A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.
The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。There is much pollution in the air today because _____.
| A．people drive big cars |
| B．people drive little cars |
| C．small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline |
| D．the usual size of cars today is too small |
The usual size of cars today is _____.
| A．much smaller than the future one |
| B．as big as the future ones |
| C．as small as the future ones |
| D．bigger than the future ones |
Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT true?
| A．Big cars cost more. |
| B．Big cars are not useful for a long way. |
| C．The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars. |
| D．Small cars are slower than big ones. |
The streets will be less crowded because _____.
| A．there will be fewer cars in the future |
| B．there will be fewer people in the streets |
| C．three kinds of roads will be built |
| D．future cars will be smaller |
Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.
| A．there will be too many cars in the future |
| B．more and more people will go to cities |
| C．big cars run faster and little cars run slower |
| D．it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads |
Mike’s father, Mr. Lee, is a farmer. He lives on the farm. He is happy to see his son move to a new flat in the city. One day, Mr. Lee comes to visit his son with a big orange pumpkin, about 10 kg. He grows it all by himself. “I’ll let my son share it with his neighbours (邻居). Everyone likes pumpkin. Then Mike and his neighbours will become good friends,” Mr. Lee thinks.
At noon, Mr. Lee gets to the community centre（社区）. The building is so tall. There are twenty floors. Mike lives on the sixteenth floor. But he is not at home.
Mr. Lee thinks, “I’ll give the pumpkin to Mike’s neighbours. They will be glad too see the gift.” And he does it. But to his surprise, the neighbour on the left says coldly, “Thank you, but I don’t like it at all.”The woman on the right says nothing and closes the door quickly.
The old man feels sad. At last, he goes to the market, sells it and goes back home. “Are they really neighbours? ” he says to himself. He doesn’t know why.Where does Mr. Lee live?
| A．On the farm. |
| B．In the city. |
| C．On the sixteenth floor of a flat. |
| D．On the right of a woman. |
Who grows the big pumpkin?
| A．Mike. | B．Mike’s neighbour. |
| C．Mike’s mother. | D．Mike’s father. |
What does Mr. Lee want Mike to do with the pumpkin?
| A．He wants Mike to share it with his neighbours. |
| B．He wants Mike to make a pumpkin lantern. |
| C．He wants Mike to cook it and eat it by himself. |
| D．He wants Mike to sell it at the market. |
Where does the pumpkin go at last?
| A．The woman on the right gets it. |
| B．Mr. Lee sells it at the market. |
| C．Mr. Lee takes it back home. |
| D．Mike gets it when he comes back. |
Which is RIGHT？
| A．Mike’s neighbours are polite to his father. |
| B．Mike’s neighbours don’t want the pumpkin because it is too small. |
| C．Mr. Lee thinks neighbours are always friendly and kind. |
| D．Mr. Lee will bring some pumpkins to Mike’s neighbours again. |
Food is colorful. Some food is green, some food is red, and some is black. Now more and more people like to have black food—black rice, black beans, black grapes. Why do they like black food?
· Black food can make grey hair into black hair.
· Black food is good for the heart.(心脏)
· Black food can help children become smart.
· Black food can also help women look young.
Black food is very good, but we need food with different colors. Doctors say that it isn’t good to be choosy about food. So we had better eat all kinds of food.Now more and more people like to have _______.
| A．red food | B．green food |
| C．black food | D．rice |
Black food is good for________ .
| A．eyes | B．ears | C．nose | D．heart |
A seven-year-old boy often has black food, so he can become ________.
| A．smart | B．young | C．old | D．tall |
_______ is good for our health.
| A．red food | B．green food |
| C．black food | D．Food with different colors |
The underlined word ‘choosy’ means “_______ ” in Chinese.
| A．优选的 | B．挑剔的 | C．浪费的 | D．无色的 |
One day an old man is selling(卖) an elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly(慢慢地). 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’ll give you some meat.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, “ Now, can you tell me how you find the bad ears of the elephant?” “ I didn’ t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I never see an elephant before(以前), and I want to know what it looks like.”______ the elephant.
| A．The young man buys | B．The old man sells |
| C．The two men sell | D．The old man buys |
The young man looks at the elephant. He wants to find _________.
| A．bad ears | B．some meat |
| C．a good elephant | D．what it looks like |
We know that the _______.
