Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes playing football and watching football matches. And he often reads newspaper. He does his best to know where and when there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon.
He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way.
“Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone. “ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave (请半天假) .”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,” says Mrs. Black, “But who’s that? ”
“It’s my father, Mr. Black.”Peter is a .
| A．middle school student | B．Young Pioneer |
| C．worker | D．teacher |
Peter will be in next year.
| A．Grade One | B．Grade Two |
| C．Grade Three | D．Grade Four |
Peter often reads newspaper because .
| A．he likes to read news |
| B．he likes to read stories |
| C．he wants to know where and when there is going to be a football match |
| D．his father wants him to read them |
Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because .
| A．his father is ill in bed |
| B．he wants to watch the football match |
| C．he doesn’t like to have English and Chinese lessons |
| D．he is ill in bed |
Which sentence is right?
| A．Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor. |
| B．Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon. |
| C．Peter is a stupid boy. |
| D．Peter isn’t an honest（诚实的）boy. |
Many children go to the zoo on October 4 to see elephants,monkeys and tigers because that day is World Animal Day.
Now,more children like animals and want to make friends with them.In the zoo,they learn about animal life.They don’t need to go out to show their love of animals.They have pets(宠物)at home.
Mark is a middle school student.He has a black cat.He gives it milk to drink and meat to eat.The cat is his true friend.Jane is also a middle school student.She has two tortoises.They are as big as her hand.Every day,she changes(换)the water for them.She likes to watch them.
October 4 is______.
| A．World Water Day | B．World Air Day |
| C．World Animal Day | D．World Children Day |
Lots of kids like to go to the zoo because they want to______.
| A．show their love of animals |
| B．learn how to look after animals |
| C．learn about animal life |
| D．play games in the zoo |
Mark’s pet may be a______.
| A．cat | B．dog | C．tortoise | D．fish |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．More and more children like to make friends with animals these days. |
| B．Mark’s pet likes to drink milk. |
| C．Jane likes to look after her pets and watch them. |
| D．Children must go to the zoo to show their love of animals. |
How big are Jane’s pets?
| A．I don’t know. | B．As big as her hand. |
| C．Medium size. | D．Very small. |
All students need to have good study habits(习惯). When you have good study habits, you can learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living-room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy (吵闹的). You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better.
Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. You are feeling tired easily if there is not enough(足够的) light.When you have good study habits, you will __________.
A. learn things quickly
B. remember things easily
C. both A and BThe living-room is not a good place for study because it is too _______.
A. quiet B. noisy C. cleanYou are feeling tired easily if the light is __________.
A. good B. enough C. badYou should remember to ___________ before you study.
A. tidy the room
B. clean the desk
C. turn on the lightThe best title(标题) for this passage is __________.
A. Good Study Habits
B. How to Study
C. Desk Light is important
任务型阅读。
Tony’s home is about 10 kilometres from school. He gets up at six o’clock every day. He has a quick breakfast. Then he leaves for school at six thirty.
First, he rides his bicycle to the bus station. It takes him about ten minutes. Then the early bus takes him to school. The bus ride usually takes about 25 minutes.
Riding a bicycle to school is tiring but good for him, so he says it’s the best way to go to school. He thinks taking a bus is the most uncomfortable way because it’s too crowed.
根据短文内容，完成以下表格。
| How far is it from Tony’s home to school? |
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| When does Tony get up? |
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| When does Tony leave home for school? |
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| How long does the early bus take Tony to school? |
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| What does Tony think is the best way to go to school? |
Two-year-old hero（英雄）Ye Chengfeng saved most of his family from a deadly gas leak(致命的煤气泄漏). As his grandfather lay dead（死的）, the child woke up（叫醒） his grandmother and saved five other family members from death.
More and more British school kids use their mobile phones to cheat(作弊)in exams. They use them to send messages to get the answers. So far this year, 1,013 students were caught cheating with mobile phones. Teachers are now teaching themselves so they can find the cheats. They also ask the students to hand the phones in before exams.
A new study shows that girl chimps(黑猩猩) are faster to use tools(工具)than boys! Experts(专家)found that girl chimps in East Africa use sticks（棍） to dig (挖) in the soil（泥土） two years earlier than boys do. But they don’t know why. Girls watched their moms work, but the boys climbed trees. Yes, human girls always learn to write and draw first, but boys often run and play balls earlier than girls.
In Germany, doctors have three ways to help kids who are addicted (上瘾的)to the Internet. First, learning art — Kids learn painting or singing; Second, doing sports — Kids do swimming or horse riding. The last one is to go into nature — Kids plant flowers and grow vegetables. Doctors want kids to find other ways to have fun rather than（胜于）surf the Internet.How many family members did 2-year-old Ye Chengfeng save?
| A．Six. | B．Five. |
| C．Three. | D．Four. |
The British teachers are teaching themselves to________.
| A．send messages to each other |
| B．find their students’ cheats in exams |
| C．stop the students from using their mobile phones |
| D．ask the students to hand in their phones before exams |
According to the third piece of news, we know ________.
| A．chimps are cleverer than monkeys |
| B．only chimps in East Africa can use tools |
| C．human boys always learn to write and draw earlier than girls |
| D．experts don’t know why girl chimps use tools faster than boys |
The German doctors help kids who are addicted to the Internet so that they can____.
| A．go into nature |
| B．enjoy their school life better |
| C．become famous painters and singers |
| D．find some other ways to enjoy themselves |
Choose the best title for each piece of news above from the following six ones:
①Girls learn faster than boys?
②Phone cheats
③Little hero
④No cheating!
⑤Internet cure
⑥Go into nature
| A．①⑤④⑥ | B．③④⑥⑤ |
| C．③②①⑤ | D．②③①⑤ |
Lion was the King of the Jungle(灌木丛). One day, Giraffe told Lion, “Rabbit says he is the new King of the Jungle.”
“What?” Lion was very angry. He went to meet Rabbit.
The other animals followed him to see what he would do.
“Rabbit,” said Lion, “Why do you say that you are the new King of the Jungle?”
“Oh, but it’s true,” said Rabbit. “I’m faster and cleverer than you. We can have a competition（竞赛）.”
“All right,” said Lion.
Rabbit took Lion to a deep ravine (深谷). He said, “If I fly down to the ravine faster than you, I am faster and cleverer than you. So I go, or you will go first?”
“Of course I will go first,” said Lion, “I am the King of the Jungle!” He then threw himself into the deep ravine.
Rabbit smiled and said to the other animals. “I am your new king now. I am faster and cleverer than Lion.”
The other animals didn’t understand.
“Lion was stupid! Anyone will die after jumping into the ravine!”_______ told Loin that Rabbit was the new King of the Jungle.
| A．Elephant | B．Giraffe |
| C．Monkey | D．Turtle |
Lion felt ______ when he heard the news.
| A．interested | B．sad |
| C．angry | D．excited |
Rabbit took Lion to ________ to have the competition.
| A．a deep ravine | B．a long river |
| C．a high mountain | D．a big house |
According to the passage, what happened to Lion at last?
| A．He won the competition. |
| B．He was still the King. |
| C．He died. |
| D．He ran away. |
What can’t we know from the story?
| A．Lion was stupid. |
| B．Rabbit was clever. |
| C．Rabbit became the King. |
| D．Lion was friendly to other animals. |