Jane Austen (1775-1817), an English novelist, started writing young and completed six novels in her life. Today Austen’s books are more popular than ever. In the last 10 years, five of her six novels have been made into Hollywood films, while her books continue to be best-sellers.
Richard Jenkyns, a professor of English at Oxford University, says that her novels are about marriage, friendships and the family, which are still with us today. “The stories are timeless,” Jenkyns said.
Pride and Prejudice(偏见)(1813) is Austen’s most famous work. It is a love story about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. At first, these two dislike each other. Elizabeth is pretty, smart and lively. She is proud because Darcy doesn’t know about her family. Mr. Darcy is handsome, rich and has a better family background. So, he is proud as well. At the same time, Darcy holds a prejudice against the Bennet family. He has no understanding of why the family, especially its mother and daughters should try so hard to find wealthy and powerful husbands. He thinks they are vulgar. Anyway, Elizabeth and Darcy finally fall in love and become a romantic couple(夫妻) but their families don’t want them to.
In Pride and Prejudice, some of the main things that Jane Austen wants to teach people are as follows. Opposites can attract（吸引） each other. Lovers should not only make each other feel relaxed or comfortable, but also educate and improve each other.
Austen os often called the greatest romantic writer, so it is surprising she remained unmarried. ‘Maybe she was too romantic, waiting for the perfect man,” Jenkyns says.From Paragraph 1and Paragraph 2,we can know_________.
| A．Jane Austen passed away in her fifties |
| B．Austen’s works remain popular today |
| C．all of Austen’s works have been made into Hollywood films. |
| D．Austen’s works are mostly about war and the family. |
Which of the following sentences is True?
| A．Elizabeth and Darcy fall in love at first sight. |
| B．Elizabeth has a better family background than Darcy. |
| C．Darcy has a first good impression of Elizabeth’s family. |
| D．Elizabeth and Darcy become a romantic couple in the end. |
What does the underlined word”vulgar” in Paragraph 3 mean?
| A．粗俗的 | B．鲁莽的 | C．吝啬的 | D．伪善的 |
Some children are talking about their favourite subjects and activities at school.
Lucy: I think music is my favourite. I like listening to many beautiful English songs. I need to relax after a day’s work, so I often listen to music after supper.
Kate: I like music, too. But I only listen to Chinese songs, especially Jay Chow’s songs. I also like drawing. I want to be a great painter. I also like reading. Reading makes me clever.
Peter: I don’t like music or drawing. I like playing basketball. I am a good basketball player. Don’t you think it’s cool?
Jacky: I am not a good basketball player, but I play football well. It makes me strong. I feel great when I am on the football field. I play football for half an hour every day.
Andy: I am not like many other boys I don’t like sports. I think reading is my favourite. I can learn a lot from books. I read books for an hour every day.What does peter think is cool?
| A．Music. | B．Playing basketball. |
| C．Drawing. | D．Playing football. |
Who likes reading books?
| A．Lucy. | B．Peter. | C．Jacky. | D．Andy and Kate. |
How long does Jacky play football every week?
| A．For half an hour. | B．For more than 3 hours. |
| C．For seven hours. | D．For one hour. |
What does the underlined word “relax” mean in Chinese?
| A．劳累 | B．忧郁 | C．放松 | D．紧张 |
Which is not mentioned（提到）in the passage?
| A．Sports. | B．Art. | C．TV. | D．Chinese music. |
A bus stops at a small bus stop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining hard. He doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. “Come here, boy!” he cries. “Do you know how much the cakes are?” The boy says yes. The gives the boy four dollars and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and one is for me.” Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says, “Sorry, there is only one cake left.”Where is the man?
| A．He’s near the bus. | B．He is at home. |
| C．He’s on the bus. | D．He is in the car. |
The man doesn’t want to go out because .
| A．he is tired | B．he doesn’t like rain |
| C．he is hungry | D．it’s raining hard |
How many cakes does the boy get?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
How much are they if we buy five cakes?
| A．Five dollars. | B．Four dollars. |
| C．Ten dollars. | D．Fifteen dollars. |
What’s the result(结果)?
| A．The man eats the cakes. |
| B．The boy eats the cake. |
| C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake. |
| D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes. |
Today is Saturday. The students of Grade Seven go to school early, but they have no classes. Their teachers are going to take them to the zoo. They take buses there. They get there at 8:30 a.m.
The zoo is very beautiful. There are many trees, some hills and a big lake. And they have a big lunch there. It’s spring now, and you can see many flowers there, too. There are also many people. They like to watch monkeys. They have a good time there. They leave the zoo at 3:00 p.m.The students get to the zoo .
| A．in the afternoon | B．in the morning |
| C．at noon | D．in the evening |
They have no classes because(因为) .
| A．it’s Saturday today |
| B．they want to play |
| C．their teachers take them to the zoo |
| D．they want to see flowers |
They stay in the zoo for hours.
| A．eight and a half | B．three and a half |
| C．five | D．seven |
The students have lunch .
| A．on the bus | B．at school | C．in the zoo | D．at home |
Which of the following is NOT right?
| A．They must see tigers in the zoo. |
| B．The students go to the zoo in spring. |
| C．They go to the zoo by bus. |
| D．There are lots of people in the zoo. |
My name is Li Lei. I’m 13 years old. I’m in Class Five, Grade One. Linda Smith is my English teacher. She’s from the USA, She has a son and a daughter. They’re in China now. Dale is her son. He is 14 years old. Dale and I are classmates(同班同学). We are good friends.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）Li Lei is 14 years old. ( )
Linda is from the USA. ( )
Dale is in Class Five, Grade One. ( )
Linda is Li Lei’s mother. ( )
Li Lei and Dale are good friends. ( )
| ID card Name: Mary Green Favorite number: six Favorite color: white Age: 12 Phone number:161-0981 |
ID card Name: Jack Brown Favorite number: four Favorite color: blue Age: 11 Phone number: 161-0928 |
Jack’s favorite color is ________.
| A．white | B．blue | C．green | D．yellow |
Mary’s last name is ________.
| A．Green | B．White | C．Smith | D．Brown |
How old is Mary ?
| A．16. | B．14. | C．12. | D．11. |
Jack’s favorite number is ________.
| A．9 | B．6 | C．4 | D．2 |
What’s Jack’s telephone number?
A.161-9835. B.161-0981. C161-0928. D.161-3248.