Five-year-old Susie loved to listen to her older sister, Emma, play the piano. Susie wanted to play it, too. But every time Susie asked to play, her mother would tell her how much work it needed to learn to play the piano well. Susie was sure she could learn to play it. She decided to make her mother believe that she was ready（准备好的）to learn to play the piano, so Susie helped her mom do the dishes and clean the house.
“Mom, can I start taking the piano lesson?” asked Susie.
“Susie, if you take the piano lesson, you must practice every day,” said her mom.
Susie was so excited. She could not wait to learn how to play her favorite songs!
Susie was excited for her first piano lesson. When she was finally in class, she was surprised: her teacher had flashcards（教学卡片）and a book for her. Susie didn’t know there were so many other things to know about the piano first. During that first lesson, the teacher didn’t let Susie play the piano.
The next day, after Susie got home from school, she ran outside.
“Where are you going?” asked her mom.
“Outside to play volleyball,” said Susie. “Bye, Mom!”
“You must study your piano flashcards,” said her mom. “Susie, this is what you wanted, now you have to do it.”
1. Mom didn’t let Susie learn to play the piano at first, because Mom thought playing the piano ____________.
A. cost a lot of money
B. needed a lot of practice
C. was difficult for a five-year-old girl
D. would make Susie have no time to study
2.How did Susie show her mom that she was ready for the piano lesson?
A. She told her mom she was ready.
B. She asked Emma to tell her mom that she was ready.
C. She helped her mom with chores around the house.
D. She tried to learn to play the piano by watching her sister.
3.What can we learn about Susie’s first piano lesson?
A. Her lesson was very easy.
B. She did not play the piano.
C. She had the same teacher as Emma.
D. Her piano flashcards were interesting.
4. How did Susie feel when she began her first piano lesson?
A. Tired. B. Bored.
C. Excited. D. Surprised.
5.The next day after her first piano lesson, Susie wanted to ________ after school.
A. read her book
B. play volleyball
C. study her piano flashcards
D. play the piano with Emma
Dear Dr. Smith,
My mom always keeps asking me, “What’s going on?” If I want to go to a concert, she asks who I will go with. I think that’s my own business（事情）. Sometimes it looks like she doesn’t trust（信任）me. It makes me very sad. How can I get her to stop?
Dear Katie,
Many young people have the same problem as you. If you don’t talk much with your parents, they might feel they need to ask you questions to know about your life. It seems to you that your mom is getting into your business, but I think she’s just trying to keep a close relationship（关系）with you. In fact, some experts（专家）often tell parents to stay close to their kids by asking them about what’s going on in their life.
Some parents do this better than others, of course. But, unluckily, some parents ask questions because they don’t trust their kids. So start by trying to trust your mom. She is probably just trying to stay close to you because she loves and cares about you. You can have a talk with her about it.
Of course, that doesn’t make the questions less boring. If you’re tired of so many questions, tell your mom about your feelings the day before she asks. If you offer more information, conversations with your mom won’t seem like she’s just asking you too many questions!
If you do this, I’m sure you can get on well with your mom.
Dr. Smith
1.Katie’s problem is that___________.
A. she is sad about the person at the concert
B. she doesn’t like or care about her mother
C. her mother always asks her lots of questions
D. her mother doesn’t want her to make new friends
2.Dr. Smith thinks Katie’s mother probably _________.
A. doesn’t love Katie
B. doesn’t trust Katie
C. tries to stay close to Katie
D. tries to get into Katie’s business
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Katie’s problem is a special one to young people.
B. Dr. Smith believes that all parents trust their kids.
C. Dr. Smith’s advice is to answer all of Katie’s mother’s questions.
D. Some experts suggest parents should ask their kids about their life.
4.The underlined word “offer” means “_______”in Chinese.
A.提供 B. 隐瞒 C. 查找 D.修改
5. In which column（栏目）can we find this passage in a magazine?
A. Humans and Nature. B. Problems and Advice.
C. Sports. D. Health.
Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.
The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.
“As a kind of online（在线的）game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world,” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “We want to make Angry Birds a part（部分）of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”
Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters（角色）and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
1.Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?
A. In the UK. B. In Finland.
C. In Australia. D. In the USA.
2.Angry Birds is _________.
A. an online game B. an online movie
C. a talk show on TV D. a game show on TV
3. Lots of people think Angry Birds is very _________.
A. boring B. easy
C. interesting D. difficult
4. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to “_________”.
A. the characters
B. the screens
C. the interesting games
D. the interesting places
5.From the passage, we can know________.
A. Angry Birds is only popular with young people
B. Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company
C. there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks
D. Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015
补全对话 阅读对话，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。(5分)
A: Li Lei , Fathers’ Day is coming.
B: How about a camera?
A:
B: Mmm. How about a book?
A: No! A book is too cheap.
B: I see. How about a CD?
A: No, a CD is too boring.
B: Well, how about a T-shirt?
A: No, it is too personal.
B: Okay, I know.
A: Good idea. He’ll look cool to wear them.
1.
A. what should I get my father ?
B. what should I do for my father ?
C. when is Fathers’ Day?
D. how about Fathers’ Day?
2.
A. Yes, that’s a good idea.
B. No, too expensive.
C. Sounds good.
D. That’s interesting.
3.
A. A book is cheap.
B. A CD is expensive
C. A CD is a good idea.
D. A book is a good gift.
4.
A. He doesn’t like a T-shirt.
B. How much is this T-shirt?
C. Where did he buy the T-shirt?
D. Would he like a T-shirt?
5.
A. What about sun glasses?
B. How about flowers?
C. What about a dictionary?
D. He will like it.
I was walking to a store when I first saw her. She was eighty and ninety years old. Her hair was thin and as as the snow on the street. There were a few teeth in her . There was a bag of food in of her hands. When she walked to the door, she to put down her bags and buttoned（扣…的纽扣） her jacket.
I ran to the door and opened if for . She looked at me and said, “Thank you, young man.” Then I watched as the old lady walked to the collection bin（箱）and put the two bags into it. the old lady was on her way out, she saw a young mother she knew. The mother had her baby girl in her arms. The old lady said “ ”to the mother and tickled（胳肢）the child. The little girl laughed. The old lady laughed and then walked out. I watched her and said to myself, “That is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
1.A. from B. between C. at D. of
2.A. white B. black C. brown D. red
3.A. nose B. eyes C. mouth D. ears
4.A. every B. neither C. all D. each
5.A. stopped B. asked C. forgot D. agreed
6.A. me B. him C. her D. them
7.A. paper B. food C. clothes D. toy
8.A. When B. Since C. Because D. Though
9.A. Excuse me B. Bye C. Thank you D. Hi
10.A. still B. again C. too D. yet
---Joe’s parents gave him a bike on his sixth birthday.
--- ___________ lucky guy!
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
