1 . 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.

2. What is Tom’s problem?

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.

3. Which of the following is true about Tom?

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.

4. What does the story want to tell us?

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.

2 . 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

2. How many cakes does the boy get?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. What’s the result (结果) of the story?

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.

3 . This morning, I went camping along a road in Green Natural Park with my friends. We were happy because it was a sunny day. We were looking forward to a happy two-day holiday. On the way, we kept singing and laughing.

However, in the afternoon, when we finished our picnic at one o’clock, it was dark and windy. Soon, it began to rain. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about, but we couldn’t find a place to hide.

Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining. There were hours to go before we reached the campsite. It was the worst that our small compass showed that we went the wrong way. We lost our way!

It was raining heavily. We had to decide what to do. Chris said we could put up a tent to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to put up the tent. Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep us warm, but we couldn’t light the fire as everything was wet. We could do nothing but talk and wait inside the tent. At about five o’clock, it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us were very tired.

This camping trip may not be very successful, but we know each other better, and we learn that team spirit is very important in group activities.

1. Why did the writer go to Green Natural Park with his friends? ________

A．To have a picnic.

B．To enjoy cycling.

C．To enjoy a two-day holiday.

D．To have a food festival.

2. Which was the worst to them according to the third paragraph? ________

A．They didn’t bring an umbrella.

B．They lost their way.

C．They couldn’t find a place to hide.

D．They didn’t get to their campsite.

3. What does the underlined word “compass” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese? ________

A．指南针

B．向导

C．帐篷

D．旅伴

4. What did the writer and his friends learn from the trip? ________

A．It’s not safe to enjoy holidays outside.

B．They should go camping with their parents.

C．The weather is very important for a happy holiday.

D．Team spirit plays an important part in group activities.

4 . Evans Wadongo was from a village of Africa. He had to do homework by the light of a kerosene lamp (煤油灯). Evans’ eyes hurt and this made studying difficult. It was common in his village. Many children left school for this reason, so they remained poor for the rest of their lives.

Although studying was difficult, Evans was an excellent student and went to a university. He continued to worry about the kerosene lamp. By this time, he realized it was not just bad for schoolchildren but for the whole family. First, it can cause illnesses such as coughs. Also, the light can hurt people’s eyes. Besides, it can lead to fires. Lastly, kerosene is expensive, so families have less money for food. It was difficult to come up with a different kind of lamp that was cheap and good for the environment. Yet Evans did not give up.

One day, he had an idea. He could use a small solar (太阳能的) light. Sunlight is free and solar power is good for the environment. Evans built his first solar lamp, and it worked. He began to build more lamps and sent them to local families. An organization heard about this and provided money for him to build more solar lamps.

Each lamp only cost $20. However, this was a lot of money to many villagers, who only earned around $34 a week, so Evans made sure he kept the cost down. First, Evans used recycled materials. Next, volunteers built the lamps. At last, people from many countries gave away money to his team, so the lamps were usually free.

Thousands of people had safe light. Julia, a mother of three, said, “Thanks to Evans, my children have light to read, and I have my own light to cook.” The solar lamps made a big difference.

1. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Leaving school.	B．Doing homework.
C．Having eye problems.	D．Having a bright idea.

2. How many problems about kerosene lamps are mentioned according to Paragraph 2?

A．6.

B．5.

C．4.

D．3.

3. Why does the writer give Julia’s example in Paragraph 5?

A．To share Julia’s experience.	B．To show Evans’ influence.
C．To describe Evans’ feelings.	D．To introduce Evans’ invention.

4. What is Evans like according to the passage?

A．Polite, talented and humorous.	B．Quiet, smart and honest.
C．Humorous, clever and friendly.	D．Hard-working, loving and creative.

5 . 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.

2. Which of the following (下列的) does an entomologist study?

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. In what order do the following things happen (发生)?   
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

4. What is the passage mainly (主要地) about?

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 . 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.

2. What does Cindy think of the book?

A．Difficult.

B．Boring.

C．Easy.

D．Interesting.

3. Who is Mimi in the book?

A．Missy’s cousin.

B．Missy’s uncle.

C．Cindy’s son.

D．Cindy’s dad.

4. What does the writer of the book want to tell us to do?

A．Play sports.

B．Eat vegetables.

C．Read books.

D．Listen to parents.

8 . Billy Elliot was an 11-year-old boy. His mother had been dead for years. He had to live with his father in a factory.

One day, Billy saw a group of students having ballet (芭蕾) lessons and he joined the class. When Billy’s father found this, he got angry and didn’t let his son take any lessons. But Billy kept dancing for he loved it.

Billy’s ballet teacher, Georgia, found he danced better than other girls. So she began to teach Billy more. He got high grades in dancing soon. Later she asked Billy to take a test to go to the Royal Ballet School in London.

When Georgia talked with Billy’s father, he said that Billy wouldn’t dance any more because his family was too poor to let Billy keep dancing. But one day, he saw Billy dancing and found that his son was really talented in ballet. He knew Billy wasn’t going to stop dancing.

After that, Billy’s father did everything he could to help his son. He took Billy to London for the test. At last, Billy was accepted (接受) by the school, and he studied harder than ever before there. And after years of study, he ended up as a top ballet dancer.

1. Where does Billy live at first?

A．In a farm.

B．In the countryside.

C．In the school.

D．In a factory.

2. How did Billy’s father feel when Billy joined the ballet class?

A．He wasn’t happy.	B．He was surprised.
C．He felt excited.	D．He felt worried.

3. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Billy’s father found Billy wouldn’t dance anymore.

B．Billy’s father found Billy was good at dancing.

C．Billy’s father would teach Billy how to dance.

D．Billy’s father knew Billy wouldn’t give up dancing.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Georgia thought Billy did worse than other students.

B．Billy got good grades because of Georgia’s help.

C．Billy didn’t go to the Royal Ballet School at last.

D．Billy’s father thought boys shouldn’t learn ballet.

9 . Joe Hoagland was three years old when the story began. And Fonzie is a dolphin (海豚) .

When Joe was born, he had a problem with his heart and doctors had to operate (动手术) on him. The operation didn’t go well and he couldn’t move the left side of his body. The doctors at the hospital didn’t think he could get better.

His mother Deena took him to different places for treating. Joe liked being in the water and Deena thought swimming could help him. One day she went with Joe to a place called Dolphin Plus, where people swam with dolphins.

Joe met Fonzie there and the story really began.

Soon, Joe wanted to see Fonzie every day. Joe loved ________ him and feeding him. Joe always fed Fonzie with his left hand. Slowly, he got better and better. Deena saw that Joe’s friendship with Fonzie helped him a lot, and she knew it was a good idea for other people, too. So, she and her family worked to open a place called Island Dolphin Care. Many people with health problems come to spend time with the dolphins. Sadly, Fonzie died in 2004 when Joe was 17. Joe wrote: Fonzie was a great friend to me. We shared a lot of good times. I will always remember him.

1. What did the doctors think about Joe?

A．It was difficult for Joe to become better.	B．Joe shouldn’t receive the operation.
C．It was good for Joe to have more operations.	D．Joe would get better in the future.

2. Which is the best answer in ________?

A．playing with

B．looking for

C．laughing at

D．worrying about

3. Why did Deena open the Island Dolphin Care?

A．To protect the dolphins.	B．To keep Fonzie in mind.
C．To make more money for Joe.	D．To help other people with health problems.

4. What is the passage about?

A．Friendship.

B．Health.

C．Animal.

D．Nature.

10 . When my daughter Ann was in the third grade, she came to me with a problem after school.“ Mom, Lucy is angry with me!” she said. “She wants me to be her best friend, but I can’t make friends with others. Could you help me talk with her?” I looked at her for a moment. I wondered how I should help her. Suddenly an idea came to me.

I took two baskets from the living room and said, “My dear, when everyone is born, he or she has a little basket. This little basket is yours and the big one is mine. You can see your little basket is inside mine. When you were born, there were many things in it. I put the things in my basket because you were too young. As you grew older and began to do something by yourself, I placed a few things back in your basket. When you learned to dress yourself, the things began to go into your basket.”

“I can dress myself,” Ann said in a low voice.

“Right. As you grow up, you must do more and more things by yourself,” I said to her with a smile. Then I took her basket out of mine and handed it to her. “You will finally carry your own basket and go on with your life.”

Ann looked up at me and said, “I understand, Mom. I have to do some things by myself because they are in my basket.”

1. What was Ann’s problem?

A．She didn’t have any friends.	B．She didn’t like her school life.
C．Her friend got angry with her.	D．Her mother cared too much about her.

2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to in the second paragraph?

A．The age.

B．The idea.

C．The big basket.

D．The little basket.

3. Why did the writer use two baskets when she talked to Ann?

A．To show people’s growth.	B．To show people’s talents and interests.
C．To show the problems people meet with.	D．To show the friendship between two people.

4. What can we infer about Ann?

A．She would ask her teacher for help.	B．She would talk with Lucy by herself.
C．She would try to know more about Lucy.	D．She would let her mother talk with Lucy.