There was a beautiful garden. Every year the king would go to the garden to decide which flower was the most beautiful one.
For the last few years, the rose was always Number One. Because of this, the rose Gulaab became arrogant. It would never let birds stay on its flower. Then all the birds started staying away from Gulaab.
Behind Gulaab, there was a little yellow flower. People called it Junglee. Junglee wasn’t more beautiful than Gulaab, but it welcomed the birds to stay on its flower. All the birds in the garden liked it.
This year the king went to the garden as before. The gardener pointed at the rose and said to the king, “ Your favourite flower, my king.”
Of course, the king also saw the yellow flower behind it and asked, “What flower is that?”
“Oh! That’s Junglee, a wild flower.”
“ I didn’t see a flower like it before. There are so many birds on it. I think it’s much more beautiful than the rose. It will be the King Flower of this year!” said the king.From the passage, we can know that Junglee was _________.
| A．famous | B．serious | C．friendly | D．smart |
What does the underlined word “arrogant” mean in Chinese?
| A．傲慢的 | B．粗心的 | C．易怒的 | D．开朗的 |
What do you think this passage is?
| A．An ad. | B．A story. | C．A diary. | D．A piece of news. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．All the birds liked Gulaab. |
| B．The birds liked to stay on Junglee. |
| C．Gulaab was not beautiful this year. |
| D．The king didn’t like Junglee. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．The king’s garden | B．The clever king |
| C．The flowers and the birds | D．The most beautiful flower |
任务型阅读（每空一词）
Do you often travel? Travelling by plane is very fast. With a modern airliner（航线）you can travel in one day to many places in the world.
Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but you can see the country when you are travelling by train. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. You feel good about your trip.
Some people like to travel by sea. There are large liners（邮轮）and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very great way to go on holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable（时刻表）. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles in a day, just as you like. You can stop anywhere (任何地方)you wish---a beautiful place to see, a good restaurant to enjoy a meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. So travelling by car is very popular.
| What you can do |
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| Travelling by plane |
·go to many |
| Travelling by train |
·see the country when you are travelling ·have comfortable seats and enjoy ·feel |
| ·enjoy large liners and river boats ·visit many countries and different ·a great way to |
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| Travelling by |
·make your own timetable ·travel as ·stop at |
Life in the future(将来) is different from now. There are not any paper money in the future. People use their credit cards when they go shopping. There are not so many stores. At weekends, people needn’t go out. They usually do some shopping at home on the Internet.
Children don’t get up early to go to school. They have lessons at home on the Internet, too. Teachers teach their students and give them homework on the Internet. Children give the homework to their teachers on the Internet, too.
People don’t need to do much work. There are more robots(机器人). Robots do hard work for people. Parents don’t cook or wash clothes. A cooking robot cooks breakfast. In fact, robots do all the housework for us.
There are more holidays. Parents spend much time with their children. They spend a lot of time travelling around the world.
I think life in the future is very interesting. Do you think so?What is the Chinese for the underlined phrase “credit cards”?
| A．身份证 | B．户口本 | C．信用卡 | D．优惠卡 |
Teachers teach their students __________ in the future.
| A．in the classroom | B．over the radio |
| C．on TV | D．on the Internet |
In the future, robots can __________ for us.
| A．eat dinner | B．cook meals |
| C．watch films | D．talk with friends |
How does the writer like the life in the future? He thinks it is__________.
| A．hard | B．easy | C．interesting | D．healthy |
Which is the best title(标题) for the passage?
| A．Life in the future | B．Studying at home |
| C．Working at home | D．A hard life |
People like to give gifts to others on big days. Do you know how to choose(挑选) gifts? You should choose gifts that your family or friends like. Different gifts are for different people. For example, boys often like to play with robots(机器人),toy guns(枪)and balls. And girls may like something lovely, like flowers, dolls and beautiful clothes. Of course, you don’t need to choose something expensive. Your feeling is much more important than money. There is a Chinese saying, “A small gift means far much. ”The word “big” in the first sentence means “ ”.
| A．beautiful | B．interesting | C．important | D．funny |
When you buy your friend a gift, you should choose something that .
| A．you like | B．he or she enjoys |
| C．is expensive | D．is very big |
Michael wants to buy a birthday gift for his sister, he may choose a .
| A．teddy bear | B．basketball |
| C．water gun | D．robot |
What does the underlined sentence mean in Chinese?
| A．礼多人不怪 | B．心有灵犀一点通 |
| C．礼轻情义重 | D．来而不往非礼也 |
Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?
| A．Everyone needs gifts | B．Where to buy expensive gifts |
| C．The meanings of gifts | D．How to choose a gift |
| No |
Books |
Authors（作者） |
Price |
| 1 |
Fruits and Our Health |
P. H. Francis |
$17.50 |
| 2 |
Successful planting in the garden |
Mark Brown |
$19.77 |
| 3 |
A handbook for Taiwan’s National Parks |
Jackson Fisher |
$32.00 |
| 4 |
Modern American History |
Thomas Birdsall |
$11.53 |
| 5 |
Taking care of your rabbit |
Helen Piers |
$5.39 |
Kelly wants to visit Taiwan next month. She needs to buy .
| A．Fruits and Our Health |
| B．Successful planting in the garden |
| C．A handbook for Taiwan’s National Parks |
| D．Modern American History |
How much is Taking care of your rabbit?
| A．$19.77. | B．$17.50. | C．$11.53. | D．$5.39. |
Who is the author of Modern American History?
| A．Thomas Birdsall. | B．Mark Brown. |
| C．P. H. Francis. | D．Helen Piers. |
Who may be interested in Successful planting in the garden?
| A．A teacher. | B．A student. |
| C．A worker. | D．A gardener. |
Who can you probably find this table?
| A．At school. | B．In a book shop. |
| C．In a dining hall. | D．On the street. |
Oxford（牛津）is a city in the UK. It’s in the west of the UK and it’s famous for the University of Oxford. It’s an old university – about 900 years old. It has a longer history than Cambridge University. It’s the oldest university in English-speaking world.
There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges(学院) in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges. There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford. Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford. He’s a great scientist. Clinton(克林顿), the 42nd American president was also a student of the University.How old is the University of Oxford?.
| A．About 800 years old. | B．About 900 years old. |
| C．About 700 years old. | D．About 600 years old. |
How do students go to school? By ________.
| A．car | B．train | C．bike | D．plane |
There are ______ libraries in the University of Oxford.
| A．104 | B．114 | C．140 | D．31 |
The underlined(划线的) word ― president means ________.
| A．总理 | B．教授 | C．学者 | D．总统 |
From the passage we can learn_________.
| A．the University of Oxford is in the east of the UK.. |
| B．there are 31 colleges in Cambridge University. |
| C．Cambridge University is older than the University of Oxford. |
| D．Clinton wasn’t a student of the University of Oxford. DADBA BCABB |