I am Cathy Brown．I am now working for the Sunshine Travel Service（旅行社） in Changsha.I have just come back from Taiwan，the biggest island of China.It is in the Pacific Ocean（太平洋）to the east of Fujian．?

Last week I took a group of French holiday-makers for a week's trip to Taiwan.We traveled all around the island.I found it is as beautiful as many other places of the country.And there are a lot of places of interest.My favorite place was the Sun and Moon Lake.You may ask why people call it so.If you fly high up over the lake and look down around from your plane,you will find the answer yourself.In the middle of this lake,there is a small island.People call it Pearl（珍珠） Island because it looks like a pearl.On one side of Pearl Island the lake looks like a sun，and on the other side it looks like a moon．That is why people call the lake the Sun and Moon Lake．?

There are many mountains around this lake.One of the nearest is the Ali Mountain．We stayed there for three days．We also had a dance party with Gaoshan People.On our first day there we went to the mountain and watched the sun going down slowly in the west．On our last day we got up early and saw a very beautiful sunrise （日出）.?

Taiwan is a wonderful place to visit．?

（　　）（1）. Cathy went to Taiwan　　　　.?

A.on Sunday　　　　　　　　　　 B.last week?

C.the day before yesterday?

（　　）（2）.Cathy liked　　　　best．?

A.Pearl Island　　　　　　　　　　 B.the Ali Mountain?

C.the Sun and Moon Lake?

（　　）（3）.The word“holiday-maker”in the passage（短文） means　　　　．?

A.新闻工作者　　　?

B.外出度假者　　　?

C.图书管理员?

（　　）（4）.How long did they stay in Taiwan??

A.For a month.?

B.For a week.?

C.For three days.?

（　　）（5）.Which of these sentences is Not true according to （根据） the passage？?

A.Cathy went to Taiwan with some French tourists.?

B.Taiwan is the biggest island of China.?

C.They saw a beautiful sunrise there every day.?

From: Lily@hotmail. com

To: Alice@yahoo. com

Sent: 10:40a. m. June 16 th

Subject: My best friend

Dear Alice,

　　Thank you for your last letter (信). I enjoyed reading it very much. Thank you for telling me about your best friend. In this letter I will tell you about mine. Her name is Trudy. Trudy has long, dark brown hair and green eyes. She is the same age as me, but a little taller. She is always happy.

　　We sit together in class, and help each other with our schoolwork. We always go home together after school and play computer games for an hour. Trudy thinks very quickly and usually wins.

　　Trudy is learning to play the piano. I am learning to play the flute (笛子). We practice together every day.

　　Sometimes Trudy stays in my house for a night, or I stay in her house. We always have a good time. Do you ever stay in your best friend's house for a night?

Write soon,

Love Lily

(1) Who is Lily's best friend？

[　　]

(2) What is Trudy's hair like?

[　　]

A．Long and green.

B．Long and dark brown.

C．Short and dark.

(3) How tall is Lily?

[　　]

A．A little taller than Trudy.

B．A little shorter than Trudy.

C．As tall as Trudy.

(4) When do Trudy and Lily play computer games?

[　　]

(5) What do Trudy and Lily practice every day?

[　　]

A．Writing letters.

B．Playing the piano and the flute.

C．Using the computer.

阅读理解

　　Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and had no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with them.

　　The old woman had to sell her house and moved here. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.

　　Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She can't do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to be tired of(讨厌) her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn't know what to do.

　　One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的) plate for his grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked, “Why did you buy two plates, son?”

　　“One is for grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you! You'll also have to use a wooden plate when you're old, I think.”

　　The woman heard this and was sad. She cried for long. Now she's kind to her mother as she did before.

1．Sandra asked her mother to live with them because ________.

[　　]

A．the old woman lived alone

B．she needed her help

C．the old woman couldn't look after herself

D．the old woman could give her much money.

2．The family liked Mrs Black because ________.

[　　]

A．she was very rich

B．she could watch their door

C．she could do all the housework for them

D．she was friendly to them all

3．Mrs Black was afraid ________, so she couldn't leave her daughter's house.

[　　]

A．she bad no house to live in

B．she couldn't look after herself

C．Sandra couldn't go to see her any more

D．A and B

4．Sandra was afraid ________, so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.

[　　]

A．her mother could break another plate

B．her mother didn't want to leave

C．her husband could be tired of her mother

D．her mother couldn't do anything at home

5．James bought a wooden plate for his mother because ________.

[　　]

A．he didn't love her

B．she liked it

C．he hoped she was kind to his grandma

D．she often broke the plates at home

6．Sandra is friendly to her mother because ________.

[　　]

A．she knows she did wrong

B．she was afraid of her son

C．the old woman is poor

D．it's her duty

Mr. and Mrs. Long had one daughter. Her name was Lena. She was eighteen years old. Lena lived with her parents and worked in an office. She had some friends, but she didn’t like any of the boys very much.
One day she met a very nice man. He was young. His name was Watts and he worked in a post office. They became friends and he came to Lena’s parents house twice. Last week Lena said to her father, “I’m going to marry（嫁给） Watts, Daddy. He was here yesterday.”
“Oh, yes.” her father answered. “He’s a nice boy, but has he got much money?”
　　“Oh, no, both of you are the same,” the daughter answered angrily. I met Watts on the first day of June and the next day he asked me, “Has your father got much money?”
【小题1】Mr. and Mrs. Long had a ______.
　　    

A．son

B．grandson

C．daughter

D．granddaughter

【小题2】Lena worked _________.
　　    

A．in a school

B．in an office

C．in a factory

D．in a hospital

【小题3】Lena had a few friends before she came to know Watts, but she _____.
　　   

A．liked no one very much

B．like all of them

C．didn’t know their names

D．didn’t talk to them about their work

【小题4】Last week Lena asked her father _______.

A．to help her find a good husband	B．to let her marry(嫁给) Ｗatts
C．to give her some money to buy a house	D．to let her work in a big city

【小题5】Lena got angry because ______.
　　     

A．her father didn’t like her boyfriend, Watts

B．her father asked her to make friends with money

C．her father and Watts only thought of money

D．her parents asked Watts to give them too much money