That was my grandmother's first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house ,we found she had waited up all night for us.
Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration (装饰物) of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the closet (贮藏室). But the star was missing. It was my grandmother's favorite part of the tree.
"Why? It must be somewhere in the closet," my grandmother said.
As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother's eyes were full of tears. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together. But on her first Christmas without him, the star was gone.
The next morning, my family sat down together to open the presents.
"The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather," Father said, in a strange voice.
"From whom?" There was surprise in my grandmother's voice.
"I found this gift in Grandfather's closet when we got the tree down," Mother explained.
My grandmother opened the box. There was a shinning (发亮的) golden star and a note in it:
Don't be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the decorations, and I couldn't bear to tell you. I hope it brings you as much happiness as the first one. Merry Christmas!
Love, Bryant
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。 The family couldn't find the star on the Christmas tree because _____.
| A．the grandfather had taken it away with him |
| B．the grandfather put it in a box |
| C．the grandfather had broken it |
| D．the family didn't look carefully enough for it |
Which of the following is TRUE about the grandmother?
| A．She lived with the author's family. |
| B．She felt sad when the star was missing. |
| C．She had never got a Christmas present from her husband. |
| D．She couldn't believe her husband's death. |
What would probably happen to the grandmother after she read the note?
| A．She would ask her children to buy a new star. |
| B．She would get angry with her husband. |
| C．She would be greatly moved (感动). |
| D．She would throw away the new star. |
What does the underlined word "missing" mean in Chinese?
| A．褪色的 | B．错过的 |
| C．想念的 | D．找不到的 |
What can we know from the story?
| A．The grandfather was afraid of his wife. |
| B．The grandfather loved his wife very much. |
| C．The grandmother didn't know how to spend Christmas Day. |
| D．The grandfather left home on Christmas Day. |
阅读理解
Last summer，Cathy’s whole family went to New York City for their summer vacation．They stayed there for two weeks．New York City has more than seven and a half million people．It is the largest city in the United States．It is also the home of the United Nations．
First they visited the Statue of Liberty．The Statue of Liberty is one of New York’s most wellknown historical sites．Millions of people visit it every year．On the second day they went to the Empire State Building．It is the tallest building in New York City now．From the top of the building，they saw most parts of New York．On the third day，they visited the Metropolitan Museum．In this museum，they saw a lot of famous paintings．During the rest time of the week，Bob went to Bronx Zoo with his younger brother and sister．There they were glad to see a lot of their favorite animals-tigers，lions，monkeys and elephants．
In the second week，the family visited Long Island．On the island，they spent most of their time swimming，sunbathing and playing on the beach．They all had a good time．Do many people live in New York City？
________________________________________________________________Where is the United Nations？
________________________________________________________________Which historical site do millions of people visit？
________________________________________________________________How long did Cathy’s family stay there？
________________________________________________________________Which places did they visit in New York City？
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Wang Lin’s Diary（日记）
Oct．8th，Sunday
October 1st is our National Day．It was Sunday．In the morning，our teacher took us to the park．Oh，many people were there．We could see flags（旗）and flowers everywhere．We saw people dancing in the park everywhere．We had a good time．
This morning I did some cleaning．Then I went to school．In the class，our teacher told us a very interesting story．It was about a French scientist Ampere．Once he was walking in the street when he began to work on a problem on a“blackboard”with a piece of chalk．But it was not a blackboard．It was the back of a carriage（马车）．Ampere didn’t notice （注意）it at all．How hard he worked at his problem！
In the evening，it became cloudy．It’s going to rain tomorrow，I think．Wang Lin wrote his diary on________．
