Even though I just had lunch not long ago，I was felling hungry again．I went for something to eat．That was when I discovered the pudding in the fridge．It was made from milk，sugar，eggs and fruits，and it looked so yummy．I noticed that there was only one left．
I was putting the pudding on a plate when my brother came into the kitchen．He found the pudding and asked for it．"It's mine!I was the only one who found it!"I shouted．"You are my elder brother，You should give it to me!"said he．Then he started pulling the plate towards himself and I did the same．
Suddenly，the plate moved to one side and the pudding slipped （滑动） out of the plate．It landed on the floor and turned into a yellow mess．My brother and I both looked at each other，feeling amazed and disappointed at the same time．It was such a waste!
To my surprise，Ollie，our pet dog，walked over to the mess on the floor．It began to lap up the pudding happily，Within minutes，the mess on the floor was gone．Ollie licked （舔） its lips when it was done．
After watching Ollie finishing the whole pudding by itself，we realized ．If both of us had shared the pudding，we would both have got to eat half of it．It was because of our greed （贪婪） that we ended up with nothing．That day，my brother and I learnt a good lesson．
31．The writer's brother thought he should get the pudding because ．
A．he found it by himself
B．he made it by himself
C．it was wrong to keep a pet dog
D．he was younger
32．The underlined part"lap up"in Paragraph 4 is the closest in meaning to ．
A．share
B．move
C．eat
D．pull
33．Which of the following can be put in the blank in the last paragraph？
A．how foolish we had been
B．how happy we both were
C．it was wrong to keep a pet dog
D．the pudding was not yummy．
Girls in Japan love the month of March. March the third is Japanese Girls' Day, or people also call it the Doll(洋娃娃) Festival.
On this day, girls wear beautiful kimonos (和服). Their parents put lovely dolls on a shelf. They hope that the dolls can bring health and happiness to their girls. There are seven tiers (层) of dolls. Dolls of the king and queen are always at the top of the shelf.
Girls usually invite good friends to their homes on this day to celebrate(庆祝)it. They sit around the dolls, singing, dancing and talking. The next day parents have to put the dolls away quickly. According to Japanese tradition, if they don't do that, they may find it hard to marry off (嫁出) their daughters later in life.When is the Doll Festival?
| A．February 3rd. | B．March 3rd. |
| C．March 2nd. | D．May 3rd. |
What do girls wear on that day?
| A．They wear short skirts. |
| B．They wear new T-shirts. |
| C．They wear school clothes. |
| D．They wear traditional (传统) Japanese clothes. |
What is on the top of the shelf?
| A．Dolls of the king and queen. | B．Dolls of the parents. |
| C．Dolls of their daughters. | D．Dolls of the girls' friends. |
Why do parents put dolls on the shelf?
| A．Because the dolls are very lovely. |
| B．Because their daughters ask them to do it. |
| C．Because the king and the queen want them to do it. |
| D．Because dolls can bring health and happiness to their daughters. |
Which of the sentences is NOT true?
| A．The girls sing and dance around the dolls on that day. |
| B．The girls invite their friends to celebrate the festival together. |
| C．The shelf has seven tiers of dolls on it. |
| D．On March 3rd, parents should put the dolls away quickly. |
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears(熊) are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
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Keep the zoo clean！
Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？
| A．Four | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one is 14 and the other is 10, how much are the tickets together？
| A．$4.00 | B．$2.00 | C．$3.00 | D．$1.00 |
Which of the following is the visiting time？
| A．8:30 a.m. Monday | B．9:30 a.m. Friday |
| C．3:00 p.m. Sunday | D．5:00 p.m. Tuesday |
From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _______.
| A．fat | B．long | C．strong | D．tall |
Which of the following can we do in the zoo？
| A．To give some food to the dogs. | B．To touch the monkey on the head. |
| C．To throw things everywhere. | D．To take a few nice photos. |
London police are well known in the world. Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 there was no policeman in London at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night, and they were not paid very much.
About 300 years ago, London started to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people had to stay in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 Bow Street Runners, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So, in 1829, the first London Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. There was no policewoman in London until 1920.
Today, London police are quite well paid and only a few police officers still ride horses.
Perhaps the London Police Force’s greatest achievement (成就) is to meet changing conditions and provide excellent police service (服务). The two main reasons for the Force’s development were the growth of population and the progress of science and technology.London Police Force is famous in the world, because _________.
| A．it provides excellent service | B．it has many policewomen |
| C．the police officers work on horses | D．it has a long history |
People in London didn’t want to go outdoors about 300 years ago because
__________.
| A．there were no policemen in the streets | B．the city was very dirty |
| C．they were poor | D．there were so many thieves in the streets |
London had 120 Bow Street Runners in the year of __________.
| A．1700 | B．1750 | C．1800 | D．1829 |
Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
| A．A few policeman protected the city streets at night in 1700. |
| B．The first London Police Force was founded in 1829. |
| C．London police were well paid in the past. |
| D．People could not see policewomen until 1900. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．London Police Force | B．Bow Street Runners |
| C．Why Are London Police Famous? | D．The History of the London Police |
Have you ever done something foolish that made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬的）?
Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn．I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box since I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped．
A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain，watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.
Luckily，it began to stop after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down．picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man．
“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,”he replied．smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order．you see.” I felt myself go bright red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?
A. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.
B. Because she wanted to phone her mother.
C. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.What did the writer think what the young man wanted to do?
A. To repair the phone. B. To use the phone. C. To stay in the phone box. How long did the young man wait for?
A. About five minutes． B. About fifteen minutes. C. About ten minutes. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer.
B. The writer was telephoning to her mother when it rained．
C. It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping.Why was the writer embarrassed?
A. Because she did something foolish.
B. Because she got all wet.
C. Because she made the man wait so long.
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”How much money does the boy’s father make an hour? _____.
A. $10 B. $20 C. $30In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.
A. very angry B. quite happy C. too excitedAt first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because __.
A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B. he thought the boy would buy something of no use
C. the boy always borrowed money from him The boy wanted to buy ____ with twenty dollars.
A. a new book for himself
B. a nice present for his father
C. an hour of his father’s timeFrom the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father____.
A. often played with his son
B. spent little time with his son
C. often came back home early