1 . 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

2 . The sun came out and so did we.

It was me and my two little sisters.

We played around, seeing a bee.

Three sister now have blisters（汗珠）.

Tomorrow is another day.

We’ll make some lemonade.

When the sun comes out, we will, too.

And we’ll drink it in the shade.

The grass is green. The flowers bloom（开花）.

The sky is filled with blue.

It’s summertime and that is when

We all go to the zoo.

We see a bear and monkey there,

And then a dancing boat.

But the thing I will remember-

the goat in a small boat.

1. From the poem, we can learn that the writer is ________.

A．sad

B．angry

C．ill

D．happy

2. The writer may be ________.

A．a young boy	B．an old man
C．a young girl	D．an old woman

3. The word “lemonade” rhymes with ________.

A．blue

B．zoo

C．shade

D．goat

3 . 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.

4 . What does little birdie say,
In her nest (巢) at peep of day (晨曦)?
Let me fly, says little birdie,
Mother, let me fly away,
Birdie, rest a little longer,
Till the little wings (翅膀) are stronger.
So she rests a little longer,
Then she flies away.
What does little baby say,
In her bed at peep of day?
Baby says, like little birdie,
Let me rise and fly away.
Baby, sleep a little longer,
Till the little limbs are stronger.
If she sleeps a little longer,
Baby too shall fly away.
1. The mother bird doesn’t allow the little birdie to .

A．rise	B．eat
C．fly	D．rest

2. Who says the words Birdie, rest a little longer?

A．A baby bird.	B．The mother bird.
C．The writer.	D．The reader.

3. What does the underlined word “limbs” mean?

A．Heads.	B．Necks.
C．Wings.	D．Arms and legs.

4. The second half of the reading is about .

A．a baby	B．another bird
C．a mother	D．the writer himself

5. The reading above is a .

A．report

B．poem

C．fairy

D．play

5 .

“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You’re shivering. Are you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”

“I’m not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”

“We are here to help you. Don’t worry about anything. I don’t know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车).”

“Why, yes. You’re right. But how do you know these things?”

“I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”

“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather, Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is using my mother’s money for expenses(开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”

Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.

Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”

“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.

“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place. A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.”

“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”

“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”

1. Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about_______________.

A．Helen’s dead sister	B．Helen’s trip to London
C．the house Helen lives in	D．Helen’s stepfather and the family

2. What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?

A．Walking slowly.	B．Listening carefully.
C．Standing sadly.	D．Writing quickly.

3. Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?

A．They are very rich.	B．They are afraid of other people.
C．They live on a horse-drawn wagon.	D．They move from one place to another.

4. The passage is probably from __________.

A．a novel

B．a guide

C．a poem

D．an advertisement