It was Sunday yesterday. Tom and his mother were at home. Tom woke up late and sat on the bed watching TV. And he ate much chocolate. Then it was noon. Tom had to get up. Mother and Tom sat at the table. They were having their lunch. “The soup is not good. I don't want to have it,” said Tom and put down his spoon (勺子). Mother said nothing and took it away. After lunch, Mother and Tom worked in the garden There was much work to do, so Tom was tired and felt (感到)hungry soon. His mother gave him nothing to eat.
In the evening, mother gave a bowl of soup to Tom “Oh, how delicious (美味的)!” said Tom. “it's the same soup, Tom,” said Mother with a smile.Today is .
| A．Saturday | B．Sunday |
| C．Monday | D．Tuesday |
Tom in the morning.
| A．ate nothing | B．worked in the garden |
| C．cooked the soup | D．watched TV |
Tom may get up at .
| A．7:00 a. m | B．9:00 a. m |
| C．12:00 o'clock | D．3:00 p. m |
When Tom worked in the garden, .
| A．he ate some chocolate |
| B．he felt hungry soon |
| C．his mother cooked soup for him |
| D．his mother stayed in the house |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Tom had the soup for lunch. |
| B．Tom sat on the sofa watching TV. |
| C．There was little work to do in the garden . |
| D．The soup was "delicious" at dinner, because Tom was hungry. |
Jim is a young farmer. He was once put into prison( 监狱).
One day, he got a letter from his mother. “ I’m so worried about our farm,”she wrote.”it’s time to plant potatoes. I can’t dig (挖 ) all the fields(田地 ) by myself.”
Jim read the letter and became sad. “ What can I do?” he thought. Then he had a good idea. He wrote to his mother,” don’t dig the fields. There is much money in the earth. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.”
Some days later, Jim got another letter from his mother. It said, “ Two days ago, about ten men came to our farm and dug all the fields. I can’t understand it. It seemed that they were looking for something. What should I do?”
Jim smiled when he read his mother’s letter. He wrote a letter to his mother at once. It was very short. Guess what it would say.Jim’s mother was much worried about___________.
| A．him | B．their farm |
| C．the potatoes | D．the money |
In the letter to his mother, Jim told his mother not to______.
| A．dig the fields | B．dig for the money |
| C．ask others for help | D．go to the prison to see him |
Jim’s mother told him that about ten men came to dig their fields. These men might be_____.
| A．farmers | B．Jim’s friends | C．prison guards( 监督员) | D．Jim’s brothers |
What would it say in Jim’s second letter?
| A．I will go out of prison very soon. |
| B．You can plant potatoes now, dear mother. |
| C．I can’t help you, dear mother. |
| D．The guards will plant potatoes. |
Little Smart or Xiaolingtong is becoming more and more popular in China. But you can use it only in your city. If you go to another city, it will have no use. It looks like a mobile phone, but the service(服务 )is quite cheap. We only need to pay about 20 yuan a month for the line and about 0.1 yuan each minute for the talk. What’s more, you don’t have to pay any money when someone else calls you.
But little Smart is not really so smart. Users often complain about( 抱怨) its bad voice. “ I can’t make or get a phone call when I am on a bus,” a person in Hangzhou said. Scientists are trying their best to make Little Smart smarter. And the latest Little Smart even has a color screen.Little Smart is popular because__________________.
| A．the service of it is very cheap |
| B．it’s very expensive |
| C．it’s very smart |
| D．it’s very useful in another city |
You can use your Litter Smart_____________.
| A．in some cities | B．in any city | C．only in the buses | D．only in your city |
The latest Little Smart______________.
| A．has good sounds | B．has a colour screen( 屏幕) |
| C．has a bad voice | D．is not smarter |
If someone calls you by your Little Smart, you should pay____.
| A．20 yaun | B．0.1 yuan | C．0.1 youan a minute | D．nothing |
I love collecting old paving bricks (铺路砖 ). It is my favourite hobby. I started it last year when I needed to help our teacher to hold a fair display (展览 ) for our school. A few years earlier, I read an article about paving bricks in a fashion magazine. I found it was very interesting, so I decided to do the display on the bricks. But we didn’t have so many bricks for a good display. Then I decided to go out and look for them.
Now I have collected hundreds of bricks. Most of them are from Ohio (俄亥俄洲 ). Actually , there are more than one thousand different kinds of bricks in Ohio. Sometimes, I bought some old but special bricks on the Internet. The price is from 5 to 10 dollars for one brick.
Sometimes, people can’t understand why I buy bricks. I must say that it’s my favourite hobby.I collected old paving bricks_________.
| A．last week | B．last year | C．A few years ago | D．this year |
I came to know paving bricks________________.
| A．in the library | B．on the Internet | C．in a newspaper | D．in a magazine |
Now I have collected_______ different kinds of bricks.
| A．about 100 | B．about 1000 | C．about 200 | D．several hundred |
How much is a brick?
| A．5 dollars | B．10 dollars | C．15 dollars | D．5 to 10 dollars |
Boys and girls love to watch TV. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six in front of the TV set. Some children even watch TV for eight or more hours on Saturday. TV programmes are like books and films. A child can learn bad things from some of them and good things from others. Some programmes help children know the news from the other parts of the world. Some programmes show people and places from other countries or other times（时代）in history. With TV, a child doesn’t need to go to the zoo to see animals or to the sea to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a film, a play or a basketball match at home. Some programmes can teach children how to cook or how to use tools. It’s interesting to watch TV, but it is also interesting to read a book or to visit friends. Children can learn ________ from TV programmes.
| A． good things | B．bad things | C．good or bad things | D．good and bad things |
How many hours do children often watch TV a day?
| A．4 | B．4-6 | C．6 | D．8-10 |
Which of the following is wrong?
| A．Watching TV is the only interesting thing in life. |
| B．Reading a book is also interesting |
| C．Visiting friends is interesting, too |
| D．A child should learn useful things from TV programmes. |
Many animals hide(躲藏) to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes(形状) help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.
Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary(可怕的). Some animals will run away from them.
Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes(条纹) at once can also confuse(使混乱) animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that may want to eat one of them.Animals have ways to stay alive. Which animal try to look bigger than they are to stay alive in the passage?
| A．Zebras. | B．Chameleons. | C．Birds. | D．Bears. |
Why do animals hide?
| A．Because they like to play hide-and-seek. |
| B．Because they are shy. |
| C．Because they want to catch other. |
| D．Because they want to protect themselves. |
How do Chameleons hide?
| A．They change colors. | B．They change shapes. |
| C．They hide in snow. | D．They hide in leaves. |
How do zebras hide?
| A．Become good friends. | B．Talk to each other. |
| C．Help each other look out for danger. | D．Eat and play together. |
Why do animals try to look bigger than they are?
| A．They want other animals to run away from them. |
| B．They want other animals to follow them. |
| C．They want other animals to see them. |
| D．They want other animals to like them. |