Hello! My name is Bell White. I’m eleven years old. I study in Park Brow Primary School. I have one brother. His name’s Jason and he’s fourteen. I don’t have any sisters in the family.
We live with Grandpa in a small house in Liverpool, in the northeast of England. My parents work in Chesterfield. They come back home every weekend.
Do you like games? I like football. My favourite team is Manchester United(曼联队). My friends and I often play football on Saturdays. Sometimes my brother goes with us, but he isn’t good at playing football.
I have seven pets---two birds and five goldfish. I want to have a dog and a cat too, but my grandfather doesn’t like them.
Please write to me soon.
Bell Bell’s family live in_______________.
| A．a big house | B．the north of England |
| C．the west of England | D．a small house |
Bell’s grandfather doesn’t like ____________.
| A．birds or goldfish | B．birds or dogs |
| C．dogs or cats | D．goldfish or football |
In the text, there are ____________people in Bell’s family.
| A．three | B．four |
| C．five | D．six |
What does “pets” mean in Chinese?
| A．朋友 | B．宠物 | C．玩具 | D．同样 |
Bell wants to find a ________________.
| A．sister | B．brother |
| C．football | D．penfriend |
C
In America， boys and girls often join clubs． The members of a club work together． They also learn certain skills and share good times．
Many boys belong to Boy Scouts． Boy scouts enjoy hiking and camping out together， and they learn many things． Scouts learn safety rules， first aid， and what to do when in danger． Members have a chance to learn outdoor living． They learn to build fires and cook out in the open．
Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls are clubs for girls． These two clubs give their members a chance to have fun and learn． The girls in a group take trips， have parties and go hiking and camping together． The Camp Fire Girls earn honor beads （荣誉珠） for learning such skills as swimming and cooking． The Girl Scouts earn badges（徽章）．
Both boys and girls can be members of 4﹣h clubs．Children who live in either the city or the country may belong to 4﹣h． A project such as raising a pig or a calf can be carried on only by farm children， while city children can take part in gardening and cooking projects．
In all these clubs the boys and girls learn to be good and useful citizens．
（1）Why do boys and girls join clubs according to the passage？
A． To make their parents happy
B． To earn honor beads and badges．
C． To learn skills and share good times．
D． To enjoy hiking and camping out．
（2）What does Para． 2 mainly talk about ？
A． What to do when in danger．
B． Some activities of Boy Scouts．
C． What Boy Scouts really enjoy．
D． Some skills about outdoor living．
（3）What can we know from Para.3 ？
A． In America there are many clubs for girls．
B． Camp Fire Girls is quite popular in America．
C． Girls can go hiking and camping with the boys．
D． Girls are encouraged to learn swimming and cooking．
（4）What is the passage mainly about ？
A． Members of 4﹣h clubs in America．
B． Clubs for boys and girls in America．
C． Different kinds of clubs in America．
D． Children who are interested in clubs．
B
It's that time of the year﹣graduation． The end of school year is nearly in sight， and it's an especially big deal if you're finishing high school or college．
One amazing 16﹣year﹣old Florida girl， Grace Bush， graduated from both high school and college this week! She actually got her college diploma before her high school diploma． How did she manage to do that？
"Hard work and great attention，" she told a local TV news station， "have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time． "She started taking college courses when she was just 13． She would often get up at 5： 30 a． m． and go to bed after 11： 00 p．m．
Doing both at the same time is a huge achievement， and it has also helped her family save money． She's one of the 9 children， all home﹣schooled until the age of 13． Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part﹣time history teacher in a high school． Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law， with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she hopes to become a lawyer one day， although her parents expect her to teach at university． By the way， she also played basketball in her college team in her spare time．
（1）In what way is Grace "amazing" ？
A． She is a 16﹣year﹣old Florida girl．
B． She finished high school this week．
C． She worked very hard at her lessons every day．
D． She graduated from both high school and college at 16．
（2）Which picture might Grace's diploma look like ？
（3）What is the key to Grace's success？
A． Taking college courses at 13．
B． Working hard at her courses．
C． Growing up in a professor's family．
D． Having a dream of becoming a teacher．
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph？
A． The Bushes have 13 children altogether．
B． Grace's mother is a full﹣time history teacher．
C． Grace wants to teach at university in the future．
D． Grace received her education at home before 13．
A
Maps are pictures of places． You must have seen a map of the world， of your home country， and even of your home city． They show us towns， cities， roads， parks， schools， hospitals， and more．
There are also many other types（类型）of maps． Each gives a special kind of information． There are street maps， tourist maps， and even maps of the air and sea．
Here is a simple road map．
（1）Which is the biggest town on the map？
A． Greenton．
B． Bluetown．
C．Smalltown．
D． Bigtown．
（2）If you drive from Smalltown to Bluetown， which is the best way to choose？
A．M3
B．M13．
C．M23．
D．R67．
（3）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
A．Ways to choose maps．
B．Ways to read maps．
C． Some types of maps．
D． The importance of maps．
