Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
| A．Because he could eat well there. |
| B．Because he could earn more about nuns. |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
| A．was still the same as usual |
| B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school |
| D．worked hard but said little |
“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．Working hard |
| B．Using books to hit |
| C．Bring the hand against the books |
| D．Cheering up |
The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities are exciting places to live. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and movies. You can also go to supermarkets to buy things from all over the world. But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are more chances to find jobs, to study at good schools, and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live. Also, too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.
Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.In big cities people can .
| A．find jobs more easily | B．study at good schools |
| C．receive good medical care | D．A, B and C |
According to the passage, big cities .
| A．are not exciting places to live |
| B．have not many serious problems |
| C．are terrible |
| D．are not always clean and safe enough |
In this passage the writer tells us .
| A．to move to a big city |
| B．not to move to a big city |
| C．not to move to a big city without thinking about the problems there |
| D．not to think too much about the problems before moving to a big city |
Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are all big cities. |
| B．Some people enjoy living in big cities. |
| C．People have more chances to find jobs in big cities. |
| D．Big cities are not as good as small cities. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Exciting Places to live | B．Serious Problems in Big Cities |
| C．Big Cities | D．Chances to Find Jobs |
Wang Lei is studying in No.1 Middle School. He is in Class Three, Grade Nine. The
table is his mid-term self-assessment (自我评价). He draws faces to show his progress.
excellent
OK
weak
Read the table and find out how well Wang Lei is doing.
 UnitItem |
Unit 1 The Changing World |
Unit 2 Saving the Earth |
| Vocabulary |
Describing changing |
Pollution |
| Grammar |
Present perfect tense |
Direct speech and indirect speech |
| Studying skills / pronunciation |
Using a dictionary |
Reading |
| Main task |
A report |
Suggestions |
Wang Lei thinks he does best in in Unit 1.
| A．describing changing | B．using a dictionary |
| C．a report | D．present perfect tense |
What does Wang Lei need to improve in Unit 1?
| A．Present perfect tense | B．Using a dictionary |
| C．A report | D．Describing changing |
What is Wang Lei NOT very good at in Unit 2?
| A．Pollution | B．Direct speech and indirect speech |
| C．Reading | D．Suggestions |
What do you think Wang Lei does well in?
| A．Present perfect tense | B．Direct speech and indirect speech |
| C．A report | D．Listening and speaking |
From the table we know Wang Lei is weak in .
| A．vocabulary | B．main task |
| C．studying skills / pronunciation | D．grammar |
My name is Daisy. Let me tell you something about my family. I live w______ my mother and father in a flat. The flat is on the fifth floor of a tall building. There are 14 f______ and a parking garage(车库) in the basement(地下室). My father parks his car there.
Our flat is not in the center of the city. It is 2 miles from the center. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by bus every day. He doesn’t drive his car. He uses his car only on weekends. He takes us to the country or to the beach.
Our flat has three bedrooms. There is a bedroom for my mother and father, one for me and one for my brother. There is a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. 我们没有花园，但有一个小阳台。 There are some plants on the balcony. In summer we often sit out on the balcony because it gets very hot inside the flat. Our flat is small, but we are very happy in it. 在文中空格处甜如适当的单词：__________, __________.
回答问题”Where does his father park his car?”：
______________________________________________在文中找出”There are three bedrooms in our flat.”的同义句：
__________________________________将文中的汉语翻译成英语：
________________________________________________________________在文中找出或写出该短文的主题：__________________________________
Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter （无论）where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament. （国会大厦）In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, ding dong.” It goes, every quarter of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.Big Ben is _____.
| A．a bus | B．a clock | C．the name of Ben | D．a house |
Big Ben is in _______.
| A．China | B．the USA | C．Japan | D．the UK |
The clock strikes (敲；打) every _______ minutes of an hour.
| A．ten | B．fifteen | C．thirty | D．forty-five |
You can read the time of Big Ben _______.
| A．at the top of the clock tower | B．in the Houses of Parliament |
| C．on the hands of the huge clock | D．on the four faces of the clock |
The underlined (划线部分) word “ hands” means ___ in Chinese.
| A．手 | B．标志 | C．指针 | D．发条 |
New York Museum is closed on ______.
| A．Monday | B．Friday | C．Saturday | D．Sunday |
Tommy is an 8-year-old boy. He wants to visit The City Flower Show with his parents. How much will they pay?
| A．75 yuan. | B．100 yuan. | C．125yuan. | D．150 yuan. |
If you want to get more information about English Summer Camp, you can ______.
| A．go to Canada | B．write to CEE/CCIEE |
| C．call at(010) 6606-2607 | D．Send an e-mail to University of Toronto |
____ will give performances in Pop Music Week in Chaoyang Park.
| A．Bands | B．Dancers | C．Singers | D．Both A and C |
Phillip, twenty years old, is not allowed(允许) to ______.
| A．The City Flower Show | B．English Summer Camp |
| C．New York Museum | D．Pop Music Week |