Reporter: How long have you been a firefighter?
Wilson: For eight years.
Reporter: How did you get started?
Wilson: First, I had to take a lot of tests in two weeks. Then, I went to the firefighter school for four months. I learned how to put out fires and how to use equipment. I also had a full-time training every day!
Reporter: How do you stay safe on the job?
Wilson: I wear special clothing. It helps me protect(保护) from fire. I also carry an oxygen tank(氧气瓶) and a mask(面具). They help me to breathe(呼吸) in a smoke-filled building.
Reporter: Are there any new tools that firefighters use?
Wilson: We have a special camera that can exactly tell the place of a fire.
Reporter: Do you save animals?
Wilson: Just three days ago, I helped save some cats. They were hiding under the beds. Animals usually hide during a fire because they are afraid of danger.
Reporter: Do you ever get afraid?
Wilson: No. There is no time to be afraid. I just think about what to do to put out the fire safely.
Reporter: What do you like best about being a firefighter?
Wilson: Helping people!Kate Wilson has done her job for_______.
| A．2 weeks | B．3 days |
| C．4 months | D．8 years |
To become a firefighter, Kate Wilson _______ at first.
| A．took a lot of tests | B．learned to stay safe |
| C．saved some animals | D．used fire equipment |
Kate Wilson says she does not get afraid because _______.
| A．She has an oxygen tank |
| B．she knows how to fight fires |
| C．she enjoys finding heat |
| D．she is too busy putting out the fires |
As a firefighter, Kate Wilson likes _____ most.
| A．wearing a mask | B．asking questions |
| C．helping people | D．hiding in smoke |
What did the reporter make this interview for?
| A．To tell people what a firefighter does. |
| B．To teach people how to prevent fires. |
| C．To make people want to be firefighters. |
| D．To show people how a firefighter is trained. |
Jack had gone to the university to study history, but he kept playing all the time and at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his exams. He was so poor at his subject that he would have to leave the university. However, his father made up his mind that he would go to see the professor to ask him to let Jack go on his studies the next year.
“He’s a good boy,” said the father, “and if you let him pass this time, I’m sure he’ll improve a lot next year and pass the exam at the end of it really well.”
“No, no, that’s quite impossible.” said the professor at once, “Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon(拿破仑) had died, and he didn’t know!”
“Please, sir, give him another chance.” said Jack’s father. “You see, I’m afraid we don’t take any newspapers in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”Jack would have to leave the university because _________.
| A．he d idn’t like history |
| B．he didn’t pass the exams |
| C．he was a good boy |
| D．he didn’t know Napoleon was ill |
Jack’s father wanted the professor _________.
| A．to tell him a story |
| B．to give Jack a lesson |
| C．to let Jack leave the university |
| D．to let Jack pass his exam s that time |
In “at the end of it”, the word “it” means _______.
| A．Jack’s exams |
| B．the university |
| C．Jack’s first year in university |
| D．Jack’s second year in university |
Jack didn’t know when Napoleon had died because________.
| A． he didn’t do well in his history |
| B．he didn’t take any newspaper |
| C．he didn’t know Napoleon |
| D．he didn’t know Napoleon was ill |
What will you say to Jack?
| A．Actions speak louder than words. |
| B．No pain, no gain. |
| C．Burn the candle at both ends. |
| D．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
Head-on Train Crash On May 18,two trains had a head-on crash （正面相撞） near New York City. Over 250 people were on the trains then. About 60 people were hurt, but no deaths were reported.
Travel Time Tourists came together to Mount Tai on May 1.Over 180,000 tourists visited the place of great interest during the three-day holiday, from April 29 to May 1.
Brave Volunteer Liao Zhi, a dance teacher from Chengdu who lost her 1-year-old daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, arrived in Ya’an 13 hours after the earthquake. The dancer said she had had a terrible time herself and knew what people needed most, so she decided to come and offer help.
根据短文，判断正（A）误（B）。About 250 people were hurt, and nobody died in the head-on crash.
A lot of people visited Mount Tai during the May Day holiday.
Liao Zhi lost her daughter and her legs in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.
The brave volunteer had a terrible time when she offered help.
Liao Zhi decided to come because she knew what people needed most.
One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood (木头) near a river. Suddenly his old axe (斧子) fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy (仙女) came out and asked the man what was the matter.
“I have lost my axe.” he said, “It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood.”
The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, “Is that yours?”
“No.” said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silver (银) axe and asked again, “Is this yours?”
“No.” again answered the man.
Then she showed him the old axe.
“Yes, that is mine.” called out the happy man.
“I know it well enough.” said the fairy, “I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I’ll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides (包括) your own one.”
根据短文，判断正（A）误（B）。The man was poor, he had nothing but an old axe.
The old axe fell into the water when the man was cutting the wood.
The fairy asked the man if he lost a gold axe, then the man said “No”.
When he saw his own axe, the man was very happy.
At last, the man had two axes.
C
| Name |
Telephone number |
Thing(东西)/Color |
| Grace Smith |
789-4399 |
jacket/green |
| Frank Brown |
224-7681 |
key/white |
| Wang Qiang |
339-5067 |
pen/black |
What’s Grace’s last name?
A、Smith. B、Brown. C、Qiang.What’s Frank’s telephone number?
A、789-4399 B、224-7681 C、339-5067What color is Wang Qiang’s pen?
A、Green. B、White. C、Black.Who(谁) has(有) a white key?
A、Grace. B、Frank. C、Alan.Grace has a . It’s green.
A、ruler B、key C、jacket
Look at the boy. He is English. His full name(全名) is Alan Brown. His first name is Alan. His last name is Brown. He is 8 years old. His jacket is blue. It’s very nice. My name is Lin Ming. My jacket is black and white.The boy’s full name is .
A、Alan B、Brown C、Alan BrownIs Alan an English boy?
A、Yes, he is.
B、Yes, he isn’t.
C、No, he isn’t.What color is Alan’s jacket?
A、Black. B、Black and white. C、Blue.Alan is .
A、Chinese B、English C、AmericanWhat color is my jacket?
A、White. B、Black. C、Black and white.