Some time ago, a friend working in a part of the city I did not know very well, invited me to visit him. It took me hours to get there and I drove round and round looking for a place to park my car. At last I found a place in a back street. As I was already half an hour late, I parked my car quickly and hurried off on foot. Making my way rapidly along the street, I could not help thinking that it was much easier to walk than to drive.
At noon, I left my friend's office. It suddenly stuck me that I had no idea where I had parked my car. Walking down street after street, I examined each car closely and was greatly relaxed to see a small green car just behind an old truck. But how disappointed I was to discover that though the car was very much like my own, it belonged to someone else. Quite tired now, I was ready to give up the search when I turned the corner. I nearly jumped with joy: my car was just in front of me !Why did the author park the car quickly?
| A．Because he saw a wallet on the ground. |
| B．Because he was already late. |
| C．Because he wanted to have lunch with his friend. |
| D．Because he was very tired. |
When he left his friend's office, what happened to him?
| A．He wanted to go back. |
| B．He didn't know where he had parked his car. |
| C．He had a telephone call. |
| D．He found his car. |
What does the underlined word "disappointed" mean in the second paragraph?
| A．Happy. | B．Successful. |
| C．Upset. | D．Pleasant. |
We can infer (推断) his car is _________.
| A．green | B．grey | C．blue | D．yellow |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．The friend was his neighbour. |
| B．He found his car at last. |
| C．It took him a short time to find a place to park his car. |
| D．The small green car behind an old truck was his car. |
①"I will think of it."It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Though we can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, they have great power (力量) !
②Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.
③James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father's watch, and he wondered, "Why should I not make a watch?" This set him thinking and it led to a wooden clock which kept good time.
④Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This continued for a long time, end then he got an idea for a new cartoon.
⑤Ideas come at any time, end the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don't lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think creatively.Newton wanted to find out ______.
| A．when the apple hit him | B．why the apple fell |
| C．who made the apple fall | D．where the apple fell |
Walt Disney was ______ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.
| A．making a film | B．telling a story |
| C．having a meeting | D．sitting in a garden |
From the passage we can learn that ______.
| A．we should always ask others for help |
| B．everyone of us likes thinking |
| C．it is easy to see and hear our thoughts |
| D．thinking helps to get new ideas |
This March, the H7N9 virus hit Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and so on. It seemed that most people who were infected（被感染）with H7N9 had the common flu. Some people suffered from a fever or a cough.
Don’t be afraid---it’s not easy to be infected with the virus. Here is some advice to help you protect yourself when it comes.
Wash your hands. You need to wash your hands with soap and hot water before you eat, after you use the toilet , and after you touch animals, because your hands may carry viruses.
Cover your nose and mouth, when someone sneezes（打喷嚏）or coughs, flu viruses can travel as far as one meter through the air, so you’d better stand a proper distance while talking to someone who has a cold. And always cover your nose and mouth with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough, and then clean your hands.
Wear a mask（口罩）. Some doctors say that masks can stop the flu as much as 80%, but if you don’t wash your hands often, it’s no use wearing a mask. And it’s necessary to wear a mask in the groups of people.
Do sports often. Exercise will help your body strong enough to resist the virus.How many ways to stop the virus are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
What does the underlined word “resist” mean in Chinese?
| A．抵抗 | B．传播 | C．感染 | D．治愈 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Some people who were infected with the H7N9 virus had a toothache. |
| B．You should cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough. |
| C．Some doctors say that washing your hands can stop the flu as much as 80%. |
| D．It’s easy to be infected with H7N9 virus, so you mustn’t go to the places with groups of people. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．It tells us how to wash hands. |
| B．It tells us why we should use masks. |
| C．It tells us we should do more exercise to be strong. |
| D．It gives us some advice on how to protect ourselves when the H7N9 virus comes. |
Wildwood School Library Guide
This will offer you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library.
Service hours:
3:00 pm—5:30 pm on school days; 8:30 am—11：00 am on weekends
On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to. At the weekend, our library is open to both you and your kids.
Returning:
Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due (到期的）date or the kid can not borrow other books.
Damaged(受损的） or Lost Books：
When a book is returned in a damaged condition, the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage. Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather.
Please call us at 3362—1323 for more information.You can borrow books in the Wildwood School Library at ______.
| A．3:30 pm on Sunday | B．6:30 pm on Friday |
| C．9:00 am on Thursday | D．10:00am on Saturday |
The students are advised to ______ to prevent rain.
| A．carry their library books in plastic bags |
| B．cover their library books with raincoats |
| C．put their library books into their pockets |
| D．keep their library books in their classroom |
This library guide is for ______.
| A．teachers from Wildwood |
| B．workers in Wildwood School Library |
| C．visitors to Wildwood School |
| D．parents of the Wildwood School students |
Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.
Speak loudWhen you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak _______(1) enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can _______(1) you become more confident.
Play sports.Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.(2)
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.
Pick up a hobby.If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
Get rid of (消除) fear Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.在(1)处横线上填入适当的词。___________ ___________
将（2）处划线部分翻译成中文。______________________________________________
回答问题How many suggestions can help you to be more confident?
______________找出并写出所给句子的同义句。
If singing is your favourite, you can sing as often as possible.找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist (专家) in school.
I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying, then that was good enough. I didn’t mind repeating myself many times.
Before testing me, the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I told her I thought it was not important.
“Well, when you are in an interview for a job, and they don’t know what you are saying, what are they going to say to you? Nice meeting you, bye,” she said.
Maybe good speech was important. I took part in 20-minute classes each week with the specialist.
After she tested me, she told me that I spoke too fast, and didn’t give enough eye contact (眼神交流). I learned that when I made eye contact with someone, it meant that I was talking to that person, and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying.
When my first speech class started, I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood. Every time I spoke too fast, the specialist stopped me and told me to start again. At first, I got stopped after almost every other sentence. After a while, I felt my speech slow down. I wasn’t sure if people could understand me better, but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself.
Speech is an important skill to have. If you do have good speech, that’s a good thing, but if you don’t have it, it is never too late to improve. The article is probably taken from .
| A．a newspaper | B．an advertisement | C．a detective story | D．a science book |
What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes?
| A．It was very useful. |
| B．It was nothing important. |
| C．It was impossible. |
| D．It was good for interviewing. |
What were the writer’s problems when he was speaking?
a. He spoke too quickly. b. He never stopped once he started talking.
c. He seldom kept eye contact with people. d. He didn’t give others time to ask questions.
| A．a, b | B．b, c | C．a, c | D．b, d |
From the sentence “but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself,” we know that _____.
| A．the writer’s friends couldn’t understand him |
| B．the writer still couldn’t make eye contact |
| C．the writer improved a lot |
| D．the writer didn’t slow down |
Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _____.
| A．seeing a speech specialist is necessary |
| B．speech is an important skill to have |
| C．good speech can help you make friends |
| D．good speech gets good affect |