When I was in the middle school, my  1  did an exchange(交流) with a French school.Some of my classmates and I went to  2  in France.The school was in a small and beautiful town.One of my  3 , Robin, was staying with a family.The family had a yard of  4 .One evening, Robin’s host mother asked him which his  5  chicken was.Robin looked at the chickens, and  6  a lovely one.So he pointed(指) at it.

 7  that evening, dinner was ready, and it was a roast chicken（烤鸡）.The host mother was very proud(骄傲的) and asked.“ 8  do you like your chicken?” At that time, Robin 9  what “favorite” meant.Oh, my poor chicken! After that, Robin felt  10  for days because he thought he made the chicken die(死).He also thought it was very delicious, though.

1.                A．teacher        B．school          C．parents   D．house

 

2.                A．study          B．work           C．live  D．play

 

3.                A．sisters          B．classmates       C．students  D．cousins

 

4.                A．dogs           B．cats            C．chickens  D．ducks

 

5.                A．favorite        B．famous         C．own D．best

 

6.                A．took           B．saw            C．made D．had

 

7.                A．Later          B．After           C．Before   D．Ago

 

8.                A．What          B．Which          C．How D．Why

 

9.                A．said           B．knew           C．heard    D．spoke

 

10.               A．happy          B．excited         C．surprised  D．sorry

 

 

阅读理解

　There was a famous French writer. He was a man of great achievements （成就）. He said that one of his main （主要的）　　 achievements was his study of handwriting. He had spent much time on it and he often told his friends that he could tell a person's character （性格）from that person's handwriting.

　　

　One day, a woman brought him a page of a boy's handwriting. She said that she wanted to know what he thought of the boy's character.

　　

　He studied the handwriting carefully for a few minutes. Then he looked at the woman strangely （奇怪地）. The woman told him that the boy was not in her family and that he did not have to worry.

　　

　“Good!” said the writer,“Then I can tell you.” He went on to say that he thought the boy was stupid （愚蠢）and lazy（懒惰）. He added that the boy should be watched carefully, if not, he would bring harm （害处）to his family when he grew up.

　　

　“Isn't that strange?” said the woman, smiling. “Because this is a page from your own exercise book. You wrote it yourself when you were a boy.”

(1)  It took the writer a lot of time ________.

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A．to read books

　　

B．to make friends

　　

C．to write books

　　

D．to study handwriting

　　

(2)  From a person's ________, the writer could tell the person's character.

　　

[　　]

A．pronunciation

B．handwriting

C．smiling face

D．speech

(3)  The woman wanted to ________.

[　　]

A．know the writer

　　

B．help the writer

　　

C．visit the writer

　　

D．test the writer

　　

(4)  The writer was sure that the boy________.

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A．was not worth teaching

　　

B．would do good deeds for his family

　　

C．would do wrong to his family

　　

D．would work hard

　　

(5)  From the story we know ________.　

[　　]

A．the woman knew the writer very well

B．the writer knew the woman well

C．neither of them knew each other

D．both of them knew each other well

John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.
"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. "John thought.
He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything. "
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.
Then less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.
"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. "
"I will listen to it, "John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. "
The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French, " he said. The bird spoke to him in French. "Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop song, "he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.
"I'll buy it, "John said. "How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said.
【小题1】 Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

A．Because he loved his mother very much.

B．Because his mother needed these presents.

C．Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.

D．Because he was the richest man in the world.

【小题2】 How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

A．They rang John up.

B．They knew it from the newspapers.

C．John phoned them one by one.

D．They knew it on TV.

【小题3】When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

A．Two weeks before John's mother's birthday.

B．On John's mother's birthday.

C．About five days before John's mother's birthday.

D．Less than a week after John's mother's birthday.

【小题4】 Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

A．Because it was such a beautiful bird.

B．Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.

C．Because the bird could look after his mother.

D． Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy.

【小题5】 What does the sentence "It was delicious, "really mean in the story?

A．His mother ate the bird.

B．His mother let the bird fly away.

C．His mother began to learn languages from the bird.

D． His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.