Mickey is a cheerful boy. No one can make him angry. And he never says anything bad about others. Even his teachers think he is so special.

    One afternoon,Mickey invited his favorite teacher,Mr. Anthony,to have a cup of tea at home. On his bedroom door,the teacher was surprised to see hundreds of small color cards.

   “Some friends at school think I never think badly of anyone,Mickey smiled, “but that’s not true at all. In fact,I was easier to get angry than all the other kids years ago.Then my parents helped me start a card collection. I put each little card on the door,and I can easily forget the bad thing. ” It was true. On these cards,Mr. Anthony could read “ fool ”， “pain”，“anger”，and some other bad things.That day they talked about many other things,but Mr. Anthony never forgot the small color cards on the door.

     From then on,Mr.Anthony began his own card collection. He also encouraged his other students to do so.

31. Why do Mickey’s teachers think he is so special?

   A. Because he can get on well with his teachers.

   B. Because he has a card collection.

   C. Because he always works hard.

   D. Because no one can make him angry.

32. What did Mickey invite Mr. Anthony to do at home one afternoon?

   A. Help him with his lessons.

   B. Have a talk with his parents.

   C. Have a cup of tea.

   D. Play cards with him.

33. What was Mickey like years ago?

   A. He was a bad boy.

   B. He got angry more easily.

   C. He was a cheerful boy.

   D. He was very smart.

34. Why did Mickey put the small color cards on his bedroom door?

   A. Because in this way,he could forget the bad things easily.

   B. Because he wanted to make his room more beautiful.

   C. Because he liked to collect beautiful cards.

   D. Because he wanted to show his beautiful cards to his friends.

35. What does the article want to tell us?

   A. Everyone should try to be true.

   B. Anyone can be cheerful if he tries his best.

   C. Teachers should help their students to be cheerful.

   D. How to be a good student.

   One day,the Earth was very sick. He felt so bad that an earthquake happened. After the earthquake,it rained every day. Then the Sun told him to go to the hospital.

   The Moon looked at the Earth and saidLook!Your skin should be the blue sea and the green land,but it is turning more and more yellow...”

   “ It is the desert ,” the Earth said.

   The Moon put on her glasses and looked at him carefully. She saw that some people were cutting down trees near the desert.

   “ I'll make these trees into chairs and beds. I'm going to get married in a few days,Ma young man said happily.

   “I want to make a wonderful piece of art with this tree / an artist with long hair said.

   “I'm too poor and I have a big family. I need to sell these trees to make money”’ an old man said while cutting down the small trees.

   “Winter is coming!I need more wood to make my house warmer”’an old woman said.

   At that moment,a truck came with giant machines. A group of men got off the truck. They began to cut the trees with the machines quickly. Soon,all the trees disappeared and the truck took them away.

   The Earth began to cry. The Moon was too surprised to do anything. The desert laughed at the Earth, ‘‘ Ha!Ha! You have nothing to do with me!”

26. The color of the desert is       .

   A. blue   B. green   C. yellow   D. red

27. Why did the young man cut down the trees?

   A. Because he had no beds to sleep in.

   B. Because he had no chairs to sit on.

   C. Because he was very poor.

   D. Because he was getting married soon.

28. What can the trees be used for by the people in the passage?

   A. The trees can he made into art for people.

   B. The trees can be sold for money.

   C. The trees can make fires.

   D. All of above.

29. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “disappeared”?

   A. 消失   B. 生長   C. 茂盛   D .開花

30. From the passage the writer agrees that       .

   A. the people are kind to the Earth

   B. it doesn’t matter if people cut down so many trees

   C. the Earth will turn into a desert without trees

   D. the Earth will feel better in a few days

   Why do we want to do experiments? We want to do experiments to find the answers 16 our questions or problems.

Sometimes we have questions 17  we’re just curious (好奇的) . When your dog is barking a lot 18 no one comes into your home,when flowers and grasses 19 in the sidewalk,or when you see birds 20  in the sky,your curiosity may get the better of you and you start 21 all kinds of questions. This may make you 22 to find those answers by doing experiments.

People also ask questions because there 23  serious problems. Disease,pollution,and earth warming are just 24 of them. Scientists try to find 25   to stop the diseases or the sources (根源) of other problems. The scientific methods help do this.

16. A. of   B. to   C. about   D. on

17. A. because   B. because of   C.so   D. since

18. A. and   B. or   C. but   D. so

19. A. grow   B. discover   C. find   D. fill

20. A. to fly   B. flied   C. fly   D. flying

21. A. explaining   B. speaking   C. talking   D. proving

22. A. try   B. trying   C. to try   D. tried

23. A. is   B. are   C. has   D. have

24. A. a few   B. few   C. a little   D. little

25. A. articles   B. conclusions   C. medicines   D. news

15. —What are you busy doing these days,Mr Zhao?

—I       my newborn baby. You can’t imagine how busy I am!

   A. look after   B. looked after   C. am looking after

14. Don’t worry. We’re old enough to look after       .

   A. myself   B. me   C. ourselves   D. us

13. I       the school bus this morning. Luckily,Tony’s father gave me a ride.

   A. took   B. caught

   C. saw   D. missed

12. Peter can play the guitar,        he can’t play it very well.

   A. because   B. so   C. and   D. but

11. —I feel stressed from time to time. Could you give me some advice?

—       sharing your worries with your parents?

   A. Why don't you   B. How about

   C. Why not   D. Would you like

10. Thanks for your invitation,but I'm so sorry I can’t go. I need to       my baby at home.

   A. take away   B. take off

   C. take care of   D. take out of

9. Spend more time talking with your parents,       they may not well understand you.

   A. or   B. so   C. and   D. but