The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words.
How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers.
Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today’s new technology(技术)? The goal(目的) of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting.
“The children are learning more than they would in one year of school,” said Matt Keller, who organized the programme.
The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion.
Keller said, “Seven months ago he didn’t know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there.”
Kelbesa said, “I like the computer because I can learn things with it.” He added, “I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat.”
Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn’t go to school.From the first paragraph, we can learn that the people in the village are _____________.
| A．easy | B．poor | C．rich | D．bored |
How can the children in the village learn English words?
| A．They go to school every day. |
| B．They have good teachers. |
| C．One Computer Every Child gave them computers. |
| D．They can learn from books. |
What is the goal of One Computer Every Child?
| A．To teach children how to use today’s new technology. |
| B．To help children to spend their free time. |
| C．To help children out of their hard life. |
| D．To help children teach themselves to read through new technology. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Kelbesa is in Grade2 now. |
| B．The computers help the children a lot. |
| C．Keller is the teacher of those children. |
| D．Kelbesa doesn’t like the computer. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Learning with the help of computers |
| B．The development of One Computer Every Child |
| C．Computers are better than teachers |
| D．How to learn by yourself |
Our reporter asked people what they were doing on July 20, 1960 when a man first walked on the moon. Here is what they said:
_______ was having a picnic with the family when a man first walked on the moon.
| A．Linda Brown | B．John Bates |
| C．Kate Jones | D．Mark Green |
John Bates was _______ when the astronaut walked on the moon.
| A．having a picnic | B．working |
| C．having fun with friends | D．watching TV |
Mark Green was _______ years old then.
| A．15 | B．18 | C．12 | D．7 |
Paul’s dream was to become a(an) _______.
| A．doctor | B．astronaut | C．teacher | D．clerk |
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut who walked on the moon. |
| B．Linda Brown read about it in the newspaper on July 21, 1960, and thought it was amazing. |
| C．Mark Green is the youngest of the five people now. |
| D．All the five people remember the day when a man first walked on the moon. |
Lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A couple of stone lions, a male (雄性) and a female (雌性), can often be seen in front of the gates of old buildings. The male lion is on the left with his right paw (手掌) on a ball, and the female on the right. And her left paw is touching a baby animal.
The lion is the king in the animal world because he is powerful. The ball shows the country or the family will be together forever, and the baby animal with the female shows that you will have many children.
The stone lions were also used to show the families were powerful. If you had no money or power, you couldn’t put the stone lions in front of your houses.
It was also popular to make bridges with stone lions. The best known of this is the Lugou Bridge (also as Marco Polo Bridge), built from 1189 to 1192. The stone lions on the bridge are most famous. Maybe there are 485 lions in all, maybe there are 498 or 501. A famous saying is that “the lions on the Lugou Bridge are uncountable(不可数的).”What is a special animal in Chinese people?
| A．Dragon(龙). | B．Tiger. | C．Lion. | D．Dog. |
How many stone lions can often be seen in front of some old houses?
| A．2 | B．3 | C．1 | D．4 |
Who is the king in the animal world according to the text?
| A．Tigers | B．Lions | C．Elephants | D．Bears |
Which is NOT right below about the stone lions in front of the gates of the old houses?
| A．The male lion is on the left with his right paw on a ball. |
| B．The female is on the right with her left paw touching a baby animal. |
| C．The common people couldn’t put a pair of stone lions in front of the gates of old buildings. |
| D．If someone puts a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, he must have a lot of babies. |
Where do we often see stone lions besides in front of some gates?
| A．On bridges. | B．In Hebei. |
| C．On towers. | D．By a river. |
Sam was an English student. He always stayed at home for his holidays. But last winter he thought, “I have never left the country. All my friends have been to Spain. They like it very much. So this year I’m going there for my holiday.”
First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One morning he went out for a walk. In his country people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Sam forgot about this, and while he came to a busy street, a bike knocked (碰撞) him down.
Sam lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
An old man was selling maps at the side of the street. He quickly came to Sam and said, “Maps of the city, sir?”Sam came from_________.
| A．England | B．Spain | C．Madrid | D．a hotel |
Sam went to Spain ________.
| A．to see his friends | B．because he like it very much |
| C．to learn English | D．for his holiday |
In ______, people always drive on the left.
| A．Spain | B．the street | C．Madrid | D．London |
One morning, Sam was badly hurt by __________.
| A．a car | B．a bike |
| C．an old man | D．his friend |
When Sam sat up and said, “Where am I?” the old man thought_______
| A．he was badly hurt | B．he wanted to buy a map |
| C．he lost his way | D．he needed some help |
任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
根据俚语的英文解释，选择合适的俚语（填序号）填入句子中，使之通顺，达意。
call it quits : stopping doing what one is doing
a chip off the old block: a child who looks like his parent
down and out: living a very poor life
clean up one’s act: change one’s heart and reform, make a fresh start in life
a leg up: coming out on top, having the advantage over
burn someone up: make someone angry You’d better _____ if you want to go to a good senior middle school.
All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s ____________on the rest of his competitors.
After being in the used car business for 40 years, Simon finally ________.
Sarah was _______ after losing her job and her apartment.
请选择以上其中一个你喜爱的俚语造一个句子。_____________________________________________________________________
Ever since I was a little child, my parents have told me to be honest because it is the right thing to do. As I got older, I realized something very important. If just once you are deceitful and tell a lie, it will greatly change people’s opinions about you and their way of acting toward you. When you tell a lie, you lose that person’s trust forever or have to work your whole life to get it back.
It is my personal goal to achieve great things in life and honesty(诚实) will sure help me get there. For me right now losing somebody’s trust would be a truly terrible thing. My parents would be stricter on the things they let me do and the places that they used to let me go to. My friends would never again tell me a secret or believe many things I told them. Whatever you do for a living or wherever you live, honesty is something very important.
Honesty gets you much higher in life while telling a lie can make you get into more problems. I can already tell that the great people I have met so far are all honest people.
I hope that I’ll never fall into a situation where I’ll lie. Honesty is just as important to me as my family. Already, I know it is something that will improve my future and my relationship with all people. It is something about myself that I hope never to lose no matter what happens. Honesty will help me no matter whether I’m at school, home or just hanging out with friends. It is something that I hope my children will also have and value.The underlined word “deceitful” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.
| A．strange | B．lucky | C．sad | D．dishonest |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．Being honest is very important and helpful. |
| B．The writer was taught to be honest when he was young. |
| C．The writer thinks it doesn’t matter if he tells a lie. |
| D．To win others’ trust is not easy. |
What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
| A．Ways to be honest. |
| B．Honesty is very important for us to achieve our goals. |
| C．True friendship is based on(以…为基础) others’ trust. |
| D．Honesty can make us live a happy life. |
How is the text mainly developed?
A. By making comparisons.(作比较) B. By showing facts.
B．By explaining reasons. D. By giving examples.