A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn't want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colors.

　　It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everybody wanted to see her. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter's bill. At the bottom of it were these words：“Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance：3 pounds,”with the note：“Before 5 pm. I get 10 shillings an hour and after 5 pm. 15 shillings.”

(1) We can learn from the passage that one pound is 15 shillings.

(2) The word“them”refers to the new musical show.

(3) From the passage we know that the man knew little about music and dance.

(4) At the end of the month, the actress got the painter's bill to ask for money of his painting work only.

(5) The actress bought a house in the center of the city because her home was far away.

It is predicted that there will be five scientific achievements in the 21st century．

    We'll know where came from．

    We'll know where humans came from．We can get more information about this by using new technologies（技术）．We will know better about ourselves．

    We'll find the answer to the genetic code（遗传密码）．

    Scientists will learn more about the genetic code and how our bodies work．Many serious illness will be less dangerous because there will be a cure（疗法）．

    We'll live longer．

    People will live longer because people won't get serious illness．New medicine will keep us strong and healthy．Maybe we will live to be 120 years old，but what shall we do with such a long time?

    We'll “manage” the earth．

    In the next hundred years，we'll stop talking about the weather but to do something to make the damage（破坏）less．We'll know what human activities can bring to the earth，and with that knowledge we will make our planet（行星）better．

    We'll have a map of the brain（大脑）．

    We will try to make a map of the brain．We’ll be able to say which part is working

 when we read a word，say a word，or think about a word，and so on．

1．We can get more information about where we came from by                            ．

A．new technologies                                     B．genetic code

    C．Shenzhou TV                                             D．astronauts

2．What will be the five scientific achievements in the 21st century?

    a．Finding out where we came from

    b．Taking a picture of the earth

    c．Finding the answer to the genetic code．

    d．Making our lives longer．

    e．Living on the moon and Mars．

    f．Making it clear how our brains work．

    g．Making our planet better．

A．a，b，c，d，g                                         B．a，c，d，e，g

C．a，c，d，f，g                                          D．b，d，e，f，g

3．Many serious illness will become less dangerous because                   ．

A．everybody will be very healthy

B．the genetic code will be known．

C．there will no longer be illnesses

D．people will live longer

4．If a storm（风暴）is coming，we may               in the future．

    A．make it less serious                                  B．stop it

    C．make it longer                                            D．clear it away

5．What does the passage mainly（主要地）talk about?

    A．We will know everything about the world．

B．Five scientific achievements are predicted．

    C．All the five things must come true in the 21st century：

    D．We will never die in the next century．

Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mum came to school and talked on and on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. “Somebody’s got to stop that boy!” she was shouting. “Rick’s troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny.”

Mrs. Green, Danny’s teacher, was concerned a lot. “I didn’t know that Danny was being picked on,” she said. “He’s never said anything about this to me!” Mrs. Green looked at Danny. “How long had this been going on?” she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble at school.

Danny hadn’t said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.

1.We learn from the reading that          .

2.   When Danny’s mother came for Mrs. Green, the matter was now          to Mrs Green.

3.   Danny now          .

4.  Danny didn’t say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because          .

5. The word “gang” in the reading means “         ”.

Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mum came to school and talked on and on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. “Somebody’s got to stop that boy!” she was shouting. “Rick’s troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny.”
Mrs. Green, Danny’s teacher, was concerned a lot. “I didn’t know that Danny was being picked on,” she said. “He’s never said anything about this to me!” Mrs. Green looked at Danny. “How long had this been going on?” she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble at school.
Danny hadn’t said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.

1. 1.

   We learn from the reading that          .

   1. A.
      Danny was not a good student
   2. B.
      Danny’s mother talked too much about the school
   3. C.
      Danny’s teacher knew something about Danny’s problem before
   4. D.
      Danny wanted to get away from Rick
2. 2.

      When Danny’s mother came for Mrs. Green, the matter was now          to Mrs Green.

   1. A.
      serious
   2. B.
      common
   3. C.
      untrue
   4. D.
      similar
3. 3.

      Danny now          .

   1. A.
      was tired of the school and his friends
   2. B.
      had no friends at all
   3. C.
      was not sure what he would do with the problem
   4. D.
      made some new friends in the neighborhood
4. 4.

     Danny didn’t say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because          .

   1. A.
      she had known it
   2. B.
      the other boys would tell her
   3. C.
      he didn’t want to be in trouble
   4. D.
      his mother didn’t want him to say it
5. 5.

   The word “gang” in the reading means “         ”.

   1. A.
      a place for boys to play games
   2. B.
      a group of young people
   3. C.
      a school bus for children to and from school
   4. D.
      the teacher’s office