It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger（乘客） all day. When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked，“Where are you going，sir?”
“To the Red Hotel，” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this， he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly， he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time， they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars， please，” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”The story probably happened _______ .
A. on a winter morning B. on a winter night
C. on a rainy day C. on a rainy nightWhen the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was
_____ .
| A．happy | B．not happy | C．angry | D．disappointed |
The driver was not happy any more because ________ .
| A．the young man didn’t want to take the taxi |
| B．the young man wouldn’t give him money |
| C．the young man was carrying two big bags |
| D．the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars |
Maybe the taxi driver got _______ dollars at last.
| A．3 | B．2 | C．13 | D．15 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The two taxi drivers were both honest. |
| B．The two taxi drivers cheated the young man. |
| C．It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel. |
| D．The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel. |
A long vacation is coming after the exam． What's your plan？ Studying？ Relaxing？ Or doing volunteer work？ Here are two ads． Maybe they are useful for you．
Maybe they are useful for you．
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15﹣Day American Study Tour Experience American life and culture Must： Take classes with American students or join their clubs． Join in host family activities around the city． Visit the universities． Total fees ：﹩3，000 Optional（可选择的）： Go sightseeing（观光） 1．Go to Disneyland ＄119 2．Visit Universal Studios Hollywood ＄98 Watch American High School Basketball Tournament Free Go to Akon's concert ＄126 Time：July 16th﹣July 30th Call Ms．Yin at （035）828﹣3326 |
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（1）Lucy has ＄3，100． After paying for the study tour， which two optional activities can she choose ？
A． To visit Disneyland and go to Akon's concert．
B． To visit Universal Studios Hollywood and go to Akon's concert．
C． To visit Disneyland and watch American High School Basketball Tournament．
D． To visit Universal Studios Hollywood and watch American High School Basketball Tournament．
（2）Which of the following volunteer work lasts（持续）the longest ？
A． Helpers to raise books．
B． Transportation assistants．
C． Cleaners at the park．
D． Library assistants．
（3）Andy is 8 and his sister Mary is 15． They want to do the same volunteer work at the same time． Which one can they choose ？
A． Cleaners at the park．
B． Environmental guards．
C． Helpers at the old people's home．
D． Guides at the hospital．
（4）Tom wants to practice his English and he is free from July 15th to August 7th． Which two activities can he choose ？
A． American Study tour， to be a judge for the English speech．
B． To be a library assistant， to be an interpreter for Agricultural Products Exhibition．
C． American Study tour， to be an interpreter for Agricultural Products Exhibition．
D． To be a judge for the English speech， to be a guide at the hospital
（5）Which is NOT true about the American Study Tour ？
A． You can study with American children．
B． Your host family may take you to some places around the city．
C． If you like， you can watch American High School Basketball Tournament．
D． You have a chance to visit Akon．
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In early spring，the changing temperature usually makes a number of Chinese people uncomfortable． Cold air， bringing rain or even snow， easily tears up （破坏） the warmth of the spring within a night（一夜之间）．
However， with the coming of Guyu ﹣ the Grain （谷物） Rain， the blue sky and gentle winds would finally stay． Falling usually on or around April 20 every year， Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms （节气）． It means the beginning of a lively summer and people get busy from now on．
Sow （播种）grains
This is an important period of the growth of grains． The ancient Chinese already knew that as Guyu comes， the weather will become warm enough for sowing． The farmers usually catch the chance to plant rice， corn and beans．
Hope for safety and harvest
For those living near the sea， they will hold some ceremonies（仪式）on Guyu， hoping for safety as well as harvest during the coming fishing season．
Watch the peony
It's also a great time to see the peony （牡丹）， which is known as "the Queen of All Flowers" in Chinese culture． （3）As a result．watching peonies becomes one of the most enjoyable activities for many． The flower is said to be the favourite of Empress （女皇） Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty， who was the only woman ruler in Chinese history．
Pick tea leaves
Tea leaves picked before Guyu are among the best tea leaves． People believe that the tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu can make eyes clear and drive away bad luck． So the habit of drinking tea at this time of year has become a tradition in some places of China．
（1）When does Guyu usually come every year？
（2）Why is Guyu an important time for sowing grains？
（3）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．
（4）List （列举） activities on Guyu according to the passage （at least two）．
（5）Give a proper title to the passage．
Dawa Dorji has many jobs： singer， barkeeper and English tour guide， but he is most famous as the lead singer of the first folk （民间的） pop band in Tibet （西藏）．
In 2003， Dawa Dorji met two fans of Tibetan music． （1） ，and later another two joined the band．
（2） ， so they had to practise on weekdays in a small village after work． Dawa Dorji and his band members believed that they needed to communicate with their audience （听众） in order to write good songs． （3） ．
At the beginning， most audience were foreigners， but after a couple of months， many local people came to enjoy their music． （4） ．
"Whenever there is a festival， we Tibetans sing and dance． I sang songs with the old people， and I learned more about how to sing，" said Dawa Dorji．
（5） ， and many of them are from traditional ones．
Dawa Dorji believes that their efforts （努力） are meaningful for introducing Tibetan folk music to the whole nation， and even the whole world．
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A． Dawa Dorji was born in Lhasa B． Each member of the band had his own job C． They became good friends and started a band D． As a result， the band became more and more popular E． So at weekends they rushed to restaurants to sing for free F． So far， four albums（唱片） with 48 Tibetan language songs have come out |
You must think a computer is the best thing in the world， right？ You must think it works at a super speed and can do everything？ Well， it's not! In fact，the brain is much more powerful than any super computer! Think about when a glass is just about to fall off the table．Your brain controls everything that you need to do to save that glass from falling． First your eyes check out what 's going on， then tell your brain． and your brain decides how quickly you need to react （反应）， and then your muscles （肌肉） go into action． That is just from your brain． No computer could ever come close to that!
