Long long ago, there lived two girls named Emily and Tina. Both of them had long black hair and blue eyes. One day while they were playing in the back yard (庭院), Emily heard a tinkling (叮当) sound. She jumped up. “Listen,” she told her twin. They listened. The noise came again.
This time Tina heard it. She sat up. “It came from over there,” She whispered, looking at the zinnias (鱼尾菊) far away. They came near to find it out. Then something flew out, making the same tinkling sound they had heard before. The children looked at one another. “Was it a bee?” asked Tina. “I don’t think so,” replied Emily. “Do bees make a sound like bells?” “Let’s call it the Tinkle Bee anyway,” said Tina. Emily nodded, listening with a little difficulty. What had made that noise?
The next day, Emily and Tina brought their cookies outside. Tina took her plate by the zinnias. Suddenly she caught something. “Emily!” she called. “I’ve got the Tinkle Bee!” Emily rushed over. They sat down on the grass. Tina opened her hand very carefully. There was that sound! Something was shining in Tina’s hand. They smiled. Then Emily cried, “It’s a fairy (仙女)!” Tina looked down at it in her hand. It looked like a girl. A tiny girl with wings! Tina dropped it before she noticed that a wing was torn (撕裂). The little fairy could not fly away so she took a piece of grass out of the ground and sat on it.
Emily and Tina were surprised at what they saw. The fairy turned to Emily and said, “Hello, I am Marabella.” Then she said again, “Marabella the Fairy.” Emily smiled. “I’m Emily,” she said. Tina said, “I’m Tina. Are you really a fairy?” “Oh, yes!” replied Marabella. “I’ve always been a fairy.”Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “tiny” in this passage?
| A．Weak. | B．Nice. | C．Little. | D．Sick. |
How did the sound come out?
| A．A bee behind the zinnias made the sound. |
| B．It came out from the fairy’s flying. |
| C．It came out when the fairy shouted for help. |
| D．The bell by the zinnias rang. |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．Emily and Tina found a tinkling sound when they were playing in the yard. |
| B．Emily and Tina were very interested in the tinkling sound. |
| C．How a fairy by the zinnias was saved by the twins. |
| D．The process of Emily and Tina’s finding a fairy. |
When Mr. David retired（退休）， he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From room morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David's garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: "If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), come in and look around. Price; twenty dollars." Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. "I came here to retire, not to work as a guide." he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.Mr. David's house was ________that many tourists came to see it.
| A．so small | B．so quiet | C．so interesting | D．so big |
Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_______.
| A．to drive the visitors away |
| B．to satisfy the visitors' curiosity |
| C．to let visitors come in and look around |
| D．to get some money out of the visitors |
The notice made the visitors________.
| A．more interested in his house | B．lose interest in his house |
| C．angry at the unfair price | D．feel happy about the price |
After Mr. David put up the notice________.
| A．the visitors didn’t come any longer |
| B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house |
| C．more and more tourists came for a visit |
| D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit |
At last Mr. David had to sell his house and move away because _____.
| A．he did not like it at all |
| B．he could not work as a guide |
| C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house |
| D．he could not live a quiet life in it |
We often think about why money disappeared so quickly. That may be because we didn’t have a good budget. A budget is a plan to control where your money goes. A good budget can help you use money wisely. For example, it can help you save money for the things that you want but can’t pay for now. Have a look at the budget of Simon’s family this month and you will get a clear idea about what a budget is. The income(收入) of Simon’s family a month is RMB6,000.
| Entertainment( sports, films and music, etc.) |
4% |
| Clothing ( shoes, seasonal wear, etc.) |
10% |
| Transportation (bus, underground and train fares.) |
12% |
| Saving |
10% |
| “Just in case (急用) fund” |
2% |
| Housing ( rent, cost of electricity, water, heating, gas ) |
30% |
| Food (meal, fruit and snacks, drinks ) |
20% |
| Medical care (hospital bills and medicine) |
12% |
Sometimes money disappeared so quickly maybe because________.
| A．we lost it |
| B．we didn’t have a good budget |
| C．we put it in the bank |
| D．we gave it away to others |
The underlined word “budget ”probably means _______ in Chinese.
| A．预算 | B．缘故 | C．过程 | D．结果 |
Every month Simon’s family can get _________.
| A．RMB3,000 | B．RMB 4,000 | C．RMB 6,000 | D．RMB 9,000 |
Simon’s family will pay _________for food this month.
| A．RMB 600 | B．RMB 800 | C．RMB 1,000 | D．RMB 1,200 |
Simon’s family will spend the most money on _______ this month.
| A．clothing | B．medical care | C．housing | D．transportation |
English Students’ Education
English schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most English children begin to go to school when they are five years old. When they finish high school, they are seventeen or eighteen years old.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go the the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things. After high school, many students go to college①. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So they have to work after class to get money for their studies.
Notes:1. go to college 上大学In England, summer holidays begin in .
| A．September | B．January | C．June | D．July |
Most English children go to school at the age of .
| A．five | B．seven | C．seventeen | D．eighteen |
High school students after class.
| A．do housework | B．go to work |
| C．play sports | D．do interesting things |
Many English college students work after class for .
| A．helping their parents | B．getting money for their studies |
| C．helping others | D．learning some useful things |
After high school, many students go to .
| A．cities | B．work | C．college | D．towns |
Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”Where did Tom’s father work? ______________
| A．In a factory. | B．In a school. | C．In a shop. | D．In a hospital. |
Tom was now a student of_______.
| A．Grade One | B．Grade Two | C．Grade Three | D．Grade Four |
Tom was never late for school because________.
| A．all his teachers liked him |
| B．he went to school in a car |
| C．his house was next to the school |
| D．he just began to school a month ago |
Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.
| A．every day | B．one Monday morning |
| C．in Tom’s house | D．five days a week |
Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________
| A．Two or Three? | B．From One to Ten |
| C．Tom and his family | D．Miss Green and Her Students |
One day Mrs Jones goes shopping alone(独自地). When Mr Jones comes home in the evening, she begins to tell him about a beautiful dress. “I see it in a shop this morning,” she says, “and…” “And you want to buy it,” says Mr Jones, “how much is it?” “Fifteen pounds.” Every evening, when Mr Jones comes back from work, his wife goes on talking only about the dress. And at last, after a week, he says, “Oh, buy the dress! Here’s the money!” She is very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones comes home and asks, “Have you got the famous(著名的) dress?” She says, “No.” Why not?” he says. “Well, it is still in the window of the shop after a week. I think nobody else wants this dress. So I think it is not a good one!”Mrs Jones goes shopping_________ one day.
| A．with Mr Jones |
| B．with her friend |
| C．by herself |
| D．with the other woman |
Mrs Jones tells Mr Jones about the dress every day because________.
| A．it is really beautiful |
| B．she wants the shop |
| C．she wants Mr Jones to buy it for her |
| D．she likes it very much |
Mrs Jones is very happy after________.
| A．Mr Jones agree(同意) to buy it for her |
| B．Mr Jones gives her the money for the pants |
| C．she gets the beautiful dress |
| D．she sees the dress is still in the shop window |
Mr Jones thinks it’s the famous dress because________.
| A．it is a beautiful dress |
| B．it is in the shop window for a week |
| C．his wife has it |
| D．his wife talks about it again and again |
From the story we can know__________.
| A．Mrs Jones is a housewife, she doesn’t have much money |
| B．Mr Jones doesn’t like his wife |
| C．Mr Jones comes home for lunch every day |
| D．Mrs Jones doesn’t like the things if others like them |