David likes to eat in KFC. He often eats a chicken hamburger and French fries. Most people working in KFC know David very well. Sometimes they often ask him, “How many times do you eat chicken hamburgers and French fries a week?” David will answer, “Three times a week.” “Why do you like KFC better?” They ask. “Because every time I can get a small toy car.” People around him laugh and say, “Why don’t you go to the toy store ? ” “Because in the toy store they don’t have KFC.”
Where does David like to eat?
A. In KFC. B. In the toy store. C. In the restaurant. D. At home.
How often does David go to KFC?
A.Sometimes. | B.Always | C.Every time. | D.Three times a week. |
Why do people working in KFC know David?
A.Because he often eats chicken hamburgers. |
B.Because he often gets a toy car. |
C.Because he often makes people laugh. |
D.Because he often goes there. |
Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy .He’s happy that he’s sitting the senior high school entrance exam in2014 instead of 2016.
On October 22,Beijing Municipal Commission of Education* announced that, from 2016,the English scores in the senior high school entrances exam will be reduced* from 120 to 100.Of the 100 points, the listening ability scores will increase to 50.Meanwhile, the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150.
“The change won’t affect me. I fell so lucky because English is my strongest subject,’’ said Wang. Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study and reduces students’ pressure, said Li Yi, a spokesman of the commission.
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English.,’’ said Li. “Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones.”
There isn’t news that other cities will have the same change. But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams.
For example, Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its Gaokao. But, “ being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly,” Bai Ping wrote in China Daily.
English has long been the world’s most commonly used language. Wang Jiaming said he understood the change.
“Chinese, not English, is our mother tongue*,” he said. “ but still, I think English is both interesting and useful.” In the Beijing senior high school entrances exam of 2016, the English scores will be cut down to __________.
A.50 | B. 100 | C.120 | D.150 |
Wang Jiaming feels lucky because _______
A.the exam change from 2016 doesn’t affect him |
B.he doesn’t need to take the important exam |
C.Chinese is his strongest subject |
D.he is not good at chemistry |
The sentence “ being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly,” in the passage means ______________
A.the students can spend less time on English. |
B.it’s harder to for the students get a high score. |
C.English is not as important and useful as before |
D.studying English is still important for the students. |
What is the main purpose of the change?
A.To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English. |
B.To make students to learn to read English news on mobile phones. |
C.To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam. |
D.To make students pay more attention to learn Chinese. |
Three little pigs Story-teller: Three little pigs make three houses. They all think their own house is the best! But the wolf comes. He is very hungry! He has blown down two houses of the pigs. It makes the two little pigs very scared. P1&p2:Oh, my god! Let’s run away, run away! (They run into the third pig’s house and close the door)) P1:The wolf is very strong! P2:He wants to eat us! P3:My god, help me! ( The three pigs are hiding under the bed) W:Little pig, little pig, let me come in! P1P2P3:No! Goaway.Youbadwolf! W:Open the door! I can blow the house down! (The wolf blows and blows, he blows and blows, but the house is very strong.) Why? (The wolf is too tired and falls onto the ground) P1p3p2:Yeah! We are safe now! |
![]() Story-teller: The wolf is very angry! He has a good idea! He climbs up the chimney*! P1&P2&P3:Oh! Look! The wolf! P1:How to do? (Starts run around the chimney) P2:Mom!Where are you? (Cries) P3:Don’t worry! Let’s put the wood into the fire! P1p2p3:Ok, 123… W:(Falls into the fire and struggles) Oh ! No! P1p2p3:The wolf is dying! We succeed! yeah ! |
This passage is ____________.
A.an ad | B.a play | C.a poster | D. a letter |
The wolf’s good idea is to ______.
A.blow the house down | B.hit the house hard |
C.climb up the chimney | D.put the wood in the fire |
Which pig is very calm and clever when they are in danger?
A. P1 | B.P2 | C.P3 | D. None |
A king had a wonderful talent for growing flowers. He became old and didn’t want to deal with big things anymore. So he began to look for someone to take his place. But who could he trust for the job? He thought for a while and got an idea. He would let the flowers decide. He gave everyone a little seed (种子). The one who could grow the most beautiful flower from the seed would be the next leader.
A girl called Serena was very beautiful and wanted to grow the most beautiful flower. She planted it in a nice pot and took great care of it, but nothing would grow.
The next year she saw everyone come to the palace with pots full of beautiful flowers. She was disappointed but also went to the meeting with her empty pot. The king looked through all the flowerpots and then stopped at hers.
“Why is your pot empty?” he asked.
“Your Majesty (陛下), I did everything to make it grow, but I have failed,” she answered.
“No, you didn’t,” he said.
“You see, the seeds I’ve given out were all roasted (烤过的), so nothing could come out of them. I have no idea where all these flowers come from. But you have been honest and by being so, you will become my successor (继承人).”The king wanted to choose a person to _____.
A.be the next leader | B.grow beautiful flowers for him |
C.be his daughter or son | D.make friends with him |
How did the little seed show who was the right person?
A.It had some special power. |
B.The king knew nothing could grow from it. |
C.A special flower could grow from it. |
D.Only a good person could grow beautiful flowers from it. |
The king knew that those with pots of beautiful flowers _____.
A.worked hard | B.cheated him |
C.were kind to plants | D.were good at growing flowers |
In this passage the underlined word “given out” means ______.
A.收到 | B.拿来 | C.分发 | D.奖励 |
From the story, we learn that _____ is a good quality.
A.Kindness | B.carefulness | C.honesty | D.politeness |
Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern plane you can travel to lots of places in one day.
Traveling by train is slower than by plane. But you can see beautiful countryside when you are traveling by train. Modern trains give comfortable seats and dining cars. They make the journey(旅途) interesting.
Some people like to travel by sea. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very nice way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your plan. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop whenever you wish to see something interesting. If you find a good place to have meals you can stop, too. That is why traveling by car is popular, while people usually take a train or a plane when they travel on business.The fastest way of traveling is ________from this passage.
A.by train | B.by sea | C.by plane | D.by car |
The advantage(优点) of traveling by train is that _________.
A.you can see the countryside | B.it is faster than traveling by ship |
C.you can get to a place which it took years to get to before | D.it is cheap |
The underlined word “They” in the passage means _________.
A.modern trains in the country | B.comfortable seats and dining cars |
C.people who travel by train | D.the slower ways of traveling |
People would like to go picnic with their family by _________.
A.car | B.plane | C.train | D.ship |
The best way for business should be _________in the passage.
A.planes | B.cars | C.trains and planes | D.ships |
A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet. “What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.
“My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”
The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."
He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."
“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.
“How's your cow?” the vet asked.
“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"
“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.In the story, the vet must be _________.
A.the farmer's friend | B.a milk factory |
C.a hospital for cows | D.a doctor for animals |
The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______
A.couldn't lie down | B.didn't eat the pills |
C.couldn't make any noise | D.was ill |
What medicine did the vet give the farmer?
A.Bottle of pills. | B.A long tube. |
C.Two pills. | D.A small box. |
The vet taught the farmer how _________.
A.to blow the tube | B.to make the cow take the pills |
C.to take the medicine | D.to put the tube in his mouth |
Which of the following is true?
A.The farmer ate the pills himself. |
B.The cow got better after taking the medicine. |
C.The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day. |
D.The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day. |