There once lived in China a very foolish king and queen. One day the queen had a baby daughter. When they saw their baby, they both cried out, “My goodness! How small it is! It’s hairless and toothless! It’s a monster!” They sent for all the doctors in the country and ordered them to prepare some medicine for her.
“When she drinks your medicine, she must grow to the right size and have hair and teeth,” the king said, “If you don’t do this, you’ll have a beating.”
The doctors thought it impossible, but they dared not say anything against the king’s order. Just then and old doctor stepped forward. “Oh, we shall certainly obey your order,” he said, “but it takes time. We have to dig a mineral from the KunLun Mountains when the snow melts for the second time. The snow melts on those mountains only once in six years. So we need twelve years.”
At last the king agreed and the doctors took away the little princess. On her twelfth birthday, they brought her back to her parents with long black hair and beautiful teeth. The king and queen were very happy and gave the doctors expensive presents.Which of the following words makes the sentence untrue? The baby was ______.
| A．Toothless | B．hairless | C．unusual | D．small |
The doctors would be beaten if ______.
| A．the baby daughter didn’t drink their medicine |
| B．they refused to obey the king’s order |
| C．the baby daughter grew to the right size |
| D．the baby daughter became a monster |
The old doctor wanted to keep the king’s daughter for twelve years because ______.
| A．they needed a lot of different plants |
| B．they need a lot of different minerals |
| C．this would give the baby time to grow up |
| D．they had to dig a mineral the snow melted for the second time |
The doctors thought it impossible ______.
| A．for them to change the king’s order |
| B．for them the prepare the medicine in twelve years |
| C．for the small baby to drink the medicine |
| D．for them to make the baby have teeth and hair or grow teeth at once |
______ the king wouldn’t have given them expensive presents.
| A．Had the doctors not brought back a beautiful girl |
| B．If the doctors hadn’t found the minerals |
| C．Had the doctors not been able to prepare the magic medicine |
| D．If the daughter were still a monster twelve years later |
NOTICE （Monday）
| DIRECTIONS ● Each student will be on a team of three classmates. ● The team’s task is to work together on a storybook project. ● Each team will choose a favourite storybook. ● One student will be picked to dress the storybook covers. ● The other two students will dress like characters in the storybook. ______ ● Cut two large pieces of cardboard(硬纸板). They will be used as the front and back covers of the storybook. ● Paint one side of each cardboard yellow or blue. ● Paint the name of the storybook black and it should be in huge and clear letters. ● Make small holes in the top of each piece of cardboard. Use rope to tie the front and the back covers together. ATTENTION ● Bring the clothes and the storybook covers before eight o’clock on Friday morning. ● Get dressed before classes start. |
There will be ____ student(s) on one team.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
Which of the following can be put in ___ ?
| A．HOW TO READ A GOOD STORYBOOK |
| B．HOW TO MAKE THE STORYBOOK COVERS. |
| C．HOW TO PAINT THE STORYBOOK COVERS. |
| D．HOW TO CHOOSE A FAVOURITE STORYBOOK. |
The name of the storybook should be painted ____.
| A．blue | B．white | C．yellow | D．black |
When will be storybook project be examined?
| A．On Monday morning. | B．On Thursday evening. |
| C．On Friday morning | D．On Sunday afternoon |
Where can you most probably find the notice?
| A．In the classroom |
| B．In the school dining room. |
| C．In the teachers’ office. |
| D．In the school playground. |
Once upon a time, there lived a wealthy and kind king. However, the people were worried about him because he was very fat. He didn’t do anything other than eat and sleep.
One day, the king finally realized that he couldn’t even move his body. There were many good doctors in his country. However, none could cure the king. The king had a lot of wealth, but no amount of wealth could make him healthy.
One fine morning, a holy(神圣的) man visited the country. He heard about the ill health of the king and told the minister to meet him at his place, which was far from the king’s palace. When the minister came, the holy man said that he could easily cure the king. Hearing these promising words, the minister became very happy. Since the king could not move his body, the minister asked the holy man to go to the king’s palace to treat him. However, the holy man refused and said that he would treat the king only if the king came on foot to his place.
