A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but failed.So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.
People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the reward. However, the barn was too large and the straw in the barn was too thick. It was getting dark and they were still unable to find it. So they gave up the reward of 100 dollars one by one.
But only a small boy was still not discouraged but kept looking for it .He had nothing to eat throughout the day. In order to solve the family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents, brothers and sisters have a full meal.
The night was already getting late, the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange “tick--tock ”.He immediately held his breath and listened carefully, and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.
Like the gold watch in the barn, success has been around us and spread in every corner of life. Only when we are calm and firmly look for it ,we can find it.If someone found the gold watch, what would the farmer offer him?
| A．100 yuan. | B．100 dollars. |
| C．100 pounds. | D．100 pence. |
Why did the boy insist on looking for the gold watch?
| A．Because he liked the gold watch. |
| B．Because he wanted to own the watch. |
| C．Because he was silly. |
| D．Because he wanted to get the reward. |
The passage above is probably taken from_________.
| A．A newspaper | B．a science book |
| C．an advertisement | D．a notice |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The boy had no brothers or sisters. |
| B．The boy’s family had a hard life. |
| C．It was easy for the boy to find the watch. |
| D．The farmer didn’t look for the watch for himself |
Of the following,which order is right according to the story?
① The boy succeeded in finding the gold watch
② The farmer offered the boy a reward of 100 dollars
③ A farmer lost a gold watch carelessly
④ Many people tried to find the watch,but they failed.
| A．②①④③ | B．④②③① |
| C．③④①② | D．①③④② |
阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
The other day, I decided to teach my son about the power of small acts of kindness. He had won some lollies(棒棒糖) in a prize machine in the local supermarket, so I asked him if he would like to share his win with the next child that walked past. He was hesitant because he was a shy little boy, but he said yes after I encouraged him a bit.
A father and his child passed by us. I went to the father and asked if my son could give his daughter a lolly that he had won. The father. looked at me sideways and was unsure what to say. I explained that I was teaching my son about the power of kindness. At last, he said okay.
We went to his daughter, but to my surprise, the little girl wouldn't accept the lolly! My son didn't feel pleased by the fact that she wouldn't accept his offering and then he told me in a low voice, "We go to the same school. "
When we left the supermarket, I explained to my son that people in the world that day were not so open to kindness because their thoughts and opinions had been shaped by the past and I told him not to be unhappy. "They may have been unfriendly, but I'm sure we left them moved in some way. And the young girl will remember you as the boy with a kind heart, when she meets you at school!" I said and he nodded.The mother ask her son to give some of his lollies to another child because______.
| A．her son had too many lollies to share with others |
| B．she wanted her son to learn to share with others |
| C．she wanted to teach her son about the power of kindness |
| D．she wanted her son to be more open to others |
The underlined word "hesitant" in the first paragraph most probably means______.
| A．to want to finish it as soon as possible |
| B．to be not sure to do it well |
| C．to doubt whether he/she should do it |
| D．to be not able to do it on one's own |
How did the boy feel when the little girl refused his lolly?
| A．Angry. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Surprised. | D．Unhappy. |
After reading the passage, we can learn that______.
| A．the little girl is very shy |
| B．the little girl's father is very rude |
| C．the little boy has met the little girl before |
| D．the little girl felt sad for the boy's lolly |
By saying the words in the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to______.
| A．tell us that it's not good to live in the past |
| B．tell us that people are not friendly today |
| C．tell her son not to be afraid to meet the girl |
| D．teach her son that kindness will be remembered |
There are four seasons（季节）in a year. They are spring, summer. autumn and winter.
Spring is a beautiful season. In spring, the trees turn（变成）green and the flowers come out. Everything（一切）looks new. We can have a trip（旅行）in spring. Summer is a happy season. In summer, we can swim and eat lots of ice cream. Autumn is a colourful season. In autumn, some leaves（叶子）on the trees turn yellow or red. Winter is a cold season. In some places, it snows and everything looks white. The children like playing with snow.
