Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”

　 “OK, Dad,” said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

　  Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

　　The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”

　　The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”

　　"Burnt yesterday evening."

1.Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

A．he would be away from home for four days

B．he would be back in seven days

C．he would be back in a month

D．he liked a cup of tea

2.Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A．the wall	B．the door
C．a piece of paper	D．his son's pocket

3.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A．the second day

B．the third day

C．the fourth day

D．the fifth day

4.The man was very surprised because _________.

A．he thought the child's father was dead	B．the child didn't ask him to sit down
C．the child gave him a cup of tea	D．he couldn't find that piece of paper

5.What was burnt? ___________.

A．The piece of paper

B．Mr. Smith

C．The visitor

D．The boy

 

"We're going to move," Jimmy said to Mr. James，her teacher, with tears(眼泪) in her eyes. "Dad lost his job and now we don't have enough money to live in our house." Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmy's talk with Mr.James.

　　In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, "I've got something to tell you about Jimmy." As she started to tell Carol about Jimmy's dad, several other classmates stopped to listen. Pam felt bad telling what she had heard but she went on anyway.

　　After school, Pam saw some of her classmates talking to Jimmy. "Where does your dad work?" one of the boys asked. Jimmy's face turned red. She left without answering. Pam felt terrible, because she didn't mean to hurt Jimmy. And she hadn't thought that some of the classmates would make jokes and laugh at Jimmy about her father's losing the job. Pam didn't know what she could do to help Jimmy.

1.The story wants to tell us ____.

A.It's difficult to move away     

B. girls don't like to talk to boys

C.student's report to the teacher　　

D.secrets are hard to keep

2.Jimmy’s family had to move because ____.

A.her father lost his job　　　　　　　

B.they had a better place to live in

C.her classmates were not kind enough　

D.her father changed his job

3.Jimmy's face turning red show that she didn't ____.

A.feel well enough                  B.know the answer　

C.want to talk about her father         D.want to leave others

4.Pam felt very sorry ____.

A.and wanted to do something for Jimmy　　

B.but went to laugh at Jimmy

C.so she stopped to listen to others　　   

D.and left without answering

5.The whole story happened ____.

A.in class 　B.during and after school　C. at Mr.James's office 　D.in the lunchroom

 

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation(手术) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

　　When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother， “Only a miracle(something couldn’t happen) can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

　　She hurried to a drugstore(药店)with the money in her hand.

　　“And what do you want？” asked the salesman. “ It's for my little brother，” the girl answered. “He's really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle. ”

　　"Pardon？”said the salesman.

　　“My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？”“We don't sell a miracle here，child. I'm sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.

　　“Listen，if it isn't enough，I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs. ”

　　A well-dressed man heard it and asked， “What kind of a miracle does your brother need？”　　“I don't know，” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He's really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can't pay for it， so I have brought all my money. ”

　　“How much do you have？” asked the man. “$ 1.11， but I can try and get some more，” she answered.

　　“Well, what luck，”smiled the man. “$ 1.11， the price of a miracle for little brothers. ”

　　He took up the girl's hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need. ”

That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again.

　　How much did the miracle cost？

1.What was the trouble in the little girl's family？

A. Her brother was seriously ill.

B. They had no money.

C. Nothing could save her brother.

D. Both A and B.

2.In the eye of the little girl,a miracle might be _______.

A．something interesting

B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine

D．some good food

3.What made the miracle happen？

A．The girl's love for her brother.

B．The girl's money.

C．The medicine from the drugstore.

D．Nobody can tell.

4.From the passage we can infer(推断) that _______.

A．The doctor didn't ask for any pay

B．A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．The little girl is lovely but not so clever

D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

 

阅读理解：

　　Mr Black gave his wife money every Friday evening, but she always spent it before the next Wednesday. For the next three days she had none. Every Tuesday evening, Mr Black asked her, " But what did you spend all that money on? " and she always answered. " I don't know. "

　　One Friday Mr Black brought home an exercise book and a pencil and gave them to his wife along with the money. " Now look, " he said to her, " when you get the money from me, write it down on this page, and on the next page write down what happens to the money. "

　　When Mr Black came home the next Tuesday, his wife came to him and showed him the book. " I have done what you told me, " she said happily. On the first page she had written " Friday, 28th June. I got ￡ 18 from John, " and on the next page, " Tuesday, 2nd July. I have spent it all. "

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Mrs Black ______ how she had spent the money.

[　　]

　　 A. want to know　　B. knew quite well

　　 C. didn't know　　 D. often asked herself

　　2. Mr Black told his wife to write down ______ on the next page.

[　　]

　　 A. when she spent the money

　　 B. where she spent the money

　　 C. why she spent so much money

　　 D. what she bought with the money

　　3. By ______ evening there was no more money left for Mrs Black.

[　　]

　　 A. Tuesday　　B. Wednesday　　C. Thursday　　D. Friday

　　4. ______ Mrs Black began to write down how much her husband had given her.

[　　]

　　 A. At the beginning of July

　　 B. By the end of June

　　 C. On Friday evening

　　 D. Every weekend

　　5. In the end, Mr Black was sure ______.　　

[　　]

　　 A. that his wife has a habit of saving money

　　 B. that most of the money had been spent on food

　　 C. about how the money had been spent

　　 D. that his wife spent her money without much care or thought

阅读理解

　　　　People worry about the fact that they often lose their keys. Now if you forget where your key is, you can find it quickly. Let's read the following. Yesterday Mr Smith lost his key in the room. " Where 　　is my key?" he said to himself. He didn't know what to do. He thought hard and then had an idea. " Hello!" he said with a loud 　　voice. " Hello!" a voice came from inside the drawer （抽屉）of the 　　desk. He was surprised to hear that. He hurried to the desk and pulled the drawer open. To his delight, he took out the key from the 　　drawer. What is all about?

　　　　So, that is a new key invented in America. There is an integrated circuit （集成电路） and a very small speaker built in it.

　　It can repeat its owner's voice within nine metres.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. People are often worried about ______.

　　 [　 ]

　　 A. that their keys might be stolen

　　 B. that they might lose their keys

　　 C. where their keys should be put

　　 D. where their keys could be found

　　2. In the room, Mr Smith could find ______.

　　 　　[　 ]

　　 A. his key　　B. his bag　　C. his bike　　D. his book

　　3. The new key is ______.

　　 [　　]

　　 A. a thing that can walk　　B. an integrated circuit

　　 C. a key that can speak　　 D. something that can listen

　　4. The new key can answer its owner ______.

　　 [　 ]

　　 A. only in the room　　B. within nine metres

　　 C. very far away　　 　D. when nobody is there

　　5. People will be ______ to have such a key. 

　　 [　　 ]

　　 A. worried　　B. surprised　　C. happy　　D. angry