Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, “I’d like to have that land over there. How can I get it?” His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner(地主) to see how they could get the land. Harry said. “But we don’t have enough money.” His father said, “Don’t worry. Go and talk to him.”
Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife.
Later, Harry’s wife, Sarah, had a dream. “I want to build the biggest farm in the world.” She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, “How much will it cost?” Manuel said they needed a lot of money.
“Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm,” they thought. But the manager of the bank trusted them and their dream.
A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.The passage tells us that _________.
| A． A poor farmer is always a poor farmer. |
| B． Making your dream come true depends on (依靠)yourself |
| C． A good friend can help you in doing everything |
| D． Talk with your friends before you do everything |
The reason why Harry got the land and many cows was _______.
| A．he was rich |
| B．he got his help from his wife |
| C．he worked hard to get money |
| D．he borrowed money from the bank |
In order to(为了) make Sarah’s dream come true(实现),
Manuel _________.
| A．made a careful plan | B．lent her quite a lot of money |
| C．bought the biggest farm for her. | D．didn’t like her dream |
The underlined word “trust” means ________.
| A．know | B．understand | C．think | D．believe |
From this passage, we can learn that ________.
| A． Harry was a rich, energetic and clever man |
| B． Harry’s success comes from his dream amd working hard |
| C． Harry’s father and wife were both interested in making money |
| D． If you help others, you’ll get what you have paid |
Yang Liwei circled the earth 14 times in 21 hours on October 15 and 16， 2003， landing on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Looking a little tired， Yang stepped out of Shenzhou V， smiling and waving at the waiting people. “I feel very good.” Yang said to Premier Wen Jiabao on the phone. Yang said to a newspaper， “For our motherland and me， this is a great moment.”
China’s launch of Shenzhou V shows a higher starting point. It has two special systems（系统） to protect the spaceman， but neither Russian rockets（火箭）nor American ones have.
Yang didn’t know that he was chosen as China’s first spaceman until just before the launch. Although Yang was excited at the news， he still slept at 8p.m. as usual and was woken up at 8p.m. the next morning. Before the launch， Yang ate Chinese traditional food-dumplings. We all know that travelers usually eat them before going on a journey for good luck.
A stamp Success of China First Manned Space Flight was issued（发行）on October 16， 2003， making China the third country to send a spaceman into outer space.It took Yang Liwei_____ to travel around the earth every circle.
| A．6 hours | B．90 minutes |
| C．2 days | D．21 hours |
How did Yang Liwei feel after he came back to the earth?
| A．Quite tired. | B．A little scared. |
| C．Tired but excited. | D．A little nervous |
Which of the following statement is right?
| A．There is no difference between China’s spaceship and other countries. |
| B．Yang Liwei knew he would be China’s first spaceman long before. |
| C．From the news， Yang Liwei was too excited to fall asleep. |
| D．Yang was proud of the flight. |
What does the underlined word “launch” mean?
| A．发射 | B．出发 | C．制造 | D．设计 |
China issued the stamps to _________.
| A．leave them in space |
| B．give them to Yang Liwei as a reward |
| C．celebrate the success |
| D．give them to Russian and American spacemen. |
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you， and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you， and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
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Keep the zoo clean！
Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？
| A．Four | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons， one aged 14 and the other 10， how much are the tickets together？
| A．$4.00 | B．$2.00 | C．$3.00 | D．$1.00 |
Which of the following is the visiting time？
| A．8：30 a.m. Monday | B．9：30 a.m. Friday |
| C．3：00 p.m. Sunday | D．5：00 p.m. Tuesday |
From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _______.
| A．fat | B．long | C．strong | D．tall |
Which of the following can we do in the zoo？
| A．To give some food to the dogs. |
| B．To touch the monkey on the head. |
| C．To throw things everywhere. |
| D．To take a few nice photos. |
For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke， but for Harry Mendes， a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham， it was something quite different.
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week， Harry's parents took him to hospital， but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry， who is now back at school， described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup， I drank a glass of water but that didn't do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn't work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights， he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down， but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne， who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last， but nobody knows why.Harry's hiccups lasted ____.
| A．a week | B．fourteen days |
| C．twenty-eight days | D．one month |
His hiccups started after he ____.
| A．drank a glass of water | B．went to hospital |
| C．ate an Indian meal | D．finished his homework |
His parents decided to take him to hospital when he ____.
| A．hiccupped for four seconds | B．held his breath |
| C．hiccupped at night | D．couldn't stop hiccupping |
His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor ____.
| A．gave him some medicine | B．took an X-ray of his chest |
| C．gave him a shock | D．let him drink cold drinks |
What does “shock” in this passage mean？
| A．震惊 | B．休克 | C．喷嚏 | D．哈欠 |
American people like to say“Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them．People of many countries do so，too．It is a very good habit．
You should say“Thank you”when someone passes you the salt on the table，when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you，when someone says you have done your work well，or you have bought（购买）a nice thing，or your city is very beautiful．“Thank you”is used not only between friends，but also between parents and children，brothers and sisters．
“Excuse me”is another short sentence（句子）they use．When you hear someone say behind you，you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you．It’s not polite to interrupt（打断）others when they are talking．If you want to speak to one of them，say“Excuse me”first，and then begin talking．You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．
Let’s learn to say“Thank you”and“Excuse me”．You should say“Thank you”when________．
| A．you say something kind to others |
| B．you help others |
| C．someone helps you |
| D．you want others to help you |
From the passage we know“Thank you”is________．
| A．used in many countries all over the world |
| B．used more often than“Excuse me” |
| C．used only by Americans |
| D．used only between friends |
You should say“Excuse me”if you want to________．
| A．cough |
| B．make some noise |
| C．go first |
| D．all of the above |
When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way，you should say“________”first．
| A．Thank you |
| B．That’s very kind of you |
| C．Excuse me |
| D．I’m sorry |
This passage mainly tells us the way________．
| A．to be happy |
| B．to be polite |
| C．to help others |
| D．to learn from Americans |
阅读理解
Mr Black is an American，but he is in Canada now．He is a tall man with funny glasses．He works in a big city but lives in a town far away．He lives on the twentieth floor of a building．Every morning he gets up early．Then he gets into the lift（电梯）and it takes him down to the first floor．He runs to the bus stop and catches the early bus．It usually takes him about two hours to get to the factory by bus．Then he gets off the bus and walks into the workshop（车间）quickly．He starts his work at eight in the morning．Mr Black is from________．
| A．American |
| B．English |
| C．Canada |
| D．America |
The city is not________to the town．
| A．far |
| B．away |
| C．near |
| D．from |
Mr Black lives on the________floor of the building．
| A．twelfth |
| B．twenty |
| C．twentyth |
| D．twentieth |
About how long does it take him to get to the factory by bus？
| A．One hour． |
| B．Two hours． |
| C．one and a half hours． |
| D．About 12 minutes． |
When does he start his work in the morning？
| A．At nine． |
| B．About at seven． |
| C．At eight． |
| D．At eight to eight． |