阅读理解

　　One morning, when we had been riding on our bikes for five hours, we came to a bridge where the railway crossed a pond (池塘). For 30 feet there was nothing but the widely-spaced wooden sleepers(枕木)under our wheels, and nothing to stop us falling into the steaming pond below if we lost our balance. Right under the bridge lay the body of a dead cow. I watched Mat as he came near to the bridge and rode straight over, without even slowing down. I stopped.

　　‘What's up?’ he cried out from the other side.

　　‘I'm not riding over that thing, if I slip(滑), I'll be in there with that cow’.

　　‘There is nothing to it. I just did it, didn't I?’

　　‘You're strong and taller. My feet don't touch the ground. You do it for me. ’

　　Mat said strength didn't come into it and rode off. I knew he would give me at least an hour before coming to help. The sun burned my face, sweat ran off my forehead into my eyes and stuck my blouse to my body. Try myself rather than wait for Mat to help. I rode back to get a good run-up and over I went. Mat was that right: all the difficulties were in the mind.

1． The bridge looked dangerous to the girl because ________ .

[　　]

A．there was a 30 feet drop to the water below

B．it had nothing at the sides

C．there were pieces of wood all over the road

D．there was a railway line below

2． The reason she stopped was that she________ .

[　　]

A．was tired

B．suddenly saw the dead cow below

C．wanted to let Mat go first

D．was afraid to losing her balance

3． Mat argued that________ .

A．the bridge wasn't at all difficult to cross

B．she had no other choice but to cross the bridge

C．the cow was harmless because it was dead

D．there was no difference between them in strength

4．Mat rode a way leaving the girl because he________ .

[　　]

A．didn't know that he could do to help her

B．felt she should overcome her fear by herself

C．didn't believe she was really afraid

D．couldn't wait and longer for her

5．The girl finally decided to ride across the bridge, for she ________ .

[　　]

A．realized that it was easier than it looked

B．was tired of waiting for Mat to come and help her

C．knew she couldn't stay where she was any longer

D．was afraid that Mat would go and leave her behind

阅读理解

Can I have your attention, please? This is a message for years 7-10. Because of the rain the swimming competition will not be held at the new town swimming pool as planned. It will be held at the Jackson Sport Center. Buses will be leaving school at 10 to take you to the Center. It's about 15 minutes'ride. You will be returning to school at 3:15 in time to catch your usual buses home. Now here is the traveling arrangement for this morning. Years 7 and 8 and their home group teachers are to gather at the front gate at 9:35. The first four buses will take you there. Years 9 and 10 and their teachers will assemble at the front gate at 9:45. You will go on the last three buses. Cold drinks will be available at the Sports Center. If you normally order your lunch at the school dinning hall please hand in your order to the teacher before 9:30. Your lunch will be delivered at the front gate of the. Center at 12:30.

1． The swimming competition planned to be held________ .

[　　]

A．at the new town swimming pool

B．in the school

C．at Jackson Sports Center

D．in a university's swimming pool

2． There is a change of the place because ________ .

[　　]

A．the original place is too small

B．the students will not be able to have lunch in the original place

C．it is raining

D．the original place is not available

3． ________ will be present at the competition.

[　　]

A．Students of 7-10 years only

B．Students of 7-10 years and some of their teachers

C．Students of 7-10 years and all their teachers

D．The whole school

4．The children will stay at Jackson Sports Center for________ .

[　　]

A．about 3 hours

B．about 4 hours

C．about 5 hours

D．about 6 hours

5． The purpose of the announcement is________ .

[　　]

A．to inform the students of the swimming competition

B．to tell the students how to get to the competition ground

C．to tell the students when to get back to school

D．to tell the students about the arrangement of the morning's activities

阅读理解

　　Modern zoos are very different from zoos built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages (笼) with iron bars (栅), cages that were easy to keep clean. However, for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. Although the zoo keepers took good care of them. Many of the animals did not feel comfortable and they often became ill.

　　In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural conditions. The animals are given more freedom in large places so that they can live more as they would in nature. Even the appearance(外貌) of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and water flows through the places that the animas live in. There are few bars, instead, there is often a deep ditch(沟), filled with water, which surrounds a space where several sorts of animals live together as they would naturally. In an American zoo, the visitor can walk through a huge special cage that is filled with trees, some small animals and many birds, and large enough for the birds to live naturally. In a zoo in New York, because of special night light, people can observe certain animals that are active only at night, when most zoos are closed. Some zoos have special places for visitors to watch animals that live in the desert, or under water. Some other zoos have special places for animals that live in cold conditions like the bear from the Arctic.

　　Modern zoos not only show animals for visitors, but also keep and save rare (稀有的) animals. For this reason, fifty years from now, the grandchildren of today's visitors will still be able to enjoy watching these animals.

1． Fifty years ago, animals in zoos often became ill because they________ .

[　　]

A．were from different countries

B．lived in dirty cages

C．were not taken good care of

D．lived in unnatural conditions

2． In modern zoos________ .

