Pierre is a Frenchman and he knows little English. It is a fine day today. Now he is sitting near a 
window of a restaurant in London. He hears someone shouting, "Look out!" So he puts his head out 
of the window to see what is going on. Just then someone pours water over his head.
      Pierre is not happy. Some men sitting next to him laugh. 
     "Why do you laugh?" he asks angrily.
      One of the men answers, "You must be from another country. "Look out!" means "be careful" in 
English.

1. Pierre puts his head out of the window to see ______.   

A. where to go        
B. what is going on.
C. Who is calling him  
D. Where he is

2. What makes Pierre angry?

A. Someone pours water over his head.    
B. A man takes his money.
C. The men don't like him.
D. Some men laugh at him.

3. In the story, what does "look out" mean in Chinese?  

A. 向外看
B. 尋找
C. 照看  
D. 小心

     One day Einstein (愛(ài)因斯坦) was walking in the street in New York. His friend met him and said to him,
"Einstein, you should buy a new coat. Look, how old your coat is!" But Einstein answered, "It doesn't matter.
Nobody knows me here."
     After a few years Einstein became a famous scientist. But he still wore the old coat.
     His friend met him again and asked him to buy a new one.
     But Einstein said, "I needn't buy a new one. Everyone knows me here."

1. Einstein was ______ scientist.

A. an English
B. a Chinese
C. an American
D. a Japanese

2. Einstein's coat was very old. His friend ______.

A. gave him a new one
B. asked him to buy a new one
C. helped him buy a new one
D. helped him mend the old coat

3. Einstein didn't want to buy a new one because ______.

A. nobody knew him
B. he liked the old one
C. he had no money
D. he didn't mind it

4. A few years later Einstein ______.

A. bought a new one
B. became a great scientist
C. still wore an old coat
D. B and C

5. The title of this passage should be ______.

A. Einstein's Coat
B. Einstein and His New Coat
C. Einstein and His friend
D. Einstein

     Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent him ten dollars, but then Jim left his
work and went to work in another town without going back to the factory.
     Bob hadn't seen Jim for a year. And at that time he knew from another friend that Jim was in another
town and staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.
     When he got to Jim's room, he saw his shoes near the door, "Well, he must be in." he thought, and
knocked at the door. There were no answers. He knocked again and said, "I know you are in, Jim. Your
shoes are out here."
     "I've gone out in my boots (靴子)", answered Jim.

(     )1. Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory.
(     )2. One day Bob borrowed ten dollars from Jim.
(     )3. Jim didn't give back the money to Bob and went to work in another town.
(     )4. It was a long time before Bob learned that Jim was in another town.
(     )5. Jim was not in the room.

                                                  A Gold Cup for an Orange
     There is a poor man. He has an orange tree. On the tree, there are many fine oranges. One of them is
very, very big. It is as big as a football. Nobody sees so big an orange. The poor man is very happy. He
takes it to the king(國(guó)王). The King is so pleased(高興)that he gives the man a lot of money for it.
     When a rich man hears of it, he says to himself, "It's only an orange. Why does the king give so much
money for it? I'll take my gold cup to the king. He'll give me more money".
      The next day when the king receives (收到) the gold cup, he says to the rich man, "what a beautiful |
cup! I'll show you something wonderful, please take this great orange away.
1. How many people are there in the story?
A. Four          
B. Two            
C. Three          
D. Five
2. The orange is______
A. fine and big      
B. fine and beautiful  
C. good and fine    
D. small
3. The rich man takes his gold cup to the king for______
 A. the orange      
B. the orange tree    
C. a football      
D. money
4. The orange is______
A. a football        
B. like a gold cup    
C. like a football  
D. like an egg
5. The king receives the orange and the gold cup ______
A. on the same day 
B. the next day      
C. every day      
D. on different days

     The cartoon movie Bolt is an interesting movie. All the characters are very lovely. The movie is about a dog and his
name is Bolt. Bolt is a dog star. He always thinks he is very strong. He often plays in TV programmes. Many people love
him. So he is a little proud.
     One day people take him to New York, but the poor dog is lost there. The place is far from his home town. It's about 2,000 miles away. Bolt wants to return to his world. He has to face all the danger all by himself. He begins to go across
the USA.
     On his way he meets Mittens, a lonely cat. Then they meet a mouse. His name is Rhino. He likes watching TV very
much. They become friends. They meet many strange animals and people on their way.
     At last Bolt feels that he can be a hero both in TV programmes and in real life. The movie is very instructive.

1. What is Bolt?

A. He likes watching TV.
B. He lives in New York.
C. He is a lonely cat. D. He is a dog star.

2. Bolt has to go ______ miles to go back to his world.

A. 2,000
B. 1,000
C. 20,000
D. 10,000

3. Rhino is a cat , isn't it?

A. Yes, it isn't.
B. No, it isn't.
C. Yes, it is.
D. No, it is.

4. Bolt meets ______ on his way.

A. a friend
B. a tiger
C. a rabbit
D. many strange animals

5. What's the meaning of the word "instructive" in Chinese?

A. 滑稽的
B. 有趣的
C. 有教育意義的
D. 好看

     Tom is a little boy, and he's only seven years old .One day he goes to the cinema by himself. It is the
first time for him to do that. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out
and buys a ticket again. Two or three minutes after that, he comes out and asks for another ticket. The
girl selling the tickets asks him, "Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?"
Tom answers, "No, I have no friends with me. But the old man always stops(攔住)me at the door and
tears up (撕掉) my ticket."
1. How old is Tom?
A. Eleven
B. Seven      
C. Seventeen
D. Four
2. It is _______ for Tom to go to the cinema.
A. the first time
B. the second time  
C. the third time
D. the last time
3. Tom buys _______ before the girl asks him.
A. one ticket
B. five tickets    
C. two tickets
D. four tickets
4. Tom meets _______ that day.
A. his parents  
B. some parents  
C. some boys
D. no friends
5. The old man is _______ at the cinema.
A. a driver  
B. a teacher      
C. a ticket-collector    
D. a policeman

