1 . Mark Twain was a great writer in America. He was also a funny man. There were many interesting stories about him.
In his city, a man didn’t like Mark Twain. On April Fool’s Day, the man wanted to play a joke on the great writer. A newspaper in New York said that Mark Twain died. All his friends around the country were sad when they read it. Then they decided to visit his home. When the friends got there, they found Mark Twain writing in front of his desk. They got a big surprise and thought the newspaper did a bad thing. But Mark Twain didn’t get angry. He smiled and said, “The report(报道)about my death is right. But the time is too early.”
1. The report about Mark Twain was on ______.| A．June 2nd | B．April 2nd | C．June 1st | D．April 1st |
| A．前往 | B．居住 | C．拜访 | D．悼念 |
| A．listening to the radio | B．reading |
| C．writing | D．watching TV |
| A．didn’t like that man | B．was a funny man |
| C．didn’t like the newspaper | D．knew he wouldn’t die |
2 . Xiao Ming gets up very late. He rides his bike to the school quickly. He doesn’t look at the traffic lights, so he hits a car. The driver takes him to the hospital right now. The doctor looks over Xiao Ming very carefully. Xiao Ming wants to go to the school but the doctor and the driver ask him to stay in bed.
“ Now my boy,“ says the doctor.“ Could you tell me your name, please?”
“ What are you going to do?” asks Xiao Ming.
“I’m going to tell your parents and your teacher. ”answers the doctor.
“But my parents know my name and my teacher knows my name, too.“ says Xiao Ming.
1. How does Xiao Ming go to school?| A．by bike | B．by car |
| C．by bus | D．on foot |
| A．His teacher | B．His parents |
| C．The driver | D．His students |
| A．Because he is very happy. |
| B．Because he doesn’t notice the traffic lights. |
| C．Because he doesn’t like going to school |
| D．Because he can’t see anything |
| A．He is very lovely. |
| B．He is very bad. |
| C．He is very lazy. |
| D．He is very good. |
3 . There was a pilot (飞行员) and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the engine (发动机) while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the passengers there was only four parachutes( 降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses.
“I must go and mend the engine,” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was nothing he could do, so he jumped out of the plane.
The first person stood up, “I am a doctor,” he said. “I help people live longer and I save lives.” He also took a parachute and jumped out.
The second person said, “I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person. I have to go to a very important match. I know I will win the game because I was the cleverest person there.” He picked up a pack and jumped out.
Two men was left — an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said, “Young man, I am old but you are still young. You take the last parachute.” The young mountain climber smiled, “Don’t worry,” he said. “We can both jump to safety because there were two parachutes. Just now, the clever man jumped out with my backpack.”
1. All the people became worried because __________.| A．they couldn’t find the parachutes |
| B．they saw the pilot jumped out first |
| C．something was wrong with the plane and one of them might die |
| D．there was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out the plane |
| A．a parachute | B．nothing |
| C．the backpack of the climber | D．two parachutes |
| A．the pilot | B．the clever man | C．the doctor | D．the businessman |
| A．the clever man | B．the businessman | C．the pilot | D．the doctor |
4 . I still remember the day when I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy cleaning my car with a brush. I went over and patted him on the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to smile at me. So I was sure he needed some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how poor he was. So I offered him a $100 bill. To my great surprise, he refused to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your car is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the bill.
As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so excited that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me home? It is only about 3 miles.” What the boy wanted to do was to show off to his friends and his family. As soon as I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you one someday.”
I noticed his sister had a pale face. What’s worse, her legs were too thin, and she was unable to walk.
After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his family. Poor as they were, the boy once again refused my money, and said, “I can make money by myself, thank you.”
Soon I told my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to work here the next day.
No matter how poor we are, we will never give in to ourselves.
1. From the shoes the boy was wearing the author inferred .| A．how poor the boy was! | B．how rich the boy was! |
| C．how healthy the boy was! | D．how clever the boy was! |
| A．the author volunteered to take the boy to his own supermarket. |
| B．the author was volunteered to drive the boy around the town. |
| C．the author volunteered to drive the boy around the town. |
| D．the author volunteered to offer a job for the boy. |
| A．tall | B．well | C．short | D．unhealthy |
| A．No matter how poor we are, we should give in to ourselves. |
| B．No matter how poor we are, we have to give up to ourselves. |
| C．No matter how poor we are, we have to give in to ourselves. |
| D．No matter how poor we are, we shouldn’t give in to ourselves. |
5 . I had an opportunity to teach at a five-star hotel in Nevis, a small island in the Caribbean Sea. After that, my friend Clayton and I flew into Panama City for a surfing outing at a surfing camp in the bay of Chiriqui, whose tourism is booming. To get there, we had to take my tennis bags on and off several buses and boats. After eight hours of travel we finally arrived. The camp was perfect, and the accommodations were not bad. We had an unbelievable week there!
