Hunter and Sally went down the street with their mother. They could buy a pet today. “I cannot wait to see the pets!” Sally said. She wanted a cat. Hunter wanted a frog or a snake.
They went into the pet shop. “Look! That rabbit made a hole to hide in,” Sally said. “Look at those two cats,” said Hunter. Their cage was on the floor. The small and brown cats were asleep on each other.
Sally leaned over the cage. She wanted a better look. The gold necklace she had around her neck came loose. It fell into the cage. It woke up the cats. “Oh no!” Sally cried. “I lost my necklace! It is in the cage!” Then the shopkeeper came. He opened the cage, and took out the necklace. At last, they bought two cats and took them home.

Where	1. Sally and Hunter would go to  ________________________.
Who	2.  ___________________ went there with them..
What	3. Sally wanted to buy _______________________________.
Who	4.  ______________________ lost her necklace.
Who	5.  ______________________ took the necklace out of the cage.

Dear World,

My son starts school today. It’s going to be strange and new to him for some time. And I wish you would treat him gently.

You see, up to now, he has been king of his own room. He has been boss of the backyard. I have always been around to treat his wounds, and to comfort his feelings.

But now things are going to be different. This morning, he’s going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start his life.

So, World, I wish you would take him by the little hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him there are heroes, leaders and friends in this world. Give him quiet time to think over the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hill.

Teach him to believe in his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him he is wrong.

Teach him to stand and fight if he thinks he is right.

Teach him never to put a price on his heart and spirit.

Teach him gently, World, but don’t love him too much, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, and see what you can do. He’s such a little fellow.

1.From the second paragraph we know that the writer’s son        .

A. is often ill

B. rules the whole family

C. has been working at home

D. has been taken good care of

2.The writer wishes her son        .

A. to treat others gently

B. not to feel strange at school

C. to develop some good habits

D. to be better than other children at school

3.Which is the best title of this passage?

A. A great moment is coming!                B. How to teach my son.

C. A mother’s letter to the world     D. Don’t be rude to my son!

 

_ Excuse me, _______is the nearest bookshop?

   _Go down the street and turn left at the second corner.

A. how              B. what         C. where        D. which

 

Have you ever heard an echo of your voice?

An echo is a reflected(反射)sound. Stand in a very large, empty hall with nothing on the walls. Then shout. The sounds you make will hit the walls and come back to you. The walls reflect the sounds. These reflected sounds are called “echoes”.

We can use reflected sound to make sound travel farther. Hold a watch about fifty centimeters from your ear. You cannot hear it. The sound of the watch travels a short way in all directions. It does not travel as far as your ear. You can make it travel to your ear by using a roll of cardboard(纸板筒).

Make the roll of cardboard about fifty centimeters long. Put one end over your ear and hold the watch at the other. Now you can hear the watch because the sound has not gone in all directions. It is reflected down the roll to your ear.

A megaphone(喇叭筒)works in the same way. It makes sound travel farther. It reflects the sound into a beam which can travel a long way. In the ship, the sailor uses the megaphone to make his voice travel. Without the megaphone, his voice cannot travel far.

We use reflected sound in many ways. We use it to measure the depth of the sea, for example. Among the animals, bats and whales use reflected sound to tell them where they are and what things are near them.

1. Which is the right order of hearing our echo in a very large, empty hall?

a. We hear the reflected sound       b. The sound returns to us  

c. The sound hits the walls          d. We make a sound

A．c, b, a, d

B．c, a, b, d

C．d, c, b, a

D．d, b, c, a

2.. From the text we learn that __________ .

A．reflected sound is useful only to blind people

B．people haven’t made use of reflected sound yet

C．bats use reflected sound to fly and get food

D．whales don’t use reflected sound as they live in the sea

3. If you haven’t got a megaphone, ____ will help you to make your voice travel farther.

A．a long piece of wood	B．a roll of cardboard
C．a thin thread	D．a long piece of silk

 

A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票员） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?"  The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains."  The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.
【小题1】One day the mother took a bus ______.

A．to a small city

B．to get some money

C．with her son

D．to school

【小题2】The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(总共) on the bus.
A. 1             B. 2            C. 3          D 4
【小题3】The mother was______.     

A．not honest(诚实)

B．honest

C．very clever

D．not pretty

【小题4】The conductor asked ______ how old he was.
A. the mother    B. the little boy     C. the bus driver   D the passenger
【小题5】The boy was ____ years old then.      
A. four       B. two       C. two and a half   D six and a half