Hello, my name is Mike. I work at a training (培训) school in Shanghai. And I teach students English. My work is very interesting, because I meet a lot of lovely boys and girls every day. Now let me introduce (介绍) my day for you.
My work is from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. I get up at 5 o’clock every day. I don’t live in Shanghai. I live in Nanjing with my family, because I want to be with them. So I have to take the train (火车) at 6:00 to Shanghai. It takes (花费) me two hours to get to Shanghai. It’s a long time. I can do a lot of things on the train. I can read books, draw pictures and talk with my friends on the phone. Sometimes, I don’t go home after work. I go to the sports club and do some sports. At night, I live with my friends.
Mike’s | |
Mike’s job | An English teacher |
How long he works a day | For |
How to go to work | By |
What he does on the way | |
| What he does | Going to the sports club and doing some sports at times |
2 . Hi! I am Tim. What do you usually do in your free time? I usually go to see my grandfather in a small town (城镇).
It is a long way from my home to the small town. Mick and Ted go with me. We are in the same class and we are good friends. Do you know how we go there? We ride (骑) our bikes there! We like riding a lot. We start (出发) at ten in the morning. We take a lot of food and drinks with us—bread, milk, eggs and juice because we have lunch on our way to my grandfather’s small town. At about three in the afternoon, we get there. My grandfather lives next to a park. He is very happy to see us, and then he takes us to the park and we take a walk (散步) there. We have a good time with my grandfather. On Sunday, we ride back home. We are tired but happy.
1. Mick and Ted are Tim’s ________.| A．brothers | B．cousins | C．classmates | D．teachers |
| A．Milk and bread. | B．Eggs and bread. |
| C．Chicken and water. | D．Milk and eggs. |
| A．takes a walk in the park | B．goes shopping with his friends |
| C．has some food in a restaurant | D．rides his bike with his grandfather |
| A．痛苦的 | B．疲劳的 | C．厌烦的 | D．平静的 |
| A．Nice Small Town | B．Picnic in a Small Town |
| C．Fly to a Small Town | D．My Trip (旅行) to a Small Town |
3 . Anna wants to become a top guitarist in the future. She began to play the guitar two years ago when she saw her father play it at home. “I love the guitar, so I always play it at home. When I find she is also interested in it, I begin to teach her,” said her father. Soon Anna was good at playing it. Then she began to take guitar lessons in Band School every Saturday to learn more from musicians there.
Anna studied hard at Band School, and soon she was able to take part in the school’s music concert. Anna was the youngest player. Most students felt nervous when they took part in the concert for the first time, but Anna didn’t. She was very relaxed, and she gave a really wonderful performance (表演).
Many people saw her performance on the Internet, and Anna is famous in her town (镇) now. “Boys usually take up the guitar, but very few girls choose it. I hope more girls can play it in the future,” said Anna. Anna’s father bought her a new guitar last month and she plans to start a band herself later this year.
1. Who taught Anna to play the guitar at first?| A．Herself. | B．Her mother. | C．Her father. | D．A musician. |
| A．Once a week. | B．Twice a week. | C．Three times a week. | D．Four times a week. |
| A．兴奋的 | B．紧张的 | C．厌烦的 | D．失望的 |
| A．Anna did well in Band School. |
| B．Not many people know Anna in her town now. |
| C．The guitar is more popular with girls than boys in Anna’s town. |
| D．Anna’s father doesn’t want her to play the guitar in the future. |
4 . Tom is an 8-year-old boy. After (在……之后) he does his English homework, he wants to fly a kite with his dad, but his dad isn’t in. He is a cook and he has to work in the restaurant. Tom wants his mom to teach him to sing songs, but she isn’t free.
Tom comes to his grandma’s room. He sees his grandma watching Beijing Opera (观看京剧). He doesn’t like it at all. Then he goes to his sister’s room. He sees his sister eating oranges.
He says, “Gina, I will ask you some math questions (数学问题). If you know them, you will eat an orange. If you don’t, I will eat one.”
“OK!” says three-year-old Gina.
“What’s 10 and 10?” asks Tom.
“20.” Gina says. She eats an orange.
“What’s 5 and 6?” asks Tom.
