Where are my students? They are not on the playground. They are not in the library, Where are they? They are in the classroom. Sam is studying English. Jim is reading an English Post. His Chinese book is on the desk. Tom is not reading comic books(漫画书). He is making cards. Mary and Ann are listening to music. I am Miss Zhang, their teacher. I am in my office and drinking some orange juice.How many students are there in the classroom?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.What’s Sam doing?
A. He is reading an English Post.
B. He is studying English.
C. He is reading comic books.Where is Mary?
A. On the playground. B. In the library. C. In the classroom.Who is not in the classroom?
A. Jim. B. Ann. C. Miss Zhang.Which is NOT right?
A. Jim’s Chinese book is on the desk.
B. Ann is listening to music.
C. Miss Zhang is drinking some coffee.
A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you see on the roads.
Number One is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign, they must not go at more than thirty kilometers an hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town. Number Two is a sign that we’re near a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number Three is a sign that there is a bend (拐弯) in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go around a bend very fast. Number Four is a sign that there is another road coming in from the right. There is a junction (交叉) at this place. Number Five is a sign that there is a hill and Number Six is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number Seven has the word “SCHOOL” on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road. Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number Eight is a sign with the letter “P” on it. The letter “P” means “Parking”. At some places, there are the signs “No parking” or “No waiting”. If a driver leaves his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write down the number of his car.At the places where you see Sign 1, ____________.
A.you are already out of a town |
B.you still have thirty kilometers to go |
C.there must be many houses and buildings not far away |
D.there must be a town thirty kilometers away |
A driver can leave his car ___________.
A.near a sign with “P” on it in the daytime |
B.near a sign with “No parking” on it |
C.near a sign with “No waiting” if there’re no policemen there |
D.near Sign 8 at any time |
People put these signs on the roads to ____________.
A.make driving even safer |
B.show drivers the way |
C.stop cars going too fast |
D.learn another kind of language |
In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.
In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.
A. Franklin started the first subscription library |
B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members |
C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries |
D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 |
The underlined word “borrow” means_______.
A.read and write with no help from another person |
B.use for a short time and then return |
C.like very much |
D.lend |
The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.
A.there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries |
B.free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time |
C.the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it |
D.there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools |
Harvard University began_______.
A.in 1731 | B.in 1730 | C.in 1833 | D.in 1638 |
At the library that Franklin started, ________.
A.children could use books for no money at all |
B.people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that |
C.people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that |
D.both A and B |
A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ¥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ¥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air.
“Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air.
“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值)。 It was still worth ¥ l00!”
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!Even though it was dirty, the money _______.
A.still went up in value |
B.was worth nothing |
C.didn‘t go down in value |
D.was still ours |
We are always valuable to the people _______.
A.who pay us | B.who call us |
C.who hate us | D.who love us |
Your value doesn‘t come from what you do but _______.
A.who you know | B.who made you |
C.who you remember | D.who you are |
The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”。
A.the students put up their hands again |
B.the students put down their hands |
C.the students put their hands behind their backs again |
D.the students put their hands in front of them |
Why did the famous teacher use a ¥100 bill at his lesson?
A.Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball. |
B.Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it. |
C.Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students. |
D.Because he wanted to make the students know what value was. |
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must be able to understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly, with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to read the language and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to compose(组成)sentences that are grammatically correct. We must know how to arrange sentences in paragraphs, so as to write a good letter or composition.
There is no easy way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is of great help, but it is not enough simply to memorize rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meaning. We learn words not by ourselves, but in sentences. We must learn by using the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of advice for those who are studying a new language. Practice is very important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.The word “confidence” here probably means _____.
A.use | B.eyes | C.need | D.feeling sure of ourselves |
The writer advises us to _______.
A.speak more and write more |
B.read more |
C.speak more |
D.use a dictionary |
The first step in learning a language is ______.
A.reading | B.speaking | C.writing | D.listening |
Words should be learned _____.
A.from a dictionary | B.from a textbook |
C.in sentences | D.from a good grammar book |
“Learn through use “is to say that ______.
A.we must practise speaking and writing |
B.we must learn by using the language |
C.we must learn everything by language |
D.we must remember grammar rules as many as possible |
On May 23, six pandas left an important panda base (基地) in Wolong, southwest China’s Sichuan Province(四川省), because of damaged (损坏的) shelters and food shortages(短缺)after the May 12 earthquake(地震), The pandas took trucks(卡车) to Ya’an,a local official(官员) said.
Eight other pandas left the Chengdu Research Base on May 18. They will take China Southern Airlines (CSA) to Beijing. They will travel on a Boeing 747-700 plane with bamboo and water. and they will stay at the Beijing Zoo, said Wolong director Zhang Hemin.
“There is enough water now, but food is still a big problem. The pandas need bamboos and apples.” Zhang Hemin said.
After the earthquake, the center needed lots of bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and medicine, she said.
There are about 1,590 pandas living in the wild in China, mostly in Sichuan and the northwestern provinces of Shanxi and Gansu. How many pandas left for Ya’an?
A.6 | B.8 | C.14 | D.1590 |
How will eight other pandas go to Beijing Zoo from the Chengdu Research Base?
A.By plane | B.By train | C.By truck | D.By bus |
In China,what place has the most giant pandas?
A.Beijing |
B.Sichuan and the northwestern provinces |
C.northeastern provinces |
D.Jiangsu |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Some pandas left an important panda base in Wolong after the earthquake. |
B.Eight other pandas will stay at Beijing zoo. |
C.Pandas eat bamboo shoots, apples, eggs, milk powder and so on. |
D.Water is still a big problem for the pandas after the earthquake. |
This passage is probably(很可能) from ________________.
A.a novel(小说) | B.a storybook | C.a newspaper | D.a diary(日记) |