—When Tom got to the examination room, he realized he ______ his pen at home.
－Oh, he is too careless.

Today is Tom’s birthday. After school he walks past the shop on the street corner. He looks at the window. That pair of trainers is still there. He really wants to have them very much.

　He was very sad and walks away. He knows his mother can give him anything he likes if she can. But he also knows she has no money and the trainers are too expensive. He doesn’t go home at once because his mother could notice (注意) his worry. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. Then he sees a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He finds that the boy moves the wheel with his hands. Tom looks at him carefully and is surprised to see that the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” he thinks. There is no reason (理由) for him to feel so sorry and sad. He smiles and thinks he is happier.

1.Tom passed the shop__________.

A．on foot　         B．by bus　          C．by bike 　         D．in a car

2.Tom wants to buy a pair of trainers and the trainers are___________.

A．too expensive　                        B．quite cheap

C．not there　                            D．not fit him

3.Tom goes into the park because he___________.

A．wants to watch someone fishing there

B．wants to see the boy

C．doesn’t want his mother to notice his worry

D．wants to sit on the grass

4.From the story we can know that Tom______.

A．asks his mother to buy the trains at last

B．doesn’t want to buy the new trainers

C．didn’t want to go to school

D．didn’t want to stay at home

　　One afternoon last summer, Mr Fred went to buy a fish because a friend of his was coming to have supper with him that evening.

　　It was hot. Most of the fish were not so fresh, but the shopkeeper said, “Sir, the fish is fresh. Please buy one.”

　　Mr Fred held on fish up to his nose and smelled it.

　　“Why did you smell that fish? Do you think it had gone bad?” shouted the shopkeeper.

　　“I wasn't smelling that fish. I was only talking to it.” answered Fred.

　　“Talking to it?” said the shopkeeper. “Why? What did you say to it?”

　　“Well, what did the fish say to you?”

　　“It said it didn't know the latest (最新的) news because it hadn't been in the river for more than a week.”

(1) Mr Fred went to buy a fish because ________.

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A．one of his friends would have supper with him

B．he liked fish very much

C．a friend of his liked fish very much

D．he wanted to have a party

(2) Most of fish weren't fresh because of ________.

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(3) Why did Fred pick up one fish and smelt it?

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A．Because he thought it had gone bad.

B．Because he wanted to eat a fresh fish.

C．Because he wanted to talk to it.

D．Because he wanted to get the latest news from the fish.

(4) How did the shopkeeper understand his words?

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A．He thought Fred was a foolish man.

B．He didn't believe what Fred said.

C．He didn't hear Fred clearly.

D．He didn't know if his fish could speak.

(5) Which sentence is right?

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A．Fred could really talk to a fish.

B．He was a bad man.

C．Fred understood fish's words.

D．He was clever and humorous.

　The word“day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year,  we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night,  we are using“day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball,  the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1.When the Western Hemisphere is having day,  the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

　　A. both day and night　　　　　　　B. day

　　C. neither day nor night　　　　　　D. night

2.A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.

　　A. the pushing　　B. the pulling　　 C. the spinning　　D. the passing

3.．At the equator day is as long as night ________.

　　A. sometimes　　 B. never　　　　 C. usually　　　　D. always

4.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun,  the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.

　　A. less　　　　　B. more　　　　 C. all　　　　　　D. no

5.．When it is winter in China,  ________.

　　A. the USA is tilted toward the sun

　　B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

　　C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

　　D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun