A turkey named Courage gave thanks to President Obama for saving his life on the day before Thanksgiving. Honouring a 62-year-old tradition, the President pardoned(赦免)the bird on Thanksgiving eve.
The tradition of a turkey pardon at Thanksgiving began with President Truman in 1947. Courage comes from Ellsworth, Iowa. The name Courage was chosen by voters (投票人)who took part in a survey posted on the White House website. The lucky turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden and posed for the cameras at the presidential podium(讲台).
The dinner that has become known as the First Thanksgiving was actually a harvest festival celebrated in December of 1621. That’s when English settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts, gave thanks for the progress they had made after a hard winter in their new country. As America grew, Thanksgiving customs also spread and got bigger. George Washington declared that the first national Thanksgiving would be on November 26, 1789. In the decades to follow, however, people celebrated Thanksgiving locally, with no official date. President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November 1863 a national day of Thanksgiving. It stayed that way until 1939, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved it one week earlier. He wanted to lengthen the shopping period before Christmas to encourage gift-buyers and to help businesses. So Congress（议会） ruled that, after 1941, Thanksgiving would be an official federal holiday falling on the fourth Thursday of November.
This year we celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, November. Millions of Americans got together to give thanks with friends and family. The lucky turkey, Courage, was one of them. After his pardon, Courage would be sent to Disneyland Resort in California, where he would be the grand assemble of Disney’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
| A．George Bush | B．Congress |
| C．President Truman | D．the public |
| A．celebrate the harvest of British settlers |
| B．celebrate the progress of Americans |
| C．encourage the struggle with British settlers |
| D．celebrate the joy of all Americans after a hard winter |
| A．President Obama pardoned a turkey before Thanksgiving because of the economic crisis |
| B．the turkey named Courage was pardoned by President Roosevelt before Thanksgiving |
| C．the pardoned turkey walked on the lawn of the Rose Garden on Thanksgiving eve |
| D．the pardoned turkey will appear in a celebrating parade of Thanksgiving Day |
There are four seasons（季节）in a year. They are spring, summer. autumn and winter.
Spring is a beautiful season. In spring, the trees turn（变成）green and the flowers come out. Everything（一切）looks new. We can have a trip（旅行）in spring. Summer is a happy season. In summer, we can swim and eat lots of ice cream. Autumn is a colourful season. In autumn, some leaves（叶子）on the trees turn yellow or red. Winter is a cold season. In some places, it snows and everything looks white. The children like playing with snow.
Winter is my favourite season. I like snow very much.There are season in a year.
| A．two | B．four | C．five | D．six |
In , the trees turn green.
| A．winter | B．autumn | C．summer | D．spring |
From the passage（短文）, we can in winter.
| A．play with snow | B．have a trip |
| C．eat ice cream | D．swim |
The meaning（意思）of the underlined word “colourful” is .
| A．轻松的 | B．无色的 | C．多彩的 | D．寒冷的 |
The writer（作者）likes winter because he likes .
| A．green leaves | B．ice cream |
| C．flowers | D．snow |
I am Jerry. My family is in New York. We have got a big house. There are three bedrooms（卧室）. One is for my parents. One is for my sister Betty. One is for my brother Tony and me. I haven’t got any grandparents, aunts or uncles in my family.
My father is forty-three years old. He is a hotel manager. My mother is forty. She is a secretary in a factory. Betty is sixteen years old. Tony is nine years old and I’m twelve years old. We are students. I love my family.Jerry’s family is in .
| A．London | B．Beijing |
| C．New York | D．Shanghai |
There are three in the house.
| A．hotels | B．restaurants |
| C．offices | D．bedrooms |
Jerry’s father works .
| A．in a hotel | B．in a school |
| C．in a factory | D．in a library |
Tony is years old.
| A．nine | B．twelve |
| C．Sixteen | D．Forty- three |
is the best title（标题）for this passage.
