In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.
Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favorite team.
Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.In American football players can _____.
| A．only kick the ball | B．only throw the ball |
| C．only carry the ball | D．kick, throw and carry the ball |
If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball___________.
| A．to the other end | B．10 yards |
| C．40 yards | D．away from its own end |
Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?
| A．Shouting | B．Crying | C．Jumping | D． Dancing |
If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.
| A．receive six points |
| B．play eleven games in the season |
| C．are the best teams |
| D．move the ball to the end of the field |
The passage talks about ___________.
| A．football in America | B．how to play football |
| C．American sports | D．American football |
Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog". Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Sheep"， it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep！ I'll tell you about some of them.
Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.
We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary， my big sister， told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded（点头）and held my nose. "What do you think it is？"
"It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot （污点） off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry."
"Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe！" I said. "We should take it back."
"We can't ".said my sister.
"Maybe little Tom is right，" Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog！"The writer and Mary didn't know______.
| A．what Zip's first present was |
| B．how Zip carried its first present home |
| C．who owned Zip's first present |
| D．what Zip's first present was made of |
Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______.
| A．the dog likes keeping things |
| B．the dog likes playing with shoes |
| C．he doesn't know the dog's name |
| D．he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well |
What made the shoe strange was ______.
| A．its color | B．its smell |
| C．its size | D．that it was a silk one |
The word "keep" in the last sentence means "_____"
| A．keeping things for itself |
| B．bringing things for other to keep |
| C．not letting it run about |
| D．taking care of a small child |
We can know from the reading that the dog _____.
| A．likes to give presents to people |
| B．has been kept in at the writer's home |
| C．has brought some trouble |
| D．likes to be called "the keep dog" |
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village. "I can't understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish (傻的) we were !"Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
| A．they hope to save money |
| B．they're both poor |
| C．their farms are at the foot of the mountain |
| D．they're not far from their farms |
The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
| A．make a journey | B．visit some places of interest |
| C．meet their friends | D．make a profit |
the tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
| A．theirs weren't as good as the others' |
| B．theirs were much less than the others' |
| C．a lot of apples had been already carried to the city |
| D．they forgot to carry them on a truck |
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
| A．they had sustained losses in business |
| B．they had lost some money in the city |
| C．something was wrong with the tractor |
| D．other people profited in the city |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The two farmers found out why they were poor. |
| B．The two farmers will soon get rich. |
| C．Neither of the farmers is clever. |
| D．The two farmers decided to buy a truck. |
Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then. Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?" "Burnt yesterday evening."Mr Brown told his son that _____.
| A．he would be away from home for four days |
| B．he would be back in seven days |
| C．he would be back in a month |
| D．he liked a cup of tea |
Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.
| A．the wall | B．the door |
| C．a piece of paper | D．his son's pocket |
A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
| A．the second day | B．the third day |
| C．the fourth day | D．the fifth day |
The man was very surprised because _________.
| A．he thought the child's father was dead |
| B．the child didn't ask him to sit down |
| C．the child gave him a cup of tea |
| D．he couldn't find that piece of paper |
What was burnt? ___________.
| A．The piece of paper | B．Mr Smith |
| C．The visitor | D．The boy |
One day, I went to see my last patient, an old woman. In the doorway, I saw she was trying to put socks on her feet. I stepped in and spoke quickly to the nurse. I was almost in the clear that she was not in serious condition.
I asked, Could I help put on your socks? How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they are better today. The nurse mentioned you’re anxious to see your son. He’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have a family visit. I think you really look forward to seeing him."
“Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours.” She said in a serious voice.
I was surprised as I helped her with the socks. She told me that her only son lived around the comer from here, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that was the main cause of her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are simple. Some have a beginning, middle and end; others don’t have clear ends. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matter to the story teller is that the story is heard—without interruption(打断) or judgment(评价).
It was that woman who taught me the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected accident, I became a patient. 20 years later, I sit all the time—in a wheelchair.
For as long as I could. I continued to see patients from my chair. I believe in the power of listening. How did the doctor know that the old woman’s son was visiting her?
| A．The doctor got it from her chart noting. |
| B．The old woman told him. |
| C．The woman’s son told him. |
| D．The nurse told him. |
What did the old woman think caused her health problems?
| A．Her son’s not seeing her. |
| B．No one listening to her story. |
| C．The medical care of the hospital. |
| D．The distance between her house and her son’s. |
When the patient told the doctor her stories, what she needed might be ___________.
| A．keeping smiling |
| B．interruption or judgment |
| C．being listened without interruption |
| D．communicating with each other |
What can we learn from the story?
| A．We should live far from our parents. |
| B．The doctors should take care of the patients. |
| C．We should try to be a good listener. |
| D．We should be brave and patient when facing difficulties. |
A group of fifteen-year-old students at Sunshine School are holding a charity sale to raise money to help their classmate Lisa. Lisa had cerebral palsy(大脑性瘫痪) when she was a baby. People who have cerebral palsy have trouble walking. Although Lisa has to use a wheelchair(轮椅) to help her get around, she never gives up. And she is always ready to help others.
“Lisa has the chance of standing up, but she needs an operation(手术) which will cost lots of money.” Lisa’s doctor said.
“I never thought that I could stand up one day. Actually the news is surprising for me. However, when I see my parents are worried about the cost of the operation, I am sad. I am used to my life. I don’t mind if I can’t stand up.” Lisa said. “Now my classmates and some other kind people are helping me. I am really thankful. If I stood up one day, I could try my best to help more people.”
“While helping Lisa, we can also learn a lot. We have learned how to cook cookies(曲奇饼) and how to sell them,” Betty, one of Lisa’s classmates said. “Now we know making money is not easy, so we won’t waste money anymore.”
Alex, a boy in Lisa’s class, told a reporter that they could raise about $100 every day. “We have raised about $2,100 so far. We hope we will raise more money for Lisa’s operation.” he said.What problem does Lisa have?
| A．She can’t speak. |
| B．She can’t stand up |
| C．She has to stay in bed every day. |
| D．She can’t walk because of a traffic accident. |
What do you know from Lisa’s words?
| A．Lisa is very happy with her life. |
| B．Lisa’s parents don’t wish her to stand up. |
| C．Lisa is angry with her parents. |
| D．Lisa’s family doesn’t have enough money to do the operation. |
How are Lisa’s classmates probably raising money?
| A．By holding a party. |
| B．By selling home-made cookies. |
| C．By collecting waste paper. |
| D．By asking their parents for money. |
What can you know from the passage?
| A．Lisa is so nervous. |
| B．Lisa is lucky because many people are helping her. |
| C．The doctor has no confidence in Lisa’s operation. |
| D．Lisa’s classmates have made enough money for Lisa’s operation. |