It was a Christmas night． I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on such a beautiful festival． When I was complaining（抱怨）about it， three people appeared at my desk ﹣ a tired woman and two children．
"Are you all sick？" I asked doubtfully because they seemed all right．
"Yes，" the woman answered weakly and lowered her head．
But when they started to present their problems， things became unclear． One child had a fever， but his temperature was OK． The other child had an earache， but she could not tell me which ear hurt． It seemed that the mother was pretending to cough．
Something was wrong．But I only explained that it might take a while before a doctor could meet them． "Take your time， please，" said the mother． I checked their charts ﹣ no address． Suddenly I knew， they were homeless while the hospital was warm．
The family huddled（蜷缩）together under the Christmas tree， smiling and talking with each other sweetly． Quietly， I went back to the nurses' station and told them what happened in the waiting room． It was just like God sending us a gift on Christmas Day． The nurses' station suddenly came back to life． All the nurses went into action for "a Christmas emergency（急诊）"．
We took out our meals for our Christmas "patients"． We also put together oranges and apples as presents． We tried to exceedthe needs of a family who only wanted a warm place on Christmas night．Later， the little girl kissed me and said， "Thanks for being our angel（天使）．"
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（1）Before the family appeared in the hospital， the writer was very ．
| A． |
proud |
| B． |
unhappy |
| C． |
pleased |
| D． |
happy |
（2）The family came to the hospital because ．
| A． |
they came to visit a patient |
| B． |
they were all sick |
| C． |
they were homeless |
| D． |
the children were sick |
（3）The nurses offered the family meals and gifts in order to ．
| A． |
make them feel at home |
| B． |
make them leave |
| C． |
make them feel upset |
| D． |
make them unhappy |
（4）What does the underlined word "exceed " in this passage mean？
| A． |
降低 |
| B． |
超出 |
| C． |
拒绝 |
| D． |
支付 |
（5）From the story， we learn that ．
| A． |
homeless people often tell lies |
| B． |
a hospital is a good place to spend Christmas night |
| C． |
we should always be friendly and kind to those in need |
| D． |
the writer was unlucky |
阅读理解
Last summer，Cathy’s whole family went to New York City for their summer vacation．They stayed there for two weeks．New York City has more than seven and a half million people．It is the largest city in the United States．It is also the home of the United Nations．
First they visited the Statue of Liberty．The Statue of Liberty is one of New York’s most wellknown historical sites．Millions of people visit it every year．On the second day they went to the Empire State Building．It is the tallest building in New York City now．From the top of the building，they saw most parts of New York．On the third day，they visited the Metropolitan Museum．In this museum，they saw a lot of famous paintings．During the rest time of the week，Bob went to Bronx Zoo with his younger brother and sister．There they were glad to see a lot of their favorite animals-tigers，lions，monkeys and elephants．
In the second week，the family visited Long Island．On the island，they spent most of their time swimming，sunbathing and playing on the beach．They all had a good time．Do many people live in New York City？
________________________________________________________________Where is the United Nations？
________________________________________________________________Which historical site do millions of people visit？
________________________________________________________________How long did Cathy’s family stay there？
________________________________________________________________Which places did they visit in New York City？
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Wang Lin’s Diary（日记）
Oct．8th，Sunday
October 1st is our National Day．It was Sunday．In the morning，our teacher took us to the park．Oh，many people were there．We could see flags（旗）and flowers everywhere．We saw people dancing in the park everywhere．We had a good time．
This morning I did some cleaning．Then I went to school．In the class，our teacher told us a very interesting story．It was about a French scientist Ampere．Once he was walking in the street when he began to work on a problem on a“blackboard”with a piece of chalk．But it was not a blackboard．It was the back of a carriage（马车）．Ampere didn’t notice （注意）it at all．How hard he worked at his problem！
In the evening，it became cloudy．It’s going to rain tomorrow，I think．Wang Lin wrote his diary on________．
