You may hear someone say, ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ We know it means it’s raining hard. Here is how it comes.
There are many large rats in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It’s hard for a plane to land (着陆）． So the cats come down by parachute（降落伞）．
In another country, the people need dogs to find people in the snow. Where can they get the dogs? You can guess. The dogs also come down by parachute.
These cats and dogs are helping the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs.
5. What does the sentence ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ mean?
A. We put the cats and the dogs in the sky. B. It means ‘It’s raining hard’.
C. people like cats and dogs. D. Cats and dogs are helping the people
6. Why do the cats come down by parachute?
A. Because it’s not safe (安全的). B. Because there are many mountains in the country:
C. Because people need cats. D. Because it’s quick to carry the cats.
7. From the article, we can know rats mean ________.
A. 大象 B. 猴子 C. 老鼠 D. 熊猫
One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench(长凳) with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, "Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?" "Of course, please sit down," Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
"That's a nice dog, isn't he?" Jack said, pointing(指着) at the animal.
"Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture(杂交品种), but that's not a bad thing. He's strong and healthy."
"And hungry," Jack said. "He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him."
"That's true," Sue said. "But I haven't."
They both laughed and then Jack said, "Does your dog bite?"
"No," Sue said, "He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and friendly."
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
"Hey!" Jack shouted. "You said your dog didn't bite."
Sue answered in surprise, "Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. Mine's at home." The dog looked at the woman because _________.
| A．the woman wanted to feed him |
| B．the woman was friendly |
| C．he was strong and healthy |
| D．he was hungry |
Jack and Sue were _________.
| A．friends |
| B．next-door neighbours |
| C．looking for a dog |
| D．feeding the dog |
Jack touched the dog because he believed _________.
| A．the dog was friendly |
| B．Sue's dog was unfriendly |
| C．the dog belonged to Sue |
| D．Sue's dog was at home |
We can learn from the passage that ________.
| A．only Sue loved the dog |
| B．Jack wanted to have Sue’s dog |
| C．the dog wasn't dangerous |
| D．both Jack and Sue liked the dog at first |
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
| A．Two Dogs | B．Sue's Dog |
| C．A Pleasant Meeting | D．Sue's Friend |
Here is a list of TV programs in today’s newspaper
Friday,September 29 Channel 2
9:30 Spolen English Competition for High School Students
11:30 Visit to an American Fanily
16:30 American Movie
20:40 English Talk Show
Channel 8
9:00 English News
10:20 Tvserial:World of Amimals
15:10 NBA Games(live)
18:30 Talk Show: Foreign Students Talk About China
CCTV English Service
15:00 English Course:Look Ahead
23:00 English Sports NewsNational Day is_____.
| A．Thursday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
If you don’t want to take the English course in the afternoon, you can watch___instead.
| A．the NBA game | B．Look Ahead |
| C．A TV serial | D．English News |
After 10 o’clock at night you can choose____to know some results of the sports that day.
| A．Channel 8 | B．Channel 2 |
| C．CCTV | D．English News |
When can we know the latest result about the NBA game?
| A．At 9:30 | B．At 15:10 |
| C．At abou 17:00 | D．At 10:20 |
If your film ends at 20:20 you can watch the Talk Show________.
| A．on Channel 2 | B．on Channel 8 |
| C．at 23:00 | D．on CCTV |
任务型阅读，读短文，完成1-4题，1判断正误（正确T，错误F），2、3回答问题，4完成句子，5把文中划线句子译成汉语。
The well-known children's character "Big Head Son" will have a new sister in the new book Little Biscuit and Apron Mom, which is coming out next month.
Zheng Chunhua, the author of the book Big Head Son and Small Head Dad, has announced the news in Xiamen. The new book series has 10 volumes (册).
The book Big Head was a bestseller among children's books, and when the book came out in 1995, it was a big hit. Almost every child at the time watched the program and could sing the theme song .
Big Head Son and Small Head Dad was inspired by the author's own family. "My son really has a big head," Zheng Chunhua said. "When my son was little, I never bought T-shirts or hats for him, as they always didn't fit him."
