A woodcutter(伐木工) was working in the forest one day when he found a box full of gold coins. Unfortunately, his wife was the kind of woman who could not keep a secret. Somehow, he knew, he had to prevent(阻止) her from talking about the gold.
He thought about this for a long time, then had an idea.
“ I found something in the forest”, he told his wife, “come with me and I’ll show you.”.His wife followed him into the forest and soon they came to a tree.“ Look at that!” the woodcutter said to his wife, and pointed to the tree. “There’s a fish growing on that branch!” His wife was surprised ,especially when he climbed up the tree and brought down the fish for her to see.They walked on and soon came to the river. “I’ll just pull in my net and see what I’ve caught”, the woodcutter said.
He pulled in his net and inside there were several hares(野兔). “How interesting!” he said “there are now hares in the river.” After that, they came to where the woodcutter had found the box of gold. “Look, wife”, he said “this is what I have found. A box of gold coins.”
The next day, his wife could not stop herself from telling her friends about all the wonderful things she had seen.Of course, nobody believe her!Where did the woodcutter find the box of gold?______
| A．When he was working |
| B．In his garden |
| C．In the forest where he was working |
| D．On his farm fields, where he was farming |
Where do you usually see hares?______
| A．In the street. | B．In the forest. | C．In the river. | D．In the sea. |
Why did his wife tell her friends what happened? Because ______
| A．she was very surprised. |
| B．she wondered why the hares were in the river and fish was in the tree |
| C．she could not stop herself from talking about anything |
| D．she was very happy |
Is it important to have breakfast every day? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States.People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test.During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all.Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked after eating different kinds of breakfast.
The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast.If a student has fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.Some people think it will help you lose weight if you have no breakfast.But the result is opposite to what they think.This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch.They will gain weight (增加体重) instead of losing it.What were the people given during the test?
| A．No breakfast at all. | B．Very rich breakfast. |
| C．Little food for breakfast. | D．Different foods or sometimes none. |
What do the results show?
| A．They show that breakfast has affected on work and studies. |
| B．The results show that breakfast has little to do with a person’s work. |
| C．The results show that a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk. |
| D．They show that girl students should have less for breakfast. |
According to the passage, what will happen to you if you don’t have any breakfast?
| A．To be healthier. | B．To work better. |
| C．To gain weight. | D．To fail the test. |
Have you ever seen a horse with toes (脚趾)? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes.They had four toes on each front foot.They had three toes on each back foot.The horses were smaller than cats.
These small horses lived in the forest.Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.
It was very hot in the forest.But the weather changed.It became cold.Many trees couldn’t live in cold weather.The trees died and fell.Forest became open field.The sun made the ground dry and hard (坚硬).Horses began to change too.They began to get bigger.This took a long time.On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running.At last their middle toes became hard.Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its __________.
| A．back feet | B．front feet | C．right feet | D．left feet |
The cats were __________ the horses at that time.
| A．as big as | B．smaller than | C．bigger than | D．as small as |
When the weather changed, __________.
| A．many trees grew well in cold weather | B．animals began to change too |
| C．cats were older than the horses | D．horses were the same as they are |
任务型阅读（共10分）
Look at the picture. This is my family. My grandfather’s name is Nick Hand. My grandmother’s name is Mary Hand. My father’s name is Jim Hand. My mother’s name is Helen Hand. Jim and Helen are my parents. I have a sister. Her name is Kate Hand. My name is Tom Hand. I am ten, my sister is eight.
阅读短文内容，回答下列问题。How old is Tom Hand?
Is Kate Tom’s sister?
Is Helen Hand his grandmother?
What’s his grandmother’s name?
Is Jim Hand his brother?
根据家谱图，选择正确答案What’s Peter’s last name?
A、Green B、Smith C、BrownRick is Peter’s.
A、father B、brother C、uncleMaria is Frank’s.
A、sister B、mother C、cousinPeter hascousins.
A、one B、two C、threePeter’s sister is.
A、Cindy B、Grace C、Alice
My name is Tom. I’m nine. This is my mother. Her name’s Linda Johnson. Her telephone number is 13052864515. And this is my father. His name is Mike Johnson. His phone number is 13102884699. And this is my sister. What’s her name? Her name is Mary. Look! The boy is my brother Nick. Mary is eight and Nick is six.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Mother is.
A、Mary Johnson B、Mike Johnson C、Linda JohnsonFather’s telephone number is.
A、13120884699 B、13102884699 C、13052864515Mary is.
A、six B、nine C、eightMy brother is.
A、Tom B、Mike C、NickMy last name is.
A、Johnson B、Tom C、Mike