One Sunday morning Mr Green and his child , Bill ,are in a big shop . Mr Green wants to
buy a new blouse for Mrs Green . Bill likes oranges , so his father buys two kilos(公斤)of
oranges for him , too . Bill wants to buy some picture—books and colour pencils , too . There
are many people in the shop . They are men and women , old and young . They all want to buy
something there .
【小题1】Mr Green goes to the shop with ___.

A．Mrs green

B．his son

C．his daughter

D．his father

【小题2】Mr Green wants to buy a new blouse for ___.
　   

A．Bill’s mother

B．Bill

C．his friend

D．other people

【小题3】Bill likes ___.

A．all the things

B．the new blouse

C．oranges

D．orange

【小题4】Bill wants to buy ___.

A．some picture—books

B．some colour pencils

C．clothes in the shop

D．A and B

【小题5】The shop is ___.

A．empty

B．close

C．full of children

D．full of people

Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”

About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.

“This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”

“Really?  I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”

“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

1.Who is the eldest brother?

A. Dave  B. Bill   C. Jack  D. Frank

2.What did Bill put in the newspaper?

A. A show  B. A magazine  C. An ad  D. A report

3.How many languages could the bird speak?

A. Five  B. Seven  C. Fight   D. Ten

4.How much did Bill pay for the bird?

A. Nine dollars  B. Ten dollars   C. Nine thousand dollars  D. Ten thousand dollars

5.What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?

A. A bird with a card  B. Some money  C. A joke   D. A song

 

Mr. Brown is a teacher. He is from New York, America. He would like（想）to work in China because he likes our country. He thinks Chinese people are very friendly and he likes to live in China. He is happy to work in our school. He likes the school life here. He teaches English. There are 50 students in his class. Mr. Brown is kind. He and his students are good friends, too.

Now some of Mr. Brown’s students play sports on the playground（操场）. Bill and Mike play tennis. Tom and John play ping-pong. The other students play basketball. Mr. Brown is happy to play basketball with them. They have a good time.

阅读上面的短文，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

1.Where is Mr. Brown from?

A．England.          B．China.            C．America.          D．Australia.

2.What is Mr. Brown’s job（工作）in China?

A．A Chinese teacher.                      B．A history teacher.

C．A math teacher.                         D．An English teacher.

3.What does Mike do on the playground now?

A．He has a class.                          B．He plays basketball.

C．He plays tennis with Bill.                  D．He plays games with Mr. Brown.

4.What does Mr. Brown think of（认为）Chinese people?

A．Friendly.          B．Beautiful.          C．Interesting.        D．Fun.

5.Which one is NOT right?

A．All of the students play on the playground.

B．Mr. Brown plays basketball with his students.

C．Tom plays ping-pong with John.

D．The students on the playground have a nice time.

 

After a quick breakfast, I went into the lecture(讲座) hall in a hurry. A famous teacher was speaking to the students. He was holding up a $100 bill. Then he said to over 300 students, “ Who would like this $100 bill?” The students put up their hands at once. Then he said, “I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air. “Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back again into the air.
“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the $100 bill, you still want this bill. Many times in our life, we are dropped and stepped on. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come form what you do or whom you know, but who you are.”
【小题1】The lecture was given _____________.

A．in the morning

B．at noon

C．in the afternoon

D．in the evening

【小题2】How many students went to listen to the lecture?

A．Sorry, I don’t know	B．Over 100.
C．Over 200.	D．Over 300.

【小题3】What did the teacher do before he said, “Who still wants it?”

A．He did nothing.	B．He made the bill dirty.
C．He put the bill into a box.	D．He put up his hand.

【小题4】The lesson tells us a truth, that is____________.

A．we should know what we do

B．we should know whom we know

C．we must know who we are

D．how to use money

0ur village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife.  He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window.  When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 账单) for his job.
My wife said to me quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today. ”But she said in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said.  John laughed and gave me his bill for the work.  I read:
One dining table                 10^th November, 2011
Cost of wood                    $ 17:00
Paint                           $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour)          $8. 00
Total                           $36. 50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said.  “I’m glad it’s only the 10^th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute.  Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) it up again, You can forget the date-------”
I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
【小题1】Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A． Because he didn’t want the writer to check the bill carefully.

B． Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.

C．Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other.

D．Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like.

【小题2】How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?

A．$ 26. 50

B．$36. 50

C．$56. 50

D．$57. 50

【小题3】When John got the money, he was happy because__________________________.

A． he felt lucky to get the money for his work

B． he got paid a lot more than usual for his work

C． he got as much money as he had expected

D． he didn’t have to add up the costs any more

【小题4】Which word can best describe John?

A． Clever

B． Silly

C． Dishonest

D． Humorous(幽默的)

【小题5】What can we learn about John from the passage?

A． He made a mistake carelessly in the bill

B． He tried to get more money for his work.

C． He had written the bill before the writer got home

D． He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife.