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Mr. Smith is a big man. He is very heavy. His old clothes are too small. Hewants（ 想要）to buy new shirts and pants that are very big. The pantsmust（ 必须）be very long. He does not want to buy short pants. And hewants dark brown pants and light blue shirts. He doesn't like black orwhite.1. What does Mr. Smith look like?A. Small and heavy. B. Big and thin. C. Big and heavy.2. His clothes are small.A. old B. new C. old and new3. He wants to buy.A. short pants B. long pants C. green shirts4. His new clothes must be.A. very small B. very short C. very big5. He want s.A. dark brown pants B. dark blue shirts C. black pantsIKey: IC 2. A 3:B 4: C 5:A2Many people like to watch TV .Watch TV is one of the most importantactivities of the day .TV brings the outside world closer to people'shomes .Some people say the world is now smaller than before becauseof TV .Perhaps they are right.What's going on in other countries ?What's going on in the deepest parts of the sea ?Well just turn on the TV .Turn it on and watch .You can see a lot andyou can learn a lo t. Of course people can also learn through reading orlistening to the radio .But watch TV they can learn better and moreeasily .Why ? Because they can hear and watch ,too .TV helps to open our eyes .TV also helps to open our minds .TVoften give us new ideas .We learn newer and better ways of doingthings.1. People do some important things .But one of the most importantthings is to .A .go shopping B .watch TV C .read stories D .go boating2. It is not possible to see the life in the deepest parts of the sea ,is it ?A .Yes , it is . B .No , it isn,t C .Yes , it isn't D .No , it is .3. With TV people can learn things than only listening to the radio .A .better B .faster C .more easily D .both A and C4. In the sentence “TV bring the outside world closer to people'shomes The word “closer“ means .A .to be closed B .shorter C .nearer D .farther5. Which of the following is not true ?A .Many people's favorite thing is watching TV .B .Today's world itself is becoming smaller and smaller.C .Our minds can be helped to open by TV .D .We often get new ideas from watching TV .2Key: 1. B 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.A3China Youth says that more and more girl students have enteredcolleges to study in recent few years.As we know,once the number ofboys was larger than that of girls,and boys did much better than girls inour country for a long time.Now things have changed a lot.In recent years, the _proprtion_ of girl students is growing fast.ln1998,about 39.7% of college students were girls.ln 2000,it was 41.07%and in 2001,the number was 42.14%.There are several reasons for this.Firstly,there is little difference between boys and girls in theirintelligence.That's to say,girls are as cleber as boys.And boys have moreinterests than girls,so they may not do well in their study.Secondly,girls are more careful and more sensible than boys.They workharder at school and they do better in all exams.Another reason is that with the development of socitey,people pay moreand more attention to girl's education.I .China Youth says that more and mo r e .A.boys are cleberer than girlsB.boys can't go to schoolC.girls have entered collegesD..girls begin to study at school2 . 42.14% refers to the number ofA.girls at schools in 1998B.girls in colleges in 2001C.boys at schools in 2001D.boys in colleges in 19983 .The writer gave us_ reasons to explain the question.A.two B.three C.four D.five4 .The uderlined word ,,proportion^^ means_ in Chinese.A.身 高 B.比 例 C.特 征 D.速度5 .Which of the following sentences in TRUE?A.Boys may not do as well in their study as girls because they don't likestudying.B.Boys are much cleverer than girls because they're interested in manythings.C-Girls' intelligence is the same as boys'.D.Girls study harder,but they couldn't get higher marks than boys.3 Key: 1.C 2.B 3.B 4.B 5.CRobert is nine years old and Joanna is seven. They live at MountEbenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm aproperty.Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to theirfriends, but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100,perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go toschool by radio.Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in"The Centre". There are no schools with desks and blackboards orteachers in "The Centre". School is a room at home with a two-way radio.The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls eachstudent on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin.Think of your teacher 300 miles away!21. The children in "The Centre" do not go to a school b e c a u s e .A. they live too far away from one another. B. they do not like school.C. they are not old enough to go to school. D. their families are toopoor.22. In order to send their children to school, parents in "The Centre" ofAustralia must have.A. a property. B. a car.C. a school room at home.D. a special radio.23. Teachers in "The Centre" of Australia t eac h.A. not in a classroom but at the homes of the students.B. by speaking only and not showing anything in writing.C. without knowing whether the students are attending .D. teach the students face to face24. When children are having a lesson, they can hear theirteacherA. but their teacher cannot hear them.B. and their teacher can hear them too.C. but cannot hear their schoolmates.D. and see him or her at the same time.25. A "Property" in Australia is aA. house. B. school.C. farm. D. radio.4Key: 1.A 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C5One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was veryhot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water,they played games in the sun for a while.On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very muchand ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking byhimself.Then he heard Henry calling out, UA snake! Help!...""What's wrong with you?” asked Allan.“A snake bit （ 咬）me in the leg. Come here!） ,Allan ran over and saw a small red wound （ 伤 口）on Henry's leg."The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it."•'Sit down quickly!” Allan told Henry.Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck （ 吸） at it. Inthis way he saved （ 挽救）Henry's life. ll0h, Allan, ifs very kind of you tohelp me.”"That's all fight. We are friends and we must always help each other."1. It was when Allan and Henry went out.A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet2. After swimming, they played in the sun.A. the whole morning B. for 2 hours C. longD. for a while3. On their way h o me , g o t something wrong with hisA. Allan; leg B. Allan; head C. Henry; leg D. Henry;head4. Henry and Allan are.A. workers B. good friends c. brothers D. farmers5. Which of the following （ 下面的）is true?A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan.B. Allan saved Henry's life.C. Allan was bitten by the sanke, too.D. Allan died at last.5Key: 1： A 2： D 3： C 4: C 5: C6In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests. Today the forests havealmost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand. Chinadoesn't want to copy the USA's example. We're planting more and moretrees. We've built the n Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of ourcountry. The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and1,700 kilometres wide. It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away. Itwill stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south. More“Great Green Walls0 are needed . Trees must be grown all over theworld. Great Green Walls will make the world better.1. In 1620, about______ the USA was covered by forests .A. a third B. half C. two thirds D. a fourth2. A lot of good land has gone wi t h・A. sand B. water C. wind D. forests3. The Great Green Wall in China is long.A. 7,000 kilometers B. 1,700 kilometersC. 