On our return trip, when we got to the bus station, we learned that our bus had been delayed for 2. 5 hours. The sun was beating down on us.
As we walked over to the shaded area, a couple of kids started throwing rocks at me. I opened a can of tennis balls. They stopped and took an interest in the balls. I had a special racket (球拍) with me. I had the strings cut out and replaced them with a net, which is prefect for hotel teaching. I got them to throw the balls into the net. They seemed to enjoy that. Then an older boy got interested, to whom I gave another racket to hit the ball into the net of the catching racket. I showed him how to position and hold the racket. Soon, their bus arrived, and they were on their way.
But families from across the street came over and wanted their 10-minute tennis lesson，too. The other passengers waiting for the bus each got a lesson. Eventually, restaurant workers next door and the bus terminal clerk invited me to give them a lesson, too. They learnt well and were having a great time. And so was I. In what seemed like no time, our bus arrived. Satisfied with what I did, I changed my shirt, and made it back to Panama City.
1. Which can describe the bay of Chiriqui?| A．It develops depending on tourism. |
| B．It is famous for its tennis camps. |
| C．It offers cheap accommodations. |
| D．It is far away from Panama City. |
| A．To attract children. | B．To catch the rocks. |
| C．To help him to teach. | D．To hit the balls back. |
| A．Waiting for the bus. | B．Learning to play tennis. |
| C．Fighting for the shaded area. | D．Playing games with each other. |
| A．Embarrassed. | B．Confident. | C．Amazed. | D．Proud. |
6 . I am a middle school student. I have a lot of classes and homework every day. I have a bad memory and I often forget(忘记)my family’s birthdays. But I don’t forget my mum’s birthday today. I want to buy her a present.
There is a big store near my school. It sells many things. From the store, you can buy food, clothes, shoes and some other daily things. So, I go to the store and want to choose a present for my mum. I want to buy a beautiful skirt, but I don’t have enough money(钱). At last, I go to a flower shop and buy a rose.
After I get home, I give the rose to my mum and say, “Happy birthday, dear mum. It is 14 October today. I don’t forget your birthday.”
My mum is very happy and she says, “Thank you, my son. But my birthday is tomorrow.”
1. What does the underlined(画线的) word “memory” mean?| A．品德 | B．脾气 | C．记性 | D．兴趣 |
| A．Because he doesn't like his family. | B．Because he has many classes. |
| C．Because he has a bad memory. | D．Because he has much homework. |
| A．Cake. | B．A skirt. | C．Shoes. | D．Food. |
| A．A skirt. | B．A shirt. | C．A cake. | D．A flower. |
| A．15 October | B．14 October | C．13 October | D．16 October |
7 . A man came home from work late, tired and unhappy, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
The boy asked, “Daddy, how much do you make per hour?” The father was furious at his son's question.
When he said $20 an hour, the little boy asked his father to lend $10 to him. The father was even angrier because he thought the boy just wanted some money to buy a toy. So he didn't answer his son.
The little boy quietly went to his room. After about an hour or so, the man calmed down and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.
“Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” the man went into the room and said. “Here's the $10 you asked for.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” He said. Then, he reached under his pillow, pulled out some crumpled coins and said, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
1. How much does the man make if he works 1 hour?| A．10. | B．$20. | C．$30. | D．40. |
| A．very angry | B．quite happy |
| C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself |
| B．he did not have enough money at that moment |
| C．he thought the boy would buy something of no use |
| D．the boy always borrowed money from him |
| A．often played with his son |
| B．spent little time with his son |
| C．didn’t love his son at all |
| D．often came back home early |
8 . When I was about twelve, I headed to a restaurant for dinner with my family. It was a windy winter night. As my mom and I headed towards the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother came up to us. They asked if we had any spare dollars. My mom immediately asked where they kept their things. They pointed to an old car in the parking across the street. The girl said there were six of them living in that car, the same size as my own family.
My mom said she had something to do after handing the people a few dollars. She sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my three siblings(兄弟姐妹). But she didn’t come.
Later, I found out she had gone home and emptied our cupboards into a few bags. Then, she brought that food over to the car and handed the bags to the family. I wasn’t there when that part happened, but I could imagine the joy it brought to their faces.
A few days later, when I actually found out about what she had done, I asked her why she helped those people. She told me that they were not lucky. I remember the face of that girl who had asked us for dollars;she was the same age as me, yet our lives were so different.
Here I stood, dressed in almost new clothes, headed to a restaurant and then back home to the bedroom I shared with my younger sister. I remembered thinking that the girl didn’t have any food to eat and that she was heading back to a cold car shared with five other people.
After painting this picture in my mind, I understood my mom. I will never forget what she did that night. And that night I also learned one of the best lessons she taught me.
1. We learn from the passage that the girl about the writer’s age_____.| A．lived a hard life |
| B．had her own bedroom |
| C．received a good education |
| D．made friends with the writer |
a. My mom gave the girl a few dollars.
b. My family was on the way to a restaurant.
c. My mom went home and brought some food.
d. We met with a girl and her mother asking for dollars.
| A．b, d, a, c |
| B．b, a, c, d |
| C．d, a, c, b |
| D．d, c, b, a |
| A．Patient. |
| B．Strict. |
| C．Proud. |
| D．Kind. |
9 . Mrs. Hyde was my fifth and sixth grade teacher. She was a nice and gentle teacher who wanted her students to learn and to do well in school. She was also
One of our homework for writing class was to
Mrs. Hyde encouraged us to write our own short
I got an A + on my paper. Mrs. Hyde
From that day forward, I had aspirations(渴望)of
I never forgot Mrs. Hyde's
Mrs. Hyde died in the late 1980s. She never saw any of my
| A．rude | B．encouraging | C．polite | D．angry |
| A．dancing | B．running | C．writing | D．teaching |
| A．read | B．copy | C．tell | D．debate |
| A．scary | B．popular | C．boring | D．funny |
| A．Though | B．Since | C．When | D．Before |
| A．stop | B．start | C．wait | D．admit |
| A．book | B．poem | C．passage | D．story |
| A．sadly | B．happily | C．calmly | D．quietly |
| A．mind | B．plan | C．talent | D．excuse |
| A．learning | B．making | C．supporting | D．becoming |
| A．forgot | B．tried | C．explored | D．expected |
| A．money | B．effort | C．decision | D．difference |
| A．disappointment | B．harm | C．words | D．promise |
| A．opinion | B．life | C．doubt | D．dream |
| A．love | B．imagine | C．hate | D．remember |
| A．break | B．chance | C．miss | D．hand |
| A．paintings | B．letters | C．songs | D．works |
| A．enjoyed | B．refused | C．finished | D．regretted |
| A．for | B．of | C．without | D．to |
| A．argued | B．meant | C．challenged | D．ignored |
10 . I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Seeing what Mother was doing, I thought that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
My mother was a kind person, who always showed her love on me in action. However, as a little girl, I only wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. But such talks never happened. I was sad about it and often rude to her, eager to start a new life somewhere else.
When I had my own family, I came to understand mother's love. So I wrote to mother and asked if she'd forgiven my rudeness. Then, I posted the letter and waited for her answer, but it never came. I felt disappointed and slowly didn't care too much about it.
Years later, during mother's final illness, she left some things for my sister and brother. "But the desk," she said in a weak voice, "is specially for Elizabeth." When I cleaned the desk---her present for me, I found a one — page letter inside, folded many times. It was the letter that I wrote years ago.
Then, tears came down, “Oh, dear mom, you've chosen the silent act to show you did forgive me and always be proud of my writing. Thank you for your silent love. I love you forever!"
1. According to the author, the most wonderful thing in the world must be the act of_____________.| A．reading | B．cooking | C．writing | D．dancing |
| A．Arm-in-arm walks with her mother. | B．Face-to-face talks with her mother. |
| C．Hand-in-hand walks with her mother. | D．Heart-to-heart talks with her mother. |
| A．Elizabeth. | B．Elizabeth's son. |
| C．Elizabeth's sister. | D．Elizabeth's brother. |
| A．In words. | B．In action. | C．By music. | D．By painting. |
| A．Silent Love. | B．Brave Love. | C．Selfish Love. | D．Extreme Love. |
