The picture shows eighteen-year-old Katy Ross in Nepal, a small country in north India. Katy left school
8 months ago and she will go to university soon. She loves travelling and decides to visit Asia before she goes
to university. 
       Katy is living with a family in the capital of Nepal. She has learnt a lot about the country since (自從) she
arrived 4 months ago. The family has two children but many uncles and cousins live with them in their big
house. They have taken Katy to many parties. 
       Katy teaches for four hours a day at a small school. All the classes are in English and the pupils have
spoken English since the age of six. The older Children speak English very well. Katy has taught writing,
grammar (語(yǔ)法) and art, all in English. She enjoys art most. And she thinks the children like the lessons best,
too. 
       Katy doesn't have much time to see Nepal, but soon she will stop teaching and travel around Nepal with a
friend. "After that," Katy says. "we will visit more countries in Asia. We're not sure which ones yet."

1. Why is Katy in Nepal?

A. She is studying there.
B. She wants to take some pictures there.
C. She wants to learn more about the country.
D. She is an exchange student.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the family Katy is living with?

A. There are three people in their house.
B. They are friendly.
C. They have never taken Katy to the parties.
D. They are strange.

3. How long has Katy been in Nepal?

A. Eight months.
B. Six months.
C. One month.
D. Four months.

4. When did the children begin to speak English?

A. When they are 5 years old.
B. When they are 6 years old.
C. When they are 7 years old.
D. When they are 8 years old.

5. According to the passage, Katy _______.

A. likes travelling very much
B. doesn't want to live with a family
C. will go back to school after she leaves Nepal
D. only teaches writing in English

    In 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the top of Mount Everest in the Himalaya
Mountains, the highest mountain in the world at 29,035 feet.
    Junko was born in 1939 and grew up in a small town in Japan. During her childhood, she was thin and
weak. At age 10, Junko went on a school trip. The students climbed two mountains, and Junko loved it.
She could climb in her own time and ability.
    After Junko graduated from university in 1962, she joined several climbing clubs. But they had mostly
men members. Some refused to climb with a woman. In 1965, Junko married a well-known Japanese climber.
Over the years, they climbed all the highest mountains of Japan.
    Meanwhile Junko started a woman's climbing club. By 1972, she was chosen to lead a team of women to
climb Mount Everest. It took three years for the 15 women to train and raise money for their climb.
    Finally in 1975, the team went to climb the mountain. They found nine guides to help them climb up the
mountain. Everything went well until the morning of May 4. Suddenly a huge amount of snow and ice fell on
them. One guide saved Junko. She rushed to help others. Everyone was alive but they had injuries, including
Junko. However, the team decided to continue their climb. About two weeks later, on May 16, Junko reached
the top of Mount Everest. Later she said, "I can't understand why men make all this fuss (過(guò)于關(guān)注) about
Everest-it's only a mountain."

1. When Junko was 10, she ______.

A. didn't like sports or games
B. often went on school trips
C. realized that she loved to climb
D. climbed mountains by herself

2. In 1972, Junko ______.

A. started a woman's climbing club
B. trained 15 women for their climb
C. raised enough money for a climb to Mount Everest
D. became a leader of a woman team to climb Mount Everest

3. During their climb to Mount Everest, Junko and her team ______.

A. got little help from the guides
B. went on climbing after they had injuries
C. had to stop climbing because of their injuries
D. spent nearly a month the whole way to the top

4. What does the author mainly want to tell us?

A. Mountain climbing is dangerous.
B. Women can do the same things as men.
C. Junko was the greatest climber in the world.
D. Junko had a very hard time before she succeeded.

       Mr Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is
a good engineer (工程師) in New York. Mr Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very
well.
       Now Mr Smith is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and he
goes to Chinese classes in an evening school. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes
to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn't have any trouble (困難)
with his Chinese at all, but the Chinese have a lot.

1. Mr Smith works in _______.

A. a hospital
B. a police station
C. a school
D. a restaurant

2. What's Mr Smith's daughter?

A. A teacher.
B. A doctor.
C. An engineer.
D. A student.

3. Mr Smith learns Chinese _______.

A. very well
B. with his daughter
C. every morning
D. very hard

4. Where does Mr Smith learn Chinese?

A. In an evening school.
B. At home.
C. In his friend's home.
D. In a park.

5. We know that Mr Smith is good at _______.

A. Chinese
B. Spanish
C. Japanese
D. French

       Hunter and Nina are husband and wife. They get up at about 4:50 in the morning. When many people are
still sleeping in their warm beds, they are working, they work outside and clean something. They don't work
when it is raining, they also work on weekends.
       Her name is Sara. She sometimes goes to work in the morning, and sometimes goes to work at night when
she is on duty. She works in a big building. There are many beds in it. She wears a white hat and a white dress.
She says. "I help doctors. I meet many people every day. I look after them. They need my help. That's my job.
It's hard, but I like it." 
       He is Jim's father. He usually leaves home very early. He doesn't work in a factory. He goes to work on
foot or by bike. It is far from his home. He usually works in the day and has his lunch outside in the sun. His
work is very hard. He often brings us rice, eggs and vegetables. He can have a good rest in winter.
       Her name is Ann. She goes to work by bus every day. She works in a building. It opens at 8 a. m and
closes at 6 p.m. There is a lot of good food, drinks and other things where she works. Children like to go there.
She meets a lot of people every day. She often says, "Can I help you?" when she meets people. She says, "My
work is not easy, I must stand all day and be friendly to everyone."
根據(jù)上面四段文字，依據(jù)邏輯推理出下列答案。
1. What jobs do they have? Hunter and Nina are             .
2. —When don't Hunter and Nina work?   —They don't work when ______.
3. —Does Sara like her job?   —______.
4. —Which season does Jim's father stop working?  — ______.
5. —What does Ann often say when she meets people?   — ______.

1. What kind of animals does Huang Xiaoming like?

A. Pandas.
B. Monkeys.
C. Tigers.
D. Lions.

2. Which is TRUE about Angelina Jolie?

A. She is good at everything.
B. She can't shoot well.
C. She can't cook by herself.
D. She can cook well.

3. Why have people grown tired of Chen Luyu's show according to the passage?

A. Because she isn't famous for her talk show.
B. Because she set up an online version of talk show.
C. Because she has the habit of constantly asking, "Really?".
D. Because she likes to express herself.

4. What does the underlined word "adopt" mean in the first paragraph?

A. 批準(zhǔn)
B. 繼承
C. 采納
D. 收養(yǎng)

5. We can know from the passage that _______.

A. Angelina Jolie is a shy actress
B. Chen Luyu isn't famous any more
C. Huang Xiaoming is a kind man
D. All the three stars are Chinese