The following is a true story. It happened in a small village in Australia, where some dangerous animals live in the forest.
Lisa, a 33-year-old mother, went to cook lunch in the kitchen, her 3-year-old son, Barney, playing by himself in the garden.
Suddenly, a loud cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears. Lisa rushed into the garden in a hurry and found a big snake entwining（缠绕）the little boy with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy. It was a boa（蟒）. Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She decided to save her son from the boa’s mouth.
It was great mother’s love that made Lisa forget what she was facing. She took up a hoe（锄）from the ground and beat the boa as hard as she could.
One…two…with the hoe, Lisa beat the boa time and time again, but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad.
Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opened her mouth and bit into the boa’s back. The boa was so badly hurt that it let go of Barney and moved into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a woman had such terrible sharp teeth. Soon the boa was found dead in the forest.
It was great mother’s love that saved the little boy.When she came into the garden, Lisa found _____.
| A．her son was in danger of losing his life |
| B．her son was playing with a big snake |
| C．a boa was playing with her son |
| D．Barney was fighting with a boa |
What is the Chinese meaning of the word “terrified” in the passage?
| A．激动的 | B．惊恐的 | C．平静的 | D．难过的 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Lisa was getting weaker and weaker. |
| B．Lisa got mad when she saw her son in danger. |
| C．Lisa opened her mouth and bit into the boa’s back. |
| D．Lisa beat the snake with the hoe as hard as she could. |
In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us _____.
| A．a boa is a dangerous animal |
| B．how great mother’s love is |
| C．how sharp the woman’s teeth are |
| D．the boy is too young to fight against the boa |
Oxford（牛津）is a city in the UK. It’s in the west of the UK and it’s famous for the University of Oxford. It’s an old university – about 900 years old. It has a longer history than Cambridge University. It’s the oldest university in English-speaking world.
There are about 20,000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges(学院) in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges. There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford. Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford. He’s a great scientist. Clinton(克林顿), the 42nd American president was also a student of the University.How old is the University of Oxford?.
| A．About 800 years old. | B．About 900 years old. |
| C．About 700 years old. | D．About 600 years old. |
How do students go to school? By ________.
| A．car | B．train | C．bike | D．plane |
There are ______ libraries in the University of Oxford.
| A．104 | B．114 | C．140 | D．31 |
The underlined(划线的) word ― president means ________.
| A．总理 | B．教授 | C．学者 | D．总统 |
From the passage we can learn_________.
| A．the University of Oxford is in the east of the UK.. |
| B．there are 31 colleges in Cambridge University. |
| C．Cambridge University is older than the University of Oxford. |
| D．Clinton wasn’t a student of the University of Oxford. DADBA BCABB |
Many people like to live in big cities, because there are a lot of interesting things to do and to see there. You can go to different kinds of museums, see plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.
But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It is expensive to live there. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people can’t find jobs or good places to live. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.
Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.
小词典：1. serious adj． 严重的 2. medical care医疗保健 3. hard adj． 困难的
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。In big cities, people can ___________.
| A．go to different kinds of museums |
| B．see plays and films |
| C．buy things from all over the world |
| D．A, B and C |
It is __________ to live in a big city.
| A．expensive | B．cheap | C．easy | D．serious |
Every year many people move to the cities to _____________.
| A．find jobs | B．receive good medical care |
| C．study at good schools | D．A, B and C |
It is RIGHT for people to move to big cities _____________.
| A．with thinking how to move there |
| B．with thinking of the problems of living there |
| C．without thinking of the cost of living |
| D．without thinking of any problems |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．There are many interesting things to do and to see in big cities. |
| B．In big cities people can easily find good places to live. |
| C．People can easily find good jobs in big cities. |
| D．All people like to live in big cities. |
| The history of Talk Like a Pirate Day John Baur and Mark Summers started the holiday in 1995. The idea came to them when one of them got hurt (受伤) in a game and cried out “Arrrr!”. They thought it would be fun if people talked like pirates (海盗) in a whole day. They chose September 19th because it was Mark’s wife’s birthday and he thought it would be easy for him to remember. At first it was just something they did for fun. In 2002, the columnist (专栏作家) Dave Berry wrote something about it and the day became famous. Now a lot of people celebrate the day because it’s fun. |
| How to talk like a pirate You need to speak a lot of words loudly with a scowl (怒容) on your face. Say “Arrrrr!” every now and then. Here are some pirate words you can use on that day: ◆ Ahoy! ～ Hello ◆Aye! ～ Yes ◆Colors ～ Flag ◆Matey ～ Friends ◆Avast! ～ Stop ◆Savvy? ～ Do you understand? ◆Yo-ho-ho ～ Feel good ◆Ye ～ Use this instead of “you” ◆Aft ～ The back of the ship ◆Bilge ～ Bottom of the ship ◆Fore ～ Front of the ship ◆Port ～ Left side of the ship |
John and Mark started the holiday years ago.
| A．7 | B．10 | C．15 | D．17 |
To celebrate the holiday, people need to .
| A．learn some pirate words | B．learn to sail on the sea |
| C．dress up like pirates | D．have their own ships |
The holiday became famous because of .
| A．a game | B．a pirate | C．a song | D．an article |
If a pirate shouts “Yo-ho-ho”, it means he is .
| A．angry | B．happy | C．surprised | D．sad |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mark’s wife was born on September 19th. |
| B．John and Mark started the holiday because it was fun. |
| C．“Bilge is broken” means there’s something wrong with the front of the ship. |
| D．If you want to say hello to your friends on the day, you can say “Ahoy, matey! |
Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.
Here is an example.
“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards I can’t wait. It’s fun!”
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.From the passage we know that most children like .
| A．doing housework | B．playing computer games |
| C．playing cards | D．doing housework |
Jim and Robert chose card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
| A．two | B．four | C．eight | D．ten |
Jim likes to .
| A．clean the bathroom | B．make the bed |
| C．feel the fish | D．sweep the floor |
The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “ ”.
| A．looked at | B．gave up |
| C．thought of | D．believed in |
Who did the housework on the weekends?
| A．Jim | B．Robert |
| C．The parents | D．The whole family |
There are four seasons(季节) in a year.They are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Spring is a beautiful season. It is from March to May. In spring, the trees turn(变) green, and the flowers come out. Everything looks new.
Summer is a happy season. It is from June to August. In summer, we can swim and eat a lot of ice cream. Of course, we have a long holiday, summer holiday! At that time, we can join the summer camp. That’s great! Autumn is a colourful season. It lasts(持续) from September to November. In autumn, the leaves on the trees turn yellow. Sometimes they are yellow or red. The colors are beautiful.
Winter is a cold season. It’s from December to February. In winter, it begins to snow in most places of China. Snow is white, and everything looks white. The children like playing with snow.How many seasons are there in a year?
| A．Six. | B．Five. | C．Four. | D．Two. |
What’s the meaning(意思) of the underlined(划线的) words?
| A．鲜艳 | B．出版 | C．开放 | D．出来 |
Winter is from _____ in China.
| A．September to November | B．March to May |
| C．December to February | D．January to March |
In _____, everything looks new.
| A．winter | B．autumn | C．summer | D．spring |
Can the children play with snow in winter in most places of China?
| A．Yes, they can. | B．No, they aren’t. |
| C．No, they can’t. | D．Yes, they are. |