Turtle mother has three sons. The first one is seven years old. The second one is five and the third is four. They often have a running game. They think they run fast. 
One day, three turtles decided (决定) to have some coffee. Just as they got into the café, it started to rain. The first turtle said to his little brother, “Go home and get the umbrella.”
The little turtle answered, “I will, if you don’t drink my coffee.”
“OK. We won’t drink your coffee.” The other two promised.
Two years later, the first turtle said to the second turtle, “Well, I don’t think our brother is coming back, so let’s drink his coffee.”
Just then a voice called from outside the door, “If you do that, I won’t go!”How old is the second turtle?
| A．Seven. | B．Five. | C．Four. | D．Three. |
Why did the little turtle go home?
| A．Because he wanted to get money. |
| B．Because he wanted to drink coffee. |
| C．Because he wanted to get an umbrella. |
| D．Because Mother called him at home. |
The underlined word “promised” in the passage means ________.
| A．agreed | B．asked | C．ran | D．jumped |
From the story, we can know that ________.
| A．turtle mother has two sons |
| B．little turtle got the umbrella soon |
| C．they drank coffee at home |
| D．little turtle didn’t run very fast |
The passage is ________.
| A．a piece of news | B．a letter | C．a joke | D．an e-mail |
The Information about Some Great Inventions
| Invention |
 Wheel |
 Telephone |
 Light bulb |
 Paper |
| Appearing Time |
A few thousand years ago |
In 1876 |
In 1879 |
Around 2,000 years ago |
| Inventor |
Unknown |
Alexander BeIl |
Thomas Edison |
Cai Lun |
| Inventor's Nationality |
Unknown |
American |
American |
Chinese |
| Early Main Material |
Wood |
Plastic and metal |
Glass and metal |
Cotton or flax |
| Main Use |
Making travelling faster |
Used for communicating over distances |
Giving light |
Used for recording information |
WordBox: lightbulb 灯泡 unknown 未知的 flax 亚麻
根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。 Since invented paper, people have been able to record information on paper.
A. Alexander Bell
B. Thomas Edison
C. Cai LunAccording to the form above, the invention that appeared in 1876 was made of.
A. plastic and metal
B. glass and metal
C. cotton or flax According to the form above, the latest invention was .
A. the telephone
B. the light bulb
C. the wheelThanks to the invention of the wheel, people can.
A. have enough light to read
B. travel faster
C. communicate over distancesWhich of the following is TRUE according to the form above?
A. Three of the inventions were made of metal.
B. Neither Alexander Bell nor Thomas Edison is American.
C. Two of the inventions appeared in the 19th century.
Tom was a college student. He often made excuses not to attend classes. Also, he spent much of his free time playing computer games. He never went to the library to study.
How time flew! At the end of the term, there was one important event that he was afraid of – the final exam. "What should I do?" Tom walked up and down in the room the day before the exam. He was keyed up. Suddenly, he thought of an idea.
The next morning, Tom went into the exam room very early. He found a young man who looked so confident and took a seat next to him. "Hey your" Tom greeted. "What?" The young man asked.
"Can you do me a favor?" Tom begged(恳求), "Please let me copy your paper(试卷)during the exam. I have to depend on you!" When hearing his words, the young man just smiled but said nothing.
When the bell rang, the young man stood up immediately and came to the front, saying, "Now I will hand out(分发)the papers to all of you and collect them in one hour." Tom sat there with his mouth wide open.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。The underlined word "keyed up" most probably means _.
A. satisfied B. nervous C. braveTom walked up and down in the room the day before the exam because
A. he liked studying in the library
B. he wanted to take exercise
C. he was worried about the coming examWhen Tom was in college,.
A. he studied very hard
B. he didn't always attend classes
C. he spent little of his free time playing computer gamesWhich of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tom was confident, so he went into the exam room late.
B. There was a final exam at the end of the term.
C. Tom wanted to copy someone else's paper during the final exam. "" can be the missing sentence in the passage.
A. It is time for the final exam！
B. Tom wants to copy my paper!
C. I am fond of the exam！
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents．They say that their parents don’t understand them．They often think their parents are too strict with them，and they are never given a free hand．
Parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust(信任)and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young．
For example，young people like to do things without much thinking．It’s one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can do with any difficult things．Older people worry more easily．Most of them plan(计划)things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed．
When you want your parents to let you do something，you will have better success(成功)if you ask before you really start doing it．
Young people often make their parents angry by the clothes they want，the music they enjoy and something else．But they don’t mean to cause(引起)any trouble．They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture(文化)of their own．And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their manner of speech，the young people feel very unhappy．
Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to say“yes”to what you do．You want to stay at home alone and do what you like．
If you plan to control(控制)your life，you’d better win your parents’trust and try to make them understand you．If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility(责任感)，they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do．
根据短文判断正(T)误(F)。When young people are with their parents，they don’t feel pleased．（）
What young people think is different from what older people do．（）
What young people do is to make their parents unhappy．（）
When children grow up，they want their parents to let them do everything alone．（）
If you try to make your parents understand you，you must do well in everything．（）
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math．His parents had tried everything—tutors(家庭教师)，cards，special learning centers—in short，everything they could think of．Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的)school．
After the first day，little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face．He didn’t kiss his mother hello．Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying．Books and papers were spread(铺开)out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work．His mother was surprised．She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room，without a word．In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before．This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand wbat was happening．
Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card．He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books．His mum looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math．She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心)．She went to his room and asked，“Son，what was it？Was it the nuns(修女)？”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head，“No．”
“Well then，”she asked again．“What was it？”
Little Tommy looked at her and said，“Well，on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed(钉)to the plus sign(加号)，I knew they weren’t joking．”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school？
| A．Because he could eat well there． |
| B．Because he could learn more about nuns． |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math． |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math anymore． |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son________．
| A．was still the same as usual |
| B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school |
| D．worked hard but said little |
“Hit the books”means“________”in Chinese．
| A．用功 |
| B．捶书 |
| C．发泄 |
| D．振作 |
The last sentence in the passage shows that________．
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the nail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage，we can infer(推断)that________．
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking(误解)might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
In the United States，children start school when they are five years old．In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary(中等的)schools．There are two kinds of schools in the United States：public schools and private(私立的)schools．Most children go to public schools．Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government．If a child goes to a private school，his parents have to get enough money for his schooling．Some parents still prefer private schools，though they are much more expensive．Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school．A student at the state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state．But many students work while they are studying at universities．In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands．
根据短文判断正(T)误(F)。Children can go to school at the age of four in the US．（）
Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America．（）
About fifty percent of high school students can go to universities after they leave the secondary school today．（）
Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely(完全地)．（）
The passage is mainly about American education．（）