| A．October 1st |
| B．October 4th |
| C．October 7th |
| D．October 8th |
Wang Lin’s teacher and his classmates went to the park on________．
| A．October 1st |
| B．October 2nd |
| C．Wednesday |
| D．Monday |
Ampere was a great________scientist．
| A．English |
| B．American |
| C．French |
| D．Chinese |
Ampere worked on a problem on the________．
| A．blackboard |
| B．back of a carriage |
| C．carriage |
| D．flag |
Wang Lin thought it was going to rain the next day because________．
| A．it was too hot that day |
| B．it didn’t rain for a long time |
| C．it was cloudy that evening |
| D．it was cloudy that morning |
阅读理解
| June 7th，2008 Saturday Cloudy What an exciting weekend I had！We had a basketball game with the team Center City．The players in that team were all tall and strong．They thought they could beat（战胜）us．But we played well．At last we won the game，4—3． Eric |
| June 14th，2008 Saturday Rainy My friend Dale phoned me to go to the beach this morning．But it started to rain after breakfast．I just watched the boring TV show at home． Jim |
| June 15th，2008 Sunday Sunny I had a busy Sunday．In the morning，I went to the art club to learn to draw for two hours．Then I cleaned the rooms．In the afternoon，I cooked dinner with my mother for my father．Do you know why？It is Father’s Day！In the evening，my parents and I went to the movie． Ruth |
When did Eric have a basketball game？
| A．On Sunday． |
| B．On a sunny day． |
| C．On June 7th，2008． |
| D．On Juric 14th，2008． |
Jim couldn’t go to the beach because________．
| A．he had to watch the basketball game |
| B．he had to learn to draw |
| C．he cleaned the rooms at home |
| D．it started to rain after breakfast |
What did Ruth think of her Sunday？
| A．Exciting． |
| B．Bad． |
| C．Boring． |
| D．Busy． |
The underlined word“won”means（意思是）________．
| A．赢得 |
| B．输掉 |
| C．放弃 |
| D．对抗 |
Which one is TRUE（哪一个是正确的）？
| A．It was sunny when Eric had the basketball game． |
| B．In 2008，Father’s Day is on June 15th． |
| C．Jim learned to draw and cleaned the rooms on Sunday morning． |
| D．Ruth went to the movie with Jim and Eric． |
Here are a lot of different cakes-fruit cakes，chocolate cakes，etc．Sometimes we buy them in a shop．Sometimes we make them ourselves．
We like cakes．We like Christmas cakes a lot．My mother often makes cakes for us at Christmas．And I often help her to make them．To make a Christmas cake，we need these things：
Half a kilo of flour（面粉）；
3 cups of milk；
4 eggs and some fruit，etc．
Now we can make a cake with those things．How does the writer like Christmas cakes？
| A．She likes them very much． |
| B．She likes them a little． |
| C．She doesn’t like them． |
| D．She doesn’t like them at all． |
When does the writer’s mother make cakes for her？
| A．At Christmas． |
| B．On the writer’s birthday． |
| C．On weekdays． |
| D．On Sundays． |
What do we need to make a cake？
| A．Some flour． |
| B．Some milk． |
| C．Some eggs． |
| D．All of the above． |
How much flour do we need to make a cake？
| A．A kilo of flour． |
| B．Two kilos of flour． |
| C．Half a kilo of flour． |
| D．A bag of flour． |
How many eggs and how much fruit do we need to make a cake？
| A．Three eggs and some fruit． |
| B．Much fruit and four eggs． |
| C．Some fruit and some eggs． |
| D．Four eggs and some fruit． |
阅读理解
Sam likes fish very much．He often buys fish in the shop and takes it home．But when his wife sees the fish，she says to herself，“Good！Now I can ask my friends to have lunch，and we can eat this fish．They like fish very much．”
So when Sam comes home in the evening，the fish is not there and his wife always says，“Oh，your cat eats it．”And she gives Sam some bread for his supper．Sam gets very angry．He takes the cat and his wife to the shop near his house and weighs the cat．Then he turns to his wife and says，“My fish weighs（重）one kilo．This cat weighs one，too．My cat is here，you see．Then where’s my fish？”Which sentence is right according to the text？
| A．Sam doesn’t like eating fish at all． |
| B．Sam often buys some fish for his cat． |
| C．Sam’s cat always eats the fish before he comes back． |
| D．The friends of Sam’s wife eat the fish． |
What’s the meaning of“comes home”in the sentence“So when Sam comes home…”？
| A．goes home |
| B．leaves home |
| C．gets home |
| D．at home |
Does Sam take the cat and his wife to the shop near his home？
| A．Yes，he does． |
| B．No，he doesn’t． |
| C．I don’t know． |
| D．I don’t think so． |
How much does the cat weigh？
| A．One kilo． |
| B．Two kilos． |
| C．Half a kilo． |
| D．One and a half kilos． |
Who gets very angry？
| A．Sam’s wife． |
| B．Sam． |
| C．Sam’s friends． |
| D．Sam’s wife’s friends． |