Long long ago, there was a swan(天鹅) with gold feathers. She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house near the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, but still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough money to buy food.
The swan was sad to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my feathers to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she flew to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying anything. From then on , the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much better than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪的). She said to her daughters, “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.”
“Oh no, Mom!” cried the daughters. “This will hurt the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the swan came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers changed into chicken feathers.
Then, the golden swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to help you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will never come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan flew away.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
| A．In a lake. | B．In a big house. |
| C．Near a lake. | D．Near a river. |
| A．She gave an gold egg to the family every day. |
| B．She gave a golden feather to them every day. |
| C．She gave the family a chicken feather every day. |
| D．She gave them some food every day. |
| A．Thankful. | B．Greedy. |
| C．Friendly. | D．Loving. |
| A．The swan lived far from the woman. |
| B．The woman was greedy at the beginning. |
| C．The woman and her daughters were all greedy at last. |
| D．The swan would never come back to help the family. |
| A．A beautiful swan. | B．Never be greedy. |
| C．A poor woman. | D．Don’t miss the chance. |
Working people in Hong Kong are always busy in the daytime. They don't have enough time to enjoy themselves. If you are one of those people, come and join us! We'll take a night-time cruise （乘船游览） around the Victoria Harbor（维多利亚）. You can see fantastic city lights during the trip, and you can also enjoy a wonderful dinner on the junk(帆船)if you like.
| Harbor Night Cruise Time： 6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday) 7:30 p.m.-12:00 p.m.(Saturday &Sunday) Price：An adultA child under 12 (With dinner) 300 HK dollars 200 HK dollars (Without dinner) 220 HK dollars140 HK dollars Ticket office： Harbor Travel Service (No. 30 Lam Ming Street) Place to Start： Star Company(No. 98 Cyber port Road) |
What transport can people use during the trip?
| A．They can take a train |
| B．They can take the underground. |
| C．They can take a junk. |
| D．They can take a plane. |
Today is Friday. How long can people enjoy the night cruise tomorrow?
| A．Five hours. | B．Three and a half hours. |
| C．Four hours. | D．Four and a half hours. |
People can enjoy or see _____ during the cruise.
| A．fresh air | B．city lights |
| C．tall buildings | D．wonderful bridges |
You will go to _____ to buy tickets.
| A．Star Company | B．No. 30 Cyber port Road |
| C．Harbor Travel Service | D．No. 98 Lam Ming Street |
Mr. And Mrs. Thomas with their 8-year old son want to take the trip. How much can they save if they don't have dinner on the junk?
| A．300 HK dollars. | B．220 HK dollars. |
| C．200 HK dollars. | D．120 HK dollars. |
Jackie has a big company in New York and he is very rich. But he is not from a rich family.
In 1956 Jackie was born in New Jersey. His father was a farmer and his mother was a housewife. They had three childrend. Jackie was the eldest of them. When Jackie was a boy, he often helped his father on the farm. He did it well but he found he didn’t like farm work at all. At eighteen, Jackie finished school but he didn’t go to university. He went to New York and started working in a sports shop. After 5 years, his own shop opened. Then the shop became bigger and bigger and he had more and more money.
Some asked him, “How can you be successful?”
Jackie answered, “My father always wants me to go back to the farm and I try my best to avoid(避免) it.”
根据短文内容判断正（T）误(F)Jackie is a farmer.
There were 5 children in Jackie’s family.
Jackie didn’t like to work on a farm.
Jackie moved to New York in 1974.
Jackie’s father was happy to see he worked as a shop assistant.
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground（操场）. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said, "Don't play in the water on your way home from school!"
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother became even angrier. "I'll tell your father if you come back wet again," said his mother. "He'll punish(惩罚)You, you know."
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
"You're a good boy today", his mother said happily. "You didn't play in the water."
"No," the boy said unhappily. "There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn't any room(空地方)for me at all!"Bruno went to school every day.
| A．by bike | B．by bus | C．by car | D．on foot |
The playground was between.
| A．two classrooms |
| B．the cinema and shop |
| C．Bruno's house and school |
| D．the shop and Bruno's school |
The little boy liked to play on the playground .
| A．when it snowed |
| B．when there was some water there |
| C．when the children played football there |
| D．when his father was busy with his work |
Bruno was afraid of (害怕) the most.
| A．his father | B．his mother |
| C．his teacher | D．the older boys |
That afternoon, the boy's clothes were dry because .
| A．nobody made room for him in the water |
| B．there was no water on the playground |
| C．he took off his clothes before he played there |
| D．he played in the water carefully |
It's September, and we're back to school. It's good to see all my teachers and friends again. They all look fine.
We are in Grade Eight this year. We are going to have some new subjects. My name is Wu Ming. Wei Fang and I are in the same class. I'm not very good at Chinese, but Wei Fang says she's going to help me. I think I can do better than last year.
I like English very much. This year I'm going to do more speaking. Zhang Hong also likes English, but he needs some help. I'm going to help him.
This term I'm going to work for the wall-newspaper. My classmates say I draw well. I like it, too. I'm going to do my best this year.The teachers and students look __________
| A．special | B．fine | C．clever | D．strong |
Wei Fang and Zhang Hong are __________
| A．in Grade One | B．in the same class |
| C．in the same row | D．in different grades |
Wu Ming is not good at __________
| A．working for the wall-newspaper | B．English |
| C．Chinese | D．football |
_______ English is much better than________
| A．Wu Ming's; Zhang Hong's |
| B．Zhang Hong's; Wu Ming's |
| C．Wu Ming's; Wei Fang's |
| D．Wei Fang's; Zhang Hong's |
This is a new term. Students are all _________.
| A．at home | B．in the class |
| C．in the open air | D．at school |
It’s a Sunday morning. Lin Tao has no school today. He has breakfast and goes out. He is going to his grandfather’s home. Now he is on his way there. He walks and walks. Then he comes to a river. The river is not wide(宽的).There is a board over the river. Lin Tao walks onto the board. Suddenly he falls into the river. “Help! Help!”Lin Tao is crying. But no one comes. There is no one nearby. He waits in the water for some time. But nothing happens. He begins to get up. The water is not very deep(深的). It only comes to half his legs.Lin Tao goes to his grandfather’s home __________
A.on a school day
B. on a rainy day
C.when there is no schoolThe river is __________
A.very wide but not deep
B. very deep but not wide
C.not wide or deepLin Tao falls into the river __________
A.when he is walking on the board
B.when he comes to a river
C.when he gets to his grandfather’s home__________ comes to help him.
A.No one
B. A man nearby
C. His grandfatherLin Tao __________the river at last.
A.walks out of B. waits in C.walks alone