7,000 meters D. 400 kilometers4 . Trees must be grown in,A. China B. the USAC. some countries D. every part of the world5 .will make the world better.A. The Great Wall B. Tall buildingsC. Great Green Walls D. Flowers and grass6KEY: 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C7“CooP'is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express atemperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has hadmany different meaning.“CooP'can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It's cool. "You maythink, "He's so coob "when you see your favourite footballer.We all maximize （ 扩大）the meaning of“cool". You can use it instead of manywords such as “new" or “surprising” . Here*s an interesting story we can use toshow the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about thewaterfall （ 瀑布）they had visited. On one student's paper was Just the onesentence» "It's so cool. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what hesaw and felt.But the story also shows a scarcity （ 缺乏） of words. Without “cool”, some peoplehave no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep somecredibility （ 可信性） .Can you think of many other words that make your life ascolourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.1. We know that the word "cool" has had.A. only one meaning B. no meaningsC. many different meanings D. the same meaning2. In the passage9 the word“express”means“A. see B. show C. know D. feel3. If you are something9 you may say, "It's cool.”A. interested in B. angry aboutC. afraid of D. unhappy with4. The writer takes an example to show he is the way the word is used.A. pleased with B. strange toC. worried about D. careful with5. In the passage» the writer suggests （ 暗示）that the word “cool”・A. can be used instead of many wordsB. usually means something interestingC. can make your life colourfulD. may not be as cool as it seems7KEY: 1. C2. B3. A4. C5. D8The students were having their chemistry （ 化学）class. Miss Li was telling thechildren what water was like. After that, she asked her students, "What'swater?”No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don*t youanswer my question? Didn't I tell you what water is like? ”Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has nocolour and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in theriver behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell. "Most of thechildren agreed With him.“I'm sorry, children, "said the teacher, “Our water is getting dirtier anddirtier. Thafs a problem.1. The students were having their class.A. English B. Chinese C. chemistry D. maths2. Miss Li was telling the children what_____ was like.A. water B. air C. earth D. weather3. A boy said, “The water in the river behind my house is a l wa y s .A. white B. black C. clean D. clear4. Most of the children_______ the boy.A. agreed with B. wrote toC. heard from D. sent for5. The water in the river has colour and smell because it is gettingA. more and more B. less and lessC. cleaner and cleaner D. dirtier and dirtier8KEY: 1. C 2. A3. B4. A5. DA friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses verywell,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin atthe head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that itcould not really make any difference whether the artist begins at thehead or the tail or the belly （ 肚子）or the foot of the horse, if he reallyknows his business. And most great artists who really know theirbusiness do not follow other people's rule.They make their own rules.Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar（ 奇特的）to himself;and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easyto work in that way.Now the very same thing is true to literature（ 文学） .And the question,"How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the headinstead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are notyet experienced（ 有经验的）enough to trust to your own powers. Whenyou become more experienced you willnever ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail-that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have eventhought of the beginning.1. A friend of the writer's drew the h o r s e s .A. very wellB. in the way of western ruleC. in the way of his own ruleD. all of the above2. The writer was surprised b e c a u s e .A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horseB. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horseC. the artist made his own ruleD. the artist did not follow other people's rule3. You are not yet experienced b e c a u s e .A. you don't know where to beginB. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tailC. you always asked questionD. you do not trust to your own powers4. When you become more experienced you wi l l .A. never ask questionB. often begin at the tailC. should write the end of the storyD. should think of the beginning5. The topic of the passage is.A. How to draw a horseB. How to write a storyC. How to make your own rulesD. Trust to your own powers9Key: 1.C 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.D10A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as aChristmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a streeturchin was walking around the shining car. uIs this your car, Paul? ”he asked.Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy wassurprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost younothing? Boy, I wish...^^ He hesitated.Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he hada brother likethat. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish," the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked atthe boy in surprise, then he said again, uWould you like to take a ride in mycar? ”“Oh yes, rd love that. ”After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining9 said, “Paul, wouldyou mind driving in front of my house? ”Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted toshow his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrongagain. uWill you stop where those two steps are? ” the boy asked.He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coining back, buthe was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat himdown on the step and pointed to the car.“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him forChristmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you onejust like it...then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmaswindows that I've been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed olderbrother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettableholiday ride.注：urchin 顽童 hesitate 犹豫 neighbour 邻居 crippled 残疾 cent 美分1. The street urchin was very surprised when,A. Paul received an expensive carB. Paul told him about the carC. he saw the shining carD. he was walking around the car2. From the story we can see the ur c hi n・A. wished to give his brother a carB. wanted PauPs brother to give him a carC. wished he could have a brother like Paul'sD. wished Paul could be a brother like that3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his houseA. to show his neighbours the big carB. to show he had a rich friendC. to let his brother ride in the carD. to tell his brother about his wish4. We can infer （ 推断）from the story thatA. Paul couldn't understand the urchinB. the urchin had a deep love for his brotherC. the urchin wished to have a rich brotherD. the urchin's wish came true in the end5. The best name of the name story isA, A Christmas PresentB. A Street UrchinC. A Brother Like ThatD. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride10KEY: 1. B2. A3. D4. B5. C。