My brother and I often fight with each other over small things. One day our father said to us, “Tomorrow we will take part in the Ray Home Sports Day. Both of you must go with me. Perhaps you can learn something from those children.” My brother laughed, “Dad, Ray is a home for physically disabled children. What can we learn from them?” “You will see,” our father said.
Our father works as a volunteer at Ray. The children there have problems with their hands, speech, walking or hearing. Every day, he spends hours helping them to move or exercise their legs or arms.
The following day, he took us to Ray Home. When we got there, we found a nice place to sit down. Finally, the sports began. There was a 50-meter race to see who could run fastest. All the runners were physically disabled. As the race started, all the children moved as fast as they could. Just then, one of the girls fell over and hurt her leg. She began to cry at the top of her voice.
All the children stopped to help the poor girl. Then they all held hands and finished the race together. My brother and I were surprised to see this: the children weren’t interested in winning the race－they were more interested in helping each other to finish the race.Why did the father take the writer and his brother to Ray Home?
| A．The father wanted them to do something at Ray. |
| B．The father asked them to help the children at Ray. |
| C．The father wanted them to take part in the Sports Day. |
| D．The father wanted them to learn something from the children. |
Why did all the children stop in the 50-meter race stop?
| A．All the children were disabled. |
| B．A little girl fell over and got hurt. |
| C．They stopped to laugh at the girl. |
| D．They didn’t want to finish the race. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．The children there can help each other. |
| B．All the runners there can not run fast. |
| C．All the children don’t want to be winners. |
| D．The disabled children there were not smart enough. |
People already know a lot about animals． However， there are still some things about animals that may surprise you． Here are some facts about animals you probably didn't know．
Cows do have best friends and feel stressed when they are separated． Scientists have found that cows are very social animals and a cow always makes friends with other cows． When a cow is with its friends， it feels relaxed， compared with when it is alone．
During breeding season， a male penguin（企鹅）will offer a small stone to a female penguin as a gift． If she takes it， they will become partners． When the female penguin lays an egg， she and her partner may carry it on their feet， because some penguins don't build nests（鸟巢）．
Crocodiles（鳄鱼） swallow（吞）stones． Crocodiles always swallow their food instead of eating it like other animals． They swallow stones which break the food into very small pieces in their stomachs． These stones may stay in their stomachs all their lives．
Elephants use plants to treat pain or other illness． Scientists once found a pregnant（怀孕的） elephant in Africa who ate a kind of plant which was not part of her normal food． Four days later， she gave birth to a baby elephant． The same plant was used by the local pregnant women．
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误．正确的用"A"表示，不正确的用"B"表示．
（1）A cow hates making friends with other cows．
（2）All the male penguins will build nests if the female penguins lay eggs．
（3）Crocodiles swallow stones to help with digestion （消化）．
（4）Elephants eat plants only when they are hungry．
（5）The passage mainly tells us some surprising facts about animals．
Who's working while you're asleep？
Police officers
Some police officers answer calls every night at the station． Others go around the town and city on foot or in cars．因为他们辛勤工作，你才能安然入睡．
Firefighters （消防队员）
Even at night， firefighters are ready to help． Whenever they get a call，they will go at once to fight fires and help people．
Doctors
If you get sick or hurt at night， doctors can take care of you at the hospital． The doctor will examine（检查）you， give you medicine and even do an operation（手术）on you．
Bakers（糕饼师傅）
You may never think that bakers often start the day while you are still asleep． They prepare all the things they need for the day and then start working． Bakers want their bread and cakes to be fresh and delicious every day．
In fact， many other people work at night． Let's thank them for everything they do for us．
（1）将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语．
（2）将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语．
（3）回答问题：
How many kinds of things can the doctor do at night？
（4）回答问题：
What do bakers prepare before they start working？
（5）从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子．
It's true that a lot of people as well as these people work at night．
"Can I take your order？ " Night after night， I had to say this as I worked in my family's restaurant． My father was a fantastic cook． He wanted me， his only son， to cook with him， but I didn't like cooking． Because of the restaurant， my father was always busy． He never had time to play football with me．
