Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight. The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.
| A．she is a stranger to the city | B．she doesn’t know the people |
| C．she has no time to help others | D．she’s afraid of giving wrong direction |
A man stopped the writer on the way to _____________.
| A．sell her something | B．ask her the time |
| C．make friends with her | D．ask for the direction |
The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______________.
| A．lives | B．studies | C．works | D．teaches |
The words “embarrassed” in the paragraph means “___________”.
| A．尴尬 | B．困惑 | C．激动 | D．拮据 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer is too shy to give others directions. |
| B．The writer has a very poor sense of direction. |
| C．The writer never got lost when she was young. |
| D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer. |
Oxford（牛津）is a city in the UK. It’s in the west of the UK and it’s famous for the University of Oxford. It’s an old university — about 900 years old. It has a longer history than Cambridge University. It’s the oldest university in the English speaking world.
There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges. There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford. Bodleian Library（博德莱安图书馆）is the second largest library in the UK. Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford. He’s a great scientist. Clinton（克林顿）, the 42nd American president was also a student of the University.How old is the University of Oxford?
| A．About 800 years old. | B．About 900 years old. |
| C．About 700 years old. | D．About 600 years old. |
Many students go to school by _________.
| A．car | B．train | C．bike | D．plane |
There are ________ libraries in the University of Oxford.
| A．104 | B．114 | C．140 | D．31 |
The underlined word “ president ” means _______ in Chinese.
| A．总理 | B．总统 | C．学者 | D．教授 |
From the passage we can learn ________.
| A．the University of Oxford is in the east of the UK |
| B．there are 31 colleges in Cambridge University |
| C．Bodleian Library is the largest library in the UK |
| D．Clinton wasn’t a student of the University of Oxford. |
阅读表达（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
Mr Smith is a teacher．Yesterday he did a survey（调查）of what his students did on their
last day off and this is what he learned.
Linda went to see her grandparents．Her grandparents live in the countryside．They are very old．But they don’t like to live in the city．They want to have a quiet life．（83）Tom helped his parents do some housework．He cleaned the room，washed all the clothes．At noon，he helped his mother cook the lunch．Mary babysat（照顾）her little brother because her mother was ill. （84）Her father had to look after her mother in the hospital．Mike studied history at home．He isn't good at history. He thinks it is too difficult for him．His father helped him．Both his father and his mother hope that Mike Can be good at all his subjects．They want him to study in a famous（著名的）university（大学）．
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。Where do Linda’s grandparents live?
__________________________________Why did Mary babysit her little brother?
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（二）将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。__________________________________
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。__________________________________
I have four good friends．They are Bob，Helen，Dale and Cindy．Bob is very tall．He is of medium build．He has short straight hair．He likes playing soccer and he is the captain of our school soccer team．He is very popular．Helen is thin and she is of medium height．She is very beautiful．She has two big eyes and long black hair．She likes music and she often sings and dances．She can sing well．Dale is a good student．He is of medium height and build．He studies hard and he is good at his schoolwork．He likes reading and playing chess．Cindy is a little bit short．She often wears a red skirt and white shoes．She likes to tell jokes．She never stops talking．I like my good friends．We help each other．
Bob's hair is _________．
| A．long and curly | B．short and curly |
| C．short and straight | D．long and straight |
Helen has two _______ eyes and ________ black hair．
| A．big；long | B．big；short |
| C．small；long | D．small；short |
____________ is good at schoolwork．
| A．Bob | B．Dale | C．Helen | D．Cindy |
_______ is the shortest of the four students．
| A．Bob | B．Dale |
| C．Helen | D．Cindy |
Cindy likes ___________.
| A．telling jokes | B．talking |
| C．studying | D．both A and B |
（1）Here are some information of family members．
| Family member |
His / Her looks |
| father |
tall, curly hair |
| mother |
short, black hair, heavy |
| sister |
long curly hair, medium build |
| brother |
looks like his mother, short, heavy |
（2）Here is a weather report in some cities in China．
| WEATHER REPORT |
|||
| City |
Max（最高温度） |
Min（最低温度） |
Weather |
| Beijing |
5℃ |
-7℃ |
sunny |
| Dalian |
1℃ |
-11℃ |
cloudy to sunny |
| Harbin |
-16℃ |
-25℃ |
light snow |
| Shenzhen |
24℃ |
13℃ |
sunny to cloudy |
| Ji’nan |
6℃ |
-2℃ |
cloudy |
| Xiamen |
19℃ |
13℃ |
windy |
| Chongqing |
20℃ |
12℃ |
rainy |
（3）These are TV shows in Chongqing Station．
CQTV一4
7：30 Morning News
14：30 Soap Opera：Dumpling King
15：30 Arts and Cultures
16：50 Sitcom：Happy Family
18：20 Chinese cooking
19：00 Talk showTom’s mother is _______ and heavy with ________ hair．
| A．tall，curly | B．short，black |
| C．medium，long | D．short，long |
Beijing is ___________ but Chongqing is raining．
| A．sunny to cloudy | B．cloudy to sunny |
| C．sunny | D．cloudy |
The highest temperature（最高温度）is _______ and it is sunny to cloudy．
| A．Chongqing | B．Shenzhen |
| C．Xiamen | D．Beijing |
We can watch the sitcom at _________ on TV．
| A．4：50 p. m． | B．7：30 a．m. |
| C．3：30 p.m． | D．6：20 p．m． |
Which of the following sentences is right?
| A．Tom's father is a cook．He learns Chinese cooking on TV at 15：30． |
| B．Tom's sister looks his mother and she likes watching soap operas． |
| C．A reporter asks me about what I did on weekends on TV at 16：50． |
| D．Tom's mother went to Harbin．she has to wear very warm clothes． |
Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays．They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting．So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays．During the holidays，trains，buses and planes are all very busy. It is a little hard to buy train tickets, bus tickets or air tickets．Many people take cars for traveling．
Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday．There was too much traffic on the road，so We had to move very slowly．It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time，we came to a farm．It was clean and beautiful．The animals were very cute．We thought it was a nice place for a picnic，so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down under a big green tree．Suddenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain．We had to run back to our car and have our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home．What a bad trip!
Many people don’t like to stay at home on holidays because __________.
| A．they have much money |
| B．the weather is pretty cool |
| C．they want to see different people |
| D．they want to see something different |
The family went to ______ for holidays last May Day．
| A．the beach | B．the country |
| C．the city | D．the park |
The writer and his／her family went on their holiday _______ last May Day．
| A．by train | B．by plane |
| C．by bus | D．by car |
Last May Day the family trip was ______.
| A．interesting | B．relaxing |
| C．awful | D．exciting |
What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word“blew”？
| A．蓝色 | B．吹；刮 | C．吹气 | D．卷起 |