“11.” Gina says. She eats an orange again. Now there are no oranges on the desk. Tom isn’t happy.
1. Tom wants his dad ________.| A．to get some water for him | B．to fly a kite with him |
| C．to read a book with him | D．to help him with his homework |
| A．Tom’s parents are cooks. | B．Tom likes Beijing Opera. |
| C．Tom asks Gina two questions. | D．Tom’s family has six people. |
| A．He doesn’t do his homework. | B．His mom isn’t at home. |
| C．He has no oranges to eat. | D．He doesn’t like math. |
| A．Cute. | B．Kind. | C．Strong. | D．Clever. |
5 . One day we went to pick up our grandson Mark at his school. It was a beautiful spring day, so we went to the garden.
We noticed how sad Mark was. He said, “There is nothing special about me. Well, I am smaller than my elder brother and I am bigger than my younger brother.” I knew he felt that he, the middle son, was not getting the same attention.
We walked a little farther into the woods when Mark asked me if we could throw rocks into the brook (小溪) to see which one would go the farthest.
“OК,” I said.
Mark said, “I am going to throw the biggest rock, because I know it will go the farthest.” Mark picked up the biggest rock he could find and threw it. Although it made a very big splash (飞溅的水), it didn’t go very far. Mark thought for a minute and said, “I am going to throw a small rock instead.” He picked up a small rock and threw it, but it didn’t go very far because it was too light.
I thought this was a very good opportunity to teach. I said, “Why don’t you pick up a medium-sized rock and see what happens?”
Mark picked up a medium-sized rock and threw it. Mark said, “Look, the medium-sized rock went the farthest!”
I smiled, “You see, Mark, you are like the medium-sized rock. In this situation the small rock was too light, the big rock was too heavy, but the medium-sized rock was just right.”
“So, I am special?”
“Yes, Mark. Everyone and everything is special and has a special purpose, especially you.”
1. How many children were there in Mark’s family?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Because he was waiting for a good chance to teach. |
| B．Because he had no idea how to help Mark at that time. |
| C．Because he knew Mark would cheer up quickly. |
| D．Because he thought what Mark said was not true. |
| A．Brave. | B．Honest. | C．Serious. | D．Wise. |
| A．No person can do everything alone. |
| B．Anything larger isn’t necessarily better. |
| C．One can go farthest without pain. |
| D．Everyone is special as a matter of fact. |
6 . My name is Joe. I have a nice Sunday with my family. In the morning, we have a nice breakfast at home. Then my parents take me and my sister to the zoo. We see many different animals there. We are very happy.
At noon, we have lunch in a restaurant. My parents have rice with vegetables and fish. They order two hamburgers for my sister and me. We like to eat them. In the afternoon, we do some shopping. We buy two kilos of apples, three kilos of bananas, one kilo of chicken and two kilos of vegetables. In the evening, my father cooks dinner for us. We have a big dinner at home.
1. Where do Joe and his family have lunch?| A．At home. | B．At the zoo. | C．In a restaurant. | D．On a farm. |
| A．Eight kilos. | B．Six kilos. | C．Five kilos. | D．Three kilos. |
| A．Joe. | B．Joe’s father. | C．Joe’s sister. | D．Joe’s mother. |
| A．Joe’s Family | B．Joe’s Lunch | C．Joe’s Day | D．Joe’s Home |
7 . Hello, my name is Grace. I am a student in Grade 8 and I’m 14. My parents are office workers. I have a brother. His name is Eric and he’s in Grade 9. We are in the same school.
I go to school at 8:00 a.m. every day. My favorite subjects are English and Chinese. I think they can help me a lot. My English teacher and Chinese teacher are very nice. I like them and their classes.
I do many nice things if I have free time. I often play interesting games (有趣的游戏) with my friends after school. I sometimes (有时) go fishing with my friends, too. I love nice pictures and I like to go to picture shows on Sundays.
I love animals, too. I have two cats. The black cat is Bess and the white cat is Snow. Bess likes sleeping (睡觉) on my sofa, but Snow doesn’t. It likes sleeping on my bed. They are very cute. In the afternoon, they like playing with me and I am happy to have them.
1. Eric is ________.| A．in Grade 8 | B．14 years old | C．Grace’s cousin | D．in Grace’s school |
| A．科目 | B．题目 | C．项目 | D．节目 |
①Plays games ②Sees animal shows ③Buys nice pictures ④Goes fishing
| A．①② | B．②④ | C．③④ | D．①④ |
| A．the cat Bess | B．the cat Snow | C．Grace’s two cats | D．Grace’s home |
8 . Friendship comes before competition (比赛). It’s easy to say but hard to do. However, 11-year-old Jerome, a boy from Australia, did it and set us a good example.
Jerome was good at running. In all the races he took part in, he was always the first. But last November, after giving up winning a school race, the boy won hearts of thousands of people. In the race, kind Jerome ran back to help his good friend Seth stand up after he fell down. And then he walked with him and let him cross the finishing line first.
Seth, ten years old, had cerebral palsy (脑瘫). After he moved to the school last year, he got lots of problems. His teacher Mrs. Taylor asked Jerome to help him with things like going to the toilet (厕所) and showing him around. The two boys soon became good friends. Because of his illness, Seth had a big head. Some students laughed at him. Jerome usually stopped them.
Seth’s father thanked Jerome for looking after his son. He said to Jerome. “You are such a good kid.” The two boys’ story spread (传播) quickly after Jerome’s mother Susan shared it on the Internet.
“These boys didn’t win, but they are champions (冠军).” said the mother.
1. What did Jerome do well in?2. What did Jerome do after seeing Seth fall down?
3. When did Seth move to Jerome’s school?
4. What did Seth look like because of his illness?
5. Why did Seth’s father thank Jerome?
Every morning during SEAL training (美国海豹突击队训练), our instructors (指导员) show up in our rooms. The first thing they do is checking our beds. To see if our quilts (被子) are square and the beds are clean and tidy.
It is easy to do. But every morning the instructors ask us to make our beds to perfection (完美). It may be a little boring over time, but the wisdom (智慧) behind this is great.
If you make your bed every morning, it means you have finished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride (自豪感) and it will encourage (鼓励) you to do another task and another and another. Making your bed also reminds you that little things in life matter. If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.
If you have a bad day by chance, but when you come home to a bed that is clean and tidy — that you have made — and that brings you happiness. You will believe that it will be better soon.
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
1. What does the instructors do every morning?| A．To wake the SEALs up. | B．To see if the beds are clean and tidy. |
| C．To see what the SEALs are doing. | D．To make sure that they are in the rooms. |
| A．It isn’t an easy task. | B．It is quite boring. |
| C．It has great wisdom. | D．It is useless. |
①You’ll have a small sense of pride.
② It will encourage you to do another task.
③You will never do the big things right.
④It will bring you happiness if you have a bad day.
| A．①②③ | B．②③④ | C．①③④ | D．①②④ |
| A．Making the bed is a good thing. | B．The little things in life are very important. |
| C．If you want to change the world, you must start off by making your bed. | D．If you want to do the big things well, start off by doing the little things. |
10 . Four girls go to school by taxi every day. One day one of the girls said, “There’s a test this morning. Let’s get to school late. Then we don’t have to take the test.”
“It sounds good. But what can we tell our teacher?” One of the girls said. “He’ll be angry. We’ll need a good excuse (借口).” The girls thought for several moments, and then one of them said, “Let’s tell him that our taxi had a flat tyre (瘪了的轮胎).”
“That’s a good idea,” the other girls said. “We will tell him that.” When they arrived at school, it was already ten o’clock. The test was over. “Why are you so late? You are later an hour than usual.” the teacher said angrily. “You have just missed the test.” “Our taxi had a flat tyre,” one of the girls said.
The teacher thought (think的过去式) for a moment, and he said, “Sit down, each of you in each corner of the room.” The four girls did so. Then the teacher said, “Write on a piece of paper the answer to this question: Which tyre was flat?”
1. How did the four girls get to school every day?| A．By bus. | B．By taxi. | C．By boat. | D．By bike. |
| A．Because they missed their bus. | B．Because their taxi had a flat tyre. |
| C．Because they got up late. | D．Because they didn’t want to take the test. |
| A．he wanted to see if they were honest | B．their seats were in each corner of the room |
| C．he wanted the girls to do the test they had missed | D．he was very angry about their being late for school |
