Time is very important in our lives．But it never had any importance in my life until I  1   a watch from my father that made me responsible(有責(zé)任)．It  2  me the importance of time in my life．

    I got this gift on a gray - sky day. I had to go to the  3  at 9:00 am to pick up my uncle. Ali and take him to my father's hoarse. However, I forgot it   4  I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I   5  my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and   6  a taxi to my father's house.

    I got to my father's house at 2:00 pm  7  . My father looked at me angrily. I said "hi" to him and my  8  uncle. My father asked me to sit  9  him and handed me this watch which was a gift from  10   . It weighed 8 oz and all of it was made of silver. Then he said,"Essa, did you have fun  11   your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your  12  . "I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn't do it again. Then he said ,. " This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something  13  "

     I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and  14  be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its   15  , but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

 1. A. bought            B. received          C. borrowed           D. broke

 2. A. learned           B. found             C. sent                 D. told

 3. A. airport            B. school            C. hospital              D. station

 4. A. when             B. because           C. if                 D. though

 5. A saw               B. forgot            C. remembered                D. met

 6. A. got               B. caught            C. invited              D. taken

 7. A. one day before      B. the next day       C. the same day          D. the other day

 8. A. surprised          B. tired              C. nervous              D. lonely

 9. A. next to            B. around            C. behind               D. away from

 10. A. us               B. him              C. them                 D. you

 11. A. of               B. for               C. with                 D. about

 12. A. words            B. actions            C. play                 D. fun

 13. A. important         B. interesting         C. expensive             D. wonderful

 14. A. never            B. usually            C. sometimes             D. often

 15. A. look             B. price              C. size                  D. weight

1．How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?

A. Four                   B. Five                  C. Six                   D. Seven

2．Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other 10, how much are the tickets together?

A. $ 4.00            B. $ 2.00          C. $ 3.00        D. $ 1.00

3．Which of the following is the visiting time?

A. 8:30 a.m. Monday             B. 9:30 a.m. Friday

C. 3:00 p.m. Sunday       D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday

4．Which of the following can we do in the zoo?

A. To give some food to the fish.

B. To touch the monkey on the head.

C. To throw things everywhere.

D. To take a few nice photos.

　　On Weekdays, Micheal gets up at 6:30. He has breakfast at 7:00 and then he goes to school. He goes to school by bike.

　　He gets to school at about 7: 30 every day. He doesn't like to be late. They begin classes at 8:00. They have lunch in the middle of the day. In the afternoon, classes are over at 3:00, and Michael gets home at about 4:00. But they often play games, and he gets home at 5:00. . He has supper at about 6:00 with his father and mother.

　　In the evening, Michael does his homework. He often watches TV on Saturday evening. He goes to bed at about 10:30.

（1）What time does Michael get up on weekdays?

He gets up at ________.

[　　]

A．6:30　　B．7:00　　C．7:30

（2）How does Michael go to school?

He goes there ________.

[　　]

A．by bus　　B．by car　　C．by bike

（3）When do they have lunch?

They have it at ________.

[　　]

A．1:30　　B．12:00　　C．3:00

（4）Does Michael often play games in the afternoon?

[　　]

A．Yes, he is

B．Yes, he does

C．No, he doesn't

（5）What does Michael usually do in the evening?

He ________.

[　　]

A．plays computer games

B．watches TV

C．does his homework

一、聽(tīng)句子，選擇正確的答語(yǔ)。(每個(gè)句子讀一遍)

1．

[　　]

A．OK. See you then.

B．The same to you.

C．It doesn't matter.

2．

[　　]

A．It's about 8:60.

B．It's a nice day.

C．It's windy.

3．

[　　]

A．See you later.

B．A cup of tea.

C．Hurry up, please.

4．

[　　]

A．I'm from Japan.

B．I'm reading in the room.

C．I'm at school.

5．

[　　]

A．Well, thank you.

B．Certainly, one moment, please.

C．Right, see you.

二、聽(tīng)對(duì)話及對(duì)話后的問(wèn)題，選擇正確答案。(每段對(duì)話和問(wèn)題讀兩遍)

6．

[　　]

A．Jim has a cold.

B．Jim has a cough.

C．Jim has a headache.

7．

[　　]

A．At 5:00.

B．At 5:03.

C．At 5:15.

8．

[　　]

A．She'd like to come along.

B．She knows her way to the river.

C．It's hot.

9．

[　　]

A．He was doing his homework.

B．He was playing computer games.

C．He was doing some reading.

10．

[　　]

A．To the post office.

B．To the cinema.

C．To the park.

三、根據(jù)所聽(tīng)句子，從A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)意思與其相同或相近的句子。(每個(gè)句子讀一遍)

11．

[　　]

A．He is more than thirty years old.

B．He is less than thirty years old.

C．He looks older than he really is.

12．

[　　]

A．The headmaster asked the boy to go to school.

B．The headmaster asked the boy not to come to school again.

C．The headmaster sent the boy a gift.

13．

[　　]

A．This month is August.

B．Next month is October.

C．This month is June.

14．

[　　]

A．Mr. Black has been in the army for many years.

B．Mr. Black wants to join the army.

C．Mr. Black doesn't like the army.

15．

[　　]

A．He started playing football at nine o'clock.

B．He learned to play football when he was a child.

C．He wants to play football.

四、聽(tīng)短文及短文后的問(wèn)題，選擇正確答案。(短文和問(wèn)題讀兩遍)

16．

[　　]

A．Because he could neither read nor write.

B．Because it was not easy for him to go home.

C．Because he had to work in the daytime.

17．

[　　]

A．He was Ali's friend.

B．He was a farmer.

C．He was a letter-writer.

18．

[　　]

A．He was in bed.

B．He was at Ali's home.

C．He was at work.

19．

[　　]

A．He was surprised.

B．He was interested.

C．He was polite.

20．

[　　]

A．He wanted to get a lot of money.

B．He wanted to let Ali go away quickly.

C．He wanted to read the letter to Ali's wife.