Dear Disney,
Last weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical.
We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria
couldn’t take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride.
Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff(员工) members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Promise?" Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride.
Sure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria’s new friend with "her" ice-cream.
Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won’t last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew what time we would get off the ride. she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, "Thank you," but I’m sure she thought it was the same ice-cream.
We know that someone tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond!
Your fan,
Carmen Rivera The family’s visit to the Magic Kingdom was ________.
| A．helpful | B．awful | C．frightening | D．enjoyable |
Before the ride, Gloria cried because _________.
| A．shecouldn’tfindherparentsintheline |
| B．shewastoolittletotaketheride |
| C．shecouldn’ttakeherice-creamontheride |
| D．shehadtowaitfortwentyminutes |
Murphy was waiting for Gloria ___________ after the ride.
| A．intheice-creamshop | B．attheexit |
| C．inthefrontoftheline | D．attheentrance |
In order to keep the promise, Murphy __________.
| A．tookGloriatothenearestshop |
| B．askedhernewfriendtohelpGloria |
| C．helpedGloriagetofftheride |
| D．boughtanewice-creamforGloria |
The underlined word "someone" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _________.
| A．Murphy | B．Disney | C．Gloria | D．Carmen |
Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people. Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.
He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old farmers. He learned a lot from the working people.
After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.Li Shizhen’s father was .
| A．a soldier | B．a doctor | C．a teacher | D．a peasant |
Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to .
| A．making a living | B．become famous |
| C．help the people who fell ill | D．get more money |
Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because .
| A．he was a doctor |
| B．he liked writing books |
| C．many medical books were full of mistakes. |
| D．he was a writer |
“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is .
| A．a medical book | B．a medical worker |
| C．a herb | D．a dictionary |
Li Shizhen collected a lot of on his long journeys.
| A．flowers | B．living things | C．plants | D．herbs |
Little Tom likes cartoons (动画片) very much .When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they’re over. Sometimes he’d rather wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he will be late for school.
Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned the television, but didn’t receive the programme. He had to have breakfast and then went to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen (厨房). He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn’t find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother to help.
“It’s only five now,” said the woman. “Your programme will be after supper.”“Well, let’s have supper right now!” Tom goes to bed late sometimes, so______ .
| A．he’s late for school |
| B．he goes to school by bus |
| C．he can’t wake up himself in the morning |
| D．he has to go to school without breakfast |
Tom spends much time _____ when he is free.
| A．playing football | B．watching football matches on TV |
| C．doing his homework | D．watching cartoons on TV |
Tom _____,so he turned on the television after getting up this morning .
| A．thought he had some time left |
| B．didn’t know when the cartoon would begin |
| C．wanted to know the important news |
| D．hoped to watch TV play |
Tom was afraid _____, so he ran home.
| A．to miss the interesting cartoon | B．to miss the last bus |
| C．he would be hungry | D．he had little time to finish his homework |
Tom thought _____.
| A．supper should be ready |
| B．his mother’s watch was slow |
| C．the cartoon would be as soon as he finished supper |
| D．his mother cooked super too late |
Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January(一月)or February（二月）. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special(特别的) kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together” in Chinese. On the day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On Spring Festival’s Eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. Others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time. is the most important festival in China?
| A．Mid-autumn Day | B．The Spring Festival |
| C．Children’s Day | D．Teachers’ Day |
The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in .
| A．January or February | B．January or March | C．summer | D．autumn |
What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?
| A．Cakes. | B．Pudding. | C．Hotdog | D．Dumplings. |
The food “dumplings” means “ ”.
| A．be delicious | B．be hungry | C．come together | D．be happy |
When they are having dinner on Spring Festival’s Eve, the Chinese .
| A．eat Candy | B．eat moon cakes |
| C．never drink | D．give each other the best wishes |
Tomorrow is Saturday. I’m not going to work, and my brother isn’t going to school. We are going to play table tennis. We are going to have lunch in a restaurant. We’re coming home at five. My parents are going to visit my grandparents. They are going to get home at half past five. We are going to help my mother cook the dinner. After supper, I am going to dance with my friends, and my brother is going to watch TV with my parents. What day is it today?
| A．Saturday. | B．Sunday. | C．Friday. | D．Monday |
My brother is a .
| A．student | B．teacher | C．worker | D．manager |
My brother and I are going to tomorrow.
| A．have a picnic | B．visit our friends | C．go fishing | D．play table tennis |
My parents are going to come back .
| A．at 7:30 | B．at 5:30 | C．at 6:30 | D．at 7:00 |
I’m going to dance .
| A．after breakfast | B．with my friends | C．in the morning | D．with my patents |
Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but I do not know why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time. Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can _______.
| A．leave them in obvious places |
| B．remember what to do at a certain time |
| C．watch a certain program |
| D．make a phone call at a certain time |
I don’t like to write notes to myself because ________.
| A．they are easy to lose or forget to look at |
| B．I don’t know where to put them |
| C．my handwriting is poor |
| D．it gives me too much trouble |
I often use _______ to help me remember things.
| A．a notebook | B．a computer |
| C．telephone calls | D．alarm clocks |
Sometimes an alarm clock can’t help me because _______.
| A．I put the clock in a wrong place |
| B．the clock goes wrong |
| C．when the clock goes off, I forget why I set it |
| D．I’m not sure whom I should call |
In this passage, “go off” means _______.
| A．start off | B．get off | C．go away | D．make a sudden noise |