2. Why does Robert have to go out at night?

　　　 A. Because his friends have no time in the daytime.

B. Because he can play at cards when his parents fall asleep.

C. Because he can’t win any money in the daytime.

D. Because his parents let him do so after they go to sleep.

1. Robert’s father wants Robert ________________________.

　　　 A. to catch up with his classmates　　　

B. to be a good helper when he finishes middle school

C. to study in a university

D. to work in his shop

5.Which of the following is NOT true?________

A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.

B .The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.

C .When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.

D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.

⑶Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and got much money. He hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play at cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.

One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert has to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubles him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.

Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play at cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief (小偷). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room.

“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”

4.The balloon landed ________.

A. in London　B. on the sea 　C. on a lake 　D. in a foreign country

3.When the balloon went up higher,________.

A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall　 B. They saw the sun go down

C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives D. They could see a black hole on the ground

2.The metal box was used for ________.

A. carrying the bags of sand　　 B. keeping drinking-water

C. carrying ropes of the basket　 　D. changing weight

1.Three men flew in balloon ________.

A. for nearly 1,800 kilometres　　 B .to another city　

　C .to visit Poland`　　　　　　　 D. more than a century ago

5.The best title of this article is ________.

A.A new island　　　 B. The birth of an island

C.A new world　　　 D .Scientists discovered Surtsey

⑵On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon(气球).They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

　Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope(绳子),and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box.This could hold water ,or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight.It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.

　After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold.The water in the balloon became ice.Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

　At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they　climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London!

4.Put the following sentences in correct order.

a. The captain found the boat was moving.　 b. A new island appeared in the sea.

c. Fire,smoke and rocks were seen rushing up. d. A fishing boat was near Iceland.

e. The island grew quickly.

A.d-a-c-b-e 　B.a-b-c-d-e　C.a-b-e-c-d　D.b-e-d-a-c

3.When did scientist fly there to watch?

A. Before the volcano broke out.　　 B. As soon as the volcano broke out.

C. About four days after the volcano broke out.

D. After the volcano l stopped rushing up.