Mr. Read has a large farm near a hill. He and his wife are busy all the day. They’re often tired but they have a lot of expensive things and they live a happy life.
One day their sows(母猪) had twenty baby pigs. Mrs. Read had to look after them at home. And at that time she had much housework to do. Several weeks later she let the baby pigs come out of the pigsty(猪圈) and look for some food themselves. Her seven-year-old son John came back from school. He was ready to help his mother. The woman was happy and told him to count(数) them and see if(是否) they were all there. The boy threw his schoolbag on the table and ran out. About half an hour later the supper was ready, but the boy didn’t come back. The woman had to go to see what was wrong with her son. and she saw her son running after a baby pig. “What are you running after it for?” she asked. “Are they all right?”“I counted nineteen, mummy, ” said the boy. “But only the fellow(家伙) is running about so fast that I can’t count it all ! ”
1. Mr. and Mrs. Read are __________ .| A．workers | B．farmers | C．drivers | D．doctors |
| A．they get a lot of money | B．they get little food |
| C．they want to leave the farm | D．they have enough food to eat |
| A．his mother was very busy | B．his mother was too tired to work |
| C．his mother was ill | D．his mother was hungry |
| A．do some homework | B．wash the pigs |
| C．give some food to the pigs | D．see if (是否) some of the pigs were missing(丢失) |
| A．John couldn’t count the pigs at all | B．John was too young to catch the pig |
C．John wouldn’t count the pigs  | D．all the pigs were there |
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【推荐1】I have tried many ways to be ill. I don’t wear a sweater when I should, and two days ago I walked in the rain without my shoes. But so far nothing has happened. Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked being away from school. He would rub (擦) the end of the thermometer (温度计) until it went up to 39 ℃. Then he’d put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was really ill.
This morning I tried doing that but it never went above 35 ℃ and I rubbed it for ten minutes. So I held the thermometer next to the light on my desk and it went up to 40 ℃. I thought I’d put it in my mouth and walk downstairs like that. Then my mother would take it out and she would be worried when she saw that I was rather ill.
The only trouble was I didn’t know the thermometer would be so hot. As soon as I put it into my mouth, it burnt my tongue! I spit（吐掉） the thermometer out. It fell on the floor but it didn’t break.
I will have to think of a better way to get my mother and father back together.
1. Why did the writer walk in the rain without her shoes two days ago?| A．Because she had no money to buy a pair of shoes. |
| B．Because she thought it interesting to walk without shoes. |
| C．Because she was ill and forgot to put on her shoes when she left home. |
| D．Because she hoped she could be ill in this way. |
| A．The boy in Debbie’s class helped the writer a lot. |
| B．The boy in Debbie’s class knew everything. |
| C．The boy in Debbie’s class didn’t like going to school. |
| D．The boy in Debbie’s class was not healthy. |
| A．Because it smelled terrible. | B．Because it was too hot. |
| C．Because it was too long. | D．Because it was broken. |
| A．she wants to stay at home with his family. |
| B．she wants her father and mother to come back together |
| C．she wants to ask her father for some money |
| D．she wants to get away from school. |
【推荐2】Lisa is serious about the chores in her house. She gives her children things that they can do according to their age. She started by asking John, the elder of her two sons, to help with the dishes. It is now an easy chore for the 15-year-old. His 13-year-old brother, now helps him too. They take turns to wash the dishes each week. The boys also clean their study tables, make their beds and buy food from the supermarket on Sunday mornings. Besides, the boys also know how to cook easy meals when their parents are not at home.
The family of four live in a big house, but they do all the housework themselves. Lisa says, “When I was young, doing chores is good. You learn important life skills and responsibilities（责任）.”
1. How old is John?| A．15. | B．13. | C．12. | D．10. |
| A．Cook meals. | B．Wash clothes. |
| C．Wash the dishes. | D．Buy food from the supermarket. |
| A．Lisa doesn’t care about who does chores in her family. |
| B．Father should teach children to do things on their own. |
| C．Lisa did all the chores in her family when she was young. |
| D．Children can learn life skills and responsibilities by doing chores. |
Dad,
I am going to the ball game on Saturday.
Can you help me find the baseball bat and baseballs?
Tanks
Eric
Sally,
The short you read for Art Festival is on your bed.
Don’t forget the music lesson on Saturday.
Love,
Mom
David,
I can’t eat dinner with you .
Sorry!
Your friend Mally calls to tell you English Day changes from Friday to Tuesday.
Dad
Dear,
I get all the things on the shopping list.I meet a big sale.They have sweater for only﹩12.And I take two for you.
1. _____ wants to go to the ball game.
| A．Eric | B．Frank | C．David |
| A．a skirt | B．a baseball bat | C．a sweater |
| A．on Tuesday | B．on Friday | C．on Sunday |
| A．补充 | B．改变 | C．取消 |
| A．2 dollars | B．12 dollars | C．24 dollars |
【推荐1】With more and more rain falling, it’s time for snakes to be active. Living in the city, it never crosses your mind that we might meet them face to face.
Most people are afraid of snakes. They may think snakes are dangerous and ugly. There are more than 2,000 kinds of snakes. Most of them live in mountains or forests, and in cities sometimes we can find them in grass or other dark places. Snakes can’t walk or run because they have no legs or feet, but these long and thin animals can move very fast on their stomachs. Snakes usually have green, yellow or black skins, which make it difficult for their enemies (敌人) to find them. In winter they hibernate in holes. They look for a hole to stay inside, in the ground, or in a rock or a tree. They do not wake up again until spring comes. Snakes feed on mice, frogs, bird eggs and so on.
Snakes play an important part in nature. We can make useful medicine with them. Without their help, the rodents (啮齿动物) will be out of control. But many of them are in danger of disappearing. Houses and buildings take up the land where snakes live. Many snakes lose their lives in traffic, and people often kill snakes for their skins or meat.
1. Which month may it be according to the text?| A．January. | B．November. | C．July. | D．December. |
| A．100. | B．200. | C．300. | D．Over 2,000. |
| A．to look for a place to keep warm | B．to sleep during winter |
| C．to catch something for food | D．to protect oneself from other animals |
| A．Many snakes are in danger. | B．Snakes only eat mice as food. |
| C．Snakes are useless to nature. | D．We never see snakes in cities. |
| A．Art. | B．Culture. | C．Nature. | D．Weather. |
【推荐2】A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep hole. When the other frogs saw how deep the hole was, they told the two frogs that they were hopeless to be alive. But the two frogs didn’t believe it.
The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him and told him to stop and just wait to die.
When he got out, the other frogs said, “Didn’t you hear us?” The frog explained to them that he was deaf.
The story teaches us two lessons.
Speak life to those who cross your path. It is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. It is great for a person to take the time to encourage another.
| A．Finally, one of the two frogs gave up and fell down. |
| B．But he jumped even harder and finally he made it. |
| C．Firstly, there is power of life and death in the tongue. |
| D．So he thought they were encouraging him at that time. |
| E．They tried to jump up out of the hole with their efforts. |
| F．Then the two frogs began to stop jumping. |
| G．No words can get in the way of us. |
【推荐3】Can you imagine a world without insects? Without ants or flies in your house, it might sound great. However, the results may be out of imagination.
The number of insects has dropped by half in the past few years, according to a British biologist Dave Coulson. You may think small insects are not important. But in fact they are the main part of the species(物种) on Earth.
Insects are actually on the way to extinction, according to the first review of insect population. The researchers say the main reason for this is the use of pesticides(杀虫剂)because they destroy insects’ living areas. Also, weather change is another important cause.
“Unless we change our ways of producing food, insects will go down the way to extinction in a few years,” the researchers wrote in the review. “This will have huge influences on the planet’s ecosystem(生态系统).”
We need insects to pollinate(授粉) crops. They also break down(分解) dead plants and animals, which can keep the soil healthy. Without insects, many animals would have nothing to eat and die of hunger. Then, the ecosystem(生态系统) would lose balance(平衡).
“If the number of insect species keep dropping, this will have bad influences on both Earth’s ecosystem and the survival(生存) of us humans,” said one of the writers of the review.
“The first step to stop this is to let more people understand the values of the natural world,” he suggests. “The best place to start is from our children, who should realize environmental protection from an early age.”
1. In recent years, the number of insects has ________.| A．remained the same | B．increased by half | C．gone down | D．been unknown |
| A．victory | B．death | C．pain | D．protection |
| A．the reason for producing food | B．the problem of animals and plants |
| C．the way to keep soil healthy | D．the importance of insects |
| A．A world without insects is not as good as we imagine. |
| B．Some insects can help plants to produce fruits as food for animals. |
| C．All insects have a bad influence on the survival of humans. |
| D．Children should be educated to realize environmental protection. |
| A．Let’s Protect Insects | B．Insects and Humans |
| C．The Problems Caused by Insects | D．Environmental Protection |
To people’s surprise, the enzyme is present only in the Japanese. The Japanese traditionally like to eat food rich in seaweed(海藻). And the seaweed is rich in this kind of enzyme.
However, the enzyme isn’t present in all the Japanese. During the study, just 5 out of 14 Japanese had the enzyme. All the Americans studied didn’t have the enzyme.
“The number is small,” said researcher Mirjam Czjzek. “But we can say that this enzyme is present only in the Japanese and not in the North Americans.”
Then some people think that maybe other people are able to get the enzyme if they eat a lot of seaweed. The study suggests that they collect uncooked seaweed to make their sushi.
Restaurant sushi is often cooked, which will destroy the enzyme. So, if you want to get that enzyme, you can travel to Japan to have a taste of the real sushi.
1. Sea bacteria are _______ for people.
| A．helpful | B．harmful | C．important | D．necessary |
| A．Because they eat a lot of seaweed. |
| B．Because they were born with such an enzyme. |
| C．Because they get more energy from food. |
| D．Because they like to eat food full of bacteria. |
| A．The Japanese have a diet rich in seaweed. |
| B．All the Japanese studied have the special enzyme. |
| C．All the North Americans studied don’t have the enzyme. |
| D．The enzyme helps people to get more energy. |
| A．5% | B．14% | C．35% | D．60% |
| A．Restaurant sushi. | B．Restaurant seaweed. |
| C．Uncooked seaweed. | D．Seaweed soup. |
【推荐2】Macy is in Grade Six. She got a great prize (奖励) at school. She could be the principal (校长) for one day!
On Monday morning, Macy’s principal let her sit in the principal’s chair at his big desk. Macy turned around on the chair. This was great fun.
Next, she made her first announcement (通知). All students could chew gum (嚼口香糖) in class! Macy walked around the school. She listened to a story with the Grade 1 class. There were kids in the gym playing balls, so she joined their game. She went into the Grade 4 class and played the teacher’s piano! The morning flew by!
When it was time for break, Macy made her next big announcement. She told everyone that there was another ten minutes for break! She could hear all the kids cheering.
In the afternoon, Macy played on the principal’s computer. She learned how to use the printer. She sat at the big desk and drew pictures.
At the end of the day, Macy made her last announcement.
“Attention, students! This is your principal, Macy. I am happy to tell you that there will be no homework for anyone today!”
Cheering and laughter came from the classrooms.
1. What did Macy do in the Grade 4 class?| A．She chewed gum. | B．She played the piano. |
| C．She listened to a story. | D．She played ball games. |
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
① Macy got a prize.
② Macy let the kids chew gum.
③ Macy played on the principal’s computer.
④ Macy told everyone there would be no homework.
| A．①④②③ | B．①②③④ | C．②①④③ | D．②④①③ |
| A．happy | B．lazy | C．angry | D．difficult |
【推荐3】I’m a student in a middle school. Danny is my good friend in my class. He is twelve years old. He is from London. He has many good friends. One of them is his computer.
Danny’s parents buy it for him when he comes to China to study. He likes it very much. He often does his homework on the computer. At weekends, he likes to play games and listen to music on the computer. Sometimes he goes on the Internet. He downloads some songs and movies on the website (网站). And it is very fast. He also checks and sends emails every weekend.
Danny’s family also like to use computers. His mother is a doctor. She is very busy. She often searches for some information about her work on the computer. Danny’s father is the manager of a theatre. When he is free, he usually reads books on the Internet. Danny’s sister is a teacher in a school. She sometimes buys some books and school things on the computer.
1. Danny is ________ years old.| A．12 | B．13 | C．14 | D．15 |
| A．计算 | B．下载 | C．摄影 | D．录音 |
| A．Danny gets the computer from his grandparents |
| B．Danny’s mo m doesn’t use the computer |
| C．Danny’s sister works in a school |
| D．Danny checks and sends emails every day |
| A．How Danny studies at school. |
| B．How Danny spends his weekend with his family. |
| C．What Danny’s good friend likes. |
| D．What Danny and his family do on the computer. |
