Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a modern airliner （客机） you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than by air, but it has its advantages （便利）. You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable（时间表）。 You can travel three or four hundredmiles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why traveling by car is a popular pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.From the passage we know the fastest way traveling is .
| A．by car | B．by train | C．by air | D．by sea |
If we travel by car, we can .
| A．make the longest journey enjoyable |
| B．make our own timetable |
| C．travel to a very far place in several minutes |
| D．travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day |
The underlined word “They” in the passage refers to (指……而言) 。
| A．modern trains in the country |
| B．the travelers on the modern trains |
| C．comfortable seats and dining cars |
| D．the slower ways of traveling |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
C
I suppose when you grow up in one place, you have friends whom you’ve known since childhood．But as a child who moved a lot, my oldest friendships are with my cousins．
On our return from Guam, my parents, sisters and I walked off the plane in Alexandria．All my cousins were there to meet us．
I was excited to see them again．The last time I’d seen Don, Sherri and David was two years before．That summer we’d caught fireflies(萤火虫) and watched Don and his friends play a game．Some boys acted like a bull(公牛) with a rope(绳子)．His friend held the rope and Don rode on it．When Don fell off, he got up and tried again．
Just like riding that bull, Don put his heart into everything he did．As a young man he was told he got cancer(癌症)．But he fought it and never gave up．Like what he did that summer, he held tight(紧紧地) , falling off a few times and trying again．I was excited and proud of my cousin for planning and going after his dream．I wished his ride would have lasted longer．The writer and his family returned to Alexandria________．
| A．by boat |
| B．by ship |
| C．by air |
| D．by train |
The writer and his cousins________in the summer two years ago．
| A．became good friends |
| B．moved to Guam |
| C．rode a bull |
| D．caught fireflies |
What does the underlined word “held” mean in the passage?
| A．抓住 |
| B．容纳 |
| C．扣留 |
| D．举办 |
When did Don know he got cancer?
| A．When he was born． |
| B．When he was a young man． |
| C．Two years ago． |
| D．Last summer． |
From the last paragraph, we know Don is a man who__________．
| A．is very shy |
| B．never gives up |
| C．has a bull |
| D．is very foolish |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language．Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example．If you look up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language．
Language do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways．It’s important to master(掌握) the rules(规则) for word order in the study of English, too．If the sentences put words in a wrong order, the listene rs can’t understand the speakers’ sentences easily．Sometimes when the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change．Let’s se e the difference between the two pairs of sentences．
“She only likes apples．” “Only she likes apples．”
“I’ve seen the film already．” “I have already seen the film．”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit(精神实质) of the language and use it as the English speakers do．From the passage we know that___________when we are learning English．
| A．we shouln’t put every word into our own language |
| B．we shouldn’t look up every word in the dictionary |
| C．we need to put every word into our own language |
| D．we must read word by word |
The writer thinks it is___________in learning English．
| A．difficult to understand different sounds |
| B．possible to remember the word order |
| C．important to master the rules in different ways |
| D．easy to master the rules for word order |
We can learn from the passage that___________．
| A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words |
| B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence |
| C．sometimes different order of words has a different meaning |
| D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different |
“She only likes apples,” ____________
| A．is the same as “Only she likes apple”． |
| B．is different from “Only she likes apple”． |
| C．means “She likes fruit except apples”． |
| D．means “She doesn’t like apples”． |
Which is the best title for this passage?
| A．Different Orders, Different Meanings |
| B．How to speak English? |
| C．How to Put English into Our Own Language? |
| D．How to Learn English? |
阅读理解（共4小题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
How old is “old”? The answer has changed over the years．Two hundred years ago, you were old at 35．At the beginning of the 20th century, the average (平均) life span(跨度) was 45．In 1950，70-year-olds were really old．Today, a healthy 70-year-old person is still thought young．
So, how old is old? The answer is one you've heard many times, from all kinds of people．“You are as old(or young) as you feel．” Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived．Your body tells you how well you've lived．
“Nobody grows old by living a number of years,” wrote a writer．“People grow old when they don't have their ideals (理想)．” People should not have the wrong ideals about aging．Sometimes, old minds can be as bright as young minds．Alice Brophy once said, “It makes me happy who people say．You look young for your age．” What does that mean? You know you can die old at 30 (可能30岁老死) and live young at 80．About 100 years ago, the ave rage life span was _______．
| A．35 |
| B．80 |
| C．70 |
| D．45 |
Th e meaning of the word “aging” is _______．
| A．growing old |
| B．staying young |
| C．keeping healthy |
| D．feeling unhappy |
According to the passage, which of the following is true?
| A．Older people are not as bright as young people． |
| B．All older people are healthy and strong． |
| C．Aging does not mean you become unhealthy． |
| D．Most older people are unhealthy and poor． |
Which question is NOT answered in the passage?
| A．Can old people be as bright as young people? |
| B．How old is “old” ? |
| C．What tells you how well you've lived? |
| D．What is the average life span today? |
The passage is mainly about _______．
| A．the average life span |
| B．aging |
| C．the 20th century |
| D．older people and young people |
Hello!This Chinese boy is Li Lei. He’s 12. He’s in No.3 Middle School. He’s in Class 2,Grade 1. His good friend is Jack. He’s an English boy. He’s in Li Lei’s school. He’s in Class1.Grade2. Mrs Read is an English teacher in their school.She’s an English woman. Jack an Li Lei has a secret(秘密)----Jack is their English teacher’s son.How old is Li Lei?
| A．11 | B．12 | C．13 | D．14 |
What class is Li Lei in?
A. Class1.Grade1 B Class2.Grade1.
C. Class1.Grade2 D. Class2.Grade2What’s Li Lei’s friend’s name?
| A．Li Lei | B．Read | C．Jack | D．Green |
Who’s their English teacher?
| A．Li Lei | B．Jack | C．Mrs Green | D．Mrs Read |
Is Jack Mrs Read’s son?
| A．Yes, he is. | B．No, he isn’t. |
| C．Yes, he isn’t. | D．No, he is. |
This is Cara and Ben. They are twins(双胞胎). They are twelve. This is their bedroom. It’s a nice room. There are two beds in the room. The yellow bed is Cara’s and that green one is Ben’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs. The chairs look the same. Cara’s sweater is on his bed. Ben’s coat is on his chair. Their clock,
books and pencil-cases are on the desk. Their school bags are behind the chairs.Cara and Ben are ________.
| A．brother and sister | B．brothers |
| C．sisters | D．friends |
Cara and Ben have ________.
| A．two chairs and one desk | B．two desks and one chair |
| C．two chairs and two desks | D．one desk and one chair |
Cara’s ________ is yellow and Ben’s ________ is green.
| A．chair; bed | B．sweater; sweater |
| C．bed; chair | D．bed; bed |
Cara’s sweater is ________.
| A．on his bed | B．on Ben’s bed |
| C．on the chair | D．on the desk |
Which is right?(下面陈述哪一句是正确的？)
| A．Their class is very nice. |
| B．Their two beds look the same. |
| C．Their school bags are under the chairs. |
| D．They live in the same room. |