It is nearly impossible to answer the question when or where baseball started． Several cultures created games which involve（涉及） hitting a ball with a bat and running． But there were several rules that made them quite different from each other． The game of baseball itself has improved over time and has several changes from its early version（版本）．
When did baseball start in the US？ As the legend goes， the game we know as baseball today was invented or at least built with an accepted set of rules by Alexander Joy Cartwright． As there is little proof（证据） that baseball was played in the United States before Alexander Joy Cartwright wrote up the rules of baseball， it has been formally accepted that Cartwright is， if not the biological， the most suitable father of baseball．
The legend further goes that baseball， which has grown to become a hugely popular game in the United States today， was invented in a famous Manhattan based club called the Knickerbockers． So the name for the rules set by Alexander Joy Cartwright was then called "the Knickerbockers Rules"． The first New York baseball team was called the New York Knickerbockers． Having created the rules， Cartwright was naturally the judge （裁判） for the first ever baseball game played in the United States base on the rules．
Cartwright's contribution（贡献） to baseball doesn't just end in setting the rules for the game． He is also known for popularizing the game and its rules over the United States． Cartwright． Who traveled to California during California Golf Rush， spread the knowledge of baseball pretty much at every stop on his way from New York to California．
Till about the late 1860 s， baseball was largely an amateur game until a Cincinnati club﹣the Cincinnati Red Stockings， which is known to almost all Americans﹣decided to recruit（招募） the best players for prize money． The first professional baseball league in the United States was the National Association of Professional Baseball Players， which was set up in 1871．
（1）From Paragraph 1 ， we can learn that baseball ．
A． is a game with a long history
B． is popular all over the world
C． has experienced some changes
D． had strict rules as it appeared
（2）According to the passage，which of the following is true about Cartwright？
A． He made baseball very popular in the world．
B． He made the rules for baseball．
C． He chose the judge for the first baseball game．
D． He was a famous baseball player．
（3）What does the underlined word "amateur" most probably mean in Chinese？
A． 常规的
B． 团体的
C． 激烈的
D． 业余的
（4）What does the writer's purpose of writing the passage？
A． To introduce the history of baseball．
B． To encourage people to play baseball．
C． To introduce the inventor of baseball．
D． To show people how popular baseball is．
（5）The passage is most probably taken from ．
A． a news report
B． a sport poster
C． a history book
D． a sports magazine
Sometimes， little things can bring big changes． Justice and Nathaniel are learning this with music． A cello and a violin brought big changes to their lives．
Justice and Nathaniel are in sixth grade． They go to a middle school named Northwest School of the Arts． They used to go to Winterfield Elementary School． Winterfield has a program with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra （CSO）． The CSO program teaches kids how to play musical instruments． Justice learned to play the violin． Nathaniel learned to play the violin and the cello． They are the first students from the program to go to Northwest．
For the past six years， the CSO has given after﹣school music classes at Winterfield． Most of the kids in the school come from poor homes． It's difficult for their parents to afford music lessons． The CSO wants the kids to learn about music， and it also wants them to stay out of trouble and get better grades．
The program was started to teach kids about music． It wants to help kids in other ways， too． Kids are allowed to take smaller instruments home to practice． This teaches them to take responsibility for something valuable． The program also encourages cooperation（合作）． Students must spend time with children they might know outside of the program． And also， the program teaches practice habits． When students get better after practice， they learn that practice is good．
Students use the first year to explore and find a "forever instrument．" Justice tried out the clarinet and cello before picking a violin．Nathaniel liked the trumpet but decided on the cello and violin．
"When I started， it actually looked easy， but I knew it would get tougher，" says Nathaniel． "Practicing is a pleasure． I'm always trying to get a song perfect， so I'm playing 15﹣20﹣25 minutes a day．"
Thanks to music， Justice and Nathaniel got into a good middle school． Justice's mom said she is very glad that he does well in class and that he likes it． "It makes a big difference，" Nathaniel's dad said．
（1）The word "cello" in the passage is most probably ．
A． a musical instrument
B． an expert in music
C． a famous musician
D． a music program
（2）From Paragraph 2 ， we can learn that Justice and Nathaniel ．
A． are six﹣year﹣old school boys
B． are learning art in a primary school
C． are middle school students
D． worked for a school music program
（3）Which of the following is true about the CSO program？
A． It trains music teachers for a school．
B． It gives kids after﹣school music classes．
C． It teaches each kid to play the violin．
D． It tries to raise money to help poor kids．
（4）Paragraph 4 mainly talks about ．
A． how to become a responsible person
B． the importance of cooperation
C． how to take part in the music program
D． the goals of the music program
（5）From the last paragraph， we know that Justice's mom and Nathaniel's dad ．
A． are both music teachers in the program
B． are happy about the program
C． have different opinions about the program
D． don't think the program useful
