The crowd at the airport rushed forward. The passengers had been waiting for a couple of hours for an airport worker to open the door leading to the plane outside. No one was in a good mood. An old man got stuck in the middle of the rush, He fell down and his head hit the hard floor. B1ood came out of his head. He appeared to be
unconscious. Everyone rushed past him, except for Dana. She called for help.
A minute later, a young airport worker showed up. Hardly looking at the old man, she told Dana to get on her plane. She said the old man would be okay, and walked away.
Dana cried for help. Another airport worker appeared. He told Dana to get on the plane. Dana said that she was not moving until an ambulance(救护车) arrived. The worker said her plane would leave without her. Dana said that she didn't care.
An ambulance with a doctor and a nurse finally arrived. They put him into the ambulance and drove off.
On her way out to the plane, which was still refueling(加油), Dana saw the worker who didn't care about the old man at the very beginning. The worker said, “You're lucky the plane didn't leave without you.”
“The plane?” Dana asked.“Who cares about the plane? How could you be so cold? That was an old man; he could have been your grandfather! How would you like it if everyone just stepped over your grandfather and went on their way?”In the first paragraph, the passengers were
| A．getting on the train | B．getting on the plane |
| C．getting off the train | D．getting off the plane |
The underlined word “unconscious” means in Chinese.
| A．不耐烦的 | B．不省人事的 |
| C．不着急的 | D．不屑一顾的 |
According to the passage, of the airport workers cared about the old man.
| A．two | B．none | C．some | D．all |
Dana finally .
| A．caught the plane. | B．missed the plane. |
| C．went to the hospital. | D．left the hospita1. |
What did the writer think about the accident?
| A．The airport workers were right. |
| B．The passengers were right. |
| C．Nobody was right. |
| D．Dana was right. |
A
Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was！Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to | B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his left leg | D．he had to |
Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．better | D．well |
Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
| A．at home | B．at a party |
| C．in hospital | D．outside hospital |
D
If you want to buy apples, you should go to .
| A．Marsha’s House | B．Country Life Market |
| C．Wawa Village | D．Next Wave Music Store |
The above four forms are .
| A．novels | B．notes |
| C．advertisements | D．letters |
Which of the following is Not Right?
| A．Marsha’s House may be a hotel. |
| B．Arnold Swenson may be a musician. |
| C．You can take your pet to Wawa Village if you are on a vacation. |
| D．You can get a present if you get to Next Wave Music Shore before 7:00 a.m. |
C
I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
“What for? ” I asked.
“I’m going to sell some of my stones,” he answered.
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over. “I’m busy to do
that for you. Go and ask your mum for help.” I said.
A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading,“Stones. One Dollar Each”. He took the sign, a small chair and four of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn’t hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted,“I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar — if you believe in yourself, you can do anything.”The writer didn’t help his son because .
| A．his wife is better at making a sign |
| B．he didn’t know what to write |
| C．he was busy sweeping leaves |
| D．he didn’t want his son to sell the stones |
Nick was a boy .
| A．who was kind | B．who had a strong mind |
| C．who was honest | D．who had many hobbies |
The best title for this passage is .
| A．My son’s first sale | B．Let's collect stones |
| C．How to sell a stone | D．My son’s hobby |
From the story we can know that .
| A．the story happened in spring |
| B．the car was driven by a woman |
| C．Nick spent half an hour selling one stone |
| D．the father might be movedby his son |
B
Canadian school buses are called “the safest school buses in the world”．All the school buses，which are in deep yellow，have the same style．School bus drivers have to receive strict training before getting driver’s licenses（驾驶证）． When a school bus runs through the city and carries children to a stop, the driver will turn on the red light and then show the sign “Stop”．At this time，all the vehicles(车辆)following the school bus must stop as if they met a red light．After all the children get on or off，the school bus will drive away．Then other vehicles can go on． |
 Many people will think of cartoons(卡通) as soon as they talk about Japanese school buses. For a long time，cartoon pictures on school buses have already been popular and become models of Japanese school buses．When children see pink Hello Kitty or blue Doraemon, no one will refuse to go to school any more． On Japanese school buses，there’s always a headman caring for kids． If something happens suddenly，the headman will tell parents about it as soon as possible． |
The color of Canadian school buses is.
| A．red | B．yellow | C．pink | D．blue |
From the passage, we know that.
| A．Canadian school buses must have a headman |
| B．Canadian school buses should follow other vehicles |
| C．Japanese school buses may look lovely and lively |
| D．Japanese school bus drivers can get licenses easily |
The passage is written mainly to________.
| A．tell something about the school buses in Canada and Japan |
| B．suggest schools choosing better school buses |
| C．welcome students to Canada and Japan |
| D．ask students to obey traffic rules |
A阅读与回答问题（共10分，每小题2分）
Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just because you are you. And they would do anything for you.
Like a lot of middle school students, Zhuang Shuxia has a problem. She and her parents don’t get on well.
“I really want to be my daddy’s little girl. But it feels like he just doesn’t understand. He doesn’t listen to me,” said Zhuang, a Junior 3 student in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.
Do you and your parents also have problems? Well, why don’t you all take a walk and have a talk? It’s the International Day of Families on May 15. People around the world give thanks for good things about their families and work on family problems.
A study last year showed that 1,500 Beijing families had the same problem as Zhuang’s family: The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn’t like talking with their parents much. They weren’t happy at home.
But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends. Here are some ways to have a good talk with them:
＊Find a good time to talk, like when you’re eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV .
＊Tell them something you’re interested in, or ask them about their lives when the young. They love to talk about it.
＊Listen to them carefully, and look at them in the eye.
＊Be honest, and your parents will trust you more. And a trusting family is a happy family.Who are the closest people to us?
What is Zhuang Shuxia’s problem?
What does the writer suggest the students do if they have problems with their parents?
What kind of things do parents like to talk about?
What do you think is the best way to get on well with your parents?