阅读与回答问题。(共5小题，每小题2分，计10分)
Read a Timeline
Every family has a history. A timeline can show events in a family's history. A timeline is an ordered group of words and dates that shows when events happened.
Learn the skill
Step1 The title tells what the timeline is about. The timeline has a line divided in equal parts. Each park stands for 10 years.
Step2 Look at the first and last numbers on the timeline. The numbers are years. The events on the timeline happened between these years.
Step3 The numbers with the events on the timeline tell the year in which each event happened.
Practice the skill
Title _______________________
How long does each part in the timeline stand for?
_____________________________________________________________________Where did Lily's great-grandmother come from? (in no more than 4 words)
____________________________________________________________________Who was born in 1970?
____________________________________________________________________What happened in 1994?
____________________________________________________________________What's the best title of the timeline?
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Yao Ming is a famous basketball player in NBA. He was born on September 12th 1980, his favourite city is Shanghai .But now he lives in Houston , USA, because he plays for Houston Rockets. Yao Ming likes to play basketball .He’s good at basketball , and he plays it almost every day . He also likes to play computer games and surf the Internet .Yao Ming is more than two meters tall . Yao Ming’s favourite colour is blue , but he wears red or white shirts when he has basketball match , and his favourite animal is dog . This year -2012 is Yao Ming’s twentieth year in NBA. We hope Yao Ming will be the best player in NBA.Which city is Yao Ming’s favourite ?
| A．Beijing | B．Shanghai | C．NewYork | D．Houston |
What is his favourite sport ?
| A．go swimming | B．play basketball | C．play football | D．play computer games |
When is his birthday ?
| A．September 12th 1980 | B．September 12th 1981 |
| C．September 12th 1979 | D．September 12th 1982 |
How long does Yao Ming play in NBA?
| A．fifteen years | B．twenty years | C．sixteen years | D．forty years |
What team does Yao Ming play for ?
| A．Huanghe Football Team | B．Huanghe Basketball Team |
| C．Houston Rockets | D．China Basketball Team |
Mason’s Clothing Store
| Clothes（衣服） |
Color（颜色） |
Price（价格） |
| socks |
white, blue |
$4 |
| pants |
black |
$11 |
| sweater |
red, white |
$8 |
| T-shirt |
red, green, black |
$7 |
| hat |
black, red |
$6 |
—Which is the cheapest（最便宜的）of all? —_______
| A．Hat. | B．T-shirt. | C．Pants. | D．Socks. |
—How much are two sweaters and a hat? —_______
| A．$14. | B．$20. | C．$21. | D．$22. |
You can buy（买到）_______.
| A．black pants | B．a blue sweater | C．a green hat | D．red socks |
You like red and you only have $6. You can take_______.
| A．a sweater | B．a hat | C．a T-shirt | D．none（全无） |
You only have sixteen dollars. You can buy_______.
| A．a sweater and a pair of pants（裤子） |
| B．two T-shirts and a pair of socks |
| C．a sweater and two pairs of socks |
| D．a sweater and two hats |
Swimming and English Learning
Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.
Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.
Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.
Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.
Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.You can learn to swim by_______.
| A．reading books about it |
| B．looking at others swimming |
| C．having lessons on it |
| D．going into the river and learning |
We should learn English by _______.
| A．listening and speaking | B．reading and writing |
| C．A and B | D．swimming |
What will you do with mistakes when you speak?
| A．Don’t make mistakes. | B．Study hard |
| C．Try not to speak English | D．Don’t be afraid. |
What’s more important for senior school students?
| A．listening | B．speaking | C．reading and writing | D．learning |
We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.
| A．by train | B．on the radio | C．every minute | D．now and then |
阅读理解
How I study English
I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.
First, I think an interest(爱好)in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject – English. It was fresh for me . I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!
Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary(词汇). Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever(不论何时)I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!
Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.
And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.
Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words, I hope every student can learn English well.Why do some students often “have a headache”?
| A．Because they are easy to catch cold. |
| B．Because it’s often very cold |
| C．Because they think English is easy. |
| D．Because they don’t think English is easy. |
The writer tells us that we should be____in English if we want to learn it well.
| A．interest | B．interested | C．interesting | D．strict |
The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ______.
| A．I got a good way. |
| B．I had a good idea. |
| C．I did badly in the exam . |
| D．I did well in the exam. |
The writer thinks English is interesting because________.
| A．English is full of stories. |
| B．English is full of jokes. |
| C．his teacher often teaches them nice English songs. |
| D．of nothing |
Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?
| A．speaking bravely | B．Writing to foreign friends |
| C．Reading aloud | D．Writing English diaries |
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，简单回答问题
Once thirty thousand years ago, people from northern Asia went to America. Today, we call these people Indians.
The Indians went to America because the weather began to change. Northern Asia became very cold. Everything froze. They had to move or die. How did the first Indians go to America? They walked!
Later Columbus found the New World in 1492. At first, only a few Europeans followed. They traveled to America in boats. For the next three hundred years, about 500, 000 people went there. Then the number grew very quickly. From 1815 to 1915, over thirty-two million Europeans left their countries and went to the United States. The biggest groups were from Germany and Italy. These Europeans spoke many different languages. Most of them took almost no money. They went to America so that they could find a better life.