Mr Brown was born in a poor family．He couldn't go to school when he was young．Now he's a porter(搬运工)and works at a station．He doesn't think it's necessary(必要的)to know some knowledge of science．His son, Bill, began to go to school last year．The boy likes nothing except playing．He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class．It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises．And he wants to drop it．
Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV．She came up to him and asked,“What's the matter, Bill?”“I can't do my maths homework,”said the boy．“I won't go to school tomorrow!“No, no, don't do that!”said the woman．“Maybe your father can help you．”
Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths．Mr Brown said,“But I don't know maths, either．”“It doesn't matter,”said his wife．“You'll only coax him out of crying．”
Mr Brown had to do as his wife said．The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise book to his father．The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“Come here quickly, dear!I got an A in maths!”
1._________is good at maths in their family.
A. Bill B. Mr Brown C. Mrs Brown D. No one
2.Bill can’t do hiss homework because ___________.
A. his father wouldn’t help him B. he doesn’t like to his teachers
C. he doesn’t like studying D. he wants to play
3.Bill cried to____________________.
A. get his parent’s help B. go to bed earlier
C. get something to eat D. watch TV with his parents
4.The phrase “coax sb. out of crying”in the story means__________.
A. 制止某人哭泣 B. 惹得某人哭泣 C. 阻止某人叫喊 D. 哄某人停止哭泣
5.Which of the following is true?
A. Mr Brown was going to be a porter when he was young.
B. Mr Brown’s parents were too poor to send him to school.
C. Mr Brown wasn’t interested in science when he was young.
D. There was no school in Mr Brown’s hometown.
Come to Austria (奥地利)
Soll is a village in the mountains western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20 °Cto 25 °Cin the daytime, but much cooler by evening.
Enjoy Thailand!
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at noon.
Visit Hawaii!
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24°C to 26°C by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.
1.What is mentioned in all the three short passages?
A. Fruits and vegetables B. Mountains and forests
C. Hotels and animals D. Temperature and places to play
2.If you go to Kauai,what must you take with you?
A. Umbrella B. Hat C. Sunglasses D. Fruits
3.If you visit the Floating Market,you’ll have to take a _______
A. boat B. bus C. walk D. plane
4.Which of following is right?
A. Staying at the Hotel Post is very expensive.
B. In summer,it is very cool in Kauai and Soll in the daytime.
C. You can visit the long,sandy beaches in the south and north of Hawaii.
D. Hawaii is the best places for shopping in summer.
Peter was an English boy．His hobby was collecting stamps．He had stamps from many countries．Peter’s favourite stamp came from France．He had every French edition(版本)from 1960 to 2004 except a 1974 special edition stamp．It was very hard to find．He looked for it everywhere even in stores, at street markets and on the Internet．He asket his friends and relatives to help him．But nobody could find the stamp．It made Peter very sad．
“Don’t worry, Please have patience(耐心)，”his father said to him．“You’ll find it someday．”
“I hope so,” Peter said．
Peter also liked making friends．He had a penfriend named Victor who was in France．They wrote to each other every month．Victor knew Peter liked collecting stamps．One day Victor’s mother Laura gave him an old French stamp．It was a big, green one．He used it to post a letter to Peter．
As soon as Peter received the letter, he looked carefully at the stamp．He was very amazed to see that it was the 1974 special edition stamp．
Peter was too happy!He told the good news to his sister and his parents．
“You see,” his father said, “you did find your stamp in the end．So you know, it’s good to have two things in life．”
“What are they?” Peter asked．
“Friends and patience, ” his father answered．
1.Peter’s favorite stamps came from ________．
A. China
B. English
C. France
D. Germany
2.When Peter couldn't find the 1974 special French edition stamp, he felt ________．
A. unhappy
B. happy
C. angry
D. excited
3.Peter’s pen friend was__________.
A. Phillip B. Victor C. Thomas D. Laura
4.The color of the 1974 special edition stamp was__________.
A. blue B. red C. brown D. green
5.Peter’s father thought it good to have ________ in life．
A. money and time
B. books and food
C. friends and patience
D. beautiful clothes and wine
A：Linda，are you free tomorrow evening?
B:1.
A:Why not go to the movies?
B:2.I like seeing movies very much.
A: 3.
B:Well,I like comedies because they are funny.What about you?
A:I like them,too.I hear Mr. Bean is on. 4.
B:Sure.Let’s meet at six o’clock tomorrow evening.
A: 5.
B: OK.See you tomorrow evening.
A:See you.
Man has a big brain (脑). He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals _________they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys, birds can learn, too. They are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can't speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes (类人猿) can understand something_______ than man. One or two of them have learned a few ____. But they can not join words to make sentences. They cannot think ________us because they have _____language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man________build a modern world because he has language.________child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, _____no animals learn to speak._________do children learn it? Scientists don't really know. _____happens inside our body when we speak? They don't know. They only know that man can
speak because he has a brain.
1.A. after B. if C. before D. because
2.A. quickly B. most quickly C. more quickly D. quicker
3.A. letters B. words C. sentences D. sayings
4.A. as B. about C. like D. over
5.A. not B. a C. no D. some
6.A. can B. may C. must D. can be able to
7.A. No B. Every C. One D. All
8.A. or B. so C. and D. but
9.A. How B. What C. Why D. Which
10.A. Where B. When C. What D. How
A teenage girl couldn’t stand（忍受）her family rules, so she left home.She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and______years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still looking _______her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she ____a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you …Come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was so surprised that she couldn’t believe her ____. “Is that me” She moved_______and read the words, “I still love you…” She cried. She couldn’t wait ______back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She ____ her mother up, “It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “_____ is the door unlocked A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never locked ____ you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. _____this way, both parents and children can be happy.
1.A. a little B. a few C. much D. more
2.A. for B. after C. at D. up
3.A. sets on B. puts up C. cuts up D. makes up
4.A. eyes B. ears C. nose D. head
5.A. farther B. further C. closer D. away
6.A. going B. go C. to gone D. to go
7.A. wake B. wakes C. woke D. waking
8.A. what B. who C. when D. why
9.A. since B. for C. before D. unless
10.A. With B. In C. By D. On
