Four girls go to school every day by taxi. One day one of the girls says, “There is a test this morning. Let’s get to school late. Then we will not have the test.”
“What can we tell the teacher?” One of the girls says. “He will be angry. We will need a good excuse.”
The girls think for a moment, then one of them says, “Let’s tell him that our taxi has a flat tire(瘪胎).”
“That’s a good idea,” the other girls say. “We will tell him that.”
They get to school an hour later. The test is over. “Why are you late? You missed the test."
"Our taxi had a flat tire." One of the girls said.
The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, "sit down, One of you in each corner of the room." The four girls do this.
Then the teacher says, “Write down a piece of paper the answer to this question: Which tire is flat?”How do the girls go to school every day?
| A．By bus | B．By taxi | C．By bike | D．On foot |
Why do the girls want to go to school so late?
| A．They don’t like school. |
| B．They want to go shopping. |
| C．They don’t finish their homework |
| D．They don’t want to take a test. |
what is the girls’ excuse for being late?
| A．They get up late. |
| B．They can’t get a taxi. |
| C．Their taxi has a flat tire. |
| D．They forget(忘记) the time |
Can the girls answer the teacher’s question?
| A．No, they can’t. Because they can’t remember which tire is flat. |
| B．Yes, they can. Because there is a flat tire. |
| C．No, they can’t. Because they may give a different answer. |
| D．Yes, they can. Because all four tires are flat. |
What can we know from the text?
| A．They find a good excuse. |
| B．The teacher is very clever. |
| C．There is a flat tire. |
| D．They don’t like to go to school by bike. |
Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U.S.A. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.
At summer picnic, there is often an informal（非正式的） baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to play. There are nine players on each team.
The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are showed on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America's heroes（英雄）. At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio or watch television. People seem to talk only about the game. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U.S.A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.
| A．seven | B．eleven | C．four | D．nine |
| A．April to September | B．March to September |
| C．January to September | D．May to September |
A. The basketball season B. The football season
C. A basketball match D. A football match
| A．Boys and girls like baseball games. |
| B．More people are interested in football than baseball. |
| C．Just young boys and girls take turns to play in the informal baseball game. |
| D．Children sometimes play baseball in parks. |
A. Baseball B. Table tennis
C. Basketball D. American football
Millions years ago much of our earth was covered with blocks (块) of ice. These ice blocks were as tall as high buildings in modern cities. Most of the ice was in the northern (北方的)part of the world.
Then the ice blocks started to move south. Cold and rain came with the ice. Animals and people had to move.
At last, the ice began to melt (融化). After half a million years, most of it had melted. More than half of the earth became covered with water. The climate became much warmer. Things began to grow. The earth began to look the way it looks today. Millions of years ago our earth was very _________________.
| A．warm | B．hot | C．cool | D．cold |
What did animals and people try to do when the ice blocks moved south?
| A．they tried to stop them moving. | B．They tried to melt them. |
| C．They tried to stay ahead of them. | D．They tried to move behind them. |
The melting ice maybe helped to form _____________.
| A．mountains and valleys | B．the sun, the moon and the earth |
| C．cities and countries | D．seas, lakes and rivers |
The underlined word “climate” means _______________.
| A．the freezing ice | B．the weather of the year |
| C．the moving of the ice blocks | D．a plant or an animal |
Which of these things maybe happened because the Ice Age ended?
a. Forests grew b. Food became harder to find
c. Fishing became easier d. The temperature dropped.
| A．a; b | B．b; d | C．c; d | D．a; c |
Mrs White was going to have her first baby very soon. Yesterday her husband took her to a hospital.So Mr White helped her get into car and drove her there. A nurse (护士)took Mrs White to her room and told Mr White that he could go home and she could call him when the baby arrived(出生). But Mr White said he liked to wait at the hospital. The nurse said .“You may wait outside.” Mr White was walking up and down at about midnight（午夜）when the nurse came out of the room and said with a smile.“Which would you like better, a boy or a girl?”“A girl,” said Mr White.“I have an elder sister,and she loves me.”“Well,”said the nurse,”“it’s a boy this time.”“That’s all right，”said Mr White happily,“That’s my second choice.” Why did Mr White take Mrs White to a hospital?
Because they wanted to see an old friend.
Because they wanted to give their child something.
