When Mencius(孟子) was a little boy, his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful and expensive.
“How much of the book have you read today?” Mencius’ mother asked him. “I haven’t read any of it yet.” Mencius replied, “I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”
When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors and cut the cloth.
“Why did you cut your cloth?” Mencius asked, “It was beautiful but now you’ve wasted (浪费) it.” “You have wasted your time,” his mother said, “now I have wasted mine. Look what terrible things we have done.”
Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that, he always studied hard.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。When did this story happen?
| A．Not long before liberation(解放). |
| B．More than 2000 years ago. |
| C．About 400 years ago. |
| D．In the 18th century. |
What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth?
| A．He was reading his book. |
| B．He was playing in the fields. |
| C．He was trying to help her. |
| D．He was watching strangely. |
The mother cut the cloth because _____.
| A．she thought making cloth was wasting time |
| B．she wanted to give her son a lesson |
| C．she wanted to use more beautiful and expensive cloth |
| D．she wanted her son to do his lessons at once |
Why Mencius and his mother were quite poor?
| A．Because his father died when Mencius was a child. |
| B．Because his father was ill in bed. |
| C．Because his mother cut the cloth. |
| D．Because the cloth his mother made was very cheap. |
How did Mencius’ mother feel when she knew Mencius haven’t read any book?
| A．She felt very happy. |
| B．She felt very sad. |
| C．She felt very excited. |
| D．She felt very pleased. |
In junior high school in America, kids study English, writing, math, science, biology, music and art.
At 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar (糖), and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.
Students sleep (睡觉) for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.
Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。What do the students like best for lunch at school?
| A．Meat and fruit. | B．Hot dogs and hamburgers. |
| C．Hot dogs and sugar. | D．Bread and hamburgers. |
In America, students go to school __________ days a week.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
The American kids usually have dinner_____ in the evening.
| A．at five o’clock | B．at six thirty |
| C．at six o’clock | D．at five thirty |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．American students like hot dogs and hamburgers best. |
| B．After lunch students sleep for a short time. |
| C．The classes begin at2:00 p. m. |
| D．Sometimes students have a family activity with their parents. |
The best title标题for the passage 短文 is ______.
| A．Favorite food | B．Junior high school |
| C．Outdoor activities | D．School life in America |
Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living by making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot. The man is very tired and wanted to have a rest. He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.
“Where are my caps？” Smith cried when he woke up.He looked up and saw many monkeys in the tree and each monkey had a cap on its head.
“Give me back my caps！” the man shouted at the monkeys.But the monkeys didn't understand him.They only laughed.The man got angry，took off his own cap，threw it on the ground and cried，“If you want all my caps，you may take this one，too！”
And what do you think happened？The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.The capmaker was so tired ______.
| A．that he wanted some food | B．that he wanted to sell his caps in the forest |
| C．that he had to stop for a rest | D．that he wanted to return home |
He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.
| A．put all his caps on his head | B．put all his caps on the ground |
| C．put all his caps in the tree | D．put one of his caps on his head |
When the man woke up，he found ______.
| A．each monkey had a cap on its head |
| B．some monkeys were stealing his caps |
| C．the monkeys were laughing at him |
| D．a monkey had stolen his cap and tried it on |
The man cried and told the monkeys ______.
| A．to return his caps | B．not to get away with his caps |
| C．to buy his caps | D．not to laugh at him |
At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because ______.
| A．they took pity on him | B．the man had got angry |
| C．they didn't like the caps | D．they liked to do the same as the man did |
One day Mr Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room, but people in the room didn’t look at him. They didn’t ask him to sit at the table. He wasn’t happy. But he said nothing.Mr Smith went home quickly and put on his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat.Mr Smith took off his coat, and put it on the food and said, “Eat, coat!”
The other people were surprised and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you do that?”Mr Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didn’t look at me. You didn’t ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”One day Mr Smith went to .
| A．a birthday party | B．a dinner party |
| C．an English party | D．a movie |
When he came into the room, the people didn’t look at him. Why?
| A．Because the people didn’t ask him to come. |
| B．Because Mr Smith wore old clothes. |
| C．Because Mr Smith didn’t say hello to them first. |
| D．Because it was night and they didn’t see him. |
Why did he go home quickly?
| A．Because he didn’t want to stay at a restaurant. |
| B．Because he went home for his best clothes.. |
| C．Because the people there asked him to leave |
| D．Because he didn’t like the food there. |
What’s the meaning of “surprised” in Chinese?
| A．高兴的 | B．不满的 | C．感到奇怪的 | D．生气的 |
Which statement is right?
| A．A person in good clothes should eat good food |
| B．A good coat should eat good food. |
| C．We can’t judge (判断) a man by his clothes. |
| D．Mr Smith is stupid (愚蠢的). |
Traveling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Modern traffic develops fast, so traveling to different places has become much easier than before.
Staying healthy while traveling can make your trip happier.But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip？The following information may be useful for you.
Before traveling：
●Wear comfortable shoes，a hat and sunglasses.
●Take some necessary medicine with you.They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
●If you do lots of sports like walking or climbing during your trip，you should do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave.
While traveling：
●Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
●Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
●Tap water is not safe，so drink bottled water and always clean the cover on the bottle.
判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”。 Traveling has become much easier because of the modern traffic development.
You should wear less clothes before you leave your home for a trip.
You had better not be too tired while you are having a trip.
If you walk more and eat more while traveling, your trip will be happier.
The passage mainly talks about activities while traveling
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom it was written? Let me tell you a story. About one hundred years ago, there was a girl called Kate in the USA. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular at that time among children, but not all grown-ups ( 成年人 ) knew it.
The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little child's birthday party. She felt happy butsad because she had no money to buy a present for him. Finally she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday. in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning to You for the little boy. When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. "How wonderfully she is singing!We have not heard this song before. It's a special present," said someone. And they learned to sing it together.Later, the song became very popular throughout the world. People like it because it's simple and friendly.
判断下列句子是否与短文内容相符，相符的填“T”，不相符的填“F”。 Happy Birthday is a old song. Nobody knows who wrote the song Happy Birthday.
The song Happy Birthday is a song from America.
The melody of Happy Birthday comes from the melody of Good Morning to You.
The girl first sang the song for a little child as a birthday present.
The girl knew the song would be popular before she came to the party.