Zheng has two children, her son is almost 30 years old now, and her little daughter, who is a teenager. "My daughter has been jealous（嫉妒）of her brother for many years, as I have written many stories about him, but none about her yet," Zheng said, and this is the reason leading to her creation of the new book.
This book is so popular with the readers and one of them said, “The book is not only interesting but also I have learnt a lot from it.”Big Head Son and Small Head Dad came out in 1995.( )
Did the book Big Head sell very well?
Why did Zhen Chunhua never buy T-shirts or hats for her son?
Zhen Chunhua writes the new book for her .
Zhang Lili, a Chinese language teacher at No.19 Middle School of Jiamusi in Heilongjiang Province, has recently been considered to be “the Most Beautiful Teacher” in China.
At 8:38 pm on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, Zhang Lili and her several students were waiting for a bus at the school gate when suddenly a school bus lost control and rushed towards them. When she realized the danger, she pushed two students to safety, but she was hit and run over. The 29-year-old teacher lost her legs.
“She is a backbone(骨干) teacher in our school. She works very hard,” said the headteacher.
The heroic teacher was the most popular teacher among the students. “Her students love her a lot. Her room is always full of students when she is free,” said another teacher.
Zhang Lili was also very generous. “My son has lost his father. Every month, Zhang secretly put 100 yuan in his desk from her own salary(工资) to support his studies,” said a boy’s mother, who was waiting outside the emergency room(急诊室) for hours to express how grateful she felt towards Zhang.
Two weeks later, Zhang Lili came out of her coma(昏迷). She wrote a letter to her students, wishing them good luck on their entrance exams for high school. Her letter, 200 words long took her three days to write.Zhang Lili was hit and run over by a school bus when she was ______.
| A．saving her students |
| B．waiting for a bus at a bus stop |
| C．waiting for a bus alone |
| D．taking a walk with her students |
Why is her room is always full of students when she is free?
| A．Because she is generous. |
| B．Because she works hard. |
| C．Because she is a back bone teacher. |
| D．Because she is popular. |
The underlined word “generous” in this passage means ______.
| A．耐心的 | B．慷慨的 | C．快乐的 | D．普通的 |
From this report, we know ______.
| A．the boy’s mother didn’t know Zhang Lili was hurt |
| B．Zhang Lili was pushed to the safe place by her students |
| C．Zhang Lili is a kind, brave and excellent teacher |
| D．Zhang Lili didn’t notice the out-of-control school bus |
According to the last paragraph, we can infer (推断) that ______.
| A．her legs weren’t seriously hurt |
| B．she still cared about her students |
| C．she was not optimistic(乐观的) without legs |
| D．it took her much time to write the letter because of many visitors |
A school bus is one that is used to take children to and from school.
In the USA, about 450,000 school buses take more than 25 million children to and from school. The yellow school bus is a US icon (象征). Yellow became the color of school buses in the USA in 1939. Dr. Frank got the good idea. He said it was easy for people to see yellow buses and the black letters on them in early morning or late afternoon. That would make children safer.
There are not many school buses in Britain, and they are not yellow. They have trackers (追踪器) on them, so kids are being tracked while they travel to and from school by bus. The trackers let parents know where the school bus is and whether their kids are on the bus.
Kindergarten (幼儿园) is a difficult time for some kids. It's the first time for them to go away from their parents. To make kids love their school, Japanese kindergartens and schools have colorful buses. The buses can easily make children want to take them--and then, go to school. Even some parents want to take them, too!
School buses are becoming more and more popular in China now. It saves a lot of time for students to take a school bus.According to Dr. Frank, school buses are safer for the students.
| A．yellow | B．black | C．white | D．red |
According to the passage, in which country do the school buses have trackers?
| A．France | B．Britain | C．German | D．Japan |
Children in Japan may easily by taking the school bus.
| A．save time | B．be tracked |
| C．play games | D．love their school |
Chinese students will save a lot of time to to school.
| A．walk | B．ride a bike |
| C．take a school bus | D．run |
This passage is mainly about .
| A．school buses | B．school life |
| C．popular colors | D．children |