Little Tommy was doing very badly in math．His parents had tried everything—tutors(家庭教师)，cards，special learning centers—in short，everything they could think of．Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的)school．
After the first day，little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face．He didn’t kiss his mother hello．Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying．Books and papers were spread(铺开)out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work．His mother was surprised．She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room，without a word．In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before．This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand wbat was happening．
Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card．He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books．His mum looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math．She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心)．She went to his room and asked，“Son，what was it？Was it the nuns(修女)？”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head，“No．”
“Well then，”she asked again．“What was it？”
Little Tommy looked at her and said，“Well，on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed(钉)to the plus sign(加号)，I knew they weren’t joking．”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school？
| A．Because he could eat well there． |
| B．Because he could learn more about nuns． |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math． |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math anymore． |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son________．
| A．was still the same as usual |
| B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school |
| D．worked hard but said little |
“Hit the books”means“________”in Chinese．
| A．用功 |
| B．捶书 |
| C．发泄 |
| D．振作 |
The last sentence in the passage shows that________．
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the nail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage，we can infer(推断)that________．
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking(误解)might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
Robin traveled to the USA some days ago. Here was her timetable.
| July 31st |
August 2nd |
| New York |
Washington D.C. |
| Broadway |
The center of Washington D.C. |
| Empire State Building |
The White House |
| Chinatown |
Chinatown |
| Statue of Liberty |
House of Parliament (国会大厦) |
| August 3rd |
August 5th |
| Los Angeles |
San Francisco |
| Universal Studios |
Fisherman’s Wharf (渔人码头) |
| Hollywood |
Golden Gate Bridge |
| Chinatown |
Chinatown |
| Disneyland |
Silicon Valley |
Robin spent ________ days in the USA.
A. four B. five C. six D. seven Robin visited Los Angeles on ________.
| A．July 31st | B．August 1st |
| C．August 3rd | D．August 5th |
Robin traveled to ________ on August 2nd.
| A．Disneyland | B．House of Parliament |
| C．Silicon Valley | D．Universal Studios |
Robin went to visit Golden Gate Bridge in ________.
A. Los AngelesB. New York
C. Washington D.C. D. San FranciscoWhich place didn’t Robin visit on July 31st?
| A．Broadway. |
| B．Hollywood. |
| C．Statue of Liberty. |
| D．Empire State Building. |
Doing homework not only can help children master the knowledge they have learned, but also can train their abilities of finishing the work alone, planning the time and doing the duties. But some children don’t like to complete the work. Why? There are some reasons.
Some children feel it is very difficult to do their homework, because they can’t understand their teacher clearly, and can’t follow their teacher’s teaching process. Maybe there is something wrong with their intelligence.
But some children’s intelligence is normal. They are even cleverer, but they don’t listen to the teacher carefully. It is hard for them to sit well and pay attention to anything. It needs to carry on the attention centralized（集中注意力） training to help the children.
Some children love their teacher and then they like the subject. Their interest depends on the teacher who teaches them. So every teacher should be helpful and kind. It can make children love you and the subject you teach. So they can do their homework happily.Doing homework can help children ___________.
| A．master the knowledge | B．train their abilities |
| C．lean new lessons | D．Both A and B |
Some children find the homework difficult. Which reason is NOT right?
| A．They can’t understand their teacher clearly. |
| B．They can’t follow their teacher’s teaching process. |
| C．The intelligence of all the students isn’t normal. |
| D．They don’t listen to the teacher carefully. |
What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “intelligence”?
| A．作业 | B．智商 |
| C．思想 | D．方式 |
According to the last paragraph, the writer thinks ________ is very important.
| A．a teacher | B．a subject |
| C．attention | D．homework |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．Some children don’t like their teacher. |
| B．Children’s homework is very difficult |
| C．Why don’t some children like to do homework? |
| D．Why can’t some children study the subjects well? |
A man lived in a village. He had an old cat at home. The cat couldn’t run fast, and shecouldn’t bite,because she was so old. One day, when she saw a mouse, she jumped and caught it. But she could not bite it. The mouse got out of her mouth and ran away.
Then the man became very angry and began to beat the cat. The cat said, “Don’t beat your old servant. I know I’m old and can’t kill a mouse. But I have worked for you for many years, and I still want to work for you. Be kind to the old, and remember what good work they did when they were young.”
When the man heard that, he realized that he was wrong.Where did the man live?
| A．In a village. | B．In a city. |
| C．In a factory. | D．In a hotel. |
What could the old cat do?
| A．Run fast. | B．Bite. |
| C．Catch a mouse. | D．Kill a mouse. |
How did the man feel when the mouse ran away?
| A．Angry. | B．Happy. |
| C．Afraid. | D． Sad. |
How long did the cat work for the man?
| A．Several days. | B．A few months. |
| C．About a year. | D．Many years. |
What happened at the end of the story?
| A．The cat left home. |
| B．The man realized his mistake. |
| C．The man killed the cat. |
| D．The man didn’t believe the cat. |
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，判断句子的正误，正确的涂A，错误的涂B。（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
The war finally ended in 1945. During the next years, two great things happened-my dad came home from the army, and I was born! I was the first child, but I wasn't alone for long. In the next four years, my mother had three more boys.
It was great having a big family! The four of us were very close in age, so we played together all the time. We liked the game “policemen and thieves” best. It was exciting. Everybody always wanted to be a thief. Of course, someone had to be the policeman, and it was usually me.
Well, I have grown up now, but I still love the game. There is only one thing different. I'm a real policeman, Policeman Joe, so it's not a game any more.
判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的用“A”表示；不符合的用“B”表示.Joe's father was once a soldier.
During the war his father came back home.
Joe was the youngest child in the family.
He got on well with his brothers.
He always had to be the thief in the game.
Mr Black liked hunting. When he had time, he went out hunting with his friends. One summer he said to himself, “I have never been to the mountains. This time I’ll go there to hunt tigers. That must be interesting.” So when his holidays came, Mr Black went to the station, bought a ticket and was on the train to the mountains.
He got off at a small station and walked for a few kilometres. Then he saw a farmer at the foot of a mountain. “Good morning,” Mr Black said to him. “Are there any tigers here?” “Well,” answered the farmer slowly. “There was one last year, but when it heard someone was coming to hunt tigers, it moved to another place, I think.”Mr Black wanted to hunt tigers in __________.
A. the parkB. the mountainsC. a zooMr Black went there __________.
A. by carB. by busC. by trainMr Black arrived there __________.
A. in the afternoon
B. in the evening
C. in the morningMr Black met with __________ on his way.
A. a farmerB. a wolfC. a friendWe can infer (推断) from the story that ___________.
A. Mr Black would get a lot of tigers
B. the farmer liked Mr Black very much
C. the farmer didn’t want Mr Black to hunt tigers