As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no wind. A very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.

One of the processes growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

1.The author had _______ kind(s) of fears when she was a child.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．none

2._______ would scare the author at night.

A．Streetlight and car lights	B．Wild animals and enemies
C．Moving curtains and wind	D．Clothes and walls

3.When she went to some other places, she would _______.

A．walk away without others

B．take a bus by herself

C．follow others closely

D．make sure not to take a wrong bus

4.Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?

A．She thought being popular among people was important.

B．She was always the leader of the others.

C．She always got poor grades.

D．She was not liked by others at all.

 

I’m Mary. I have a piece of good news to tell you. My parents bought a new flat in the centre of the city. The rooms are not big, but they are all comfortable. There are more rooms than our old flat. I am excited(激动) because I have my own bedroom. In the old flat, I share the bedroom with my sister.

My favourite room in the new flat is my bedroom. I can be alone (单独) in it. It is my own small world. I can listen to music, read comics and chat with my friends on the phone. I can also look for things on the Internet and send e-mails to my e-friends.

Kitchen is my favourite room, too. I like helping my mother with the cooking. She is not only a good teacher but also a good cook. She often teaches me how to make some different dishes. She lived in Sichuan when she was a child. So she likes hot food and she can cook very delicious hot food.

1.What’s Mary’s new flat like?

A．Big and comfortable                     B．Small and not comfortable

C．Big but not comfortable                   D．Small but comfortable

2.Mary can do the following things in the bedroom except(除了)______.

A．play the piano                          B．chat with her friends

C．send e-mails                           D．listen to music

3.Which room does Mary like best?

A．The kitchen                            B．Her bedroom

C．The sitting room                        D．Both A and B

4.What does Mary’s mother do?

A．A teacher.                             B．A nurse.

C．A housewife.                           D．A worker.

5.Where did Mary’s mother live when she was a child?

A．The old flat                            B．The centre of the city

C．Sichuan                               D．The new flat

 

Do you hear the name--Rain? Yes, he is a popular star of South Korea. Rain's music teacher gave him that name. His real name is Jung Ji Hoon. The 27-year-old singer is very good at dancing, too. His eyes are bright and his smiles are sunny.
When he was a child. Rain was very quiet. But in Grade Six. Rain surprised all of his classmates. He danced for them. After the excellent dancing, everyone looked at him in a different way.
Rain's Songs sell well. and he acts in a few TV shows. Rain doesn't want to sing forever ."When I stop singing, I'd like to design(设计)clothes.Being a designer is my childhood dream."he said.
【小题1】Where does Rain come from?

A．China

B．Japan.

C．South Korea.

D．America

【小题2】Who gave him the name Rain?                        

A．His father

B．His classmate.

C．His teacher

D．His mother.

【小题3】Why did Rain surprise his classmates?

A．Because he was good at singing.	B．Because he danced well.
C．Because he got a good mark.	D．Because he worked hard.

【小题4】What did Rain want to be when he was a child?

A．A singer.

B．A dancer.

C．A star.

D．A designer.

【小题5】What does the passage tell us?

A．Rain is a very popular star	B．Rain is a popular designer
C．Rain was very active when he was a child.	D．Rain will stop singing next

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.
When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.
“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.
Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.
【小题1】The song Happy Birthday was written by                    .

A．an American girl

B．an American girl’s grandma

C．an American boy

D．an American girl’s friend

【小题2】The girl was sad because                     .

A．she didn’t want to go to the party.

B．she would be busy that day.

C．she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift.

D．she wasn’t invited to the party.

【小题3】What gift did she give her friend?                    

A．A flower.

B．A toy.

C．An interesting book.

D．A song.

【小题4】What did her friends think of the song?  It was                 .

A．boring

B．beautiful

C．exciting

D．interesting

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The girl was still poor after writing the song .

B．The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C．The girl’s friends had heard the song before.

D．The girl became famous because of the song.

My mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager. Of course it was black and white. She said she only watch it at night. She doesn’t remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon. When I was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels(频道). My bothers, my sisters and I would sometimes fight(打架) about which channel to watch. But we usually enjoyed the same shows. Now we can get hundreds of channels on TV. I can’t believe it! There are channels with old films, cooking, fishing and so on. It’s surprising! There is a channel for everything. I wonder how much my bothers, my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child. Of course we had only one television set. These days I find families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops people from arguing(吵架) about which channel to choose from .

1.In those days, how many television sets did people have?

A．more than one     B．one              C．3 or 4            D．more than 4

2.What kind of TV channels do we have now?

A．Channels with cooking                   B．Channels with old films

C．Channels with fish                       D．A, B&C

3.Now how many channels can we get on TV?

A．3 or 4 different channels.                 B．Only one channel.

C．Hundreds of channels.                   D．Less than 10 channels.

4.When my mum was a teenager, her brothers, sisters and she usually enjoyed______.

A．different channels                      B．the same shows

C．different shows                         D．all the shows

5.Which of the following in NOT true?  

A．My mum’s brothers and sisters would fight about which channel to watch when she was a child.

B．These days, there is only one channel with old movies, cooking and fishing.

C．People have many channels to choose from now.

D．Family members will not fight for the television set.