Andy was a little country boy. He lived in the house on the side of a hill. There was a railroad track below the house and Andy often watched the train as it passed by.
One day, as Andy was crossing the track, he saw that there was something wrong with it. One of the rails seemed to be out of its place. Just then he heard a noise. Dear, dear! The train was coming! It would soon be there! He must try to stop it in some way.
Andy did not think of any danger to himself, but he ran and stood in the middle of the track, not far from the place where the rail was broken, and then he held out his arms and waited.
On and on came the train. The engineer saw the boy on the track and whistled for him to get out of the way. But Andy stood still and did not move.
The engineer had to stop the train. He was very angry as he cried out to the boy and asked him why he stood on track.
But when Andy pointed to the broken rail ，the man understood everything. Andy saved the train and the lives of all the people on it.When Andy was young, _____.
| A．he often liked playing at the foot of the hill |
| B．he often ran on the track up and down |
| C．he often enjoyed listening to the click of rails |
| D．he often watched the train pass by |
One day, as Andy went across the track, ____.
| A．he thought there was something wrong with it |
| B．he saw the train was coming |
| C．he found one of the rails was broken |
| D．he heard a noise |
When the train was coming,____.
| A．Andy stood on the track to hold out his arms |
| B．Andy ran to the train to stop it |
| C．Andy ran out of the track quickly |
| D．Andy cried out to the engineer |
As soon as the engineer saw the boy on the track,____.
| A．he asked Andy why he stood there |
| B．he shouted at Andy |
| C．he whistled for Andy to leave the track |
| D．he asked Andy to get out of the way |
When Andy pointed to the broken rail,____.
| A．the engineer got off the train and repaired it |
| B．the engineer understood and got very angry |
| C．the engineer understood why the boy tried to stop the train |
| D．the engineer came out to see what was the matter |
Lighting strikes are the second most common(普通）cause of death of all natural disasters in America．The first is floods．
Because lighting kills only one or two people at a time , people don’t think it was as dangerous as other disasters．The US wants more people to learn about lighting．It makes June 22-28 National Lighting Safety Week．It also provides safety tips during the thunderstorms．
“If you hear thunder , you are in danger from lighting ,” said Rocky Lopes , a disaster worker． “Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any minute , so you should move indoors at once and stay there until the storm is over．This is the most important thing to remember ,” Lopes said．And he also gives us some advice on safety :
Stop working , fishing , swimming or playing in the open air．
Don’t stand under the tree．
Keep down if there is no cover．
| A．earthquakes | B．floods |
| C．fighting strikes | D．Sandstorms |
| A．keep down | B．stop working |
| C．find cover | D．run away quickly |
| A．in the newspaper | B．in a storybook |
| C．in a magazine | D．in a guide book |
SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL TOUR
| A．Around 2:00 p．m． |
| B．Around 11:45 a．m． |
| C．Not later than 11:00 a．m． |
| D．Not earlier than 12:00． |
| A．Call (415) 554-6139 ahead． |
| B．Visit www．sfgov．org/cityhall． |
| C．Come at any time at the weekend． |
| D．Enter the City Hall only at 12:00 noon． |
I have four good friends. Their names are Jenny, Gina, Mark and Bob. Jenny and Gina are girls. Mark and Bob are boys. Jenny likes oranges and strawberries, but she doesn’t like bananas or tomatoes. Gina likes ice cream. But she doesn’t like hamburgers. Mark likes tomatoes, broccoli and French fries, but he doesn’t like salad. Bob likes broccoli and tomatoes, but he doesn’t like French fries or hamburgers.
| Name |
Like |
Dislike(不喜欢) |
| Jenny |
oranges, strawberries |
|
| Gina |
Hamburgers |
|
| Mark |
Salad |
|
| Bob |
Let's go to Dongfang Clothing Store. It's that time of year again! The store is great sale!
There are lots of things at a very good price in the store. They have T-shirts in all colors for 30 yuan each. They have bags for both sports and school. They sell them for only 15 yuan. They have black sweaters for only 20 yuan. They have long white socks for only 5 yuan. And that's not all. You can go to the store and see for yourself.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)。At that time of year, the clothes are very cheap in Dongfang Clothing Store.
There are only sweaters, socks and hats in the store.
You can buy food and vegetables here, too.
They have sweaters in all colors in the store.
They have black socks for only 5 yuan.
阅读下列短文，回答问题
My name is Windy. I'm thirteen years old. I like sports very much. I have a basketball and a football at home. They are under my desk .I often play balls with my friends. I like vegetables.
I have tomatoes and carrots for lunch. I like ice cream, too. My parents are doctors. They like
watching soccer games on TV.
Answer the questions:What does Windy like?
What does he often do with his friends?
What are his parents?
What do they like to do?
What does he often have for lunch?