| A．two men are not good |
| B．young man is not a bad man |
| C．old man is a good man |
| D．elephant is a very good animal |
The young man ________.
| A．knows the elephant isn’t good |
| B．finds the bad ears but does not say it |
| C．looks after the elephant |
| D．gets some meat |
The young man looks at the elephant slowly, because he _________.
| A．likes the elephants | B．wants to find something |
| C．helps the old man | D．never sees an elephant before |
| The life in a day |
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| Time |
John |
Mike |
| 6:00a.m. |
Get up and do morning exercises |
Be in bed |
| 6:50 a.m. |
Have breakfast and go to school |
Get up and have a quick breakfast |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Read English |
Hurry to school |
| 11:25 a.m. |
Have lunch alone(独自) |
Have lunch with friends |
| 11:55 a.m. |
Have a short rest |
Play basketball |
| 6:00p.m |
Have dinner while reading newspapers |
Have dinner while talking to parents |
| 7:00 p.m |
Do homework carefully |
Watch TV |
| 9:00 p.m |
Go to bed |
Do homework in a hurry |
| 10:30 p.m |
Be asleep |
Go to bed |
Mike _________ at 6:00 in the morning.
| A．gets up | B．does morning exercises |
| C．is still in bed | D．reads newspapers |
John has lunch_________.
| A．by himself | B．with his friends |
| C．with Mike | D．at 11:55a.m. |
Mike ________ after lunch.
| A．has a rest | B．goes to bed |
| C．plays basketball | D．talks to his parents |
Mike always goes to bed at__________.
| A．9:00p.m. | B．10:30p.m. |
| C．6:00p.m. | D．7:00p.m. |
Which of the following is John’s bad habit(习惯)？
| A．Getting up late and hurrying to school. |
| B．Going to bed at 9:00 p.m. |
| C．Doing homework in a hurry. |
| D．Having dinner while reading. |
It was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t fall asleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wanted to know how Santa — Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.
As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof(屋顶) and a sound downstairs(楼下). It was Santa Claus, he thought. Bunny jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to the stairs. He hoped to take a look at the old man before Santa left for his next stop.
By the time Bunny was on the ground floor, everything was still again. Lots of presents were put under the Christmas tree, but Santa was gone. A little disappointed(失望的), Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.
“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”
Another cry answered him. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see what made the noise. Right under the tree was a funny brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. It also had antlers(鹿角) on its head. Bunny almost mistook(误解) it for a dog.
“Are you a reindeer?” asked Bunny.
“Yes,” replied the brown animal with antlers. “My name is Ralph.”
“And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?”
“I was until(直到) I got air-sick,” replied Ralph. “Santa had to leave me here and go on with the other seven reindeer.”
“Isn’t it a bit unusual for a reindeer to get air-sick? I mean, reindeer are famous for flying.”
“Not me, I’m afraid. It makes me afraid. I always feel sick when it comes to flying,” replied Ralph. “But everyone wanted me to pull Santa’s sled, so when it was my turn I tried. I’m afraid I just wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m stuck here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”
“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly found the special present he wanted from Santa was a new friend! Why couldn’t Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?
| A．He wanted to take a close look at Santa Claus. |
| B．He wanted to wait for his special present from his father. |
| C．He wanted to know what present to get from Santa. |
| D．He wanted to sit up in bed to hear the noise. |
The underlined phrase “cut out” probably means .
| A．适合的 | B．剪下 | C．准备好的 | D．著名的 |
What can we learn from the article?
| A．Ralph is a brown dog with antlers. |
| B．Ralph is afraid of flying in the air. |
| C．Bunny got a sled as a Christmas present. |
| D．Bunny sent Ralph back to the North Pole. |
Which of the following shows the right order of the story?
a. He got up and ran to the stairs.
b. He made friends with Ralph.
c. He heard noise from the roof and downstairs. d. He chatted with the reindeer.
e. He heard a cry on the ground floor.
| A．c-e-a-b-d | B．a-c-e-b-d |
| C．a-c-e-d-b | D．c-a-e-d-b |
What’s the best title(标题) of the passage?
| A．A special Christmas EVE. |
| B．A special reindeer. |
| C．A special Father Christmas. |
| D．A special Christmas present. |