The king was unable to walk even a few steps on the road, but after great efforts, he reached the holy man’s place. Unluckily, the holy man was not available and his wife told the king to come the next day. This was repeated for two weeks. Suddenly, the king realized that he felt a lot lighter. Very soon, the king became healthy, and the people became happy again.Why did the holy man want the king to walk to his place?
| A．To punish him |
| B．To play a joke on him |
| C．To help him save money |
| D．To help him lose weight |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “available”?
| A．Free | B．Busy | C．Rude | D．Wise |
Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?
① The king walked to the holy man’s.
② Many doctors tried to treat the king.
③ The minister went to meet the holy man.
| A．②①③ | B．③①② | C．③②① | D．②③① |
From the story, we can learn that ____.
| A．the holy man lived near the king’s palace. |
| B．the minister didn’t care about the king |
| C．the holy man’s wife was silly |
| D．the king never met the holy man. |
What’s the BEST title for the passage?
| A．A lucky king | B．Health is wealth |
| C．How to lose weight | D．Wealth is important |
Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got of bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it: "It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April Fool to you!"
"Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and felt asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.Mr. Lee went to bed _______.
| A．before twelve o'clock | B．after twelve o'clock |
| C．as soon as the bell rang | D．when he saw the boy |
Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?
| A．He wanted to open the door for the visitor |
| B．He wanted to find out who the visitor was. |
| C．He was afraid of the ring |
| D．He was waiting for someone. |
Mr. Lee found ______on the floor at last.
| A．a letter | B．a stamp |
| C．a book | D．a piece of paper |
Mr. Lee thought the English boy _________.
| A．was a bad boy |
| B．was friendly with him |
| C．shouldn't ring the bell at midnight |
| D．did a dangerous thing |
From this passage, we learn that people can _______ on April Fool's Day.
| A．say "Hello" to each other |
| B．dance and sing at night |
| C．play jokes on each other |
| D．send presents to children |
It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking．That number is frightening．
Yet people around the world continue to smoke．In the United States, about forty-seven-million adults smoke．This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking．The American Cancer Society（美国癌症协会）says smoking harms the body greatly．It （1）warns that smoking even a number of cigarettes is dangerous．
It’s （2） ____________（戒烟是不容易的。）However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking．You will feel better and look better．You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke．
There is not one right way to stop smoking, doctors say．Any way can help．You can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed．Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable instead of having a cigarette．（3）The sooner you stop smoking, the more you’ll reduce （减少） your chances of getting cancer and other diseases．
Stop smoking before smoking stops you!
（一）根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。How many people die from smoking each year?
__________________________________________________文中（1）处“it”指代___________
根据短文中（2）处所给汉语完成句子。
It’s_____________________________________________________把短文中（3）处划线的句子翻译成汉语。
_________________________________________________________．给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
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An American architect （建筑师） was visiting London．He wanted to see all the famous buildings there so he stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take him to all the old and famous buildings in London．
The driver drove him to the Tower of London．
“This is the Tower of London．It was a prison （监狱） in the old days,” he said．
“It is so small．In America we could build this in a day．” said the American．
The taxi driver took the American to Westminster Abbey．He said,
“This is a famous church．Kings and queens（国王与王后） get married here．
The American looked at the old building and said,
“Huh… we could build this in two days．”
The driver decided to take the American to a bigger church so he drove him to St Paul’s Cathedral．He stopped outside the church and said,
“This is the most famous church in England．The great architect Christopher Wren built this church．”
The American got out of the taxi and looked at the church．
“Huh．We could build this church in three days,” he said．
Next the driver took the American to the House of Parliament．
“This is where British politicians （政治家） meet．．．”
“Huh．” The American said, “We could build this in four days．”
The driver said nothing and drove past Buckingham Palace, the home of Queen Elizabeth．As the taxi passed the palace, the American said,
“Hey! What is this building? I have never seen such a beautiful one．”
The taxi driver looked at the palace and said,
“I don’t know．It wasn’t there this morning．”How many old and famous buildings in London are mentioned （提及） in the passage?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Where do the British kings and queens get married?
| A．In the Tower of London． | B．In St Paul’s Cathedral． |
| C．In the House of Parliament． | D．In Westminster Abbey． |
According to the American architect, they could build St Paul’s Cathedral in _________．
| A．one day | B．two days |
| C．three days | D．four days |
When the American saw Buckingham Palace, he ____________．
| A．got a great surprise |
| B．felt very disappointed |
| C．said nothing and went away |
| D．said they could build this in five days in America． |
From the story we can see the American architect was _________．
| A．honest | B．proud |
| C．modest | D．hard-working |