Tom likes chocolates very much，but his mother doesn't give him chocolates , because they’re bad for his teeth，she thinks. But Tom has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves his grandson very much and sometimes he buys Tom some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them，because she wants to make the old man happy.
On Sunday evening，it is Tom’s birthday. He says，“Please，God(上帝)，let them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday.”His mother says，“God can’t hear you. Don’t shout.”“I know，”says the clever boy with a smile.“But Grandfather is in the next room，and he can.”Tom’s mother thinks_________.
| A．Tom is a good boy |
| B．chocolates are bad for her teeth |
| C．chocolates are bad for Tom’s teeth |
| D．Tom doesn't like chocolates |
Why does Tom’s mother let him eat chocolates sometimes?
| A．Because Tom studies hard. |
| B．Because Tom’s grandma buys him some chocolates. |
| C．Because she is happy. |
| D．Because she wants to make Tom’s grandpa happy. |
Why does Tom shout?
A. Because he wants to make his grandpa hear him.
B. Because he wants to make God hear him.
C. Because he wants to make his mother hear him.
D. Both B and C.Which one is right?
| A．Tom is clever. |
| B．Tom doesn’t like his mother. |
| C．Tom’s mother doesn’t love him. |
| D．The boy is a good student. |
What day is Tom’s birthday?
| A．Monday. | B．Sunday. | C．Friday. | D．Saturday. |
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How many children does the babysitter need to take care of ?
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
Who needs to work on Sunday?
| A．The teacher. | B．The driver. |
| C．The cook. | D．The babysitter. |
If Nancy wants to work for new child-care programme, ________ .
| A．she must have three years’ teaching experience. |
| B．she must drive well. |
| C．she must do the job on the weekend. |
| D．she can call 021-55632580. |
阅读一篇短文，根据短文内容回答问题（不超过5个词）。（共5小题，计10分）
Dear Mrs. Green,
I am Jack White’s father. I am writing to you to ask for three-day leave this week. Because we have to deal with some important family matters in Washington D.C. Jack’s grandfather is badly ill in hospital and he hopes we can go to see him. Maybe it will be the last time. We have already told Mr. Johnson, the schoolmaster, about it.
Could you please give Jack some homework to keep up with the class while he is absent? You can contact me on 88763568 if you would like to discuss the homework.
Thanks again for you help. We are very happy with Jack’s progress in study.
Sincerely
Mr. WhiteWho is Mr. Johnson?
How long will Jack be absent from school?
Where will Jack and his father go?
What does Mrs. White ask Mrs. Green to do for Jack?
Who wrote this letter?
Thousands of 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 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．Thousands 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 move behind them． |
| D．They tried to stay ahead of them． |
The melting ice may help 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 |
Indonesia （印尼） |
An Air Asia flight from the Indonesia to Singapore lost contact(联系) with air traffic control on Sunday. Transport Ministry official said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew（乘务员） on it, another Indonesian Transport official said. |
Shanghai |
HONG KONG---At least 36 people were killed and 47 injured（伤害） in a stampede during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, the city’s government reported. The deaths happened in the eastern city’s famous Bund, the riverside area where tens of thousands had gathered. The stampede began after 11:35 p.m. in Chen Yi Square, the city said. The exact cause was unclear. President Xi Jingping ordered an immediate investigation, the official Xinhua news service reported. |
Which flight lost contact according the article?
| A．MH370 | B．ATR-72-600 | C．QZ8501 | D．MH17 |
How many people lost their lives in the two accidents?
| A．36 | B．42 | C．155 | D．191 |
The stampede took place _____________.
| A．on Christmas Eve | B．during New Year’s Eve |
| C．at 6:17 a.m local time | D．on Sunday |
Both the two articles are talking about_____________.
| A．health | B．education |
| C．environment | D．safety |
We are most likely to read these articles in_____________.
| A．text books | B．newspaper |
| C．comic books | D．magazines |
阅读表达 （共10分，每题2分）
Joe Brown has a shop. He sells meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman comes into his shop at five to one. “I’m sorry I’m late,” she says. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe has only one piece of meat in his shop. He takes it out of the fridge and says, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman says, “don’t you have for anything bigger?” Joe goes into the room behind his shop, puts the piece of meat into the fridge, takes it out of again and closes the door with lots of noise. Then he brings the piece of meat to the woman and says, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman says with a smile, “give me both of them.”
Answer the following questions within 4 words.（每题答案不超过4个词）What does Joe Brown sell?
________________________________________________When does the woman come to Joe’s shop?
____________________ ____________________________Why doesn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
_________________________________________________How many pieces of meat are there in the fridge?
_________________________________________________How much is the piece of meat in fact(实际)?
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