I hid the long black bag in the garage (车库) two days ago. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.
It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.
First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.
Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief (小偷) in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I pulled the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.
It was already eleven o’clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer (锤子).
After much hard work, I finally completed my work. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas brought them this year. Why did the man feel nervous?
| A．He left the party too late. |
| B．He was afraid of the darkness. |
| C．He didn’t know where the black bag was. |
| D．He worried that others would know his secret. |
The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to_______.
| A．thieves | B．parents | C．children | D．neighbours |
In what order did the man do the following?
a. Read the kids a story.
b. Had a shower.
c. Worked in the moonlight.
d. Pulled the bag from the garage.
e. Went to a party.
| A．e-d-a-b-c | B．e-a-d-c-b |
| C．a-b-e-d-c | D．a-e-d-c-b |
How would the children feel when they saw the man’s work?
| A．Interested. | B．Excited. | C．Tired. | D．Angry. |
Fire can help people in many ways. But can also be very harmful. Fire can heat water warm your houses, give light, and cook food. But fire can burn things too. It can burn trees, houses, animals, or people. Sometimes big fires can burn forests.
Nobody knows for sure how people began to use fire. But there are many interesting, old stories about the first time a man or woman started a fire. One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago. He went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.
Today people know how to make a fire with matches. Children sometimes like to play with them. But matches can be very dangerous. One match can burn a piece of paper, and then it might burn a house. A small fire can become a big fire very fast.
Fires kill many people every year. So you must be careful with matches. You should also learn to put out fires. Fires need oxygen. Without oxygen they die. There is oxygen in the air. Cover a fire with water, sand, or in an emergency, with your coat or something else. This keeps the air away from a fire and kills it.
Be careful with fire, and it will help you. Be careless with fire, and it will burn you.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前的括号内。Which is true?
| A．We are not sure how people started to use fire |
| B．It is an Australian who started a fire. |
| C．We know how people began to use fire. |
| D．Nobody knows how to make a fire |
Children mustn’t’play with matches because ______.
| A．matches burn paper |
| B．it is not interesting |
| C．matches can be dangerous |
| D．they don’t know how to make a fire with matches |
If you are going to put out a fire, you ______.
| A．must be careful with matches |
| B．ought to know it can be harmful |
| C．have to cover it with water only |
| D．should keep air away from it |
We must be careful with fire, or it ______.
| A．can be our houses | B．warms |
| C．might burn us | D．will help us |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Fire can help people in many ways. |
| B．Fire can be both helpful and harmful. |
| C．Fire can burn things and people |
| D．We must be careful with matches. |
Little Mike’s grandmother died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park where his grandmother used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons（鸽子）. Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her. She smiled at him. Her smile was very sweet and Mike wanted to see it again. She seemed to understand him, so once again she smiled. Mike was very happy.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and talking. As it was dark, Mike got up to leave. Before he left, he hugged the old lady and she gave him her sweetest smile.
When Mike got home, his mother was surprised by the happy look on his face. “ I met an old lady in the park. Her smile was like the smile I used to see on Grandmother’s face.”
The old lady also returned to her home happily. She told her son she had food and drinks with a little boy. “ He was as lovely as Bill.” She said. Her son was surprised, because he had never been so happy since Bill, her grandson, died weeks ago.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前的括号内。Little Mike went to the park and ________.
| A．played with pigeons |
| B．fed pigeons |
| C．met an old lady |
| D．saw a friend of his grandmother’s |
The old lady’s smile showed ________.
| A．she hated to meet the boy |
| B．she wanted to get some drinks |
| C．she missed her son |
| D．she liked the little boy |
Mike felt very happy because ________.
| A．he gave the old lady some food and drinks |
| B．the old lady’s smile was like his grandmother’s smile |
| C．he met his grandmother in the city park |
| D．he saw many lovely pigeons in the park |
Mike and the old lady ________.
| A．were good to each other(相互) |
| B．knew each other well |
| C．often met in the park |
| D．did nothing that afternoon |
What do we learn from the story?
| A．When one feels unhappy, he must go to a park. |
| B．Old people are always kind and happy |
| C．Children should be polite to old people . |
| D．When people get on well, they feel happy |
In the old time, there was a man. He wanted to buy a pair of new shoes. Hemeasured(量) his feet with a straw(稻草), and then went to a shoe shop in town.
The man in the shop took out a pair of new shoes, and let him try it on. But when he looked into pocket, he found that the straw was not there. So he said, “I’m sorry. I forget to bring the size here! Let me go home to get it back.” After that, he ran out of the shop. It was very far from his home to the shoe shop. When he got back home, he was very tired.
With the straw in his hand, he went back to the shoe shop again .But the shop was closed .
Someone near the man said, “ Your feet are with you. Why did you not try which pair of shoes fitted your feet?”One day a man wanted to______________.
| A．buy a pair of shoes | B．buy a straw |
| C．get to town | D．measure his feet |
Where was the straw?__________
| A．At the man’s home. | B．In the field. |
| C．In the man’s pocket. | D．In the shop. |
Why did the man go back to his home?________________
| A．Because he didn’t take money with him. |
| B．Because he had something to do at home. |
| C．Because the shop was closed. |
| D．Because the straw was at home. |
What do you think of the man?_______________
| A．He was a bad man. | B．He was a fool (傻瓜). |
| C．He was a good man. | D．He was a kind man. |
Who asks the man a question at last? __________________
| A．An old man | B．An old woman |
| C．Someone near him | D．No one |
Mr. Grey was the manager（经理） of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it was not raining, because it gave him some exercises. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger（陌生人） stopped him and said to him, “ You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pocket（口袋）. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend(借) me some money, and you lent me five pounds（英镑）, because you said that you were happy to take a chance（机会）so as to give a man a start on the road to success.” Mr. Grey thought for a few moments and then said, “ Yes, I remember you. Go on（继续） with your story.” “ Well,” answered the stranger,” are you still willing to take a chance?”Mr. Grey walked to his office only when the weather was ________.
| A．well | B．not raining |
| C．bad | D．raining |
Mr. Grey walked because _________________.
| A．he was poor |
| B．it was not raining |
| C．it helped him in good health (健康) |
| D．he had a lot of homework |
Mr. Grey __________ the stranger some years ago.
| A．had stopped | B．had met |
| C． had said to | D．had helped |
The stranger__________________ since then.
| A．had been successful | B．had still been poor |
| C．had been rich | D．had had much money |
Now the stranger wanted to _________________________ .
| A．ask for some money again |
| B．give Mr. Grey his money back |
| C．help Mr. Grey |
| D．lend(借给) Mr. Grey some money |
Many people think animals in the zoo are very happy. But in fact they are sad. Why? Because animals like to live in the forests. They like running, playing with their children and looking for food in the forests. But now they have to live in small rooms in the zoo. They feel lonely. They just walk, sleep and eat every day. Their life in the zoo is boring.
根据短文内容，判断（T）误（F）In fact animals in the zoo are sad.
Animals don’t like to live in the forest.
Animals like running, playing and looking for food in the forest .
Animals can just walk, sleep and eat every day.
Their life in the zoo is happy.