Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.
One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （车费）for him.
“But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine, ”Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do.
“We can do this, ”said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor(列车员) comes to check the tickets，you can hide(藏) under my seat. ”
Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets－one for his friend and one for himself . Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers （宁愿）to lie on the floor under the seat. ”Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly. Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because ______.
| A．he didn’t have enough money |
| B．he wanted to play a joke(玩笑) on him |
| C．he wanted to save some money |
| D．he didn’t find his wallet, either |
When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend was ________.
| A．lying under the seat | B．sitting on the seat |
| C．lying on the seat | D．standing nearby |
Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because ______.
| A．the conductor was standing far away |
| B．his friend was deaf （聋） |
| C．he enjoyed doing so |
| D．he wanted all the people here to know there was a man under the seat |
Lost and Found Board(布告板)
| Found Is the blue schoolbag yours? Some books and a red pencil-box are in it. Call John at 3988-3860. |
Found Is that your hat? It’s brown. Call me at 3455-6866. Mary |
| Lost I lost my black watch. I must find it. Call Kate at 3556-7990. |
Found A set of keys is in Classroom2. Come to the classroom after school(放学后). You can call Lily at 3675-4663,too. |
| Lost A school ID card. In the school library. Please call 3455-6866. My name is Mary |
Lisa lost her keys. She can call _________.
| A．3988-3860 | B．3675-4663 | C．3556-7990 | D．3455-6866 |
________ lost a watch.
| A．Kate | B．John | C．Mary | D．Lily |
Mary found __________.
| A．a schoolbag | B．a hat | C．a set of keys | D．a school ID card |
The pencil-box is _________.
| A．red | B．blue | C．black | D．brown |
We can see _________ Founds on the board.
| A．five | B．four | C．three | D．two |
Dear Eric,
How are you? This is a picture of my room. You can see a nice computer on my desk. It is my birthday present(生日礼物) from my uncle. A tape player is next to (紧按着) the computer, and some tapes are on the computer. My school-bag is on the chair. My pencil-box and two books are in the schoolbag. And you can see a set of keys in the schoolbag, too. My bed is blue, and my green quilt is on it. Under the bed, you can see a baseball, and I can play it well. My books are in the bookcase, and my white model plane is in it, too. My room is tidy, isn’t it?
Do you have a room? Can I have a picture of your room?
Yours,
Liu PengWho is the computer from?
| A．Liu Peng’s father | B．Liu Peng’s uncle | C．Eric’s uncle | D．Eric’s father |
What is on the computer?
| A．A tape player. | B．A computer game | C．Some tapes | D．Some books |
What isn’t in the schoolbag?
| A．A notebook | B．A pencil-box | C．Two books | D．A set of keys |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The tape player is on the computer. | B．The schoolbag is under the chair. |
| C．The bed is green | D．A baseball is under the bed. |
What is the article (文章) about?
| A．A picture of Eric’s room. | B．A picture of Liu Ping’s room |
| C．A picture of Eric | D．A picture of Liu Peng. |
任务型阅读：配对阅读，从A—E选项中找到解决问题的方法，填入71-75 题的空格中。（本题有5小题, 每小题1分，共计5分）
E.You can make some rules and be prepared to stop Internet privileges (网络使用权) if your child has broken your rules. |
Students learn their lessons in class. In class teachers teach them. Students sit in the classroom listening to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn something? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is students can teach themselves. For example ,if you can’t remember something when you are doing your homework, you can look at your book to find the answer .This is a way to teach yourself. And it is not a difficult thing. We can do this at any place and at any time.
How do you teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are interested in, or you have to read .The second is that you must ask yourself questions. The question is something you don’t understand, or you want to know more about .You can write down these questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the question yourself by thinking hard ,by reading the text of other books, and sometimes by asking other people .This is the way of teaching yourself .And you must do this all by yourself. If you keep doing like this for a long time, you are sure to succeed in your study.Listening to the teacher is ____for the students to learn something.
| A．not a way | B．the best way |
| C．the only way | D．not the only way |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Students can teach himself only in class. |
| B．It’s a bad way to learn from the teacher . |
| C．A student can learn to teach himself if he wants to. |
| D．Students know very well how to teach themselves. |
In teaching yourself, the first thing you must do is_____.
| A．writing | B．reading | C．asking | D．answering |
A clever student usually likes ____.
| A．asking questions | B．answering questions |
| C．finding questions | D．teaching others |
If you want to succeed,you’d better learn_______.
| A．how to teach others | B．how to teach yourself |
| C．to read and write carefully | D．how to ask questions |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They’re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses.They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples had already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price .They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
“I can’t understand why we sustain(蒙受) losses in business while others always profit ,” Uncle Li asked one day.
The tractor was too small,” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “We’ll carry more apples on a truck next time!”
“I agree!”said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were!”The two farmers carried the apples to the city to ________.
| A．make a journey | B．visit some places of interest |
| C．meet their friends | D．make a profit |
What does the underlined word “profit” probably mean in Chinese?
| A．利益 | B．盈利 | C．送礼 | D．亏损 |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because ________.
| A．they had sustained losses in business |
| B．they had lost some money in the city |
| C．something was wrong with the tractor |
| D．other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
| B．The two farmers will soon get rich. |
| C．Neither of the farmers is clever. |
| D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |