Tim was a little boy of nine years old．He was busy last Saturday morning，because he went to the park with his friends to paint．
He returned home very late．It was nearly half past twelve，but nobody was in．He found that there was a note on the table．It read：
Tim didn't want to follow his parents everywhere．He felt so good that he could be a real big boy and look after himself．
Thinking there was nothing important out there，he cooked some noodles for himself and also helped himself to some apple juice．
Then he started to do some housework．He was really a good helper to his mother．When his mother was away，he would always find some housework to do，like sweeping the floor and washing the dishes．He felt it quite right for him to do some housework at weekends．
In the late afternoon，his parents came back．He asked them what happened．
"Why？You forget？It's Grandmother's birthday today．"
"Uh，gee!I simply forgot!I must telephone Grandmother．"
He picked up the phone．
"I'm terribly sorry，Grandma，that I forgot about your birthday．Anyway，anyone will forget one thing or another．So I won't get worried if you forget my birthday next Tuesday．"
36．Who was in when Tim returned home from the park？
A．Nobody．
B．His mother．
C．His grandfather．
D．His father．
37．Why didn't Tim go to his grandparents'in the afternoon？
A．He was busy in the afternoon．
B．He didn't see the note on the table．
C．He didn't want to see his grandmother．
D．He didn't want to follow his parents everywhere．
38．What is TRUE about Tim？
A．He was free last Saturday morning．
B．He hated to do some housework．
C．He forgot his grandmother's birthday．
D．He cooked dinner for himself．
39．Put the following into correct order according to the story．
①He found a note．
②He did some housework．
③He went out to paint．
④He phoned his grandmother．
⑤He cooked lunch．
A．②③①⑤④
B．③①⑤②④
C．③①②⑤④
D．④③①⑤②
40．At the end of the story，Tim reminded （提醒）his grandmother not to forget
A．his father's birthday
B．his mother's birthday
C．his grandfather's birthday
D．his birthday．
Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan's earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn't do charity for honour(荣誉).He wants to encourage more people to make contributions(贡献)to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.The article is probably taken from _______.
| A．a newspaper | B．a novel | C．a detective story | D．a science book |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned (谈到) in the passage?
| A．He is from Jiangsu. |
| B．He has visited many countries. |
| C．He has helped people in need. |
| D．He has got a lot of awards. |
Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
| A．Earthquakes |
| B．Hope Primary Schools |
| C．Pioneer of the Year |
| D．Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao |
阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题
Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford（牛津），England on the eighth of January, 1942. He went to school in ST Albans-a small city near London. After leaving school, Mr. Hawking went to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went to Cambridge University（剑桥大学）．
When he was 29 years old, Mr. Hawking got a bad illness. He couldn't speak or一 move without the help of a machine（机器）．Doctors said they, had no way to help him. He would die before he was 23. At first, Mr. Hawking became very sad. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. He worked hard and later became a very famous professor（教授）．Today he still works at Cambridge University as a professor.When was Mr. Hawking born?
How many universities did Mr. Hawking study in?
In which year did Mr. Hawking get a bad illness?
Did Mr. Hawking go to school in London?
Where does Mr. Hawking still work today.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）
Jim was a football player. He was very healthy when he was young.
But he hasn’t played football since he left school. He liked eating very much and he ate lots of food which contained a lot of fat, such as meat, fish, chicken, and so on. Because of this, he put on weight very fast. He became very very fat before long.
One day, he looked into the mirror, “Is that me?” He was surprised,” I have changed so much that I can hardly recognize myself. I must lost weight.”
So he went to see a doctor who advised him to play tennis and do enough exercise. He started to do exercise two days later. He spent two hours playing tennis every morning. When he played it, he burned up lots of calories.
From then on, he became thinner day by day. He looked into the mirror once again another day.” That is really me.” He said and smiled.According to the passage, Jim was a football player when he was at school
Jim doesn’t like eating meat at all.
Jim became fatter and fatter because he ate so much and didn’t do any sports.
Jim didn’t do as the doctor told him.
Jim really became thinner after he had had no food.
阅读理解
The best thing about going to school is learning how to read. Books are great friends. They can help you to learn about anything you want to know. They can go anywhere with you. You can read about animals, faraway places, people, and anything else.
Books are written by people called authors(作者). Authors think of things they want to write about. They make a plan for a book and start to write .Some authors write books that give us information(信息)and teach us things. Authors are very important people because they help us learn. Find a good book to read and read every day ,You will enjoy your time with a good book.What can you read about in books?
| A．Animals. | B．People | C．Places. | D．All of the above |
What is the best part about going to school?
| A．Playing. | B．Having lunch. | C．Learning to read. | D．Seeing friends. |
What are authors?
| A．They are people who drive cars. |
| B．They are people who live in big houses. |
| C．They are people who write books. |
| D．They are people who have animals. |
What do authors do before they write a book?
A. They think about what they want to write about.
B. They eat lunch.
C. They make a plan for the book.
D. Both A and C..Authors are important people because.
| A．they sing great songs | B．they help us learn |
| C．they take time to play | D．they have animals |
阅读理解
Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China.Betty is very happy because she will _______ with her parents.
A. visit China B. go home C. watch TVTheir _______ friends will show them around Beijing.
A. Australian B. Chinese C. AmericanFrom the text we can know that they will _______ in Beijing.
A. cook Chinese food B. Learn to speak Chinese
C. try some Chinese foodAfter they visit Beijing , they will go to _______.
A. Xi’an and Guilin B. The Summer Palace
C. ShanghaiHow long will the whole trip take?
A. one week B. two weeks C. three weeks