We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do the again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________ .
| A．they always sleep well |
| B．they often eat good foot |
| C．they read a lot of books |
| D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language __________ .
| A．at the age of six |
| B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school |
| D．when he can read and write |
In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because __________ .
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no good teachers |
| C．they don’t like it |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better __________ .
| A．if you have a lot of good food |
| B．if you do more and more exercises |
| C．if you do morning exercises every day |
| D．if you get up early |
Wang Yang gets up late. He rides his bike to school quickly(飞快地). He doesn’t look at the traffic lights, so he hits(撞) a car. The driver takes him to hospital. The doctor is very careful to look over Wang Yang. Wang Yang wants to go to school.
“Tomorrow is Thursday. We’ll have a basketball game tomorrow,” he says. But the doctor asks him to stay in bed for two days.
“Now my boy,” says the doctor. “Can you tell me your name, please?”
“What are you going to do?” asks Wang Yang.
“I’m going to tell your parents and your teacher,” answers the doctor.
“But my parents know my name and my teacher knows my name, too,” says Wang Yang.What day is it today?
| A．Tuesday. | B．Wednesday. | C．Thursday. | D．Friday. |
Who takes Wang Yang to the hospital?
| A．The doctor. | B．The driver. | C．The police. | D．His parents. |
The underlined phrase(画线短语) “look over” means ______ in Chinese.
| A．浏览 | B．安慰 | C．督查 | D．检查 |
Why does Wang Yang want to go to school?
| A．Because he wants to have the music lesson. |
| B．Because they will have a basketball game tomorrow. |
| C．Because his parents ask him to go to school. |
| D．Because he doesn’t get hurt at all. |
Why does Wang Yang say “But my parents know my name and my teacher knows my name, too.”?
| A．Because his parents and his teacher know his name. |
| B．Because he doesn’t want his parents and his teacher to know it. |
| C．Because he forgets(忘记) his name. |
| D．Because he doesn’t like the doctor. |
B
| A Soccer Game Attention, please. There is a soccer game between Class Two and Class Three on the school playground at 3:30 this Saturday afternoon. Come and watch it. |
Stamp Show Do you want to see different kinds of stamps? Come to the Stamp Show in the school hall. From 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. |
Movie Night Place: School Hall Day: Saturday Time: Panda Jingjing 6:00 p.m.—11:00 p.m. My Aunt 7:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. |
Evening Party Do you like singing and dancing? Yes? Come to our evening party on our school playground. Time: 7:00 p.m.—11:00 p.m. Saturday |
The soccer game begins at ______.
| A．3:30 p.m. | B．4:00 p.m. | C．5:00 p.m. | D．7:00 p.m. |
We can only ______ on Sunday.
| A．watch the soccer game | B．watch the stamp show |
| C．watch the movies | D．go to the evening party |
The evening party can last(持续) ______ hours.
| A．four | B．seven | C．eight | D．thirteen |
We can ______ at6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
| A．see the movie “My Aunt” | B．watch the stamp show |
| C．go to the party | D．see the movie “Panda Jingjing” |
Which is WRONG?
| A．The soccer game is between Class Two and Class Three. |
| B．At10:00 a.m. on Sunday we can watch the stamp show. |
| C．We can dance and sing at the evening party. |
| D．We can watch the stamp show on the school playground. |
I’m Li Mei and I study in No. 3 Middle school. I live in the school on weekdays. I only go home on weekends(周末). I usually go home by bus. It takes about half an hour. Some students go home by bike. We often have some activities in our free time. Peter and Tom often play soccer. Kate and I often go to the school library. Helen often does her homework in the classroom. What does Sally like to do after school? She likes to play ping-pong. We have dinner at about six o’clock. Then we go back to our classroom to study. At half past nine, we usually go to bed. Our teachers are all very good. We are happy in our school.Where does Li Mei live from Monday to Friday?
| A．In the library. | B．In her school. | C．At home. | D．In the street. |
How does Li Mei go to school?
| A．By bus. | B．By car. | C．By bike. | D．I don’t know. |
How long does it take Li Mei to get home from her school by bus?
| A．About30 minutes. | B．About20 minutes. |
| C．About15 minutes. | D．About one hour. |
Who does Kate often go to the school library with after school?
| A．Helen. | B．Li Mei | C．Sally. | D．Peter. |
What time do they usually go to bed?
| A．At8:30 pm. | B．At9:30 am | C．At9:30 pm. | D．At9:30 am. |
One day a farmer walking along a road with his son Thomas , the father said, “look! There’s a horseshoe, pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn’t worth(值得) the trouble.” His father said nothing but he picked (捡起)it up himself. When they got to nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries(樱桃).
The father and the son continued(继续) their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it, after a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, hid son lost no time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you bent down early to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that he who does not worry about the things will find that he cannot do the great things.”Who picked up the horseshoe at last?
| A．the son | B．The father |
| C．both the father and the son | D．Neither the father or the son |
The farmer bought _____ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
| A．some bread | B．some water |
| C．some cherries | D．some pennies |
When the son refused(拒绝)to pick up the horseshoe, the father___
| A．beat(打) the son | B．said nothing |
| C．felt very happy | D．became very angry |
The father dropped the cherries one by one, because_____
| A．he wanted to teach his son a lesson. |
| B．he wanted his son to do more exercise. |
| C．he wanted his son to eat them all. |
| D．he wanted to laugh at his son. |
From the story, we can learn that____
| A．cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them. |
| B．a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money. |
| C．if we want to eat cherries, we must pick up a horseshoe. |
| D．if we don’t worry about the little things, we cannot do the great things. |
The French have special meal etiquette(礼仪). If you plan to go on holiday in France, why not read the following tips? They can make you feel good when you visit a French restaurant or are invited to a French house.
Breakfast in France
French meals are quite similar to those in the rest of the western world. The breakfast is lighter than elsewhere. Milky coffee or hot chocolate are also classics. Contrarily (相反地) to what happens in British families.
Lunch in France
Lunch was traditionally the main meal of the day in France, this is why the French still usually take more than one hour to have lunch. In big cities, lunch looks more like those in the UK or in the USA, being a sandwich or fast-food meal.
Dinner in France
In France, the dinner has become the main meal of the day over the last couple of years(过去几年), as the lunch is now often made of a simple sandwich or salad.
The French dinner is made up with the starter（开胃小吃）, main dish, cheese often with salad or fruit, dessert and coffee.Breakfast is not very important in ____________.
| A．France | B．the UK | C．the USA | D．the western world |
Traditionally, __________ was the main meal of the day in France.
| A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．dinner | D．afternoon tea |
Why has the dinner become the main meal of the day now?
| A．Because the French want to have more food. |
| B．Because the French have enough time at noon. |
| C．Because the lunch is often simple. |
| D．Because the dinner is the most delicious in a day. |
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．French meals are similar to the rest of the western world. |
| B．Breakfast is more important in the UK than in France. |
| C．People eat fast-food meals in big cities in France. |
| D．The French people have little time cook dinner. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．How to make three meals |
| B．Three meals in France |
| C．Different kinds of food in France |
| D．The most important meal in France |