Little Tom likes cartoons very much .When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they’ re over. Sometimes he’d rather wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he will be late for school.
Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned the television, but didn’t receive the programme. He had to have breakfast and then went to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen (厨房). He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn’t find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother to help.
“It’s only five now,” said the woman. “Your programme will be after supper.”
“Well, let’s have supper right now!”Tom goes to bed late sometimes, so______ .
| A．he’s late for school |
| B．he goes to school by bus |
| C．he can’t wake up himself in the morning |
| D．he has to go to school without breakfast |
Tom spends much time _____ when he is free.
| A．playing football |
| B．watching football matches on TV |
| C．doing his homework |
| D．watching cartoons on TV |
Tom _____,so he turned on the television after getting up this morning .
| A．thought he had some time left |
| B．didn’t know when the cartoon would begin |
| C．wanted to know the important news |
| D．hoped to watch TV play |
Tom was afraid _____, so he ran home.
| A．to miss the interesting cartoon |
| B．to miss the last bus |
| C．he would be hungry |
| D．he had little time to finish his homework |
Tom thought _____.
| A．supper should be ready |
| B．his mother’s watch was slow |
| C．the cartoon would be as soon as he finished supper |
| D．his mother cooked super too late |
Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town. But as Mr. Baker could not cook, she had arranged (安排) for his sister to come over and spend the weekend looking after him at their home. This meant that Mr. Baker had busy time when he came home from work on Friday evenings. First he had to drive home from the railway station. Then he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.
Of course, on Sunday evening he had to drive his sister to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait for his wife’s train, so as to bring her home.
One Sunday evening, he had seen his sister off on her train and was waiting for his wife’s arrival when a porter ( 搬运工 ), who had often seen him at the station, came over and spoke to him, “You are having a lot of fun,” he said, “ But one day one of those women is going to catch you with the other, and then you will be in real trouble!” Who was ill? ___________
| A．Mr. Baker | B．Mrs. Baker | C．Mr. Baker’s sister | D．Mrs. Baker’s sister |
Who looked after the sick person on weekdays?
| A．Mr. Baker’s sister | B．Mrs. Baker’s sister |
| C．Mrs. Baker | D．Someone acting as a nurse |
Why did Mr. Baker go to the railway station on Friday and Sunday evening? __________
| A．Because he had to see his wife and sister off and brought them home. |
| B．To take his sister to his own home. |
| C．To bring his wife back home. |
| D．To look after his sister. |
Where did Mr. Baker spend the weekend? ___________
| A．At home | B．In his office | C．In his sister’s home | D．In a neighbouring town |
Why did the porter say Mr. Baker would be in trouble? Because __________.
| A．Mr. Baker was making fun of the two ladies |
| B．Mrs. Baker would laugh at her husband |
| C．He thought the two women are Mr. Baker’s girl friends |
| D．The two ladies were playing games with Mr. Baker |
We are all busy taking about and using the Internet. But how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn’t work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way, computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government (政府). But in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mails is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.The Internet has a history of more than _________ years.
| A．fifty | B．ten | C．forty | D．twenty |
A new network system was set up to_______.
| A．make computers cheaper |
| B．make itself keep on working all the time |
| C．break down the whole networks |
| D．make computers large and expensive |
At first the Internet was only used by __________.
| A．the government | B．universities | C．hospital and banks | D．schools |
________ made “surfing” the Internet more convenient.
| A．Computers | B．Scientists | C．Software | D．Information |
Which of the following sentences is true?
| A．In the 1960s, computer networks worked well |
| B．In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use. |
| C．Sending e-mails is more popular among students than before. |
| D．Today it is still not easy to get on-line. |
When we talk about how teenagers are getting worse and worse now, most young people don’t agree. Teenagers always say they are growing up. They can have part-time jobs. And they can even drive a car.
Their parents say, “Our children are very good. They like pop music and they play it in their own rooms. They help us in the house. You know they feel bored sometimes because there’s nothing interesting in the neighbourhood, no clubs, and no sports.”
A teacher says that he believes most young people are very kind. He thinks that it’s not bad for young people to like loud music because it can give them lots of energy and makes them feel excited. Also, a lot of young people work very hard at school, and they can get good jobs later.
Lewis, a sixteen-year-old boy said, “I have passed all my examinations but I can’t get a part- time job because older people always think I’ m lazy.”
In my opinion, a lot of teenagers are very kind. They belong to community(社区) work groups. They help old people, and they also volunteer in local hospitals or primary schools to help look after patients and younger students.
| Title: teenagers aren’t getting worse and worse |
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| Teenagers’ opinion |
They can do 1_______ jobs and drive a car. |
| Parents’ opinion |
They help do 2._______ at home. There should be some clubs for teenagers to join so that they3. _______ feel bored. |
| Teachers’ opinion |
Young people are kind and 4._______. |
| Writer’s opinion |
Teenagers are kind and help look after patients and younger students in 5______ hospitals or primary school. |
An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” he boy did, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”The grandfather got up early to __________.
| A．repair a basket | B．do farm work | C．wake up his grandson | D．read books |
The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．出现 | B．保留 | C．漏出 | D．爆发 |
The passage might be written for ___________ to read.
| A．children who like asking questions |
| B．children who like playing with water |
| C．children who dislike farming |
| D．children who dislike reading |
The basket was ________ in the end.
| A．light | B．clean | C．useless | D．dirty |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．The old farmer might be changed by reading. |
| B．The old farmer played tricks on his grandson. |
| C．The little boy got a full basket of water at last. |
| D．The old farmer was angry when he saw the empty basket. |
It had been snowing very hard for days. Jigs and Reads had nothing to eat for a day. They know that things weren’t right at home. So yesterday morning they wanted to go out. Bob helped them get out through a window, because the snow was so deep outside that he couldn’t open the door. Last night, they didn’t come back. Bob said to himself, “They are only five months old. This weather will kill them.” But just then Bob heard them calling him. He looked out and could not believe ----they were drawing a big hare through the snow. They dropped it through the window into Bob’s hands. A hare(野兔) for dinner. Jigs and Reads in the story were _________.
| A．Bob’s children | B．dogs | C．hares | D．neighbours |
They know that things weren’t right at home. It means that they know _______.
| A．Bob had no food to give them | B．Bob could open the door |
| C．it wasn’t very cold outside. | D．they were too young to eat anything |
Finally, Jigs and Reads returned with a big _________.
| A．fox | B．dog | C．hare | D．pig |
.The story says that Jigs and Reads ____________.
| A．wanted out to play with rain | B．asked to look for money outside |
| C．ate much more than Bob did | D．were a great help to Bob |
. Choose the right order according to the story.
①They caught a hare in the snow.
②They went out and stayed outside for the night.
③They brought the hare home.
④They felt hungry and wanted to find food.
| A．4321 | B．1432 | C．4213 | D．2413 |