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Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard（胡子）and takes good care of it.
It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. king likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends' help he got a ticket a few days ago.
After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on. There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓住）a back of the chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He was short and couldn't grip anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy hardly fell onto the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. King's beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, "Let go of（松开）my beard, boy!"
"Are you going to get off, sir?" asked the boy.Mr. King is a ___.
| A．player | B．runner | C．teacher | D．driver |
Mr. King was going to watch the match because ___.
| A．he teaches P.E. in a middle school | B．he likes football very much |
| C．he had already got a ticket | D．he didn't go to work yesterday |
It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because ___.
| A．he had drunk too much | B．the bus was too small |
| C．he got on the bus too late | D．it was very crowded in the bus |
The boy gripped Mr. King's beard because ___.
| A．he was afraid to fall again | B．he wanted to make the man angry |
| C．he hoped the man to find a seat for him | D．he hoped the man to get off soon |
Mr. King was afraid ___, so he shouted at him.
| A．the boy would pull him down | B．the boy would hurt his beard |
| C．the boy could be hurt again | D．the boy would borrow his ticket |
Millions of people around the world cook their food on fire every day. People must spend lots of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier and cheaper way to cook food using energy from the sun.
Sun-cookers have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first sun-cooker in 1777. Today, people are using sun-cookers in many countries around the world. People use them to cook food and to heat drinking water.
There are three kinds of sun-cookers. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that collects sun-shine into the box. A box cooker is good for slow cooking of a lot of food.
The second kind of sun-cooker is a panel cooker. It has several flat walls that concentrate the sun-shine on the food. People can build panel cookers quickly. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers cost just two dollars.
The third kind of sun-cooker is a parabolic cooker. It has rounded walls that concentrate sunlight into the bottom of the cooker. Food cooks quickly in parabolic cookers. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be moved again and again to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.
You can make sun-cookers from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at 232℃. A sun-cooker never gets hotter than that. Sun-cookers cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This allows people to cook food and do other things at the same time. What does the underlined word fuel mean?
| A．燃料 | B．菜谱 | C．调料 | D．粮食 |
If you want to cook food quickly, which kind of sun-cooker is your best choice?
| A．a box cooker | B．a panel cooker |
| C．a parabolic cooker | D．fire cooker |
Which kind of sun-cooker costs very little?
| A．a box cooker | B．a panel cooker |
| C．a parabolic cooker | D．fire cooker |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The first sun-cooker was made by a Swiss soldier. |
| B．Sun-cookers often get hotter than 232℃. |
| C．Parabolic cookers can be dangerous sometimes. |
| D．It is more expensive to cook with a sun-cooker than on fire. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．How to Be a Good Cook? | B．Cooking Meals With the Sun |
| C．How to Save Energy? | D．Different Ways of Cooking |
Boris was a teacher. He taught science at a high school. For he needed some books for his lessons, he went to a bookshop to buy some. After he put them in his car in a quiet street, he went to buy some other things at other shops. When he came back to his car, one window was open and the books were gone. Boris drove home sadly.
That night he called a newspaper. The next day people read an advertisement in the newspaper:
Books: Have you got any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturdays. Boris 82 West Road.
And then he went to the police station with the Wednesday newspaper at once.
The first weekend, when Boris was staying at home, his first visitor came at 8:30 in the morning. Boris took him to the kitchen. At about ten o’clock another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.
As soon as he saw Boris, he asked, “Are you Boris?”
“Yes, I am,” Boris said. “What can I do for you?”
“Look! I have got some good books here. You buy books, don’t you?”
“Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look at them.”
Soon the books were taken in and showed on the dinning-table. “Sir, come out now,” Boris called. “And take the list with you.”
A policeman appeared in the dinning-room. He read the names on the books, and then read the names on the list in his hand. He found that they were the same.
“Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man.Boris bought some books. They are books.
A．science B．old C．cheapBoris probably bought the books on .
A．Tuesday B．Friday C．SaturdayBoris’ was open on Saturdays.
A．shop B．school C．houseBoris looked at the books on the dinning-table and might think, “They’re all .”
A．mine B．his C．theirsThe second visitor was taken away by at last.
A．Boris B．the first visitor C．a policewoman
Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all?
To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That’s why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass.
Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in.
Another thing plants must have before they can grow is food.
What will happen if we try to make things grow on the sandy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won’t. Even if the weather is warm enough and we water the plants each day, many of them will die because the sand on this beach has almost no food for plants.What things don’t most plants need to grow well according to the passage?
A．Warmth. B．Food. C．Sandy beachWhat does the underlined word “cracks” mean in the passage?
A．表面 B．缝隙 C．夹层From the passage, we know that it is for plants to grow in dry places.
A．difficult B．impossible C．importantThe reason why most plants can’t grow on the sandy beach is that .
A．there isn’t enough sunlight
B．there is too much water
C．it has little food for plantsThe passage can most probably be found in a book.
A．science B．history C．travel
This year, Chongqing primary schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help students feel less tired. And most primary schools will begin the first class at about 9 o’clock in the morning. The students are happy about the change.
Liu Ming told us that his classmates were excited by the news on the first day of the school. “Great! From now on we students at Hope Primary School don’t have to get up so early!” Liu said that he used to get up at 6:40 a.m. Now he can get up at 7:50 a.m. because class doesn’t start until 8:50 a.m. Wu Hong feels the same. She said the new timetable was good for her health. “I used to get up at 6:30 a.m. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework,” said Wu Hong, “Now I can finish it without coffee, because I can sleep a little longer.”
Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. “Students used to doze（瞌睡）for the first two classes in the morning,” said Huang Shan, an English teacher at No.1 Primary School. “But now they are active and learn much better than before.”
But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.
In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the school timetable.This year, most Chongqing primary schools start the first class at about .
A．6:40 a.m. B．7:50 a.m. C．8:50 a.m.Hearing the news, the students at Hope Primary School felt .
A．worried B．sad C．excitedHow many classes are there in the morning in Chongqing primary schools now?
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework.
A．Wu Hong B．Liu Ming C．Huang ShanWhich is RIGHT according to the passage?
A．Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning.
B．The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before.
C．The students in No.1 Primary School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning.
The day is like any other day in his life. Tom walks past the shop at the street corner. He stops to look at the front row of shoes, and he feels happy to see that pair of shoes he wants very much is still there. But he feels sorry for himself. He really wants to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walks away and thinks how to tell his mother about it. He knows she will give him anything he likes if she can. He also knows very well that she has little money. He decides not to go home so quickly, because he looks worried and his mother will see it. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. Then he sees a boy in a wheel chair. He notices that the boy moves the wheel chair with his hands. Tom looks at him carefully and is surprised to see the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. "It's much better to be without shoes than without feet," he thinks. There is no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He smiles and he is happier.Tom passes the shop______.
| A．by bus | B．on foot | C．by bike | D．in a car |
Why does Tom stop in front of the shop?
| A．Because he has the same shoes like the ones in the shop window. |
| B．Because he wants to look at the Shoes he likes. |
| C．.Because he wants to buy the shoes. |
| D．Because the shoes are very beautiful. |
The pair of shoes he likes is______.
| A．too expensive | B．quite cheap |
| C．not there | D．still there |
Tom goes into the park because he ______.
| A．is thinking how to tell his mother about it |
| B．wants to see the boy in a wheel chair. |
| C．doesn't want to make his mother worried |
| D．he feels sad because he wants the shoes |
From the story we can know that Tom _____.
| A．loves his mother very much |
| B．doesn't want to stay at home |
| C．doesn't want to go to school |
| D．likes new shoes very much |