Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower（割草机）sitting in the yard.
“Mom," she shouted, ‘‘I think I will mow the lawn." Her mom ran into the yard and said,“Oh no, you don't. You're too young to mow the lawn."
“I'm fourteen years old and know how to do it," Jessie said. "Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won't have to worry about it over the weekend."
Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas（汽油）to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, "You really did a great job. Dad will be very surprised."
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie's mom, "You didn't have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks."
"I didn't mow it. Jessie did."
"Wow, our little girl is growing up!" Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
"It was fun, and I will do it again next week," said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. "Sure!" said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! "I won't have time to spend my money," she laughed to herself.
【小题1】 In order to do something different, Jessie decide to _______.

A．read books	B．travel
C．mow the lawn	D．watch TV

【小题2】The phrase "keep an eye on" in the sentence。"After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her." means _______.

A．保护

B．注视

C．培养

D．瞄准

【小题3】Before Jessie mowed the lawn, she. _______.

A．read some instructions	B．washed her hands
C．bought some gas	D．put on her gloves

【小题4】The text mainly tells us that_______.

A．doing something helpful can make people happy

B．mowing the lawn is a good way to make money

C．neighbors should learn to help each other

D．children should help their parents at an early age

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbor’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson (教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).
【小题1】The thief was trying to get         .

A．his neighbor	B．his neighbor’s doorbell
C．some cotton	D．a door with a bell on it

【小题2】The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be       for him to steal the doorbell.

A．safe

B．difficult

C．dangerous

D．easy

【小题3】The neighbor ran out probably (很可能) because_________.

A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen

B．he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him

C．He realized (意识到) something strange happened

D．Both B and C

【小题4】The neighbor hit the thief to ________.

A．give him lessons	B．punish (惩罚) him for stealing
C．help him with the bell	D．be his teacher

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B．The thief knew why the neighbor came out.

C．The thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell.

D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Mrs. Lee: Hello. 68178502.
David:  Hello.  【小题1】  ?
Mrs. Lee: Sorry.  【小题2】 . Can I take a message??
David:  Yes. This is David, Bruce’s friend. I want to ask him for some Chinese ancient coins. He told me he had got some recently.  【小题3】  . I don’t care if they were made of different metals. I just want to add some more coins in my collection.
Mrs. Lee: OK. I’ll tell him. Would you like him to ring you back later?
David:  Well, I won’t be at home later this day. Would you please ask him to ring me tomorrow morning??
Mrs. Lee: Sure. 【小题4】 ?
David:   Oh, sorry.  【小题5】 .  The new number is 66129853.
Mrs. Lee: OK. I’ll write a message for him.
David:   It’s really nice of you, Madam. Thank you very much. Goodbye!
Mrs. Lee:  Bye!

A. He’s not in at the moment. B. Who are you? C. My telephone number has changed. D. I’m not sure he would give me one or two. E. Could I speak to Bruce, please? F.I am very happy to hear that. G. Has he got your telephone number?

I grew up in one of the poorest areas in Bradford. I live in a three-bedroom house with six brothers and sisters. I studied very hard . I got the best results in the history of the school. Other students would be happy with receiving such results. Their parents would give them an MP5 player as a prize or take them for a trip. What about me? In fact it made me sad. It was because my application(申请)to Imperial College London didn’t pass. It is my dream to study medicine there.
I know that nothing in life is easy. I won’t give up. I will apply again the following year. While some students are traveling during the holiday, I am working hard.  I help the doctors look after sick people in a hospital . I believe I must become a doctor one day.
【小题1】How many brothers and sisters does the writer have?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【小题2】What does the writer want to study? .

A．History.

B．Medicine.

C．English.

D．Chemistry.

【小题3】Why did the writer feel upset?

A．He didn’t get good grades.

B．His parents didn’t give him an MP5 player.

C．He couldn’t go traveling

D．His application to a college failed.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The writer is working as a doctor.

B．The writer is good at school

C．The writer’s family is poor.

D．The writer doesn’t think that life is easy.

【小题5】From the passage we can learn that the writer is a person who

A．has hope

B．is lucky

C．hates life

D．is shy

完形填空

In the United States, headmasters and teachers discipline (惩戒) students in several ___1__. The teacher often writes or calls the student’s ___2___.

Sometimes students have to stay at school for an extra hour. If a student behaves very ___3___，the headmaster can suspend (暂停学生上课) the student. The student cannot ___4___ for one, two, or three days. Mr. Lazares didn’t like to suspend students. When he suspended some students, they were ___5___. “A three-day holiday!” they thought. One day, a boy named Robert was in Mr. Lazares’s office. The boy was not behaving well in class. Mr. Lazares telephoned the boy’s parents. “If you come to school with your son, I won’t ___6___ him,” he said. The boy’s father came to school and went with his son to every class.Other students___7___ the boy and his father. The boy was embarrassed. After that, he behaved ___8___. He didn’t want his father to come to school again. Other students behaved better, ___9___. They thought, “I don’t want my parents to come to school!”

That year about 60 parents came to school with children who didn’t behave well. The next year only ___10___ parents had to come to school. The students were behaving better.

1.A. A. streets　　　    B. roads　　　   C. ideas　　　   D. ways

2.	A．parents　　　 B．friends　　　 C．uncles　　　 D．elder brother

 

3.	A．well　　　 B．poor　　　 C．politely D．badly

 

4.	A．have meals　　 B．come to school C．come home　 D．go to sleep

 

5.	A．happy　　　 B．sorry　　　 C．sad　　　 D．worried

 

6.	A．beat　　　 B．suspend C．kick　　　　 D．laugh at

 

7.	A．stared at (盯着看) B．waited for　 C．played with　 D．welcomed

 

8.	A．worse　　　 B．better　　　 C．more　　 D．carefully

 

9.	A．also　　　 B．either　　　 C．too　　 D．neither

 

10.	A．lots of　　 B．more　　　 C．all　　　 D．a few