In ancient times, there was a painter. He was good at painting flowers and birds. But he never stopped practicing until he became very famous.
An emperor(皇帝）of China also loved paintings, especially roosters(公鸡）. So he asked the famous painter to paint a rooster for him. He wanted the rooster to be the best among all his collections.
The painter promised to do so. The emperor waited and waited for one year., but he didn’t get the picture. He couldn’t waited to see the painter. He became angry and wanted to kill him. So the painter hurried into the palace with paper, paint and a brush. In five minutes, a perfect rooster was on the paper.
After seeing this, the emperor became much angrier. “Since you can paint a rooster in five minutes, why did you keep me waiting for over a year?” he asked.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the artist. “I will let you know why. But you’ll have to come with me. “ he invited the emperor to his house. There, there were piles and piles of paper. On every piece of paper was a painting of a rooster.
“Your Majesty(陛下），”said the painter. “It took me more than one year to improve my painting skill in order to paint a perfect rooster for you. According to the writer, the emperor_____.
| A．loved beautiful paintings |
| B．did very well in painting |
| C．was good at painting roosters |
| D．Was very kind to the painter. |
The painter spent ______practicing painting roosters for the emperor.
| A．only a few months |
| B．only five minutes |
| C．more than a year |
| D．five minutes every day |
The emperor wanted to kill the painter because______.
| A．the painter refused to draw rooster |
| B．the painter couldn’t draw rooster well |
| C．he couldn’t find the painter anywhere |
| D．he couldn’t wait to see his painting |
In fact, during the whole year the painter______
| A．escaped from the emperor to live quietly |
| B．worked hard at practice drawing roosters |
| C．was invited to other places to draw roosters |
| D．drew piles and piles of paper to make a living |
From the passage we can learn that_______.
| A．it’s hard for painter to success |
| B．it’s easy to paint in a short time. |
| C．hard work causes perfect result |
| D．emperor was hard to deal with |
| BEIJING---On February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng was the first to get to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final (短道速滑决赛）at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games(温哥华冬奥会). With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. |
| GUANGZHOU---Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(香港特别行政区)government gave 8 million HK dollars to Haiti(海地)．They hoped the money would help provide aid to earthquake(地震) victims in Haiti, and help rebuild their homes. |
| SHANGHAI---Today there are more than 350,000 people visiting the Expo(世博会)．The French pavilion（法国馆）is still the hottest. Over 3,000 people are waiting in line in front of it. The organizers suggest visitors go to other pavilions first. In fact, pavilions of countries such as Russia, Canada, Japan and America are all very good. |
| SHANTOU--- A taxi driver found a bag in his car this morning. There was 10,000 yuan in it. The kind-hearted driver gave the bag to the police. The police have now found the owner. To show his thanks, the owner wanted to give him 500 yuan, but the driver didn’t take it. |
China won _____ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
The underline word “victims” here means ______ in Chinese.
| A．遇难者 | B．受灾者 |
| C．志愿者 | D．流浪者 |
It is clear that people are more interested in the _____ pavilion.
| A．French | B．Russia | C．Canadian | D．Japanese |
The headline(标题) of the last news should be ______.
| A．A Good Policeman | B．An Honest Taxi Driver |
| C．A Careless Business | D．A Kind Reporter |
Where is the passage most probably from?
| A．A story book. | B．A fashion magazine. |
| C．An advertisement. | D．A newspaper. |
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Kate and Peter like sports. In summer they swim and in winter they ski. Today they are planning a ski trip for this weekend(周末)，but they don’t know the weather. It’s 7：30 now and they are listening to the weather report on the radio .The weather man is giving the weather for the weekend：
“Friday is going to be cold and cloudy， but it’s not going to rain. The temperature is going to be minus(零下)4 degrees(度). It’s going to snow Friday night. Saturday and Sunday are going to be clear， cold and sunny.”
Now Kate and Peter are excited. The weather is going to be perfect(完美的) for skiing. They are going to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains
American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year， the first term is from September to January， and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day， and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.
After high school， many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students， and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.
| A．8 months | B．9 months |
| C．10 months | D．11 months |
| A．all | B．four | C．five | D．B or C |
| A．Many college students | B．All the students |
| C．Good high school students | D．Good college students |
| A．they have many activities |
| B．they have a lot of free time |
| C．they like doing things |
| D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education |
A. American schools have long summer holidays.
B. There are two terms in the USA.
C. American students don’t do exercises after class.
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk， laugh and do things with. Certainly， sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make it up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them. We can also make new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you， you will take better care of yourself.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．lonely | D．unpopular |
| A．often feel lonely. |
| B．like to feel close to each other. |
| C．often move away. |
| D．want to live longer. |
| A．stay alone. | B．are angry with them. |
| C．move away. | D．have new friends. |
| A．no longer love them. |
| B．don’t get on well. |
| C．can call them or write to them. |
| D．will take better care of ourselves. |
| A．will be important. |
| B．will have more good news |
| C．needn’t make new friends |
| D．will live happily. |
I had mixed feelings today， nervous， worried， happy， excited… My heart went down when Miss Chan， our head teacher， said that Matthew and Beth， two students from England， would spend three months with us! I was worried that I had to speak English so much! But at the end of the school day， I was happier than I thought: the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.
Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had! Matthew is fantastic ! His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought. The other English student， Beth， is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met. There were lots of things to do on the first day. Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices. Of course， some of the credit (功劳) should also go to ME because I translated some of the notices for her. Miss Chan praised us!
We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected， then Beth and I talked for a while， Matthew sang several English so ngs and did some stand-up comedy (单人喜剧表演) at the party. We all praised him. When the bell rang to end the first school day， none of us wanted to leave.
When I went back home， I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year. It was really a happy day! I hope our friendship can continue， even after they gone back to England!
| A．excited | B．angry |
| C．fantastic | D．worried |
| A．comedy | B．speeches |
| C．notices | D．translation |
| A．had a talk | B．r ang the bell |
| C．sang several songs | D．made a preparation |
| A．spoke much Chinese |
| B．got l ots of praise |
| C．had a little headache |
| D．forgot to leave the school |
| A．caught a bad cold that day |
| B．went back home with Beth |
| C．expects to travel to England |
| D．likes the two English students |