During my high school and college years， I worked with my family at night． But I always avoided the kitchen． I couldn't wait to graduate （毕业）so that I could move away from the family business． Several days before my graduation day， my father and I started looking at new cars． Finally， we found the right car． I was sure that my father would give it to me as my graduation gift．
On my graduation day， my father gave me a book as a gift． It was his old cookbook． I was so angry that I gave it back to him and ran out of the house． Several days later I moved away and started my business． Although I often saw my father during holidays， we never talked about the graduation gift． Then one day， I got a call that my father was ill． I went to see him because I was very worried．
That night， I looked through my father's books and saw the cookbook that he had given me year before． I carefully opened the cookbook and went through it． Then I found something that made me cry． It was a check（支票）for 30，000 dated（注有日期）the day of my graduation．And the price of the car my father and I chose all those years ago was 30，000．
（1）From Paragraph I we know that the writer's father ．
A． was a common cook
B． had a lot of free time
C． wanted the writer to be a cook
D． often played foot ball with the writer
（2）The writer couldn't wait to graduate because he wanted to ．
A． leave the family business
B． manage the family's restaurant
C． have enough time to find a good car
D． get a graduation gift as soon as possible
（3）The writer on his graduation day．
A． accepted his father's gift
B． moved away from home
C． was very angry with his father
D． was very worried about his father
（4）The last paragraph shows that the writer ．
A． decided to cook with his father
B． hated his father giving him so little money
C． regretted he didn't look after his father well
D． realized his father's deep love for him at last
（5）What would be the best title（题目）for the passage？
A． A cookbook
B． A football fan
C． My school days
D． My business
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe． It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music． In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna．
In the Strauss family， there were two composers called Johann Strauss： the father and the son． The father， Johann Strauss the elder， wrote and played music for traditional dances， called the waltz． His dance music made him famous all over Europe． The son， Johann Strauss the younger， was also very successful and popular． He wrote over 150 waltzes． In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz．
Mozart was another very important composer． He was born in Austria in 1756． Before he was six， he played not only the piano but also the violin． His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities． He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music． But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35． Like Johann Strauss， father and son， he was a great European musician， and many people still think his music is perfect．
（1）From Paragraph 1（第1段） we know that Vienna is ．
A． a beautiful new city
B． on the River Danube
C． in the center of Austria
D． the center of European pop music
（2）How many important composers are mentioned in the passage？
A． One
B． Two
C． Three
D． Four
（3）Johann Strauss the elder was famous for ．
A． the dance music
B． his son
C． The Blue Danube
D． the concerts
（4）It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that Mozart was ．
A． stupid and lazy
B． clever but lazy
C． stupid but hard﹣ working
D． clever and hard﹣ working
（5）This passage can be found most probably in the part of in a newspaper．
A． News
B． Recreation（娱乐）
C． Ad（广告）
D． Sport
I love to go biking! Two years ago I bought an exercise bike（健身脚踏车）． But soon I got bored with being at home， so I bought a used bike and started going for short rides． Now I plan day trips in my neighborhood （街区）． When you drive a car， you miss many things． It's surprising how much more you can see when you're biking．
﹣﹣﹣﹣Sam
My favourite thing to do at weekends is to go to the beach． The beach is beautiful all through the year． I usually drive there． If the weather is cold， I wear some warm clothes and go for long walks on the beach． When the weather is hot． I enjoy swimming or just lying in the sun．
﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣Barbara
At weekends I like to read books． If the weather is nice， I'll take a good book to the park and stay there reading for hours． I think there's nothing as delightful as reading a good book．
﹣﹣﹣﹣Bill
Weekends are for going hiking（徒步旅行） with my parents． We live near some beautiful mountains． Sometimes we camp out at night． We really enjoy cooking dinner over a campfire and spending a night under the stars!
﹣﹣﹣﹣Grace
（1）Now Sam plans to ．
A． drive a car
B． go for short rides
C． ride his exercise bike
D． go biking in his neighborhood
（2）Barbara if the weather is cold．
A． drives on the beach
B． walks on the beach
C． swims in the sea
D． lies in the sun
（3）The underlined（划线的）word "delightful" in what Bill says probably means in Chinese．
A．有光线的
B．轻如羽毛的
C．令人愉快的
D．浅色调的
（4）Which of the following is True about Grace？
A． She goes hiking alone at weekends．
B． She doesn't like cooking over a campfire．
C． She and her parents sometimes camp out．
D． She and her parents live in the mountains．
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A． Favourites
B． Suggestion
C． Shopping
D． Nature