One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal something. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, "You wait here. I'll go around to the back door and then get into the house. "Sud­denly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a lonely place. The man said breathlessly, "It's too bad. I hadn't expected(期望)that the dog could understand English. "

1.Why did the two men walk in the street one evening? Because.        .

A. they couldn’t fall asleep

B. they wanted to steal something

C. they would like to take a walk

D. they went to visit their friends

2."One said in English to the other in a low voice. "From the above sentence we know        .

A. he didn't know English

B. he liked speaking English quietly

C. he couldn't speak aloud

D. he was afraid of waking up others

3.The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because.        .

A. it understood English            B. it knew them

C. it found someone outside         D. Both B and C

4.At last the two young men        .

A. stole nothing                B. stole something expensive

C. were bitten by the dog         D. were caught by the police

5.What did the owners do while the dog was barking?

A. They stopped it.             B. They got up quickly.

C. They shouted for help.         D. The story didn't tell us.

 

As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time.
The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He hated this!
He entered Mrs. Owen’s class. She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.
“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.
“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to begin their special day.
“Sam, you’ll be first.” Mrs. Owens said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting.”
Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time.
【小题1】 How did Sam feel after he woke?

A．Excited.

B．Nervous.

C．Happy.

D．Hungry.

【小题2】What did Sam have to do that day?

A．To have a baseball match.	B．To take a reading test.
C．To go to a new class.	D．To do something special.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “sweat” probably mean?

A．触摸

B．鼓掌

C．出汗

D．指点

【小题4】 Which could be inferred (推断) from this passage?

A．Sam hated chatting about baseball.

B．Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling.

C．Mrs. Owens is unfriendly to her students.

D．The class enjoyed Sam’s talk very much.

【小题5】 Which is the best title for this passage?

A．A special day	B．An interesting lesson
C．A nice teacher	D．A professional report

The clock struck（敲）eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of books. I was going to have my exam the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn't answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck 12. "Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!" We pupils are the poorest creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one.1 was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed（祈祷）,"Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard later on, Amen." My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
【小题1】When the writer was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_______.

A．outside	B．working in bed
C．asleep	D．laughing at him

【小题2】What do you suppose happened to the writer?

A．He went to a church to pray again.

B．He failed in the exam.

C．He passed the exam by luck.

D．His teacher helped him with the exam.

【小题3】The best title for the passage would be_______.

A．Going Over My Lessons

B．Working Far into the Night

C．A Slow Student

D．The Night Before the Exam

Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but I do not know why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time.
【小题1】 Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can _______.

A．leave them in obvious places

B．remember what to do at a certain time

C．watch a certain program

D．make a phone call at a certain time

【小题2】 I don’t like to write notes to myself because ________.

A．they are easy to lose or forget to look at

B．I don’t know where to put them

C．my handwriting is poor

D．it gives me too much trouble

【小题3】I often use _______ to help me remember things.

A．a notebook	B．a computer
C．telephone calls	D．alarm clocks

【小题4】 Sometimes an alarm clock can’t help me because _______.

A．I put the clock in a wrong place

B．the clock goes wrong

C．when the clock goes off, I forget why I set it

D．I’m not sure whom I should call

【小题5】 In this passage, “go off” means _______.

A．start off

B．get off

C．go away

D．make a sudden noise