Suzhou is an old city with a long history. The city is very clean and has fresh air. There are a lot of nice gardens in Suzhou and Suzhou gardens are famous in the world. When you enjoy the beauty in the gardens, you will feel very peaceful (平静的) and happy. Besides (除……之外) the gardens, Suzhou silk is also very famous. On the streets, you can see many silk shops. You should buy some beautiful silk scarves because they are really beautiful. Suzhou food is so sweet and some people may not like it. But you can have different kinds of foods here. Suzhou is close to Shanghai. It takes about only one hour from Suzhou to Shanghai by bus. The traffic is very convenient (方便的) here. Welcome to Suzhou! You will have a good time here.How will you feel when walking in the gardens?
| A．Bored. | B．Excited. |
| C．Happy and peaceful. | D．A little funny. |
Suzhou is famous for its in the world.
| A．silk and streets | B．gardens and silk |
| C．silk and food | D．streets and gardens |
What may some people not like in Suzhou?
| A．Suzhou food | B．Suzhou traffic. |
| C．Suzhou silk | D．Suzhou gardens. |
How far is it from Suzhou to Shanghai?
| A．Two hours’ bus ride. |
| B．Two hours’ ride on the train. |
| C．One hour’s bus ride. |
| D．One hour’s ride on the underground. |
What does the writer want to do?
| A．To tell about the long history of Suzhou. |
| B．To tell about the beauty of Suzhou gardens. |
| C．To tell about the Suzhou food and Suzhou silk. |
| D．To attract (吸引) visitors to Suzhou. |
You may hear someone say, ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ We know it means it’s raining hard. Here is how it comes.
There are many large rats in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It’s hard for a plane to land (着陆）． So the cats come down by parachute（降落伞）．
In another country, the people need dogs to find people in the snow. Where can they get the dogs? You can guess. The dogs also come down by parachute.
These cats and dogs are helping the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs.
5. What does the sentence ‘It’s raining cats and dogs.’ mean?
A. We put the cats and the dogs in the sky. B. It means ‘It’s raining hard’.
C. people like cats and dogs. D. Cats and dogs are helping the people
6. Why do the cats come down by parachute?
A. Because it’s not safe (安全的). B. Because there are many mountains in the country:
C. Because people need cats.D. Because it’s quick to carry the cats.
7. From the article, we can know rats mean ________.
A. 大象 B. 猴子 C. 老鼠 D. 熊猫
Tony is six years old. He is a good boy. But he can’t get up early. He sleeps until nine or ten o’clock in the morning. He is often late for school.
Tony’s mother doesn’t want him to be late for school. So she buys him an alarm clock. She tells Tony, ‘ you must get up when you hear the clock ring.’
‘Yes, Mum,’ said Tony. After that Tony get up at seven thirty when he hears the clock ring.
One day his mother forgets (忘记）to make the clock ring. And the next morning Tony doesn’t get up at seven thirty. It’s time for breakfast. Mother goes to see him. Tony is in bed and his eyes are open.
‘Why don’t you get up?’ His mother is angry.
‘I am waiting for the bell.’
3. Tony’s mother buys him a clock, because ________.
A. he can’t get up early in the morning B. the clock is good
C. Tony likes itD. she wants to give her son a present
4. This article（文章） is ________.
A. a piece of news B. a joke C. a letter D. an introduction（介绍）
My name is Lucy. I have two good friends, Mary and June. June and I are twelve years old. Mary is thirteen years old. My birthday is November 11th．June’s birthday is September 11th ．And Mary’s birthday is January 18th. I like red, but they like green. Mary and June are in the same school. They have an Art Festival and a school trip every year, but I only have a Music Festival at my school.
1. Lucy was born in ________.
A. October B. November C. September D. January
2. What does Lucy have at her school every year?
A. An Art Festival B. A school trip
C. A Music Festival D. An Art Festival and a school trip
What is the sky(天空)? Where is it? How high is it? What lies above it? These questions are hard to answer, aren’t they?
Is the sky blue? The sky has no color. We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings(翼) . Planes cannot fly very high because when they go high, the air gets thinner. If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find there is no air.
Perhaps(也许) we can answer some of our questions now. The sky is space(空间). In this space there is only the sun, the moon and all the stars.
6.What is the sky?
A. It’s the clouds B. It’s space. C It’s air D It’s nothing
7. The sky _____
A. is blue B. is white C. is black D. has no color
8. Planes cannot fly very high because _________.
A. the air becomes thinner B. the flying machine is not good
C. people will be afraid if the planes fly too high D. it is not necessary for planes to fly so high
9 If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find ___________.
A. there is more air B. there is less air C .there is nothing but air D there is no air
10. In space there is _________.
A. nothing B. air everywhere C. everything D. only the sun , the moon and all the stars
One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “ Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “ Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?” “ I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “ Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asks the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
( )1. ______ the elephant.
A. The young man sells B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell D. The old man buys
( )2. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly. He wants to find out _______.
A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is
C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like
( )3. The young man _______.
A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
C. looks after the elephantD. gets some money from the old man
( )4. The young man _______.
A. is not interested in elephants
B. knows what an elephant looks like
C. has seen some elephants before
D. has never seen an elephant before
( )5. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(可能) be ______
A. angry B. happy C. dangerous D. hungry