  Mrs  Brown  goes  to  see  her  son  in  London . Her  son  works  in  a  music  club  there(那兒) . Mrs  
Brown doesn't  know  London  very  well . And  she  can  not  find  her  way(路) .
  She  sees  a  man(男人)  at  a bus  stop .She  wants  to  ask  the  man  the  way . " Excuse  me ! Can  
you  help  me , please ?Which(哪輛)  bus  goes  to  Miller's  shop ?" Mrs  Brown  asks .
  The  man  is  very  good . He  smiles(微笑) . But  he  can  not  speak  English .  He  can  speak  French . He  is  new  in  London .
  He  puts  his  hand  into (把手放進(jìn)) his  coat  and  takes  out(拿出) a  small  book . He  opens(打開(kāi)) 
 it  and  reads(讀) " I  am  sorry . I  can  not  speak  English ."

1 .Mrs  Brown  goes  to _______in  London .

A .work  in  a  club          
B .find  the  way          
C .see  her  son              
D .ask  the  man

2 .Mrs  Brown's  son  works  in ________.

A .a  big  school            
B .Miller's  shop            
C .a  guitar  club            
D .a  bus  stop

3 .What  is "bus  stop " in  Chinese  ?

A . 車庫(kù)              
B . 加油站            
C . 交通燈            
D .車站

4. Mrs  Brown  can  not  find  her  way   because ________.

A. She  is  old.                                
B .she  is  new  in  London          
C .she  doesn't  know  London  very  welll.      
D .she  can  not  see .

5. Which  is  right ?(哪個(gè)對(duì)?)

A .The  man  at  the  bus stop  is  an  Englishman .        
B. The  man  can  not  help  Mrs  Brown .
C .Mrs  Brown  can  not  speak  English.                  
D .Mrs  Brown  borrows(借) the  book  from   the  man

     Jack and his brother lived in a small village. They were very poor. To help his family, Jack often collected wood from
the forest. he also cut down small trees. One morning, a bird flew down from the tree and asked him not to cut down the
tree. The bird said that its home was in the tree.
     Jack left the tree alone. The bird was happy and it asked Jack to bring an empty bag the next morning. Early the next
day he went to the tree and waited for the bird.
     The bird soon came and asked Jack to follow him. They went to a mountain. Jack saw gold all over the ground. up, of ,
and, into, his, picked, gold, them, he, pieces, bag, put. The bird told Jack that he must leave the mountain before the
sun came up. Jack quickly filled (裝滿) his bag and left the mountain to go home.
     He now had a lot of money for himself and his brother. Jack told his best friend about the tree, the bird and the gold.
His friend wanted some gold, too. He went to the same tree and pretended (假裝) he was going to cut it down.
     The bird asked him not to do so. The next morning Jack's friend followed the bird to the mountain of gold, when the
sun was going to appear in the east, the bird told him to leave. The boy didn't want to leave. The sun came up and he
was changed into a bird.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,完成下列各題:
1. Where did Jack and his brother live?
                                                                                                
2. 將文中畫(huà)線部分翻譯成中文:
                                                                                                
3. Who told Jack not to cut down the tree?
                                                                                                
4. 將第三段斜體部分連詞成句.
                                                                                                
5. Why did Jack's friend change into a bird at last?
                                                                                                

     One day during winter holiday , Jacob went to visit his grandmother . The six-year-old boy form
Connecticut(康涅狄格州) couldn’t wait to play baseball when he got to her house . Jacob had brought
his bat , but he had forgotten to bring a baseball .
     Jacob’s problem gave him an idea . After returning home , he cut off the top of his bat with his parents’ help . The bat was hollow inside . Jacob dropped some balls into the hollow bat . Then he put a cap on
the bat to close it . With the balls inside the bat , Jacob didn’t have to worry about forgetting them on his
next visit to his grandmother . Since the balls were inside the bat , the new toy also allowed Jacob to carry the bat and balls in one hand . Jacob called his new toy a batball .
     When school started , he took the batball to his school’s invention fair . Many people liked it , especially Jacob’s teacher . Jacob felt very proud about it .
     A bit company heard about Jacob’s invention . They liked his idea and decided to sell "batballs" in
shops .     
     The batballs were blue (Jacob’s favourite color) and had three balls inside them . 
     Jacob also won an award for his toy . In 2002 , his batball was named the best new American product (產(chǎn)品) made in Connecticut .

1.Why did Jacob invent the batball ?
A. He wanted to sell it to a big company .      
B. He had lost his bat and ball .
C. He wanted to solve a problem            
D. He wanted to take it to the school’s invention.
2. Which event happened after Jacob took the batball to school ?
A. A toy company liked Jacob’s idea .  
B. Jacob took the top off his bat with his parents’ help .
C. Jacob got an idea .            
D. Jacob wanted to play baseball at his grandmother’s house .
3. How did Jacob probably feel about the batball ?
A. Proud      
B. Sad      
C. Brave      
D. Surprised
4. The underlined word “hollow” means _______.
A. 新的      
B. 鐵的      
C. 塑料的    
D. 空的
5. Why were the batballs blue ?
A. Because people like this colour .          
B. Because blue is a nice colour .
C. Because blue is Jacob’s favourite colour .    
D . We don’t know .