If you go to England, you may want to visit Big Ben. Big Ben is not the name of a man but a name of the clock in London. It has a long history of about 150 years. It is at the north end of the Palace of Westminster（威斯敏斯特）. The big clock has four faces. So you can read the face of the chock everywhere.The hands of it are about four meters（米）long.When the new year comes, it chimes to welcome the start of the new year. There are also many fireworks over the clock tower.
The big clock makes a very loud sound “Ding dong.Ding dong”-the clock gives the sound every 15 minutes of an hour.Ｗhat is Big Ben?
| A．A man | B．A tower | C．A clock | D．A plane |
How long are the hands of Big Ben?
| A．2 meters | B．4 meters | C．15 meters | D．16 meters |
Which of the following is True about Big Ben?
| A．It has three faces. | B．It’s in the UK. |
| C．It gives the sound every 30 minutes | D．It is about 200 years old. |
What dose the underlined word chimes mean?
| A．微笑 | B．报时 | C．呐喊 | D．跑步 |
What’s the best title（标题）of the passage？
| A．The clock tower | B．The palace of the westminster |
| C．Clock hands | D．Big Ben |
A man had two sons. They were twins. They were born at almost the same time and looked exactly alike. But in one important way they were very different. One was an optimist(乐观者),while the other one was a pessimist(悲观者).
The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in life, he knew. He did not want them to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He took his problem to a friend, Sally.
“How can I cure(治愈)them of their foolish optimism and pessimist?” he asked his friend .
Sally was thoughtful. Then she said, “When is their next birthday?”
“It’s on Wednesday,” the father replied. “They’ll be twelve years old.”
“Excellent,” Sally said. “Here’s what you should do. Give your pessimist son a really wonderful present. Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That should cure them of their optimism and pessimisms.”
The father did as his friend told him.
On Wednesday morning the boys looked at their birthday presents.
The pessimist looked at his first. It was a beautiful and very expensive gold watch, but he was not pleased with it.
“Huh,” he said, “I don’t like this very much .I’m sure it won’t keep good time. It will always be fast or slow and it will probably break many times, and I’ll have to spend lots of money to get it repaired(修理).”
Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “Look! Dad’s given me a shoelace (鞋带).” he said. He held up the shoelace.
“I haven’t found the shoes yet, but I’m sure they are here somewhere.” What was the difference between the man’s two sons?
| A．They were born at different time. |
| B．They liked different presents. |
| C．One was an optimist, while the other one was a pessimist. |
| D．They didn’t have the same looks. |
Who did the father take his problem to?
| A．Optimist | B．Pessimist |
| C．His friend Sally | D．Himself |
How did the pessimistic son feel about his present?
| A．He wasn’t pleased with it. |
| B．He was pleased with it. |
| C．He was angry with it. |
| D．He was interested in it. |
What present did the man send to the optimist?
| A．A gold watch. | B．A gold shoelace. |
| C．A pair of shows | D．A shoelace. |
Why was the man worried about his sons?
| A．Because he knew there are good and bad things in life. |
| B．Because their sons were too pessimistic. |
| C．Because their sons were too optimistic. |
| D．Because their sons’ birthday was coming, he has no money to buy presents for them. |
Experts（专家）say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger（手指） with his eyes still closed, begging（请求）for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker（虚弱）than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.The 10-year-old boy begged for more minute to sleep because
| A．he didn’t have enough sleep |
| B．it wasn’t time for him to get up |
| C．he didn’t want to go to school |
| D．he wanted his mother to wake him up |
In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may
| A．become too weak to sleep | B．not work well in class |
| C．go to bed early | D．be weak in English |
In this passage “early birds” means persons who
| A．get up early | B．get up late |
| C．sleep less | D．don’t want to sleep |
According to the passage, which of the following is right?
| A．If you want to study better, you must work hard at night. |
| B．Sleeping less means working hard. |
| C．Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits. |
| D．Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do. |
The school report is about what Li Lei did in _______________.
| A．spring 2014 | B．autumn 2014 |
| C．summer2014 | D．autumn 2004 |
From the teacher’s conduct, we know _________________________.
| A．Li Lei is not a good student. |
| B．Li lei is very outgoing. |
| C．Li Lei does well in his all subjects. |
| D．Li Lei enjoys computer games too much. |
The teacher hopes __________________________________________.
| A．Li Lei likes what he wants to do |
| B．Li Lei is not late for class again. |
| C．Li Lei should care the subjects he doesn’t like. |
| D．Li Lei has to be successful. |
Ann’s grandpa was very rich and he had some shops. The old man began to learn drawing
when he was sixty, and he loved it very much. For twelve years he drew a lot and there were many pictures in his
workroom. He was pleased with them and kept them well.
One day,the old man was ill. He had to stay in hospital. Before he died, he said to Ann, “I want to give my pictures to a school as presents. Then the students can remember me forever. But I don’t know which school I’m going to give them to. Can you help me? ”
“Well,” said the little girl, “you’d better give them to a blind school. ”The old man tried his best to be ____________.
| A．an artist | B．a farmer |
| C．a doctor | D．a teacher |
When the old man was in hospital, he was ____________ years old.
| A．60 | B．70 |
| C．72 | D．78 |
Ann thought her grandpa’s pictures were ____________.
| A．nice | B．beautiful |
| C．good | D．Terrible |
This is a beautiful park near my home. People like to go to the park after work. Some of them go to the park every day. Look! This is Mr. Smith. He is sitting on a chair and watching the children. Some children are playing the game of hide-and- seek(捉迷藏). Some boys are playing yo-yo（玩溜溜球）. Lucy and Lily are standing under a tree. They are talking. There is a small river in the park. We can see some boats in the river. Some children are sitting in the boats with their fathers and mothers. Listen! A lot of birds are singing in the trees. This is really a nice park. I come here to read English after school every day. ______ like to go to the park.
A. Children
B. Fathers and mothers
C. People Mr. Smith is _______.
A. playing hide-and-seek
B. playing yo-yo
C. is sitting and watching the childrenWhich one is right?
A. Lucy and Lily are playing hide-and-seek with other children.
B. Lucy and Lily go to the park only on Sunday.
C. Lucy and Lily are talking under the tree. The writer can't see_____ in the park.
A. fish B. children C. women What's the writer doing?
A. He is sitting in a boat
B. He's watching the people in the park.
C. He's playing a game.