On a sunny day,a gnat is very hungry. He is looking for something to 1 . When he finds a 2 sleeping near the river,he becomes excited. He says to himself, “That's my 3 . ” Then he flies down to the lion.

   “Get away. I'm 4 ，” shouts the lion. “ I know you are the king, 5 I'm not afraid of you,”

says the gnat. Then he sits on the nose of the lion to 6 his meal. The lion gets angry with the gnat and tries to 7 him. The gnat laughs, 4”You are strong,but you are not able to hit me. Fm too 8 for you. ” Then again and again the gnat stings the lion. The lion has no 9 but only jumps up and down. The 10 the lion is,the happier the gnat is. At      last the lion is tired and she 11 The gnat flies away to tell the whole world 12 his victory,but instead he flies into a spider's web. And that is the end of him.

1. A. drink   B. play

   C. watch   D. eat

2. A. rabbit   B. cow

   C. lion   D. tiger

3. A. meal   B. friend

   C. toy   D. game

4. A. running   B. working

   C. resting   D. sleeping

5. A. and   B. or

   C. but   D. so

6. A. cook   B. enjoy

   C. finish   D. throw

7. A. test   B. catch

   C. show   D. thank

8. A. small   B. large

   C. tall   D. slow

9. A. paper   B. idea

   C. time   D. plan

10. A. angrier   B. happier

   C. faster   D. richer

11. A. looks up   B. takes off

   C. makes up   D. gives up

12. A. about   B. to

   C. for   D. on

     In a small village called Ban Lie in Guangxi Lu An’ke is quite popular. In fact,his real name is Eckart Loewe.

     In the early 1990s,Loewe traveled to China for the first time and became interested in the country. In 1997,he started working as a volunteer teacher in different schools.

His teaching methods are different from Chinese teachers. ( A) Loewe hardly uses textbooks in his classes. Instead,he uses other teaching methods. For example,to teach his students about the spirit of teamwork,he asked them to paint a picture together.

    Some students painted first. Others found there was not enough space left for them, (B) 但是他們可 以改變圖畫。

The students who painted first had to agree that their drawings might be changed. It might hurt them,but in their future lives,there will be a lot of things that they cannot finish alone and they have to work with others.

    Loewe is very popular with the kids. There are often many kids around him,and they like to play with him. He says ,“I'm doing what I really like. ”

根據短文內容，完成下列任務。

任務一:將(A) 處的句子翻譯成漢語。

任務二:將(B) 處的句子翻譯成英語。

任務三：回答下列問題。

3. What does Loewe think a student should do if he can't finish his task by himself?

任務四:從短文中找出能表現(xiàn)洛伊喜歡他的教學工作 的話。

4.

    Once upon a time,there lived a prince in the Persian Gulf (波斯灣) . He wanted to make his little fishermen village become a big rich kingdom. When people talked about his dream,they would say ,“ If our village became rich,a pig could fly. ”Some other people thought that their Prince must be mad. However,the Prince believed that he could make it and tried his best. Thirty years later,his dream came true. The Prince was an emir (酋長) ，Sheikh Rashid A1 Maktoum,and his kingdom was Dubai.

    Today,the city becomes one of the world's most important business centers. There are also expensive hotels and skyscrapers. People from all over the world go there to do business. In fact,each year the city gets its money mainly from business,not oil. It is also one of the world's fastest growing cities. People there can build a tall building in only a few months. The city also has many man-made islands. The Palm Jumerirah,is one of these. It looks like a palm (掠櫚樹) tree and is very beautiful.

1. What was the dream of Sheikh Rashid A1 Maktoum?

   A. To make his fishermen village become rich enough.

   B. To find a lot of oil.

   C. To lead the villagers to do business.

   D. To leave the village to find a better place.

2. The underlined phrase “a pig could fly” here means

“ ”

   A. It is quite funny.

   B. It is not a joke.

   C. Even a pig is very rich.

   D. It is impossible.

3. From Paragraph 1 we can infer that Prince was a man who .

   A. was very funny

   B. was careless

   C. never gave up

   D. always liked joking

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

   A. Dubai has many man-made islands.

   B. There are many foreigners living in Dubai.

   C. People in Dubai can build a tall building in a few days.

   D. Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.

5. What's the main idea of this passage?

   A. Dubai is a big fishermen village.

   B. Dubai is growing very fast.

   C. People in Dubai are very thankful to Sheikh Rashid A1 Maktoum.

   D. The Palm Jumerirah has become the sign of Dubai.

    A poor young man went to Paris to visit one friend of his father's. In an office he met the friend. “Can I work in your factory,sir?” he asked. “Sure. Are you good at math?” his father's friend asked. The young man shook his head. “ How is your history?” The young man shook his head again.

   “How about your geography?” was another question.

   “I'm not good at it,either ,” answered the young man.

   His father's friend asked again and again,but the young man could only shake his head. Then he told himself, “I can't find out any of my advantages. ”

   “Then write down your address first ,” said his father's friend.

    The young man wrote down his address and turned to leave. “Wait a minute ,” said his father's friend.

44 Your handwriting is very beautiful. You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with finding a job for living."