Winter is my favourite season. I like snow very much.There are season in a year.
| A．two | B．four | C．five | D．six |
In , the trees turn green.
| A．winter | B．autumn | C．summer | D．spring |
From the passage（短文）, we can in winter.
| A．play with snow | B．have a trip |
| C．eat ice cream | D．swim |
The meaning（意思）of the underlined word “colourful” is .
| A．轻松的 | B．无色的 | C．多彩的 | D．寒冷的 |
The writer（作者）likes winter because he likes .
| A．green leaves | B．ice cream |
| C．flowers | D．snow |
I am Jerry. My family is in New York. We have got a big house. There are three bedrooms（卧室）. One is for my parents. One is for my sister Betty. One is for my brother Tony and me. I haven’t got any grandparents, aunts or uncles in my family.
My father is forty-three years old. He is a hotel manager. My mother is forty. She is a secretary in a factory. Betty is sixteen years old. Tony is nine years old and I’m twelve years old. We are students. I love my family.Jerry’s family is in .
| A．London | B．Beijing |
| C．New York | D．Shanghai |
There are three in the house.
| A．hotels | B．restaurants |
| C．offices | D．bedrooms |
Jerry’s father works .
| A．in a hotel | B．in a school |
| C．in a factory | D．in a library |
Tony is years old.
| A．nine | B．twelve |
| C．Sixteen | D．Forty- three |
is the best title（标题）for this passage.
| A．My School | B．My Family |
| C．My Teacher | D．My Friend |
阅读理解（30分，每小题2分）
Boys and girls, welcome to our school restaurant. Food and drinks in the restaurant are cheap（便宜的）and delicious. For breakfast, you can eat eggs, boodles and drink milk. For lunch and dinner, you can have rice, different（不同的）kinds of meat and vegetables. And you can have some apples and lots of drinks. Come and have a meal（餐）, please. It’s a good place to enjoy yourself.
| Open hours: Monday——Friday (6:30-9:30pm) Saturday——Sunday (7:00-8:00pm) |
This is a restaurant.
| A．hospital | B．hotel |
| C．school | D．factory |
Food and drinks in the restaurant are .
| A．small | B．sweet | C．delicious | D．hot |
You can eat for breakfast in the restaurant.
| A．vegetables | B．meat | C．rice | D．eggs |
You can have dinner at on Sunday night.
| A．7:30 | B．8:30 | C．9:30 | D．10:30 |
The speaker（说话者）probably（可能）is .
| A．on the farm | B．at a dinning hall |
| C．at home | D．at a theater |
Many students feel it difficult to remember new words when they begin to study English. Now I will give you some advice. 1. Do not waste（浪费） time in learning a list(词汇) of English words. It is the hardest way to remember English words. How do you learn to speak Chinese? You did it by listening carefully to the people talking to each other. You can find radio programs, TV programs and records, and listen to them carefully. The best way to learn all new words is through ear. As you listen to more and more dialogues, you will learn how English is pronounced in phrases and sentences. Of course, it is not enough to learn new words; you must learn how words are put together, and why some words in English are emphasized. 2. Some people have found that they can learn the names of everyday objects, such as box, cup, desk and so on, in the following way. They write the names of subjects, they say the words. Try this and see if this way works for you. If it does not, then go on to practice your dialogues..Maybe the passage is from ______.
| A．an English teacher | B．a doctor from England |
| C．an excellent student | D．the kind parents |
The writer wrote this passage to give us some advice about______.
| A．how to learn English well. |
| B．how to remember the spelling of the words |
| C．how to learn new words |
| D．how to write the names of the objects on paper |
The writer gave us two pieces of advice. He seems to like_____.
| A．the first one | B．the second one |
| C．both of them | D．neither of them |
The writer thinks the best way to learn new words is to ______.
| A．do more reading | B．do more writing |
| C．do more listening | D．learn the spelling |
According to the passage, the way to write the names of the objects on paper and put the paper on them______.
| A．works for everyone |
| B．never works |
| C．works only for the Chinese students |
| D．works only for some people |