A strange house
There is a strange house in Teddy’s neighborhood. It often sneezes(打喷嚏) and no one lives in it. Teddy, Ben and Nina want to find out why the house sneezes, so one day they get into the house after the sun goes down.
“The house is too dirty.” says Teddy, “The dust(灰尘) may make the house sneeze.” The kids start to clean up the rooms. A little black mouse sees them and starts to do the cleaning with them. After a few hours, the house gets clean again. And it stops sneezing.
At this time, the black mouse turns into(变成) a little boy. “Thanks for helping me clean the house.” says the boy, “This is my house. A witch(女巫) turned me into a mouse because I was lazy and never did the housework.”
“It’s OK.” says Teddy, Ben and Nina.” We think you can keep your house clean all the time.” The four kids become good friends and they have fun playing games in the house.
1. Did the kids get into the house in the evening?2. What is the house like when the kids get in?
3. What color is the mouse?
4. Why did the witch turn the boy into a mouse?
5. What do the kids do at last?
2 . There are two mice. They are called Bill and Paul. They are good friends. One mouse lives in the countryside; the other mouse lives in the city. On a sunny day they meet in the street. Paul says “Hi, Bill! Have a look at my house in the countryside. I’m sure you can enjoy yourself. Bill says “I’d love to. But I hear that the food is not delicious, and your house is not good. Is it so?” Paul says “No, that’s not true. Go and see!” Then Bill goes to the countryside with Paul. Bill says “Why do you live in a hole in the field(田地)? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have better food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city.” Paul says “Thanks!” Several days later, Paul goes to Bill’s house in the city. The house is big and beautiful. They are sitting in the sitting-room, having a big dinner comfortably. Suddenly, there is a great noise. Bill shouts “Run! Run! The cat is coming!” Paul says “Oh, no! It’s terrible! Both the house and the food are nice, but I do not like living in the city. I enjoy living in my hole, because it is nice to be poor（穷） but happy than to be rich but afraid.”
1. What is the relationship（关系） between Bill and Paul?| A．Friends. | B．Relatives. | C．Brothers. | D．Neighbors. |
| A．In the hole. | B．In the countryside. | C．In the field. | D．In the city. |
| A．It is beautiful. | B．It is big. | C．It isn’t good. | D．It is noisy. |
| A．Because he likes to be rich. | B．Because he likes to be poor. |
| C．Because he enjoys happiness in the countryside. | D．Because the house in the city is small. |
| A．The city mouse and the countryside mouse. | B．The big house and the small house. |
| C．Two beautiful mice. | D．The countryside and the city. |
3 . A wolf（狼）was going past a door. It was looking for food. A child was crying inside the house. As the wolf stood listening, it heard the child’s mother say, “Stop crying, or I’ll throw you to the wolf.” So the wolf thought that the mother would do as her word. It waited quietly outside the house for its supper. But it was dark and the child became quiet, the wolf again heard the mother say, “There is a good baby. If the wolf comes for my child, we will kill it.” After hearing these words, the wolf was very sorry and had to go home. It said to itself, “Why do some people say one thing and mean another?”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子意思与原文是否相符，相符的写T，不相符的写F。
1. The wolf was looking for something to eat.
2. The mother would throw the child to the wolf because she saw the wolf in front of her.
3. At first, the wolf waited quietly outside the house for its supper.
4. The mother really threw the child to the wolf.
5. The mother killed the wolf at last.
4 . Once upon a time, there was a child ready to be born. So
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“But here in heaven, I do
God said, “Your angel will sing and smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and you’ll be
The child said, “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me
The child said, “I’ve
God said, “Your angel will protect you
“But I will always be sad because I will not see you any more.”
“Your angel will always talk to you about
At the moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from the earth could already be heard, and the child, in a hurry, asked, “Oh, God, since I am about to
“It is not hard to remember,” God replied
| A．every day | B．any day | C．one day | D．some day |
| A．the earth | B．the moon | C．the country | D．the sea |
| A．where | B．how | C．why | D．when |
| A．Between | B．For | C．Among | D．With |
| A．nothing | B．everything | C．anything | D．something |
| A．lonely | B．happy | C．excited | D．surprised |
| A．though | B．whether | C．after | D．if |
| A．no | B．little | C．much | D．some |
| A．where to go | B．how to speak | C．what to say | D．which to choose |
| A．heard | B．remembered | C．forgotten | D．said |
| A．when | B．as soon as | C．since | D．even if |
| A．me | B．you | C．him | D．her |
| A．die | B．work | C．study | D．leave |
| A．address | B．name | C．number | D．job |
| A．angrily | B．sadly | C．softly | D．shyly |
5 . During an important war（战争）, a general（将军）decided to lead（带领）his soldiers（士兵）to fight back bravely. He believed that they would win the war. But most of his soldiers had different
But they had to obey（遵守）the general's order.
