阅读理解
George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man -- George Stephenson. In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?
| A．In 1781. | B．In 1789. | C．In 1795. | D．In 1798. |
He learned about the engine ______.
| A．through reading and writing |
| B．by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefully |
| C．at lessons from a young teacher |
| D．by asking a lot of questions |
He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon became ______.
| A．a great man | B．a good maker |
| C．a good worker | D．a good student |
George Stephenson ______ in his childhood.
| A．didn’t go to school |
| B．had lessons from a very good teacher |
| C．lived an easy life |
| D．invented the train |
The passage tells us ______.
| A．everybody should work hard for a living |
| B．one can start studying at school at the age of 18 |
| C．George Stephenson liked working very much |
| D．hard work leads to success |
B
Father is ill in hospital．Mother has to look after him there．The woman can’t leave their four-year-old son Harry at home．So she asks Sally，“How many classes do you have this afternoon？”
“We have no classes today，”answers the girl．“We’re having a school sports meeting today．”
“That’s great！”says her mother．“Take your brother to your school．Tell your teachers I have a lot of things to do．Ｉ’m sure they can let you look after him today．”
Sally does what her mother says．The little boy comes to school for the first time and thinks everything is interesting．He sees some children having a race and asks，“What are they running for，Sally？”
“The first boy can get a prize，”answers Sally．
“Now，I see．But why are the others running？”What will the woman do this afternoon？
_______________________________________________________________________________Why can’t the woman leave Harry at home？
_______________________________________________________________________________Does Harry often go to school？
_______________________________________________________________________________Why can Sally take her brother to school today？
_______________________________________________________________________________Why does Harry ask the questions？
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阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
Harry is eight years old．His school is near home．He always goes there and comes home on foot．One day he came home from school late．His mother asked him，“Why are you late，Harry？”
“My teacher is very angry and asks you to go to her office tomorrow．”
“To her office？Why？”his mother asked．“Because she asks a question in class，”said Harry．“Nobody can answer it，but I can．”
“You are so clever，my son，”his mother said with a smile．
“Her question is‘Who puts the tomato on my chair and makes my trousers dirty(脏的)？’”said Harry．Harry came home late because he ________．
| A．did his homework at school |
| B．played football at school |
| C．was asked to stay at school |
| D．was asked to give a talk at school |
________ could answer the teacher’s question in class．
| A．Nobody |
| B．Harry |
| C．Many students |
| D．A few students |
There was a ________ on the teacher’s chair．
| A．book |
| B．tomato |
| C．bag |
| D．pen |
The teacher asked Harry’s mother to school because ________．
| A．Harry was clever |
| B．Harry went to school on foot |
| C．Harry’s home was near |
| D．Harry made her angry |
The teacher’s trousers were dirty because ________．
| A．she fell onto the ground |
| B．it was raining hard |
| C．she sat on her chair |
| D．she put her cup on her chair |
C
In our city there is a big zoo．There are a lot of different animals in it．There are some scary tigers and lions．They like eating meat and they eat much meat every day．
There are also two big elephants and a baby(动物幼崽) one．Children like to ride(骑) one of them．The elephants are very kind and friendly．They eat much grass and many bananas．
In the zoo，we can see different kinds of bears，brown(褐色的) bears，black bears and white bears．They are all slow and clumsy(笨拙的)．They stand on their back legs and lift their front legs to ask for food．They like cakes very much．
Do you like pandas？There’s only one in the zoo．Her name is Lingling．She is very cute．She likes eating bamboos．She is kind of shy．She’s very interesting and lovely．What do tigers and lions like eating？They like eating ________．
| A．fruit |
| B．meat |
| C．vegetables |
| D．rice |
How many elephants are there in the zoo？There are ________．
| A．one |
| B．two |
| C．three |
| D．four |
What color are the bears in the zoo？
| A．Black． |
| B．Brown． |
| C．White． |
| D．A，B and C |
Bears stand on their ________ legs and lift their ________ legs to ask for food．
| A．front；back |
| B．back；back |
| C．front；front |
| D．back；front |
Which one of the following(下面) is NOT right？
| A．Children like to ride on the elephants in the zoo． |
| B．The elephants are very friendly to people． |
| C．The bears always ask for food with their back legs． |
| D．Elephants like bananas very much． |
B
Many people like animals．Now a lot of people have animals as pets(宠物)．Usually people like to have dogs，cats，fish and other animals．Many young people have animals because they think these animals are interesting．Some old people have pets because they don’t live with their children．
Morris lives in No．25 Garden Street．He is a doctor，but he helps dogs．People usually call him The Dog Doctor．When their dogs get sick(生病)，they call him on the telephone．He goes to the people’s houses and helps them．He gives the dogs the right medicine(药物)．Wherever(无论哪里) he goes，he is always welcome．What kind of animals do people keep？
| A．Dogs． |
| B．Cats． |
| C．Fish． |
| D．All of the above． |
Why do old people keep pets？
| A．Because they don’t live with their sons or daughters． |
| B．Because they don’t have children． |
| C．Because they think animals are interesting． |
| D．Because they like animals． |
Does Morris help animals？
| A．Yes，he is． |
| B．Yes，he does． |
| C．No，he isn’t． |
| D．No，he doesn’t． |
Which is the best title(题目)？
| A．A Dog Doctor |
| B．A New Pet Store |
| C．Pets and Doctors |
| D．An Interesting Animal |
Where does Morris live？
| A．In a hospital． |
| B．In a city． |
| C．In a garden． |
| D．In No．25 Garden Street． |
阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)
A
Elephants have very strong legs．Their legs are like trees．They usually walk slowly because they are so big，but they walk very quietly．
Wild elephants living in the jungle(丛林) usually stay together in big families．Usually one old elephant leads them．The others follow their leader．They usually move about at night，looking for food．In the hot daytime，they go to sleep in the cool shade of the trees．Elephants are kind animals．When one of them is hurt and cannot pull itself to its feet，the other elephants lift it up and help it to walk．
Some people say that elephants never forget．They remember people who are kind or bad to them．There are many about this．Elephants usually walk slowly because ________．
| A．they are very big |
| B．they are quiet |
| C．they are very strong |
| D．they want to eat leaves along the way |
Wild elephants living ________ usually stay together in big families．
| A．in the zoo |
| B．in the suburbs |
| C．in the jungle |
| D．in the cities |
When an elephant is hurt and cannot keep itself to its feet，the others ________．
| A．lift it up and help it to walk |
| B．run away as soon as possible |
| C．kill it immediately |
| D．carry it to a safe place |
If you hurt an elephant，what may happen when you meet it again five years later？
| A．It may not remember you and walk away． |
| B．It may kick you，or do something to hurt you． |
| C．It may eat the food you give it． |
| D．It may let you take photos with it． |
When elephants stay together，________．
| A．not all the elephants follow their leader |
| B．the youngest elephant leads them |
| C．there is a leader |
| D．None of the above． |