| A．October 1st |
| B．October 4th |
| C．October 7th |
| D．October 8th |
Wang Lin’s teacher and his classmates went to the park on________．
| A．October 1st |
| B．October 2nd |
| C．Wednesday |
| D．Monday |
Ampere was a great________scientist．
| A．English |
| B．American |
| C．French |
| D．Chinese |
Ampere worked on a problem on the________．
| A．blackboard |
| B．back of a carriage |
| C．carriage |
| D．flag |
Wang Lin thought it was going to rain the next day because________．
| A．it was too hot that day |
| B．it didn’t rain for a long time |
| C．it was cloudy that evening |
| D．it was cloudy that morning |
阅读理解
| June 7th，2008 Saturday Cloudy What an exciting weekend I had！We had a basketball game with the team Center City．The players in that team were all tall and strong．They thought they could beat（战胜）us．But we played well．At last we won the game，4—3． Eric |
| June 14th，2008 Saturday Rainy My friend Dale phoned me to go to the beach this morning．But it started to rain after breakfast．I just watched the boring TV show at home． Jim |
| June 15th，2008 Sunday Sunny I had a busy Sunday．In the morning，I went to the art club to learn to draw for two hours．Then I cleaned the rooms．In the afternoon，I cooked dinner with my mother for my father．Do you know why？It is Father’s Day！In the evening，my parents and I went to the movie． Ruth |
When did Eric have a basketball game？
| A．On Sunday． |
| B．On a sunny day． |
| C．On June 7th，2008． |
| D．On Juric 14th，2008． |
Jim couldn’t go to the beach because________．
| A．he had to watch the basketball game |
| B．he had to learn to draw |
| C．he cleaned the rooms at home |
| D．it started to rain after breakfast |
What did Ruth think of her Sunday？
| A．Exciting． |
| B．Bad． |
| C．Boring． |
| D．Busy． |
The underlined word“won”means（意思是）________．
| A．赢得 |
| B．输掉 |
| C．放弃 |
| D．对抗 |
Which one is TRUE（哪一个是正确的）？
| A．It was sunny when Eric had the basketball game． |
| B．In 2008，Father’s Day is on June 15th． |
| C．Jim learned to draw and cleaned the rooms on Sunday morning． |
| D．Ruth went to the movie with Jim and Eric． |
Here are a lot of different cakes-fruit cakes，chocolate cakes，etc．Sometimes we buy them in a shop．Sometimes we make them ourselves．
We like cakes．We like Christmas cakes a lot．My mother often makes cakes for us at Christmas．And I often help her to make them．To make a Christmas cake，we need these things：
Half a kilo of flour（面粉）；
3 cups of milk；
4 eggs and some fruit，etc．
Now we can make a cake with those things．How does the writer like Christmas cakes？
| A．She likes them very much． |
| B．She likes them a little． |
| C．She doesn’t like them． |
| D．She doesn’t like them at all． |
When does the writer’s mother make cakes for her？
| A．At Christmas． |
| B．On the writer’s birthday． |
| C．On weekdays． |
| D．On Sundays． |
What do we need to make a cake？
| A．Some flour． |
| B．Some milk． |
| C．Some eggs． |
| D．All of the above． |
How much flour do we need to make a cake？
| A．A kilo of flour． |
| B．Two kilos of flour． |
| C．Half a kilo of flour． |
| D．A bag of flour． |
How many eggs and how much fruit do we need to make a cake？
| A．Three eggs and some fruit． |
| B．Much fruit and four eggs． |
| C．Some fruit and some eggs． |
| D．Four eggs and some fruit． |
阅读理解
Sam likes fish very much．He often buys fish in the shop and takes it home．But when his wife sees the fish，she says to herself，“Good！Now I can ask my friends to have lunch，and we can eat this fish．They like fish very much．”
So when Sam comes home in the evening，the fish is not there and his wife always says，“Oh，your cat eats it．”And she gives Sam some bread for his supper．Sam gets very angry．He takes the cat and his wife to the shop near his house and weighs the cat．Then he turns to his wife and says，“My fish weighs（重）one kilo．This cat weighs one，too．My cat is here，you see．Then where’s my fish？”Which sentence is right according to the text？
| A．Sam doesn’t like eating fish at all． |
| B．Sam often buys some fish for his cat． |
| C．Sam’s cat always eats the fish before he comes back． |
| D．The friends of Sam’s wife eat the fish． |
What’s the meaning of“comes home”in the sentence“So when Sam comes home…”？
| A．goes home |
| B．leaves home |
| C．gets home |
| D．at home |
Does Sam take the cat and his wife to the shop near his home？
| A．Yes，he does． |
| B．No，he doesn’t． |
| C．I don’t know． |
| D．I don’t think so． |
How much does the cat weigh？
| A．One kilo． |
| B．Two kilos． |
| C．Half a kilo． |
| D．One and a half kilos． |
Who gets very angry？
| A．Sam’s wife． |
| B．Sam． |
| C．Sam’s friends． |
| D．Sam’s wife’s friends． |