When I was a child． I was a tomboy （假小子）． I had a cowboy hat and cowboy boots． My brothers were two and four years older than I． We often played games together．
Once， my brothers and I fell in love with playing a game called "stealing horses"， Then my parents decided to buy my brothers guns． These were not "real" guns． Because I was a girl， I didn't get a gun． They shot and shot at everything with their new guns． I tried to "fight" them with my bow and arrows（弓和箭）． But I was still in the poor position without a gun．
One day while I was hiding behind a wall， looking out toward the fields， I felt a terrible blow to my right eye． I looked up just in time to see my brother lower his gun． Both brothers rushed to my side． My eye felt great pain and I covered it with my hand． "If you tell that to Mummy，" they said， "We will get a whipping（鞭打） from Daddy． You don't want that to happen， do you？" I did not． "Here is a piece of wire（电线），" said the older brother， picking it up from the floor， "Say you stepped on one end of it and the other flew up and hit you．" "Yes，" I said． To be honest， I didn't want them to be punished． So I did as my brothers told me to do．
A week after the "accident" my parents took me to see a doctor． Finally I knew my brothers were worried about my eye， so they told our parents what had happened and asked them to take me to see a doctor．
（1）According to the passage， the two brothers were ．
A．strict
B．clever
C． polite
D． naughty（淘气的）
（2）What does the underlined（划线的） phrase " in the poor position" mean in Chinese ？
A．处于劣势
B．在低洼处
C．处于虚弱状态
D．处于贫穷状态
（3）The two brothers asked the writer to tell a lie because they were afraid ．
A． they would lose their guns
B． their parents would punish them
C． they couldn't play the game any more
D． their parents would take their sister to see a doctor
（4）Choose the correct order according to the passage．
①The writer was hurt．
②The brothers told the truth．
③The parents bought guns for the brothers．
④The parents took the writer to see a doctor．
A．②③①④
B．③①②④
C．③①④②
D．③②①④
（5）What can we infer（推断）from the passage ？
A． The writer's parents didn't like her．
B． The writer and her two brothers loved each other．
C． The writer's brothers wanted to hurt her．
D． The two brothers didn't get on well with each other．
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（1）How much will Jack，a boy of 6，and his father pay if they visit the Beatles Story？
| A． |
￡15.95． |
| B． |
￡14.00． |
| C． |
￡22.95． |
| D． |
￡31.90． |
（2）What can we learn about Anfield Football Stadium？
| A． |
It costs ￡9.00 for an adult to take a tour in the stadium． |
| B． |
It is home of Liverpool FC，Liverpool's favorite football club． |
| C． |
The stadium is open every day． |
| D． |
It opened in 2008． |
（3）How long is the Museum of Liverpool open every day？
| A． |
For 5 hours． |
| B． |
For 7 hours． |
| C． |
For 10 hours． |
| D． |
For 12 hours． |
（4）What's Liverpool ONE？
| A． |
It's a restaurant． |
| B． |
It's a cinema． |
| C． |
It's an amusement park． |
| D． |
It's a shopping center． |
60．We might read the material ．
| A． |
in a geography textbook |
| B． |
in an English dictionary |
| C． |
in a travel magazine |
| D． |
in a storybook |
Alex turned his computer off and lay down on his bed．He grabbed the packet of chewing gum that was lying on the floor，popped （塞） one in his mouth and chewed it hard．
He was bored．Today was Saturday and Steve，his best friend，was working as the newspaper boy again．Alex turned round and noticed the new skateboard under his desk that he'd won at his last skate contest．He decided to ride it to the skate shop，because the kids there would buy it from him immediately．
He got up，grabbed his skateboard，opened the front door and rode away．He began to think of what he could buy with the money from selling the skateboard．He thought of the rock CDs．After a while he'd sell them to his friends，and with that money，he'd be able to buy skateboarding books．He'd sell those books back to Steve，and buy a few DVDs．Later he'd sell the DVDs to his elder brother's girlfriend!He could then get the ice-skating video，sell it to his small sister and…
He skated along，a smile on his face，thinking of all the good things when he noticed a small bench on the side of the street．He just wanted to do one little trick on the skateboard，before selling it．He decided to do a kickflip boardslide．He didn't land on the bench and fell off the skateboard，hitting his knee on the curb （路缘）．
He tried to get up：It hurt．He looked at the skateboard．It was broken in half…
根据短文内容，回答下列问题．
81．Why was Alex bored that Saturday？
82．Did Alex want to play skateboard when he noticed it？
83．Do you think if Alex likes rock music？Why？
84．What happened when he did one trick on the skateboard？
85．Could Alex's dream come true？Why？
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Many years ago，there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something good for the people of his town．But first he wanted to find out if they deserved（值得）his help．So he put a very large stone in the middle of the main road into the town．Then he stood behind a tree，waiting and watching．
