| Nancy |
Dogs are my favourite animals. They are loyal＊, and always there for you. I have six dogs. |
| Bob |
I live on a farm, so my favourite animal is the horse. My parents have thirteen horses. I love riding a horse with my friends on weekends. |
| Ray |
I like elephants. They are very big. But they are friendly and don’t hurt ＊people. They can live to be eighty years old. They are very healthy. |
| A．One. | B．Four. |
| C．Six. | D．Thirteen. |
| A．Riding a horse with his friends. |
| B．Staying with dogs. |
| C．Living with elephants. |
| D．Running |
| A．胆小的 | B．友好的 | C．迅速的 | D．敏捷的 |
Have you ever seen rows of different cars parked on a big playground， with their boots（汽车后备箱） open？ The boots are packed with things like books， pictures， kid's toys． This is a car boot sale． It is popular in the UK．
If you have lots of things and have nowhere to put them， and don't want to throw them away， why not try a car boot sale？ Go to a car boot sale and you may be excited about what you find．
You can find almost anything at a car boot sale， from beds， tables to necklaces and ring…．
Most of the things are second﹣hand， so they are usually low﹣priced． I like to hunt for books． I was petty proud when I bought four books from the Harry Potter． Series and they cost me just over ¥2．
Here is a little tip that not everybody knows； When it's nearly the end of the sale（they usually finish in the early afternoon）， many sellers cut the prices because they want to throw away things． Quite often you'll find "all for 10p"， "Buy one and get one free" and "Take it away!"It's clear that they just want to throw those things away．
However， there may not be much good stuff（物品）left in the end﹣the things people really want are sole quickly． So， as they say， the early bird catches the worm!
（1）Why are most things at such a low price at a car boot sale？
| A． |
Because they are terrible． |
| B． |
Because they are useless． |
| C． |
Because they are small things． |
| D． |
Because they are second﹣hand． |
（2）Which of the following things you may NOT find at a car boot sale？
| A． |
Food and drinks |
| B． |
books and pictures |
| C． |
Beds and tables |
| D． |
Necklaces and rings |
（3）How did the writer feel when he got four books from the Harry Potter series？
| A． |
Terrible |
| B． |
Excited |
| C． |
Proud |
| D． |
Nervous |
（4）Many sellers usually cut the prices ．
| A． |
at the beginning of the sale |
| B． |
nearly at the end of the sale |
| C． |
in the early morning |
| D． |
when there is bad weather |
（5）What is the reading mainly about？
| A． |
A car boot sale in the U |
B． | |
| C． |
A car show in the U |
D． | |
| E． |
What a car boot sale． |
F． | |
| G． |
A good way to save money． |
H． |
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SKYINE HOTEL， NEW YORK PARK（Five stars） 790， 8 thAve， New York， 10018， the United States of America 800﹣874﹣8547 Our lowest price：￥285 |
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Hotel size This hotel has 861 rooms This hotel has over 21 floors Arriving/leaving Check﹣in time starts at 4 pm Check﹣out time is at noon Required at check﹣in Credit card deposit（行用卡押金） Government﹣issued ID card Minimum（最小的）check﹣in age is 20 |
Children Children（≤10 years old）stay free when taking the parent's room or the guardian's（监护人） room using existing bedding． Pets Pets are not allowed Internet Wi﹣Fi in public areas |
Valet（代客）parking Smoke﹣free hotel （no smoking） |
（1）The lowest price at the hotel is ．
| A． |
￥285 |
| B． |
￥790 |
| C． |
￥861 |
| D． |
￥874 |
（2）If you want to stay in the hotel， you must check in ．
| A． |
at 12：00 am |
| B． |
without pets |
| C． |
with cash |
| D． |
without cars |
（3）Which is TRUE according to the table？
| A． |
A 12﹣year﹣old boy can stay for free when taking the guardian's room． |
| B． |
If you are 21 years old， you are not allowed to check in． |
| C． |
If you stay in the hotel， you can use the Wi﹣Fi for free． |
| D． |
You need a government﹣issue ID card to check﹣in． |
（4）When we see the signal Smoke﹣free hotel？
| A． |
it means we can smoke freely in the hotel． |
| B． |
it means smoking isn't allowed here． |
| C． |
we should smoke in a special room． |
| D． |
it means smoking is harmful to our health． |
（5）Where might we find the table？
| A． |
In a story book． |
| B． |
In a fiction book． |
| C． |
In a travel guide book． |
| D． |
In a science magazine． |
It was a sunny Saturday in Oklahoma City． A proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two boys to visit a museum． He walked up to the penson at the ticket office and said， "How much is it to gei in？"
The person replied， "3.00 for you and 3.00 for any kid who is older than six． We will let them in free if they are six or younger ，How old are they？"
Bobby replied， "One is three and the other is seven， so I guess I owe （应给）you ＄6.00. "
