Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again. Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia,” Jack said to them. “I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late. So I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh(雪橇) when the sun went down. It was a long way from my friend’s house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh. It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. It was cold, and there were no houses for miles and miles. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster. Then I saw long, gray forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near us. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.”
“What did you do?” one of Jack’s friends asked.
“When the wolves got very near,” Jack answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes.”
“Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it.”
“The same thing happened again and again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us.”
“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of his friends asked. Jack told his friends what happened to him when he was _________.
| A．in England one winter evening |
| B．in Russia one winter evening |
| C．in America one winter morning |
| D．in Russia one winter morning |
In the sentence: “They finished their meal”, “meal” here means “_________”.
| A．the food Jack had brought with him |
| B．the meal prepared by Jack’s friend |
| C．the wolf which had been killed by Jack |
| D．the dead animals on the way |
According to what Jack said, the last wolf _________.
| A．was the strongest of all |
| B．ran much faster than the other wolves |
| C．had eaten all the other wolves |
| D．was very fat and didn’t run fast enough |
From what Jack’s friend said we know that _________.
| A．all the wolves had been shot by Jack |
| B．the last wolf was too fat to run |
| C．the friend did not believe what Jack had said |
| D．Jack was telling the truth |
In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn’t much work there. Services such as hospital and transport （交通） are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.
But in the big cities of Europe like London or Pads, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt （尘土） of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don’t want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.
So they move out of the cities. Some don’t go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities, other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.
Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don’t make so much money and there isn’t much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren’t always very friendly.
As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It’s wonderful to see crowds in the streets and cinema lights.” they say.Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?
| A．The countryside is much poorer than me city. |
| B．People in the countryside have nothing to eat. |
| C．People in the countryside don’t have much work to do there. |
| D．Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside. |
Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside?
| A．Because they will find good jobs. |
| B．Because they are tired of living in the city. |
| C．Because they can make more money there. |
| D．Because they like feeding sheep and cows in the green fields. |
After moving to the countryside, some people in Europe feel unhappy.
Because __________________.
| A．they can't make much money |
| B．there isn’t much work for them to do in the countryside |
| C．some people in the countryside aren’t always very friendly to them |
| D．all of the above |
The underlined sentence in the last paragraph shows _______________.
| A．they are happy to move back to the city |
| B．they miss their friends in the countryside |
| C．they still want to move to the countryside |
| D．they are tired0f the noise and the crowded streets in the city |
Tile best title of this passage may be “______________”.
| A．A happy life | B．Living in the city |
| C．Moving out or moving back | D．Living in the countryside |
Dear Alice,
I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model（模特）.
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn’t see. I can’t eat what I like, even though I’m very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece （侄女）, you have to know that money is nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love,
EmmaWhat was Emma surprised about?
| A．Alice wanted to keep thin. |
| B．Alice decided not to do modeling. |
| C．Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl. |
| D．Alice decided not to finish her studies at school. |
Emma can’t go back to school again, because _______________.
| A．she is tired of being a student |
| B．she wants to make more money from modeling |
| C．she is so old that she has missed the best time in school |
| D．she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model |
How long does Alice still have to study in high school?
| A．One year. | B．Two years. | C．Three years. | D．The longer, the better. |
Emma only cares about________________.
| A．Alice’s beauty | B．Alice’s happiness |
| C．Alice’s age | D．Alice’s swimming suit |
From the letter we know that __________________.
| A．Emma is a famous model |
| B．Emma likes being a model for a living |
| C．Alice will go on her studies in high school |
| D．Emma can eat what she likes when she is very hungry |
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What can’t children learn in Little Rabbit?
| A．Art. | B．Music. | C．Computer. | D．Languages. |
Mrs. Green can send her daughter Lucy to Little Rabbit except _____________.
| A．6:00 p.m. on Friday | B．7:00 a.m. on Wednesday |
| C．11:00 a.m. on Tuesday | D．12:00 a.m. on Monday |
Little Rabbit will be open for ____________ in a week.
| A．4 hours | B．8 hours | C．20 hours | D．40 hours |
Who can have fun and learn in Little Rabbit?
| A．Mike, a school boy of 13. | B．Mary, an eight-year-old girl. |
| C．Cathy, an experienced teacher. | D．Linda, a housewife without work. |
Where’s Little Rabbit?
| A．It’s on Second Street. | B．It’s on First Street. |
| C．It’s on Market Road. | D．It’s in the Flower Market. |
Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.
Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn’t want to move. He didn’t have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.
After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor’s advice. He often plays
soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.How old is Nick?
| A．13. | B．14. | C．15. | D．16. |
Nick likes _____________ in his free time.
| A．riding a bike | B．playing the guitar |
| C．playing computer games | D．having a school trip |
Who took Nick to the hospital?
| A．His dad. | B．His mom. | C．His neighbor. | D．We are not sure. |
Why was Nick taken to the hospital?
| A．Because he was too excited. |
| B．Because he had a cold in the morning. |
| C．Because he was too nervous of his studies. |
| D．Because he couldn’t move after playing computer games so long. |
Nick should ______________ to follow the doctor's advice.
| A．go to a movie | B．listen to music |
| C．take more exercise | D．play computer games |
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Confidence（自信） is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude （态度）.A study shows that the people who are more confident are much __ (1)______. They can have more chances to make ____(1)_____ successful. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:
·Speak loud When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loudly enough so that people can hear you clearly. The .high voice can help you become more confident.
·Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. (2) A strong body helps you be full of confidence.
·Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
·Get rid of （消除） fear Fear comes along with failure （失败）. But it’s easy to overcome （克服） if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.
·Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can.In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.在空白处填下所缺的单词，每空一词：____________ ____________
将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
____________________________________________________________________ 根据短文内容，回答问题：How can you encourage yourself?
____________________________________________________________________ 找出与下句意思相同或相近的句子：
Please speak as loudly as possible in order to make yourself heard clearly.
____________________________________________________________________ 请找出或写出短文主题句。
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