Two children stood outside the door with old coats. “Any old papers, Lady?” asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say no, but I saw that their shoes were broken and wet. “Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot tea.” They came in, saying nothing. Their shoes left snow on the floor.
I gave them tea and bread to protect them against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started my housework again.
The silence in the front room surprised me. I looked in.
The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked me in a low voice, “Lady…are you rich?”
Am I rich? Oh, no! I looked at my old things in my room.
The girl put her cup back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully. “Your cups match your saucers.”
They left then, holding their papers against the wind. They hadn’t said thank you. They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. The blue cups and saucers were simple. But they said that they matched. The potatoes and meat before me, a roof over our hands, my husband with a job—these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The prints of their small shoes were still wet on my floor. I let them be. I wanted them there to remind me how rich I was.The writer let the two children in _________.
| A．to offer them some warm clothes |
| B．to serve them tea and food |
| C．to sell them some old papers |
| D．to show them how rich she was. |
We can learn from the passage that_______.
| A．the writer was in fact not very rich |
| B．the children took away many old papers |
| C．the writer’s husband was out of work |
| D．the two children were looking for a job |
It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that _______.
| A．it was snowing outside when the story happened |
| B．the two children thanked the writer and then left |
| C．the two children were not polite to the writer |
| D．the writer had a set of new furniture in her house |
The underlined sentence “I let them be” means “_________”.
| A．I dislike them | B．I didn’t want to see them |
| C．I cleaned the them | D．I left them there |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Any Old Papers? | B．Matching Cups and Saucers |
| C．Are You Rich? | D．Two Poor Children |
阅读理解（共20小题，计30分）
阅读下列短文或对话，然后从每小题A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
I like sports. I have ten tennis balls, seven basketballs, four volleyballs and five soccer balls. I play tennis with my friends every day.
I have five baseballs, five volleyballs, two soccer balls. I like ping-pong. It’s easy for me. I often play ping-pong with my classmates. I also(也)have three ping-pong bats and some ping-pong balls.
I don’t have any(任何的)balls. I love sports, but I don’t play them. I only watch them on TV. Lucy and Mary havevolleyballs.
| A．four | B．five | C．eight | D．nine |
Lucy playsevery day.
| A．ping-pong | B．tennis |
| C．baseball | D．soccer |
Mary doesn’t have.
| A．volleyballs | B．ping-pong balls lih |
| C．baseballs | D．basketballs |
has/have five soccer balls.
| A．Mary | B．Lucy |
| C．Alice | D．Mary and Lucy |
Alice.
| A．has no balls |
| B．doesn’t like sports |
| C．thinks ping-pong is easy |
| D．plays sports with her classmates |
阅读表达（共5小题，计10分）
阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
What is your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for the pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one of all.
When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy Western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano. Lang Lang became a good piano student at the age of three. He played the piano at least 20 hours a week at that time. (83) He was practicing the piano while other children were playing games. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college. (84) His talent for music has taken him from Shenyang to the world.
Lang Lang's performances are energetic. The road to success has never been easy. Lang Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang Lang thinks himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。How old was Lang Lang when he studied in America?
_______________________________________________________________________Is it easy for Lang Lang to succeed?
_______________________________________________________________________
B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。_____________________________________________________________________
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C. 请给短文拟一个适当的标题。_____________________________________________________________________
综合填空（共10空，计10分）阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填人一个适当的单词。
The Great Wall of China has a history of o_____ 2000 years. It runs from the east
tthe west in North China. It is the l
wall in the world. It is often called “Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “Seven Wonders of the A__
___ World ”.
The Great Wall is wenough for ten men to walk side by side. Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall was made of stones and bricks (砖).There are many h_
___ stones on each side and on the highest part. But now some parts of it are worn out.
There are tall watchtowers along the Great Wall. O_____ upon a time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies (敌人) in the watchtowers day and night. They made fire on the towers to tell each other w___
_ the enemies came.
Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies a_______. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in the world. Every year t____
___ of people come to visit it from all over the world.
Mary went to Canada on vacation. After a week, she came back to New York. She told lots of interesting things to her best friend, Jack. Jack was very interested in Canada and decided to have a visit there. The next summer vacation, Mary and Jack had a plan to go to Canada together. But her mother was badly ill so she went to the airport to see her friend off.
When they got to the airport, Mary had to got to the washroom. When she came back, she couldn’t find Jack because there were so many people at the airport. She looked for him everywhere, but it was hard to find Jack among the people. Suddenly Mary saw Jack and she felt very happy, so she shouted,“Hi, Jack. Here, here.” At the same time, Jack waved his arms,“I’m
here.”
In 3 minutes, so many policemen came to the front of Jack and caught him, "Please come with me to the police office." After the policemen found out the reason, they let them free. Why? Because the word "hijack" in the English has different meanings.Mary lived in __________.
| A．Canada | B．London |
| C．Toronto | D．New York |
Mary couldn't go to Canada with Jack because_______________ .
A she didn't want to go there again.
B. she missed the plane
C. her mother was badly ill.
D. she was badly ill Why was it hard for Mary to find Jack at the airport? __________________ .
| A．Because Jack was in the plane. |
| B．Because there were too many people. |
| C．Because he was in the washroom. |
| D．Because the policemen took him away from the airport. |
The word "hijack" means __________ in Chinese.
| A．劫机 | B．嘿，杰克 |
| C．救命啊 | D．揩油 |
Which of the following is WRONG?
| A．Jack didn't go to Canada because of the policeman. |
| B．Jack and Mary planned to go to Canada together. |
| C．A lot of policemen came to the front of Jack because of Mary's shout. |
| D．After Mary got to the airport, she had to go to the washroom |
Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value(价值观)differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债)．Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.
(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools. What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?
| A．Study at home. | B．Do part-time jobs. |
| C．Take part in sports groups. | D．Do chores. |
Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________．
| A．they usually spend less than they have |
| B．they spend more than they have |
| C．they don't like spending money at all |
| D．they make a lot of money |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money. |
| B．American children love to make money by themselves. |
| C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities. |
| D．Americans usually spend more money than they have. |
The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.
| A．学术的 | B．娱乐的 |
| C．运动的 | D．休闲的 |
The best title for the passage would probably be ________．
| A．Differences between Chinese and Americans |
| B．Chinese Students and American Students |
| C．Chinese Values and American Values |
| D．Chinese Parents and American Parents |