| A．My School | B．My Family |
| C．My Teacher | D．My Friend |
阅读理解（30分，每小题2分）
Boys and girls, welcome to our school restaurant. Food and drinks in the restaurant are cheap（便宜的）and delicious. For breakfast, you can eat eggs, boodles and drink milk. For lunch and dinner, you can have rice, different（不同的）kinds of meat and vegetables. And you can have some apples and lots of drinks. Come and have a meal（餐）, please. It’s a good place to enjoy yourself.
| Open hours: Monday——Friday (6:30-9:30pm) Saturday——Sunday (7:00-8:00pm) |
This is a restaurant.
| A．hospital | B．hotel |
| C．school | D．factory |
Food and drinks in the restaurant are .
| A．small | B．sweet | C．delicious | D．hot |
You can eat for breakfast in the restaurant.
| A．vegetables | B．meat | C．rice | D．eggs |
You can have dinner at on Sunday night.
| A．7:30 | B．8:30 | C．9:30 | D．10:30 |
The speaker（说话者）probably（可能）is .
| A．on the farm | B．at a dinning hall |
| C．at home | D．at a theater |
Many students feel it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English. Now I will give you some advice. 1. Do not waste（浪费） time in learning a list(词汇) of English words. It is the hardest way to remember English words. How do you learn to speak Chinese? You did it by listening carefully to the people talking to each other. You can find radio programs, TV programs and records, and listen to them carefully. The best way to learn all new words is through ear. As you listen to more and more dialogues, you will learn how English is pronounced in phrases and sentences. Of course, it is not enough to learn new words; you must learn how words are put together, and why some words in English are emphasized. 2. Some people have found that they can learn the names of everyday objects, such as box, cup, desk and so on, in the following way. They write the names of subjects, they say the words. Try this and see if this way works for you. If it does not, then go on to practice your dialogues..Maybe the passage is from ______.
| A．an English teacher | B．a doctor from England |
| C．an excellent student | D．the kind parents |
The writer wrote this passage to give us some advice about______.
| A．how to learn English well. |
| B．how to remember the spelling of the words |
| C．how to learn new words |
| D．how to write the names of the objects on paper |
The writer gave us two pieces of advice. He seems to like_____.
| A．the first one | B．the second one |
| C．both of them | D．neither of them |
The writer thinks the best way to learn new words is to ______.
| A．do more reading | B．do more writing |
| C．do more listening | D．learn the spelling |
According to the passage, the way to write the names of the objects on paper and put the paper on them______.
| A．works for everyone |
| B．never works |
| C．works only for the Chinese students |
| D．works only for some people |
Maybe you are an average (普通的) student. You probably think you will never be a top student (尖子生). However, anyone can become a better student if he or she does his or her best. Here are some tips (技巧) to help you. Plan your time carefully. You should plan your time for such things as eating, sleeping and dressing. Then make a good, regular time for studying. But don’t forget to set enough time for entertainment(娱乐). Keep your study quiet and clean. The study should have a desk, a chair and some study materials(材料), but no games, no radio and no television ! When you sit down to study, you can put your heart into it . Make good use of your time. Listen to everything that the teacher says. Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says. After you get home from school, go over(复习) your notes . Review (复习)the important points. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss next day , read the material. It will help you study better. Develop(培养) a good attitude (态度) to tests . The purpose(目的) of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject . It helps you know what you are not good at . The world will still go on even if you fail (不及格) in a test , so don’t be too worried .
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。How many tips are mentioned in the passage ?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
What does the underlined word “study” mean in Chinese ?
| A．学习 | B．研究 | C．书房 | D．教室 |
Which is a good place for studying?
| A．A clean and beautiful place. |
| B．The place with a computer. |
| C．The place with a television and radio. |
| D．A quiet place with a chair, a desk, and some study materials. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The test is the most important for a student. |
| B．After class, you should review what you have learned. |
| C．You should listen to your teacher and take notes carefully in class. |
| D．When you plan your time, you should think of the time for eating, sleeping and so on. |
What’s the passage mainly about ?
| A．How to become a top student. |
| B．How to plan your time. |
| C．How to study English. |
| D．How to take notes. |