I'm taking my family to other countries to have a trip. My wife, I and our two children are all
going along. My elder brother has decided to go with us. He has never been overseas (出國) and
he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that he'd like to stay at home and
take care of the house.
     We're going to go by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe (歐洲). When we arrive
in Europe, we're going to several countries for sightseeing. We'll go to places either by train
or by bus. We're going to fly home.
      It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we have planned a very interesting
trip. We will go to England, France and Italy. My wife is very interested in France because she is
a teacher of French. And my brother, who speaks very good Italian (意大利語), is looking forward
(期望) to the trip to Italy.
     We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would
be faster and would save more time. But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children enjoy
that, too.

1. My brother is very excited because______. 

A. he has many friends in other countries
B. he has never travelled by plane
C. he wants to buy some books in Italy
D. he has never been overseas

2. We're coming back home by______.  

A. sea   
B. air    
C. bus    
D. train

3. In Europe, we will ______  

A. go sightseeing at the seaside(海邊)
B. go to different countries by ship
C. buy a lot of presents
D. go from place to place by train or by bus

4. My wife works in a______.

A. hospital    
B. factory   
C. shop    
D. school

5. My brother and my children would like to______.   

A. do some shopping in Europe
B. study the Italian language in Italy
C. enjoy a trip by ship
D. learn French in France

     When people go to England, they must learn something about transportation there.
     In England, cars, buses and bikes must keep to the left side of the street. If a person wishes
 to cross a street, he must stop and either look at the traffic lights or look both ways down the
street. And instead of looking left first, as we do in China, they look right first.
     To get about in London, visitors should learn to use buses and the underground. First of all
they must know which direction (方向) they are going in and which bus and underground train
they must take. At the bus stop they wait for buses to come. As soon as they get on the bus, they
must pay for their tickets.

(     )1. In England, people go along the left side of the road as we do in China.      
(     )2. When they want to cross a street, people in England look right first.          
(     )3. To go about in London, visitors should learn to drive.                        
(     )4. First of all, visitors must know where to go.                                  
(     )5. After people get on a bus, they don’t have to pay for their tickets at once.  

     Jane Scott is fourteen and the year before last she began to study in a middle school. She likes dancing and singing and spends a lot of time on them.  But she hates math and does not work hard at it. She thinks it difficult to learn.  She falls behind her classmates and once failed the math exam.  She decides to drop
it.  Her father is angry with her when he knows about it.
     It was sunny, Mr Scott gave a call to his sister who teaches math in another school.  He hoped she
would come and tell his daughter how to learn math.  The woman came quickly and said,   "You're a
clever girl, Jane.  I'm sure you'll soon do well in math if you work hard at it. "
      "I'm afraid I can't,  Aunt," said Jane,  "Girls can't be good at math. "
      "I don't think so," said the woman,   I was good at it when I was a girl.  You must do more exercises
and practice a math problem again and again until you master (掌握)  it.  Remember:  Practice makes
perfect  (熟能生巧).  Well,  it's a math problem.  Think about it and practice it again and you'll work it
out. "
       "OK," said the girl,  "Let me try. "
      About an hour later Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said,  "I've done the problem ten
times. "
     "Well done!" her aunt said happily, "What result did you get?"
     "Ten answers, "
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,判斷句子的正（T）誤（F）.

(      )1.  Jane is weak at math.
(      )2.  Jane falls behind her classmates in math because she doesn't work hard at it.
(      )3.  Mr Scott hoped his sister to help his daughter because Jane is afraid of her.
(      )4.  The woman told the girl it was easy to learn math.
(     ) 5.  Jane hasn't worked out the math problem at all.

     Australia is the greatest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is to the south
of the equator (赤道). So when it is hot summer in our country, it is cold winter in Australia.
     Australia is big, but the population(人口) there is thin. The population is the same as that
of Shanghai, a city in China.
     Australia has many, many sheep. After a short drive from any town, you will see sheep
 around you. You can also find kangaroos. A kangaroo has a "bag" below its chest. The mother
kangaroo keeps its baby in the"bag". It is very interesting, isn't it?

1. Australia is the greatest island in the world. The word "island " may mean "______"      

A. 國家     
B. 城市      
C. 山脈      
D. 島嶼

2. Australia has the same population as that of ______. 

A. Shanghai    
B. China     
C. Beijing      
D. Japan

3. When you drive in Australia, you may find ______ here and there.        

A. sheep      
B. monkeys    
C. horses      
D. elephants

4. From the passage, we may guess a kangaroo is a kind of______.   

A. sheep          
B. tree        
C. bird      
D. animal

5. When it is summer in Australia, it is______ in America.    

A. spring      
B. summer    
C. autumn      
D. winter

     The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find
the secret there. Scuba diving is a new sport today. It can take you into a wonderful undersea world.
You will find many strange animals in the sea. Some are as large as a school bus. Many sea animals give
out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth. During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea,
everything is blue and green.
     When fishes swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have bottles of air on your
back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. However, you can't dive too deep. And you must be
very careful when you dive in deep water.
     The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. It's cold. And it's dark, too. The deeper it is, the less
sunlight there is. At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is very dark in the sea. Many fishes have
no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.
     Besides(除了) the cold and the darkness, deep-sea animals face a third danger than other animals.
    Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants. However, some animals eat meat.
This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try
not to become other animals' meal.

1. Why do people want to dive in the sea? Because __________.

A. they want to catch fish
B. they want to find the secrets of the undersea world
C. the sea is deep

2. In the daytime, when you dive in the sea, you __________.

A. can see everything green and blue
B. can't be in danger
C. can catch nothing

3. How many dangers will animals meet in the deep sea?

A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.

4. When you do scuba diving, you can __________.

A. stay in deep water for a long time
B. dive very, very deep
C. live in deep water easily

5. The WRONG sentence is __________.

A. one animal finds something to eat, and it may be eaten by others
B. at the depth of 3,000 feet under the sea, many animals can find their way by hearing and feeling
C. at the depth of 3,000 feet under the sea, all animals can find their way by seeing