He threw the coin into the air and all soldiers watched
During the war, they fought
“No, we ourselves changed our destiny.” The general
| A．ideas | B．reasons | C．surveys | D．questions |
| A．win | B．lose | C．beat | D．fight |
| A．strong | B．weak | C．tall | D．high |
| A．To | B．By | C．In | D．On |
| A．worked out | B．took out | C．looked after | D．took after |
| A．him | B．her | C．it | D．them |
| A．result | B．coin | C．cause | D．picture |
| A．sad | B．bored | C．happy | D．tired |
| A．slowly | B．bravely | C．sadly | D．happily |
| A．questioned | B．replied | C．believed | D．agreed |
6 . Long time ago, there were two talented boys, John and Joe. They showed great talents from an early age, and they did better than others around.
They grew up but they chose different ways. John used all of his talents to find a good job. He took part in many activities and visited the most important people and places. Everyone thought that he would be the most important person in the world.
But Joe was different. He always took a heavy responsibility（责任）. He was always busy looking for ways to help others.
One day, bad things happened and they met many problems. John didn't know what to do. But Joe always tried his best to solve all kinds of problems. He thought of some good ways and didn’t let the bad things affect（影响）the people in his town. From then on, he was more famous than John.
John then knew that our best talents were not only for ourselves. He learned from Joe that we should always help other people.
1. What did John use his talents to do?| A．To make others happy. | B．To find many problems. |
C．To find a good job.  | D．To help others. |
| A．解决 | B．增加 | C．遇到 | D．逃避 |
| A．Because he always helped others. | B．Because he visited many places. |
| C．Because he took part in activities. | D．Because he had a good job. |
| A．Kind. | B．Successful. | C．Serious. | D．Responsible. |
| A．Two talented Girls. |
| B．What we should do with Our Talents. |
| C．The Most Important People in the world. |
| D．How to Help others. |
Anna wants to become a top musician in the future. She began to play the guitar two years ago when she saw her father play it at home. When her father
Anna studied hard in Band School, and soon she could take part in the school's concert（演奏会）. Anna was the youngest player. Most students felt nervous（紧张的）when they took part in the concert for the first time, but Anna didn’t. She
Now Anna
8 . During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape (逃跑). When I traveled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, "Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day."
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn't I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn't move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn't move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats' milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.
1. The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to ________.| A．escape in it | B．get to the other side of the island |
| C．use it for food | D．go around the island |
| A．keeping goats for milk | B．making clothes from animal skins |
| C．working in the cornfields | D．going fishing in the sea |
| A．Because it was too small for a long journey. |
| B．Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea. |
| C．Because there was something wrong with it. |
| D．Because the writer was busy building a second house. |
| A．the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island |
| B．the writer had nothing to do on the wild island |
| C．the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed |
| D．the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom |
9 . If you ask me what are my favorites, I
I never read books in a hurry, so I can have
| A．tell | B．tells | C．told | D．will tell |
| A．read | B．have read | C．will read | D．is reading |
| A．best | B．better | C．good | D．well |
| A．to solve | B．solve | C．solving | D．solved |
| A．him | B．himself | C．he | D．his |
| A．to try | B．trying | C．tried | D．try |
| A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
| A．a | B．an | C．the | D．/ |
| A．read | B．am reading | C．was reading | D．reads |
| A．remembering | B．to remember | C．remembered | D．not to remember |
10 . A farmer lost an expensive gold watch in the barn(谷仓) on the farm. He looked for it everywhere but couldn’t find it. So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: Whoever finds the gold watch will get 100 dollars from me. People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the money. However, the barn was too large and the straw(草) in the barn was too thick. It was getting dark and they were still unable to find it, so they gave up the 100 dollars one by one.
But only a small boy still kept on looking for it. He had nothing to eat the whole day. To solve the family problem, he hoped to find the gold watch and let parents, brothers and sisters have a full meal.
The night was already getting late, the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange “tick-tick”. He held his breath at once, listened carefully, and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.
Like the gold watch in the barn, success(成功) is around us in our lives. Only when we keep on looking for it, we can find it.
1. Why did the boy keep on looking for the gold watch?| A．Because he liked the gold watch. |
| B．Because he want to keep the watch. |
| C．Because he was silly. |
| D．Because he wanted to get the money. |
| A．The boy had no brothers or sisters. |
| B．The boy's family had a hard life. |
| C．It was easy for the boy to find the watch. |
| D．The farmer didn't look for the watch for himself. |
①The boy found the gold watch at last.
②The farmer gave the boy 100 dollars.
③A farmer lost a gold watch.
④Many people tried to find the watch, but they couldn’t.
| A．②①④③ | B．②④③① |
| C．③④①② | D．③①④② |
| A．The golden watch. | B．The barn. |
| C．Straw. | D．Success. |
| A．A story book. | B．A science book. |
| C．A comic book. | D．A notice. |
