test |
| C．the traffic was busy |
| D．they didn’t like the teacher’s class |
We can know from the passage that the teacher__________________.
| A．thought they were good students |
| B．was very angry and called their parents |
| C．gave his students too many tests |
| D．didn’t believe what they said |
The four boys sat down as the teacher said like Picture ______________.
