When you see the girl for the first time, you may think she is a boy. She is very outgoing（外向）. Who is she? Wang Meng, the Chinese top skater.
On the evening of February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final（短道速滑决赛）at the Vancouer Olympic Winter Games（温哥华冬奥会）. After she succeeded in the 500-meter and 3000-meter races, she won her third gold medal this time. With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. That helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history.
Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terribly. With the words of “You can, you can do!” she won at last. She said, “I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team, to China. It was with the help of my team that I won the prize.”
Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four, she has been the most successful Chinese skater. Chinese are proud of her and her team. We hope she will be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014.China won ________gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
It took Wang Meng 1 minutes and 29. 213 seconds to finish the________ short track speed skating final.
| A．women’s 1000 | B．men’s 1000 |
| C．women’s 500 | D．men’s 500 |
In Wang Meng’s opinion, ________made her win the prize at last.
| A．a strong body | B．a bad cold |
| C．her team’s help | D．much exercise |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Wang Meng is very outgoing like a boy. |
| B．Wang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater. |
| C．Chinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her team. |
| D．China has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history. |
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers .Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’ m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!
When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
| A．go to university abroad |
| B．spend one year abroad as volunteers |
| C．go to work for money |
| D．start work in schools or hospitals |
Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
| A．England | B．China |
| C．Belize | D．Cardiff |
Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
| A．studying Chinese in a university |
| B．working to save the coral reefs |
| C．helping do some housework |
| D．doing some research in Wales |
From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
| A．will die because of the pollution |
| B．are not as beautiful as before |
| C．cannot live without fish in the sea |
| D．will probably be sold for money |
Pauline Jones wants toafter she finishes her work as a volunteer.
| A．stay there for another year |
| B．go back home to start work |
| C．learn about the people home |
| D．travel around Central America |
The farmer and his cow
A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of his cow. One day it was ill, the farmer was very worried. He telephoned the vet.
“What’s the problem?” the vet asked the farmer when he arrived. “My cow is ill,” said the farmer.” I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and doesn’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.”
The vet looked at the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “ and she needs to take some strong medicine.”
He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, “ Give her these. The pills should make her better.”
“How should I give them to her? The farmer asked.
The vet gave him a tube(管子) and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it.”
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked worried.
“How’s your cow?” asked the vet.
“No change,” the farmer said, “ and I’m feeling very strange myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said, “Why?”
“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put the two pills down it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow blew first,” the farmer said. From the story, we know that a vet is ________.
| A．the farmer’s friend |
| B．a milk factory |
| C．a hospital for cows |
| D．a doctor for animals |
The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______.
| A．couldn’t lie down |
| B．didn’t eat pills |
| C．couldn’t make any noise |
| D．was not well. |
What medicine did the vet give the farmer?
| A．A bottle of pills. | B．A long tube. |
| C．Two pills. | D．A small box. |
The vet taught the farmer how to _______.
| A．blow the tube |
| B．make the cow take the pills |
| C．take the medicine |
| D．put the tube in his mouth |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The farmer ate the pills. |
| B．The cow got better after taking the medicine. |
| C．The vet came and gave the farmer another cow the next day. |
| D．The farmer waited outside the vet’s house the next day. |
Hello, I'm Kate. I like different kinds of food. I like hamburgers, salad and orange juice. For breakfast, I often have some milk and hamburgers. I don't like dessert(甜品). My favorite football star, Tony Brown, eats lots of healthy food. He likes eggs and vegetables for breakfast. For lunch, he eats hamburgers, tomatoes, chicken, oranges and apple juice. For dinner, he likes meat and French fries. He doesn't have dessert. “I like football better than dessert.” he says.Kate eats ______ for breakfast.
| A．milk and hamburgers | B．salad |
| C．vegetables | D．chicken |
Kate doesn't like ______.
| A．orange juice | B．salad |
| C．breakfast | D．dessert |
Tony Brown is_______.
| A．a student | B．a football star |
| C．a basketball star | D．a runner |
Tony Brown likes ______ for dinner.
| A．meat and French fries | B．milk and hamburgers |
| C．lots of healthy food | D．oranges and apple juice |
Tony Brown likes ______ better.
| A．dessert | B．basketball |
| C．football | D．running |
Miss Han: You bring(带来) many things to school, Kevin. Can you tell (告诉) me what are on your desk?
Kevin: Yes, I can. There is an eraser, a ruler, three pencils and a pencil box on my desk.
Miss Han: What is in your drawer(抽屉)?
Kevin: In my drawer, there are two books and a notebook.
Miss Han: What is that on the floor?
Kevin: It is my school bag.
Miss Han: Do you bring your lunch box (饭盒) to school?
Kevin: Yes, I do.
Miss Han: Where do you put it?
Kevin: I put it under my desk. ______ is (are) NOT on Kevin’s desk.
| A．An eraser | B．A ruler |
| C．A picture | D．Three pencils |
______ are in Kevin’s drawer.
| A．Some notebooks |
| B．Three books |
| C．Two notebooks and a book |
| D．Two books and a notebook |
______ is on the floor.
| A．A ruler | B．An eraser |
| C．A pen | D．A school bag |
The underlined word (划线词) "put" means "______"in Chinese.
| A．吃 | B．用 | C．放 | D．买 |
Kevin puts his lunch box ______ his desk.
| A．on | B．under | C．to | D．in |
Look at the picture. Who is the girl? She is my friend. Her name is Alice Black. She is an English girl.
Alice has a big family. Her grandparents have two daughters and one son — her father. Alice lives with her grandparents, parents, two brothers and one sister. Alice has two dogs — Bobby and Tony. Bobby is black and Tony is white. Alice likes them very much. Alice is a middle school student. She has a good friend at school. Her name is Helen. They are cousins, too. ________ is the girl’s last name.
| A．White | B．Brown | C．Black | D．Green |
Alice’s grandparents have ________ children (孩子).
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
第二段中划线单词them指代的是“________”。
| A．her dogs | B．her family |
| C．her friends | D．her brothers |
Helen is Alice’s ________.
| A．aunt | B．sister |
| C．teacher | D．cousin |
Which is TRUE(正确的)according to the passage？
| A．Alice is in China. |
| B．Alice has two aunts. |
| C．Alice has no sister. |
| D．Bobby is a white dog. |