Because Mrs White was going to have her first baby very soon.
Because they needed some help. Mr White was______ all the time.
| A．Waiting outside | B．staying with Mrs White |
| C．waiting at home | D．helping the nurse |
Why did Mr White like to have a girl?
| A．because the girl looked like him. |
| B．Because his elder sister loved him. |
| C．Because the girl looked like Mrs White. |
| D．Because he didn’t have much time to look after a boy. |
Mr White _______.
| A．had a boy |
| B．had a girl |
| C．had a boy and a girl |
| D．told the nurse that Mr White wanted a boy |
Which of the following is NOT wrong?
| A．Mr White didn’t like to have wrong. |
| B．Mrs White told Mr White that they had a baby. |
| C．Mr White was very happy that he had a baby. |
| D．Mr White went to the hospital by bus. |
This is a true story in Guyana. One day, a child took some silver paper from a cigarette box. He rolled it into a tiny ball and pushed it up his nose. He couldn’t get it out again. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later the paper was still in his nose. His nose began to have a bad smell. So his mother took his child to the hospital. The doctor looked up his nose. She put a tiny steel rod（钢棒）into his nose and felt the paper. She said she would have to cut his nose to get the paper out. The child’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. He was a handsome boy and the cut would make him ugly.
Next day, the child’s mother took him to her friend Sidney. Sidney lived in a house with an old woman called May. She asked to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose. He closed his eyes. “Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon!” As she spoke, she shook black pepper on the child’s nose. He gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told her to take the boy to the sea for a swim. She said the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell. So the child didn’t have to go to the hospital and gave his nose cut.How did the silver ball go into the boy’s nose?
| A．His mother put it into his nose. |
| B．The boy himself pushed the ball up his nose. |
| C．The silver ball rolled into his nose itself. |
| D．The passage didn’t tell us. |
Why did the boy’s nose have a bad smell?
| A．The ball stayed in his nose for too long. |
| B．The boy didn't like to wash his nose. |
| C．His nose is cut and gave a bad smell. |
| D．Because he had a running nose. |
What can help to stop the bad smell?
| A．Some medicine. | B．Some black pepper. | C．Fresh air. | D．The salt water. |
In the last paragraph, the underlined wordmighty means _____________.
| A．有力的 | B．可能的 | C．好笑的. | D．坚硬的 |
Who is reading your blogs or checking out your information online? Two reports show that surfing the Internet and sending personal information to people you do not know could be a problem.
Most sites give users their own webspace where they can write their diaries or post their pictures. The sites encourage users to get their friends to look at their work and to comment（评论）on what are posted on the sites.
Teachers are worried that some children are posting their personal information on websites. This could put them at risk from those who plan to do harm to young people. Teachers are also worried some users think it is OK to use the websites in a way that could get others into trouble.
In a school in Illinois（伊利诺斯州）in the US where some popular sites are used wildly, the school would punish（惩罚）students who posted pictures or information about smoking , drinking and other illegal（违法的）activities on the websites.
The school is now going to encourage its 3,200 students to obey a new rule. The warning is clear. That is, be careful when posting information about yourself such as your age, sex, address and interests on a website that anyone can see.
Another warning about the Internet comes from a report. It shows searchers are leading users to websites that show them spam（垃圾短信）and other dangerous downloads.The words “ free screen savers” were found to be the most dangerous words that people search for.
It is well-known that visiting sites offering free MP3s leave users at serious risk. Spyware（监控软件）should be installed on their computers. So, happy surfing ,but remember not to get caught in the Net!What kinds of pictures or information are not allowed on the websites in a school in Illinois?
| A．Smoking , drinking and exercising. |
| B．Drinking, fighting and playing. |
| C．Smoking, drinking and fighting. |
| D．Chatting, watching and smoking. |
What does the underlined phrase “screen savers” in the sixth paragraph mean?
| A．The program of hurting screens. |
| B．The program of protecting screens |
| C．The program of using screens less. |
| D．The person who uses screens less. |
How do the users avoid the danger of downloading information?
| A．By using spyware. | B．By not going online. |
| C．By getting others into trouble. | D．By being happy. |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．Happy but safe surfing. | B．Don’t comment on the Internet. |
| C．Warning about downloads. | D．Activities on the websites. |