Long, long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?” and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(卢比).”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah! Ah! Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many! People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that.” But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”
And you think that man was silly, right? We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.
So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because .
| A．he hadn’t eaten it before | B．he was hungry |
| C．it was cheap | D．he hadn’t seen it before |
The underlined word “condiment” in Paragraph3 probably means_______.
| A．零食 | B．水果 | C．调料 | D．蔬菜 |
Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
| A．The man went to India to buy fruit. |
| B．The man didn’t want to waste money. |
| C．The man bought the fruit because it was expensive. |
| D．India can grow a lot of fruit. |
From the passage, we can learn that_________.
| A．we shouldn’t waste money |
| B．we shouldn’t eat chilies |
| C．we shouldn’t buy something cheap |
| D．letting something go is better than keeping on losing |
Look! This is a photo of my family. My name is Brooklyn. I am 11 years old now. You know my father? Yes, he is David Beckham. He is a good football player (运动员). He is thirty-nine years old now. This is my mother. Her name is Victoria. She is thirty-six years old now. I have a brother. But he is not in this photo. He is only 1 year old. His name is Romeo. We are very happy.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。My name is _____________.
| A．Beckham Brooklyn |
| B．David Beckham |
| C．Romeo Beckham |
| D．Brooklyn Beckham |
My father is _______ years old.
| A．32 | B．36 | C．38 | D．39 |
__________ is my mother.
| A．Victoria |
| B．David Beckham |
| C．Romeo |
| D．Brooklyn |
—Is my brother in the photo? — _______.
| A．Yes, he is. |
| B．No, he isn’t. |
| C．He is only 1 year old. |
| D．He’s Romeo. |
My family has ___________ people (人).
| A．3 | B．4 |
| C．5 | D．I don’t know |
Hello! I’m Mark Smith. I’m an American boy. I’m 12 years old. This is my little sister, Ann . She is five. My family are in China now. Because my father and my mother work in China. They are English teachers. They work hard. The students all like them.
Now I’m a middle school student. I have a friend at school. He’s a Chinese boy. He’s very good. His name is Huang Long. His English name is Bill. But I don’t know his family name. Can you tell me?What’s my sister’s name?
| A．Smith Ann | B．Smith | C．Ann | D．Mark |
What’s Ann’ s last name?
| A．Mark | B．Bill | C．Huang | D．Smith |
Where is Mark now?
| A．In China | B．In America |
| C．In England | D．In Canada |
Where is Bill from(来自)？
| A．The USA | B．China | C．Japan | D．England |
Huang Long’s family name is .
| A．Long | B．Bill | C．Smith | D．Huang |
阅读理解
Here are ________ notices (启事) in the Lost & Found case.
| A．three | B．four | C．six | D．seven |
You lost your keys. You may (可以) call ________.
| A．487-2349 | B．498-2456 | C．476-5939 | D．487-5939 |
You found a school ID card. Maybe (可能) it belongs to (属于) ____.
| A．Mike | B．Jenny | C．Tony | D．Tom |
Jenny found ________.
| A．a blue and white cat | B．a black and white case |
| C．a black and white cat | D．a blue and white case |
________ found the book.
| A．Mike | B．Mary | C．Tony | D．Jenny |
阅读理解
This is Linda’s room. It’s a nice room. It’s very clean(干净的). I can see a brown bed. A photo of a boy is on the wall . Can you see a brown desk? Yes, it’s in the room, on the left(在左侧). A green chair is on the floor. Some books and blue pens are on the desk. Linda’s lamp(灯) is on the desk, too. It’s a pink lamp.
Where is Linda? Is she in the room? No, she isn’t. She is at school..Linda’s room is .
| A．not nice | B．not clean |
| C．nice and clean | D．not clean or (或者) nice |
is on the wall.
| A．A photo of a girl | B．A photo of a boy |
| C．some pictures | D．Two pictures |
are on the desk.
| A．Some books, blue pens and a lamp |
| B．Some books, red pens, a bag and a lamp |
| C．Some green pens, a bag and a lamp |
| D．A bag, a book, a blue pen and a lamp |
What’s the color of the lamp? It’s .
| A．brown | B．blue | C．green | D．pink |
Linda’s is (are) NOT in the room.
| A．schoolbag | B．bed and desk |
| C．books and a chair | D．pens and lamp |
阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。
It was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t fall asleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wanted to know how Santa — Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.
As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof(屋顶) and a sound downstairs(楼下). It was Santa Claus, he thought. Bunny jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to the stairs. He hoped to take a look at the old man before Santa left for his next stop.
By the time Bunny was on the ground floor, everything was still again. Lots of presents were put under the Christmas tree, but Santa was gone. A little disappointed(失望的), Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.
“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”
Another cry answered him. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see what made the noise. Right under the tree was a funny brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. It also had antlers(鹿角) on its head. Bunny almost mistook(误解) it for a dog.
“Are you a reindeer?” asked Bunny.
“Yes,” replied the brown animal with antlers. “My name is Ralph.”
“And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?”
“I was until(直到) I got air-sick,” replied Ralph. “Santa had to leave me here and go on with the other seven reindeer.”
“Isn’t it a bit unusual for a reindeer to get air-sick? I mean, reindeer are famous for flying.”
“Not me, I’m afraid. It makes me afraid. I always feel sick when it comes to flying,” replied Ralph. “But everyone wanted me to pull Santa’s sled, so when it was my turn I tried. I’m afraid I just wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m stuck here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”
“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly found the special present he wanted from Santa was a new friend!Why couldn’t Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?
| A．He wanted to take a close look at Santa Claus. |
| B．He wanted to wait for his special present from his father. |
| C．He wanted to know what present to get from Santa. |
| D．He wanted to sit up in bed to hear the noise. |
The underlined phrase “cut out” probably means .
| A．适合的 | B．剪下 | C．准备好的 | D．著名的 |
What can we learn from the article?
| A．Ralph is a brown dog with antlers. |
| B．Ralph is afraid of flying in the air. |
| C．Bunny got a sled as a Christmas present. |
| D．Bunny sent Ralph back to the North Pole. |
Which of the following shows the right order of the story?
a. He got up and ran to the stairs.
b. He made friends with Ralph.
c. He heard noise from the roof and downstairs.
d. He chatted with the reindeer.
e. He heard a cry on the ground floor.
| A．c-e-a-b-d | B．a-c-e-b-d | C．a-c-e-d-b | D．c-a-e-d-b |
What’s the best title(标题) of the passage?
| A．A special Christmas EVE. | B．A special reindeer. |
| C．A special Father Christmas. | D．A special Christmas present. |