閱讀理解

　What do we know about the sea? Most of us have seen it, We know that it looks very pretty（迷人的）when the sun is lighting on it. We also know that it can be less pretty when the weather is terrible. What other things do we know about it?

　The first thing is that the sea is very big. Look at a map of the world and you'll find there is less land than sea. The sea covers 3/4 of the world. The sea is very deep in some places. Some parts of the sea is nearly 11 kilometres deep! If the highest mountain in the world were put into the sea at the place, there would be two kilometres of water above it.

1． Which of the following is true according to （根據(jù)）the passage?

[　　]

A． The sea always looks pretty.

B． The sea always looks terrible.

C． The sea looks neither pretty nor terrible when it is fine.

D． The sea doesn't look pretty all the time.

2． What will you find it you look at a map of the world?　We'll find ________.

[　　]

A． there's much more water than land

B． the sea covers three?fourths of the land

C． the land covers one?fourths of the land

D． the sea was very pretty

3． This passage tells us that ________.

[　　]

A．the sea is very shallow

B． the sea is very deep

C． the sea is neither shallow nor deep

D． the depths （深度）of the sea in different places are quite different

4． The word “it” in the last sentence of this passage means ________.　　　

[　　]

A． the water　　　　　　B． the mountain

C．the sea　　　　　　　D．Japan

5． The best title（題目）for this passage is ________.

[　　]

A． The Big Sea　　　　　　　   B．The Sea And Its Depths

C． Something About The Sea　　　D．Sea And Land

閱讀理解

　Once a fox met a tiger（虎）. The tiger opened his mouth, full of sharp（鋒利的）long teeth, and said to the fox.

　“Why are you walking in my forest? What are you doing here? I shall have you for my breakfast.”

　But the fox answered:“My dear sir, you must not think that you are the king of the animals. Of course, you are very strong and your teeth are very sharp. But you are not so brave as I am. Let us walk together and see whom the people are afraid of. I shall go in front of you and you will keep behind me. The people will see me and run away because they are afraid of me. If what I say is not true, you can eat me.”

　The tiger agreed and so the fox and the tiger walked together to the nearest village. The fox walked in front of the tiger.

　When the people saw the tiger who was going behind the fox they ran away, because they were afraid of the tiger.

　Then the fox said, “I was in front of you and you kept behind me. The people saw me but they did not see you. They ran away because they were afraid of me. I am the king of the animals. I shall have you for my breakfast.”

　The tiger looked at the fox and ran away.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷下列句子，符合短文內(nèi)容的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示．

1． The fox wanted to visit the tiger since they were friends. 

(　　)

2． The tiger was much stronger than the fox. 

(　　)

3．The fox was the king of the animals though he was not so strong.

(　　)

4． The tiger went in front of the fox to the nearest village. 

(　　)

5．The people ran away as soon as they saw the tiger. 

(　　)

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　An old man was walking slowly along a street when he saw a little boy trying to touch a door bell. He stopped and said, “I'll ring the bell for you.”And then he pulled（拉）the bell so hard that it could be heard all over the house.

　The little boy looked up at him and said,“Now we”ll run away, come on. （快跑） And before the old man knew what was happening, the boy had run round the corner of the street, and only the old man stood there to explain（解釋）to the owner of the house.

1．The old man stopped and rang the bell for the boy because he thought

[　　]

A．the boy was not tall enough to reach the bell.

B．the boy couldn't pull the bell very hard.

C．the boy couldn't make the bell heard all over the house.

D．the boy didn't dare to reach the bell himself.

2．The old man said, “I'll ring the bell for you.” This shows（表明）that

[　　]

A．he was kind.

B．he was polite.

C．he was careful.

D．he was simple-minded（頭腦簡單的）.

3．What do you think of the boy?

[　　]

A．He was very bright.

B．He was very naughty.

C．He was very kind-hearted.

D．He was very polite.

4．What do you think the boy did this for?

[　　]

A．To make the owner of the house angry.

B．To call the owner of the house.

C．To explain to the owner why he did so.

D．To do nothing but nuisance（討人嫌）.

5．The old man didn't know what was happening until ________.