The person at the ticket office said，"Hey，sir，did you just win the lottery(彩票) or something? You could have saved yourself ＄3.00． I wouldn't have known the difference．" Bobby replied．" Yes， that may be true， but the kids would have known the difference．"
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said， "Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying．" In challenging times when ethics （伦理） are more important than ever before， make sure you set a good example for everyone you work and live with．
（1）Which place did the father with his children want to visit？
（2）What′s the price of a ticket？
（3）How old should a kid be if he or she can get in free？
（4）How much should the father pay in fact？
（5）What should we set for everyone around us？
A goup of working adults got together to visit their teacher． The teacher was glad to see them， and they talked about everything in their life． All of a sudden， conversations soon turned intocomplaints（抱怨） about stress in work and life．
The teacher just smiled and went to the kitchen to get different cups﹣﹣﹣some in plastic， somein glass， some plain （平庸） looking and some looked rather expensive． The teacher offered his students the cups to get drinks for themselves．
When all the students had a cup in hand with water， the teacher spoke． "If you noticed， allthe nice looking， expensive cups were taken up， leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．It is normal that you only want the best for yourselves， but that is the beginning of your problems and stress． What all of you wanted was water， not the cup， but we went for the better cups．"
Just like in life， if Life is Water， then the jobs， money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold Life， but the quality of Life doesn't change． If we only care about thecup， we won't have time to enjoy the water in it．
（1）How did the teacher feel when his students visited him？
| A． |
Angry |
| B． |
Bored |
| C． |
Happy |
| D． |
Stressed |
（2）Why did the teacher get different cups for the students？
| A． |
To get drinks for them． |
| B． |
To show off his cups． |
| C． |
To complain about life． |
| D． |
To teach them a lesson． |
（3）The students did not prefer to take up ．
| A． |
cheap cups |
| B． |
useful cups |
| C． |
expengsive cups |
| D． |
nice looking cups |
（4）According to the passage， the word"water"probbably means ．
| A． |
jobs |
| B． |
life |
| C． |
tools |
| D． |
money |
（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
| A． |
We should have a good job． |
| B． |
We should make much more money． |
| C． |
We should care more about life itself． |
| D． |
We should drink much water in our life． |
As soon as the man steps in this world， the first persons who he meets are his family members．
The first person is the mother who has taken great pain to bring him to this world． Then is the fathe who is always there to care for him． Then come the younger brothers or sisters．
The family is the first learning place for a person in this world． Starting from childhood until old age， he leans everything from his family． He sees his family members walking and starts trying that．He sees them speaking and he tries to copy them． Gradually， he learns the basic communication among the family members． He also learns how to love， how to behave， how to come along in life， all from his family． This develops a kind of close relationship among all family members． They are always there to help each other．
The family works like a chain． Younger people learn from elders while elders depend on their kids for a lot of things．When kids grow up， get married and have their own children， the whole cycle（循环） is repeated again． Family members will always rescue you whenever you need them．
They always support you in different ways． You can always share your problems with your family and find a better way to solve your problems after a discussion in the house． Considering all these， we can say， family is one of the greatest gifts of nature to us．
（1）Who is the first person a man meets in the world？
| A． |
The father． |
| B． |
The mother． |
| C． |
The brother． |
| D． |
The sister． |
（2）Where does a person begin to learn according to the passage？
| A． |
In the school． |
| B． |
In the library． |
| C． |
In the family． |
| D． |
In the hospital． |
（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
| A． |
The family doesn't have influences on kids． |
| B． |
The family cycle will stop when kids grow up． |
| C． |
Only younger people depend on elders in the family． |
| D． |
The family may give you some advice on the problems． |
（4）What does the underlined word"rescue" probably mean？
| A． |
Great． |
| B． |
Save． |
| C． |
Avoid． |
| D． |
Punish． |
（5）What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
| A． |
To value our family． |
| B． |
To depend on our family． |
| C． |
To behave well in the family． |
| D． |
To learn to speak in the family |