Soon an old man came along with his cow．"Who put this stone in the center of the road？"said the old man，but he didn't try to move the stone away．He passed around the stone with some difficulties and continued on his way．Another man came along and did the same thing； then another came，and another．All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road，but nobody tried to move it．
Late in the afternoon，a young man came along．He saw the stone and said，"It will be dark at night．Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall over the stone and get hurt．"The young man then began to move the stone．He pushed and pulled and tried everything he could to move it out of the road．But to his surprise，under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message，"This money is for the person who moves this stone from the road．The person deserves help．"
（1）Who put the stone in the center of the road？
| A． |
An old man． |
| B． |
A rich man． |
| C． |
A young man． |
| D． |
Another man． |
（2）Why did the young man move the stone out of the road？
| A． |
Because he was strong enough to move it． |
| B． |
Because he knew there was a bag of money under it． |
| C． |
Because he didn't want other people to fall and get hurt． |
| D． |
Because the rich man wanted him to do so． |
（3）When the young man moved the stone，he found ．
| A． |
a bag |
| B． |
a message |
| C． |
a bag full of money and a message |
| D． |
a bag full of message |
（4）All of the people coming along the road did nothing about the stone except ．
| A． |
people of the town |
| B． |
the young man |
| C． |
the rich man |
| D． |
the old man with his cow |
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
| A． |
If we do well，we will have well． |
| B． |
If we move stones，we will have a lot of money． |
| C． |
The young man was lucky． |
| D． |
Other people were unlucky． |
Thang﹣ga （唐卡） is a special kind of painting． It was found only in Tibet， China． It started from the Tang dynasty （唐朝）． Thang﹣ga paintings show Tibetan people's lives． In recent years， Thang﹣ga paintings have caught the public's attention． At the same time， the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art．
The colors of Thang﹣ga paintings look wonderful and special． Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists， the paints （颜料） used in Thang﹣ga paintings are different from other paints． They were made from minerals （矿物质） like gold and silver， as well as some plants． The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last （持续） for hundreds of years．
However， with the development of technology， people now use cheaper and easily﹣made chemicals to make Thang﹣ga paints． The traditional paints used in Thang﹣ga paintings took a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways． Later people stopped making the paints and forgot about them． So the skills needed to make them were almost lost． The traditional Thang﹣ga paintings are difficult to find now．
（1）What is Thang﹣ga？
| A． |
A photo． |
| B． |
A painting． |
| C． |
A book． |
| D． |
A story． |
（2）Who has tried to protect the Thang﹣ga art？
| A． |
Both teachers and students． |
| B． |
An old person． |
| C． |
Only old people． |
| D． |
The Chinese government． |
（3）What were the Thang﹣ga paints made from？
| A． |
Minerals and plants． |
| B． |
Just water． |
| C． |
Only ink． |
| D． |
Only a mineral． |
（4）How long can the colors of Thang﹣ga paintings last for？
| A． |
One year． |
| B． |
A month． |
| C． |
Hundreds of years． |
| D． |
A few thousand years． |
（5）Are there the traditional Thang﹣ga paintings now？
| A． |
Yes， there are． |
| B． |
No， there aren't． |
| C． |
I think they disappeared． |
| D． |
When I read it， I don't know the answer． |
Lan Lan，a student of Grade Seven in Lushan，was taking a drawing class in a tent on April 23．Guess what she drew--a house with wings．When the teacher asked why she did so，Lan said if her house could （81）f ，it wouldn't fall down in an earthquake．
Lan's hometown was hit by a（82）s earthquake on April 20．At least 196 people were killed and more than 11，000 were injured．Many people became homeless．Soldiers and doctors（83）q arrived in the area，saving people and rebuilding homes．Lots of money was sent there to help all those in need．
Although we can't prevent （阻止） an earthquake from happening，we can use some methods to （84）r harm．During an earthquake，do not jump out of high buildings because it is very （85）d ．Another method is to cover your head and neck （86）u a strong table or desk．If there is no shelter （躲避处） nearby，you can also stay by a wall，and cover your head and neck with your arms and hands．And then you must keep calm and stay there （87）u the shaking stops．
Japan is a （88）c which lies on the earthquake belt （地震带） and it is very good at dealing with earthquakes．From a very young age，the Japanese are already taught how to survive （幸存） them．Students often receive earthquake training．Almost in every Japanese family you can find a survival kit （救生装备） with a flash-light，a radio，water and enough food for several days．This helps people to stay （89）a after an earthquake．
"There should be more safety（90）t at schools in our country，"said Xu Jiannong，an education expert in Beijing．There is no more truth than this when one's life is the most important of all．