Expert(专家) say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her 10-year-old boy put up one finger (手指)with his eyes still closed, asking for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “ early birds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one time or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.The 10-year-old boy asked for more minute to sleep because__________
| A．he didn’t have enough sleep |
| B．it wasn’t time for him to get up |
| C．he didn’t want to go to school |
| D．he wanted his mother to wake him up |
In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may________
| A．become too weak to sleep | B．not work well in class |
| C．go to bed early | D．be weak in English |
In this passage “early birds” means “persons who __________”
| A．get up early | B．get up late |
| C．sleep less | D．don’t want to sleep |
According to the passage, which of the following is right?_________
| A．If you want to study better, you must work hard at night. |
| B．Sleeping less means working hard. |
| C．Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits. |
| D．Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do. |
阅读理解。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分。）
In Britain the weather never gets too hot or too cold. There is no difference between summer and winter. Why is this?
Britain has a warm winter and a cool summer because it is an island country. In winter the sea is warmer than the land. The winds from the sea bring warm air to Britain. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea bring cool air to Britain. The winds from the west blow over Britain all year. They blow from the southwest across the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋). They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all year, so Britain has a lot of rainy weather. The west of Britain is wetter than the east. The winds must blow across the high land in the west.What’s the weather like in Britain?
A. It’s neither too hot nor too cold.
B. It’s too hot.
C. It’s very cold. When do the winds bring cool air to Britain?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn.Why is the weather in summer and in winter almost the same?
A. Because there is no difference between summer and winter.
B. Because the sea is around this country.
C. Because there are winds from the high land.Which of the following is Right?
A. There is more rain in the east than in the west.
B. There is more rain in the west than in the east.
C. There is no rain in the east. This passage mainly tells us the _____ in Britain.
A. language B. food C. weather
One day an old man is selling(卖) a big elephant(大象). A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found（发现） the elephant’s bad ears（耳朵）?”“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I didn’t see an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”the elephant.
| A．The young man sells | B．The old man sells |
| C．The two men sell | D．The old man buys |
The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out--------- ___.
| A．which foot of the elephant is bad |
| B．how heavy it is |
| C．which ear of the elephant is bad |
| D．what it looks like |
The young man ______.
| A．knows the elephant has bad ears |
| B．wants to buy the elephant |
| C．looks after the elephant |
| D．gets some money from the old man |
The young man -----______.
| A．is not interested in elephants |
| B．knows what an elephant looks like |
| C．saw（看见）some elephants before |
| D．didn’t see an elephant before |
Hearing the young man’s words, the old man will probably(可能) be ____.
| A．angry | B．happy | C．glad | D．hungry |
Hello! My name is Kitty. I want to talk about my home town today.
My home town is small but pretty. It’s about two hours away from London by train. In the centre of the town there is a small lake. There are lots of trees and flowers around the lake. My parents often walk around the lake at the weekend. The air in my home town is very fresh (新鲜的) and clean.
There are two schools in my home town, one primary school and one secondary school. I study in the secondary school and my younger sister studies in the primary school. I often ride my bike to school.
I usually go to the youth centre to learn drawing with my sister on Friday afternoons. I like going shopping at the weekend. There are two big shopping malls there. There is in the center of the town.
| A．a primary school | B．a secondary school |
| C．a small lake | D．a shopping mall |
The air in Kitty’s home town is very.
| A．high | B．dirty |
| C．polluted | D．fresh and clean |
Kitty and her sister usually go to the youth centre on_afternoons.
| A．Monday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
Kitty often goes to school.
| A．on foot | B．by bus |
| C．by underground | D．by bike |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．It is about two hours away from Kitty’s home town to London by train. |
| B．There is much air pollution in Kitty’s home town. |
| C．Kitty often takes a walk with her friends around the lake. |
| D．Kitty likes doing some shopping on Friday. |
A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English, but cannot speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen ( 母鸡） for supper. But she cannot remember ( 记得) the English word for“ hen” . Just then the shop waiter asks her, “Can I help you?” “ I want the egg’s mother” the woman answers. The shop waiter does not understand( 明白)her and says, “ Sorry, we have not any bigger eggs.” Suddenly (突然） the woman remembers(记起)the word “cock(公鸡) She says, I want the cock’s wife妻子! ”This time the shop waiter laughs (笑).The woman goes to London .
| A．to learn English | B．to have supper |
| C．to see her son | D．to buy a cock |
The woman ;
| A．only knows a little English |
| B．knows much English |
| C．doesn’t know English |
| D．can speak English very well |
The shop waiter thinks the egg’s mother must be
| A．bigger eggs | B．the cock ’s wife |
| C．hens | D．cocks |
The shop waiter laughs because he ______
| A．understands the woman at last(最终） |
| B．thinks it is interesting |
| C．does not understand the woman |
| D．thinks the woman is shy |
Is the woman clever?
| A．Yes, she isn’t. | B．No, he isn’t |
| C． Yes, she is | D．No, she isn’t |
The wolves (狼) are very hungry饿. They go out to look for food. There are many sheep (羊) near the hill(山). There are also a few sheepdogs with them. The wolves think of an idea. They speak to the sheepdogs,“ You are like us and we are brothers. But we have a very different life. We do what we like, and you must work for man. They make you look after（照看） their sheep. They eat meat and give you the bones (骨头). If you listen to us and give us the sheep, we can eat them together. All of us will be happy, right？”The dogs are happy and do like this. The wolves ask the dogs to go to their house. The sheepdogs go to the wolves’ home. But the wolves eat them and then eat the sheep.The wolves go out for food because .
| A．they see the sheep near the mountain |
| B．they see the sheepdogs |
| C．they are hungry |
| D．they want to go out |
The sheepdogs work for.
| A．man | B．sheep | C．wolves | D．dogs |
Why do the wolves ask the sheepdogs to go to their home?
| A．Because they want to eat them. |
| B．Because they want to be sheepdogs ’ friends. |
| C．Because they want to help sheepdogs to get freedom( 自由). |
| D．Because their home is near this mountain. |
What do the sheepdogs do?
| A．Play with the sheep. | B．Look after the sheep. |
| C．Work with man. | D．Eat the bones. |
What do you think of the wolves?
| A．Shy. | B．Lazy. | C．Kind. | D．Sly(狡猾). |