     In 1829,the young man wrote his first book Henry JR and His Courts. From then on,the young man became famous. He was Alexandre Dumas,a famous French writer of 18th century.

1. What was the man's purpose of visiting his father's friend?

   A. To go to school.

   B. To find a job.

   C. To learn how to write.

   D. To send a letter.

2. What did the friend do in the office?

   A. He taught the young man some French.

   B. He asked the young man to have dinner with him.

   C. He showed the young man a map of the street.

   D. He asked the young man some questions.

3. How did the young man feel after answering some questions?

   A. Excited. B. Happy.

   C. Hopeless. D. Bored.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

   A. The friend encouraged the young man to use his advantages to do something.

   B. The friend let the young man work in his factory after asking the questions.

   C. Later the friend helped the young man to write some famous books.

   D. The friend didn't like the young man including his handwriting.

5. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?

   A. To encourage people to practice handwriting.

   B. To ask people to try to write books.

   C. To ask people to read Alexandre Dumas 5books.

   D. To encourage people to find out their advantages and use them.

   Over 2 ,000 years ago,Chinese people opened up a great road—the Silk Road. The road was first conceived during the Zhou and Qin dynasties. From 138 to 139   B. C. , a famous traveler named Zhang Qian first “made” the Silk Road. From then on,the Silk Road became the bridge between the West and the East. And the West learned more about China through the China's “national road”.

    Many businessmen traveled in large caravans in the past. They exchanged a lot of things along the Silk Road. The caravans took silk to the West and brought back gold,colored glass and food from western countries.

With sheep,cattle (牛) ，silk and golden coins,Zhang Qian left from Chang9an,the capital then. He got to Xinjiang and the Central Asia. His assistant even went as far as Ansi (Iran) and Xindu (India) for friendly visits. In return,envoys from these countries also visited China.

    The Silk Road was not only important for business but also important to spread different cultures.

1. Chinese people first decided to make the Silk Road during .

   A. Xia and Zhou dynasties

   B. Ming and Qing dynasties

   C. Qin and Han dynasties

   D. Zhou and Qin dynasties

2. What did the Silk Road help the West?

   A. To learn more about China.

   B. To work harder.

   C. To keep healthier.

   D. To make more silk.

3. Which of the places did Zhang Qian get to?

   A. Ansi. B. Xindu.

   C. The Central Asia. D. The Central Europe.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

   A. The Silk Road was the busiest street in China then.

   B. Businessmen did business and knew more about other countries through the Silk Road.

   C. Many Chinese businessmen took gold to the West and brought back silk.

   D. The Silk Road became China's envoys to the West.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. Zhang Qian's Trip

   B. Sheep and Glass

   C. The Oldest Road in China

   D. A Bridge Between China and the West

    Alice Munro was bom in Wingham,Ontario on July 10 ,1931. She is famous for her 1 stories. In 2013 she became the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Munro began to write stories when she was only a 2 At the age of 19 ,her first story The Dimensions of a Shadow 3 . After she met her first husband,James Munro,she opened a 4 in Victoria in 1963. Her bookstore,Munro^ Books soon became popular.      Today the bookstore is still 5 There are a lot of books for children.

In fact,Alice Munro was not 6 in her early years. She lived in Clinton,a small town for many years 7 many people didn't know who she was. uFd like to go to parties and make friends,but I have to 8 . Sometimes I sit and look out of the window for a week. I can't write a story,just 9 things stay in my head ,” she says. 10 when her first collection came out,a newspaper wrote ,“ A housewife finds time to write short stories. ”

1. A. long   B. short

   C. children's   D. women's

2. A. teacher   B. worker

   C. teenager   D. farmer

3. A. came out   B. came up

   C. went up   D. stayed up

4. A. school   B. restaurant

   C. bookstore   D. library

5. A. busy   B. free

   C. small   D. big

6. A. poor   B. rich

   C. cheap   D. famous

7. A. and   B. so

   C. because   D. but

8. A. rest   B. learn

   C. write   D. exercise

9. A. help   B. see

   C. let   D. hear

10. A. Even   B. Just

   C. Still   D. Until

   As we all know that there are still many electric bike riders in the world. When someone laughs at those who ride bikes instead of driving the car,it's really hard to laugh at anyone riding the sleek (光滑的) looking Shadow ebike,as what its makers’ saying,that is “ the world's first wireless (無線的) power-assist electric bicycle”.

   The almost entirely wire-free ebike has no brake or gear cables (剎車與齒輪) ，and no ugly wires in all parts of it. All the necessary wiring and electronics that do exist,are tucked away inside the bike's front wheel. That includes the motor,lithium polymer battery and the Daymak Drive controller,which wirelessly keeps the bike going.    If your cell phone is running out of juice,the wheel also has a USB port,a charging port,and an LED battery power display.

   The Shadow ebike is currently selling for $1,999,which is clearly an expensive way to bike to work—but hey,at least you know your cell phone will be charged.

