Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
 SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA |
The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. There are many natural sights . Lots of people go sightseeing every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center. |
 HONG KONG, CHINA |
This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
| A．The weather. | B．The mountains. | C．The air. | D．The traffic. |
What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
| A．The lively city and the wonderful dishes. |
| B．The large population and the traffic. |
| C．The expensive housing. |
| D．The beautiful temples. |
What do the two cities have in common?
| A．They both have beautiful mountains. |
| B．They both have a large population. |
| C．Air pollution is a problem in both. |
| D．They are both crowded. |
From the passage, we can know that .
| A．San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best |
| B．San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does |
| C．the weather inboth cities is fine |
| D．San Jose used to be small fishing village |
Hello, my dear friends, today here’s a funny cartoon for you! It is a Chinese cartoon. Its name is Happy Sheep(绵羊) and Big Big Wolf(狼).
In this cartoon, there are some sheep and three wolves. Happy Sheep is the leading role(主角). He likes playing football and running. He runs faster than the other sheep. Pretty Sheep likes making clothes and growing flowers. She is very beautiful. Lazy Sheep( 懒羊羊) is clever. But he doesn’t like doing sports. He likes sleeping best. Force Sheep(沸羊羊) is stronger than the other sheep. Warm Sheep is the class monitor（班长）at school. Slow Sheep is 68 years old. He is old. He is the village head. Every sheep has a lovely pet(宠物). Big Big Wolf wants to eat sheep. Red Wolf is Big Big Wolf’s wife. She is very bad. Banana Wolf is nice. He is the friend of the sheep. He likes eating bananas very much.________ doesn’t like sports.
| A．Lazy Sheep | B．Force Sheep |
| C．Warm Sheep | D．Happy Sheep |
Pretty Sheep likes ________.
| A．playing football | B．sleeping |
| C．making clothes | D．eating bananas |
________ is the sheep’s friend.
| A．Big Big Wolf | B．Banana Wolf |
| C．Red Wolf | D．Little Wolf |
There are ________ sheep in the passage(短文).
| A．four | B．five |
| C．six | D．seven |
Mr and Mrs Smith come from America. They teach English in Yangzhou. They like their jobs. They have a son, Tom and a daughter, Mary. They are all in China now. Mr Smith can speak Chinese. He likes swimming and singing. Mrs Smith likes swimming and running. Tom and Mary like playing chess. They often play games with Chinese boys and girls.
Mr and Mrs Smith like Chinese food very much, but Tom and Mary don’t like it. They like French fries and hamburgers. Mrs Smith wants them to eat more vegetables and fruit. One day, Mrs Smith cooks some vegetables for them. Tom sees them and says, “ I am full（饱的）.” And Mary says, “I have something to do.” And she runs away. Mr and Mrs Smith are from ____.
| A．America | B．China |
| C．England | D．France |
Mrs Smith is a（n） ____ teacher.
| A．Chinese | B．P.E |
| C．English | D．French |
What does Mr Smith like?
| A．Playing sports. | B．Swimming and singing. |
| C．Playing chess. | D．Swimming and running. |
Why don’t Tom and Mary eat the vegetables Mrs Smith cooks one day?
| A．Because they don’t like them. |
| B．Because they like Chinese food. |
| C．Because they are full. |
| D．Because they are busy. |
Today is Sunday, March 20. We, sixteen boys and seventeen girls, go to school early, but we have no lessons. Our teacher takes us to the zoo. We are very excited about the trip. We get on a bus, it goes fast and at half past nine we get there. How beautiful the zoo is! There're a lot of trees, some hills, and a big lake. The sun is shining and the flowers are coming out. There are all kinds of animals in it, elephants, monkeys, birds, fishes and many other animals. The birds are singing in the trees and the fishes are swimming in the lake. We like to watch monkeys. They are playing on the hill or having oranges, apples and bananas. There are many rules in the zoo. We mustn't do this and we mustn't do that. But we all have a good time. At one in the afternoon we leave（离开） the zoo.The weather is ______ today
| A．sunny | B．cloudy |
| C．rainy | D．windy |
_______ students and a teacher go to the zoo by bus
| A．Sixteen | B．Seventeen |
| C．Thirty-three | D．Thirty -four |
We stay in the zoo for ____ hours.
| A．four and a half | B．three and a half |
| C．four | D．five |
Early rising (早起)is helpful in more than one way. We all need fresh(新鲜的) air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises.
Secondly, early rising can give a plan to our work for the day. We can not work well without a good plan.
Thirdly, early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.
Late risers may find it very difficult to form(形成) the habit(习惯) of early rising. They have to make an effort(努力) to do so. As the English proverb（谚语）says, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” Doing morning exercises_________.
| A．helps us to remember what we learn |
| B．is good for our health |
| C．gives us enough time to study |
| D．makes us tired and sleepy |
Early rising gives us enough time _________.
| A．to get ready for our work | B．to wash our faces |
| C．to brush our teeth | D．to eat our breakfast |
Late risers should try their best _________.
| A．to form the good habit of early rising |
| B．to remember the English proverbs |
| C．to sleep as many hours as possible |
| D．to get up earlier than everyone else |
People travel a lot with Bel Air because they know they will get what they want.
They want to go quickly and safely across the country, across the sea or right across the world, and they know Bel Air will take them where they want to go, when they want to go. Bel Air flies all the newest and fastest planes to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world than any other airline. (航空公司)
Do you want to go to Paris, Washington DC, Tokyo? Bel Air will take you there, at all times of the day and night, right through the week. But Bel Air flies not only to the biggest cities, in the rich counties---we fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the centre of Asia, Africa and South America.
People who travel a lot fly with Bel Air, because they know they will leave on time and arrive on time. They know that they will receive the best food and watch the best films.
Bel Air is second to none. When you fly, fly with Bel Air. Bel Air is ______.
| A．the name of a plane | B．the name of an airline |
| C．an air lab | D．a radio programme |
The airline flies planes to cities like Paris .
| A．day and night, through the week |
| B．two or three times a week |
| C．at any time of the day |
| D．at any time of the night |
The reasons why people fly with Bel Air are the followings except .
| A．they provide best food | B．people can enjoy best films |
| C．they can arrive on time | D．the price is not high |
“Second to none ” may mean ________.
| A．the second | B．the last |
| C．the best | D．the worst |