It’s every student’s bad dream: exam time. During the last three days of the term, we had six exams.

    My easiest exam was math. All of its questions were from earlier exams.

    The biology exam was hard. At first, I thought I would fail it. It asked about lots of things we never studied in class, though we could use our textbooks. And there wasn’t enough time to check every question. I guessed at many of them. But my teacher said that I did well in it.

    In the career planning and computer applications（职业规划与电脑应用）exam, we had a lot to do: a PowerPoint presentation, a book report and a class evaluation（评价）. I felt like I needed more time, but some of my classmates didn’t think so. They just quickly wrote down some answers and then played games.

    I don’t think I did very well in the English exam. We had to write an essay（passage）about books we have read in class. But I didn’t study hard enough.

    At our school, we can“test out”of some classes. That means students can study by themselves and then take exam. If they pass, they don’t have to take that class. I tested out in both computer and health classes.

    Studying for those exams was terrible. Those classes would go on for six months, but I had to teach myself everything in three weeks. Also, I had to do three big projects at the same time. I watched no TV for almost three weeks! I am so glad it is over, and now it’s the summer holiday.

    For my classmates, it will be two and a half months for fun without school or homework. But I am a Chinese, and you know what Chinese parent do with their kid’s free time: more homework.

1. How did the writer pass the biology exam?

    A. He checked the biology exam paper carefully.

    B. Because a lot of things had something to do with textbooks.

    C. Although the writer didn’t have enough time to examine every question, he guessed on many of them correctly.

    D. His teacher taught well.

2. The underlined phrase“test out”means ___________.

    A. 免修                                     B. 必修

    C. 选修                                     D. 重修

3. Why did the writer test out the computer class? Because _____________.

    A. he spent more time on it and studied hard by himself

    B. the teacher said he did it well

    C. some classmates didn’t pay attention to it at all.

    D. it was quite easy for him to study and play it.

4. The underlined phrase“go on for”is that ______________.

    A. last                                        B. spend

    C. take                                       D. cost

5. The main idea of the passage is that __________________.

    A. it tells us what the “test out”exam is

    B. if you study hard, you won’t fail exams

    C. there are some differences among different kinds of exams

    D. it’s not easy for students to take exams

Are you ready to take action to protect Planet Earth? You may think it impossible，but you can begin by taking some small，but important，first steps．Many children and their classes in the USA are taking action．

Children Campaign Against Waste

Children are paying attention to the packaging(包装)of the things they buy．Packaging includes all the things you throw away when you unwrap anything new．One third of all rubbish is packaging．Mrs. Perez’s 4th grade class decides to make their school and neighbourhood know the waste in packaging．They want people to think before they buy．They also want to let people who make the products know that they want less waste in packaging．So they start a campaign to help people change how they shop．

Children Save Water

    Another class decides to help save water．Here’s how they got started．

Miguel Salazar lives in Meridien, Texas．Every day he walks home from school and passes Carrollton Creek(小溪)．The creek is filled with rubbish．But the creek was not always this way．Miguel’s grandfather remembers flowers and plants grew along it．Many people fished there．So Miguel’s class decides to clean up the creek．They make a plan．

    If one person can make a difference, think how much more can get done if people work together to care for Planet Earth．

    根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．The children in Mrs．Perez’s class start the campaign against __________．

  A．water                B．waste             C．shopping         D．fishing

2．Miguel’s class project is to ________．

  A．strip packaging

  B．go on a trip

  C．clean up Carrollton Creek

  D．talk to families and friends

3．The Chinese meaning of“garbage cans”is _________．

  A．批准          B．捐款              C．赞助商          D．垃圾桶

4．Which of the following is NOT talked in the passage?

  A．There were followers and plants along the creek．

  B．One third of all rubbish is packaging．

  C．Children use posters and letters to help with their work．

  D．Mrs.．Perez’s class wants to choose a day for not using bags．

5．What’s the main idea of the passage?

