A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous hospital in Edinburge. An injured man was brought in, and the doctor turned to one of his students and asked him, “What’s wrong with this man ?”
“I don’t know, sir,” the student answered. “Shall I examine him and find out?”
“There’s no need to examine him,” said the doctor. “You should know without asking questions. He has hurt his right knee. Didn’t you notice the way he walked? He hurt it by burning it in the fire. You see his trousers leg is burnt away at the knee. This is Monday morning. Yesterday was fine, but on Saturday the roads were wet and muddy. The man’s trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on Saturday night.”
The doctor then turned to the man and said, “You had your pay on Saturday and went to a public house and drank too much. You got muddy and wet on the way home. Because you had drunk too much, you fell on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?
“Yes, sir,” said the man.
【小题1】The medical students were having a lesson ______.

A．at the library	B．in a classroom
C．at a well-known hospital	D．in a medical school

【小题2】 The man hurt his knee  _______.

A．on Monday

B．on Sunday night

C．on Saturday night

D．yesterday

【小题3】 How did the doctor know that the man burnt his knee?

A．From the way he walked.	B．By seeing his trousers leg is burnt away at the knee.
C．By seeing the man’s trousers are muddy all over.	D．Both A and B

【小题4】Which is the right order according to the passage?
① He burnt his knee. ②He got drunk. ③He fell down and got muddy. ④He had his pay.

A．①②③④

B．④③②①

C．③④①②

D．④②③①

【小题5】 From the passage we know that _______ is very important for medical students.

A．watching and thinking	B．taking good care of others
C．learning from others	D．teaching

Lifelong Learning （终身学习）

In the past, when students graduated from college and got jobs, only some of them went on with their study. But today, lifelong learning is becoming more and more common.

Lucy, who is forty, teaches physics at a college in Boston. “Next term, I’ll teach some of my classes by using the Internet. This is the way of teaching that I’ve never used before,” says Lucy, “These days, I am taking a class to learn how to teach in this way. If not, I will lose my jobs.” At the same time, Lucy’s seventy-year-old parents, who live in New York, are taking an art history class online. “We love this subject,” says her father, “and we learn it to enjoy ourselves. You see we can study with people all over the world. What fun it is to learn like this!”

	Lucy	Parents
Age	Forty	1.
Subject	2.	Art history
Place	3.	New York
How to teach or learn	On the Internet / Online	4.
For what they go on learning	Not to lose her job	5.

 

The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.
Why is the book so attractive (吸引人的) to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?
China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published (出版) many popular books among children. However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?
Firstly, quiet a number of children’s are of strong sense of teaching, and they have little interest. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”. Certainly, they don’t like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children’s needs.
First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language.
【小题1】About the present Chinese children’s books, which is NOT right?

A．They have little interest.	B．Our writers seldom know children’s needs.
C．Most of them are the same.	D．They are better than foreign ones.

【小题2】Harry Potter is so popular, because __________.

A．it’s the same as Chinese books	B．it can lead children into a wonderful world
C．it’s not written in children’s language	D．it’s advertised more often on TV or posters

【小题3】The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “First-class Reading” is _______.

A．第一批读物

B．一节课的阅读

C．一流的读物

D．基础的阅读

【小题4】“Where is our own Harry Potter?” means __________.

A．the writer can’t find any books for children

B．Chinese presents should buy Harry Potter for their children

C．our children should learn from Harry Potter

D．Chinese writers should write better books for children

【小题5】 Which is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A．Ways to read books.	B．A magic boy, Harry Potter.
C．Books and advertisements.	D．Our children need better books.

Do you still remember the terrible earthquake in 2008 in Sichuan, which killed at least 87,000 people and left millions homeless? On the twelfth day after the earthquake, Premier Wen Jiabao said, “A new Wenchuan will rise from the ruins（废墟）.” Now his words have come true. Three years has passed and the worst-hit areas in Sichuan have risen from the ruins.

So far, 95% of the reconstruction projects（重建项目）have been completed. Nearly 3,000 schools, 1,000 hospitals and more than 5 million homes have been built. Now everyone has been provided with a home, a job and social security（社保）.
Dong Xinjun, a villager in Qingchuan, said volunteers from Zhejiang taught him how to grow mushrooms and now he makes about 3,000 yuan more than before every year.
Zhu Lihu, the headmaster of a village primary school in Qingchuan, told us that teaching equipment had been greatly improved. Now they have new classrooms, a library and a computer room with 20 computers.
On May 8th, 2011, Premier Wen Jiabao made his 10th visit to Sichuan Province after the earthquake. He visited a lot of middle schools and neighborhoods. At Beichuan Middle School, Premier Wen embraced a student named Zheng Haiyang, who lost both of his legs in the earthquake. The students told Premier Wen that their new school was very beautiful. And they would never forget that it was built with the hearts and strength of people across the whole country.
Premier Wen believes that the people in Wenchuan have a “strong will” and a “bright future”. They will never back down, but stand bravely on this land.
【小题1】 What is NOT provided for everyone in the earthquake-hit areas?

A．A home.

B．A job.

C．A computer.

D．Social security.

【小题2】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Nearly 1,000 schools have been built.

B．Dong Xinjun makes about 3,000 yuan every year.

C．Zhu Lihu’s new school has a new large gym.

D．Zheng Haiyang is a student of Beichuan Middle School.

【小题3】 How many times has Premier Wen visited Sichuan since the earthquake happened?

A．5 times.

B．8 times.

C．10 times.

D．12 times.

【小题4】 What does the underlined word “embraced” mean in Paragraph 5?

A．Put arms around him in a loving way.	B．Shook hands with him in a friendly way.
C．Bowed to him in a very polite way.	D．Smiled at him in a very kind way.

【小题5】 How does the passage show us “Wenchuan has risen from the ruins”?

A．By giving facts and examples.	B．By comparing different places.
C．By describing people’s looks.	D．By using volunteers’ words.

阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答下列各题。
The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities (课外活动) where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a better start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a large amount of money on education. Even poor parents manage to buy a computer for their son or daughter.
In fact, most parents fail to see that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills are different; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. However, they fail to realize that today's children are lack (缺乏) of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take exams and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need. They do not teach them to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job step by step. The result, a well--cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence. All these will help the children step to success in the future.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse(唤醒) his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teaching a child to read a book. They teach them to think and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.
【小题1】Is the writer satisfied with the Chinese parents’ ideas of educating their children?
                                                             
【小题2】 Put the underlined sentence “the more expensive an education is, the better it is” into Chinese.
                                                             
【小题3】 What are the children lack of today?
                                                             
【小题4】 How is the experience of cooking according to the fifth paragraph?
                                                             
【小题5】 What does the underlined word “They” refer to(所指的是) in the last paragraph?