1 . Four Poems

Poem 1 __________                                 By Liu Zongyuan From hill to hill no bird in flight; From path to path no man in sight. A lonely fisherman afloat① Is fishing in snow in a lonely boat.		Poem 2 To Wang Lun By Li Bai I, Li Bai, sit aboard a ship about to go, When suddenly on shore your farewell② songs overflow. However deep the lake of Peach Blossoms may be, It is not so deep, O Wang Lun! As your love for me.
Poem 3 Homesickness Night By Li Bai Before my bed a pool of light, Can it be hoarfrost③ on the ground? Looking up, I find the moon bright;    Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned.④		Poem 4 On the Stork Tower By Wang Zhihuan The sun beyond the mountain glows;⑤ The Yellow River seawards⑥ flows⑦. You can enjoy a grander⑧ sight;    By climbing to a greater height.

(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)

NOTES: ①on the river ② goodbye ③ small pieces of ice ④ dying missing ⑤ shines less brightly ⑥ towards the sea ⑦ runs ⑧ greater

1. The best title for Poem 1 is _________.

A．Happy Rain on a Spring Night	B．Fishing in Snow
C．Song of the Great Wind	D．Return to Nature

2. Li Bai felt _________ when he wrote Poem 2.

A．free

B．interested

C．thankful

D．confident

3. In Poem 3, the underlined word “Homesickness” means ________ in Chinese.

A．思乡

B．忧国

C．壮志

D．乐学

4. According to Poem 4, what would Wang Zhihuan agree?

A．Never give up even if you have no support.

B．It is important to say goodbye to a friend.

C．Don’t put off today’s work until tomorrow.

D．The higher you stand, the farther you can see.

2 . The title: __________

By the Youth

When we were scared, sad and helpless, you gave us courage, warmth and hopes. When we had to stay at home to keep away from the illness, you, workers, helped us buy living things; Leaving your children behind, you worked in the neighborhood every day, you never complained (抱怨) but smiled the whole day. When we needed all kinds of materials, you, drivers, drove them there without thinking twice; Running on the streets, between the cities, you made sure things went well as usual.

When we had coughs or fevers, you, __________, tried your best to save our lives; Looking after the patients in the hospital day and night, you never gave up until the sick got well. There are many people doing jobs in silence; There are many people giving hands without telling their names. Thanks for your hard work and selflessness. You’re the heroes of the times. You’re the most beautiful in our hearts. We love you!

1. We had to stay at home because ________.

A．we didn’t want to go out	B．we wanted to avoid the illness
C．we didn’t want to work	D．we had enough food

2. According to the poem, the drivers were ________.

A．kind

B．awful

C．funny

D．polite

3. Which can be the best for ________?

A．scientists

B．officers

C．doctors and nurses

D．drivers

4. Why did the Youth write this poem?

A．To show praises.

B．To show regrets.

C．To show worries.

D．To show wishes.

5. What’s the best title for the poem?

A．To the politest people.	B．To the most beautiful people.
C．To the cleverest people.	D．To the most humorous people.

4 . Do you know that the "Happy birthday to you" song is the first song sung in outer space? Apollo IX astronauts _____ it on March 8, 1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Here is the story behind it. The song was written by two sisters from Kentury, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the _____ of "Good morning to All" in 1893. It was used as a classroom _____ . Teachers sang it each day to welcome theirs students to the classroom.

The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister, Patty Smith Hill wrote the original （最初的）lyrics （歌词）for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louiville, Kentury, where Mildred also _____ .

The Hill sisters copyrighted （取得版权）their song on October 16, 1893. However, it appeared _____ their agreement in Robert H. Coleman's songbook on March 4, 1924. Coleman changed part of the lyrics to say, "Happy Birthday to you", _____ the song still had it's original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small _____ in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court（法院） over the copyright problem of the song. She was _____ about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sister. She _____ her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be ______ every time the song was part of a commercial（商业的） production.

The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to educating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $ 2 million every year.

1.

A．saved

B．wrote

C．invented

D．sang

2.

A．notice

B．order

C．title

D．law

3.

A．party

B．greeting

C．discussion

D．test

4.

A．taught

B．searched

C．sold

D．prepared

5.

A．as

B．under

C．for

D．without

6.

A．although

B．until

C．because

D．after

7.

A．chances

B．tasks

C．changes

D．signs

8.

A．satisfied

B．glad

C．curious

D．angry

9.

A．lost

B．won

C．heard

D．dropped

10.

A．paid

B．praised

C．invited

D．warned

5 . My father, who was always drunk and angry, beat me more and more every day. He always locked the door when he went away and kept the key in this pocket. One day I found an old saw （锯子） that he hid in the roof. When I was alone in the house. I started to make a hole on the floor under the big table.

The next day my father said, "Huck, go to the river and catch some fish for breakfast. Quickly! And don't try anything. Remember, I'm watching you!"

While I was fishing by the river, I saw an empty boat nearby.

"A boat!" I thought happily, “This is my chance to escape. I'll hide the boat near some trees and use it tonight!"

When my father went to town that afternoon, I got my saw and started to work on the hole. It was late afternoon when I finished making the hole.

"I did a good job," I thought, looking at the hole. “Now I'll get my father's gun.”

I looked outside the window and there was nobody there. I quickly escaped through the hole. Then I ran into the woods to hunt a wild pig. Luckily, I found one. I shot it and took it back to the house and let the pig's blood fall on the wooden floor of the house. Then I pulled some of my hair out and put it on my father's axe（斧子） with some of the pig's blood. I took the pig's body outside and put it in a big bag with some rocks, and threw it into the river.

"This way people will think ▲ !" I thought. "They'll come and look for my body in the river." This idea made me smile.

I waited until it was dark and got into the boat and went to Jackson's Island. I knew about Jackson's Island because Tom, Ben, Joe and I had a lot of fun adventures there.

（Adapted from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain）

1. What's the correct order of the following?
①Huck hid a boat.
②Huck found a saw.
③Huck went fishing.
④Huck killed a wild pig.

A．①④②③

B．③②①④

C．②①③④

D．②③①④

2. Which of the following is the best to fill in the blank" ▲ "?

A．my father went away and I'm sad	B．the pig's blood is mine and I'm dead
C．I killed the wild pig and I'm brave	D．my friends helped me and I'm lucky

3. Huck went to Jackson's Island because he wanted to ________.

A．meet his friends

B．look for the treasure

C．take an adventure

D．escape from his father

4. According to the passage, what is Huck like?

A．Brave and clever.

B．Funny and helpful.

C．Lazy and careless.

D．Boring and stupid.