Allan is eight this year and he's in Grade Two. The boy is clever and can answer all the questions in class. But he hates to stay in the classroom for more than half an hour. He would not listen to the teachers when class is soon going to be over. Or he touches his deskmate's（同桌）head, or he makes faces. He often makes the whole Class laugh. His teachers tell his parents about it. He has to make a promise that he won't do that again. But soon he will forget it.
The teachers think he does well in his lessons and don't mind it.
One Saturday evening Allan finished his homework as soon as he had supper. He turned on the television, but there was no football match on TV.
He found all the programmes were not interesting and turned it off. He saw his sister Mabel doing her homework in her bedroom. He decided to play a joke on her. He found an earthworm (蚯蚓) in the garden and put it in her clothes. The girl was so frightened that she cried out for help. Their mother heard this and went in to find out what had happened there. Of course, the boy was punished（处罚）for it.
The next morning Mabel gave her mother a card and said, "Merry Mother's Day. Mum!" The woman was happy and thanked her daughter. But Allan had nothing to give his mother as a present. He felt sorry and said, "Don't be angry with me Mummy. I've forgotten it. "
"It doesn't matter, dear," said his mother. "The best present is to be a good boy. Don't be naughty(淘气), my son, or your child will be naughty, too! "
Hearing this, the boy began to laugh and said. "You've told me the truth today, Mummy!”Allan wouldn't listen to the teachers ___________.
| A．when he can't understand them |
| B．when the class is going to be over |
| C．when he can't answer the questions |
| D．after he finishes the exercises |
Allan does well in his lessons, so ___________.
| A．his teachers aren't angry with him |
| B．his teachers let him leave the classroom |
| C．he can make faces in class |
| D．he can play a joke on his deskmate |
___________, so she cried out.
| A．Mabel wanted Allan to be punished |
| B．Mabel hoped to frighten Allan away |
| C．Mabel wanted Allan to help her |
| D．Mabel was afraid of the earthworm |
The last sentence "You've told me the truth today, Mummy!” means __________.
| A．his mother was right |
| B．his mother was friendly |
| C．his mother was naughty when she was young |
| D．he wanted to make his mother happy |
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Bill is a student in Jiangdu Sunshine Secondary school. Last week he joined the two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao with his parents. Bill enjoyed the beautiful views in the city by last week.
| A．ship | B．boat | C．bus | D．speedboat |
In Hong Kong you can visit .
| A．Victoria Peak | B．Mazu Temple | C．the Ruins of St. Paul | D．Moon lake |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The trip took Bill two days. | B．The trip cost Bill HK ＄600. |
| C．Bill went travelling alone. | D．Bill should pay more for meals. |
Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different. She starts a new job at the age of 76.
This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.
Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and
buys them. And he wants more!
The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery. She is 80 years old.
Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe.
When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday “Grandma Moses' Day". After her 100th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing.How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?
| A．She has more grandchildren. | B．She has her own art gallery. |
| C．She lives an easy life. | D．She starts a new job. |
Grandma Moses' paintings are first bought by _______.
| A．a man from New York | B．her daughter |
| C．Otto Kallir's gallery | D．the owner of a store in town |
The writer of the passage thinks that _______.
| A．Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100 |
| B．people like her paintings but do not like her |
| C．it is never too late to start a new job |
| D．many people prefer paintings by old ladies |
What would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Grandma Moses and New York State | B．Grandma Moses and Painting |
| C．Grandma Moses' family | D．Grandma Moses' Day |
Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids, If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
●Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
●How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
●Do I have a good place to do my homework?
●Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down ail the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers,What do kids often worry most about?
| A．Their hobbies. | B．Their homework. |
| C．Their marks at school. | D．A fight with their friends. |
According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.
| A．work hard | B．talk to someone |
| C．get ready for class | D．write down your worries |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．Who is often worried. | B．When people are worried. |
| C．How to deal with worries, | D．What kinds of worries people have. |
One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, “It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.
The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on, At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it.
After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things,The farmer bought _______with the money after he sold the horseshoe.
| A．some food | B．some water | C．some cherries | D．some pennies |
The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.
| A．he wanted his son to eat them all | B．he wanted his son to do more exercise |
| C．he wanted to teach his son a lesson | D．he wanted his son to pick them up |
From the story, we can learn that _______.
| A．cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them |
| B．a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money |
| C．if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe |
| D．if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones |
Many places in the world need more fresh water. Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh. Why aren’t there many factories like the Symi factory?
In some places the sun is not hot enough. Or it does not shine every day.
In such places other ways of heating sea water can be used. These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun. By boiling sea water with high heat a lot of fresh water can be made quickly.
But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water. Other ways are tried.
One way is freezing. The fresh part of salt water freezes first. To get fresh water, the bits of ice are taken out.
Which way is the best? The one that gives the most water for the least money. It may be a different way for each place.
Symi’s way seems very good for small, hot places. It does not make much water at a time. But the factory is easy to build and costs little.
That is why people in many dry places talk about Symi.From the passage we know that fresh water _____________.
| A．is needed in many countries | B．is needed in every country |
| C．can be used in many ways | D．is very important for factories |
The Symi factory __________.
| A．turns salt water into fresh | B．can be built everywhere |
| C．can make much fresh water at a time | D．doesn’t need sunshine every day |
Which is the best way for small and hot places to get fresh water?
| A．Boiling the sea water. | B．Heating the sea water. |
| C．The Symi’s way. | D．Freezing the sea water. |
What fact doesn’t the passage mention (提到)?
| A．New ways of getting fresh water. |
| B．A lot of fresh water can be made quickly by heating. |
| C．The best way is to get the freshest water with the least money. |
| D．The Symi’s way doesn’t work in dry places. |
The Symi’s way is not suitable for _________ places according to the passage.
| A．small | B．hot | C．cool | D．dry |