One day an Australian farmer，Joe，saw a bright light in the sky. The light came nearer and nearer and suddenly Joe realized that it was a spaceship. The spaceship landed in a field nearby.

The door of the spaceship opened and two strange beings（怪物）climbed out. They seemed to be half man and half bird. Joe was afraid of them. He tried to run away. But the spacemen walked towards him，picked him up and carried him into the spaceship.They put wires（导线）from a machine onto his head? and they they began to speak to him in English.

They asked him questions about earth.“We’ re from Venus（金星），”they said，“But it is getting very hot there. A lot of our people are dying and we have not much time left. We are trying to find a new home.”

After some time they freed Joe and at last the spaceship took off and disappeared. Joe told his friends about the spacemen，but no one believed his story.

“You wi ll believe me one day，”Joe told them.“The spacemen will come back again.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.What’s the bright light in the sky?

A. A bird????????????? ????????????? B. A plane????????????? ????????????? C. A rocket????????????? ????????????? D. A spaceship

2.What are the strange beings like?

A. Men????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Birds

C. Neither men nor birds????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Half man and half bird

3.What did the strange beings want Joe to do?

A. Put wires from a machine onto his head

B. Speak to them in English

C. Answer some questions about the earth

D. Find a new home

4.Why did the aliens come to the earth?

A. To find a new home????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. To speak to Joe

C. To destroy the earth????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. To take Joe away

5.According to the passage，which sentence is RIGHT?

A. The aliens took away Joe

B. It is getting very cold on Venus

C. A lot of people on Venus are dying

D. Not all the people believed Joe

Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to take the test for the first- aid badge（徽章）.They had worked and practiced very hard the whole year and were confident that they would do well for their test.

On their way to the test place, they saw a hit - and - run accident. A taxi driver had sped through the red light and almost hit a schoolboy, However, he could not stop in time to avoid（避开）a motorcycle that had turned round the corner. The passenger at the back was thrown off the motorcycle and landed heavily on the ground. The taxi driver was frightened and drove off.

Everyone on the street was greatly surprised.

Joe realized that they should take action when he saw the victim（受害者）bled heavily. "Come on," he said to his friends and wanted them to follow him but they didn't move.

Joe knew what they were thinking. They would have to wait for another year if they were to miss the test. "Which is more important? A man's life or a badge?" Joe asked his friends.

The question made his friends feel small.

The victim had a deep cut on his head. Joe and his friends dressed his wound to stop the bleeding while waiting for the hospital car to arrive. This was what the Red Cross Society had trained them for.

1.Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to_______.

A. take a test on first - aid badge

B. collect their first - aid badges

C. report a hit - and - run accident

D. help the victim of an accident

2.Who got hurt in the accident?

A. The passenger in the taxi. B. The passenger on a motorcycle.

C. The taxi driver. D. The motorcycle rider.

3.The test for the first - aid badge is held _______.

A. once a year B. twice a year

C. once a term D. twice a term

4.What did Joe and his friends do for the victim?

A. They took him to the hospital.

B. They stopped the bleeding for him.

C. They did nothing for him.

D. They made a phone call to his family.

After Mr. and Ms. Smith spent a happy morning at the zoo with Joe, their four-year-old grandson, they stopped at a restaurant and then went into it for lunch. When the waiter passed them some menus，Mr. Smith reached into his pocket for his glasses. He was disappointed (失望的) to find that they were lost. “I know where your glasses are, Grandpa, ” said the grandson.

    “Where?” asked Mr. Smith happily.

    “They are at the zoo.” Joe answered. “When you took me off the train near the elephants，they fell out of your pocket.”

    Mr．Smith was a little angry and he asked，“Joe，if you saw my glasses fall out of my shirt， why didn’t you tell me?”

“Well，Grandpa,” said Joe, “after you put your foot on them, I didn’t think you wanted them any more.”

1.The glasses fell out of the pocket when ________ .

A. Mr. Smith got into the zoo

B. Mr. Smith hurried into the restaurant

C. Joe was taken off the train near the elephants

D. they were getting on the train

2.“Menu” in the article means___________ in Chinese.

A. 账单                       B. 订单                       C. 菜单                       D. 名单

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Joe didn’t know where his grandpa's glasses were.

B. Mr. Smith didn’t get his glasses back at last.

C. Mr. Smith got his glasses back at last.

D. Mr. Smith was glad with what his grandson did.

听第一段对话，回答第1—2小题。每段对话读两遍。

1. What are the two speakers talking about?

  A. Joe’s problem.                     B. Mr. Andrews’ problem.            C. Mrs. Wilson’s problem.

2. What is the relationship（关系）between the two speakers?

  A. Teacher and student.            B. Mother and son.                      C. Parent and teacher.