David is eight. One day his friend Rose says to him, "This Sunday is my birthday. Can you come to my birthday party?" David says, "Yes."
On Sunday, David asks his mother if he can go to the party. His mother says, "Yes, you can go, but you must be polite. Don't ask for any food. They will give you some." "All right, Mum." David answers and he goes to Rose's house on his bike.
There are lots of kids at the party. They play together for some time, and then Rose's mother gives them some food, but she forgets David. He waits and waits and then he takes his plate up and asks, "Do you want a nice clean plate?"Whose birthday is it?
A. Rose's
B. David's
C. Rose's mother'sThe birthday party is in .
A. Rose's house
B. David's house
C. Rose's schoolDavid goes to the party .
A. by car B. by bike C. by busDavid is Rose's .
A. friend B. classmate C. brotherWho gives David food at the party?
A. Rose
B. Rose's mother
C. No one
There is an old tiger in the forest. He doesn’t want to look for food now. He often asks other animals to get him something to eat.
One day, he sees a monkey and says, “I am hungry, monkey. Go to the village and get me something to eat.” “I can’t do that now, tiger,” the monkey says, “There is another tiger over there. He will not let me get anything for you to eat. I am afraid of him.” “What?” cries the old tiger. “Take me to that tiger. I will talk to him.” The monkey and the tiger get to the bridge over the river. “Now look down at the water.” Says the monkey. “Do you see the tiger?” “Yes, I do,” cries the old tiger. “I will eat him.” With these words, the tiger jumps into the river.An old tiger lives ____.
A. in the zoo B. in the garden C. in the forestHow many tigers and monkeys are there in the story?
A. Two tigers and two monkeys.
B. One tiger and one monkey.
C. One tiger and two monkeys.Why does the tiger ask the other animals to get him food? Because__.
A. they are afraid of him
B. only they can look for some food
C. they are his friendsThe monkey ____.
A. goes to get something to eat
B. gets to the bridge with the tiger
C. knows there is another tigerWhich of the following is right?
A. The tiger is very clever.
B. The monkey eats the tiger.
C. The tiger jumps into the water.
Dear Jack,
How are you? I have been in the USA for six months. I like the life here. I have a few friends. I don’t have much homework. There are a lot of sports at my school, but I don’t like sports at all. I like the food very much. I eat a lot of different kinds of food every day. I like coke（可乐）very much. I don’t drink water. I drink coke instead（代替）. I’m enjoying my life here. The sad thing is that sometimes I get ill. I don’t know why. My parents say I must go on a diet and do more sports. Must I?
Yours,
David David has been in America for six months.
David has to do much homework.
There are many sports at David’s school.
David likes coke better than water.
David knows why he is often ill.
Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, and sometimes they were not. But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.
One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?”
“Please bring us two apples first.” said Tom.
When the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got very angry.
“You are impolite, Mike. Why don’t you take the smaller one?” Tom said.
“But I am right.” Said Mike with a smile, “If I let you take first, which one will you choose?” “Of course I’ll take the smaller one.” Said Tom.
“Yes.” Mike said, “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will still be mine,. Don’t you think so?” “Oh!” Tom couldn’t answer.Tom and Mike were__________.
A. kind to each other all the time
B. sometimes kind to each other
C. friends of different schoolsMike only thought about ______when they were having lunch.
A. himself B. Tom C. his friendsThe waiter gave them_________.
A. two apples B. two eggs C. two orangesTom took the ______ apple.
A. better B. bigger C. smaller Who took the apple first?
A. Mike B. Tom C. Both Tom and Mike
When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of tricks(特技).
George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George invited Mark to take Mark up in his plane. Mark thought, "I've travelled in a big plane several times, but I've never been in a small one, so I'll go."
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking（颤抖）voice, "Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane."
George was very surprised and said, "Two trips?"
"Yes, my first and my last," answered Mark.
判断正误，正确的写A，错误的写BGeorge was good at flying the plane.
George invited Mark to take his plane.
Mark didn’t want to take George’s plane.
Mark felt very happy when he was in the air.
Mark had two trips in George’s plane.
Kite surfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn’t get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kite boarding, and in some European countries as fly surfing. Kite surfing works through wind power (动力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.
At first, kite surfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kite surfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.
Compared with other water sports, kite surfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5--10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kite surfing, which costs $1,000 to 82,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kite surfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.
With the rising popularity of kite surfing, most major seaside cities have kite surfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kite surfing club, which provides professional kite surfing training and equipments.Kite surfing has a history of about ___________ years.
| A．30 | B．50 | C．100 | D．130 |
___________ is mentioned in the passage as the power of kite surfing.
| A．Water | B．Wind | C．The sun | D．The kite |
The underlined word “range” in the passage means “___________” in Chinese.
| A．在……范围内变动 | B．按……顺序排列 |
| C．向……方向延伸 | D．根据……归类 |
The most important reason for the popularity of kite surfing is that ___________.
| A．its price is getting lower and lower |
| B．more and more people are enjoying its excitement |
| C．its equipment progress makes it easier and safer |
| D．all people can learn and take part in it |
The main idea of this passage is about___________.
| A．the way of operating kite surfing |
| B．the progress of kite surfing equipment |
| C．the history of kite surfing in China |
| D．the development of kite surfing |