Last year I travelled to Paris by plane. I was very excited because I knew I would meet a lot of interesting people and see some amazing things there. On the night before I left, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep at all. When I sat on the plane the next day, I felt very tired. I wanted to have a good sleep during the 9-hour flight. Unluckily, there was a baby sitting next to me. It cried and screamed during the whole trip. How could I fall asleep with all of that noise?
When I arrived in Paris at last, it was already 8 o’clock in the evening. I felt even more tired. After getting off the plane, I went to my hotel at once. I paid no attention to the beautiful evening scenery of Paris. I just wanted to have a good rest in my room. When I lay down on the comfortable bed, I fell asleep very quickly.
A sudden noise woke me up at midnight. I didn’t know what happened, so I turned on the light. What did I see? You wouldn’t believe it! I saw two mice playing on the floor!
What a terrible trip!How did the writer travel to Paris?
| A．By train. | B．By plane. | C．By boat. | D．By car. |
When did the writer probably start his trip?
| A．At about 9 a.m. | B．At about 10 a.m. |
| C．At about 11 a.m. | D．At about 12 a.m. |
Why did the writer feel even more tired when he arrived in Paris?
| A．Because he didn’t sleep well the night before. |
| B．Because he didn’t want to go to Paris. |
| C．Because a baby sang songs all the way during the whole trip. |
| D．Because the flight was too long and a baby cried and screamed during the whole trip. |
What did the writer see in the hotel room at midnight?
| A．A mouse. | B．A cat. | C．Two cats. | D．Two mice. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The writer had a good rest in the hotel room. |
| B．The writer couldn’t sleep well in the hotel room, either. |
| C．The writer enjoyed the first night in Paris a lot. |
| D．The writer would never travel by plane again |
Mr. Brown was an old man. He lived in a small village with high mountains all around it.. He had never been to a city before.
Last summer his son came back, and took him to the city. He stayed there for about two months. When he came back, his wife asked him,” Do you like living in the city? Did you have a good time?”
“No, I don’t like living in the city because the buildings are too tall. And the noise is too loud. The bed is too soft. And they never have meals outside the house,” answered Mr. brown.” I’m very angry because the people in the city aren’t kind to the animals.”
“How do you know this?” asked his wife.
“One Sunday morning Jack, our son took me to a place. There are a lot of animals in that place---tigers, elephants, lions and monkeys. But they are in the cages. The place is the prison(监狱) of the animals.” answered Mr. Brown.Mr. and Mrs. Brown were______________.
| A．doctors | B．teachers | C．zookeepers | D．villagers |
The animals in Mr. Brown’s village________.
| A．are free | B．are in the cages | C．are sent to the city | D．are in prison |
Mr. Brown did not know the place with a lot of animals was a ________.
| A．park | B．garden | C．village | D．zoo |
| Visit Forest Zoo Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tiger from Northeast China. The beautiful birds from England are singing songs, and the monkeys from Mount Emei are happy to talk to you. Sichuan pandas can play balls. The koala bears from Australia are very cute. The giraffes from Africa are waiting for you. Tickets Opening Time Grown-ups (成人): $3 9:00a.m.---4:30p.m. Children: Over 1.4m: $2 Under 1.4m: Free 10:00a.m.---3:00p.m. on Friday Keep the zoo clean! Don’t touch or give food to the animals! |
Where is the new tiger from?
| A．Australia | B．Africa | C．India | D．China |
Which of the following is the visiting time?
| A．8:30 a.m. | B．9:30a.m.Friday | C．3:00p.m.Sunday | D．5:00p.m.Tuesday |
Now Mr Smith is in the zoo with his two sons,one is 1.5m and the other is 1.3m.
| A．＄4 | B．＄7 | C．＄5 | D．＄3 |
Which of the following can we do in the zoo?
| A．To throw things everywhere | B．To touch the monkey on the head |
| C．To take a few nice photo | D．To give some food to the animals |
A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up．She felt tired of fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came over．
Her father，a cook，took her into the kitchen．He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them．After boiling，in the first pan was put some carrots，the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee．
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的)，confused by what her father did．About 20 minutes later，her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took the eggs and put them in a bowl．After that the coffee was poured into a cup．“My sweet heart，what do you see？” he asked．
“Carrots，eggs and coffee，” she replied．
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots．She did so and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them．After peeling (剥开) them，she got the eggs，cooked and hard．The last，the father let her smell the coffee． She asked，“What did you do this for，Father？” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but each had a different result． The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak．The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked． The coffee was very special，they could change water．“Who are you？” asked her father．“When bad luck knocks at your door，what is your decision? Are you carrots，eggs or coffee？”The girl’s father took her to the kitchen to.
| A．ask her how to boil eggs | B．show her how to make coffee |
| C．teach her how to be a cook | D．tell her how to face difficulties |
After about twenty minutes,the carrots became .
| A．soft | B．hard | C．salty | D．sweet |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The girl’s father liked to eat some kinds of food. |
| B．Bad luck always knocks at strong people’s doors. |
| C．Boiled carrots, eggs and coffee had the same result. |
| D．People should make right decisions when in trouble. |
Reading is the key to school success and，like any skill，it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity(自动性)”.
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase. With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount(数量)of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.“ Reading is the key to school success” means that reading______.
| A．helps school develop faster |
| B．is a key to a successful school |
| C．helps students go to a key school |
| D．can improve students’ learning results |
Children with “automaticity” can read faster because they______.
| A．know how to read the words |
| B．do not have to think while reading |
| C．read by themselves without any help |
| D．pay attention to the meaning of the text |
The underlined word “stumble” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
| A．结结巴巴地读 | B．全神贯注地读 |
| C．心不在焉地读 | D．声情并茂地读 |
The best title for the passage is “______”.
| A．IQ is the Key to the Automaticity |
| B．TV is Bad for Children’s Reading |
| C．Automaticity Depends on Practice |
| D．Automatic Readers Will Be Successful |
Which of the following will help to improve your speech?
| A．IELTS Listening . | B．Car and Driver. |
| C．Quick & Easy Meals. | D．Designing Effective Speech Interfaces. |
Who will probably be interested in Quick & Easy Meals?
| A．Car fans. | B．English speakers. |
| C．Housewives. | D．Businessmen. |
How many of the four short passages are introductions of books?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |