Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼) in the closet (衣橱)?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother thought for a while. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”
“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was brought to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors（祖先） arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and from time to time she looked angrily at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint(晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I wanted to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I said something about skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ________.
| A．a family honor | B．a family secret |
| C．a family story | D．a family treasure |
Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
| A．She was curious about it. |
| B．She planned to keep it for fun. |
| C．She needed it for her school task. |
| D．She wanted to scare her parents. |
Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ________.
| A．they realized their misunderstanding |
| B．they were crazy |
| C．they were over excited |
| D．they both thought they had won the quarrel |
School Notice Board
If you buy all the posters, you should pay ________ yuan.
| A．115 | B．162 | C．297 | D．526 |
What can we make with the ingredients in Today’s Recipe Column?
| A．Beef noodles. | B．Tomato soup. |
| C．Fruit salad. | D．Vegetable salad. |
There are ________ rules for the school bus.
| A．two | B．six | C．eight | D．twelve |
We can enjoy Scottish Dancing, at 8:00 pm at ________.
| A．Hangzhou CO. LTD | B．School Dining hall |
| C．On the school bus | D．Jackie Club |
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阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示2）首字母提示3）语境提示4）音标提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hardworking w______ Peter was 1azy ．Every day Harry got up
____ and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．
One summer there was no rain and the crops(庄稼)were _______(死)．Harry said to himself，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this
______ [θɔ:t] in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and
____ (口渴的)．After a long search，he found a river
f_____ of blue water．He was very happy．He started to dig a canal to his field. When it was noon ,his wife sent their
________ ['dɔːtə] to bring Harry home for lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to leave his work unfinished．He completed his work 1ate at night．He was very tired．He went home, had a good meal and fell into a sound sleep．
Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also started d______ a canal to his field but he did not have his work completed．His field did not get enough water and all his crops died．
Harry’s field would be(浇水) when needed．He had a good
because of his hard work．
At school many things happen to us. We may feel excited when we have success in a school play. ________ We want to keep the memory for the rest of our lives.
How to keep the memory? Our English teacher, Miss Wang, has taught us a good way of remembering things. It is to make our own yearbook. What is a yearbook? __________ It’s usually made at the end of the year.
Last December, we began to make our yearbook. __________Then some students interviewed them, some wrote down their stories, others took photos of them. ___
____ Finally, our teacher helped us to put the things together. We had our first yearbook.
All of us put a lot of love into making the yearbook. It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever.
| A. A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments. B. Everyone in our class had something to do to make the yearbook. C. We may feel sorry if we lose an important game. D. First, we chose the persons who had done something special. |
Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
| A．Making a yearbook can keep the memory. |
| B．We can learning English from our teacher. |
| C．Our parents and teachers will remember the special time for ever |
| D．Many things happen to the students at school. |
We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are
BTW (by the way) BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations(缩写). They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info(information) puter (computer) Pie(picture) sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”, such as:
:-) (happy) :-p (joking) :- ( (sad) :-0 (surprised)
These days, many forums(论坛) have picture feelings. For example,
(sad) (happy)
There are even whole new words, like“newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.What does the underlined word “acronyms” mean?
| A．网友 | B．聊天室 | C．首字母缩写词 | D．关键词 |
Why do people type acronyms?
| A．To show their feelings. |
| B．Because people can type them quickly. |
| C．In this way newbie’s won’t understand them. |
| D．To make people use Internet |
What does “ BTW, my puter is not working well. :- ( ” mean ?
| A．The person is angry at somebody. |
| B．The person is happy about getting a new computer |
| C．The person is sad that his computer is having problems. |
| D．The person is joking that his computer is having problems. |
E-talk will probably _______.
| A．keep changing |
| B．be easy by people on the telephone |
| C．be used by people on the telephone |
| D．make life easier |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．E-talk Language | B．Picture Feelings |
| C．How to Use Abbreviations | D．use the Internet |
We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson’s story Who Moved My Cheese? Shows changes exist in (存在于) our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
Just look at the cycle (循环) of the seasons. Trees bud (发芽) in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
Since we accept the cycles of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
What do writers use to share their life experiences?
| A．Stories | B．Newspapers |
| C．Basketballs | D．Pianos |
Who Moved My Cheese? Tells us that _________________.
| A．changes exist in our life |
| B．we should move other’s things |
| C．we should use books to share our life experiences |
| D．there are difficulties in our life |
The cycle of the seasons means______________.
| A．we should wear warm clothes in winter |
| B．we should accept the changes in our life |
| C．we should prepare for the weather |
| D．leaves turn yellow in autumn |
If you fail a test, what should you think according to the passage?
| A．I have no chance to pass the test. |
| B．Exams are hard for me. |
| C．I have bad luck. |
| D．It’s good for me because I know there are more to learn. |
What’s the main idea of this passage?
| A．Weather changes in different seasons. |
| B．Who Moved My Cheese? is a good book. |
| C．We should change ourselves when life changes. |
| D．We should not lose heart when meet with difficulties. |