It was getting late. There was no noise in the forest. We could only hear the birds singing. And then, a bear—a big brown bear—came into the forest. The bear stopped under a tall tree. He was very hungry. He looked up into the tree. There in the nut tree was his supper—a supper of nice nuts. But the nuts were high up in the tree. The hungry bear could not reach them. But he knew how to get his supper. He climbed up the tree.
Up and up he climbed. He climbed onto a big branch of the tree. He sat there and then shook (摇) the branch again and again. At last the branch broke. The brown bear fell down with the branch and nuts.
The bear sat up and looked around. With his big paws he picked up the nuts and ate them up.
How did the brown bear get his supper?
| A．He climbed up the tree and ate the nuts there. |
| B．He shook the nuts off a tree and ate them. |
| C．He picked up the nuts on the ground and ate them. |
| D．He fell down with the branch of the tree. Then he took the nuts and ate them. |
The story took place .
| A．in the morning | B．at noon |
| C．before evening came | D．at midnight |
The word “branch” in this passage means in Chinese.
| A．树干 | B．树叶 | C．树枝 | D．树桩 |
Where did the bear eat the nuts?
| A．In a forest. | B．Outside the forest |
| C．Near a forest. | D．In front of the forest. |
From this passage we can see the bear was .
| A．small but heavy | B．big but light |
| C．big and heavy | D．small and light |
What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying: "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles" .Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge(知识). It brings us a new and different world that we have never been before. Almost all the great men like reading. like Chairman Mao and Madame Curie.
In a word. books are treasure(财宝) and we must love them. But before you read，remember to choose a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about what books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are many different kinds of books. I like biography(传记) because I can learn something from the characters.
What about you? Young friends. please love books and read them.They are very helpful to you. Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Madame Curie doesn't like reading at all. |
| B．We shouldn't ask teachers about what books to read. |
| C．Reading books can give us little knowledge. |
| D．We have to choose a good book before we start to read. |
What does the underlined part "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles." mean in Chinese?
| A．读书百遍，其义自见 | B．读万卷书，行万里路 |
| C．滚石不生苔 | D．读数千本书就能行数千里路 |
Reading books can help people_________.
| A．to get more sleep | B．to know little about themselves |
| C．to get money from others | D．to understand the world better |
What kind of books does the writer like?
| A．Story-books. | B．Comic books. | C．Biography. | D．Novels |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Only reading books can make people succeed. |
| B．Chairman Mao likes reading very much. |
| C．Books are helpful to human. |
| D．Young people should read more books. |
My name is Panrit. I live in Samutprakarn. It is about thirty kilometers south of Bangkok，the capital of Thailand. My house is near a museum and opposite a school.
My house has two floors,two bedrooms and two toilets. We don't have a dining room,so we eat our meals in the living room. There are four people in my family, my mum,my dad,my brother and I. My house doesn’t have a garden but we have some plants in pots(盆景). We also have some small fish. My mum likes the plants very much. She usually waters and looks after them when she's at home.
I don't usually stay at home. I usually stay at my grandma's home because it is more comfortable. In her home. there is no homework. and all I have to do is to play.Panrit lives_______ the capital of Thailand.
| A．about thirty kilometers from | B．to the east of |
| C．far from a museum | D．in the north of |
Panrit's family have meals in the___________
| A．dinning room | B．living room | C．bedroom | D．garden |
Panrit's ________ looks after the plants at home.
| A．father | B．brother | C．sister | D．mother |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Panrit often helps his grandma with the housework. |
| B．Panrit likes watering the plants at home. |
| C．Panrit often stays at his grandma's home. |
| D．Panrit is the only child in his family. |
The best title for the passage should be_______.
| A．My Home | B．My Student Life | C．My Parents | D．My Grandma |
A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew. 
One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “What’s the difference? ” the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.
“Yes, ” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree! ”What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?
___________________________________________________________How many people are there in the story?
____________________________________________________________Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?
____________________________________________________________Why did the apple tree soon die?
____________________________________________________________Who destroyed the apple tree?
Mark Twain，the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.
One day Mark Twain was invited（被邀请）to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man,one of his friends.The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled，and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight，”said Mark Twain.“I’m sure I can make him laugh”That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh.But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories，but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain told his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed（失望的）． Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh，”said his friend.“I know that old man. He’s been deaf（聋）for years.”Mark Twain liked to play jokes on______
| A．himself | B．others | C．old men | D．Americans |
One day Mark Twain met______at lunch.
| A．a friend | B．a young man’s uncle | C．a young girl | D．a deaf |
The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle never_______
| A．spoke | B．talked | C．laughed | D．ate |
The young man and his uncle sat ______that evening.
| A．at home | B．near the door | C．at the back | D．in the front |
Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was_______
| A．thirsty | B．tired | C．angry | D．Sleepy |
Do you know Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng? Fei Junlong was born in 1965. He is a Chinese astronaut selected（选拔）as a member of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Jiangsu and joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force（中国人民解放军空军）in 1982 at the age of 17. And since then he has only returned home six times. As a fighter pilot（战机飞行员）, he was selected to an astronaut in 1998. He married Wang Jie in 1991 and has one son. Nie Haisheng was born in September 1964. He is also a Chinese astronaut selected for the Shenzhou program. He is from Hubei. After graduating from high school he joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998 he was selected for the astronaut program. He was one of the three astronauts who were in the final group to train for the Shenzhou 5 fight. Yang Liwei was also picked out for the flight, with Zhai zhigang. On September 23,2005 it was reported that Zhai and Nie would be one of the three pairs of astronauts who would be in the final training for Shenzhou 6. But in the end, Fei and Nie were chosen, and Zhai missed his chance to space again. Nie Haisheng got married to Nie Jielin and has an 11-year-old daughter. When did Nie join the army?
| A．In 1982. |
| B．In 1998. |
| C．In 1991. |
| D．After his graduation from high school. |
Who among the astronauts in this passage hasn’t been to space?
| A．Zhai Zhigang. | B．Nie Haisheng. |
| C．Yang Liwei. | D．Fei Junlong. |
How many times has Fei Junlong returned home since he left at the age of 17?
| A．Three times. | B．Four times. |
| C．Six times. | D．Eight times. |
How many people did the writer mention in this passage?
| A．5. | B．6. | C．7. | D．8. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A． Yang Liwei was born in Jiangsu. |
| B． Nie Haisheng has an elever-year-old daughter. |
| C． Fei Junlong is one year older than Nie Haisheng. |
| D． Zhai Zhigang got married to Nie Jielin and has a son. |