Spain is famous for its tomato festival, called La Tomatina. It happens in a small town Hanoi on the last Wednesday of August every year. During the festival there are all kinds of activities, but the most exciting part is the tomato fight. It takes place at the end of long celebration (庆祝). You are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight. There’re many stories about how the festival began. One of the stories goes that during the 1940's, some friends started a tomato fight, while another story is about a local band. Anyway, everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story.
Before the tomato fight, there are parades (游行)，musical bands, street parties and so on. On the day of the fight, shopkeepers cover their windows and doors in order to keep away from the tomato fight. At the same time, thousands of tourists and local people come to the town square together. Then large trucks (卡车) full of tomatoes arrive. From theback of the large trucks, a great town band start to throw tomatoes at others. Then the crowds fight back, throwing the tomatoes at anything and anyone. Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato juice.
Everyone is supposed to obey a small number of rules: You must squash (压烂) the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes.
It is usually over in less than half an hour. Everyone then sets off to the river to clearup. Sounds like fun!The most exciting activity of the festival is ________.
| A．parades | B．street parties |
| C．the tomato fight | D．the musical bands show |
The stories about how the festival began are ________.
| A．quite different | B．rather sad |
| C．very famous | D．very clear |
On the fight day, _________.
| A．all the buses are filled with tomatoes |
| B．you can see lots of red apples on the streets |
| C．shopkeepers are not allowed to watch people fight |
| D．lots of tourists and local people take part in the fight |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．You can throw tomatoes at others but others can’t throw back. |
| B．The tomato must be squashed before throwing it. |
| C．The fight usually lasts more than thirty minutes. |
| D．People can throw everything on the fight day. |
The best title of the passage can be________.
| A．Travel in Spain |
| B．The Tomato Festival in Spain. |
| C．The History of Spain |
| D．Rules of the Tomato Festival |
Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home before going home. Grandpa White’s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, He often asked Bob about things he was doing, what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.
The thing that Bob didn’t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his boyhood（童年）in California. Bob was never asked to hear about Grandpa’s boyhood, but he couldn’t get away.
After Grandpa’s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the newspapers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob was often late giving newspapers to his customers（订报者）. Bob didn’t want to complain, but the customers were unhappy.When he took the newspaper to Grandpa White, Bob would often receive _______.
| A．old newspaper | B．sweets or a cake | C．some money | D．stories |
Bob could do nothing when ______.
| A．the customers got their newspapers late |
| B．Grandpa began to tell him about his boyhood |
| C．he saw grandpa feeling lonely |
| D．Grandpa asked him about the things he was doing |
The passage mainly tells us that _______.
| A．Bob was still a child | B．Grandpa liked to tell stories |
| C．the customers sometimes got angry | D．lonely people need other people |
The clock struck(敲) eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly at a huge pile（堆） of those trouble things
—books.
I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed（祈祷）, “My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the books, I fell asleep.The word “wretched” in Line 6 means _______.
| A．very happy | B．forgetful | C．unlucky | D．hopeful |
What do you think happened to the writer?
| A．He was late for the exam. | B．He passed the exam luckily. |
| C．He failed in the exam. | D．He fell asleep during the exam. |
The best title for the passage is _______.
| A．The Night Before The Exam | B．Working Far Into Night |
| C．A Slow Student | D．Going Over Lessons |
Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average（平均）,2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average，twelve times in his or her life. In Japan, a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.According to (根据) the passage ,where do most Americans live?
| A．In the countries. | B．Around the farms. |
| C．In the towns near the sea. | D．In or around the cities. |
How many American families own a cat?
| A．40% | B．26% | C．74% | D．20% |
Families in the US are .
| A．becoming bigger | B．becoming smaller | C．no change | D．not sure |
Do all the children in the US have their own bedrooms?
| A．Yes, they do. | B．No. Half of them do. |
| C．No, 5% of the them do. | D．I don’t know. |
The passage is about _________________.
| A．people and homes in the United States |
| B．dogs and cats in American homes |
| C．teenagers’ bedrooms |
| D．moving house |
A very young boy, Tom, lives a long way from the city. One day he goes to the city to visit his friend, Jack. Jack asks Tom to have lunch together. They go into the restaurant and sit down at a table. Tom looks around and he sees some old people put eye glasses on before reading their books, so after lunch he goes to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walks along the road, and soon finds a shop. The man in the shop makes him try on a lot of glasses, but Tom always says, “No, I can’t read with these.”
The man in the shop becomes more and more puzzled (困惑的). At last he says, “Excuse me, but can’t you read at all?”
“No, I can’t.” Tom says, “If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses?”Tom meets some old people ____________ .
| A．far away from the city | B．in the shop |
| C．in the restaurant | D．in the village |
When does Tom go to the shop?
| A．After lunch. | B．Before lunch. |
| C．In the morning. | D．In the evening. |
Tom goes to the restaurant to ___________.
| A．buy eye glasses | B．have lunch |
| C．buy some books | D．sell eye glasses |
Before reading their books, the old people in the restaurant ____________.
| A．put their glasses on | B．drink tea |
| C．take their glasses off | D．buy glasses |
In fact(事实上), Tom _______________.
| A．likes eye glasses | B．goes to the wrong shop |
| C．can’t read at all | D．knows the man in the shop |
| I’m a 12-year-old boy. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit the moon some day! Wu Dong, Guangdong |
| I’m 15. Now I’m studying English in London. I want to invent(发明) a language (语言) machine (机器) that can help me understand many languages. Li Ming, Hunan |
| I’m 16. Before the earthquake (地震) on May 12, I wanted to be a news reporter. But now I want to be a doctor in the future. I’d like to help all the sick people. Wang Hao, Sichuan |
| I’m a 14-year-old girl in Tibet (西藏). The Qinghai Tibet Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Beijing by train in about 48 hours. My dream is to take the train to Beijing. Joma, Tibet |
| I’m 13 years old. I want to invent a machine. It can send things or people from one place to another place far away in a minute. Wei Hua, Beijing |
What is Li Ming’s dream?
| A．To invent a language machine. | B．To visit the moon. |
| C．To be a doctor. | D．To go to Beijing |
A bad earthquake happened in Sichuan on ______.
| A．May 12 | B．May 22 | C．July 2 | D．June 12 |
Who is from Tibet?
| A．Wei Hua. | B．Wang Hao. | C．Joma. | D．Wu Dong. |
People in Tibet can get to Beijing ______ in about 48 hours now.
| A．by train | B．by bus | C．by plane | D．on foot |
The best title(标题) for these passages would be “______”.
| A．A Doctor | B．My Dream |
| C．An English Teacher | D．Wenchuan Earthquake |