Many years ago, there was an old man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge(判断) things too quickly. So he told them to go and look at a pear tree. It was far away from his home. The first son went in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When the sons came back, the old man asked them to say what they had seen.
The first son complained the tree was ugly. The second son said the tree was covered with buds and full of hope. The third son said the tree was full of green leaves. They looked so beautiful, and it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The youngest son said that the tree was bowed down with heavy fruits. It was full of life and fulfillment(收获).
The man explained that all of his sons were right, but each of them had seen just one season of the tree. He told them that they couldn't judge a tree or a person by only one season. “If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the hope of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your autumn.” said the old man
It is true that we shouldn't let the hard season break the happiness of the other seasons. Never give up during the difficult days and better times are sure to come some day.Why did the old man ask his sons to look at the pear tree?
A. Because he liked eating pears.
B. Because the tree was important to his family.
C. Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly.The fourth son went to see the tree in .
A. Spring B. Summer C. AutumnThe underlined word "buds" probably means in Chinese.
A. 花蕾 B. 枝条 C. 果实 Which of the following is true?
A. The pear tree was near his home.
B. The third son said the tree was beautiful.
C. The four sons all liked the tree.What's the main idea of this passage?
A. Don't judge a life by one difficult season.
B. Every tree has four seasons.
C. Life is different for everyone.
Have you ever read an English book? Have you noticed its contents*? If you do so, I think you can understand the contents below. Study the contents page of the book below and choose the right answer to each of the following questions.
How many pages does the book have?
| A．It has about eighty-six pages. |
| B．It has a hundred and one pages. |
| C．It has a hundred and ten pages. |
| D．It less than a hundred pages. |
Which part tells you some facts about Shanghai’s growth?
| A． PartⅠ |
| B．Part Ⅱ |
| C． Either PartⅠor Part Ⅱ |
| D．PartⅠand Part Ⅱ |
Where will you find information about traffic problems?
| A．In Chapter 7. | B．In Chapter 6. |
| C．In Chapter 5. | D．In Chapter 4 |
Which pages can you read if you want to know something about food production?
| A．Pages 17-31 | B．Pages 32-46 |
| C．Pages 47-57 | D．Page17-85 |
Where can you find this passage?
| A．In the middle of the book | B． In the front of the book |
| C．At the back of the book | D． At the end of the book |
任务型阅读
阅读下面小短文，然后从方框中选出与其匹配的选项，并将序号填入空格内，使其意思完整。
How to spend a rainy day with your friends? You don’t have to be bored on a rainy day. Here are some new ideas._________ You can tell stories from books or you can make up some new good stories.
________You can learn to cook. Ask your friends for help in the kitchen and make something delicious.
_________You can write stories about yourself and read them to your friends, or you can write a story together.
__________ Play a game. Act as teachers, doctors, nurses or policemen. You can even dress up in your parent’s clothes.
__________Enjoy some music and dance around in the room. You can also sing while your friends are dancing.
| A. Cook in the kitchen B. Play “Let’s act” game C. Tell stories D. Have a party E. Write a story together |
Toby, an 11-year-old boy, is playing with a ball. The ball goes into the street and Toby runs for the ball. A car hit(碰撞) Toby.
An ambulance（救护车）takes Toby to the hospital in 30 minutes. The doctors at the hospital tell Toby’s parents, “Toby is in a coma.” Every day Toby’s parents visit him at the hospital. They sit next to Toby’s bed and talk to him. But Toby never talks to them. He just sleeps.
One day, Toby’s father says ,” Wake up, Toby. Wake up, come home and play with Rusty.” Rusty is Toby’s dog.
When Toby’s father says ’Rusty’, Toby moves his arm. “Rusty!” Toby’s father says again. Again, Toby moves his arm（手臂）.
Toby’s parents have an idea. They tell the nurse, “We want to bring Toby’s dog to the hospital.” The nurse says “OK”.
The next day, Toby’s parents bring Rusty to the hospital. When they put the dog on Toby’s bed, Toby opens his eyes and hugs（拥抱）the dog.
Toby’s parents bring Rusty to the hospital every day. One day Rusty jumps onto Toby’s bed and scratches（抓）his arms. Toby says his first words “Bad dog!”.
After eight weeks, Toby is well. He leaves the hospital and goes home.Toby is in the street when a car hits him.
| A．visiting his father | B．walking with his dog |
| C．talking with his dog | D．running for a ball |
The words “Toby is in a coma.” may mean (意思是)_____________.
| A．Toby can’t wake up or talk |
| B．Toby must leave the hospital |
| C．Toby needs to play sports |
| D．Toby is very healthy |
wakes up Toby in the bed.
| A．A doctor | B．A nurse |
| C．His dog | D．His father |
From the story, we can learn that .
| A．Toby can never talk at last |
| B．Toby likes playing basketball |
| C．Toby’s dog is bad |
| D．Toby is in hospital for about eight weeks |
The best title（标题）for the story may be .
| A．the parents’ love | B．Toby and Rusty |
| C．a story of Rusty | D．Toby’s family |
Bill and his friends are in a big city. He takes a lot of food. His bag is big and heavy. Soon, Bill gets lost. He walks in the street for a long time and he feels tired (疲惫). It’s eight in the evening, he goes into a restaurant. He asks for some drinks and soon he begins to sleep. When he wakes up (醒来)，he can’t find any people in the restaurant. The door is closed and he can’t go out. He finds a telephone number and begins to call Mt Jackson, the owner (主人) of the restaurant.
“Hello,” says the boy. “When do you open your restaurant, Mr. Jackson?”
The telephone wakes up the man and he isn’t happy. So he says, “Don’t ask me about that. I can’t let you in.”
“Oh, no! I want to go out.”Bill’s bag is big because _________.
| A．there’s a lot of clothes in it |
| B．he puts much food in it |
| C．he likes big bags |
| D．he takes many books |
Bill goes to sleep because.
| A．he gets home |
| B．he eats too much in the restaurant |
| C．he doesn’t know where he can go |
| D．he’s very tired |
Mr. Jackson thinks_____________.
| A．Bill wants to sleep in his restaurant |
| B．Bill wants to go into the restaurant |
| C．Bill leaves his bag in the restaurant |
| D．Bill wants to go out of the restaurant |
President Obama (奥巴马总统) is very busy, but he has time to go to the school to visit students. He tells them about his life. He says that he learns a lot from his mother. He also asks students to study hard at school.
To help students to be better, President Obama has some good ideas(想法) for them. First, go to school on time every day. Second, listen to teachers carefully in class. Third, do their homework every day. Fourth, don’t watch too much TV.
Please do as President Obama says and you will be successful(成功) one day. Obama learns a lot from his __________.
| A．father | B．teacher | C．mother | D．friends |
What does President Obama ask students to do at school?
| A．Do some sports. | B．Play with their classmates. |
| C．Study hard. | D．Learn from mother. |
There are_______ ideas here from President Obama ?
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．two |
Which is TRUE about President Obama’s ideas?
| A．Don’t go to school on time every day. |
| B．Don’t be late for school every day. |
| C．Listen to students carefully in class. |
| D．Don’t watch TV. |