One of the best-known American writers of children's books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called "Doctor Strong From Then to Now" is travelling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.
Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children's book was published(出版). Since then, he has written forty-five books that have been sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.
Doctor Strong's books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.
The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Strong's early drawings and some of his writings.
Most of Doctor Strong's books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in McElligot's Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race(军备竞赛) in The Butter Battle Book, written in nineteen eighty-four.
Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.Doctor Strong first became famous in _______.
| A．his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United States |
| B．his fifties when his drawings and writings were published |
| C．nineteen eighty-four when his book McElligot's Pool was published |
| D．his thirties when his first book was published |
Doctor Strong's books are very popular in America because _______.
| A．they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so on |
| B．they are written in easy words with colourful pictures |
| C．he organized the art show in California |
| D．they are written in a funny way |
His purpose in writing many such books is_______.
| A．to show his early pictures and drawings |
| B．to organize a special art show of his own |
| C．to make his readers laugh or smile when they read his books. |
| D．not only to interest people but to show some serious social problems up |
Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know where and when there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way.
“ Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave ( 请半天假 ).”
“ Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.” says Mrs. Black, “ But who’s that?”
“ It’s my father, Mrs. Black.” Peter is a ______.
| A．middle school student | B．Young Pioneer | C．worker | D．teacher |
Peter will be in ______ next year.
| A．Grade Two | B．Grade Three | C． Grade One | D．school |
Peter often reads news newspaper because _______.
| A．he likes to read news |
| B．he likes to read stories |
| C．he want to know when and where a football match will be |
| D．his father wants him to read them |
Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because _______.
| A． his father is ill in bed |
| B． he wants to watch the football match |
| C． he doesn’t like to have English or Chinese lessons |
| D． he is ill in bed |
Which sentence ( 句子 ) is right?
| A． Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor |
| B． Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon. |
| C． Peter is a stupid ( 笨的 ) boy. |
| D． Peter isn’t an honest ( 诚实的 ) boy. |
阅读理解
There is an old English saying.It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning.Then we shall be healthy.We shall also be rich and clever.This is true.The body must have enough sleep to be healthy.Children of young age should have ten hours' sleep every night.Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work well and they may not be healthy.The body also needs exercise.Walking, running, jumping and playing games are all exercise.Exercise keeps the body strong.Exercise also helps the blood to move around inside the body.It is very important.Our blood moves to all parts of our body.The head also needs blood.Exercise helps us to think better.If we want to be healthy, we must________.
| A．eat more |
| B．sleep more |
| C．play more |
| D．go to bed early and get up early |
Children of young age should have ______ hours' sleep every day.
| A．ten | B．nine | C．eleven | D．twelve |
If children don't have enough sleep, they will not________.
| A．work well | B．be clever and healthy | C．eat well | D．A and B |
The body also needs________.
| A．sports | B．running | C．exercise | D．playing |
Does exercise help us to think better?
| A．Yes, it does. | B．No, it doesn't. | C．No, it does. | D．Yes, it deosn't. |
Sam hated doing chores. And he had many chores. For example, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he took out the trash. And on weekends he always washed his father's car. He a1so cleaned his own room once a week. What a chore that was! Sometimes he even had to look after his little sister and brother.
Sam had a foreign friend at school. His name was Kumar. Doing chores in Kumar’s family was very different. In the house only the girls did chores. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms too, even his bedroom. His mother always cooked the meals, and his sisters helped her to go shopping, and prepare the food. They worked hard at home, doing all the chores with their mother. So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores, he felt very 1ucky.
One day, Sam had an idea. He asked Kumar, “Could I borrow your sisters?” He wanted them to help him clean his room, but they said “no”. Instead(相反), they asked Sam to teach their brother how to do chores, so he could make his own(自己的) bed.
Sam and Kumar are very good at science. They are going to be scientists after university. They want to make a robot(机器人) to do the chores. Then everyone ----mothers and fathers, sons and daughters --will be happy!
Which of the following is right?
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American people like to say “Thank you” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.
You should say “Thank you” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking in front of you keeps the door open for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful. “Thank you” is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.
“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind you, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching(触摸) you. It’s not polite(礼貌) to break (打断) others when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough(咳嗽) or make any noise before others.
Let’s learn to say “Thank you” and “Excuse me”.You should say “Thank you” when _____.
| A．you say something kind to others |
| B．you help others |
| C．someone helps you |
| D．you need others to help you |
From the passage we know “Thank you” is ______ .
| A．widely used in the world |
| B．used more often than “Excuse me” |
| C．used only by Americans |
| D．used only between friends |
You should say “Excuse me” if you want to _____ .
| A．cough | B．make some noise |
| C．go first | D．all of the above |
When you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should say “_____”.
| A．Thank you | B．That’s very kind of you |
| C．Excuse me | D．I’m sorry |
This passage mostly tells us the way ____.
| A．to be happy | B．to be polite |
| C．to help others | D．to learn from Americans |
阅读理解
Born in Texas（得克萨斯州）in 1893,Bessie Coleman drew she wanted to do something exciting with her life．Then Coleman saw her first airplane, and she knew she wanted to fly．But no school would teach her because she was a woman and a black woman．So Coleman went to Europe．At the age of twenty-eight, she became the world's first black woman to hold a pilot's license（拥有飞行驾照）．Then she went home to fly in air shows（飞行表演）．Soon she was called “Brave （勇敢的）Bessie．”Bessie Coleman had wanted to open a flying school for black women．Sadly, she never saw her dream come true．She was killed in a plane crash．But Coleman is still remembered today．A group of black flies call themselves the “Bessie Coleman Aviators．The best title is__________．
| A．Learning to Fly | B．The First Black Woman Pilot（飞行员） |
| C．Air Show of Long Ago | D．How Women Learned to Fly |
Bessie Coleman was born in__________．
| A．Texas | B．Europe | C．New York | D．Washington |
The best word to describe（形容）Bessie Coleman is__________．
| A．careful | B．daring （胆大的） | C．quiet | D．Texan |
The best “aviators” means__________．
| A．teachers | B．doctors | C．fliers | D．fighters |
Which of the following sentences is not true?
| A．Bessie Coleman learned how to learn flying Europe． |
| B．Bessie Coleman began to learn flying in 1893． |
| C．Bessie held a pilot's license when she was twenty-eight． |
| D．Bessie didn't see her dream come true． |