Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet（英尺）. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts（广场）that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.
Here “mall” means “ ”.
| A．a large park | B．a big church |
| C．a square | D．a shopping center |
The largest mall in the United States .
| A．was built in 1965 |
| B．has 12,750 cars in it |
| C．has 350 shops in it |
| D．can hold 750,000 people |
The writer .
| A．thinks malls make people’s life easier |
| B．likes to live in his favorite malls |
| C．is called “mall rats” by others |
| D．often goes to the church in malls |
Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted，“Look！That's a spaceship(宇宙飞船) up there and it's going to land here.”
Frightened(受惊吓的) by the strange spaceship，all the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible except Peter and Mary. They were more curious (好奇的) than frightened. They watched the spaceship land and saw a door open，but nobody came out，so they went to look into it. In the center of the floor，there was a lot of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door close behind him. The temperature fell in no time and very soon the two young people didn't know anything.
When they came to themselves，they were surprised to see that the spaceship disappeared, their car was near them.
“What happened？”asked Mary.
Peter scratched (搔) his head，saying slowly，“Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a problem. Come on. It's time to go home.”
After driving about fifty meters，they found a thick wall made of something like glass stood in their way. On the other side of the wall，a few strange aliens(外星人) were looking through the wall and reading a notice，it said，“New comers at the zoo: a pair of earth villagers with their house on wheels.”How did Peter and Mary feel when they saw the strange spaceship? They felt ______.
| A．frightened | B．surprised |
| C．amazed | D．curious |
What happened after Mary and Peter went into the spaceship?
| A．Someone asked them to eat much food. |
| B．The temperature went up. |
| C．Someone beat them. |
| D．The spaceship flew away with them. |
The underlined part “house on wheels” means “______” in this story.
| A．car | B．space | C．wall | D．zoo |
What can we learn from the end of the story?
| A．Peter and Mary became villagers. |
| B．Peter and Mary were in another planet. |
| C．Peter and Mary went back home. |
| D．Peter and Mary visited the zoo. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A． Peter saw the spaceship first. |
| B．The spaceship landed on the river. |
| C．All the young people went for the picnic by car. |
| D．When Peter went into the spaceship，Mary followed him. |
If you want to protect(保护) yourself，please remember the following ways of information. These ways will make you safe.
Don't use earphones(耳机) when you are running in the school yard or in the street. You will keep yourself from the outside world and can easily get into trouble.
If a stranger is following you, please don't go home directly（直接地）.You may be safer in the street than you are in your home or in a lift. If necessary, please go and get help from others.
When you take a bus, don't sit alone. You should sit behind the driver or with friends. Don't sleep. Your school bag should be carried towards（朝，向）the front of your body. Don't put it on your back.
Don't play with matches or candles(蜡烛), because it may cause fire. If it causes fire, please call 119.We can't use ______ when we are running in the street.
| A．radios | B．watches |
| C．earphones | D．mobile phones |
If a stranger follows you，you can't ______.
| A．get help from others | B．walk in the street |
| C．go home directly | D．call your friends |
We should carry our school bags ______ on the bus.
| A．in front of our bodies | B．on the floor |
| C．on our backs | D．on the heads |
We can sit______ on the bus.
| A．alone |
| B．behind the driver |
| C．in front of the driver |
| D．with strangers |
If it causes fire，______.
| A．please call 999 | B．please call 110 |
| C．please call 120 | D．please call 119 |
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers. Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but
that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!
When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around
Belize and Central America.”Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
| A．go to university abroad(在国外) |
| B．spend one year abroad as volunteers |
| C．go to work for money |
| D．start work in schools or hospitals |
Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
| A．England | B．China | C．Belize | D．Cardiff |
Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
| A．studying Chinese in a university |
| B．working to save the coral reefs |
| C．helping do some housework |
| D．doing some research in Wales |
From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
| A．will die because of the pollution |
| B．are not as beautiful as before |
| C．cannot live without fish in the sea |
| D．will probably be sold for money |
Pauline Jones wants to after she finishes her work as a volunteer.
| A．stay there for another year |
| B．go back home to start work |
| C．learn about the people home |
| D．travel around Central America |
Hunter and Nina are husband and wife. They get up at about 4:50 in the morning. When many people are still sleeping in their warm beds, they are working. They work outside and clean something. They don’t work when it is raining. They also work on weekends
Her name is Sara. She sometimes goes to work in the morning, and sometimes goes to work at night When she is onduty. She works in a big building. There are many sick people in it. She wears a white hat and a white dress. She says, “I help doctors. I meet many people every day. I look after them. They need my help. That’s my job. It’s hard, but I like it."
Her name is Ann. She goes to work by bus every day. She works in a building. It opens at 8. a.m and closes at6.p.m.. There is a lot of good food, nice drinks and other things when she works. Children like to go there. She meets a lot of people every day. She often says, “Can I help you?” when she meets people. She says, “My work is not easy. I must stand all day and be friendly to everyone.
He is Jim’s father. He usually leaves home very early. He doesn’t work in a factory. He goes to work on foot or by bike. It is far from his home. He usually works in the day and has his lunch outside in the sun. His work is very hard.What is Sara?
| A． a cook | B．a doctor |
| C．a nurse | D．a teacher |
How does Jim’s father go to work?
| A．by car | B．by train |
| C．walk or ride a bike | D．by bus |
How long does Ann work a day?
| A．8 hours | B．6 hours | C．9 hours | D．10 hours |
Which of the following statements is not right?
| A． Hunter and Nina get up early in the morning. |
| B． Maybe Sara works in a hospital. |
| C． Children never go to Ann’s workplace. |
| D． Jim’s father works very hard. |
What does this passage talk about?
| A． How to work hard. | B．People’s jobs. |
| C．When to go to work. | D．People’s daily life. |
Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, ‘Don’’t forget this!’
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, ‘Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.’ He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, ‘Will you please show me your ticket?’ The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. ‘I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.’ said the old man.
‘I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’’t have to buy another one, ’ said the conductor kindly. ‘ But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station!’ the old man said sadly.Where is the ticket?
| A．The old man forgot go buy it. |
| B．The old man could not remember where it was. |
| C．The old man showed it to the conductor. |
| D．The old man’s wife took the ticket away. |
The conductorthe old man.
| A．didn’t believe | B．laughed at |
| C．believed | D．felt sorry for |
The old man was sad because
| A．he had to buy another ticket. |
| B．he lost all the things his wife gave him. |
| C．he did not know where he was. |
| D．He did not know where he should get off. |