My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year. Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play.

“Choose a character in the play whom you’d like to be, ”she told us. “This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework. Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class. Ill decide who play each part.”

I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king. He has a lot of lines to say. I learned them by heart.

This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines. I acted the part of the king. When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting. I thought I acted really well.

Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher who would play each part.

Many of the students in my class couldn’t act at all. They couldn’t even read without making lots of mistakes. I was sure that I would get a big part in the play.

However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier. He has only one line. It is, “Yes, sir!”

I was very disappointed. At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part.

“You put too much expression in your acting,” she said. “Good acting is not big acting. It is acting the audience can believe in.”

I think I know what she means.

1. What did the boy want to do in the play?

A. To get a  morning eating part 

B. To organize the play

C. To get a large acting part. D. To work the lights.

2.How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play?

A. Bored.           B. Sad.             C. Excited.         D. Unhappy.

3.Why didn’t the teacher give him the part of the kings?

A. He did not act correctly.        B. He did not know the lines.

C. He was not handsome.         D. He was too short.

4. What does the underlined word “expression” in the passage mean?

A. 表情       B.建议        C. 模仿         D. 服饰

 

Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his  holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper.

“Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at west hill farm. good food., fresh air, horse riding,Walking,fishing, cheap and interesting.”

“This sounds a good idea,” He thought. “I’ll spend a month at west hill farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for west hill farm.But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong with west hill farm?” His best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”

“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. what?”

“Well,” he said, “The first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“Lucky you!”

“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ And you are complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and i didn't dare (敢)  stay for dinner!”

1.How did henry find out about the farm?

A．He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.

B．His best friend told him.

C．He wrote to the farmer.

D．Maybe he learned it from the radio.

2.Henry came back home several days later because ________.

A．He didn't like the country life at all

B．The farmer wasn’t friendly to him

C．His holiday was over

D．He thought he might have to eat the farmer

3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means ______.

A．夸奖             B．解释             C．抱怨             D．故弄玄虚

4.Which of the following sentences is true?

A．Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.

B．Henry thought he could enjoy a change.

C．Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.

D．The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．What a beautiful farm!                   B．Have a good time.

C．A short holiday                         D．Henry and the farmer.

 

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

Blue Ocean Aquarium is a great place for families to take a holiday. Children love to see the sea animals and watch movies about sharks in it.

      Last Saturday morning, Mr Jackson took his wife and two little sons to the aquarium. At the ticket office, he asked, "How much shall I pay to get in?" The woman at the ticket office answered, "The price is 20 dollars for each adult or any kid older than five. We let kids in free(免费) if they are five or younger. How old are your kids?" Mr Jackson said, "The older one is six and the younger one is thee.  I think I must buy three tickets. " The woman was surprised. She said, "Sir, don't you want to save 20 dollars? If you tell me your older son is five, I won't know the difference. "  Mr Jackson said with a smile, "Yes, that sounds right,

but my kids will know the difference. "

      From Mr Jackson' s  story, we know honesty is very important in the modem society. We should tell the truth to the people around us, especially to the kids.

1.There are      people in this story.

         A.3            B. 5                C. 4                D. 6

2.Mr Jackson paid        for their tickets to the aquarium at last.

A. 20 dollars    B. 40 dollars          C. 60 dollars         D. 80 dollars

3.Children can see_____ in Blue Ocean Aquarium.

         A. dolphins     B. pandas            C. koalas            D. tigers

4.The underlined word "honesty" means_______

         A. 激情     B. 友谊        C. 乐观       D. 诚实

5.What can we learn from the passage?

         A. Mr Jackson was very rich,

         B. Mr Jackson wasted to save some money.

         C. Mr Jackson paid for his two sons' tickets in the end.

         D. Mr Jackson thought honesty was more important than money.

 

用所给的词的适当形式填空。（共10分，每小题2分）

 1.Xiao Gang spends much time ______ ( play) computer games.

 2. The little boy has only eight _______ (tooth) now.

 3.Will you _______ (take) part in the long jump ?

 4.I think I must do my best ___________ (improve) my English.

5. You must do sports to keep __________ (health).

 

 A. Ming是一位与你年纪相仿的中学生，最近他有了许多烦恼，于是写信向校园杂志的“烦恼我来听”栏目求助。请你根据短文内容和汉语提示完成这封信。每空限填一词。           

Dear editor,

I’m a boy of 15 years old. I have lots of problems these days. I need your help.

First, I have   1.      (困难) learning English. I think I’ve tried my best, but it’s just a ____2._ _(浪费) of time. I’m ____3.__(害怕) of speaking in front of a group. I often make ____4.__ (错误). It seems that I’m so____5._  (愚蠢). Second, I __6._ (将…看做) Jim as my best friend all the time, but I had an argument with him yesterday. As a result I   7.  (失去) my friendship. Third, after my father’s ___8.__ (死)three years ago, I couldn’t get on well with my mother. I don’t think she is ____9._(耐心)enough to pay more attention to me.

I don’t know how to ____10.__ _(处理)with all these things. Could you help me?

                                                         Yours,

                                                         Ming