Jack was a carpenter(木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Ken, lived with him. Ken could not even walk well. He was so weak. It was because Jack did not give him enough food. He only gave his father a small bowl made from earth. Even a little rice in the bowl appeared to be much.
Jack had a son. His name is Mike. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for the old man. He did not like his father’s attitude to his grandfather.
One day Ken was eating his food out of the earthen(土制的) bowl. The bowl fell down and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Jack saw the broken bowl. He was very angry with his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake.
Mike saw this. He did not like what his father did, but he was afraid to speak against his father. The next day, Mike took some of his father’s tools and a piece of wood. He worked with the tools to make a wooden bowl. His father saw him working.
“What are you making, Mike?”he asked.
“I am making a wooden bowl! ”replied Mike. “I am making it for you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a bowl for food. A bowl made from earth may break very easily. So I want to give you a wooden bowl”
After hearing this, Jack felt sorry and regretted having treated his father badly.What kind of bowl did Jack’s father own?
| A．A wooden bowl. | B．An earthen bowl. |
| C．A golden bowl. | D．A plastic bowl. |
Why did Jack give his father a small bowl to have dinner?
| A．Because it was expensive. |
| B．Because it wasn’t easy to break. |
| C．Because his father liked the bowl. |
| D．Because the food in it appeared to be much. |
What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “attitude”?
| A．策略 | B．思想 | C．态度 | D．好心 |
What’s the true reason of Mike’s making a wooden bowl?
| A．To make a better bowl for his grandfather. |
| B．To learn the skills of a carpenter. |
| C．To prepare a bowl for his father. |
| D．To teach his father a lesson. |
What’s the title of the passage?
| A．Two broken bowls | B．A wooden bowl |
| C．A little grandson | D．A poor old man |
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day,when he got home,his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said,” don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came back in wet and dirty（脏的）clothes. His mother became even angrier.” I’ll tell your father you come back wet again.” said his mother,” He’ll punish you,you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“you’re a good boy today,” his mother said happily,”you didn’t play in the water.”
“No,” the boy said unhappily.” There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room（空地方） for me at all.” Bruno went to school _____every day.
| A．by bike | B．by bus | C．by car | D．on foot |
The playground was between _____.
| A．two classrooms |
| B．the cinema and shop |
| C．Bruno’s house and school |
| D．the shop and Bruno’s school |
The little boy liked to play on the playground______.
| A．when it snowed |
| B．where there was some water there |
| C．when the children played football there |
| D．when his father was busy with his work |
Bruno was afraid of _____ most.
| A．his father | B．his mother |
| C．his teacher | D．the other boys |
That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because ____.
| A．nobody made room（地方）for him in the water. |
| B．there was no water on the playground |
| C．he took off his clothes before he played there. |
| D．he played in the water carefully. |
Do you like Hunan TV shows? What do you think of them? A popular TV show may have 70, 000, 000 TV viewers (观众). A TV show can make something or someone well-known overnight ( 一夜成名 ) .
That's why more than 10 ,000 , 000 women and girls of 4-89 -years -old watch Hunan TV’s "Super Girl" show.
These " game" shows put ordinary(普通的) people on TV to play a game for prizes (奖品) and money. These game shows can make anyone a star, and he or she can also get lots of money, so many people watch the shows.
" Super Girl" is the first show of this kind in China. It's so close to you. Everyone can join in it.
For the show, many girls stop their classes. " They hope they can be superstars someday. But the best way to success (成功) is to learn more and work hard, " said some directors (导演).This article may come from_____.
| A．a sitcom | B．a textbook |
| C．a newspaper | D．a fashion show |
People like watching " Super Girl" show, because_____.
| A．it can make some people well-known overnight |
| B．it can make people get lots of knowledge(如识) |
| C．people have nothing else to do |
| D．it's interesting |
"Super Girl" show is a TV show for_____ to show their life and talent(才能) by music
| A．men and women singers |
| B．Super stars |
| C．ordinary girls |
| D．ordinary boys |
The oldest viewer （观众）in this show is_____ years old.
| A．ninety-eight | B．four |
| C．eighty-nine | D．eighty |
Many girls don't have their classes but join in the show because they_____.
| A．don't like to go to school |
| B．don't want to join in the show |
| C．want to be superstars |
| D．think it's interesting |
Today is July 20th.Mr Smith is going to have a trip.This is his travel plan.
Dep.="depart;" leave arr.=arrive
21 July dep. New York 12:25
23 July dep. Ottawa 14:20
arr. Toronto 17:15
25 July dep. Toronto 09:45
arr. Tokyo 15:10
29 July dep. Tokyo 14:20
Arr. Sydney 20:05
2 August dep. Sydney 08:20
Arr. New York 16:25When will Mr Smith get to Toronto?
| A．At a quarter past five in the afternoon,July 23rd. |
| B．At a quarter to five in the afternoon,July 23rd. |
| C．At a quarter to ten in the morning,July 25th. |
| D．At a quarter past ten in the morning,25th. |
Where will Mr Smith be on the morning of July 29th?
| A．Toronto. | B．Tokyo. |
| C．Seoul. | D．New York. |
How long does it take to fly from Sydney to New York?
| A．Nine hours. | B．Ten hours. |
| C．485 minutes. | D．600 minutes. |
How many countries will Mr Smith visit?
| A．Three. | B．Four. |
| C．Five. | D．Six. |
How long is Mr Smith traveling?
| A．9 days. | B．10 days. |
| C．11 days. | D．12 days. |
Hello，My name is Dale Smith.I am a good boy. Look at this. It’s a blue bag. It is my bag. What’s in it? Look, this is my English book.What color is it? It’s blue, too. My Chinese book is also in my bag. It is yellow. This is my pencil case. It’s big and nice. I like English and Chinese. My bag is my good friend. I like(喜欢) it very much.
| A．yellow | B．blue | C．nice | D．big |
| A．My English book | B．My Chinese book |
| C．My pencil case | D．My notebook |
| A．也 | B．颜色 | C．不在 | D．放进 |
| A．Chinese book | B．English book |
| C．pencil case | D．bag |
| A．yellow | B．blue |
| C．big and nice | D．my friend |
This is Mike’s bedroom. You can see a desk and a bed in the room. On the desk, there is a bag and three books. One is a Chinese book, the other two are English books. There is a clock on the desk, too. You can see a baseball under the desk. On the bed there is a box. Can you guess(猜) what’s in the box? Ah, it’s a new computer game. It’s the present(礼物) for Mike’s seventh(第七) birthday.
| A．May’s. | B．Mike’s. |
| C．Simon’s | D．Mark’s |
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
| A．A clock | B．A bed |
| C．A baseball | D．A notebook |
| A．Book | B．Bag |
| C．Computer | D．Clock |
| A．On the desk | B．Under the bed |
| C．On the bed | D．In the desk |