[　　]

A．different kinds of animals are all kept separately

B．animals are not so well taken care of

C．animals have more freedom than animals did in zoos fifty years ago

D．visitors can walk through large cages as they like

3． In modern zoos________ feel more comfortable than in old ones.

[　　]

A．the animals, not the visitors

B．the visitors, not the animals

C．neither the animals nor the visitors

D．the animals

4． In some modem zoos visitors can________ .

[　　]

A．walk through a huge cage to watch closely all kinds of animals

B．at day time observe those animals active only at night

C．see animals which live in special conditions

D．watch all the rare animal which will not be seen by our grandchildren

5． The main idea of the passage is that________ .

[　　]

A．zoos are now places where animals can live naturally

B．zoos are places where people can see animals from all over the world

C．there are different kinds of modern zoos

D．rare animals are also kept in modern zoos

阅读理解

　　It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves .

　　Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every moment he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

　　The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured(伤害) several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.

　　Herpin died at the age of 94.

1．The main idea of this passage is that________ .

[　　]

A．large numbers of people do not need sleep.

B．a person was found who actually didn't need any sleep.

C．everyone needs some sleep to stay alive.

D．people can live longer by trying not to sleep.

2． The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting to________ .

[　　]

A．cure him of his sleeplessness

B．find that his sleeplessness was not really true.

C．find a way to free people from the need of sleeping

D．find out why some old people didn't need any sleep

3．After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin________

[　　]

A．was too old to need any sleep

B．often slept in a chair

C．needn't to sleep at all

D．needed some kinds of sleep

4． One person that might explain Herpin's sleeplessness was________ .

[　　]

A．that he didn't got a bed

B．that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit

C．his mother's injury before he was born

D．his magnificant physical condition

5． Al Herpin's condition could be regarded as________ .

[　　]

A．a common one

B．one that could be cured

C．very healthy

D．a rare one

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　A young man stole two diamond rings, three gold watches, four gold bars, five gold coins and some hundred-dollar notes from a shop in Kowloon, Hongkong．Soon afterwards the police caught him and found in his coat pocket all the things he had stolen except the money．He was taken to the Central Police Station, where four photos were taken of him: one from the left, one from the right, and two from the front．Then suddenly he hit the policeman who had taken the photos and ran away．

　Two days later, someone telephoned the police, and told them that the thief had gone to Macco by ship．The police at once sent four photos of the thief to the police in Macco．

　“We have caught two of the men in a hotel and one in a restaurant．We hope to catch the fourth this evening．”

1．Where did the stealing taking place?　　　

[　　]

A．In a bank．　　　　　B．In a hotel．

C．In a restaurant．　　　D．In a store．

2．Which of the following stolen things was still missing?　　　

[　　]

A．Two diamond rings．

B．Three gold watches．

C．Four gold bars．

D．Some bank notes．

3．Who telephoned the Hongkong police and told them the thief had gone to Macco by ship?　　　

[　　]

A．A man in the shop．

B．A Kowloon businessman．

C．A Macco policeman．

D．We don't know exactly．

4．Who was hit by the thief?　　　

[　　]

A．The policeman who took pictures of the thief．

B．The policeman who found the stolen things．

C．The policeman who caught the thief soon afterwards．

D．The policeman who sent the photos of the thief to Macco．

5．At least how many people caught by the Macco police were wronged?

[　　]

A．One　　　B．Two　　　C．Three　　　D．Four

阅读理解

　　Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating (创造) new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from .

　　Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers (汉堡包) are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham (火腿) ? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef (牛肉), they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, ‘We come from Hamburg’?, One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called ‘hamburgers’. Today ‘ hamburgers’ are sold in many countries around the world.

　　Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary .

1．According to the writer, English is ________.

[　　]

A．as old as Chinese

B．older than German

C．not so old as Chinese

D．very difficult to learn

2．Hamburg is ________.

[　　]

A．a kind of food

B．a round piece of beef

C．the men of a village

D．a city in Germany

3．According to the story, ________.

[　　]

A．few Americans like hamburgers

B．hamburgers are made with beef

C．hamburgers are made with ham

D．hamburgers were first sold about a century ago

4．Accrding to the writer, which of the following can often he found in any large English dictionary?

[　　]

A．Where all the new words come from .

B．Where those Germans came from .

C．The reason why a word has a certain meaning.

D．The reason why English is spoken around the world.

5．According to the story, the word ‘ hamburger’ comes from ________.

[　　]

A．China because it has a long history

B．English because Germans don' t speak good English

C．the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eating

D．English speakers because they always create new words

阅读理解

　　April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play tricks on others (戏弄别人) .If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, ‘April Fool’ , and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs too.

　　One April 1st , a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously turned switches and pressed buttons (扭开关，按按钮.) ,but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said. ‘This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There's only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘ three’ , I want you all to lean forward suddenly as you can. That should get the bus started again, but if it doesn't, I' m afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready. ’

　　The passengers get ready and waited anxiously.

　　Then the driver turned to his front and asked ‘Are you ready?’

　　The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer, ‘Yes’.

　　‘ One ! Two ! Three ! ’ counted the driver . The passengers all swung forward suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed .

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief(宽慰地笑了) . But their smile turned to surprise and then laughter when the driver happily cried, ‘April Fool ! ’

1．On April Fool' s Day ________.

[　　]

A．a country bus was going to the town

B．something was wrong with the country bus

C．people play tricks on others

D．the driver looked worried

2．The driver stopped the bus because ________.

[　　]

A．something was wrong with the bus

B．the road was too bad to run on

C．the driver wanted to talk with the passengers

D．the driver wanted to play a trick on the passengers

3．The passengers helped the driver ________.

[　　]

A．in the bus

B．on the ground

C．out of the bus

D．on the bus

4．When the driver happily cried, ‘April Fool! ’ , the passengers felt ________.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is the best topic of the passage?

[　　]

A．A Traffic Accident

B．The Driver and His Passengers

C．April Fools' Day

D．April 1st

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　Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his holidays, but then last year he thought, “I've never been outside this country. All my friends go to Spain, and they like it very much, so this year I'm going to go there too.”

　First he went to Madrid and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this, and while he was crossing a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down. Nat lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”

　An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once came to Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir?”

1．The story mainly tells us ______.

[　　]

A．Nat lived in a small town in England

B．Nat always stayed in England for his holidays

C．Nat decided to go to Spain to spend his holiday

D．what happened to Nat in Madrid one morning

2．Where is Madrid?

[　　]

A．In England.　　　B．In Spain.

C．In France.　　　 D．In Germany.

3．Which of the following statements is not true according to this passage?

[　　]

A．It was the first time that Nat had been on holiday.

B．It was the first time that Nat had been to Spain.

C．It was the first time that Nat had been to Madrid.

D．Nat's friends all liked Spain very much.

4．Nat was knocked down by a bicycle because ______.

[　　]

A．he knew nothing about the road rules in Spain

B．he didn't know that in Spain people drove on the right

C．he didn't remember any of the road rules in Spain

D．he forgot one important road rule in Spain, which is quite different from that in England

5．The old man who was selling maps came to Nat ______.

[　　]

A．in order to see what had happened

B．in order to help Nat to rese to his feet

C．in order to sell his maps

D．in order to teach him a lesson

阅读理解

　　The clock struck eleven at night. The whoke house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me, Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of that troublesome stuff (东西) they call ‘ books ’.

　　I was going to have my examination the next day. ‘when can I go to bed ?’ I asked myself. I didn' t answer, in fact I dared not.

　　The clock struck twelve , ‘Oh, dear! ’ I cried . ‘Ten more books to read before I can go to bed! ’ we pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

　　The clock struck one, I was quite desperate (绝望的) now, I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could !

　　I prayed (祈祷) , ‘Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen .’ My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few mintes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

1．When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were ________.

[　　]

A．asleep

B．outside

C．working in bed

D．quietly laughing at him

2．The underlined word ‘wretched’ in 3 paragraph probably means ________.

[　　]

A．very happy

B．disappointed

C．very unhappy

D．hopeful

3．Reviewing his lessons didn' t help him because ________.

[　　]

A．it was too late at night

B．he was very tired

C．his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn' t open

D．he hadn' t studied hard before the exam

4．What do you suppose (假设) happened to the auther?

[　　]

A．He went to a church to pray again.

B．He passed the exam by sheer luck.

C．He failed in the exam.

D．He was punished by his teacher.

5．The best title for the passage would be ________.

[　　]

A．The Night Before the Examination.

B．Working Far into the Night.

C．A Slow Student .

D．Going Over My lessons.

阅读理解

　We must have water to live. If the water we use is not clean and fresh, it can make us ill. The animals that live in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water.

　　Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear , blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sources are now polluted. They are filled with dirty and waste which cannot be cleaned out . In many places, water is not safe for most uses.

　　Lake Erie was once a beautiful lake. Now it has been called ‘a dying lake’. Waste from nearly homes and factories has dumped into it. Fish can no longer live in much of its polluted water.

　　George Washington once called the Potomac ‘the finest river in the world’. Now its water is no longer blue. Instead, it is a soupy(羹汤类的) green . Suds (肥皂水), from detergents (清洁剂) used to wash clothes, often cover the water of our rivers.

　　Water cannot be made in a factory. Once water is polluted, it is hard to make it clean and safe. We must learn to take care of the water we now have.

1．Most of our water supply comes from ________.

[　　]

2．The words ‘ a dying lake’ in paragraph 3 mean ________.

[　　]

A．a polluted lake

B．a very large lake

C．a beautiful lake

D．a lake full of water

3．George Washington once called the potomac ‘the finest river in the world’ means ________.

[　　]

A．this river was not polluted

B．this river was visited by many people

C．this river was full of polluted water

D．the water in the river was used by everyone

4．We must learn to take care of the water now we have because ________.

[　　]

A．we can' t live without water

B．the water is to be used up

C．the water cannot be produced by man

D．both A and C

5．The passage chiefly tells us ________.

[　　]

A．not to use the polluted water

B．that we must prevent the water from being polluted

C．that the polluted water will make us ill

D．our water is still clean and safe