Mrs Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when summer came, they looked very nice.

One evening Mrs Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and then we can eat them.”

But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen and shouted, “Mother! Come quickly! Come quickly! Our neighbour’s ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!”

Mrs Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were eaten up! Mrs Brown cried, and her neighbour was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables.

Then a few days before Mrs Brown birthday, the neighbour brought Mrs Brown a bag. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words, “Enjoy your vegetables!”

1. Mrs Brown planted some ______ in her garden.

A. vegetables       B. apples      C. potatoes          D. flowers

2. Mrs Brown was going to pick the vegetables, so that they could ____ them.
A. sell                B. use         C. eat          D. clean

3.____ found that the ducks were eating the vegetables in the garden.

A. Mrs Brown         B. Mrs Brown’s daughter 

C. Mrs Brown’s son    D. Mr Brown

4. When the ducks ate up the vegetables, the neighbour ____.

A. cried              B. was very happy    C. laughed                   D. was very sorry

5. The neighbour sent Mrs Brown ____ as a birthday present.

A. a big cake    B. a fat duck                C. some vegetables   D. a garden

Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married (结婚) and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us nice fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end.
【小题1】The writer started walking more slowly in the          of his life.

A．spring

B．summer

C．autumn

D．winter

【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the summer of his life?

A．15.

B．33.

C．62.

D．87.

【小题3】What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?

A．Sad.

B．Exciting.

C．Wonderful.

D．Pleasant.

【小题4】Which of the following is true?

A．The writer was an engineer.

B．The writer had a garden with flowers.

C．The writer was always happy as a child.

D．The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.

【小题5】What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Four Seasons.	B．My Life.
C．Four Seasons in a Year.	D．Four Seasons in My Life.

The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.

We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.

Global Positioning System (GPS) (全球定位系统)

It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact (精确的) information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.

Space Technology

Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.

Underwater Robot

Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.

The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.

1.                   can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

A. Satellites                       B. Receivers

C. Global Positioning System            D. Underwater Robot

2.According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?

A. It has carried people to other planets.

B. It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.

C. Russia and America are working for it.

D. Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.

3.Hercules is used to                   .

A. save lives in the sea

B. take pictures in the sea

C. repair the broken ships 

D. look for the ancient ships in the sea

4.From the passage, we know that                   .

A. the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions

B. it’s very important for us to learn about new technology

C. it’s easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions

D. technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To help us study some new technology.

B. To tell us technology is changing the world.

C. To help solve the problems that technology causes.

D. To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.

 

It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香花)in the garden.
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were passing an old people’s home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. They stopped the ear and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, “Who is the old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?  I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.”
【小题1】The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother’s Day because________.

A．she didn’t have a present

B．she was far away from her mother

C．she didn’t know it was Mother’s Day

D．she wanted to see her father

【小题2】Which of the following pictures do you think matches well with Paragraph 2?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【小题3】The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because _____________.

A．the old granny was her mother

B．she didn’t like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so

D．she wanted the old granny to be happy too

【小题4】The following words can be used to describe the young woman except __________.

A．kind

B．understanding

C．friendly

D．surprised