[　　]

A．the house owner opened the door

B．the boy looked up and told him to run away

C．the boy had run round the corner of the street

D．the owner of the house heard the bell

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　Henry was worried. This was his first time to go travelling by air. He did not know how to find his seat, so he went to the air hostess（空姐）and asked, "Could you help me? I can't find my seat." The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat belt（系牢安全帶）.She told Henry not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Henry's ears might feel a little strange, but he didn't need to worry about it because many people felt like that. When the plane was flying very high, Henry could stand up and walk round. He could either read books, newspapers or see films. The air hostess would bring food and drinks. Henry could enjoy the flight and arrive home soon.

1．Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．After getting into the plane Henry found his seat and sat down at once.

B．Henry sat down in his seat and fastened the seat belt without any help.

C．Thanks to the air hostess, Henry knew how to find his seat and fasten the seat belt.

D．With the help of the hostess, Henry got into the plane.

2．In the passage "move about" means _________.

[　　]

A．talk to each other

B．change his seat at that moment

C．walk here and there

D．go on moving

3．When the plane was going up, the air hostess told Henry not to worry about ________.

[　　]

A．the plane　 　　B．the strange ing

C．his seat　　　　D．his health

4．What do you think would happen at the end of the story?

[　　]

A．Henry would have a pleasant journey.

B．The air hostess would help Henry do as much as possible.

C．The air hostess would ask Henry to see some films.

D．Henry was worried most of the way.

5．What is the passage about?

[　　]

A．An enjoyable journey.　　　B．Henry's first flight.

C．The helpful air hostess　　　.D．Terrible travel by air.

閱讀理解

　My friend John is a university student. Last year he went to Japan and stayed for two months. I was surprised that John was able to have such a long holiday in Japan because he was not rich enough.

　“How did you get so much money, John?”I asked. “I thought you could stay in Japan for at most（最多）two weeks.”“It was easy,”John answered. “I got a job in Japan.”“A job? What did you do?”“I gave English lessons to a shop-owner. We became good friends.”“But you're not a teacher!”“Mr Tanaka, the shop-owner, knew I was not a teacher, but he said he had a lot of American customers, so he wanted to learn English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return, he gave me a room, three meals a day and quite a lot of pocket money.”“Did he learn much English?”

　“I don't know,” John said, “but I learnt a lot of Japanese!”

1．The writer was surprised that John had a long holiday. Because he knew ________.

[　　]

A． John was rich

B． John was his good friend

C． John didn't have enough money

D． Tanaka helped John learn Japanese

2． John said, "It was easy." He means it was easy 　　　  .

[　　]

A． to go to Japan

B． to get a job in Japan

C． to give English lessons

D． to get enough money to stay in Japan

3． Why did Mr Tanaka want to learn English? Because _________.

[　　]

A． he liked English

B． he was a student of English

C． he was a friend of John's

D． many Americans came to his shop

4． What is most probably true? Mr Tanaka ________ English.　

[　　]

A． did not learn much

B． learnt much

C． gave up learning

D． was no longer

5．In return, he gave me...pocket money. What's the meaning of `in return'?

[　　]

A． 回來的時候

B． 再來的時候

C． 作為回報(bào)

D．作為友好的表示

閱讀理解

　Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kind of money was shells（貝殼）.

　In China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks（牙）, monkey tail （尾巴）and salt were used in some parts in the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.

　The first copper coins（銅幣）were made in China. They were round and had a square（正方形）hole（孔）in the centre. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold（金） and silver（銀）.

　But even gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive（昂貴的）. The Chinese were the first to use paper money.

　The first paper money looked more like a note（收據(jù)）from one person to another than the paper money used today.

　Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.

1． People usually use money 　　　　.　

[　　]

A． for buying food　　　　　　B． to buy everything they like

C． to buy books and food　　　D． to get something

2． Long, long ago people all over the world used to make money with 　　　　.　

3． In the past, the ancient（古代的）Chinese used to have cloth and knives.

[　　]

A． as a tool（工具）　  　　B． as money

C． as a money　　　　　  　D． as a kind of goods

4． People would like to have 　　  　 to buy everything.

[　　]

A． gold　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　B． coins　　

C． paper money　　　　　  D． silver

5． The first paper money looked 　  　　 like a note.

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　Curly is my big black dog. He is so strong that he can carry me on his back. He likes to run and play with me. He likes to follow my father around in the fields too. One day my father took off his coat and laid it on the ground under a big tree. Curly stood watching him. My father said, “Watch my coat, Curly.”

　Curly sat down on the coat. My father forgot all about his coat and went home without it. Late in the evening I missed my dog. I looked everywhere for him, calling, “Curly, Curly!” But Curly did not come. Soon my father wanted something that was in his coat pocket(兜). Then he remembered (記起) what he had done. He went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was sitting on the coat so that nobody could carry it away.

1．Curly took care of the 　　　　　　.

[　　]

A． man　　　　　　　　　B． coat

C． watch　　　　　　　　 D． tree

2． When did we miss the dog?

[　　]

A． in the morning　　　　   B． at noon

C． at 4 o'clock　　　　　　　　　 D． in the evening

3． The dog didn't come when he was called became he was 　　　　　　.

[　　]

A． on guard (看守著)　　　  B． afraid

C． asleep　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D． not hungry

4．My father placed the coat 　　　　　　.　　　

[　　]

A． in the tree　　　　　　　　　    B． on the ground

C． in the garden　　　　　　　    D． over Curly

5．This story was written to tell about 　　　　　　.　　　

[　　]

A． a dog　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B． a forgetful

C． a little boy　　　　　　　　　    D． a man's coat

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　Last Sunday I saw the worst storm(風(fēng)暴)in years．It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours．After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest, The air was hot, and it was quiet．Then strong wind started blowing into my room．Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out of the open window．As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall．When I came back into the house, it was raining harder and harder．I tried very hard to close the window．Then I heard a loud crashing(碰撞)sound from the back of the house．I ran out of my room to find out what it was. A big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the back room．

1．The storm took place ________．

[　　]

A．in the morning

B．in the afternoon

C．while I was in the back room

D．while I was in the garden．

2．Before the storm came, the weather was ________．

[　　]

A．cold　　　　　  B．cool

C．hot　　　　　　  　　　D．warm

3．The storm went on for ________．

[　　]

A．more than three hours

B．three hours

C．less than three hours

D．two hours

4．The wind blew some of the paper ________．

[　　]

A．all over the floor

B．out of the door

C．into the back room

D．out of the open window

5．________ had fallen down and broken the top of the back room．

[　　]

A．Big drops of rain

B．A big tree

C．A loud crashing sound

D．The storm

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　A man liked drinking, but he was afraid of his wife．

　One evening he got drunk and fell down．His face was hurt．So he brought out a mirror(鏡子)and a piece of plaster(藥布)．He put the plaster on the face and went to sleep．When his wife saw him the next day, she asked him:

　“Were you drunk last night?”

　“No, I wasn't．The plaster on my face was caused(引起)by a stick in a tree,”said he．Then he felt the plaster but didn't find it．His wife said:

　“Don't look for it again．Look, the plaster is on the mirror．”

1．Why did he fall down?　　　

[　　]

A．Because someone pulled him．

B．Because he walked on a stone．

C．Because he got drunk．

D．Because he wanted to kill himself．

2．He brought out a mirror________．

　　]

A．to enjoy himself

B．Because he liked mirrors

C．to put a piece of plaster on it

D．to put a piece of plaster on his face

3．How about the man to his wife?　　　

[　　]

A．He often fooled his wife．

B．He was afraid of his wife．

C．He was angry with his wife．

D．He was unkind to his wife．

4．Where did he put the plaster?　　　

[　　]

A．On the face．

B．On his wife's face．

C．On the mirror．

D．On a stick．

5．Which of the following is right?　　　

[　　]

A．The man's wife believed(相信)his words．

B．The man's wife did not like him to drink．

C．The man put a piece of plaster on the face himself．

D．The man's wife took the plaster down from his face．

閱讀理解

　We each have a memory (記憶力). That's why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

　A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

　But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercise.

1． Some people can easily learn many things by heart because________.

[　　]

A． they always sleep very well

B． they often eat good food

C． they read a lot of books

D． they have very good memories

2． Everybody learns his mother language _________.　　　

[　　]

A． at the age of six

B． when hs is a small child

C． after he goes to school

D． when he can read and write

3． Before a child can speak, he must _________.　　　

[　　]

A． read and write

B． make sentences

C． hear and remember the sounds

D． think hard

4．In school the pupils can't learn a foreign language well because ________.

[　　]

A． they have no good memories

B． they have no recorders

C． they have too much time for it

D． they are busy with other subjects

5． Your memory will become better and better _________.

[　　]

A． if you have plenty of good food

B． if you do more and more exercises

C． if you do morning exercises very day

D． if you get up early