Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”
 SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA |
The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. There are many natural sights . Lots of people go sightseeing every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center. |
 HONG KONG, CHINA |
This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?
| A．The weather. | B．The mountains. |
| C．The air. | D．The traffic. |
What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?
| A．The lively city and the wonderful dishes. |
| B．The large population and the traffic. |
| C．The expensive housing. |
| D．The beautiful temples. |
What do the two cities have in common?
| A．They both have beautiful mountains. |
| B．They both have a large population. |
| C．Air pollution is a problem in both. |
| D．They are both crowded. |
From the passage, we can know that .
| A．San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best |
| B．San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does |
| C．the weather inboth cities is fine |
| D．San Jose used to be small fishing village |
A: Excuse me, Sonia. Is this your backpack?
B: No, it isn’t. My backpack is here. You can ask the girl in red. I think it’s hers.
A: OK. Excuse me. Is this your backpack?
C: Oh, yes.
A: Here you are.
C: Thank you very much.
A: That’s all right. Oh, what’s your name, please?
C: My name is Jenny.
A: Are you in Class Two?
C: No. I’m in Class Eight. And what’s your name?
A: Ah, it’s a secret. Goodbye.
C: Bye.The backpack is ________.
| A．the boy’s | B．Jenny’s | C．Sonia’s | D．the teacher’s |
Jenny is ________.
| A．a girl | B．a boy | C．a woman | D．a man |
Jenny ________ in Class Two.
| A．and Sonia are | B．is | C．is not | D．aren’t |
secret 的汉语意思是 ________.
| A．朋友 | B．再见 | C．麻烦 | D．秘密 |
| Found Is this your pencil case in the lost and found case? It is blue. Please call Alan. Phone # 895-6320. |
| Lost I lost my keys in the classroom. They (它们) are one white key and two yellow keys. My name is Cindy. Please call 832-9253. |
| Found Is this your watch in the library? Please call Sonia. My phone numder is 621-5679. |
| Lost I lost my dictionary at school. It’s red. My name is on it. Please call David at514-8063. |
Alan’s Phone number is _______.
| A．895-6320. | B．832-9253. | C．621-5679 | D．514-8063 |
Cindy lost ______ key(s).
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
Sonia found the watch _______.
| A．in the lost and found case | B．at school |
| C．in the library | D．in the classroom |
David’s dictionary is _______.
| A．blue | B．red | C．white | D．yellow |
My good friend Lucy has a big (大的) family. Many people (许多的人) are in her family: her grandparents, her parents, her uncle, her aunt, her two cousins and she. Alan and Gina are her grand-parents. Nick and Sonia are her parents. Paul is her uncle and Mona is her aunt. Dave is Paul and Mona’s son. He is 12. Linda is Dave’s sister. She is 10. ______ members are in Lucy’s family.
| A．Six | B．Seven | C．Eight | D．Nine |
Alan is Lucy’s __________.
| A．grandfather | B．father | C．uncle | D．brother |
Lucy’s parents are ___________.
| A．Alan and Gina | B．Nick and Sonia |
| C．Paul and Mona | D．Dave and Mona |
Linda is Lucy’s _______.
| A．brother | B．cousin | C．friend | D．son |
Mary 09:45:10
Hi, Jim. Nice to meet you!
I’m a girl. My name is Mary Green. My favorite (最喜爱的) color is red. My telephone number is 873-3516.
Jim 09:46:05
Hi, Mary. Nice to meet you, too!
I’m a boy. My name’s Jim Hand. My favorite color is blue. And my telephone number is 894-2015.The girl’s last name is ______.
| A．Mary | B．Green | C．Hand | D．Jim |
Mary likes (喜欢) ________.
| A．red | B．green | C．blue | D．black |
Jim’s telephone number is _______.
| A．837-2015 | B．873-3516 | C．894-3516 | D．894-2015 |
Some people don’t like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a lucky or good number. For example（比如）, they don’t like to live（居住） on the 13th floor（楼）.
My friend Mary is one of them. She asks some friends to her home. All of her friends get to her home. They sit at the table. Then Mary counts, “One, two, three ...oh, my God! There are thirteen people here!” Everybody’s face(脸) turns white, but Mr. Brown doesn’t. He says, “Don’t worry（别担心）, dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby next week. She is in the family way now. ”
All of them become happy again. “Congratulations（恭喜）!” they say to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoy the nice food（享用美食） and have a good time this evening.The underlined word “lucky” means “________” in Chinese.
| A．幸运的 | B．倒霉的 | C．难得的 | D．常见的 |
Everybody’s face turns white, because ________.
| A．there are thirteen people | B．there are fourteen people |
| C．they don’t like Mr. Brown | D．they don’t like the baby |
Who will have a baby next week?
| A．Mary | B．Mr. Brown | C．God | D．Mrs. Brown |
When does the story happen(发生)?
| A．In the morning. | B．In the afternoon. | C．In the evening. | D．At night. |
What is NOT true(正确的)?
| A．some people don’t like to live on the 13th floor. |
| B．Mary and her friends don’t like the number 13. |
| C．Mr. Brown’s face turns white, too. |
| D．Mary and her friends became happy at last. |