1 . Hi! I’m Lingling. I’m 12 years old. I live in Beijing with my parents. My dad is a doctor and my mum is a teacher.
My dad loves tea very much. He always drinks it after dinner. Sometimes, he asks me, “Lingling, how about having a cup of tea with me?” I always refuse because I don’t think it’s fun and I don’t like its bitter taste (苦味).
This evening, dad makes the tea again. I sit next to him and watch. Dad puts some tea leaves in a cup. Then he puts hot water into it. The tea leaves open slowly. Then the water turns brown little by little. It’s like a beautiful Chinese painting.
I take a cup and try (品尝) the tea. It is a little bitter at first. But when I have it again, I find the tea tastes great. I like it.
I think life (生活) is just like a cup of tea. Things around us are like the hot water and we are like the leaves. The leaves can only let out a great taste through hot water. In life, we will go through (经历) difficulties and face bitterness in the beginning, but we can always find happiness.
1. What does Lingling’s dad do?| A．A doctor. | B．A teacher. | C．A hotel manager. | D．An actor. |
| A．怀疑 | B．负责 | C．重视 | D．拒绝 |
| A．Put hot water into the cup. | B．Put some tea leaves in a cup. |
| C．Watch the water turn brown little by little. | D．Wait the tea leaves open slowly. |
| A．Lingling is thirteen years old. |
| B．Lingling’s father always drinks tea after dinner. |
| C．Lingling doesn’t like the tea after she has it again. |
| D．Lingling thinks things around us are like tea leaves. |
| A．Why tea is bitter. | B．How to make tea. |
| C．Lingling’s family life. | D．Lingling’s tea time with her father. |
2 . Tom lives with his grandfather, every day his grandfather gets up early to read books. Tom asks his grandfather, “Grandpa, I want to read books just like you. But I always forget what I read. Is reading really useful?”
His grandfather doesn’t answer him, but says, “Take this little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” Tom runs to the river with the basket, but all the water leaks (漏) out before he gets back home. His grandfather laughs and says “You have to walk faster next time.”
Tom goes to the river with the basket again. He runs faster this time. But the basket is still empty before he gets back home. Tom says, “See, Grandpa, it’s no use!”
“Is it no use?” his grandfather says. “Look at the basket.”
Tom looks at the basket and finds the basket is different. It is very clean, inside and out. “It is like reading books. You might forget what you read, but when you read, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”
1. What does Tom’s grandfather do every day?| A．He runs. |
| B．He gets water. |
| C．He reads books. |
| D．He cleans the basket. |
| A．He doesn’t run fast. |
| B．He doesn’t get up early. |
| C．He doesn’t like reading. |
| D．He forgets what he reads. |
| A．He likes to swim in the river. |
| B．He likes running in the morning. |
| C．He wants to learn from his grandfather. |
| D．He often helps his grandfather to get water. |
| A．Tom is a good boy. |
| B．Old people like reading. |
| C．Reading can change people. |
| D．It’s no use getting water with a basket. |
3 . A bus stops at a small bus stop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining hard. He doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. “Come here, boy!” he cries. “Do you know how much the cakes are?” The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and one is for me.” Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says, “Sorry, there is only one cake left.”
1. The man doesn’t want to go out because ________.| A．he is tired | B．he doesn’t like rain | C．he is hungry | D．it’s raining hard |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．The man eats the cake. |
| B．The boy eats the cake. |
| C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake. |
| D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes. |
4 . This Sunday, Nick goes to the zoo to watch (观看) animal shows with his parents. They get up at 7:15 a. m. and then go there by car. It takes them 30 minutes on the way. At about 9:00 a. m., they get to the zoo. They go to watch the Monkey Show first, because (因为) monkeys are Nick’s favorite animals. The show is really interesting. Nick takes a lot of photos of the monkeys. Then, they watch the Elephant Show at 10:30 a. m. The elephants are so clever. They can dance (跳舞). After that, they have lunch at a restaurant near the zoo and go back home at 2:00 p. m. It’s really a happy day.
根据短文内容用完整的句子回答问题。
1. Who does Nick go to the zoo with?
2. When does Nick get to the zoo?
3. What are Nick’s favorite animals?
4. What does Nick think of elephants?
5. How many animal shows does Nick watch?
5 . It’s a fine Sunday morning. Abby wants to play with her friends. She calls her friend Amy. “Morning, Amy! Would you like to fly a kite with me?”
“I’d like to, but I’m sorry I can’t. My mother asks me to do my homework after breakfast,” says Amy.
Next Abby calls Jim. “Hello, Jim! Are you free now? How about flying a kite with me?”
“I’m sorry I have no time. I’m reading. The book is so interesting(有趣的). I don’t want to go out,” Jim says.
Abby is very sad. “No one wants to play with me. ”
Then she gets a call from Jack. He asks Abby to go for a picnic with him and his sister Rita. Abby is happy now. They go to Happy Park for the picnic. They enjoy nice food and fly kites, too!
1. Abby calls ________ first(首先).| A．Amy | B．Jack | C．Jim | D．Rita |
| A．fly a kite | B．have breakfast | C．read at home | D．do his homework |
| A．愤怒的 | B．难过的 | C．骄傲的 | D．激动的 |
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．Jim is free in the afternoon. |
| B．Amy doesn’t want to go out. |
| C．No one likes to play with Abby. |
| D．Abby has a good time on Sunday. |
6 . I started a new hobby this year. My hobby is collecting insects (收集昆虫). I like insects. They are interesting, and they can be very beautiful.
I find insects in many different places, such as the yard around my house or the park near my school. When I see a new insect, I put it in a glass bottle. I look at it very carefully. If it’s small, I use a magnifying glass (放大镜). Then I try to find out what kind of insect it is. I have a lot of books about insects to help me. After that, I draw a picture of it in my notebook. I also write its name, the date and where I found it. Finally, I take it back to the same place and let it go. I don’t keep it. Some day I want to be an entomologist. That’s a person who studies (研究) insects. Then my hobby will be my job.
1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指)?| A．A new insect. | B．A glass bottle. | C．A magnifying glass. | D．A picture. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
a. The writer lets the insect go.
b. The writer sees a new insect.
c. The writer draws a picture of the insect.
d. The writer puts the insect in a glass bottle.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．b-d-c-a | C．b-c-d-a | D．d-b-c-a |
| A．What the writer likes to do. |
| B．How the writer draws pictures. |
| C．Why the writer likes insects. |
| D．Where the writer finds insects. |
7 . My name is Linda. I don’t feel right today. I tell my mom about this and she says I need to clean (打扫) my room I open the door of my room. It is not so tidy! I always do my homework on the desk. But now, there is a cup of milk, two old ping-pong bats and a T-shirt on my desk. My floor is like a vacuum cleaner (吸尘器). It eats all my clothes! There are sweaters, skirts and shoes.
I stand in the middle of the room and feel very bad. I can’t find the photo of my mom and me in Hainan, my baseball cards and my favorite toy bear…I want to clean my room now!
I find a letter from my grandfather in a box. The box is under my old notebooks. I also find the photo of my mom and me. It is behind my bookcase.
After the cleaning, I put the photo on my wall and I feel great.
1. What can you see on Linda’s desk?| A．Two old ping-pong bats. | B．A jacket. |
| C．Three cups of milk. | D．A sweater. |
| A．Linda’s parents. | B．Linda and her mom. |
| C．Linda and her grandfather. | D．Linda’s mom and grandfather. |
| A．In a box. | B．On the desk. | C．Under her bed. | D．Behind the bookcase. |
| A．Bad. | B．Tired. | C．Happy. | D．Difficult. |
8 . Cindy doesn’t like eating vegetables. Mrs. Green always says to her. “It’s good to eat vegetables. They help you to keep healthy.” But Cindy doesn’t listen. This morning, Mrs. Green puts a picture book on Cindy’s bed. The name of the book is Missy the Cat Who Loves to Eat Vegetables. Cindy reads the book on the sofa and she finds it great fun. In the book, Missy doesn’t like vegetables. But one day, she goes to see her cousin Mimi. Mimi loves eating vegetables and she tells Missy why it’s important (重要的) to eat vegetables. Cindy thinks, “Mom is right. Mimi is right. Vegetables are good for me.” Do you want to know what Mimi tells Missy? Just read the book!
1. Where does Cindy read the book?| A．On her bed. | B．On her desk. | C．On the sofa. | D．In her bookcase. |
| A．Difficult. | B．Boring. | C．Easy. | D．Interesting. |
| A．Missy’s cousin. | B．Missy’s uncle. | C．Cindy’s son. | D．Cindy’s dad. |
| A．Play sports. | B．Eat vegetables. | C．Read books. | D．Listen to parents. |
9 . Grandpa Li is a 70-year-old man. He has three daughters. They all work in the same city and often visit their parents on the weekend with their family. Every time, they park their cars outside the neighborhood (小区) and walk into the neighborhood. The three daughters’ favorite time is to watch Grandpa Li play badminton with some people in the neighborhood.
Every morning, Grandpa Li calls every person to play badminton in the QQ or WeChat group at 5:10. Ten minutes later, all the people that like playing badminton get to the square (广场) next to the neighborhood and begin to play badminton. Sometimes, Grandma Li dances with some women in the square, too. At 6:30, all the old people go home to eat breakfast. At 19:30, they get together and do sports again. It’s 8:00 p.m. now. The lights are on. Look, how happily they are smiling!
1. Grandpa Li is ________ years old.| A．sixty | B．seventy | C．eighty | D．ninety |
| A．One hour and a half. | B．80 minutes. | C．An hour. | D．70 minutes. |
| A．Grandpa Li likes playing badminton. |
| B．There is a square next to Grandpa Li’s neighborhood. |
| C．Grandpa Li’s daughters visit him on the weekend. |
| D．Grandma Li dances with some women every morning. |
Hello, everyone! My name is Han Mei. I am twelve years old and I am from China. I am a student in No. 5 Middle School. My mother and I love reading (读) books very much. You can see a lot of books in our house (房子).
I have an idea (主意). I want to read with others (其他人). With the help of my mother, one room is now a shared library and it is tidy. Two bookcases are in the room. They are white. You can see nine red chairs, a green sofa and two yellow sofas, too.
At about 4:00 in the afternoon, some boys and girls come to our house. They read books here. In our shared library, I make many new friends.
Do you like to read books? Come here and read with us. You can call me at 8010-8904.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about Han Mei?| A．She is twelve years old. | B．She isn’t a Chinese girl. |
| C．She likes reading books very much. | D．She is in No. 5 Middle School. |
| A．共享的 | B．廉价的 | C．拥护的 | D．严格的 |
| A．Red. | B．Green. | C．Yellow. | D．White. |
| A．My Good Friends | B．The Shared Books |
| C．A House, a Library | D．My Mother and I |