The brain weighs just 3 pounds， but it controls everything you do from thinking， learning， feeling even to breathing and your heart beating． Even though the brain is just 2% of your body weight， it uses around 20% of all your energy in your body． That is a lot for such a small organ （器官）． There are about 100 billion tiny， tiny little cells （细胞） in your brain． There are so many that it would take you over 3.000 years to count them all!
Your brain stops growing when you're 18， but it actually keeps on developing and learning new things． So your parents are really super smart! You won't be able to fool them! Believe it or not， your brain NEVER stops working． Even during sleeping， the brain works for long﹣ term memory establishment （建立）． It is realized that the brain is the second organ in the body as the heart that never stops during human lives．
So everyone should be proud of such a gift of nature．
（1）In Paragraph 1， the writer wants to tell us ．
A． eyes and muscles react quickly
B． the brain controls everything in your body
C． the computer is the best thing in the world
D． the brain is more powerful than any computer
（2）In Paragraph 2， the underlined word " That" refers to （指的是） ．
A． the body weight
B． 2% of the body weight
C． all energy in the body
D． around 20% of the energy in the body
（3）Which is RIGHT according to the passage ？
A． The brain doesn't work during sleeping．
B． The brain is the only organ that never stops．
C． The brain keeps growing during human lives．
D． The brain keeps on developing during human lives．
（4）Which word can best describe the brain according to the passage ？
A． Magic．
B． Quick．
C． Light．
D． Developing．
（5）In which magazine can the passage be found most probably ？
A． Business Weekly
B． Medicine
C． Science
D． Sports
"To raise snails （蜗牛） well， you need to spray （喷） water to the container（容器）every morning and evening，change soil every two weeks， and feed them with vegetables and sweet fruits，" said Sun Youxiang after raising snails for one year． He is a fourth﹣grade primary school student in Hangzhou， Zhejiang Province．From three white jade snails at the very beginning to more than sixty snails of four generations （代） now， he has done a great job for his science class．
Watching the reproduction （繁殖） of animals is an uncommon experience for kids． Their creativity， patience and respect （尊重） for life will be developed as they learn to take care of animals on their own． Sun's teacher said the job served as a good example of life education． Practice is a necessary step in learning and it will benefit the kids for a life time．
Life education allows kids to know how to live with nature and creatures （生物） in a friendly way． Starting from this year． science will become an important subject as Chinese and math in primary schools in order to improve students' knowledge about the things around us． Because of curiosity （好奇心）， more kids will be willing to watch and think through practising． It will add to our knowledge of the world in the long run．
（1）Which of the following is WRONG about Sun Youxiang ？
A． He is good at raising snails．
B． He makes a lot of money by raising snails．
C． Raising snails is an interesting experience for him．
D． He becomes creative and patient through taking care of snails．
（2）The underlined word " benefit" in Paragraph 2 means ．
A． hurt
B． protect
C． be good for
D． be popular with
（3）In Paragraph 3， "Life education allows kids to know how to live with nature and creatures in a friendly way" means ．
A． nature and creatures are friendly to kids
B． life education can make kids more friendly
C． life education tells kids how to make friends
D． life education tells kids how to get on well with nature and creatures
（4）What does Sun Youxiang's teacher think of his job ？
A． It takes too much time．
B． It wastes lots of money．
C． It can't help with Sun's study．
D． It serves as a good example of life education．
（5）What is the main idea of the passage ？
A． How to raise snails．
B． Patience， the key to success．
C． The importance of life education．
D． How to think through practising．