  A．Children can use the websites to find out the facts．

  B．People liked to fish along Carrollton Creek in the past．

  C．Everyone can do something small to help save Planet Earth．

  D．The mayor in Meridien can help the children with their project

A

  Billy and Sam were twins. They were in the same class. They were both very happy. One day their teacher asked the class to write a composition(作文)“My Mother”. Sam wrote one, but Billy was lazy. He just copied his brother’s.  The next day, the teacher asked Billy why his composition was the same as Sam’s. “We have the same mother, don’t we?”answered Billy.

根据短文内容判断句子正误，正确的填A，错误的填B。

1 Sam was older than Billy.

2 Sam and Billy were in different classes

3 The name of the composition was”My Mother”

4 Billy’s composition was the same as Sam’s

5 Billy was not lazy. He was very clever

B

6 You want to know something about Japan, you can watch________

A．Weather report        B．China’s 2004        

C．Around the world      D．Animal world

7 You are a football fan. You may watch TV at___________.

A．19:00 on Channel 2       B．19:40Channel 1      

C．20:20Channel 2   D．21:15Channel

8 How long does the TV play“sisters”last(持续)？

A．30 minutes       B．50 minutes       C．90 minutes        D．120 minutes

9 You can watch _______if you want to learn English.

A．English news        B．English classroom     

 C．English for today     D．A、B and C

10 Children often like to watch_________.

A．Cartoon network        B．News        C．Weather report          D．Sports

C

Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr Brown , a worker, the other is Mr Black. Mr Brown is going to a chair. It is beside the road. Mr Black is after him. Mr Brown finds Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster(更快). Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run .Mr Black runs faster than (比) Mr Brown. So he gets to the chair forst and sits down on it. Mr Brown runs after Mr Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice(通知)with the words“Wet Paint(油漆未干)”to Mr Black . Now Mr Black knows why Mr Brown is going to the chair.

11 Where are Mr Brown and Mr Black?

A．In the garden         B． On the chair         C． In the park        D．Beside the road

12 What are they doing? They are________

A． talking      B．walking to the chair      C．holding a notice   D．sitting on a chair

13_________is after_________at first

A．Mr Black ,Mr Brown  B．The worker, Mr Brown 

C．Mr Brown ,Mr Black  D．Mr Brown The worker

14________get to chair first.

A．The worker       B．Mr Brown    C．Mr Black        D．A strange(陌生人)

15 Mr Brown goes to the chair because__________.

A．he wants to sit there                             B．it is his chair        

C．he wants to talk to Mr Black on the chair            D．he wants to tell people ”Wet Paint”

阅读理解

根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。

1.They are looking for _______.

2.Where can we read the first text?

3.Whose school report is it?

4. Which subject of the following was Jenny best at?

5. How did Jenny do in sports?

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Victoria Middle School Report  Student: Jenny Jones
Subject	Grade	Comments
Maths	B	Good work all year.
Chinese	A-	Does well in thissubject.
English	A+	Very interested and very good job！
Science	C	A little weak in this subject.
Computer	D	Not really interested and need improvement.
Sports	A	Captain of girls soccer team and on basketball team.
Total Grade	B

1. 1.

   They are looking for _______.

   1. A.
      a teacher
   2. B.
      a reporter
   3. C.
      an actor
   4. D.
      a driver
2. 2.

   Where can we read the first text?

   1. A.
      In a picture.
   2. B.
      In a dictionary.
   3. C.
      In a newspaper.
   4. D.
      In a storybook.
3. 3.

   Whose school report is it?

   1. A.
      Victoria’s.
   2. B.
      Jenny Jones’.
   3. C.
      Mrs. Brown’s .
   4. D.
      We don’t know.
4. 4.

   Which subject of the following was Jenny best at?

   1. A.
      Maths.
   2. B.
      Chinese.
   3. C.
      English.
   4. D.
      Science.
5. 5.

   How did Jenny do in sports?

   1. A.
      Very well.
   2. B.
      With problems
   3. C.
      A little weak.
   4. D.
      Not interested at all.