根據短文內容，回答下面的問題。

1. There are hardly people to ride the electric bikes in the world,are there?

   
   

2. According to Shadow ebike's makers’ claiming,what is Shadow ebike?

3. Where are the necessary wiring and electronics of Shadow ebike?

4. Does the wheel have a USB port?

5. What's the price of Shadow ebike?

     The clownfish lives in salt water. It is a kind of bright and orange fish with three white stripes. Clownfish can grow to be from 2 to 5 inches long.

It is also called an anemonefish because they can keep itself safe in anemones. This means they benefit from living with the sea anemones,and the sea anemones benefit from the clownfish. The sea anemones are dangerous and they eat other fish. But the clownfish have mucus outside their bodies to keep themselves safe. They eat everything that is left over by the sea anemones.

    The father clown fish is a great parent. He makes a house before the mother clownfish is ready to lay eggs. He then takes care of the eggs. Seven days later,many baby fish come out of the eggs.

    Clownfish are very active fish. Clownfish are not ugly but pretty,so some people catch them and keep them as pets in aquariums (水族館) .They don't know that they make a mistake. In aquariums,the clownfish can live from 3 to 5 years. In the sea,they live 6 to 10 years.

1. What color is the clownfish?

   A. Black and pink. B. Blue and golden.

   C. Red and brown. D. Orange and white.

2. Clownfish is also named anemonefish because

   A. it is also a kind of anemone

   B. it likes to eat anemones

   C. anemones can't hurt it

   D. its mother is a kind of anemone

3. The food for the clownfish is mainly from.

   A. dead plants and fish

   B. everything left over by the sea anemones

   C. food left over by its mother

   D. everything left over by big fish

4. Who looks after the eggs of the clownfish?

   A. The father clownfish.

   B. The mother clownfish.

   C. The sea anemones.

   D. No one.

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

   A. Clownfish are pretty so many people love to have them as pets.

   B. Clownfish are hard to catch so few people would like to keep them as pets.

   C. It is better for clownfish to live in aquariums than in the sea.

   D. Mother clownfish can't lay eggs but father clownfish can.

   Though the Internet can help to keep and download information,not many people around the world know about its rules. This article will give you useful advice on the rules of netiquette. Each user should follow these rules if he wants to enjoy the world of the Internet.

Rule 1 ： Learn to Forgive

    Someone wrote a not-so-good comment on your blog!It is natural for you to get unhappy. However,if this is his first mistake,you can ask him for the reason. The person may be new to the Internet or may not be able to write his comments in a right way.

Rule 2: Don’t Lie 

     Lying is the most common bad netiquette!People lie about their jobs,work places,their addresses,ages,and even their sexes!You may lie just to have fun,but it does hurt others. And if the reader catches your lie later,then you are surely in trouble. Once they know that you lie,no one will ever believe you again,at least on the Internet.

1. If you don't follow the rules of netiquette,you may

   A. get nothing from the Internet

   B. feel unhappy

   C. download the wrong information

   D. send your email to a wrong address

2. If a new user writes an unfriendly comment on your blog,you should .

   A. try to find out why he did so

   B. keep quiet

   C. write him an unfriendly comment

   D. try to make him angry

3. What does the writer think of lying online?

   A. Ifs OK.

   B. It can help you keep safe.

   C. It can bring you trouble.

   D. It can make others laugh.

4. When other users find out you often lie on the Internet,they .

   A. may be interested in you

   B. may read your blogs more often

   C. are sure to make friends with you

   D. may not believe you again

5. What's the best title for this passage?

   A. Keeping Yourself Safe on the Internet

   B. Netiquette Rules

   C. How to Chat Online?

   D. How to Write a Blog?

    Benjamin Franklin was an American great scientist. He was born on January 17 ,1706 in Boston. His father,Josiah Franklin was a soap and candle maker. He had seventeen children,seven with his first wife Anne Child,and ten with his second wife Abiah Folger. Benjamin was his fifteenth child and the last son. He could read even when he was only five years old and he could write by the time he was seven. He began to go to school at the age of eight. Benjamin was good at reading and writing but he was not good at math. He read all his father's books. And whenever he had a little money,he spent it on a book. He liked books. They told him how to do something. As a teenager,he invented the paddles for swimming.

    Although Benjamin was talented and hard-working,he had to leave school because of poverty. After leaving from school,he worked as a printer in his brother's factory for about ten years. From 1732 to 1758,he wrote and published his famous book Poor Richard's Almanac. The book soon became the most popular book of its kind.

1. How many sisters and brothers did Benjamin Franklin have in all?

   A. Fifteen. B. Sixteen.

   C. Seventeen. D. Twenty.

2. Benjamin Franklin was good at all his subjects

   A. especially his maths

   B. including physics

   C. except math

   D. except geography

3. The underlined word “ They ” here refers to”“

   A. the books               B. his parents

   C. the workers in the factory   D. his classmates

4. Benjamin Franklin had to leave school because

   A. he hated his teachers

   B. he hated his subjects

   C. his parents were always arguing

   D. his family was too poor

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Benjamin Franklin worked as a teacher for about 10 years.

   B. Benjamin Franklin liked reading and wrote a famous book.

   C. Benjamin Franklin was good at math.

   D. Benjamin Franklin invented the paddles for swimming at the age of 20