Railroad tracks（轨道）are owned by the railroad company．This means that you may not play, walk，skate or ride a bike on the railroad．It is also unsafe．

There are places where the railroad tracks crosses roads or streets．Maw of these railroad crossings are marked with one of the following signs（标牌）．

Pay attention when crossing railroad tracks：

●  Railroad tracks are uneven（不平的）．You should not try to take a bike or run when crossing tracks．

●Trains are very large and heavy, and take a long time to stop．

●Sometimes when a train has just passed from one direction，another train may be coming from the opposite direction．You might not notice the second train because of the noise from the first train．

1．We should__________ when we see sin1

A．go past the railway crossing as quick]Y as possible   

B．stop to wait for a train to pass。

C．make sure a train is not coming before crossing      

D．sit down to have a rest

2．The underlined word“ direction” means_______

A．说明    B．方向    C．前方    D．信号灯

3．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．GO across the railroad tracks after a train has just passed

B．It isn’t easy for a train to stop during its moving．

C．When the lights are flashing．people can cross the tracks．

D．You can’t not play on the railroad just because it is owned by the railroad company .

4．What can we learn from the passage?

A．We Call see lots of railway signs in our City．

B．Since the gate of the railroad crossing is closed．We can cross it at any time

C．It’s right to stop until we go near the train．

D．It is very dangerous for us to play, run or ride a bike on the railroad．

5．What is the best title of the passage?

    A．How to Cross the Railroad Tracks Safely     B．Pay Attention to Some Signs

    C．Don’t Play on the Railroad Tracks           D．How to Protect the Railroad Tracks

Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making up new words, and we are often able to know where most come from.
Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called “hamburgers”, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn’t speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what they were. The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef in them and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, “Hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.
【小题1】English is spoken by many people around the world every day, but English is ______.

Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making up new words, and we are often able to know where most come from.
Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called “hamburgers”, especially when they are not made with ham(火腿)? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They didn’t speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what they were. The Germans didn’t understand the question and answered, “We come from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of bread with beef in them and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers”. Today, “Hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.
Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary

1. 1.

   English is spoken by many people around the world every day, but English is ______

   1. A.
      as old as Chinese
   2. B.
      older than Chinese
   3. C.
      younger than Chinese
   4. D.
      older than German
2. 2.

   Hamburg is ______

   1. A.
      a kind of food
   2. B.
      a round piece of beef
   3. C.
      the name of a country
   4. D.
      a city in Germany
3. 3.

   According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from ______

   1. A.
      English speakers because they’re always making up new words
   2. B.
      the round piece of beef which those people from Hamburg ate
   3. C.
      English because Germans don’t speak good English
   4. D.
      a large English dictionary
4. 4.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      Few Americans like hamburgers
   2. B.
      Hamburgers are made with ham
   3. C.
      Hamburgers were first sold a century ago
   4. D.
      Hamburgers were some people
5. 5.

   Which of the following can be found in any large dictionary?

   1. A.
      Where Germans came from
   2. B.
      Where all the new words came from
   3. C.
      The reason why a new word has a certain meaning
   4. D.
      Why English is spoken all over the world

Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around, looking for its   41   piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滚) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine   42   the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but   43   of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on   44   for the lost piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit   45  . The circle put the piece into   46   . It could be whole with nothing lost. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad   47   it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.

         Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who   48   everything is poor in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something   49  . He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.

         We couldn’t be perfect. But we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share   50   with others and clever enough to know there is enough love  around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.

1.A. miss                               B. lose                                   C. missing           D. losing

2.A. at                                             B. of                             C. in                              D. along

3.A. none                             B. all                             C. every one               D. each

4.A. look                               B. looking                    C. to look                     D. looked

5.A. perfectly                      B. perfect                             C. part                          D. partly

6.A. it                                             B. itself                                  C. them                        D. themselves

7.A. which                                     B. whether                           C. that                          D. what

8.A. own                               B. has                                    C. owned                     D. have

9.A. bad                                B. worse                               C. good                        D. better

10.A. kindness                     B. sadness                            C. happiness               D. illness